Hellas Vs Socceroos In June. Two Matches Hopefully.

[Akritis_1944]

The grass is going to be a mess by Saturday for the match. For anyone who ends up watching it outside of Australia, don't be surprised to see a field with patches of paint and clumps of uneven turf.

They are playing a sport called Rugby League in the same stadium that Australia v Greece. No country in the world does this.

So not only is Greece playing with their B team, they have to out up with a pitch that will resemble a horafi.

[Original Sydney]

^^ Actually they sometimes do it in Rugby League in England Akritis (old Trafford as example) but I agree the surface will be terrible

[Original Sydney]

^^ Actually they sometimes do it in Rugby League in England Akritis (old Trafford as example) but I agree the surface will be terrible

[Akritis_1944]

England have world class facilities where they don't play a minor sport like rugby league hours before the England National Team play in the same venue.

Only in Australia do "we" relegate our soccer team to second class status. The field will be a mess by Saturday.

[Akritis_1944]

Also has anyone got an email from ticketek saying they sent the wrong ticket details and they'll send replacement tickets?

Nick, I got the same email too. Still waiting for the follow-up email they promise to send.

[Original Sydney]

Only in Australia does AFL a game played by 1 nation and rugby league get preference overall football.....

[Akritis_1944]

Exactly. Things are changing but there are powerful forces against the sport.

[ausgreek]

The match could of been scheduled at Alliance stadium. Anz gets crappy after State of Origin.  Its not even a legit series, its where you played your League up to 13 years old. Befors it was up to 17. What a joke but people jump right in on that. Its State of where you feel like playing, just ask Greg Inglis and Israel Folau etc etc etc.

[Original Sydney]

OH what flight they coming on as there is no flight that lands at 8pm, its either 7.25 with Emirates or 10pm with Emirates also

[Original Sydney]

Boys just got told they arrive at 10pm tomorrow night BUT when you check the flight it says it has been delayed and will arrive 6am the next morning, so not too sure what the deal is. Flight number is EK414

Edited May 31, 2016 by Original Sydney

[ausgreek]

Just a side note, Mooy and Fornaroli were chosen in the EA Fifa rest of the world team for 2016. Both from the A League. Who would of thought that?

[PAOKSYD]

Lol the a-league actually turns me off football.

[GreekLunatic]

They are the Caltex socceroos

[Original Sydney]

Arriving at 10pm boys their flight wasn't delayed after all. Amo it said for yesterday's flight and also today's one but they are just about to leave Dubai

[Original Sydney]

You coming tonight?

 

AEK boys leave Greece today also just waiting to find out their flight number and arrival time

[Original Sydney]

Lol all good re just come when AEK boys arrive

[ausgreek]

The Pirates with captain feathersword will touch down 6am 2nd june.

[Akritis_1944]

What's the point of a feather for a sword? They planning on tickling to death their opponents?

[Original Sydney]

ausgreek who arrives the 2nd?

[Original Sydney]

Mate I heard 6am Friday and today got told they may arrive tomorrow night as they leave Greece this afternoon, one of our guys will speak to Dimitriadis to get their numbers and flight details, but im guessing they'll be on an emirates flight since the rest are coming with Emirates now

Edited June 1, 2016 by Original Sydney

[ausgreek]

A guy in air cargo got the story Sydney airport. 

[Original Sydney]

ausgreek they are arriving tonight aren't they?

 

Then the AEK & PAOK players come tomorrow night also I have heard

[Original Sydney]

I really haven't heard much on that OH, but surely there will be minimum 50 k right? Anything less is a failure

[Greekoz]

I'm going to think 60k in Sydney and 45k in Melbourne, apparently ticket sales have been slow and the ffa have been forced to slash prices in an attempt to fill the stadiums, either way it won't be the financial windfall the federation was hoping.

[Akritis_1944]

The interest and ticket sales is being focused on Greece as a draw card by a lot of bigoted anti-Greeks.

If the matches are not a sellout or close to, then the failure is on Australia as a team and not Greece.

So idiots will go watch Bangladesh or Jordan but not a former Euro champion nation?

Btw I never bothered making the effort back in 2006 to watch the match in Melbourne as I could see that Greek players were here as tourists. I don't get that feeling this time around even if our best 7/8 players aren't playing.