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[paoktzi]

i love all people i take them for there good points and bad points and everyone is entitled to feel the way they do.

but your either with me or against me i dont like fence sitters

[freaken]

Here it is gents:

23. In the Commission’s view the appropriate personnel to be appointed as interim
Directors should be selected by the Chairman of Football Federation Australia Limited
(FFA), Mr Frank Lowy AM. The Commission recommends Mr Lowy as the
appropriate person as he is a highly respected Australian with considerable knowledge
of the game, considerable knowledge of business, corporations and their method of
governance and the qualifications of Directors of corporations.

24. Implementing the Commission’s recommendation is the only way to rid FNSW of its
narrow sectional interests that have permeated the election of its Directors
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There you go. Its like the crawford report all over again. A commission set up to get rid of the board for Lowy to walk in with his puppets and take ownership of $55million of assets and complete control of our clubs future.

[paoktzi]

What we going to do guys?

[freaken]

Jim Forrest has decided to rescind his resignation...and fight the FFA!

JIM FORREST VOWS TO FIGHT ON!

Well, well, well...

To those "experts" who expected Jim Forrest to stand down, to step aside and let the FFA take over Football NSW, how WRONG you all are!

We has discovered that Jim Forrest is going NOWHERE - and neither should he.

What laws, rules, regulations has the man broken?

Did the FFA think that the man would just hand over the state's "keys to the castle" for the FFA to do step in and do whatever it wants?

The clubs, and the associations are uniting for a torrid battle as we speak - and the man who was put in charge by football clubs in NSW is staying put!

FFA may continue to dream about taking over FNSW. That is their perogative. But it shouldn't anticipate an easy contest.

Not after it is becoming clearly evident that the FFA has no intention whatsoever in allowing the Members and affiliates of FNSW to have any say whatsoever in this process.

And so Jim Forrest's response was quick and swift...

And most crucially, to the benefit of all clubs and associations that continue to remain by his side. It is the clubs and associations who will vote on Jim's fate sometime in the coming months- not the FFA.

I have it from very good authority that Jim Forrest, is therefore going NOWHERE soon.

In fact, the ELECTED PESIDENT (FFA better remember this cold hard fact), will be informing, unless he has already done so, the FFA that he has decided not to step aside, resign, whatever, until the AGM is reinstated.

By doing this Jim Forrest will ensure that the NSW Members (not the FFA) will retain control over their organisation. In fact, some needed constitutional reform, and a review of major projects like Riverstone don't actually need an FFA interim board. So why should one be appointed?
When Jim Forrest advises the FFA of his decision, he should be ready to receive countless calls from the FFA- I am sure he is ready for that either way.

Perhaps the national body would be better served by directing its energies into explaining to us all WHY it continues to charge 5, 6 and 7-year-olds three times what Football NSW charges the same age groups?

And for what?

Perhaps the FFA does not understand that all the other football codes actually send money down from 'top-to-bottom'. Alone among the major codes is the FFA - an organisation which charges excessively.

And we all know the reason for that don't we?

So the kids playing in their local parks can keep the national body and its 11 national teams in the style and status to which they are believed to deserve.

Thank heavens Jim Forrest remains in place to carry the good fight on behalf of this great football state.

FNSW AGM LATE FEBRUARY?

The rescheduled AGM of Football NSW will be conducted in late February???

This will give the President plenty of time to get to the bottom of what's been going on.

And wait and see what is going to come out in the month of January!

[mrinde]

Hi Guys,

I haven't read the discussion paper in full, but I don't think that changeing our name, emblem or colours will erase our history.

Remember, we changed our name to join the NSL at it's inception, we have changed our emblem more times than I wish to remember and our colours??? Well, I'm reliably imformed in the early days we looked more like Olympiacos and I clearly remember many "reverse" strips being used in favour of the "home" strip.

In short, we change everything outwardly about ourselves, but we will always be Pan-Hellenic/SOFC/?2011.

Let's jump in and do it.

It is more important that we have our club (insert name here) and have real skin in the game rather than bitching and moaning from the outside.

Live from Washington DC,

Mr Inde.

[paoktzi]

yiasou mr inde missed ur opinion mate

[denpaokala]

for me we can change our name if it means were in the heat of the action, i agree mr inde

but still fuck the ffa

[paoktzi]

freaken whats ur latest analysis

[sweeper]

Bullshit change our name. That's the best name in the country in any sport. Olympic is in our blood boys. It's more than a name, it's our culture and history. What stupid name do they want us to have anyway ? Do they expect the people to just keep turning up to the games if it's not called Olympic ? I'll tell you how many will turn up = 0. I'd rather support Olympic in state league than a pretend Olympic in A-League. They want us in the Gay Leaguebecause they know we would pull big crowds. Sydney Olympic FC in Gay Leaguewould be successful. Tell them it's OLYMPIC or nothing. Enough of their stand over tactics. Let them have their Gay Leagueand keep it. I also defend the other wog clubs as well and believe they should also keep their identities and heritage as well. It's alright for Lowe to keep Sydney Hakoah alive under the HAKOA name isn't it ! Never let them take SYDNEY OLYMPIC away from us. It's more than a name.

[Blaze]

I agree. A decision to change the name should only be up to the club and members. No external influences should affect that decision. We bowed once when we changed the name from Pan-hellenic to Sydney Olympic for the NSL, and look where that took us! Now they want us to change it again for the A-league? FUCK THEM! I Refuse to change anything.

[trella]

I agree !! don't change the name, enough is enough OLIMPIC TO STAY !!!

[sweeper]

Blaze, that's right, the members should pick the name and that name is SYDNEY OLYMPIC !

[mini]

Sweeper, your posts are usually quality, but that one was a class above the rest.

Bravo and u summed up my feelings as well!!

[paoktzi]

lets make sure were all members people, because if we are not then decisions get made and people say who made that decision, the answer is the members

$20 and you get a say

MEMBERSHIPS EVERYONE AND BUY FOR YOUR FRIENDS TO!

The AGM for 2010/2011 is coming up as well

[kon12]

so whats the go now?