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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3462081, member: 1769"] Seems like the A-League board are trying to emulate the NRL's controversy and incompetent decision making. the Men's and Women's A League grand finals have both just been sold to Sydney for the next 3 years (rather than allowing a team to earn the home ground rights as has always been the case) the A-League boss denies that it was a conflict of interest to allow the representatives of the 2 Sydney clubs on the board to vote for the decision to award Sydney exclusive hosting rights for the next 3 GF's Melbourne Victory have said that the club doesn't support the decision, despite their CEO (Who has now stood down) voting for the proposal The A-League used footage of Craig Goodwin in their official announcement video, but he has since come out against the move ... maybe they should have checked before using him to promote a plan it seems very few people associated with the A-League actually support [MEDIA=twitter]1602145423677829120[/MEDIA] [B]A-League boss Danny Townsend says:[/B] “It’s not a conflict of interest,” “Those board members are placed there by the 12 clubs. They’re representing all 12 clubs when they’re making those decisions.” [B]Adelaide United chairman Piet Van der Pol says[/B] “Adelaide United was not part of the decision to host each A-League grand final in NSW, as it is one of the Australian professional clubs without a seat on the APL board,” “As a proud club dedicated to the people of South Australia, we believe the decision has not been made in the best interests of our fans. “While a democratically made decision cannot be overturned, the process has highlighted the need to review the decision-making processes of the APL.” [B][I]Fan boycotts and protests have been organised by supporter groups for this weekend and beyond[/I][/B], [B]Townsend Again[/B] “Making easy decisions loses you money. Making hard decisions makes you money – you’ve got to stay the course,” Townsend said. “We believe that this is going to be good for our game. We believe that the game needs the financial injection to be able to continue to move us forward. We don’t have the luxury of a billion-dollar television deal. “We all want to see the A-League and football become the number one sport in the country. “We won’t do that while standing still.” [/QUOTE]

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