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On Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:25:43 -0000, "Rob Thompson"
<webwisewales@strayduck.com> wrote:

>Hi I live in the UK and work on the betting principle that if someone who
>really knows his local team is willing to share that information with say
>his opponents for that week, and you can get lots of informants from every
>from every team on the coupon/betting list, then that information is most
>useful in the fight against the bookies. I will be opening a site for this
>on UK soccer ready for next season. But of course, what do we in the UK bet
>on in the summer, AUSTRALIAN FOOTIE of course, which I'm afraid we know very
>little about.(Do you know how Doncaster will get on against Stevenage in the
>UK?)

Stevenage away to Doncaster?  a close game but 3 points to Stevenage
:)-


>So do Australians bet on English or Australian Soccer. How. Pools? Fixed
>odds? Anyone interested in this opportunity. Usefull info available for you
>if you bet on UK soccer? If anyone can help me in my research I would be
>most gratefull.
>Rob Thompson
>

We bet on both English and Australian Football.
While I am not a hardcore betting person
www.sportodds.com.au is not a bad site.

Either way our Football season is October - May or June so it overlaps
with your season.

This also gives us *some* chance of getting Harry Kewell back here
once per year.

Tancred 

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 04:13:08 GMT, T.Fergus@NO_SPAM.isu.usyd.edu.au
(Tancred) wrote:

>
>Either way our Football season is October - May or June so it overlaps
>with your season.
>
>Tancred 
>


No, that's our soccer season... Our football season normally runs from
March to September. 

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 05:50:06 GMT, jabsy@hotmail.com (Jabsy) wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 04:13:08 GMT, T.Fergus@NO_SPAM.isu.usyd.edu.au
>(Tancred) wrote:
>
>>
>>Either way our Football season is October - May or June so it overlaps
>>with your season.
>>
>>Tancred 
>>
>
>
>No, that's our soccer season... Our football season normally runs from
>March to September. 
>

Only if you live in Melbourne, but even then you would be wondering
why the rest of the world has not taken up VFL yet.

I'm none the wiser but thanks. Soccer, Football?
All I suppose I really wanted to know about was that game that gets played
and is featured on our football coupons when there is no decent teams over
here playing in our summer(when its too hot!!!!!!  June July early Aug.
though thats getting shorter now) What confuses me in the first place is I'M
married to someone brough up in Melbourne who hates any sport anyway
Gone are the days when a friend in Oz could phone here with the results and
we could nip down the bookies and get a bet on.
Hope you all enjoyed the rugby world cup that was on over here, just down
the road from me.
Rob
Oh no I mentioned Rugby, did I mean league union or...................

Tancred proved he/she'd executed one too many headers by telling us:
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 05:50:06 GMT, jabsy@hotmail.com (Jabsy) wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 04:13:08 GMT, T.Fergus@NO_SPAM.isu.usyd.edu.au
> >(Tancred) wrote:
> >
> >>Either way our Football season is October - May or June so it
> >>overlaps with your season.
> >>
> >>Tancred
> >
> >No, that's our soccer season... Our football season normally runs
> >from March to September.
> >
>
> Only if you live in Melbourne, but even then you would be wondering
> why the rest of the world has not taken up VFL yet.

<sigh>

I am constantly amazed at how so many Sydneysiders are still in denial
regarding the popularity of AUSTRALIAN football in states other than
Victoria. Why can't you people grow up and accept it?

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 01:07:45 -0000, "Rob Thompson"
<webwisewales@strayduck.com> wrote:

>I'm none the wiser but thanks. Soccer, Football?

Soccer is the round ball game.

Football is Aussie Rules. 

Both are played in every state in Australia. Out of the two, football
(Aussie Rules) is the more popular. 

Unless you are talking to Edmundo.

>All I suppose I really wanted to know about was that game that gets played
>and is featured on our football coupons when there is no decent teams over
>here playing in our summer(when its too hot!!!!!!  

I'd guess that would be soccer. has about 18 supporters over here.
That's probably why they export it to you.

June July early Aug.
>though thats getting shorter now) What confuses me in the first place is I'M
>married to someone brough up in Melbourne who hates any sport anyway
>Gone are the days when a friend in Oz could phone here with the results and
>we could nip down the bookies and get a bet on.

>Hope you all enjoyed the rugby world cup that was on over here, just down
>the road from me.

We always enjoy winning.

>Rob
>Oh no I mentioned Rugby, did I mean league union or...................
>

No you meant rugby.  Otherwise you would have mentioned league...

Seeya,

Jabs

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 04:11:14 GMT, jabsy@hotmail.com (Jabsy) wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 01:07:45 -0000, "Rob Thompson"
><webwisewales@strayduck.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm none the wiser but thanks. Soccer, Football?
>
>Soccer is the round ball game.
>
>Football is Aussie Rules. 

Football is a game played with your feet - FOOT - BALL

Aussie Rules is a game played with your most of your body and seems to
have no rules........

and as Football  600,000  kids playing the game across Australia I
would say it's a very  popular sport.


>
>Both are played in every state in Australia. Out of the two, football
>(Aussie Rules) is the more popular. 
>
>Unless you are talking to Edmundo.
>
>>All I suppose I really wanted to know about was that game that gets played
>>and is featured on our football coupons when there is no decent teams over
>>here playing in our summer(when its too hot!!!!!!  
>
>I'd guess that would be soccer. has about 18 supporters over here.
>That's probably why they export it to you.


I guess you have not heard of Perth Glory?  Or Olympic? or Newcastle?
.  All Teams attracting good crowds with little to no media coverage.

Tancred

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 05:35:22 GMT, in article
<38b613c5.697047190@news.usyd.edu.au>,
T.Fergus@NO_SPAM.isu.usyd.edu.au (Tancred) did scribe:

>On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 04:11:14 GMT, jabsy@hotmail.com (Jabsy) wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 01:07:45 -0000, "Rob Thompson"
>><webwisewales@strayduck.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm none the wiser but thanks. Soccer, Football?
>>
>>Soccer is the round ball game.
>>
>>Football is Aussie Rules. 
>
>Football is a game played with your feet - FOOT - BALL

Then soccer can't be a form of football as players regularly use their
hands, heads and bodies to move the ball around. 

>Aussie Rules is a game played with your most of your body and seems to
>have no rules........

Whereas soccer's only rule seems to be roll around on the ground like
you've been shot if you get tackled. 

>and as Football  600,000  kids playing the game across Australia I
>would say it's a very  popular sport.

And at senior level it's popularity is?

>>Both are played in every state in Australia. Out of the two, football
>>(Aussie Rules) is the more popular. 
>>
>>Unless you are talking to Edmundo.
>>
>>>All I suppose I really wanted to know about was that game that gets played
>>>and is featured on our football coupons when there is no decent teams over
>>>here playing in our summer(when its too hot!!!!!!  
>>
>>I'd guess that would be soccer. has about 18 supporters over here.
>>That's probably why they export it to you.
>
>
>I guess you have not heard of Perth Glory?  Or Olympic? or Newcastle?
>.  All Teams attracting good crowds with little to no media coverage.

And how often have they attracted crowds in excess of 50,000? How
often have they rated more than an AFL or NRL match?

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cheers,

Dave

Go Dons!!

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 04:30:51 GMT, in article
<8950hr$vhc$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Mr. Ripper <mrsripper@yahoo.com> did
scribe:

>Tancred proved he/she'd executed one too many headers by telling us:
>> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 05:50:06 GMT, jabsy@hotmail.com (Jabsy) wrote:
>>
>> >On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 04:13:08 GMT, T.Fergus@NO_SPAM.isu.usyd.edu.au
>> >(Tancred) wrote:
>> >
>> >>Either way our Football season is October - May or June so it
>> >>overlaps with your season.
>> >>
>> >>Tancred
>> >
>> >No, that's our soccer season... Our football season normally runs
>> >from March to September.
>> >
>>
>> Only if you live in Melbourne, but even then you would be wondering
>> why the rest of the world has not taken up VFL yet.
>
><sigh>
>
>I am constantly amazed at how so many Sydneysiders are still in denial
>regarding the popularity of AUSTRALIAN football in states other than
>Victoria. Why can't you people grow up and accept it?

Cause he/she/it''s a troll? Have a look at a couple of their other
posts & you'll see what I mean. Still pushing Edmorondo's tired old
line about soccer being the only true form of football. 


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Dave

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Mr. Ripper wrote:

> <sigh>
> 
> I am constantly amazed at how so many Sydneysiders are still in denial
> regarding the popularity of AUSTRALIAN football in states other than
> Victoria. Why can't you people grow up and accept it?

Well, from a QLD'er viewpoint (which I'd imagine is much the same as
those in NSW), there's no denying that our local AFL team (in my case,
the Brisbane Lions) are popular here, and most sport followers take
interest in how they are doing, but that's it... no-one up here could
give a toss abour what's happening elsewhere in the AFL, if it doesn't
concern the Lions, it's irrelevent... no-one even cares who wins the
Brownlow unless it's a Lions player.

The NRL's popularity up here on the other hand, is much more widespread
- not only are most people interested in what their team is doing, but
they often have a team they despise, a couple of teams they don't mind
and there's enough shots of the cheerleaders at half-time to keep us
interested in the other games in the round.

Popularity isn't only about how many people go to watch the game, but
also the effect that it has on the local community... practically every
town in QLD has junior rugby league, but you'd be hard pressed to even
find an Aussie rules football, let alone a junior comp, outside of the
main cities.

Wanderer.

In article <38b613c5.697047190@news.usyd.edu.au>, 
T.Fergus@NO_SPAM.isu.usyd.edu.au says...
>
>On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 04:11:14 GMT, jabsy@hotmail.com (Jabsy) wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 01:07:45 -0000, "Rob Thompson"
>><webwisewales@strayduck.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm none the wiser but thanks. Soccer, Football?
>>
>>Soccer is the round ball game.
>>
>>Football is Aussie Rules. 
>
>Football is a game played with your feet - FOOT - BALL

Yeah? Those soccer referees must be pretty stupid then. I saw a match the other 
day, and th eball was constantly hitting the players head, chest and knees. 
Even a goal was scored off the head! You'd think the referee would pull it up.

>Aussie Rules is a game played with your most of your body and seems to
>have no rules........
>
>and as Football  600,000  kids playing the game across Australia I
>would say it's a very  popular sport.

Except no-one wants to watch it.

>>Both are played in every state in Australia. Out of the two, football
>>(Aussie Rules) is the more popular. 
>>
>>Unless you are talking to Edmundo.
>>
>>>All I suppose I really wanted to know about was that game that gets played
>>>and is featured on our football coupons when there is no decent teams over
>>>here playing in our summer(when its too hot!!!!!!  
>>
>>I'd guess that would be soccer. has about 18 supporters over here.
>>That's probably why they export it to you.
>
>
>I guess you have not heard of Perth Glory?  Or Olympic? or Newcastle?
>.  All Teams attracting good crowds with little to no media coverage.

What the fuck are you talking about? Perth Glory was on the back page of todays 
local paper! Admittedly, it was about how much shit they are in off the field, 
but that seems to be the norm for any form of soccer across Australia. The only 
pre-requisite to be a soccer administrator is that you have to be lacking a 
brain and be totally absent of any common sense whatsoever.

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In article <38b5d9e4.0@news2.cluster1.telinco.net>,
  "Rob Thompson" <webwisewales@strayduck.com> wrote:
> I'm none the wiser but thanks. Soccer, Football?
> All I suppose I really wanted to know about was that game that gets
played
> and is featured on our football coupons when there is no decent teams
over
> here playing in our summer(when its too hot!!!!!!  June July early
Aug.

Firstly, football is played worldwide.
Brazil is hot all year round.
Saudis play in over 45C.

Secondly, the teams in Australia are great!
Football is about the world.

> though thats getting shorter now) What confuses me in the first place
is I'M
> married to someone brough up in Melbourne who hates any sport anyway
> Gone are the days when a friend in Oz could phone here with the
results and
> we could nip down the bookies and get a bet on.
> Hope you all enjoyed the rugby world cup that was on over here, just
down
> the road from me.
> Rob
> Oh no I mentioned Rugby, did I mean league union or...................
>
Rugby is the correct term:>

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