Where is SAASL heading..

[PASC]

Can you prove it though? So far, all you're offering is opinion.

i can but i don't want to

[Sportsfan]

Just to clarify the reasons for the sticking points re the SAASL not joining the FFSA. The SAASL administration wished to continue running the amateur league to protect its principles such as reasonable fees and suggested a deal for fixing fees for 5 years and not let the amateur league become a cash cow for the FFSA. The facts were at the time that the FFSA were struggling for money whereas the SAASL were and remain financially very healthy….. the FFSA could see an opportunity there. The amateur league committee wanted financial guarantees to protect the amateur clubs …. these guarantees weren’t forthcoming from the FFSA therefore any deal was off! Subsequently the SAASL committee fixed fees for 5 years.

[FoundIt]

Just to clarify the reasons for the sticking points re the SAASL not joining the FFSA. The SAASL administration wished to continue running the amateur league to protect its principles such as reasonable fees and suggested a deal for fixing fees for 5 years and not let the amateur league become a cash cow for the FFSA. The facts were at the time that the FFSA were struggling for money whereas the SAASL were and remain financially very healthy….. the FFSA could see an opportunity there. The amateur league committee wanted financial guarantees to protect the amateur clubs …. these guarantees weren’t forthcoming from the FFSA therefore any deal was off! Subsequently the SAASL committee fixed fees for 5 years.

no progress since then? I don't think any other meetings between the two have occurred..

[Tzon]

Shoot goal

Anything the FFSA touches becomes costly .

[dinozoff]

Confirmed:

Croydon Kings, Eastern Elite, Adelaide Comets & Vipers Playing in the CSL

[God is an Englishman]

Confirmed:

Croydon Kings, Eastern Elite, Adelaide Comets & Vipers Playing in the CSL

Who are eastern elite?

[dinozoff]

Amateur team playing out of SAWSA Park on Greenhill Rd

[God is an Englishman]

Amateur team playing out of SAWSA Park on Greenhill Rd

What division were they in?

[dinozoff]

I think Div 5 Sunday

[God is an Englishman]

So, the teams that are leaving are ones with limited success in SAASL, as I said before when big teams leave then there may be an issue.

Comets are the only one to have won anything of note there and even then that's not the Comets side that won anything that left this year, it's their old UniSA CSL team.

[dinozoff]

To be honest i dont think the FFSA are looking to get every team from the SAASL, i would say their objective would be to get another 20 teams over the next 2-3 years. combine that with the CSL and you have 7-8 divs of amateurs.

[God is an Englishman]

To be honest i dont think the FFSA are looking to get every team from the SAASL, i would say their objective would be to get another 20 teams over the next 2-3 years. combine that with the CSL and you have 7-8 divs of amateurs.

I'd be shocked, make that flabbergasted if they got that many across.

[dj_no.1]

Confirmed:

Croydon Kings, Eastern Elite, Adelaide Comets & Vipers Playing in the CSL

Who are eastern elite?

Im pretty sure our saturday cs played them last year in div 7 last year. One team club.

[kingswood]

Elizabeth Downs lost 0-2 to Azzurri around 1985....we were struggling in Dvision 1 and Azzurri were fairly high up in the SASF Division 1 at the time....Donald Campbell was referee.
I also remember Elizabeth Thistle losing 1-14 to Hellas sometime in the 70s and Elizabeth Vale losing 4-1 to Hellas in the SASF cup around the same time...

From about 1970 to early eighties the top three or four SAASL sides were better than most Federation Third Division sides, and used to often beat them in the cup.

Occasionally successful against second division sides too.

[RowePark]

Confirmed:

Croydon Kings, Eastern Elite, Adelaide Comets & Vipers Playing in the CSL

Who are eastern elite?

Im pretty sure our Saturday cs played them last year in div 7 last year. One team club.

Started as Women's team 2014 quite successful, they started a mens side and not sure on the reasoning but ran it as 2x sides, one Sunday and one Saturday.

They asked CSL to remain as two separate sides but they said no and have put them in as A/B team for the year.

[The General]

Elizabeth Downs lost 0-2 to Azzurri around 1985....we were struggling in Dvision 1 and Azzurri were fairly high up in the SASF Division 1 at the time....Donald Campbell was referee.
I also remember Elizabeth Thistle losing 1-14 to Hellas sometime in the 70s and Elizabeth Vale losing 4-1 to Hellas in the SASF cup around the same time...

From about 1970 to early eighties the top three or four SAASL sides were better than most Federation Third Division sides, and used to often beat them in the cup.

Occasionally successful against second division sides too.

Brahma Lodge ( 3rd division ) beat Cumberland United in 1986 I think it was, the year after Cumberland made the Cup Final.
Following round played WA Hellas in a mid week ( public holiday ) held them to 1-0 half time, WA coach gave his team a massive spray at H/T final score 9-0.
Brahma had played a saasl league fixture two days earlier.

[dinozoff]

To be honest i dont think the FFSA are looking to get every team from the SAASL, i would say their objective would be to get another 20 teams over the next 2-3 years. combine that with the CSL and you have 7-8 divs of amateurs.

I'd be shocked, make that flabbergasted if they got that many across.

20 teams meaning 10 clubs

[ExtraTime]

To be honest i dont think the FFSA are looking to get every team from the SAASL, i would say their objective would be to get another 20 teams over the next 2-3 years. combine that with the CSL and you have 7-8 divs of amateurs.

I'd be shocked, make that flabbergasted if they got that many across.

It could be a strong possibility

If Plympton, Adelaide Cobras, Adelaide Blue Eagles, Seaford, Noarlunga, Wa Raptors, Croatia were forced to move to Collegiate League ( Metro League ).

The SAASL still have failed to established a Metro based junior competition or womens league. Maybe if the SAASL had an establish junior competition then Fulham, Vipers, etc would have stayed

[God is an Englishman]

To be honest i dont think the FFSA are looking to get every team from the SAASL, i would say their objective would be to get another 20 teams over the next 2-3 years. combine that with the CSL and you have 7-8 divs of amateurs.

I'd be shocked, make that flabbergasted if they got that many across.

It could be a strong possibility

If Plympton, Adelaide Cobras, Adelaide Blue Eagles, Seaford, Noarlunga, Wa Raptors, Croatia were forced to move to Collegiate League ( Metro League ).

The SAASL still have failed to established a Metro based junior competition or womens league. Maybe if the SAASL had an establish junior competition then Fulham, Vipers, etc would have stayed

So the only way the FFSA could do it is to force them to do it?

Who are plympton aligned with?

SAASL tried for a women's league and it wasn't wanted.

[ExtraTime]

All of Plympton juniors are with FFSA ( JSL )

The SAASL had the opportunity earlier to create a women's league before last year .. Reason why no one wanted it was all the SAASL club with FFSA women teams are happy to stay there... so the horse has bolted on that one ....

[dj_no.1]

I'd be shocked, make that flabbergasted if they got that many across.[/quote]


It could be a strong possibility

If Plympton, Adelaide Cobras, Adelaide Blue Eagles, Seaford, Noarlunga, Wa Raptors, Croatia were forced to move to Collegiate League ( Metro League ).

The SAASL still have failed to established a Metro based junior competition or womens league. Maybe if the SAASL had an establish junior competition then Fulham, Vipers, etc would have stayed[/quote]

So the only way the FFSA could do it is to force them to do it?

Who are plympton aligned with?

SAASL tried for a women's league and it wasn't wanted.[/quote]

womens league was very close to happening this year, 2 clubs pulled out last minute causing it to collapse, having said that I think if the SAASL went harder and put in a bigger effort to establish it ,it would of happened.

[ExtraTime]

I'd be shocked, make that flabbergasted if they got that many across.

It could be a strong possibility

If Plympton, Adelaide Cobras, Adelaide Blue Eagles, Seaford, Noarlunga, Wa Raptors, Croatia were forced to move to Collegiate League ( Metro League ).

The SAASL still have failed to established a Metro based junior competition or womens league. Maybe if the SAASL had an establish junior competition then Fulham, Vipers, etc would have stayed[/quote]

So the only way the FFSA could do it is to force them to do it?

Who are plympton aligned with?

SAASL tried for a women's league and it wasn't wanted.[/quote]

womens league was very close to happening this year, 2 clubs pulled out last minute causing it to collapse, having said that I think if the SAASL went harder and put in a bigger effort to establish it ,it would of happened.[/quote]

Only 8 teams entered

[dj_no.1]

correct, an 8 team league would of gone ahead, once 2 teams pulled out a 6 team league was no longer viable

[God is an Englishman]

All of Plympton juniors are with FFSA ( JSL )

The SAASL had the opportunity earlier to create a women's league before last year .. Reason why no one wanted it was all the SAASL club with FFSA women teams are happy to stay there... so the horse has bolted on that one ....

Don't see why it matters about a womens league anyway

[PASC]

All of Plympton juniors are with FFSA ( JSL )

The SAASL had the opportunity earlier to create a women's league before last year .. Reason why no one wanted it was all the SAASL club with FFSA women teams are happy to stay there... so the horse has bolted on that one ....

Don't see why it matters about a womens league anyway

Sexist!

[God is an Englishman]

All of Plympton juniors are with FFSA ( JSL )

The SAASL had the opportunity earlier to create a women's league before last year .. Reason why no one wanted it was all the SAASL club with FFSA women teams are happy to stay there... so the horse has bolted on that one ....

Don't see why it matters about a womens league anyway

Sexist!

If not caring about women's football is sexist then so be it.