SM Pete

Dear @rorkygreg @FFA & @green_dot, please find below an open letter outlining my concerns with details of the Western Melbourne Group EOI #ALeagueExpansion submission that have been made public. Happy to dicuss off-line. drive.google.com/file/d/1fV4NTo…

When they have no more valid arguments they turn to insults. Bitters, fruit loops, ethnic, old soccer, not representing mainstream 🇦🇺. I’ve heard it all. But you know what word they never use? Loyalty‼️ Meanwhile they’ll ignore the unviability, racism & dodgy owners of #ALeague

No, not football. The A League has.

@garycerulli01 Where was the NSL mentioned? 2 wrongs ≠ right. Most fans of NSL clubs wanted change, as did the clubs. But that change & demonising of the past.. we are back at square 1. But you know what, those NSL clubs are still alive & are ready to be part of the solution. Back on your🚲‼️

@SMEMUFC No that's what the NSL achieved

So after calling us all bitters & old soccer. After 22yrs of chasing mainstream Australians & calling us ethnic. All they’ve achieved is division, financial disasters & no relevance‼️ Take the FA bailout💰& cost covering away (which should never have occurred) & it’s bankrupt‼️

“That is not growth. That is contraction.”

"While the APL described an “extensive open market process”, TV Blackbox understands after speaking with senior media executives from multiple broadcasters, that the Paramount extension was effectively the only formal offer on the table." tvblackbox.com.au/page/2026/05/2….

@BinosEvan @DeathNsl @PaulFMcNamee @PaulMavroudis @NickGalatas Ah Leon. Even when the Titanic is sinking, you’re there playing the violin to the bitter end 🤦🏻‍♂️

@DeathNsl @PaulFMcNamee @PaulMavroudis @NickGalatas * And remind me weren’t you #smfc4life at that “racist” club #SMFC

"If the APL is unable to pay its debts -- which the past two years of Football Australia's write-offs imply -- then there may be a bigger concern about the sustainability, even solvency, of the A-Leagues." espn.com.au/football/story….

@DeathNsl @PaulFMcNamee @PaulMavroudis @NickGalatas “A league…devoid of…racism” you seriously delusional ayapi mou. Devoid of racism…what does “Efnik” clubs need not apply mean? If you’re claiming racism Leon you can’t be selective and not look at your own house. And remind weren’t you #smfc4life at that “racist” club

@OFCProLeague @OFCfootball @fc_auckland @smfc @edenparknz I encourage all expat Australians 🇦🇺 , the local 🇬🇷 community & any Kiwi 🇳🇿 that doesn’t like Auckland FC to get down to Eden Park to support the mighty South Melbourne Hellas FC‼️ 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙

ITS ON THIS SUNDAY 😤 #OFCProLeague

Hellas embraced & connected with Pacific Culture in every country they visited! Making a few new fans on the way! 🇳🇿➡️🇵🇬➡️🇦🇺➡️🇸🇧➡️🇫🇯➡️🇳🇿 If you cannot be there, then tune tomorrow from 3:00pm NZT as this historic first season reaches its final conclusion! 🏆👀 #OFCProLeague

@MattBobBrad1 @AnikaWells @jeromelaxale Using Google just as a guide, the Australian Federal Government has granted Football Australia $75 million over the last 5 years. Given the ongoing squandering of their finances to prop up mostly foreign owned private businesses, serious questions must be raised.

@SMEMUFC @AnikaWells Try @jeromelaxale Football fan

‼️INQUIRY IS NEEDED ASAP‼️ @AnikaWells please step in & save football from itself‼️Our & your💰 is being wasted by FA‼️They are literally throwing it to failed private businesses which include a Russian oligarch, a match fixer & sports washer‼️You must step in & clean the slate‼️

@smfcmike @smfc 💙🤍 It’s because of people like Tom, I defend SMFC with my life‼️ When people show utter disrespect for SM, they disrespect good hard working people like Tom who’ve done an enormous amount for 🇦🇺⚽️, not just SM‼️ A club & our game is a community, not a franchise’s investment‼️

This 🎥 was passed onto me from the recent @SMFC Mid-Season Gala & I felt it should be shared broadly. It covers the background context of the Thomas Kalas Award, awarded to the best mighty 🔵⚪️ player in the #AusChampionship. IMO, @SMFC ⚽️ Director Peter Kokotis really delivered a moving speech here, paying true testament to Tom’s selfless contribution to 🇦🇺⚽️ & to South Melbourne. Thank you for your contribution to 🇦🇺⚽️ & to South Melbourne Tom, in my view, this is the stuff 🇦🇺⚽️ & South Melbourne legends are truly made of! #FANSGRATEFUL! 👏⚽️ #NPLMVIC #AusChampionship #OFCProLeague #SMHellas #SMFC #AustraliaCup #MagicOfTheCup #DockertyCup #ALeague #ALM #ALW #Matildas #Socceroos #TilItsDone #DifferentBreed #ForeverGolden #FIFA

@DeathNsl Any credibility that may have existed has long evaporated

@essendonfc FT on Brad Scott’s coaching career.

FT.

Thanks @battledinosaur Samantha Lewis for pointing this out. As a journo, please ask @FootballAUS I'll note again that FA gave the AL to the APL, keeping 15%. The APL sold 1/3rd for $140M+!! Our money. Lost it. Owed/paid $7M to FA & got it back. Why? espn.com.au/football/story…

#LinkedIn of all places delivering #FAKE⚽️ truth 💣s about the “extension of the 📺 deal”. 👇🤣 Almost certainly, it’s a case of they’ve just locked in another three years of paying professional ⚽️ 🥜s no? 🧐 #DeathToTheAleagues💀 #DeathToThePFA📄 #ALM #AustraliaCup #ALeague #ALW #WhereJournosIgnoreTheTruth✍️ #WhereTransferSystemsDontExist🔁 #WhereSelloutsComeToTheFore🤦‍♂️ #WhereClosedLeaguesAreUnique #WhereSelfInterestComesFirst🤫 #WhereExcusesReplaceLogic🤯

This suggests the debt forgiveness isnt one off expenses but annual costs like referees espn.com.au/football/story…