Franky Hanging for Dear Life

[SMH/Victory Fan]

Not Melbourne Victory I know but....

FFA Press Conference Today at 5pm....

Surely Not???

[Simon]

Link/source?

[aL3n]

does not sound right, usualy the press confrences are in morning

[SMan]

Send him packing I say. Bring back Les Scheinflung or whatever his name is (used to work along side Eddie Thompson). Is he still alive? He used to coach the youth team a few years ago too. I liked him, seemed to make good progress with the boys.

[Madconvict]

Anyone....frank is a joke....6 years in the job and everyone says give him a go........he must go.....as it is we're well f'ecked already but a sound coach may do the biz....what about houiler????

[Simon]

Anyone....frank is a joke....6 years in the job and everyone says give him a go........he must go.....as it is we're well f'ecked already but a sound coach may do the biz....what about houiler????
He's gone to Lyon.

Anyway, he supports Liverpool. :o

[M.R.M]

I have heard Sir Bobby robson name being thrown around = Source - The 4 Diegos

[sj]

Anyway, he supports Liverpool. :o

Smart man.

As for Frank, I say dump him.

[Simon]

I just heard on 3AW News that he migh be sacked.

I have heard Sir Bobby robson name being thrown around = Source - The 4 Diegos
Yeah, great source! :rolleyes: :)

[Clint]

About time FFS. The man has had how long to get his sh!t into action!? We've barely improved under this man... His constant incompetence and reluctance to blood players like McDonald in friendlys ASTOUNDS ME. Tony Vidmar's international career should have been over years ago, and yet the man still gets a game. Sack him NOW, he has had YEARS to take Australia forward... and I sincerely think that while our crop of players has improved, our results have been no better.

[Madconvict]

SEN also confirmed the press conference at 1700hrs also-let's hope Franky goes-one of our worst coaches ever.....

[alastair]

Finaly a good news story about football.

[glad all over]

I have heard Sir Bobby robson name being thrown around = Source - The 4 Diegos

Sir Bobby would be great! Plenty of go in him yet, lots of passion and a first class manager and club level and at national level!

[gweeds]

Apparently the rumor is that at the meeting today when Farina was asked by the FFA about the performance etc. he got p i s s e d off and stormed out of the meeting...thus precipitating the 5.00 pm press conference.

Obvioulsly the anger management sessions did not work......

[Simon]

Finaly a good news story about football.
- Getting an allowence to join Asia.
- A lot of sponsorship coming into the sport.
- The development of the new league.

[Simon]

Apparently the rumor is that at the meeting today when Farina was asked by the FFA about the performance etc. he got p i s s e d off and stormed out of the meeting...thus precipitating the 5.00 pm press conference.

Obvioulsly the anger management sessions did not work......
Wow! Very stormy confrontation.

Where did you hear that rumour?

[gweeds]

I read it Here (http://www.sportsnews.com.au/forum_viewtopic.php?10.422) which of course has no credibility whatsoever....but who cares? It sounds good ;)

[Clint]

BREAKING NEWS!!! Farina has resigned!!

[Kieran]

Looks like Franky ain't hanging on no more :D

[Lizzy]

bad timing with our stadium announcement about to be overlooked big time.

[SMH/Victory Fan]

haha my sources never let me down

[glad all over]

See the link below from the FFA media release


Wednesday 29 June 2005




FFA Release

Football Federation Australia and Frank Farina today announced that they had mutually agreed to end their association.



The decision brings to an end the six-year tenure of Farina as Head Coach of Australia.



“Frank Farina has been a dedicated coach over the past six years who has given his all for Australian football and we wish him well with his future endeavours,” said FFA Chairman Mr Frank Lowy.



“However, it is important to now move on and focus on the World Cup campaign; our responsibility is to do everything possible to ensure that Australia will be competing in Germany in 2006.



“We have said that we would be leaving no stone unturned to qualify for the World Cup.”



FFA has appointed National Technical Manager Ron Smith as Acting Head National Coach and Assistant National Coach Graham Arnold will remain in his current role.



“Ever increasing speculation on my position is not something that I want to see affect the performance of the team and the potential for that happening has led to this announcement,” said Mr Farina.



“We have the players and the backing to get us to the World Cup and no single element of our approach should be allowed to undermine that.”



Australia will play an international against Colombia in August in London ahead of World Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands in September. They will then play an international against Jamaica in London in October before the final World Cup qualifying hurdle – a home-and-away series against the fifth-ranked South American nation.

[genx]

On SEN Radio > Frank Out!