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IFM ISSUE 43 FORTYTHREE JANUARY 2013

FACEBOOK BOYS Est. 2012 IN 2012/13 MORE THEN EVER, SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME AS MUCH PART OF THE "FOOTBALL CULTURE" THEN THE FOOTBALL ITSELF. It definitely has its pros and cons, but one should always consider whether the "show" is worth risking.

Facebook in par ticular, has become a tool for fans of clubs and the spor t to communicate, as has twitter and the old e-mail. Where it's most useful, social media is a tool to reach the masses with the click of a mouse. The simplicity and accessibility of social media makes it almost too easy to resist. In recent times social media has been used to gloat or brag about how good fans of each club are. This is all good when used in a way that's healthy for the fans, but just as security cameras are used to capture those anti-social behaviors, so do our iPhones and handheld digital cameras.

For those who have been around a few years, the Shepherd brothers will be an all too familiar name. The brothers head the business named HATAMOTO who look after our antiterror needs. Whilst not visible at stadiums, you 02 // IFM 43 FORTYTHREE JANUARY 2013

can bet they still keep an eye on all of us in the terraces. From Melbourne to Sydney and even Adelaide. Some of the fond memories include the famous clipboard in which members of Melbournes North Terrace were highly popular.

The clipboard allegedly contained short profiles on persons of interest complete with facebook profile pictures. At least one North Terrace group came to the conclusion that their private online forum was hacked into and monitored by the Shepherds when private information had made its way out into the open.

The facebook page "Terrace Culture" has become a bit of a hub for like minded active football fans and while it can be a bit of fun to share each others stories and pictures online, it makes it easy for guys like the Shepherds to monitor the people they would otherwise have to track down themselves. Why make their job easier? It also doesn't help when fans essentially promote the exact behavior the authorities are trying to stamp out. While the game continues to grow and become mainstream, fans need to adjust in order to survive. It has happened in most parts of Europe and South America, we make up a section of the public that for the time being

are necessary, but come at a great risk for the powers that be. Clubs, officials, promoters and executives would all much rather sell our tickets to the families who will obey their rules so their kids will also grow up to be the "perfect fan". One who buys a season ticket, claps when they're told, buys a hotdog or pie, a coke and goes home content regardless of the result. "She'll be right".

As active supporters of the club and sport, we have a duty to think and act accordingly.

It's not a show, it's not about living for the weekend if the weekend consists of recording the events on an iPhone. It's not for fox sports

or the guy at home watching, how can he be a fan? It's not for the opposition, not for their club or their fans, this is our club and our city.

This is for us. We all need to be around next season and the one after that. We need to be here in 5, 10, 20 years time to tell the next generation that football is more than 90mins.

It's more than an iPhone and youtube and way more than facebook. This is for the 11 blokes on the pitch and more importantly, the guys whose name you don't know. The one who stands shoulder to shoulder with you week by week. The bloke you're not friends with on facebook, but in real life. //

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#PassionIsNotACrime

ITS BEEN 7 YEARS IN THE MAKING, ALL IT NEEDED WAS A BIG MATCH IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. Allianz Stadium provided the venue, while Sydney's two major clubs provided the cast, so-called journalist (a term used to describe the occupation, not the skill) Matthew Snelton provided the commentary. And so began the sequel to Sean Sowerby's "Sokkah Riots" in 2006.

During what would be a record breaking night for the domestic version of the game one Sean Sowerby "disguised" himself as one of the many scared fans amongst the 50,000+ strong crowd. His "interview" on nine news implied that violence and thuggery was so prominent that he felt threatened and unsafe. It was later found out that the fan was more than just your average joe off the streets, he was in fact a reporter/journalist/fiction writer. That night, arrests figures didn't even break double figures and if the evictions went that far, they were well below that of your average aussie rules or cricket game that doesn't even make the inside pages of the Herald Sun. So on this night we see another graduate of the school of fictitious journalism put all his skills to use as he repor ts on event that 04 // IFM 43 FORTYTHREE JANUARY 2013

took place at a football game he did not even attend. The necessary research was done however, the journalist was caught using social media asking for footage of the flares at the game. This coupled with a great dramatization of the actual events and Australia has its own (more sporty) version of Days of Our Lives.

But as football fans the world over constantly do, we rallied together and took a stand. They gave one back to the big guys and let them know we have a voice, we are not criminals and PASSION IS NOT A CRIME! The hashtag #PassionIsNotACrime was trending Australia wide in no more than a couple hours, the channel 9 facebook page came under fire from football fans all over the country and the "directors" twitter account also became a target for some friendly banter. The whole time remaining passionate, civilised and anything but threatening.

Football fans are by no means perfect citizens, but there must be something to fear if there are constant attempts by the anti-football media in the country to kick us when we look like falling. The passion shown for our cities and those who represent us is the same passion we have to use to defend our game. The sport may be a long way off being number one, but it's no longer ignored. //

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FIXTURES & LADDER

MATCH RESULTS

2012-13 Season MENS / FEBRUARY Saturday 16 / 7:45 PM Western Sydney Wanderers FC Swan St Stadium, Melbourne Saturday 23 / 7:45 PM Central Coast Mariners FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford MENS / MARCH Sunday 3 / 5:00 PM Newcastle Jets FC Swan St Stadium, Melbourne Saturday 9 / 7:45 PM Brisbane Roar FC Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Saturday 16 / 7:45 PM Sydney FC Allianz Stadium, Sydney Saturday 23 / 5:30 PM Perth Glory FC Swan St Stadium, Melbourne Sunday 31 / 2:30 PM Wellington Pheonix FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington

TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1 Central Coast Mariners FC

20

12

6

2

36

14

22

42

2 Melbourne Victory FC

20

11

3

6

33

30

3

36

3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 19

11

2

6

26

16

10

35

4 Adelaide United FC

20

11

2

7

31

28

3

35

5 Newcastle Jets FC

19

6

5

8

23

31

-8

23

6 Brisbane Roar FC

19

6

3

10

23

24

-1

21

7 Melbourne Heart FC

19

6

3

10

24

27

-3

21

8 Sydney FC

19

6 3

10

30

39

-9

21

9 Wellington Phoenix FC

20

5

5

10

22

37

-15

20

10 Perth Glory FC

19

5

4

10

18

20

-2

19

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01 // v Morwell Home / 42,032 Goals / Rojas

1-2

11 // v Brisbane Home / 17,128 Goals / Rojas

1-1

02 // v Brisbane Away / 17,364 Goals / -

5-0

12 // v Morwell 1-2 'Away' / 26,547 Goals / Rojas, Thompson

03 // v Adelaide 2-1 Home / 19,174 Goals / Milligan, Rojas

13 // v Newcastle 3-2 Home / 21,054 Goals / Rojas x2, Thompson

04 // v Newcastle Away / 13,912 Goals / Thompson

14 // v West Sydney Away / 13,659 Goals / Dilevski

2-1

2-1

05 // v Wellington 3-2 Home / 20,683 Goals / Rojas x2, Flores

15 // v Wellington 2-0 Home / 18,609 Goals / Flores, Rojas

06 // v Sydney Away / 21,531 Goals / Nabbout x2, Thompson

16 // v Central Coast Away / 6,238 Goals / Flores

2-3

07 // v Central Coast 2-2 Home / 19,462 Goals / Nabbout, Milligan 08 // v West Sydney 0-2 Away / 9,614 Goals / Beauchamp (O.G), Thompson 09 // v Perth Home / 17,676 Goals / Rojas

1-0

1-1

17 // v Perth 0-1 Away / 7,603 Goals / Jamieson (O.G) 18 // v Sydney 3-1 Home / 26,882 Goals / Ryall (O.G), Rojas, Thompson 19 // v Adelaide Away / 12,025 Goals / -

1-0

10 // v Adelaide 4-2 Away / 14,115 Goals / Nabbout, Rojas

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