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Post by poobla on Mar 25, 2017 17:48:36 GMT 8
First Ilocos signing announced:
More to come in the next couple of days.
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Post by raptours on Mar 25, 2017 18:16:11 GMT 8
First Ilocos signing announced: More to come in the next couple of days. Philippine international?
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Post by FromSulu on Mar 26, 2017 10:47:25 GMT 8
They will mentor Dabawenyos Roeder Stephen Ignacio, Dominador Tato IV, John Philip delos Santos, Leo Abunas, Amir Andre Amaikurut and Khalil Imran Jikiri along with Kim Versales of Masbate, John Resty Gumban of M'lang, North Cotabato, Gerald Layumas of San Carlos City, Ian Oliver Sonza of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; Renante Bangi, Dinn Tiboron, Ed Merill Walohan, Mujer Sumail and Nur Hazzanal Mentang of Cotabato City; Alexis Joseph Cabisante of Tagum City, Mark Anthony Bugay of Tagum City, Stephen Juriel Burda of Iligan City, Nico Macapagal of Dumaguete City; Marlo Mendoza and Ian Jay delos Reyes of Compostela Valley, Jay-r Bucayan of Laguna, Franco dela Torre of Cagayan de Oro City; Van Rey Diaz and Princeton Zyreel Josue of Bukidnon, Richard Talaroc, Jr. of Misamis Oriental, Andrei Cheng and Quincy Julian Kammeraad. www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2017/03/25/davao-aguilas-fc-launch-533047
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Post by strikerbon on Mar 27, 2017 8:08:38 GMT 8
Can Cheng sustain the finances of Davao Aguilas? The club just recently signed a T&T international. Heard of a certain Cheng shouldering the expenses of our PH U23 team. I don't know if that's him though.
Taking one example is the Yansons of Ceres FC. You'll get overwhelmed by their effort of supporting the club. You'll see banners and billboards about the scheduled games of Ceres all around Bacolod City.
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Post by FromSulu on Mar 27, 2017 10:09:13 GMT 8
that's the same person, Jefferson Cheng is also the co-owner of Western Sydney Wanderers.He's also the main backer of Under-22/23 Philippine team.His son may play for the Aguilas. The new Coach of Davao Aguilas is Gary Phillips, former coach of Sabah and Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia Div.2. He's Australian.
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Post by delver on Mar 27, 2017 10:38:00 GMT 8
OT: Quite disappointed with the crests of Davao Aguilas and Ilocos United. If you can spend millions on developing your team why not invest in good design?
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Post by FromSulu on Mar 27, 2017 12:44:27 GMT 8
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Post by johnmarki on Mar 27, 2017 13:10:17 GMT 8
davao's crest seems passable to me. IUFC crest's needs improvement though. I think they were going for a 'classic' look. Both crest will only get better as the time goes on.
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Post by poobla on Mar 27, 2017 16:20:52 GMT 8
IUFC crest is based on Ilocos Sur provincial seal.
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Post by delver on Mar 28, 2017 8:52:20 GMT 8
The IUFC crest doesn't really say anything about Ilocos Sur aside from the name. They could incorporate Ilocos' landmarks or symbols. The clip art look of the ball doesn't help either. These things also improve the image of the team and the league itself. (images are from wikipedia)
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Post by FromSulu on Mar 28, 2017 22:27:06 GMT 8
Economist Villegas sees Philippine football evolving into an economic force "Well, I do not share my good friend’s optimism regarding the future of Philippine football. The MBA folded up because of the high cost of maintaining a team. As the teams played on a home-and-away basis, transportation and hotel expenses were additional items not incurred by teams in the rival PBA. As the personnel complement of a football team is twice as big as that of a basketball team, travel expenses will be much greater. With a minimum of 25 players, a number of them foreigners and half-breed Filipinos, payroll will be huge. Professional basketball teams are owned by companies that are into consumer products and services. They carry the name of the company or its product. In a way the teams serve as advertising medium. The team’s budget or part of it is carried in the accounting books as advertising expense. They therefore reduce the tax liability of their mother company. Professional football teams will not provide their owners any tax advantage. The seating capacity of football stadia in most provincial cities not being larger than 5,000, gate receipts would most probably be only a fraction of the cost of maintaining a football team. There would be additional revenue coming from the television coverage of the games. But sustained television coverage of the games would be dependent on the size of viewership and the consequent amount of advertising it draws. Size of viewership is in turn dependent on how exciting the games will be. The participation of foreign players is no guarantee for exciting games. Games ending in ties, be they 2-2,1-1, or 0-0, will not build up a large following. And games decided by penalty shootouts, as it is done in the World Cup, reduce the sport to a test of the skills of two players, the opposing goalkeepers. If TV viewership shrinks, the number of advertisers dwindles. Cost of covering out-of-town (Manila -- base of TV networks) games will be greater than covering sports events in Metro Manila. If the station’s advertising revenue falls short of cost of production, TV coverage would be pulled out. Well, the professional economist Bernardo M. Villegas wrote in the preface of the book that he can always plead insufficiency of knowledge if his forecasts are way off the marks. The forthcoming Philippine Football League competitions, originally slated to start this month but postponed to middle of April (an ominous sign?), will either enhance Bernie Villegas’ reputation as an economics genius or prove him to be insufficiently knowledgeable not only about Philippine football but about Philippine sports." www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=economist-villegas-sees-philippine-football-evolving-into-an-economic-force&id=142806
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Post by FromSulu on Mar 30, 2017 20:10:48 GMT 8
TAGUM CITY—Mindanao finally has a football club it can call its own. Composed of standouts from provinces in the island, the Davao Aguilas Football Club bound to see action in the maiden season of the Philippines Football League was unveiled on Sunday in a festive atmosphere at Davao Del Norte Sports Complex here. Local officials as well as players who saw action in the football festival organized by the club a day earlier showed up in full force to welcome the Aguilas, who will be coached by veteran tactician Gary Phillips. Davao Aguilas chair Jefferson Cheng said the club took a conscious approach in recruiting players from Mindanao in the hopes of inspiring younger players in the island to aim higher in the sport. “We thought about how we can grow the sport in Mindanao and we saw the club as an opportunity to do that,” said Cheng, who also manages the National Under-22 squad. “Realistically, we are a very new club but we will try to get the best players from Mindanao. The goal is to be competitive.” sports.inquirer.net/242462/aguilas-hope-inspire-football-resurgence-mindanaoA football club is born: Meet Davao Aguilas FC Mindanao's entry into the upcoming Philippines Football League is brimming with promise. This is why. Davao Aguilas FC is one of two brand-new clubs that will enter the Philippines' new top-tier football competition, the Philippines Football League, which kicks off in April. The other debutante will be Ilocos United, based in Vigan. The club was launched last weekend in Tagum. Here is a primer on what this team is all about. www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/165357-davao-aguilas-football-club
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Post by strikerbon on Apr 1, 2017 15:41:23 GMT 8
PFL DELAYED TO 2018 The upcoming Philippine Football League will be delayed to January 2018 according to a source in the Philippines Football Federation. The league was slated to start this April but was moved because of a major issue. “We encountered a roadblock for the opening match,” said an anonymous source inside the federation. “We want to make this a very good opening for the league but met an unexpected challenge along the way,” the source added. An interview with the interested teams also welcomed the delay of the league. “We cant move forward unless this problem is resolved,” said a team manager who requests for anonymity. “I mean we love the sport and we play football week in and week out and we but the federation needs to resolve the issue first before we start the league,” the team manager added. Unconfirmed reports say that the Federation was planning an opening show in the grandest scale with song and dance numbers from top Filipino celebrities and international artists prior to the opening match. The opening however hit a snag when two teams fought over Lisa Soberano as the team muse in opening day. The issue is largely blamed to the actress’ manager whose a verbal commitment was secured by one team, but offered Lisa to another after cash was offered on the spot. “It’s very ugly. I’m not talking about Lisa, I’m talking about situation” said the Philippines Football Federation source. “The teams have gone to court and hopefully it will be resolved on time for the opening. I hope it doesn’t reach the Supreme Court. Lisa is a very very beautiful actress and we want her to be in our opening day”. The actress nor the manager could not be reached for comment. The Philippine Football League is not related to the Philippines Football League of the Philippine Football Federation. The Philippines Football Federation is a federation of American Football enthusiasts in the Philippines and must not be confused with the Philippine Football Federation that is involved with Soccer. theperfectpass.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/philippine-football-league-delayed-to-2018/So apparently the league is postponed again. Wonder how would the sponsors and other players feel about it? Especially those who just got signed a contract.
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Post by poobla on Apr 1, 2017 15:54:30 GMT 8
This is an April Fools' joke.
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Post by strikerbon on Apr 1, 2017 19:06:37 GMT 8
This is an April Fools' joke. yeah,IKR! 😆
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