OK so a further update to the FFA's response to Clive Palmer's announcement that he had set up some sort of body to do something but none of us are really sure what the hell that is yet. Ben Buckley tonight appeared on Fox Sports News to further respond to the news. Here's the video.
To sum up Buckley scoffed at what Palmer was doing and questioned whether they understood the need to be sanctioned by the higher governing bodies of the AFC and FIFA. He re-iterated the focus of the FFA on getting the match against Wellington on Sunday played. He also indicated that the FFA was taking legal advice in regard to Palmer's comments about the way the FFA conducted the World Cup bid. Finally also indicated that the other owners were distancing themselves from Palmer's latest stunt and that comment could be expected from them in Friday's press.
But the biggest news in this was Buckley outlining how Palmer had earlier approached FFA in a bid to pull out of the club.
Perth owner Tony Sage has already publicly shunned Palmer's breakaway group and urged both sides to sort out their issues quickly for the good of the game. The AFC has also publicly thrown its support behind the FFA.
Friday will see the first instalment of legal proceedings with Palmer seeking an injunction against the FFA's revocation of his licence. We will see how that turns out but regardless of the outcome I'm sure that Palmer has many more plans up his sleeve for disrupting the remainder of the season.
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