of the original price rises... then much of the embarrassment and upset of the last four days would have been avoided. It is a sobering lesson in listening to your supporters properly.We welcome these changes from the owners and that they have recognised the mistake made and apologised for it.

The new buzz-phrase of AFL coaches is field position. But what exactly is it? Just another bit of footy jargon that the fans are clueless about?Well, not really. Field position relates to the forward press that is de rigeur in AFL football nowadays, in the sense that a team with good field position has pushed the ball into its half, has its defensive grid in place and working properly.That they now have an expression for it shows how much stock the coaches put into the way they set themselves up in games, and how significant the defensive systems are.All of which makes you wonder whether Ross Lyon should have put a patent on his forward press when he introduced it at St Kilda in 2009, originally dubbed frontal pressure by Neil Craig, but certainly a stunningly new variation of the defensive zones that were being used by Craig, Alastair Clarkson (the cluster) and others around that time.Lyon would have made a fortune because within a year of unveiling his little invention it had been turned back upon him by Collingwood in 2010 with a quicker and better version which the Magpies called The Box, or the Roman Box. And now everyone is trying to lock the ball in the front half of the ground, not least triple premiership juggernaut Hawthorn, which deploys tackling machines like Paul Puopolo, Luke Breust and Cyril Rioli with the express purpose of doing it.The press came from basketball, specifically a man named John Wooden who coached UCLA on the college scene in the 1960s, and it changed that game, too, because previously the defensive team automatically folded back once it lost possession, conceding the middle part of the court.But in basketball, the press became so common that the antidotes to the press also came along, and that is about where we are at with AFL football now. Everyone knows that it is coming, and it is about how you handle it.Basically it is the same in both games; if the press works well, you can potentially get the ball back and extract an easy score, but if it breaks down you concede an easy score at the other end. It is risk-reward. It is also why we see so many goals dribbled through from the goalsquare nowadays (Adelaide, and particularly ESPN columnist Josh Jenkins, is brilliant at this), and why so many forwards seem to be able to find space without the nuisance of an opponent (witness Jason Johannisen getting himself clear to mark and goal to win the game for the Bulldogs in Sydney last weekend).Collingwoods version continually fell apart in the early stretch of the year, allowing opposing teams with a touch of daring the licence to score heavily against the Magpies until it was tightened up, and given a certain stiffness by one Ben Reid, the forgotten champion of the black and white brigade, who has returned to his best.Adelaide is the No.1 scoring team in the AFL partly because it has a cluster of options up forward but also because under Don Pyke, the Crows run at opposition presses with a bravado that is unmatched. Yet this can work the other way, too, and the Crows are only eighth on the defensive list, conceding 88 points per game. Melbourne pulled Pykes team apart at times last weekend, and kicked 15 goals, enough to win most games. Problem was, Adelaide kicked 18, which is precisely the issue when you play the Crows. Once again, it is about risk-reward.The coachspeak is interesting. Every week at quarter-time and three-quarter time breaks club staff hold up whiteboards to show the players up-to-date statistics for a range of KPIs, and contested possession is almost invariably one. Specifically, the coaches will refer to the contested possession differential between the two teams, plus or minus a certain number.It is meant to be important. But Hawthorn has lost the contested ball count in 12 of 14 games this year and are on top of the ladder, which Nathan Buckley described this week as an outlier. It is a puzzling statistic for everyone.How can it be so? At a guess, it is because Hawthorn presses up so hard and well that it more often than not gets the football back before it even reaches the point of a proper contest. The Hawks get their hands on the Sherrin through rundown tackles and intercept marks. Then you cant get it back from them.It works pretty damned well, as the results show. Which means that the four-peat still looks well and truly on.Adrian Wilson Womens Jersey . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Kyler Murray Youth Jersey . Aduriz headed home Markel Susaetas cross in the sixth minute to open the scoring at San Mames Stadium. 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The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov.Liverpool supporters union Spirit of Shankly hope the clubs owners have learned a valuable lesson after their U-turn on ticket prices.Fenway Sports Group (FSG) issued an apology on Wednesday evening and scrapped the controversial top-price £77 general admission ticket for next season that had caused Anfield fans to protest. Liverpool back down on prices Liverpool freeze majority of ticket prices for next season Thousands of fans walked out of Anfield last Saturday during the 77th minute of their clash with Sunderland, putting the subject of increasing ticket prices firmly into the spotlight. If I am really honest, I am not sure we can put it into words - we did not expect this, Spirit of Shankly spokesman Jay McKenna said..It is unprecedented that they have apologised, remarkable. It is the right approach from the club that they apologised for the mistake.Supporters have reminded themselves that they are important to this game and reminded the authorities just how important they are. Clearly the club has seen the level of opposition to what was planned. Liverpool supporters walk out in the 77th minute of a 2-2 draw with Sunderland in a protest against ticket prices Earlier, just after news broke of the FSG decision, Spirit of Shankly issued a statement, which read; Todays announcement has to be seen a positive step in repairing the relationship between owners and supporters.If they had recognised what was being said by supporters about the impact of the original price rises... then much of the embarrassment and upset of the last four days would have been avoided. It is a sobering lesson in listening to your supporters properly.We welcome these changes from the owners and that they have recognised the mistake made and apologised for it. We take no delight in them being wrong. It helps no one. There were protests throughout the Sunderlandd game What is important though is that a lesson is learned and that proper engagement and taking note of supporters concerns occurs and those views are taken more seriously.dddddddddddd.We will take this opportunity to review the numbers and their impact upon supporters, we will be speaking to the club about it and we will speak with supporters to get their views.The Spirit of Shankly and Spion Kop 1906 believe that, given the fact there has been this reconsideration by the owners, it is only fair and appropriate that we reconsider our next steps until the full impact of these changes can be established. Prime Minister David Cameron says something needs to be done to stop clubs raising ticket prices too quickly Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that his Government would look into the issue after it was brought up by Shadow Sports Minister Clive Efford during Prime Minsters Questions.Cameron said: There is a problem here where some teams, some clubs, put up prices very rapidly every year, even though so much of the money for football actually comes through the sponsorship of the equipment and other sources. So I will look very carefully at what the honourable gentleman says.Also See:Liverpool back down on pricesPrime Minister has say on ticketsBogdan out of Europa squadOgbonna puts Liverpool out ' ' '