Outspoken A-League newcomers Gold Coast United haven't earned the right to host their season-opening derby game, according to Queensland Roar defender Andrew Packer.

New Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka is confident misfiring striker John Aloisi will bounce back to his best in the upcoming A-League season.

The financial crisis at Queensland Roar has claimed its biggest scalp - chief executive Lawrence Oudendyk.

Football Federation Australia will thwart Gold Coast United's billionaire owner Clive Palmer and rob the newcomers of a $400,000 windfall in next season's A-League opening round.

Football Federation Australia will ensure the soon-to-be Brisbane Roar's future by taking a controlling share in the cash-strapped A-League club.

North Queensland Fury may not make as much noise as fellow A-League newcomers Gold Coast United, but they are also set to kick-start their historic first campaign with a bang.

The simmering feud between the soon-to-be Brisbane Roar and A-League newcomers Gold Coast United has escalated after Football Federation Australia backflipped on plans to play a lucrative round 1 derby at Skilled Park.

Newcastle Jets coach Gary van Egmond admits Kaz Patafta's time at the club may be coming to an end after he struggled in a warm-up game against Central Coast Mariners.

An off-season of intense fitness work and a new attitude has reformed bad boy Robbie Kruse ready to prove his critics wrong for Queensland Roar in the new A-League season.