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The new head of the A-League says theres no reason why crisis-torn Brisbane cant be as big an off-field success as Western Sydney or Melbourne Victory.Greg ORourke, who has commenced his role as Damien de Bohuns successor at Football Federation Australia, met the Roars new leadership for the first time at an intimate corporate event on Wednesday night in Brisbane.It comes as the club begins to recover from two months of turmoil, with the shrewd recruitment of former Socceroo Brett Holman this week a sign things are back on track under the leadership of managing director Mark Kingsman.ORourke, a former chairman of Football NSW, said he was surprised the three-time champions havent been able to garner stronger support in Brisbane over the years.But Im really excited that we can build it, he said.Theres no reason why we cant be as successful in Brisbane as we are in Sydney and Melbourne.Theres just as many kids playing the game, the game is played in the alternate season to our number one competitors.I see this as an open door but it requires a belief that were not going to see another year of what weve seen before.ORourke said the first step towards stability was a firm commitment from owners the Bakrie Group to remain in control of the club, which has been provided.Its understood the Indonesian conglomerate are staying put and wont entertain any buyout proposal worth less than $20 million.Thats likely to put an end to interest from a local consortium that was keen to rescue the Roar from a seemingly endless spiral of drama.Itll also displease some fans who are boycotting memberships while the Bakries are still involved.ORourke called for supporters to instead focus on football, support the team and trust that their off-field issues were being sorted.Leave the back end and the ownership to be sorted out by the suits, he said.ORourke, meanwhile, described as lunacy former A-League coach Miron Bleibergs plan for a second team in Brisbane.Bleiberg even said hed be willing to invest $500,000 of his own money in the cause, claiming competition would rejuvenate them the same way the introduction of the Western Sydney Wanderers did for Sydney FC.I think Queensland as a state has the possibility of having a second team but it also has a short history of second teams not working, ORourke said.You have to be very conscious of that.We want to expand the league but we want to do it when it makes sense.Tony Kemp Cubs Jersey .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. 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"I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement.Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw thinks his side got their reward for refusing to panic against Argentina.The scrappy Scots struggled to shake off the streetwise South Americans but eventually ground out a 19-16 win thanks to their captains stoppage-time penalty.It was sweet relief for the Gloucester scrum-half after he admitted letting Australia off the hook in last weeks narrow 23-22 defeat when he struck the post with a conversion.But having earlier seen his side cancel out Nicolas Sanchezs opening try with a quick-fire Sean Maitland touchdown, the captain kept his nerve when he was given a second chance, knocking over the decisive kick with 82-and-a-half minutes on the clock.Laidlaw, who kicked 14 points in total, said: That post doesnt like me at the minute. I struck it lovely but it just stayed dead straight and hung out to the right.The boys were giving me stick for taking two goes to win it but I was pretty happy to see the second one go between the posts.The key was after they scored. We stood under the posts and said, Dont panic, we can score tries.We hit straight back and scored then pegged them back straight away. Psychologically that was a huge blow to them.We werre still annoyed from that Australia game last week so we were delighted to get on the right side of one today.ddddddddddddAmid cold and wet conditions in Edinburgh, they struggled to keep hold of the ball while their fresh-faced pack toiled against the wily Pumas pack.But head coach Vern Cotter said: Its nice to be able to come away with the win. We knew it was going to be an arm-wrestle but I thought the boys responded really well.It wasnt perfect by any means but what we saw was a lot grit and character. The guys got what they went for and there are a lot of positives to come out of the game.We dominated territory in the first half, which I thought was good. We had opportunities and perhaps didnt make the most of them but it wasnt going to be an open game. Argentina came to squeeze us and get the win that way. We defended well and the win was a reflection of our determination.What I really liked was that they scored a try and we scored one ourselves straight back. That was important. Im very proud of the way the guys went about their business. ' ' '