The parlous state of Brisbanes finances is set to be laid bare as the embattled A-League club begin sifting through the wreckage of Daniel Cobbs reign as managing director.AAP understands the Roar are on the brink of financial collapse unless owners the Bakrie Group can provide an instant and significant cash injection to the club.Cobb was sacked on Wednesday by the Bakrie Group.The extent of the problems he has left behind are only just coming to light.With six weeks to go until the start of the new A-League season, the Roar have failed to sign up a range of corporate backers and sponsors - including back-of-shirt and sleeve sponsors - leading to a revenue shortfall of at least $600,000.Its understood Cobb did not even contact the Roars few existing sponsors in his two months in office.Further exacerbating Brisbanes cash deficit is that the club have sold only 693 memberships ahead of the new season - and its unlikely many more supporters will part with their hard-earned in the current climate.It leaves the Bakries - who had agreed to sell the club to Cobb, only to remove him after learning more about his business background and conduct - with no choice but to invest in the club, or risk an eventual A-League licence breach for insolvency.East Coast Car Rentals CEO Mark Kingsman, who has been installed as a director of the club, is expected to meet the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) on Friday in an attempt to revive the Roars proposed move to Ballymore.The Roar had to pay $300,000 to the QRU by Thursday for the shift of their training and administrative base to go ahead.Former state politician Robert Cavallucci - who is the leader of a consortium of local businessmen interested in buying the club - has lent his support around administrative and strategic matters.However, the consortium will not discuss the sale of the club with the Bakries until the off-field issues are settled.Football Federation Australia is watching the events closely and is under increasing pressure to intervene.But legally, it cannot take the Roars A-League licence from the Bakries at this stage.Even if it could, several recent resignations at FFA - including former chief operating officer John Kelly and A-League head Damien de Bohun - have left the governing body thin on the ground in terms of manpower.Coach John Aloisi and his team are well insulated from the crisis, as they are in camp on the Gold Coast ahead of a pre-season friendly on Saturday against Sydney FC. 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"We didnt do a political debriefing, but we did emphasize the fact of this social unrest being there for the entire duration of the Confederations Cup," he said. "The government is now aware that next year the World Cup shouldnt be disturbed. "To me, these protests were like alarm bells for the government, the senate, the parliament. They should work on it so that this is not going to happen again. Though protests, if peaceful, are part of democracy and therefore have to be accepted ... we are convinced the government, and especially the president, will find the words and the actions to prevent a repeat. They have a year to do so." Blatter was speaking at the start of a two-day conference on sports, media and economy set up by German great Franz Beckenbauer in Austria. FIFA later verified the comments were accurate. The Confederations Cup, which was won by Brazil, angered citizens who are upset with the billions of dollars spent on the tournaments while they endure underfunded schools and hospitals.dddddddddddd Protesters aired a wide spectrum of grievances, including the high cost of hosting the 2016 Rio Olympics. The protests were originally organized by university students before spreading across the country, including tournament host cities Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte. "Its not we who have to learn lessons from the protests in Brazil -- politics in Brazil have to do that," said Blatter, adding that "FIFA cannot be held responsible" for social discrepancy in the country. Without FIFAs executive committee having to vote, Brazil won the right to host the tournament in October 2007. That was six months after the only other candidate, Colombia, withdrew its bid. "The decision for Brazil was the best decision we could make. It was the correct decision, we stick to this decision," Blatter said. Blatter said the success of next years tournament will be instrumental in his decision whether to stand for president for a fifth time in 2015, adding that not all of the governing bodys tasks have been fulfilled yet. "First we have to complete the reforms, which are three-quarters done. Ill then have to deliver the World Cup ... the way the world looks now, Ill say yes or no (to standing again) at the next congress in Sao Paulo in 2014," he said. "FIFA should be taken over by someone who can take over a FIFA which is not just financially healthy, which it is now, but which also has credibility." ' ' '
