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Hardly that Tony I just want to help a bloke out, who is a true rusted on supporter, like us all. this is a great forum, with some really good people, as I well know, who gave me great support through a difficult period just over a year ago it is the least I can do

I would like to personaly thank all the guys that offered tickets for me and Mrs Johnno but we sat down after Friday's Shemozzle and decided we would stay at home, we have had enough dissapointments from the team for this season and the mrs gets very fed up when we lose games we by rights should win plus the inconsistency has dampened our enthusiasm for a while but we will be back next season. Once again many thanks for the offers, come the boy's in blue.

More or less agree with most of what has been said above. However, I don't think that the squad is nearly as good as some make out, even after the activities in the January transfer window. If we look at the listed forwards on the club web-site they are: Fornaroli, Gameiro, Novillo, Kuzmanovski, Dekker, Marino and Brown. From that group we have been carried this season by Fornaroli and to a lesser extent Novillo, the latter a "problem child" if ever there was one. Injuries to Gameiro, Dekker, Marino and Brown. In midfield the listed players are: Melling, Garuccio, Retre, Mooy, Trifiro, Fitzgerald and Caceres. Obviously the stand-out player there is Mooy, with lesser roles filled by Fitzgerald and Caceres, but the others look to me like square pegs in round holes, especially Garuccio. In the defence, well, what can you say. Franjic, Kisnorbo, Chapman, Clisby, Zullo, Hughes, Malik and Wilkinson. I've been very disappointed with Franjic and Zullo, and again the club signing injured players has backfired. Hughes - best say nothing, because that's been his contribution on the field. Chapman was injured for a significant period, and we've relied so much on the old warhorse himself, Kisnorbo. Goalkeepers: Sorensen and Bouzanis. I'm not against using a visa place on a GK, and although Sorensen has played well enough overall I've been less impressed as the season has gone on, and I'm not convinced that Tando would have been worse. Really the team has revolved around just a handful of players. As such I think that fourth place might even flatter us, despite the great football we have seen, the 63 goals, the sensational individual goals along the way, and the privilege of watching Mooy and Fornaroli in City shirts. We do at least have a home final, but the fragilities of Melbourne City are still there - signing injured players, poor use of visa places on the roster, and the tendency to choke when grit and determination are called for.

brb, switching careers to psychology.

I remember when I was in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, Our bus/truck driver was around 60 years old and lived in Soweto. He loved football and his national team, but had never watched them play live since he couldn't afford to. So our tour group put money together and bought him a ticket right on the half way line close to the dugouts to watch South Africa vs France (I think). He cried his eyes out when we presented him with a ticket as he knew he would never get this opportunity again. When we saw him again a couple of days after the game he manged to get some autographs from the South African players on his hat which I'm sure to this day he keeps treasured.

I have already sent Johnno a message , offering a couple of tickets , just waiting on him to get back

Should we have a fund raiser so our friend johnno and his wife can attend the game? Would be a nice gesture....

Yes, he repeated his half-time speech in the Adelaide game... silence

Fookoorf

I'm pumped. Want revenge on Perth for last week and the final last year. The boys deserve a good end to the season, which at times has been ridiculously entertaining, despite JVS. Come Sunday night another chapter in our history will be written and I'll be there supporting the lads with a level of vigour that will embarrass the Mrs and scare my kids

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I've known alot of dickheads over the years and not all of them have been disruptive in the team sense. Some are the likeable rogues. He didn't after all punch or kick any of his own team mates he went after Mauk. So without knowing exactly what's been going on behind the scenes being a moron shouldn't be the determining factor alone. Just saying.

I'd say his time with City is falling apart. Can't control himself either on or off the pitch. Plenty of visa players out there who don't behave like dickheads.

I still think secret agent gets his info from supporter forums

Once again the process of getting tickets online from Ticketek couldn't have been easier, why does everyone seem to have so much trouble with it?

Not sure if srs?

I think the ezyTicket option is disallowed for all active tickets... So stupid.

Shouldn't you be able to fix it with a paper clip?

Big shout out to Bruno for funding my next overseas holiday. Deadset legend

Chopping wood with a 99 year old axe (passed down by the wife's family, with the original axe head)

I think we as a club are going the right way in terms of setting up for the future. We were always going to be a slow burn, long term prospect given the head start that Victory have had in terms of developing support. I dont really care about the Etihad deal as much given that our owner owns the business so like what has been mentioned above, probably a bit of creative accounting. What I have really liked is the new membership material with the obvious focus on Melbourne the city and I hope it continues. This is how you build a club identity (what ever that means) and we all wanted this kind of thing back in the heart days so very happy its finally been done.

Have you watched the last two games where Fornaroli has been mobbed by defenders? Maybe we should fly Koren back in he might save us.....

Im not his greatest fan but understand his value to the team, in saying that that footage of him "kicking" is piss poor and cannot see why he would be even cited. I might be influenced by my AFL upbringing but that is really nothing unless he connects. Play on!!!

Yeah that's a fantastic number for a little A League club. Especially when you consider the salary cap is only 2.5 million. Would love to see the figures in detail for no other reason that I'm a curious bastard.

Beat me to it.

Much ado about nothing.

Why not Garuccio on the left wing, and Clisby to LB? Makes me laugh how people crap on about how a strong squad we have, but as soon as one starting player is unavailable we don't seem to have a replacement...

Guys we have to have 3 up front. Whenever we haven't the other teams have basically put 4 defenders around Bruno. Now most teams still couldn't stop him, but Perth seemed able to. 2 wingers means they have to keep an eye on them and that will give Bruno the space he needs to reek havoc. So its Fitzy on one wing and one of Merino (baa), Kuzi or Brown on the other. From the little I've seen of those 3 recently, I'd start Marino and put Kuzi on the bench. His pace will petrify tired defenders, (even if his decision making relaxes them).

Well I guess he helps the prep before the game and half time if its needed. An experienced pro Like Sorrensen surely wouldn't need much coaching though. Anyway if they needed someone there is a guy called Clint Bolton at the club, no ones brother i know, but I think he might know a thing or 2.

Bloke's a tool. Blessing in (a not so inconspicuous) disguise if you ask me.

I'm in

Legend

They were probably fine physically, just mentally let down and uninspired...

Can't remember, I was pissed but everyone in the room was feeling very much inspired.

^ Yeah I know right.....$10 to print 2 tickets...can get a ream of paper for less than that and print 500 of the bastards!

^ yup thats what I did. Also if your password isn't working...contact tickettek via twitter they will fix it for you so it is...(I also did this with the 4 I had that weren't working)

Apparently PDF tickets are getting emailed out on Wednesday. Fair enough but surely they (both MelbourneCity and Ticketek) needs to communicate this better to the people purchasing tickets. We're ready to go with our credit cards but so many unanswered questions, much confusion and doesn't help that passwords weren't working when it turned 9am this morning.

I was the same. I think the club has to tell ticket tek who sits where after the members only window is closed

I look forward to the day when we obtain our pleasure from our club winning silverware and not some other club not winning it.

Wow, reading through that list and everyone was actually shit. More interestingly, my three votes for worst on field (3 being worst on field): 1. Malik 2. Sorensen 3. Fitzgerald

My vote goes to the other supporters who had to sit through that game

Lock thread. #10moreyears

"if we win we win, if we lose we lose"

I hear you bro. just got all my Melchester city gear out of the 44 gallon drum. Am washing the petrol off right now....

I reckon we'll smash em. 💪⚽️🔥 Mooy will finally be recovered from Socceroo duty, and Bruno will become our record finals goal scorer in just one match

So, like every other day?

Bruno has also won the League Golden Boot by a clear 5 goals, setting a new record in the process.