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And I'd rather have him than Cahill any day. He hasn't had his humility chip surgically removed.

Maybe they were just clapping because they were so happy to be in Melbourne. Don't sweat the small stuff Embee

The League is going to persist with use of a VAR. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/statement-head-hyundai-a-league-and-westfield-w-league-greg-orourke-relation-video-assistant IMO the obvious change that should be made for the rest of the trial is to use the Video Assistant Referee only at the request of the On-Field Referee - this at least would be transparent to the fans watching the match. I think what's pissing everyone off at the moment is that the VAR (who is unknown and unseen by everyone in the stadium including coaches and players) is suggesting reviews to the On-Field Referee via their intercom, so no-one knows who is actually refereeing the match. Also I don't believe that the VAR should be called on to review off-side decisions - that's what the linesmen are there for.

They're vsing Brisbane....

This is disgraceful imo. Probably the biggest derby (and game) of the season proper.

He may just be going home for Christmas, but yes, it could be a lot more. If he is going, we'll miss him and he leaves some fabulous memories. And taking the positive, we have some very promising wide players coming through the youth ranks.

Good news for him personally and for our club. He’s come across as genuinely trying to make a difference on the pitch even if some our lads aren’t quite on his wavelength.

If that's true I'm genuinely delighted. Ross may not be perfect, but there's something about him I like, and he really is due a break. I was really hopeful he'd turned a corner scoring from open play, and we had a couple of free kicks against Sydney that I swear he would have buried. He's a player who can make a difference, he's kept us in it this season, and I suspect we might have only begun to see what he could do when fit and with his head in the right place.

I suspect the point is moot. We're not likely to see change to poor officiating, so VAR simply adds to the general level of FFA induced cockwombleness which presently infests the game. Arguably with better officials, much of the reason for VAR should disappear anyway.

The problem isn't the VAR, it's that the bind mice operating the VAR are also drawn from the same pool as the blind mice officiating the game

Chant this during the game? The VAR, is fucking shit The FFA, get rid of it. Fucking shit Fucking shit The VAR is fucking shit To the tune of jihadi john chant

We have Budzinski as a marquee player, and two young central strikers on our books - Crowley and Roberts. IMO we should play Budzinski as our no. 9 until Bruno is 100% fit and his ankle is healed as well as it is going to, with Crowley on the bench. Brattan as no. 10, and Arzani and Fitzgerald as our wingers. And make it work as best we can. We could still get something out of this season, but even if we don't at least try and build some stability and consistency for the second half of the season and beyond.

I sweat all the stuffs

VAR will improve the game in the long-rum but this year has been a fuck up. Two things that anyone who has actually played the game will realise: Every missed tackle will look worse in slow motion (see Central Coast game); and Context is everything. Context happens in real time. The second of these is critical. If the ref doesn't even see a foul in real-time then the VAR should never be able to give a red-card. This has happened twice to City - Malik in Brisbane? and Muscat in Sydney. Malik: No foul given, goal kick awarded.....VAR changes this to Red Card and penalty. No way that's a red if the ref sees nothing in real-time. Muscat in Sydney: ref doesn't even call a foul, VAR reversal to straight Red. Everything looks deliberate slowed-dwon. VAR should be a great technological improvement, but it's being applied appallingly with no common sense. Finally, there's no way the Bobo incident is the right outcome. Can't even give a yellow because that's not what the VAR does.Please......give the ref the choice in that situation if the VAR ref is too impotent to make the call.

Yeah, it's normally European from what I understand, but I had a plane full of people clap on a Sydney to Melbourne flight because there was a bit of turbulence on landing. If they couldn't land through that they should have their pilot license taken away

I find the concept of “Spud of the week” distasteful

And Malik.

Nine, but meh. Still went to every game back then.

He was literally playing when Hellenic was 8 years old

Hmmm i thought Gerhardt was playing long before you were born...

How about “Melbourne victory more like melbourne lose”

Nah, I asked terrace leadership and they said they're saving money for the next derby and a possible home final, but as @Forever Citysaid they are looking for suggestions as to a message banner

Do we watch the same team? Just because it's Sunday here are 10 players worse than la rocca but better than Ramsey: Jack Clisby, Wade Dekker, Robbie Koren, Mate Duganzic, Michael Mifsud, Robbie Weilaert, Patrick Gerhardt, Connor Chapman, Eric Paartalu, the Hoff.

If true it’s great news for Ross. He could still be out for a few weeks though, Just depends on what’s wrong.

https://twitter.com/VinceRugari/status/942241846650060800

I understand the point you're making, but the club can't cater it's lineups and tactics to one player, if said player is unwilling to follow the same rules as the rest of the squad and is so desperate he's willing to pay a six figure sum to leave I don't feel like any club has much of a choice.

Budzinski could be playing for his future here. Must show something.

2nd inform on fifa is going to be fucking godly

Cahill was so desperate to leave he apparently paid back betweem 500k-1mil of the money we'd paid him, I wouldn't be laying this at the club's feet. If he wasn't willing to be a positive influence and force his way into the team (or wait until something like this happened) that's his problem.

These Spanish commentators for the CCM v WSW game. No clue what they're saying but a huge improvement on Brenton Speed and Andy Harper.

If true, just shows how silly Timmy was to crack the shits the way he did. A full season is a long time, and he was always guaranteed plenty of playing time with us, even if he wasn’t 1st choice striker or starting midfielder. It’s a bit sad to watch Timmy on Instagram training by himself at a local park. Think we’ll see Bud or even Mauk playing as striker, hopefully with Arzani in support

I'm not sure if thats legit, the FBI uses Whatsapp.

Thank God to doing his knee? That's fucked man. Total shit thing to say.

You might change your mind when you see Crowley up front in the Christmas Derby! I’d like to wish Ross all the best. Came down here, which some others wouldn’t of, worked hard. Managed to score 7 goals including 3 world class free kicks. Ok we all know he missed a few but all strikers do miss and A League strikers especially.

I wish I could like this twice. I'm not sure what is more immense; my hate for Simon (and Bobo) or My love for Bart.

I've decided to sleep on it and I'm still fucking livid so...petulant melt incoming. Sydney are now my most hated team. More than Victory. Every single one of their players shit me. From baby giraffe Redmayne, who couldn't catch a fucking beach ball when he was our keeper, to that Bujis flog with the flog haircut and invisible lat syndrome, to shit tribal tat bogan Wilkshire, that little whinging bitch Zullo, coach's son O'Neill and the two biggest wankers of all time Bobo and Simon. I hope that latter cockhead gets his leg broken one day, because he is a hack footballer and all round fuckstain. Graham Arnold is a whining prick too. Big fish small pond. Please don't get anywhere near the NT. The A-league now is a laughing stock. The VAR is a train-wreck, and although it gave us a goal (which goal-line technology could independently provide) it is clearly now unsustainable. The Germans have a kind of VAR and I'm sure it isn't as badly implemented. Leave it to the A-league to fuck this up. They can barely manage the league let alone manage the introduction of technology that fundamentally changes the game of football itself. I'm loathe to blame refereeing for losses but this goes beyond self-interest. That Shaun Evans is a semi-pro referee is an indictment on this league. The standard is just pathetic. His inexplicable and inconsistent decisions are beyond rationalisation. When you add in VAR it compounds the problem. Most of the other refs have no clue what they're doing. We desperately need actual professional referees who can make good decisions consistently and who can deal with drama. While I'm at it I am sick of Muscat. Far too many red cards for a shit player. Elbowing an opponent in the face deserves a straight red (even if I applaud his choice of target). We can't keep picking players who are get sent off every few games. Muscat is borderline NPL as it is. Bouzanis' positioning if awful. He is basically begging the opponent to put it on target to his left, instead of making him choose a side AND put it into the top corner. Rookie shit. Finally I assumed Ross would be a great one on one finisher for someone of his standard but that was a woeful shot. Telegraphed it and shot too early. It was poor all round.

VAR is meant to deal with clear cut cases. Whether a ball crosses the line or not is not a matter of interpreting the rules but just whether the technology is capable of giving you a yes or a no. Determining whether something is a red card or not is a subjective interpretation of the rules. Stebre saying the Bobo challenge on Muscat wouldn’t have warranted a red card is a subjective judgement. In these cases VAR simply shifts the subjective decision from the on field ref to the clowns up stairs.

I agree, for anyone else— I take sides because I personally know Palestinians who’ve lost family and homes due to the war. But theres no point arguing on a tibetan basket-weaving forum where no one else can relate

Anyone who studies the history of the Ottoman Empire and WW1 should be able to deduce the cuntery of Britain and their role in dividing the Empire, making false promises to each Arab nation and pitting Muslims against each other. No fucking brainer Israelis have been settling illegally and continue to do so. I’d accept a 2 state solution but Arabs never will, and its their right to get their land back.

My Scale of Skankiness (Unskank to most skank) 1 - Bread Strick: Fridgit, About a 6/10. Dont bother 2 - Curious Teenager: Full of Hormones, good for a suck but will stop after she gets bullied on Facebook (PS. not for men over 20) 3 - Hordor Goblin: Ugly girl 4/10, very horny because they are afraid of missing out. Approach with caution, take the risk only with Blue Balls 4 - Closet Slut: (My favourite) Various scales 6-10/10, seems like an innocent girl in person and on social media, but in the sheets she will lick your arse or get the boys to form a train on her. People dont know about her skankiness until they know her personaly, therefore less competition for you. 5 -Slut: Typical slut, you can find these girls from their social media, they like a good root but nothing too kinky. 6 - Ganga: Love the cock, all they think about, usually a solid 6 or 7/10. Will take it in the arse and then after you go home, will go out to town and take it in there again . 7 - Crack Whore: Will shit on your face if you buy her crack. DO AVOID Please add more or supply your opinions.

It's not gay if they identify as woman

Uotyh : fuck Palestine, free Catalonia.

Send fat boy home