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Because you're damned if you do and damned if you dont. People find out about them and then complain that the club isnt being transparent, see previous posts and facebook threads for evidence of that. At the end of the day all the club can do atm is manage it in a way that tries to strike the balance.

100%. Tbf though, passing to Delbridge with a man on his back in that part of the pitch is probably a high risk , minuscule reward scenario and isnt an overly good decision in the first place. Puts the defender under pressure to execute immediately. Shit football all round really.

Undeniable that Bouzanis fucked up. But spare me if you think delbridge is free from responsibility. Had delbridge done what you learn when you first kick a ball and kept a simple back pass on the deck would Bouzanis have made a mistake? Instead he gives him back a ball 2 feet off the ground that ends up being a half volley that he couldnt clear first time and had to first gain control of.

https://www.ftbl.com.au/gallery/on-the-sidelines-at-melbourne-city-training-530488 Mentions "trialists." Whole heap of training pics.

19/20 bouza bashing season.

I really dont have a clue if we are any good or not. We basically have all unkown VISA players (besides already known useless marquee) and we havent really looked that convincing in the preseason games in the FFA Cup from what I could tell. But the biggest unknown is the manager. I also think you could stretch that thought to any Journalist in Aus if they try and make a prediction. Unless they have seen some of our behind closed doors games? Anyway, wether we like it or not I think Eccy has a free hit this season, they wont sack him no matter how bad it gets. Well outside losing every game and a player revolt

That's sacrilege you CFG apologist.

Injury problems isn’t it? if he has a solid year he’ll be back in Europe

Just signed Adama Traore who has been playing in the top flights of Portugal, Switzerland and most recently, Turkey. All 3 Victorian clubs look pretty strong on paper and I took the liberty of displaying probable starting XI's as the squads seem all but finalised. It's tricky to properly compare since Cabrera and Luna are still such unknowns at this stage but across all 3 teams, I think we have the weakest starting XI on paper but probably the greatest depth so it'll be interesting to see how it all unfolds. I'm honestly convinced all 3 clubs will finish top 6, potentially even top 4.

The club itself didn't post about the game until after it had been played.

Maybe it would be better if the club did not advertise these "closed-doors" matches at all. What's the point of advertising that we're playing another club and then saying (in theory anyway) that no-one is supposed to come and watch? As it stands now, fans get uptight about the results of these matches when we've really got no idea of what the two clubs were intending to get out of them. We might as well start worrying about all the unseen fuck-ups that the players have made in their training 11 v. 11 matches. There's plenty going on at the club that would be more engaging for fans if the club chose to cover it. For starters, we've supposedly got a marquee player there who fans know almost nothing about, and maybe he'd be more popular if we knew a whole lot more about him. Likewise all the visa players. It's all a storm in a teacup that didn't need to be there in the first place.

I reckon Scotty has fucked a few Indian chicks over the years coz thats pretty spicy.