daniboi

Awfully convenient that he got paid marquee wages last year and chicken feed this year. As far as I'm concerned, with the attitude he has had since the WCQ he can piss off.

Can't go, because some genius decided to schedule a game at 7:00 on a work/school night. Couldn't make this shit up

I think we should bring Dean back in goals...sure Eugene is having a phenomenal season, but why don't we all think of the distribution?

Problem with the crowds nowadays is that they are a direct response to the ludicrous price of tickets. I’m not going purely because of the price. Secondary issue is that Etihad is the shittest stadium to watch a game of football in.

The wife likes to get caught offside....hahahahah Didn't know about that one - that takes the cake!!

You're absolutely correct about TV audiences, but as someone with five young children, even 7:0 on a Sunday night is too late. By the time the game finishes (9:00) and the children get ready for bed and get to sleep, it's 10:00, it's absolute bullshit.

I would love to meet the genius who decided to schedule several games at 7:30 on a Sunday night. Couldn't make this stuff up

Signed up a family membership today...hopefully it comes before Friday next week

Thank God someone else has said it. He is the shittest keeper going around. I wouldn't have him at George Cross.

In tomorrow's Herald Sun....thoughts? Would benefit us more than anyone. Think of the world class strikers we can put in the full back positions. ------------------------------------------------------------ THE A-League’s $2.65 million-dollar salary cap could be abolished, potentially paving the way for big pay hikes for local players and an influx of overseas stars. Most A-League clubs pay well above that figure as each is allowed to sign three marquee players on unrestricted wages. Melbourne City spends more than $9 million on its 23-26 man squad, Sydney FC almost $6 million and Melbourne Victory more than $5 million. Major League Soccer in the US is the only other notable soccer league to have a salary cap. Melbourne City is already flexing its financial muscle. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) Player union chief executive John Didulica said there would be many possibilities when the new Collective Bargaining Agreement was negotiated in 2018, adding there were no guarantees the salary cap would remain long-term. “An agreement to a salary cap in football is never an absolute and cannot be taken for granted,’’ Didulica said. “Consent to wage restraint is always dependent on a number of factors. It works hand-in-hand with having sustainable clubs that are exceptionally well managed, having some measure of job security for players, an assurance that agreed entitlements will be paid, suitable funds being set aside to support players who are transitioning out of the sport. “Beyond that, we are part of a global sport. If we want to attract and retain the best players to drive the sport forward, we need to be ambitious with our thinking.” The union will have a far bigger say in how the game is being run when it has a presence on the Football Federation Australia general assembly, which votes in the FFA board. FIFA is likely to force FFA to lift the assembly number from 10 to 18 in March. The Herald Sun yesterday revealed that at least 25 Australian-born soccer players were paid more than the AFL’s top earners, Lance Franklin, Gary Ablett and Tom Boyd. Of the 25, 17 broke through in the A-League, including top earner Trent Sainsbury, or revived their careers back home, such as No.2 Matthew Spiranovic. The other eight left Australia as teenagers, including Massimo Luongo, Brad Smith and Jason Davidson. There are 260 players on A-League lists, a number that will grow when the competition expands. Another 160-plus Australian players are playing overseas, mainly in Europe and Asia. Trent Sainsbury earns a packet at Chinese club Jiangsu Suning. The A-League average wage is $180,000, a $145,000 rise from the final season of the National Soccer League 12 years ago. The AFL employs 850 players on an average wage of $300,000. The advent of the A-League, the emergence of the lucrative Chinese market and much-improved Socceroos pay conditions — players average $100,000 a year representing Australia and as much as $200,000 in a World Cup year — have resulted in soccer wages surging past those in the AFL.

If horror of horrors happens and South Melbourne get granted an A-League license, where does that leave us, not just as a club but individual fans? I don't know if I continue to support the league if we go back to the shit old days of all the ethnic shit. Don't get me wrong, I'm a foundation member and love this club, but honestly don't know what the future holds if the FFA let's those flogs in. From a membership point of view it would hit the tards more than us, so I don't have any great concerns from that end. Thoughts

Okay, besides the FFA Cup victory of the other Melbourne team, Dean has not kept a clean sheet and looks shaky (at best) and his positioning is down-right horrible. Surely he can not keep his place. I maintain my opinion that something has gone on behind the scenes between Sorensen and JVS that we don't know about. If not, it's a waste of the best keeper in the league and a visa spot.

After his dismal pass last week, Rose was outstanding tonight. NO ONE can seriously deny him his dues tonight.

That cross from Colazo would not be out of place in any league in the world.

Great post, cheers. Also to give some credence to the global 'City' brand. I'm a Newcastle United supporter (despite the best efforts of Fat Mike), yet my children all want to watch Man City on the weekends because they are our sister club.