Alexxxandro Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 28/02/2017 at 7:02 AM, Dylan said: FFA Cup curse After winning it in 2014 Adelaide came third that season after coming sixth the season before. And then the next season they came first. City are currently fourth after having come fourth last season. There was talk at the start of the season by some that we would start the season brightly until other teams figured us out. Also we played at AAMI park for the quarter final, semi final and final. When does a team ever get that? Three home games to finish a cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 21 minutes ago, Alexxxandro said: After winning it in 2014 Adelaide came third that season after coming sixth the season before. And then the next season they came first. City are currently fourth after having come fourth last season. There was talk at the start of the season by some that we would start the season brightly until other teams figured us out. Also we played at AAMI park for the quarter final, semi final and final. When does a team ever get that? Three home games to finish a cup. The semi was a Victory home match. It would have been madness on the part of FFA to have played it anywhere other than AAMI Park. As for the final - well, Sydney had barely been out of Sydney for their whole campaign, whereas we had been to Brisbane and Perth. I don't have any problems with our FFA Cup win. We won it fairly and squarely, and played bloody good football to do so against some tough opponents all the way through. Credit where credit is due. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) I know this season ended off badly. We should have ended up 3rd and made asia and could have gone all the way if we signed a good coach after JVS was sacked. But 2 achievements we had was winning the FFA cup and being one of the two teams to beat sydney.........and also smashing victards 4-1. Even though we all argue with eachother occasionally. It shows we all have a "Heart" for this club and want the best out of it. Its time to concentrate on the preseason and be ready for hopefully a great next season and getting a great coach and players. Up the city boys Sack Valkanis Love u fellas Edited April 23, 2017 by xXCiTyZeNXx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 First of all we need to ban all caps thread titles from the forum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Your posting record aside - Highlighting a derby win as a plus for the season is pathetic and everything that's wrong with this club and our fans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: Your posting record aside - Highlighting a derby win as a plus for the season is pathetic and everything that's wrong with this club and our fans. The alex jones avatar is all I needed to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'd be happy to lose all 3 derbies if, in return, we won the Premiership and Championship, derbies are just 3 other games, sure its 9 points but I want the prize, I don't care about the visit0rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 6 hours ago, thisphantomfortress said: Your posting record aside - Highlighting a derby win as a plus for the season is pathetic and everything that's wrong with this club and our fans. I didnt attend to cause more harm than good from my post. I know the second half of the season was shocking and it was shit. But at least we won something mate. City hasnt won anything since the club started. I apologize if i offended u by writing the post mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Would there be any chance of getting Trent sainsbury on loan for next year... not playing at inter would be a machine for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffplz Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 hour ago, xXCiTyZeNXx said: I didnt attend to cause more harm than good from my post. I know the second half of the season was shocking and it was shit. But at least we won something mate. City hasnt won anything since the club started. I apologize if i offended u by writing the post mate We taking attendance now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Just now, jeffplz said: We taking attendance now? I was gonna put attendance but last like was terrible. Only 9500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017                      Galekovic               Tongyik    New CB    Jackobsen Franjic                  Kilkenny               New LB                  Visa CAM   Caceras                     Bruno  Brandan/Fitzy  This should be our formation given our squad. Everyone bitched and moaned about us using 3 at the back but it was worse with 4 at the back  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Dylan said:                      Galekovic               Tongyik    New CB    Jackobsen Franjic                  Kilkenny               New LB                  Visa CAM   Caceras                     Bruno  Brandan/Fitzy  This should be our formation given our squad. Everyone bitched and moaned about us using 3 at the back but it was worse with 4 at the back  Brandan won't be available until late in the next season so it'll have to be Fitzy up with Bruno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Dylan said:                      Galekovic               Tongyik    New CB    Jackobsen Franjic                  Kilkenny               New LB                  Visa CAM   Caceras                     Bruno  Brandan/Fitzy  This should be our formation given our squad. Everyone bitched and moaned about us using 3 at the back but it was worse with 4 at the back Couple of comments. IMO Franjic is no more than a squad player now. We need to give Retre and Pieiras plenty of match time if we want them to progress. And I agree that Cahill shouldn't be in the starting line-up, so what is our bench going to look like? 59 minutes ago, IssySG said: Brandan won't be available until late in the next season so it'll have to be Fitzy up with Bruno. If that is the case, surely this season we will look to have an injury replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 5 hours ago, Dylan said:                      Galekovic               Tongyik    New CB    Jackobsen Franjic                  Kilkenny               New LB                  Visa CAM   Caceras                     Bruno  Brandan/Fitzy  This should be our formation given our squad. Everyone bitched and moaned about us using 3 at the back but it was worse with 4 at the back  I'd tweak it slightly:                      Galekovic               Tongyik    VISA CB    Jackobsen Franjic             Kilkenny  Visa CM            New LB (Or Josh Rose)                       Martinez (MQ)               Bruno(MQ)  Brandan(Injury Replacement) Bouzanis, Malik, Retre, Fitzy, Cahill  The only issue with the 3-5-2 is that there's not a clear spot in the 11 for guys like Fitzy or Kamau, neither of them are wingbacks or strikers, although given Fitzys directness and end product this season he could be worth a try there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, Embee said: The only issue with the 3-5-2 is that there's not a clear spot in the 11 for guys like Fitzy or Kamau, neither of them are wingbacks or strikers. Bang on the money. We were stocked with decent wingers, precisely to play the 4-3-3, with Fitzgerald, Kamau, Colazo, Brandan and Kuzmanovski. Since three of those are unlikely to play next season we are down to Fitzgerald and Kamau. You'd think that we would be going after another one or even two in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 The mens team will not progress until they address the group mentality issue by using someone like this Quote He's a former business leader and strategist for the Wiggles and now the beating heart behind Sydney FC's winning mentality. Mike Conway, professor at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, has been a quiet but enduring presence at the Sky Blues - even before the A-League season started. Wearing the club tracksuit and often loitering around training and the dressing room on matchdays, the 'emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership advisor' can be credited with helping ingrain the inclusive team culture often referenced by coach Graham Arnold. Where strength and conditioning coach Andrew Clark maintains the players' physical fitness, Conway develops fitness of the brain. And in a sport centred just as much on mental durability as skill, his influence has been a vital component of Sydney's absurdly successful campaign. "I have enjoyed working with the first team squad at Sydney FC," Conway wrote in a post on LinkedIn. "These young men are in most instances optimistic souls. However, all have their doubts at one time or another, particularly under pressure or in times of failure and disappointment. "In these instances, non-effective processes creep in. I have been specifically adopting a positive psychology and hypnotherapeutic techniques which build individual emotional intelligence and resilience." The result is obvious in the way Arnold and his players genuinely expect to win each week, and in this week's insistence that Saturday's season-defining semi-final against Perth is nothing more than "round 28". Of course, superstition still plays a little part - chicken and pumpkin risotto is the fixed lucky lunch menu the day before each game, and there might be something behind the continuing presence of skipper Alex Brosque's sumptuous beard. But overall, defender Rhyan Grant said the psychological growth had made a huge difference. "We've done a lot of mental stuff this year with Arnie and the staff," Grant said. "People like Mike have come in talk to us about that sort of stuff. "It's a confidence thing and we have that belief in each other that we can always get a goal back, go up a goal and go until the final whistle. "It's put belief in everybody, we know we can run a game out and score goals whenever we put our minds to it." Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nah brah Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) On 27/04/2017 at 5:55 AM, Dylan said:                      Galekovic               Tongyik    New CB    Jackobsen Franjic                  Kilkenny               New LB                  Visa CAM   Caceras                     Bruno  Brandan/Fitzy  This should be our formation given our squad. Everyone bitched and moaned about us using 3 at the back but it was worse with 4 at the back  tongyik should be nowhere near the first team.  he show boats by going for a run up the pitch like david luiz and everyone thinks he's special.  the only reason defenders like that get up the pitch is because they briefly overload midfield with an extra man. he is a liability and his positioning has cost us goals.  we were pretty soft at the back v perth with him on the pitch. i'd rather play rose on than waste cap space on a new left back. our priorities are: 1. a coach 2. a central defender 3. a marquee creative attacking midfielder we are good in every other position.  i have some preferences for changes but if we can keep remaining squad an nail those 3 we will be infinitely stronger next year.    Edited April 29, 2017 by nah brah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jw1739 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Bela, my preparation for next season is to remove our memberships from the "auto-renewal" process and move from City Gold to City Blue. This means we won't be anywhere the City bench, and I won't be tempted to hurl abuse at the back of Valkanis' head (or whoever inherits the poisoned chalice), and therefore at half-time MrsJW won't threaten to divorce me unless I stop embarrassing her for the rest of the match. I think I'm doing very well so far and I'm looking forward to being something of a "new man" next season. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Bela, my preparation for next season is to remove our memberships from the "auto-renewal" process and move from City Gold to City Blue. This means we won't be anywhere the City bench, and I won't be tempted to hurl abuse at the back of Valkanis' head (or whoever inherits the poisoned chalice), and therefore at half-time MrsJW won't threaten to divorce me unless I stop embarrassing her for the rest of the match. I think I'm doing very well so far and I'm looking forward to being something of a "new man" next season. Just yell louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jovan said: Just yell louder. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 33 minutes ago, Jovan said: Just yell louder. Like everyone at the active end does 50 minutes ago, nah brah said: tongyik should be nowhere near the first team.  he show boats by going for a run up the pitch like david luiz and everyone thinks he's special.  the only reason defenders like that get up the pitch is because they briefly overload midfield with an extra man. he is a liability and his positioning has cost us goals.   That should be the signal for one midfielder to begin a forward run and transfer the overload to the front third and the other midfielder to drop back into the hole created by Tongyik. It's better that he moves forward with the ball in the first phase of attacking transition than just stand on it or pass it sideways or backwards 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Exactly a defender that can carry the ball into midfield(and not lose it) and then pick a pass is very valuable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 More people at the vixens game than our final lulz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 3 hours ago, Dylan said: More people at the vixens game than our final lulz But how many community programs did they have ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 On 1/27/2017 at 9:52 PM, jw1739 said: Calling it now. We won't catch either Sydney or Victory for a top two finish, and neither will we beat either in a finals match. Well, that wasn't a bad call for 27th January... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nah brah Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 23 hours ago, belaguttman said: Like everyone at the active end does That should be the signal for one midfielder to begin a forward run and transfer the overload to the front third and the other midfielder to drop back into the hole created by Tongyik. It's better that he moves forward with the ball in the first phase of attacking transition than just stand on it or pass it sideways or backwards should be.  and it happened when malik was in midfield against perth a couple times.  im not saying its a totally bad thing.  im just saying that people jizz over it more than it is worth.  i just think he is a very ordinary defender.  chapman was a better option. tongyik he gets out of shape.  he's flat footed and gets done to easily by opponents.  he makes shit passing choices.  i get the sense that he thinks he's much better than he is and gets overly confident.  or he just doesnt pay attention.   i just can not believe we went into this season with one first choice central defender.  this is an epic failure. seriously malik, muscat, kilkenny and tongyik should not be first choice central defenders.  the squad this season was so poorly balanced.  a player roster that did not fit the system and 2 key positions just not accounted for - a second central defender and a creative attacking mid.  just nothing there.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 There are certainly valid concerns about recruiting and player selection but they pale into insignificance when you look at the problems with our lack of defensive structure, repeated errors throughout the season and the strong case that can be made for our defensive structure and decision making having got worse over the course of the season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, belaguttman said: There are certainly valid concerns about recruiting and player selection but they pale into insignificance when you look at the problems with our lack of defensive structure, repeated errors throughout the season and the strong case that can be made for our defensive structure and decision making having got worse over the course of the season I don't think there's any doubt about that whatsoever. Our defenders looked completely lost against Perth - more like a team already consigned to relegation than one contesting the finals play-offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 By the end of the season our win/loss record shows that we were playing like the 7th best team in the competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited)  Saw this on ALM page list of each clubs uncontracted players for next season Who should we target?    Edited May 14, 2021 by Missing_Moy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Missing_Moy said: Saw this on ALM page list of each clubs uncontracted players for next season Who should we target?    I'd be keen on Ibini, although I doubt we could get him. Other than that I'm content with our squad as is and think our real improvement will come from nailing our visas and most importantly, the gaffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Missing_Moy said: Saw this on ALM page list of each clubs uncontracted players for next season Who should we target?    None. Next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Missing_Moy said: Saw this on ALM page list of each clubs uncontracted players for next season Who should we target?    1. Ninkovic 2. Ninkovic 3. Ninkovic 4. McGree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Correct me if I'm wrong but was Ninkovic benched at times the previous season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Ninkovic, Troisi, Ibini would be my pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 I thought Nico Martinez was on a one-season loan (from Olympiacos) with WSW and that that had now expired? There was a rumour that we were interested. But we will be linked with every player under the sun over the next few months. As above, the manager is the one who should be signed first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 43 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I thought Nico Martinez was on a one-season loan (from Olympiacos) with WSW and that that had now expired? There was a rumour that we were interested. But we will be linked with every player under the sun over the next few months. As above, the manager is the one who should be signed first. Completely agree. The manager and city management system is the most important. Once we work on building our defensive structure and fixing our tactics then thats when we can sign players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Is that Stephen Zinni from us at WSW? Can't even remember when he left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 11 hours ago, Missing_Moy said: Saw this on ALM page list of each clubs uncontracted players for next season Who should we target?    Liam Reddy for one season - then we would become his eight club in the A-League. Afterwards that would leave only AU and Victory to play for thus being the first player to have played for all clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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