haz Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 8 hours ago, jw1739 said: Sydney finished third in their Group so do not progress to the next stage of the competition. I could joke about how Sydney are the best team the A-League has ever seen, but realistically it just shows how shit the league is in general and how we've fallen so far behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 2 hours ago, haz said: I could joke about how Sydney are the best team the A-League has ever seen, but realistically it just shows how shit the league is in general and how we've fallen so far behind. Not sure about that - Buriram qualified out of their group and Kitchee (!) and got nearly as many points as Melbourne Victory, my personal opinion is most teams still treat it as a bit of a giggle due to when it occurs in our season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 45 minutes ago, Tommykins said: Not sure about that - Buriram qualified out of their group and Kitchee (!) and got nearly as many points as Melbourne Victory, my personal opinion is most teams still treat it as a bit of a giggle due to when it occurs in our season. That's the one good thing about CFG, that we know (unofficially) they want success in Asia and will take is as seriously as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 People will prob say its a cop out, and in some regards fair enough, but it really hasnt helped that the direct Aussie qualifier's have drawn the tough groups (all Japanese, South Korean and Chinese teams) two years in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Tommykins said: Not sure about that - Buriram qualified out of their group and Kitchee (!) and got nearly as many points as Melbourne Victory, my personal opinion is most teams still treat it as a bit of a giggle due to when it occurs in our season. IMO this is more like it - we just don't treat it seriously enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Slipped from 11th to 17th. https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/crank2020/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, Harrison said: Slipped from 11th to 17th. https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/crank2020/ That's a serious issue that must be addressed quickly by FFA and the League. We're down there now with the football minnows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) Fixtures will have to be pushed back. No idea how this plays out. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/ffa-statement-relation-afc-champions-league-2020-match-day-1-fixtures Edit: They've pushed back the fixtures against the Chinese clubs. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/ffa-welcomes-revision-afc-champions-league-2020-match-dates Edited February 4, 2020 by Harrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) the smurfs are being made to look pretty very ordinary by Yokohama who are playing the way that we would like to be able to play, but can't Edited February 19, 2020 by belaguttman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 sad reflection of our league atm when the A-League's best team by a mile gets dismantled like that. (still love it though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Nate said: sad reflection of our league atm when the A-League's best team by a mile gets dismantled like that. (still love it though) Did not watch the game but Sydney never do well in the ACL. The refs have not been told to give them the game. Don't forget that two seasons ago the smurfs had so few free kicks given against them that it became embarrassing (and probably close to triggering an AFP investigation) that for the last six rounds the refs had to go so hard against them in order to bring their tally close to the ballpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 We'll never do well in ACL whilst we have small squad sizes and a salary cap that isn't far larger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, belaguttman said: We'll never do well in ACL whilst we have small squad sizes and a salary cap that isn't far larger It's not only that. Our clubs just don't play enough football. And I don't necessarily agree with the upper limitation of the salary cap - what IMO could be more limiting is that we have to pay a minimum % of the cap to what is mostly a collection of journeyman players who have a relatively comfortable existence playing one match a week for six months of the year. IMO there are so many aspects about the A-League that need to be addressed that I don't know that anyone knows where to start. We should already know now what the parameters for the next few seasons are going to be - maybe the clubs do but I doubt it. Edited February 20, 2020 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Happy to see Sydney get done!! I reckon Ange could take Yokohama all the way in the ACL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Any thoughts or rumours about thIs competition? im assuming it won’t restart till at least 2022, what with border closures, quarantine requirements and Covid outbreaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: Any thoughts or rumours about thIs competition? im assuming it won’t restart till at least 2022, what with border closures, quarantine requirements and Covid outbreaks The AFC are looking at using hubs for the 2021 competition. I can't see a hub in Australia, so in all probability we won't get to see City play. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/09/26/soccer/asian-champions-league-2021/ Just our luck, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 hurry up acl, we've got some asian Guza to spank which of our visas do you drop? Flo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 16 hours ago, Thrillhouse said: hurry up acl, we've got some asian Guza to spank which of our visas do you drop? Flo? Nuno Reis, easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 FotMob says we are playing Cerezo Osaka on Monday 21 June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 I saw the highlights (well until it got too boring) of Cerezo vs Vittel Kobe. Things I noted: Cerezo have 2 imports as their centre backs. Midfielder Fujita (#5) likes his long range shots and also has a Rory Delap style long throw in. Sakamoto (#17) scored a nice one on one. The game wasn’t great to watch, Cerezo were away and were content to sit in their own half and wait for their chance on the counter. They currently sit 9th (of 20). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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