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Its going to cop a lot of flak and should be done subtly as first... but personally I think its a good idea because its recognising how a lot of gay PPL do follow AFL. In ten years time Gay Marriage will be most likely be legal in this country as it is increasingly becoming more and more of an apolitical issue - So a Gay Round in a Sporting League really is not going to look so out of place. Why bother though? I mean, it's not like the regular rounds are known as 'White Male Straight Bloke, fuck all you other weirdos round'. It's the classic thing of everyone is trying to be so accepting and careful not to offend minority groups, that it ends up discriminating even more than if they were able to just get on with it and be treated like they aren't anything special, vulnerable or rare. Because they're not. That's equality, everyone is equal.

Yes, but it shouldn't really matter. If we are genuine contenders for the play-offs we have to win this match irrespective of back-room changes at Central Coast. If we're going to use this sort of thing as an excuse - and we've used some pretty feeble excuses in the past - then it just shows that we are not worthy contenders. We have a line-up that should be capable of winning this match comfortably. No more excuses.

When you're in Bosnia don't look a stray dog in the eye.

No no no-no no no no-no no no no-no no no-vi-llo

I know! How dare the council do that! FFS this is a complete joke. If it cared so much about its name then it would have changed it at deed poll.

hi guys, im new here. Become a supporter of Melbourne City because of Safuwan. here's an article about him on how Safuwan Baharudin grown through the years. Footballer Safuwan Baharudin made headlines last week when he became the first Singaporean to score a goal in the A-League, the top flight in Australian soccer. The defender bulged the net to equalise for Melbourne City in his team's 3-1 win over Adelaide United. Plaudits flowed after that, including the Man of the Match award, congratulations from Melbourne's parent club Manchester City as well as selection in the A-League's Team of the Week. Here is a look at Safuwan's rise from childhood to stardom Down Under. Early promise 12-year-old Safuwan Baharudin. -- ST FILE Safuwan's talent was clear when he was just a boy. Formerly from Woodlands Primary School, his skill as a striker ensured that he was selected to be part of the pioneer intake at the Singapore Sports School, which opened in 2004. He later skippered the Sports School team. Safuwan Baharudin, (middle), age 13, from Singapore Sports School. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL Apart from football, he also excelled as a pitcher in baseball and softball. Moving back to move forward Drafted into the National Football Academy, Safuwan was eventually promoted to the Young Lions team in 2009, which is essentially the national development squad competing in the S-League. He was just 18 years old. As he started to sprout into a gangly teenager, Safuwan's height (1.81m) became an asset in defence, where coaches believe that his aerial ability is better suited. Safuwan Baharudin won the Yeo's People Choice Award at the S-League Awards Night held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel on Nov 29, 2011. -- PHOTO: TNP FILE But he never lost his scoring touch, finding the net nine times in 58 S-League appearances over three seasons. SEA Games: Fazli Ayob (left) and Hariss Harun (No. 17) celebrating Singapore's first goal, scored by Safuwan Baharudin (right), during the football match on Dec 5, 2009.-- PHOTO: ST FILE At the 2009 SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos, Safuwan scored twice as he helped Singapore to a bronze medal. National call-up Safuwan's rise continued in January 2010 when former national coach Raddy Avramovic handed him his first Singapore cap in a King's Cup game against hosts Thailand. Although the Lions lost 1-0, the Serb kept faith in the then 19-year-old. -- PHOTO: ST FILE Later that year, the youngster was given a starting place against hosts Vietnam at the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup. However, he slipped and gave away the only goal of the match as the Lions were eliminated in the group stage. Success Shahdan Sulaiman (left) and Safuwan Baharudin (right) kissing the Suzuki Cup after Singapore won Thailand in the final match of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2012 at Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok on Dec 22, 2012. -- PHOTO: ST FILE Two years after his heartbreak in Hanoi, Safuwan bounced back in style, establishing himself as a first-team regular in Singapore's victorious Suzuki Cup campaign. In the first leg of the final against Thailand, he played the full match at the Jalan Besar Stadium despite suffering a fever. The Lions eventually won 3-2 on aggregate. LionsXII defender Safuwan Baharudin sending a stylish lob into the far corner of Perak goalkeeper Farizal Marlias’ goal for the late winner to revive the LionsXII's Malaysia Cup campaign at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Aug 31, 2013. -- PHOTO: TNP FILE In 2013, the centre-back reinforced his reputation as one of Singapore's best footballers when he emerged as one of the pillars of the LionsXII's Malaysian Super League title run, scoring five goals in 26 games, including the crucial equaliser in the 2-2 draw against star-studded Johor Darul Takzim. Off the pitch, Safuwan also had a memorable 2013 as he married air stewardess Alia Qistina. LionsXII and national team star Safuwan Baharudin (left) takes a selfie with his wife, air stewardess Alia Qistina, at their wedding ceremony on April 13, 2014. -- PHOTO: SAFUWAN BAHARUDIN And last year, he became the first sportsman to be named The Straits Times Athlete of the Year since the award's inauguration in 2008. Singapore national footballer Safuwan Baharudin became the first male athlete to win the Straits Times Athlete of the Year award on Feb 28, 2014. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI Melbourne calling In January, Australian A-League club Melbourne City gave Safuwan a 10-day trial during the side's training camp in Dubai. Safuwan Baharudin at a recent 10-day trial with Melbourne City. -- PHOTO: FAS The 23-year-old impressed and signed a three-month loan deal. He made his debut, playing in defensive midfield, in the Melbourne derby against Victory on Feb 7, which City lost 3-0. Safuwan Baharudin (white jersey) made an assured, 60-minute debut as an A-League player in Melbourne City’s 3-0 defeat by city rivals Melbourne Victory on Feb 7, 2015. -- PHOTO: MELBOURNE CITY FC But on Feb 27, Safuwan played a blinder as he helped City beat Adelaide United 3-1. Deployed at right-back, he arrived at the far post to ram home a corner to equalise, sparking a comeback win. Safuwan Baharudin (left) is the toast of the Melbourne City fans after he scored against Adelaide United at Melbourne City’s AAMI Park home ground on Feb 27, 2015. -- PHOTO: MELBOURNE CITY FC For his heroics, the Singaporean was named Man of the Match and Manchester City congratulated him on social media. On a lighter note, he is now featured on popular video game FIFA15 as a Melbourne player. - LINK Safuwan was also selected in the A-League Round 19 team of the week by goal.com Australia. The only player from Melbourne City to be selected! LINK

I am really pleased with this type of article and believe the club execs should be honest in their communications with supporters, particularly when something doesn't work out as well as intended ... I have just recently suggested that club communication be put on the agenda at the next FRG meeting as, this interview aside, it's been badly lacking at times

A militant transgender aboriginal? Deadset sounds like south park manatees created that.

https://www.facebook.com/SubbuteoAustralia

The dude was reported as being out for a Germano, that's all you really need to know.

fuck that, this is the showdown I'm eagerly anticipating

What I like about this guy is that he's got poise and confidence on the ball. Doesn't appear to be hurried into making rash decisions. Watching a replay of our last game he made very few mistakes. Won most contests and laid the ball off well. Continue in this fashion and I'm sure he'll have a good future in the A-league. Hopefully with us.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/frank-lampard-was-never-likely-for-melbourne-city-says-brian-marwood-20150303-13trdg.html Former England superstar and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard was never a likely option for Melbourne City, Brian Marwood, the football administration officer for the club's Abu Dhabi-controlled owner, City Football Group, has revealed. And while Marwood stopped short of agreeing that the David Villa signing – where the Spanish World Cup winner played only four games for City – was a "disaster", he admitted that both the Melbourne club and the CFG had learnt plenty of lessons from an experiment that left a sour taste in the mouths of many City fans, especially those who had swelled the club's membership in the expectation that Villa would play 10 games for the Melbourne team. Results in the first half of the season, when City struggled badly for form, were unacceptable, Marwood said. But coach John van 't Schip's job was not dependent on making the finals. "We will assess it in the summer. We will take a view. We are happy with JVS and the group. We have a lot of faith in the staff. And when you are on the inside you know what they have to work with in terms of the dynamics of certain aspects," said Marwood, an English League winner with Arsenal in his playing days. -------- Hadn't seen this posted but it has many interesting comments about a range of subjects. I appologise if its been posted in one of the other topics. This part was very interesting later in the article: While City will still consider sending big-name players who are probably in their twilight years to Melbourne, it seems more likely that they will send younger players from the under-21 squad over for training or to play a season if they fit into the team dynamic. Currently a youngster from Manchester City's under 21s, James Horsfield, is training with van 't Schip's team to gain experience and develop his football. Seem's like that shared mentality with CFG is starting to occur with such player movements. But this part sums it all up so well: He readily admits that the Melbourne club did not make the most of the opportunities that it was presented with at the start of the season. "Certainly the results in the first half of the season were poor, not acceptable," Marwood said. "We didn't capture the momentum earlier in the season when membership went to 10,000. We had nearly 16,000 to David's first game. But because the results weren't there ... people used to say at first that it was always same old City in Manchester and I heard it here too, that Melbourne City will take you to the point, then disappoint you. But hopefully symbols like the new training ground will show that we are here for the long term."

Thought I'd start a thread about podcasts that are avaliable that focus on the aleague. Here are the ones I have found so far. Top of the League: It is on abc grandstand and has David Davutovic and Damien Lovelock on it. Monday mornings The Back Post: Also on abc grandstand but only has a host and davutovic on it and is more of a preview show. Friday mornings The Fox Football Podcast: Has the usuals from fox sports, adam peacock hosts it and it also has an EPL segment. They review and preview the games but sometimes they miss games which is annoying and then they crack the shits when you call them out on it haha. Its on tuesday The World Game Podcast: Basically the SBS version of the one above with no epl. Thursdays. Soccer Stoppage Time: Usually its out on Wednesday and is a recorded podcast of their show on mondays. They cop a lot of flack but I like them. They also include the EPL and champions league. Anyway these are the ones I listen to if there are any I have missed list them here

Agreed, but I think that the (hardly challenging) Sydney-Melbourne flights, plus the much better facilities that we'll presumably have at our disposal in Melbourne to aid recovery, plus the sleeping in your own bed factor means that they wouldn't stay up the whole time. Perhaps after the mid-week game. Isn't the third game (Newcastle) at home though?

All booked for this one. Cost $110 return. Have a feeling their might not be many going to this one

I'd start him tbh. Would keep Williams on the bench, always plays better off there IMO.

I haven't seen any fault listing on this forum but I do know someone who was unimpressed by his signing and keeps on harping on any imagined mistake. I have been having a good laugh since the Adelaide game.There's been a few posts in different threads. Didn't bother to check if it was different people or not. Someone said he was slow. I didn't notice that, all I saw was 3 games, 2 man of the match performances (or near enough). for some reason I think some blamed him for the derby loss, well at least two of the goals, which is stupid. The great irony of here is that people bemone the fact that we apparently only sign old players yet when we sign a young player from somewhere noone has heard of (the very thing people have been asking for) suddenly the opinion changes after one loss where he debuted and start saying why arnt we signing more high profile players, JD and JVS have to go blah blah blah the CFG are a joke etc etc etc

I also thought that Redmayne had another season. But if the article is correct then I wish Redmayne all the best in his future endeavours.

I am sick of hearing about public servants going on about demanding pay rises and how hard done by that the offer they got was too small. Come on over to the private sector and see how you go. My last pay rise was 3 years ago but I'm ahead of a lot as at least I still have a job.

They're just standing over there near their "Germano" spaces.

Espendola - Give the youth a chance!

who is listing faults, what faults in particular? He seems top for HAL, now his nerves are gone. It would be brilliant to have him for a couple of years to go to greener pastures, not just for Safuwan ,but as a club it would mean a lot, same as the Frenchy.

My interpretation of an "Invitation to three post-match member and player functions" would have been rather more of a personal invitation than just the notice in the club's e-letter. However, I now see that this "Invitation" is a feature of all the memberships I've looked at (except it is two functions for the two-match flexi-memberships). But I don't equate a notice in a newsletter to an "invitation" so I think the wording is misleading. It may be a small point, but for me it's the kind of communication shit that needs tidying up by the club. Definitely "communications" should be raised by the FRG please.

Honestly I can't even be fucked any more, way too much retarded shit going on, but thankfully AyeCee is always there to make the point for me.

England, Scotland (got family there), France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. Really want to go to Switzerland aswell but not too sure yet, will be a decision I make when I'm over there. I will never step foot inside France again, horrific experience. Germany is beaut but I found it expensive compared to the other places I visited (Croatia, Spain, Prague, Amsterdam) Amsterdam my favourite for obvious reasons. Rent a bike as soon as you get there and you are set.

I didn't imply that at all. In fact I actually meant that people do stupid things and make many mistakes during their lives. But having said that, it wouldn't be a stretch to include a period in a person's life where they dealt/trafficked drugs multiple times as one big mistake. I'm not your mate! Ahhaaaa!! Yeah, fair enough. I can understand why you in your position would be angry and upset about a situation like this (as much as we don't agree), and are probably more "qualified" to be than many who supposedly feel the same way. I could be wrong, but I feel like a lot of people don't really grasp the magnitude of what they are actually saying. And that, in it's simplicity, is what I wanted people to do before they decided that other lives should be ended. Fair enough Pete. So in that time assuming they have made multiple runs, perhaps even dozens...??? Of all the drugs they distributed how many have led to deaths because of them? How many lives have been ruined because of them? I think until you can sit back and have a look at just how many lives they have detroyed can you then make a judgement on these two guys. No death penalty should exist, but in Indonesia it does, and these guys were fully aware of it, so they now live with their consequences. I feel no pity for them whatsover, I do feel pity for their families in that they have ruined their lives through this. I declined to comment on this out of respect for Sheepdog. Thanks mate (not my mate really)

Take a portable phone charger, some hostels don't have power points. (assuming you're staying in hostels) Don't plan TOO much, if you don't like a certain place for whatever reason you want to be able to fuck off for a while without being stuck there, even if it is to the next closest town/city

Not sure if srs.And if srs, LOL. SRS LOL. Still not sure.

I have a Premium A Family Membership and have been waiting to be advised about the 'Invitation to three post-match member and player functions and closed training' as well so called just now and Mel said "2 of the three post-match member and player function's have already occurred". Apparently they were advertised in the newsletter we receive, the next one is right after the Wellington game, at Edwin's Cafe. Mel also said we should be receiving our invites to the closed training session very soon.

I didn't imply that at all. In fact I actually meant that people do stupid things and make many mistakes during their lives. But having said that, it wouldn't be a stretch to include a period in a person's life where they dealt/trafficked drugs multiple times as one big mistake. I'm not your mate! Ahhaaaa!! Yeah, fair enough. I can understand why you in your position would be angry and upset about a situation like this (as much as we don't agree), and are probably more "qualified" to be than many who supposedly feel the same way. I could be wrong, but I feel like a lot of people don't really grasp the magnitude of what they are actually saying. And that, in it's simplicity, is what I wanted people to do before they decided that other lives should be ended. Fair enough Pete. So in that time assuming they have made multiple runs, perhaps even dozens...??? Of all the drugs they distributed how many have led to deaths because of them? How many lives have been ruined because of them? I think until you can sit back and have a look at just how many lives they have detroyed can you then make a judgement on these two guys. No death penalty should exist, but in Indonesia it does, and these guys were fully aware of it, so they now live with their consequences. I feel no pity for them whatsover, I do feel pity for their families in that they have ruined their lives through this. I declined to comment on this out of respect for Sheepdog.

LOL - Is this because by the time you get to the G all the seats in the MCC are already covered by furnaces and pieces of newspaper by Bill and Jude who got their at 7am to save their spots. TTIM: The unwritten rule at the races that a form guide on an empty table in the Members that means that table has therefore been taken for the rest of the afternoon.

Where's the lolsy pic of Aloisi punching his chest like a pleb in front of yside after a draw lmao

Yep. So have bought a season ticket yet? 9 game plan. I won't be able to make the midweek games because of work. Real ultras are on the dole mate.

Don't care if he snarls at every game and doesn't say a word to anybody. All I care about is if he does a good job preparing the side and managing it on game day. The club can hire anyone to press the flesh, I want a coach, not a cheer leader.

That was also my interpretation. You have to assess the team and JVS based on the other A-League teams' performances and where we finish in relation to them. This year the top of the table is very close there are lots of good teams without any one standing out above the rest. The team that finishes 4th this year will be a lot better than the team that finished 4th in years gone by. So it is more understandable that we finish lower this year compared to years when there has been 1-2 good teams and the rest of the league was playing poor.

It astounds and saddens me the number of people who are ok with/all for the death penalty. Forget about circumstances, the who, what, why, and where.... People should just think for a moment about what they are actually condoning, and ask themselves if they are really ok with someone being able to decide that another person should die. Are you ok with the fact that you think that way? Is that the way a so-called 'civilised society' should think and act?

Got EVERY episode, including the Banned 'Requiem for a dream' + DT Movie: The Movie... on digital and DVD. Looking to acquire the one disk BluRay... How they didn't get a 4th season is beyond me. Best animated series EVER!!

Great post and very interesting use of language. Reading between the lines, to me it was basically an admission that they have really fucked up a lot of things since taking over, but more importantly they want to fix it sooner rather than later. As someone who has had to witness some of the most baffling acts of idiocy go on at this club and then be given a sugar coated response when the decisions were questioned, this is really appreciated.

He's a rock star in Singapore. Should be cashing in now promoting this kid in their communities in Melbourne. Bring them to games. It's a huge opportunity.

I'm getting greedy now, the more I look at it the more I see areas that could be added It's very surprising to see just how in depth they went with the facility. It's light years ahead of rival HAL clubs and will likely make other clubs lift their game. I can see SFC try and up the ante, as we all know they are about status. They try something and CFG will go ahead and launch Phase 2 haha

Since mutual release with Clermont Foot Auvergne 63 he played a trial match with Nottingham Forest vs. Spurs behind closed doors and then was on trial with St. Etienne (Ligue 1) so I'd say fitness won't be an issue. Is Auvergne french for injury ? No the word for injury in french is Germaneaux

Going to be hard for players to break into the team with the youth league being finished too Good. They are meant to be competing for places not having them handed over just because everyone else is injured.

The car park lines are white for normal people - blue are those for disabled parking. Standard across Australia. Sorry but unless they have about 50 disabled car parks then all the car park lines are all blue for anyone to park in. We only need 9 blue spots at the moment, I guess their planning for the future.

The new Facebook advert telling everyone how much better the Internet would be with more people connected. First of all why are you telling me? I'm connected already. I've done my part. Surely if it were true they would be better off spending money on buying poor people computers and connecting them to the Internet rather than make ads aimed at countries where pretty much everyone has the Internet. And second- the last thing the world needs is uneducated morons moaning about shit on Internet forums

Didn't picture Redmayne being the type to drive an i30

Alright niche question time. I'm going to England for the Rugby World Cup final in October, the old man and I visit London at least once a year and both grew up there so are sick of it. My mums family are Lithuanians who left during communism so we thought it would be a good place to visit for a week. Has anyone been/ have any suggestions of what to do and what not to do? I know fuck all about the country itself and have got a brief understanding from quick research online but previous trips have taught me peoples previous experiences and tips are always the best. So Lithuania what can ya'll telll me?

Beachcomber Island used to be great but I think it got burnt down. You could walk around the island in about 20 mins and all that was on it was a pub and dorms, so the only thing everybody could do was drink. Avoid Nadi, it's a fucking hole. Spend as much time as you can on the islands. Tower of London is probably the only real touristy thing in England that's really worth going to. Bath is worth visiting. Other than that just drink and go to sports. Having a kid has killed my regular travels, apart from Sydney away will be spending some time in the Grampians later on in the year and Perth/Singapore next year.

ffs.

CoD4 is probably the best game in the series, competitive wise, Europe still playing it 5 years on.