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  12. So Happy Together

    in Chants

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    Stand By Me just reminds me of RACV ads (which ruined the link to one of my favourite childhood movies with the same name)

    Likewise SHT reminds me of the old Smiths chips ads, which means I really can't get into it.

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  13. City in the headlines

    in Melbourne City

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    Every interview I've heard with Kisnorbo has just been so bland which makes me wonder, was he the right choice for captain? I was stoked when he got it but leadership on the field has been severely lacking and he hasn't been offering the fans much in the media. 

  17. MVFC v MCFC - The Derby! R3

    in Melbourne City

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    I have been luke warm to this city takeover.

    Saturday night, after five years of loyal support for the red and white, my two sons have announced that they are now V*****y supporters and want 'tard shirts and scarves.

    City said we would have distinctive home and away colours and David Villa for ten games. Clearly we have been misled on both fronts.

    The attitude of the new City supporters on Saturday night made me feel like an alien in supporting the club I have supported since it's birth. I don't want to be supporting a plastic mini-me Manchester city and the use of the blue strip along with the Heart chants being drowned out was appalling from both the club and supporters. If Melbourne is in fact blue and white then it is the Visitors who hold the claim.

    To their credit, the other side of Melbourne have their own identity and it was more appealing to my sons as well as my friend I took along who is also now a V*****y supporter.

    I still have my membership and I am hoping I regain my passion for the Heart.

    I understand the current doom and gloom and I am just as pissed off about Saturday night's result as anyone else but we're forgetting that it is a long term project and we are only 3 games into it. CFG will literally not let us fail as it damages their reputation and they have already invested into us and it won't cost much for them to get us going.

     

    It was never going to be an overnight project. Manchester City took 4 years to win the title. I expect something similar for us as we turn over the shit such as Ramsay, get our academy and youth teams up and running and get our state of the art training centre put up. CFG know what they're doing. That's not to say they won't make any mistakes along the way but by Allah will they want to rectify them when they happen. 

     

    No offence Peter, I'm sure your sons are smart, but to jump off City at this point in time is one of the dumbest things I can think of. It's only going to get better from here. Buckle up and enjoy the ride, they're the ones that will be missing out on numerous championships and ACL campaigns. 

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  19. The JvS thread

    in Melbourne City

    Posted · Edited by HeartMillsy29

    I'm pressed for time, so I'll just say:

     

    - First of all I think there are some thoughtful and understandable questions being put forward about the team and about JVS. However, as I've said, I firmly believe that 2 games and 2 draws into the season that there is no case for sacking the coaching staff, and that the heavily negative responsibles are far too knee-jerk, and are based on too little data (that is, a mere 2 games of football). 

     

    - Singling out Behich and Dugandzic from last season's 24 players is to use 2 unrepresentative players of last season's squad's quality. Half of last season's squad got axed, and they had to be axed, and some were even shown the door before the season finished: Mifsud, Mebrahtu, Macallister. As for the Heart players that remain, Redmayne, Velaphi, Hoffman, Ramsay, Kalmar, Dugandzic and Williams in particular all aren't adding enough to the team currently, and I believe that the Heart players who comprise the current squad are ultimately weighing the team down. Some of them will come good this season (for example, I'm still optimistic about Dugandzic), but I think most Heart players will depart the club over the next year or two. So all up the squad is fundamentally imbalanced, with half a top team (consisting of the new signings) and half a team of players with dubious quality, and who seem truly scarred by the chronic underachievement of the Melbourne Heart seasons, and these players (in particular in the well known areas of LB, RB and GK) will hold the team back from being a top A-League team this season.

     

    - The fundamentals of Melbourne City's football over the first 2 games have looked solid and promising, and I reckon a person who was neutral, and who didn't have the baggage of seeing the team play Melbourne Heart's 4 seasons, would acknowledge that the team is playing good attacking football, and has a good outlook. The SBS Extra Time show last night, for example, provided just that summary of Melbourne City. It just seems to be Melbourne Heart supporters who are anxious that this season will mimic the 2010-11 season.

    Another thing is that the outcomes of games, and the mentality the team plays with, look much improved on previous seasons. There is no doubt that Melbourne Heart would have lost both the Round 1 match against Sydney, and yesterday's Round 2 match. The team is turning matches that it would have previously have lost into draws. And I believe that matches that the team would have previously have drawn will steadily become wins. The team will improve more, will start taking the lead more often and the wins will come.

     

    - Remember as well that Adelaide United under Gombau lost 5 and drew 3 of its first 9 matches last season. And for all the Gombau fanfare his team finished 6th. Implementing a solid structure and playing style based on attacking football is hard, and always takes a little time (especially when contrasted with the largely defensive and counterattacking football that the Jets played, as it is harder to create than destroy). And with that in mind, its my judgement that the attacking football the team is playing is coming along quite well, and I believe more will be shown in upcoming rounds.

     

    - The burden of proof is on those making the case. Why should the coach be sacked? There is something to the question 'what it is about JvS(edition 3) that gives them confidence that he will be any better than JvS(editions 1 and 2), because I just cannot see it', and it is that the team has played very little football: 2 games. There has been very little to see, period, good or bad. Nonetheless, I think the initial signs are good, and believe there is no strong and decisive arguments that prove that the team and the coach are fated to have a bad season.

     

     

    A final point is that I believe the team isn't far off. In my judgement the fundamentals are solid, and if there's slight improvement, for example a better player in LB and an in form forward/attacker (e.g. an in form David Williams), then I believe there will be a lot of reward and successful matches for Melbourne City. There are weaknesses that do hurt, but at the same time I believe the team is not far off, and things will come together. 

    :o

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