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18 minutes ago, Mr MO said:
If he a Glory fan?
I actually wanted to look him up and check. The woman that was commentating barely said a word but when she did it was some monotonous tone. Only got mildly excited when Perth scored their second goal.
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Btw the commentating is beyond a joke. One of the most biased disgraceful games I've listened to.
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Jamieson again. Reis looking like a fish out of water at RB.
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Time has passed for Jamo to retire
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Glovers distribution is atrocious for a professional goalkeeper.
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Does anyone have an example anywhere in the world where game postponment due to crowd behaviour has resulted in full points being awarded to the opposing team?
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2 hours ago, bt50 said:
I think he's been pretty good albeit maybe not the level i thought he might get to. Probably more workmanlike and less flashy than i expected, but thats by no means a bad thing and hes definitely playing his part in an effective system. I reckon its starting to play on him a bit that he doesnt have a goal yet though.
Spot on it is. A moment or two last game he had perfect opportunity to provide an assist in what would be a goal without doubt yet opted to take it on himself.
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Derby to be continued in April from 22nd minute 1-0 up.
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2 hours ago, citypool said:
Dont imagine they would be monetary sanctions based on their current financial position besides what they need to pay in damages. Must be a points sanction and/or possible ongoing NT sanctions?
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2 hours ago, Le Hack said:
It's a bit of a juggling act as you want the juniors to gain experience but you also want the seniors to also get match time just in case there is an injury and to also keep them happy. It's one of a few things that I'm liking about Rado compared to PK is that he's willing to use his bench and give them the responsibility to continue the good work from earlier. He's also not a micro manager from the sidelines which I reckon the team is responding to as they seem to play with more freedom and enjoyment. And the tactics appear closer to City philosophy although maybe that's just my view.
Fair point. Just makes me wonder if we have the next 'Tilio' coming through the ranks or not.
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Anyone else notice we had no young substitutions to make? Jmac was taken off, I thought at least Raphael would come on.
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30 minutes ago, HughJass said:
No, only because they got no money to pay him out
Rumour he already agreed to go to the J2 league during the world cup. Apparently his interest in striving for results since then has declined. Plus victory get a six figure compensation fee out of it.
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6 hours ago, haz said:
With Victory being so low on the table, I can't see the derby being forfeited.
The APL will not want Victory missing out on the finals and will need them to get as much points as they can.
But this doesn't make sense....unless they call the game a draw whereby victory gets a point. Otherwise it has nothing to do with victory position on the ladder.
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6 hours ago, Mr MO said:
They are a little less noticeable as we didn’t get scored against, the handball outside the box for example.
But the main thing now is that with some good saves in most games he makes a positive difference.
Just waiting for the game where we don't need to rely on good fortune to stop us conceding.
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Record financial loss at Melbourne Victory as US ownership looms
Melbourne Victory lost $6.7 million and was in deep financial trouble just months before it struck a deal that could hand control of the club to a US private equity investor within five years.
So bad were the financial problems at the A-League’s best supported club that Victory’s auditors warned there was “material uncertainty” it could continue as a “going concern”, the club’s 2021-22 accounts show.
The club’s revenue was badly affected by the pandemic – as were other professional sports clubs – but higher expenses also left it in the precarious position of having its liabilities exceeding its assets.
The deal with investor 777 Partners and the club’s financial woes pre-date last month’s violent pitch invasion at AAMI Park that has led to initial sanctions against Victory, including limiting the number of fans it can have at games. Final penalties are yet to be determined by Football Australia.
Before the investment from 777 Partners, Victory’s auditor Moore Australia said the state of the club’s finances “indicate a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the group’s ability to continue as a going concern”.
Victory’s major shareholder Mario Biasin, the co-founder of major builder Metricon, died in May. Metricon was a major Victory sponsor, while Biasin owned 26 per cent of the club.
The Miami-based 777 Partners is a significant investor in world soccer, with stakes in Spanish La Liga side Sevilla, Italian Serie B team Genoa and Brazilian club Vasco De Gama. It recently struck a deal to make a significant investment in German Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.
It invests across insurance, finance, media and entertainment and aviation. The investor also backs new low-cost Australian airline Bonza. That airline will replace Metricon as a major Victory sponsor and its logo will appear on the front of the club’s jersey.
The deal with 777 Partners, if approved by Victory shareholders, will dramatically dilute the interest of existing major shareholders in the club including Di Pietro and businessmen Joe Mirabella and Sam Cuteri.
According to documents filed with the Australian Securities & Investment Commission, they intend to vote in favour of the 777 Partners investment. An expert report from RSM recommended the deal be approved by shareholders.
Private investment is playing a growing role in Australia soccer, with private equity firm Silver Lake now the biggest shareholder in the A-League. Victory also owns a stake in the A-League, along with the other 11 teams in the competition.
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His work rate is fantastic. Better than Luna? Quite possibly. That's a strength in itself.
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58 minutes ago, rass said:
Does it matter though? They were part of the Victory active group.
Victory have had a long time to get it right and ultimately haven't been able to control their fans. In the end, the club has to take the responsibility, members or not.
I get where you're coming and agree. Even victory members that are closer to the club/active support agree that there have been many incidents that the club has failed to fully address.
I also think @NewConvert has a point in wanting to know that information regarding those involved being members. It doesn't seem like much but separating actual paying members and potential banned members at the very least shows a few things....
1) The club/sport has acted already in the past and doesn't tolerate these thugs. They are not members. Nobodies that come to cause trouble.
2) The responsibility slightly shifts to the stadium security rather than the sport.
3) The period of time from when they were banned to this game can suggest this trouble happens only when these thugs are there. So it's not present at every game.
4) We need to distance all the good members and football people from these thugs as far as possible. Every opportunity we can get needs to be used to do so imo.
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1 hour ago, NewConvert said:
News are reporting that two men have been given life time bans from attending or associating with football in Australia. My first question is why are they not named? Secondly, how will this be policed? and if they breach the ban, what will happen? what are the consequences?
100% agree. Who are these men? What is their background. Are they members, walk ins. It is so important that the sport provides the public context around these issues... otherwise people will simply assume they are just football fans like everyone else.
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56 minutes ago, rass said:
I reckon that's a long bow you're drawing there... And a bit off trying to get others to agree he knew exactly where and how far he had to throw it.
Only Glover himself will know the answer... And tbf, he may himself even not know, it may have been totally reactive to the continued shit coming his way.
Stupid thing to do and he'll probably get some sort of sanction from it. But this idea of him deliberately inciting them is total bullshit.
I'm not trying to make anyone do anything. Secondly i never said he knew exactly how far he had to throw it. I says he knew roughly how far. Furthermore to that I don't believe he had actual intent to hit anyone with the flare. But IMO he threw it towards them with intent. I've seen the video footage of him looking back at them, picking up the flare and watching where he was throwing it over the goals. He was certainly pissed off because that flare was thrown at him. He saw it sail past his head.
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6 hours ago, Jovan said:
You'd think not, but my point was that Glover has shown big lapses of judgement so I could see him possibly doing it,
but then again na, that would be unimaginable, therefore that makes his actions even more provocative and careless.
Oh I agree with your point. But you agree then I gather...as dumb and stupid and the moment got to him...he knew roughly how far that flare was going. It may have been a moment of anger. Whatever it was. One flare he carefully threw over the advertisement barrier. The other he's launched 10-15 metres away through the air. Its black and white. And he deserves whatever he gets for it.
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2 hours ago, Jovan said:
I kind of do, the week before he had that moment when he handled outside the box. He is capable of an extremely poor decision.
I honestly think he should receive some sort suspension even if he if genuinely didn't intend to launch it back into the crowd.
You think that flare would have ended up in city Terrace had the ends been reversed? Same scenario...
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7 hours ago, jw1739 said:
I don't buy it. When thinking clearly he didn't intend it to go into the crowd. But in that moment he had a brain fart. No way in the world would that flare end up in the crowd if it was the city terrace behind him.
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Where to start. Shock is one way of putting it. I've seen so many debates about what went wrong here, many of those debates start with "if so and so didn't happen then xyz wouldn't have happened." Quite frankly each incident needs to be looked at separately. We are dealing with adults across the board with responsibility for their own actions.
I'll start with Tom Golver. I don't care if its accidental or not, he deserves punishment for what he did. Absolutely stupid. 4 game ban plus a fine.
City Terrace. I don't mind flares at all. In fact I enjoy them when used appropriately but the way in which they were launched in such numbers and burning the goal net, they need to be sanctioned. Active need to be banned for 3 home games. Fines for the club.
Osm and victory. All active support banned for the remainder of the season. The club to play the next 3 games behind closed doors. Heavy fines for club. No more points awarded for the remainder of the season and a negative 6 point start to next season.
APL. Where to begin and what to do with them is beyond me. Shocking decision moving the finals. Deserve ongoing protests as per previous plans. No support during finals.
Vicpol. There was already talk about plans for a pitch invasion. Where was their intelligence. And it took how long for them to come out onto the pitch after. Terrible policing. After years of over policing they go easy at the time when it was needed the most.
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City vs Perth 10.30pm 11/2
in Melbourne City
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Don't forget his silly foul that led to their goal.