DukeVader
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Berisha first goal for the club tough game but 2-1 win for the City boys
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I'll take any win in a derby even if everyone is saying it was ugly, well deserved. Tom glover big improver, even if the early Brillante shot was right on him. Wonder how much the new GK coach we got this season has made an impact on him. Looks like a different man
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Berisha double and a city win
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3 hours ago, jw1739 said:
Van der Venne played his first minutes in the match against Adelaide but otherwise has been injured since he arrived. Berisha and Lam played in that match too, but not sure about the earlier ones as the reporting from the club has been poor. Four players were injured for that game - Good, Talbot, Berenguer and Galloway. We lost all the four matches against A-League opposition with just 3 goals scored and 11 conceded.
Yes well I agree very concerning
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Didnt follow the pre season much, should we really buy into it? Did the two new signings play in them Berisha and the dutch fella?
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2 hours ago, Mr MO said:
There was barely any input from PK in that double winning season, fully inherited squad and strategy. He was a caretaker coach in a weakened league that season and those credits imo are still with Mombaerts for the good football we played.
I’m basing my opinion on what followed after that, where tactical incompetence, player and staff fall outs became so obvious that in combination with the ridiculous side line antics and poor press conferences. This teams isn’t playing for this coach either, the signs are there and time is up.
But hey surely he can be remembered as the coach who won silverware but it’s the order of the day in football that changes are required to maintain certain high standards. Magic has worn out IMO but let’s see if new recruits can make a difference.
We are supposed to be a top club now and progressively taking a small step back every season on the merit that we’ve won something in the past is hard to swallow for me.
And yes, I see JVS as a higher pedigree coach (calmer better communicatot) and he will do also do well with the current resources, probably the majority of the coaches will.
I agree with most of your points tbh. But at the end of the day it's a results driven industry. Mombearts "built the squad" but didn't win with it, PK did. Even if he taught PK a lot, still didn't win the final. JVS had the resources did coach city, won a FFA cup not close to the premiers plate or championship
As you said let's see how the new recruits go, they look great on paper (but they always do)
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9 hours ago, Mr MO said:
That just ruined my weekend.
Why are we so critical to a manager that's brought us our one and only championship? 2 premier plates? Do people respect people like JVS more? Strange
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Would we rather Samaris or Rogic??
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Can't see him replacing Pucci tbh. Bad signing
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This one would be so much sweeter.. beating another "melbourne" side.. and victory(the benchmark) who thought they had already won it
would keep the same squad as last sunday except griffo the king of asia in for gomulka, loved what tilio and cola did but much prefer their pace and energy as super subs! Flo burnt out the cobwebs now is ready to dominate. Cmon you city boys
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Time to give Sutton a run I think.
Also Tilio isn't looking up to it lately. Give Cola or the new Japanese lad his minutes
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On 14/12/2021 at 7:58 PM, fensaddler said:
You should have had an email with your ticket for the rest of the season attached. This has a barcode on it which replaces the barcode that used to be on your card.
Sorry what date was this email sent?? Fk me they make it hard to get into the games these days
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Nup I'm backing us in.. no interuppted week for our front 3.. full week of training. We had our scare last week with brisbane nearly snatching a draw, so lads should we right on their game this week. Tough game City 3-1
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Wouldn't say massive alarm bells got the 3 points.. we had an extremely slow start to last season and we won it all.. Will take the lads a few weeks to really fire together.. our front 3 obviously had an interuppted preparation
Also that disallowed goal for brisbane, if they always give the benefit of the doubt to the attacker apparently you'd almost say it shoulda ended 2-2 looked very tight. As a city supporter I'm glad it was ruled out but as a football supporter you'd like them paid wouldn't you?
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Returning socceroo has to start. Wouldn't take into account someone who dominated a poor South melbourne outfit.. cola, Galloway or tilio to be the unlucky change
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I'm gonna go outside the box. Obviously Paddy K has shown faith in young players in the past, so I'm gonna predict Raphael Borges Rodrigues to be this seasons Tilio/Cola. Maybe a few 30 min / 20 min spells halfway/ 2nd half of year for 3 goals and an assist.
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1 hour ago, icantthinkofacoolname said:
Drawn away to Hume City in RO16. Presumably at ABD Stadium in Broadmeadows. Good to have another NPL Vic away day.
Maybe leave the Mrs and kids at home for an away trip to Broady lads. Might have to get the kangas up
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Decent hitout before the real thing next week!
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Family friendly chant -
You bagged us when we're poor,
You bagged us when we we're rich,
Now we've won the fkn league,
You can suck our dicks
Ohhhh
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On 08/11/2021 at 12:44 PM, fensaddler said:
One worry for this match. There is 30mm of rain forecast for Friday...
Actually devastating lol
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On 05/11/2021 at 12:20 PM, Deluka said:
Potential Line Up based on how we lined up against WU last week:
Tilio Cola Atkinson
Metcalfe FlorinO'Neil
Jamo Griffiths Good Galloway
Bench: Hall, Oresti, Gomulka, Sutton, RBR, Puciarelli, GrimaldiPuciarelli to start surely
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16 hours ago, kingofhearts said:
Is coming out as gay in 2021 really something that deserves this type of coverage? I feel as in doing it this way, he'll be forever judged and looked at as the gay footballer instead of a footballer who happens to be gay.
As a western society, I feel as if we have come a long way and are accepting people of different sexual orientations, races ext (we're not perfect obviously, but still) Outside of those who are close to him, is it really the buisness of the general public to know private information about how someone chooses to live there life?
Just seems like a whole lot of commotion about nothing imo
I agree. Way to much coverage.. he's gay cool lets play football.. people want it to be normal? Then why don't they act like its normal instead of a tell it all interview shared across the world.. yes he's brave to come out, yes hes the 2nd footballer to ever come out but if we want it to be normal then let's act like its normal ?
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2 hours ago, jw1739 said:
Didn't I read that both JMac and Good had said they weren't available to play overseas until the quarantine rules were relaxed?
Yes they did. I think Leckie said the same.. just a bit weird the lads would miss a whole finals series to play Vietnam lol but wouldn't leave pre season training to play an important game like Japan away. I guess they are just over the lockdowns and quarantines like everyone else
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5:00pm Saturday vs Newy, 12th November
in Melbourne City
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Jeez can really feel for Galloway. I know its been said time and time again but he doesn't do much wrong, scores when given chances and still rides the pine from fullback. In saying that I don't mind what I've seen from Talbot but surely its Galloways time!? I'd be leaving if I were him once his current contract runs out, he's definitely good enough as a starter in the A-league