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SHOCK NEWS! Cahill still an absolute flog:
QuoteCahill fires parting shot at 'comfortable' A-League
It took Tim Cahill one training session with Millwall to realise he had made the right decision to quit the A-League in a bid to keep alive his World Cup dream.
The 38-year-old, who this week signed a short-term deal with the Championship club where he began his career, hasn't kicked a ball competitively since securing a release from Melbourne City in December.
Cahill left City after falling out with coach Warren Joyce and, in a veiled dig at his former boss, said he already feels he is in a more professional environment under the leadership of former teammate Neil Harris.
"I knew I needed to go straight away," Cahill said.
"When you watch a Championship team train, the intensity is so high especially at Millwall.
"When you train in Australia, yeah, it's hard but it was comfortable and I needed more from it.
"Any Australian player who is playing A-League would jump at the chance of playing in the Championship.
"The A-League is not the Championship, that's not being disrespectful, it's just being honest. You're going through the motions. That's the mentality I have.
"The opportunity to be here was very hard to turn down. Some people might think 'what's he doing?' but I've never taken the easy road."
After leaving City, Cahill trained on his own in Byron Bay where he was monitored by the Socceroos' conditioning team, overseen by team doctor Craig Duncan.
He also spent a week using Sydney FC's facilities to keep fit and turned down offers from the Middle East to try and pick up a contract in England.
Australia's all-time leading scorer has already been sending data back to home after his four training sessions and said it feels like he's never been away from the club he last played for in the 2004 FA Cup final.
"I've only been with the lads for four days but there is a great chemistry and it is all enthused by the way the gaffer treats them," he said.
"The project now is 'how I can give something back to the club that made me?'
"The place hasn't changed much. The staff who work here are all fans, they are part of the mould.
"Very few clubs have it. But it's the same at Everton. I have both of these clubs tattooed on my arm for a reason - they are part of my life and they have given me what I've created."
Cahill will become only the fourth player to score at four successive World Cups if he finds the net in Russia later this year and that desire to be the best still burns brightly.
"I've always been realistic in my career. I just want to be as competitive as possible," he said.
"I was with the conditioning staff for Australia who gave me everything I needed to stay fit.
"I sat down with them and said 'I am gunning for the Championship'.
"It's a difficult league and everything thinks 'why's he doing it?'. I am not scared of failing but I just want to play as high as I possibly can.
"This team is the third in the league for creating chances. Don't think I haven't done my homework on how much they cross the ball.
"It's exciting. I only want to be in the final third and around the 18-yard box and be a nuisance."
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Let's just say that if we were playing like this under Aloisi, people would be screaming bloody murder.
This bloke is a dead set fraud. No idea whatsoever.
6 year member here. Glad I didn't renew this year. Not giving this club another cent until things have changed substantially.
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For fucks sake. Troublemaker off the pitch, journeyman who spent time at Adelaide. Fits the bill.
Fuck off.
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I'm done with this club I reckon. When Gillet blew the whistle, I felt nothing. No passion, no anger - nothing. What has happened to my club?
I cannot believe the club thinks it's okay to charge 60 bucks to watch that absolute pile of shit. Playing for a 0-0 at a home derby.
Fuck off CFG. Fuck off City Blue. Fuck off Wazza. Fuck off Bouzanis.
Finished.
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Just a reminder that we have won a Christmas derby with Mauk and Retre as our goal scorers.
Budzinski and Kamau won the game for us last derby.
I know it's nervy heading in without a recognised goal scorer, but I still think we can snag a couple from our wingers/midfield.
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12 minutes ago, MXG said:
Just out of interest, who do you think should be selected instead of Malik?
As I said earlier, I would rather select Kilkenny who seems to be missing for reasons other than his ability as a footballer. Malik had a solid game yesterday but is always a risky selection IMO due to his propensity to fuck up or get sent off.
Malik and Wazza are currently leading the vote ahead of Budzinski who didn't even play, so I'm assuming I'm not alone in this opinion.
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2 minutes ago, n i k o said:
Agree. We would have won had he done things differently
Malik had a decent game tbh but he is a massive liability and has copped 2 red cards and also cost us points against WSW. The risk for him to implode is too high when you have class players like Killer playing in the youth....
Anyway, no clear spud so all votes are valid. 4 people have voted for Budz who didn't even play!!
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Regarding the VAR decision (or lack thereof), if the shoe was on the other foot I would be screaming for a penalty. It was accidental, but really clumsy and unnecessary from La Rocca and we're lucky it didn't cost us IMO.
These incidents are going to happen and cost us points if we continue to fluff so many chances - see Sydney, WSW games. Bruno can't come back soon enough.
Take the points and move on. Good to see the squad a little more confident and hopefully this adds to their confidence a little bit. Still a bit heart-in-mouth at the end for my liking, but that is purely a result of 7 years of crushing disappointment more than anything...
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Wazza for selecting Malik and only making a single sub.
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Wasn't this the game that Bruno was aiming to return by? Has there been any news or update whatsoever on his recovery?
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5 minutes ago, bt50 said:
Not sure how much of this Cahill stuff i believe and how much is hyperbole, but it's certainly an unwanted distraction.
At the end of the day, and i say this as one as one of Timmy’s greatest fans (hell he was the reason I started following Everton back in the mid 2000’s and he’s a legend of the Roos setup), but if he is going to try to go down this path of blackballing the club, I hope we tell him in no uncertain terms that he’ll be staying here and seeing out this season unless a transfer fee of a fair significance is met. Letting him take the money and run after last years front ended contract is an absolute no-no for me, and if no one is going to meet our required figure then he stays. If he wants to play up and cause issues because of that, he can sit on the sidelines and rot. It’s a problem solely of his own creation.
Agree completely.
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Genuine flog tbh.
Takes our front-loaded big marquee money in 16/17 and now wants to leave in the 2nd year of his contract at ~$400k.
We're under no obligation to release him and he can't transfer to any A-League clubs anyway. He can train on his own for the next 6 months for all I care. Let's see how that goes for his Socceroos hopes.
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bring back the red and white... now we're signing cunts with sky blue eyes
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Jamo was fucking horrid. At fault for both goals and had a fresh airy which should've resulted in a 3rd.
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Dude got kicked out in the group stage. Nerves got the best of him and made too many defensive mistakes.
Welcome to Melbourne City!
Article is on fox sports if you're interested.
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mutually agreed to terminate his contract? surely we could've got a transfer fee ffs.
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I never opted in for auto renewal and just got a bill for 600 bucks! Wtf is this shit. Fuck this club honestly. Incompetent on and off the pitch.
Not only that but it was about $150 more than last year!!! Wtf have they done to justify such a price rise?
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2 minutes ago, n i k o said:
So calling someone a fuck nugget may be insulting to those that have lost arms or legs.
Fuck you guys. I have no arms or legs and I'm typing this with my erect nipples.
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Actively costing us points. Similar to Redmayne he is decent at making it look like there was nothing he could've done. Beaten at his near post 3 times in the past 2 games.
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Fuck sacking this useless cunt. I want a public hanging!!!
Absolute disgrace.
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This bloke is unbelievable.
Deserves massive props for the goal-line clearance - definitely saved Bouzanis' blushes!
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2 hours ago, Portillo said:
In Australia, "final" or "grand final" almost guarantees a big crowd.
Not last year.
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5 hours ago, Cloughie said:
In relation to keeper taunting there's so much of a gold mine in HAL history for good chants, in Roar's Theo alone coming up we have a name changer who left Norwich after one match with his tail between his leg after shipping 7.
I do remember having a good chuckle at the 'WHERE'S YOUR KLITOS?' chant the first time we played them after his name change.
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Grand final 2021, Sunday 27th June, AAMI Park, 5.05 pm
in Melbourne City
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Just dropping in after a few years away to congratulate and celebrate with you all!
This is a proper footballing side. And to think we achieved it not with bucketfulls of cash & marquee players, but with a team chock full of youth... It really does fulfill everything we were working towards even back in the good old Heart days.
Honestly, I never really got over the CFG takeover. It still shits me to this day that I don't fully feel apart of the club - there were no tears of jubilation last night - but I'm still enjoying watching on and supporting from a distance.
Cheers lads.