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18 minutes ago, rayv36 said:
Put a fork in us we’re done.
I was critical of Sahki early but he really started to look the good for us, he will leave a big hole in our squad.We are indeed well and truly forked.
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And now Sakhi is gone. We are utterly buggered.
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Complete perfect storm this season. Loss of established players, a slew of injuries, a couple of iffy signings and now this. Did somebody walk under a ladder with a black cat?
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3 hours ago, neio said:
He is with the Socceroos
And he hasn't played there either...
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1 hour ago, HughJass said:
Fake news according to Jamie
Love it.
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59 minutes ago, NewConvert said:
What is League 1 level like? If the top 6 A-League clubs were to be transported into L1 right now, would they be top half or bottom half?
The best A League sides, such as ours last season, would be competitive in League 1. The lesser clubs would be mid to lower table. But nearly all would be better than League 2, which on the basis of the match I attended back September, is pretty poor. A League is better than a lot of people here think.
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9 hours ago, playmaker said:
Makes sense that MCFC move away from AAMI.
With new Melbourne clubs being added in the next few years which are strategically geographically located, it will change the future blueprint of Australian football going forward. It will definitely move members of Victory and City to the more local clubs where their is more connection to a grass roots identity.
Having an attendance of 6k or less in a 35k stadium just doesn't seem viable and it sanitises the experience for onlooker.
My prediction is that MCFC and Victory will see a 20 to 30 percent reduction in crowd numbers (Victory more so), which,IMO is the cost of expanding the league to a more grassroots level.
It seems smart to me that City grab a foothold in Dandenong before the horse has bolted.
I love it that my support, and that of my mates, all supporters since the Heart days, might be considered disposable. We live anywhere from Colac over to the Bellarine. We're not going to make it regularly, if at all, if the club moves.
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Re Natel. I suspect if the Tilio signing has legs, we may have to make space in the budget. Natel might be the one that goes to make space. To me he's inconsistent and not a game changer unless he has space. Looks good when things are going well.
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We were much better in the second half, especially after Nabbout came on and we reshuffled the midfield. Could have got something out of that.
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Just now, rayv36 said:
Good is having a ripper
Just about to post the same. Our player of the match. Has been brilliant.
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This formation isn't working. Ball isn't sticking up front and we've got no cutting edge. None of our front three is effective and the mix is wrong in midfield.
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Just now, D.B. Cooper said:
His press conference had the ring of a man trying to protect his job.
“The result didn’t reflect the performance”
”This has been the story of our season”
”Once again the officials let us down”
Thin ice I reckon.
My response:
- No it didn't. You got all you deserved from a miserable demonstration of ugly anti-football.
- Boo hoo. In the long run you get what you deserve. You've been very poor for a long time.
- The officials favoured you big time. Your players got away with a lot that should have been punished.
Bugger off John. You've no friends left at City.
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2 Good
1 Young
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That wasn't pretty and the conditions didn't help. However, a feeling of considerable redemption that we beat such an appallingly ugly, anti-football team. Refereeing was rank and we got no protection from constant niggling fouls or some hacks that deserved more severe punishment. Several very questionable calls and decisions. We've likely picked up injuries to key players as a result of WUs thuggery. Two belting goals and a good turnout by City fans. We looked to be at least 70-80% of that crowd, and WU still look as if they struggle to pull a thousand people to a match.
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Over many years we've managed to play this mob off the park and still lose or draw. One day we are going to give them the utter thrashing that they richly deserve. I hope today is that day...
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17 hours ago, haz said:
He was offered a contract renewal in the Serie A but wanted to move to a nice country to raise his kids. (Watch from 0:49).
If we play our cards right, don't see why we couldn't extend him for a few more years!
Indeed. As I've said before don't underestimate the attraction of Australia. For many in Europe a chance to live and work here is still seen as the golden ticket.
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Tough one to call. So many great performances. But I'm going for:
3 Arslan
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1 Jakolis
Tough on Aziz, Natel and a host of others.
Great also to see a good chunk of the women's match beforehand. Emina Ekic is a real star.
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1 hour ago, n i k o said:
Our German/Turkish Aaron Mooy. What an absolute pleasure it is watching this guy. His vision is second to none in this league. He knows exactly where his team mates are around him before we even do. Deserved goal last night and player of the match. Hope he stays injury free and can continue to build on his performances.
Seems like a genuinely decent human being too. Loved that he is mentoring Mazzeo.
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48 minutes ago, D.B. Cooper said:
Agreed. I thought the same. The reality is at kick off they were above us on the table.
They seem to have gone into free-fall since they lost Berenguer. And as we know, it's no use building your game around him, good as he is, because he's too often injured. But they'd just played well to beat WU so I suspect the biggest factor last night was Ross Aloisi's departure.
In contrast we really look like we've found our mojo, the new players are finding their feet, and the team is beginning to click. So many times last night the movement and passes looked instinctive, with players knowing where others would be. And I think before we settle for the 'we were only good because Brisbane were crap' argument, we should remember it might have been a different game had a couple of their early chances gone in. We rode our luck and then earned the right to play, and only then did they roll over and play dead.
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2 hours ago, Mr MO said:
I just looked it up. Crocombe was in goals for 6-0, then Acton for 7-0 and now this. JMAC certainly loves playing him.
Well done lads.
Well done lads!
Shag on a rock. Again.
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The other big call is Lopane starting over Ugarkovic.
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1 minute ago, haz said:
Galloway in the starting XI. Watch him be best on ground, but lose his spot the next game.
You beat me to it. Pleased for him.
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@jw1739really sorry to hear but glad you are being mended and tended. Take it carefully and get well soon.
Transfer Talk, Rumours and Speculation
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That's a real kick in the nads. Thought we'd got a club hero back for the rest of his career, so apart from the loss of one of our very best players, that's a bit of the heart and soul of the club that has just walked out. Also feels like no one really wants to be here, and I worry that things are far from good behind the scenes. Gutted. Season is a car crash.