Jovan Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 I've been waiting for a collapse, and last night at 2:1 I started to have a sense it all could go to shit. PK made a triple change, for a rookie that's ballsy. Best thing it actually worked but for me the actual change as opposed the result was the most significant outcome. He solidified belief i think in the squad and as someone that needs alot of convincing I'm now 100% convinced we got this. We are actually going to win the fucking League, let that sink in. All those seasons looking up the table thinking how the fuck are we ever going to be the best, then to have a run but only to realize for whatever reason were just not good enough, i know unequivocally know we are the best and going to win it. Well done to all and its absolutely deserved. Anyone who wants to put the permutations argument out there, we won't lose 5 or 4 or even 3 more games. We are finally the best in this land! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Jovan said: Well done to all and its absolutely deserved. Anyone who wants to put the permutations argument out there, we won't lose 5 or 4 or even 3 more games. We are finally the best in this land! Agree, we are going to win the Premiership because, this season, we don't ever look like we are going to lose it. That's different from every other season where that mental fragility has always been there. Edited May 13, 2021 by belaguttman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, belaguttman said: Agree, we are going to win the Premiership because, this season, we don't ever look like we are going to lose it. That's different from every other season where that mental fragility has always been there. This is the difference. If and I mean if we do loose a game which can happen and probably will, we absolutely wont loose another 4 and no way any other team this year will win 5 in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yes, we'd be playing well, lose a game, then lose the next 2 or 3 with our infamous 'fragility'. Now, we retain our belief that we can still win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icantthinkofacoolname Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 The news we’ve all been waiting for 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Macarthur have gone second after beating Victory. 22 matches for 35 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 minute ago, jw1739 said: Macarthur have gone second after beating Victory. 22 matches for 35 points. And looked pretty mediocre doing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 29 minutes ago, fensaddler said: And looked pretty mediocre doing it. Yeah they looked very average, just not sure what players they would lose to Socceroos. Genreau, Milligan or Meredith at most? Can’t see all three going as none have been stellar. Doubt Federici would go just to be 4th fiddle over starting in a finals series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Deluka said: Yeah they looked very average, just not sure what players they would lose to Socceroos. Genreau, Milligan or Meredith at most? Can’t see all three going as none have been stellar. Doubt Federici would go just to be 4th fiddle over starting in a finals series. Connor goes before Deni and Good before Milligan imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 42 minutes ago, fensaddler said: And looked pretty mediocre doing it. Beating Tards 3-1 is the equivalent of losing 2-0 to central coast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Deluka said: Yeah they looked very average, just not sure what players they would lose to Socceroos. Genreau, Milligan or Meredith at most? Can’t see all three going as none have been stellar. Doubt Federici would go just to be 4th fiddle over starting in a finals series. https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/socceroos-great-mark-milligan-announces-international-retirement milligan is retired from international football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 9 hours ago, CityBoyz said: https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/socceroos-great-mark-milligan-announces-international-retirement milligan is retired from international football Cheers. I didn’t realise either. Good timing by Milligan in my view. Past his best and nothing left to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted May 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 Adelaide lost last night. my instinct tells me we have enough points already - none of the trailing group will actually pass 45 (their form has all been so poor). We will win the league by a considerable margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: Adelaide lost last night. my instinct tells me we have enough points already - none of the trailing group will actually pass 45 (their form has all been so poor). We will win the league by a considerable margin. Sydney will be second. All the others are falling away at the pointy end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: Adelaide lost last night. my instinct tells me we have enough points already - none of the trailing group will actually pass 45 (their form has all been so poor). We will win the league by a considerable margin. I'm of this view too. Sydney are really the only side i can conceivably see winning their last three but even then i certainly wouldn't back it. In saying that, i REALLY want us to do it Saturday, it will be more special to win to get it rather than results falling for us. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Shahanga said: Adelaide lost last night. my instinct tells me we have enough points already - none of the trailing group will actually pass 45 (their form has all been so poor). We will win the league by a considerable margin. Unless my arithmetic fails me again @bt50... Adelaide can't win it now. Of the rest, Sydney can get to 47, Central Coast to 48, Macarthur 47, Brisbane 46, assuming in each case they win all their remaining matches. Of these I fear Sydney the most, a good side, dogged and determined. It's in our best interests to settle it on Saturday. Certainly mine - I don't think my nerves can stand it if we don't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 We have been blessed in recent weeks, everyone has been dropping points, and really Sydney beat a decent NPL level side last night. Saturday night will see us lift the plate, and if for whatever reason we don't it will happen the following game vs Jets, currently worst team by some margin. We have earnt the right to be confident and I am convinced the playing group have zero nerves come Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 57 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Unless my arithmetic fails me again @bt50... Adelaide can't win it now. Of the rest, Sydney can get to 47, Central Coast to 48, Macarthur 47, Brisbane 46, assuming in each case they win all their remaining matches. Of these I fear Sydney the most, a good side, dogged and determined. It's in our best interests to settle it on Saturday. Certainly mine - I don't think my nerves can stand it if we don't. Correct. Likewise even a draw on Saturday takes CCM out of the equation as there isnt a snowflakes chance they are winning their last three, we are losing our last three AND overturning a GD of 24. Our GD isnt catchable really, so two points out of 12 will suffice, but winning it Saturday will be far more enjoyable, and will enable us to position the chess pieces to give ourselves the best chance at winning the toilet seat too despite the players unavailable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Interesting to look back on recent years. 2016/17: City finished 4th with a 11-6-10 record, 49-44 goals for and against, 39 points. Sydney won it on 66 points. 2017/18: City finished 3rd with a 13-4-10 record, 41-33 goals for and against, 43 points. Sydney won it on 64 points. 2018/19: City finished 5th with a 11-7-9 record, 39-32 goals for and against, 40 points. Perth won it on 60 points (their first Premiership). 2019-20: City finished 2nd with a 14-5-7 record, 49-37 goals for and against, 47 points. Sydney won it on 53 points. 2020-21: City have won it with two matches to play. So far a 15-3-6 record, 55-29 goals for and against, 48 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imtellingyou Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Nicely summarised. It could be the weakest A-league season or the most even. It depends on the pair of glasses. The more teams, less games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Imtellingyou said: Nicely summarised. It could be the weakest A-league season or the most even. It depends on the pair of glasses. The more teams, less games. What I take out of it is that we're a regular top-6 club, but as yet we still lose too many matches to be considered an A-League powerhouse club. FWIW Sydney were second to Perth in 2018/19 and likely to be this season as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted June 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, jw1739 said: What I take out of it is that we're a regular top-6 club, but as yet we still lose too many matches to be considered an A-League powerhouse club. FWIW Sydney were second to Perth in 2018/19 and likely to be this season as well. Keeping the bulk of the squad together makes a huge difference in my book. Especially with the salary cap benefits. Random idiot pundit “I can’t believe Sydney are under the cap”. When nearly every key player in their squad is long term, I certainly can. We, with key youth players and at last some retention, are starting to head to a similar place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 With Newy looking likely to get up over CCM, they will only need a point to overtake Victory provided that we beat Victory (which imo is anything, but a forgone conclusion, but its added incentive for us to get up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 18 hours ago, malloy said: With Newy looking likely to get up over CCM, they will only need a point to overtake Victory provided that we beat Victory (which imo is anything, but a forgone conclusion, but its added incentive for us to get up). Win this week then throw the newy game perfect situation lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 01/06/2021 at 3:44 PM, jw1739 said: What I take out of it is that we're a regular top-6 club, but as yet we still lose too many matches to be considered an A-League powerhouse club. FWIW Sydney were second to Perth in 2018/19 and likely to be this season as well. Indeed, Sydney must finish second - no-one can catch them. A remarkable run. Also worth noting that the unmentionables have not been Premiers since 2014-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted June 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Adelaide picked up a point tonight and thus are guaranteed top 6 now, with the Nix 4 points a drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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