Dylan Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 To be fair to him, he was pretty average for 80 minutes but he did take the goal well, showed composure to go around keeper that I'm sure not all our other wingers would done It was a bloody good goal all round. Little flick by Koren on to Mooy, great vision and pass by Mooy, and Brown timing his run to perfection and taking it just wide enough of the 'keeper before calmly stroking it in. It looks so easy, but it isn't. Plenty of players would have butchered the chance. Duga and willo would have skied it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeming Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Let's start one of these threads for all our players > win the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Saying that he is very composed in the box, sounds like to me he should be rotating the number 9 spot with Kennedy. The only place he can offer than any where else on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I had to clench my arse when he was 1v1 with Janetojsdufghnedfuioghniuoadfesnhgbioaesdhnbos shit finish though, should have postage stamped it. Shit cunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthheart Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Should have fallen over when janjetovoc clipped him and pretended to be injured. #mentaltactix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Yes he scored, yes Mifsud would have butchered it but Brown didn't have much of a game except for that goal. Was missing for most of the time and plenty of poor passes. Don't rate him overall. To be honest if James Brown can pop up with a goal now and again, I don't really care if he plays multiple poor passes and looks a bit anonymous in games. Melbourne City need goal-scoring attackers, so if Brown can pop up with a goal now and again like he did tonight, which was a well taken goal that was far from straightforward, then I'm prepared to overlook his shortcomings (I'd say we shouldn't need to rely on Brown to provide MOTM performances; our high-paid players should produce those). Credit to Brown, and hopefully it's a sign of things to come. Edited March 20, 2015 by Murfy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 The only sign I see is in another 20 rounds people will talk about that goal he scored against sydney and the pass he made in round 1. Id love to be wrong and see all our poor absent players reach their peak and be game changers but history has proven it just doesn't happen. They will disappear and be extremely average for large periods again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepdog Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Should have fallen over when janjetovoc clipped him and pretended to be injured. #mentaltactix No. We clearly would have missed the resulting penalty. #justourluck #dontdenyit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiro Kompiro Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 needs to be cut at season's end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 needs to be cut at season's end. Agreed but he still remains contracted for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiro Kompiro Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 needs to be cut at season's end. Agreed but he still remains contracted for next season. oh really? Well thats just grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFCROB24 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Willing to see how he goes now after scoring. Hasn't scored for 3 years. So confidence might help him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 The only sign I see is in another 20 rounds people will talk about that goal he scored against sydney and the pass he made in round 1. Id love to be wrong and see all our poor absent players reach their peak and be game changers but history has proven it just doesn't happen. They will disappear and be extremely average for large periods again. Whole night reminds me of Adrian Zara... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart_fan Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Good luck to him but just can't see him staying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartinHobart Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 After his celebration on Friday Night, 5 yr deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Love it when players come to the supporters to celebrate. To me that shows passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 We're ganna win the league with this guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 We're ganna win the league with this guy! We have him for another season anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 We're ganna win the league with this guy! We have him for another season anyway. We're ganna win the league two years in a row then! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Bump ... Let's give the lad a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Melbourne City's James Brown hopes to put injury aside and rebuild career Michael Lynch March 24, 2015 It's never easy for any player to admit that his career is at the crossroads, especially when injury has prevented him from really getting the chance to show what he can do. But Melbourne City's attacking midfielder James Brown is a realist, and the 25-year-old from Tweed Heads, one of the handful of Indigenous players in the Australian professional game, knows that he has to grasp whatever opportunities may come his way over the next few weeks as City battles to shore up a finals spot. Brown joined City at the start of this season after two frustrating years at Newcastle when he did not score in 28 appearances. For him now it's all about staying fit and healthy. For most players it's not too difficult, but for Brown it's been almost impossible. After making a huge impression when he broke through with Gold Coast United as a teenager, Brown's career has been a succession of occasional peaks with long troughs of inaction. But having made his first appearance in two months last Friday night when he scored the only goal in City's 1-0 win against Sydney, the player is praying that he can finally build the momentum he has been unable to find for the past three years. "It was my first game back for a long time. I had not played for seven or eight weeks, so it was nice to be back with the boys," he said before a training session on Tuesday as City gear up for its crucial game with Brisbane on Saturday. "I was pretty surprised with how well I went; I got through 90 minutes. My career is in a bit of a limbo I think, its been hard to build up any momentum. "I know what I can do, but it's up to me to go out and just play well and build on the weekend's performance." The fact that he wasn't on the scoresheet once during his time in the Hunter Valley after he had hit the target nine times in 38 appearances for Gold Coast tells its own story. "I went to Newcastle for a couple of years and I had a lot of injuries. My time at Gold Coast caught up with me. It's been a while since I had that momentum. "Fitness wise, it's just being out there and playing that's important. I haven't really put together 90 minutes for a long time. I am not going to make excuses for my time at Newcastle. I had a tough run there, I had a couple of injuries and a couple of surgeries; I found it hard to build any form, any momentum." Earlier this season Brown had been sidelined by an ankle injury, but it was a knee problem –overuse mainly, he says – that kept him out more recently. He should be reaching his prime period now, and having been through Australia's development system and played for his country at under-23, under-20 and under-17 level, there are no doubts about his ability. "I think I have a lot of potential. I think I deserve to be playing professionally in the A-League, but it's up to me to show it, to prove it and play week in week out." He doesn't need to be reminded of the importance of Saturday night's meeting with the Roar, the team with whom they are scrapping to secure the last finals berth. "We take a lot of confidence in going up to Sydney and taking three points up there. It's a huge game for both teams. If we do win it's going to put us pretty close to making the top six." http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-citys-james-brown-hopes-to-put-injury-aside-and-rebuild-career-20150324-1m6hhi.html? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just calm down fellas, he scored one goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just calm down fellas, he scored one goal. After being nearly invisible in the first half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Gotta feel sympathy for players who struggle with injuries. Takes a lot out of you both physically and mentally. The way he scored the goal against the Smurfs was pretty cool and calm. I dare say some other players would have butchered the same chance. Edited March 24, 2015 by HEARTinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just calm down fellas, he scored one goal. After being nearly invisible in the first half. Yep true but if it was David Villa who pretty much wasn't in the game and then popped up with the winning goal we'd have hailed him as a hero and said that he showed his 'true class'. Not sayin' that Brown is in Villa's league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just calm down fellas, he scored one goal. After being nearly invisible in the first half. Yep true but if it was David Villa who pretty much wasn't in the game and then popped up with the winning goal we'd have hailed him as a hero and said that he showed his 'true class'. Not sayin' that Brown is in Villa's league Not only that we'd see 3 pages of "how he rescued us". Good lucky to Browny but that goal needs to be a stepping stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I don't think the value of that goal would be any different had Villa scored it. I'm just as much with you guys in the hope that Brown can get even better. What is different though is one has proven countless times he can bring world class performances and another hasn't proven he can even bring above average aleague performances consistently. Unlike Brown, Villa by far has earned that respect as a player and deserves it. If he's consistently bringing what he brought on Friday then respect as a player will improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Niko we don't come here for balanced rational discussion. A bloke scores his first goal in 3 years will now carry us to a title. Just go with the flow. When he doesn't score then we can demand our capo to jump the fence and rip off his shirt. Its always the either or situation nothing in between. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 10 year contract extension then. And throw in a statue outside City HQ as well. God like status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthheart Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 He is a squad player. If he scores one or two winners a year then he has essentially done more than his job imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 10 year contract extension then. And throw in a statue outside City HQ as well. God like status. Thats more like it. Also it wouldn't be unreasonable to name a pavilion after him. He did after all celebrate well also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 City's best and fairest medal should be named after him too. Fuck it, might as well re brand the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 City's best and fairest medal should be named after him too. Fuck it, might as well re brand the club. Feel Good FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 City's best and fairest medal should be named after him too. Fuck it, might as well re brand the club. Feel Good FC Sex machine united. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just calm down fellas, he scored one goal. After being nearly invisible in the first half. Yep true but if it was David Villa who pretty much wasn't in the game and then popped up with the winning goal we'd have hailed him as a hero and said that he showed his 'true class'. Not sayin' that Brown is in Villa's league Pretty much sums up Villa's spell with us doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just calm down fellas, he scored one goal. After being nearly invisible in the first half. Yep true but if it was David Villa who pretty much wasn't in the game and then popped up with the winning goal we'd have hailed him as a hero and said that he showed his 'true class'. Not sayin' that Brown is in Villa's league Pretty much sums up Villa's spell with us doesn't it? 2 goals in 4 matches. Would have hit double figures by now easy. Would be hailing him a hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 We're ganna win the league with Brownie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Gone for the rest of the season with a foot injury according to JVS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Gone for the rest of the season with a foot injury according to JVS. Caused whilst committing a foul that earnt a yellow card. In effect self inflicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Gone for the rest of the season with a foot injury according to JVS. Caused whilst committing a foul that earnt a yellow card. In effect self inflicted. Yes, stupid and unnecessary foul. Just like Chapman's brain fade, some of our players need to be told what their obligations are to the club in terms of discipline. So bloody irritating when little things like this can affect a whole season. Again weak bloody management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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