fensaddler Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 22 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: To be honest I don't see any teams winning 7 or more of their last 10 games. We won the last 2 seasons on 49 points so we only need 5 more wins from our next 11 games to likely wrap it up. As you said though it's looking like a double digit lead at the end of the season and probably 35+ goal difference... All we need now is a serious multi goal spanking of the Tards in one of the derby matches and we'll be thoroughly satisfied. 7 or 8 nil should do it.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 23 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: To be honest I don't see any teams winning 7 or more of their last 10 games. We won the last 2 seasons on 49 points so we only need 5 more wins from our next 11 games to likely wrap it up. As you said though it's looking like a double digit lead at the end of the season and probably 35+ goal difference... The biggest threat is not one of the other clubs, it's complacency. Rado and the lads have got to keep their focus. I'll believe it when I'm back on Richmond Station and we really have! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, fensaddler said: All we need now is a serious multi goal spanking of the Tards in one of the derby matches and we'll be thoroughly satisfied. 7 or 8 nil should do it.... That'll do. Don't worry about the silverware, just spank the Tards! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, MHFC-FAN said: That'll do. Don't worry about the silverware, just spank the Tards! 😂 Back in the Heart days, thats all we had, well that and the Craig Foster Cup.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, malloy said: Back in the Heart days, thats all we had, well that and the Craig Foster Cup.. Yeah too true. But we rarely spanked them. Well not like 6-0 and 7-0 spankings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart1011 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Adelaide are really the only challenger now IMO. And looking at the remaining fixtures they definitely have a harder draw than us. They also play Central Coast and the Wanderers too as do we.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, heart1011 said: Adelaide are really the only challenger now IMO. And looking at the remaining fixtures they definitely have a harder draw than us. They also play Central Coast and the Wanderers too as do we.. Adelaides run home includes 4 of the 6 games against the top 6 opponents. With 2 tough away trips to West Sydney and Perth. We fortunately only play 3 of the top 6 teams with the hardest away game being the Central Coast. It's really ours to lose, but if Adelaide trips up and we take another 3 points off them then I think it's ours... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart1011 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 As far as the Plate is concerned I think it is in our hands. As for finals.. We really need to tighten up our defence and stop conceding so many goals! If we come up against Adelaide in the finals that honestly worries me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 The biggest threat to us could be injuries and call-ups to NT squads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, heart1011 said: As far as the Plate is concerned I think it is in our hands. As for finals.. We really need to tighten up our defence and stop conceding so many goals! If we come up against Adelaide in the finals that honestly worries me! What about finishing the easy chances we create? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, heart1011 said: As far as the Plate is concerned I think it is in our hands. As for finals.. We really need to tighten up our defence and stop conceding so many goals! If we come up against Adelaide in the finals that honestly worries me! To be honest I don't really care about the finals to be honest. It's incredibly diluted now with there being no ACL qualification winning the grand final. Also being in Sydney for the next 3 years is farcical. It's really all about the regular season now and the premier plate is now the most heavily weighted trophy. Not only does it prove the best team of the season but gives direct qualification to the ACL group stage. Also second in the league now gets a shot in the AFC Cup and the winner of the Aus Cup also qualifies for this competition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart1011 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 34 minutes ago, Mr MO said: What about finishing the easy chances we create? Yeah that's a very good point! We create so many and yet don't capitalise on them! Just look at the game we played away against the Wanderers! 24 minutes ago, MHFC-FAN said: To be honest I don't really care about the finals to be honest. It's incredibly diluted now with there being no ACL qualification winning the grand final. Also being in Sydney for the next 3 years is farcical. It's really all about the regular season now and the premier plate is now the most heavily weighted trophy. Not only does it prove the best team of the season but gives direct qualification to the ACL group stage. Also second in the league now gets a shot in the AFC Cup and the winner of the Aus Cup also qualifies for this competition. Another great point! Finals are almost worthless in a way now apart from getting the toilet seat and being crowned as "Champions" This game would grow so much if they went down the path of getting rid of finals and bringing in promotion and relegation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 So we now have just a 4 point lead over Adelaide with 1 game in hand. In the last 10 games Adelaide has been undefeated with 22 points compared to our 16 points over the same period. Certainly a huge game coming up for Adelaide after the break when they play away to the Wanderers. Ultimately they are going to be taking points off eachother. Best result will be the Wanderers to win or a draw will be ok providing we beat Newcastle at home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 29 minutes ago, MHFC-FAN said: So we now have just a 4 point lead over Adelaide with 1 game in hand. In the last 10 games Adelaide has been undefeated with 22 points compared to our 16 points over the same period. Certainly a huge game coming up for Adelaide after the break when they play away to the Wanderers. Ultimately they are going to be taking points off eachother. Best result will be the Wanderers to win or a draw will be ok providing we beat Newcastle at home! I think forget the game in hand. Remember the old saying: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." I think that the club has to get its mindset right, and look as though we have ambition. A bit like the ACL last season. This is IMO the main issue with "the City way." It should be "the winning way." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Not taking three last night has opened the door ever so slightly for Adelaide, WSW aren't in the race. Realistically 8 points is still pretty likely to be enough, so we are def in the box seat, but it would sure be nice if WSW can do a job and basically kill off their run. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 32 minutes ago, bt50 said: Not taking three last night has opened the door ever so slightly for Adelaide, WSW aren't in the race. Realistically 8 points is still pretty likely to be enough, so we are def in the box seat, but it would sure be nice if WSW can do a job and basically kill off their run. And WSW are hitting form themselves. Meanwhile the break can surely only help us, with the chance of injuries having time to clear up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, jw1739 said: I think forget the game in hand. Remember the old saying: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." I think that the club has to get its mindset right, and look as though we have ambition. A bit like the ACL last season. This is IMO the main issue with "the City way." It should be "the winning way." Yes true, we obviously don't want to have to rely on that game in hand. We should be wrapping it up without "needing" the game in hand... 3 hours ago, bt50 said: Realistically 8 points is still pretty likely to be enough, so we are def in the box seat, but it would sure be nice if WSW can do a job and basically kill off their run. We won last season on 49 points and may be able to win it this season with the same points haul. Adelaide if they were to win all their remaining games would finish on 52 points. Meaning from here we would need either 11 points to tie 52 and win on goal difference or we would need 12 to win the league outright by 1 point. So in this hypothetical world we need 12 points from our last 6 games to put it beyond doubt... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremorne Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 15 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: So in this hypothetical world we need 12 points from our last 6 games to put it beyond doubt... So, in the last 6 games we need to: win 4 out of 6 win 3 and draw 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, cremorne said: So, in the last 6 games we need to: win 4 out of 6 win 3 and draw 3 We would only need 12 points if Adelaide wins all of their remaining 5 games. May only need 8-10 more points realistically. Ie. 2 wins and 2 draws from last 6 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 (edited) By my reckoning we only need 2 wins and draw 7 points in our last 6 matches. We have only 1 game outside of Melbourne. No chance Adelaide are winning 5 on the bounce, away to wanderers and perf they will lose. 48 points will win the League. Edited March 21 by jw1739 Removed excessive white space 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 if we do not win the premiers plate Rado has to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Just a message to everyone - applies across all threads. Please check your posts and delete any unnecessary white space. Even after you've posted you can use the edit function to get rid of wasted space. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 7 hours ago, Zanty said: if we do not win the premiers plate Rado has to go That won't happen, but seeing Rado say he's proud of his players after (his count) of 24 goal-scoring opportunities and just one goal is just a little bit too laissez-faire. It's pretty clear that the players need to show a lot more composure in sight of goal than they are at the present time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, jw1739 said: That won't happen, but seeing Rado say he's proud of his players after (his count) of 24 goal-scoring opportunities and just one goal is just a little bit too laissez-faire. It's pretty clear that the players need to show a lot more composure in sight of goal than they are at the present time. The front line is not clicking without Leckie that is evident, But we are too leaky in defence, and that's not a personnel issue it's a structure issue which Rado can easily fix imo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 8 hours ago, Zanty said: The front line is not clicking without Leckie that is evident, But we are too leaky in defence, and that's not a personnel issue it's a structure issue which Rado can easily fix imo Agree. Largely i think the performances have been pretty good under Rado, but the uptick in risk taking for a return in attack is obviously exposing us at the back and making it very clear how teams should play against us ie Park the bus, hope we are a bit off in attack and then slice us up on the counter/set pieces if the chance presents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Our last game was reminiscent of the game against wanderers. And what i mean by that is i cannot believe how often these professional players could not actually make proper contact with the ball when they shoot. To me it seemed evey shot was mishit or underhit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 14 minutes ago, n i k o said: Our last game was reminiscent of the game against wanderers. And what i mean by that is i cannot believe how often these professional players could not actually make proper contact with the ball when they shoot. To me it seemed evey shot was mishit or underhit. One of our Gang mutters every time "That's just not good enough for a professional footballer." He is particularly critical of Berisha, who he says doesn't get his head over the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 8 hours ago, bt50 said: Agree. Largely i think the performances have been pretty good under Rado, but the uptick in risk taking for a return in attack is obviously exposing us at the back and making it very clear how teams should play against us ie Park the bus, hope we are a bit off in attack and then slice us up on the counter/set pieces if the chance presents. Performances have usually been good until about 4-5 weeks ago, but 18 goals conceded in 10 games is worrying 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 7 points gentlemen. 2 wins a draw. We can do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 9 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: 7 points gentlemen. 2 wins a draw. We can do it That's purely if Adelaide wins their last 4 games... Let's see how they go against Sydney on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Earliest title decider game would be the round after next. Adelaide loses and City win this weekend means that City needs a draw or a win in the round after next. Latest would be the final round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 (edited) Some of the earlier posts in this thread are worth re-reading, say those around 13th March and later...quite a few haven't aged well... Edited April 6 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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haz Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Mariners comfortably beat Western 0-3, while Adelaide and Sydney are currently 0-0 at half time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 The magic number is now 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Does that result now mean we're locked in for Asia? Or do we still need at least a point on Monday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 14 minutes ago, fensaddler said: Does that result now mean we're locked in for Asia? Or do we still need at least a point on Monday? Off my rough maths and the most points over two seasons We have 45 points this season and 49 for last season for a total of 94. They had 43 last season and 41 this season for a total of 84. They have three games left, so a max of 9 points and total points of 93. If someone could please confirm, but yes we have the ACL locked in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 32 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: The magic number is now 5 So in other words, 2 wins or 1 win and 2 draws from 4 games. Talk about really dragging it out ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 (edited) 18 minutes ago, mattyh001 said: Off my rough maths and the most points over two seasons We have 45 points this season and 49 for last season for a total of 94. They had 43 last season and 41 this season for a total of 84. They have three games left, so a max of 9 points and total points of 93. If someone could please confirm, but yes we have the ACL locked in Yes, ACL here we come! And the club has tweeted the news already. 41 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: The magic number is now 5 Assuming we don't blow our goal difference that is. Edited April 7 by jw1739 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 (edited) Really delighted to get the ACL qualification. Finally might get some home matches against Asian opposition. Need to take it seriously. Edited April 7 by fensaddler 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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