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12 hours ago, heart1011 said:

Very true. @MHFC-FAN pointed out that the finals now are pretty much worthless apart from winning the toilet seat..

Finishing top you are clearly the top team for the season and gain ACL qualification.

Correct! Top is ACL and 2nd is AFC cup and winner of Aus Cup qualifies for this aswell. 

Adelaide in ominous form right now 😳

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Smurfs are down 4-0 against the welfare cheats with 15 to play. hahahahahahahahahaha.

we're still a game clear of Adelaide, 2 games against the welfare cheats and have two games in hand (replayed derby and tomorrows game against the bullshits).  honestly believe the plate is firmly in our hands - comes down to sticking to strengths** and putting our chances away.

** that said, of course games are a thing of ebbs and flows; you adjust where forced to / required (eg red cards) **

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On 14/03/2023 at 8:51 PM, heart1011 said:

Very true! And they gave away young aspiring talent! Just look at the likes of Tilio and Talbot! 

 

They are very much like Victory now.. try and sign a few big name players who are well past it. The average age of there squad now is all above the age of 30! Wilkinson for example is now 38 and is still there starting CB!

And after last night's fame Sydney FC gave away Calum Nieuwenhof and Aidan Simmons. But at least they kept Joel King 😆

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2 hours ago, citypool said:

I want to boycott the finals with the whole APL debacle but damn as useless as the admin Is I really like the sport. Finals will be 🔥 the way the season is finishing 

I certainly won't be going to Sydney should we make it.

But I do feel conflicted regarding any home game we get in the semis. Our players don't deserve an empty home game for what the APL has done 

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35 minutes ago, mattyh001 said:

I certainly won't be going to Sydney should we make it.

But I do feel conflicted regarding any home game we get in the semis. Our players don't deserve an empty home game for what the APL has done 

I agree. I will go to as many matches that City play at home as I can, consistent with health issues with big crowds (such as derbies with MV), whether they be league, finals, FA Cup, ACL or AFC Cup, but I draw the line at going to Sydney if we get to the GF. And my position won't change. A pity, because it's something that a couple of us said we would do because we are getting older of course.

APL may yet see the folly of their ways and end the Sydney deal after the three years, and revert to the real tradition that we have. 

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1 hour ago, jw1739 said:

I agree. I will go to as many matches that City play at home as I can, consistent with health issues with big crowds (such as derbies with MV), whether they be league, finals, FA Cup, ACL or AFC Cup, but I draw the line at going to Sydney if we get to the GF. And my position won't change. A pity, because it's something that a couple of us said we would do because we are getting older of course.

APL may yet see the folly of their ways and end the Sydney deal after the three years, and revert to the real tradition that we have. 

i will believe it when i see it, but there will be a secondary benefit of us all drawing a line in the sand.

as soon as we get massive crowds whenever we play at home during the semis (think of point a below too) and a run of non Sydney teams in the GF (think of point b below too), and the APL be under pressure to revert. 

combine that with what what should be;

(a) good turn outs for other non Sydney teams (be it Victory, Adelaide, Perth, etc etc) during their respective semi final games, and

(b) lacklustre away bays in the GF because many fans wont be arsed travelling

fingers crossed we see change.

when you look at they AFL, the do by all means get good crowds either way (a benefit of having tradition over 100 years & something that points towards the tradition in the a league).

yet there is always a much bigger buzz when its Melbourne based teams. 

 

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4 hours ago, Tommykins said:

Ufuk Talay has been linked with just about every A-League job whenever there's a potential opening. I think he's got a fairly good thing going at Wellington, would be interesting to see if he'd move or not.

If this article is correct it sounds like it's happening... 

https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/victory-shake-up-talay-in-line-to-replace-popovic-at-ailing-a-league-giants-592352

 

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23 hours ago, Tommykins said:

Ufuk Talay has been linked with just about every A-League job whenever there's a potential opening. I think he's got a fairly good thing going at Wellington, would be interesting to see if he'd move or not.

Supposedly was going to take over in 2020 but Wellington blocked him so they got Brebner 

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