mjake1234 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Temperature expected to be 26C by 8pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Wellington will probably expect us to make the running, which if they do, it will be a horrible spectacle. Not sure if Burns is in, but last week Nix looked toothless in attack, with Krishna looking very rusty. On the back of that anything less than a win will be a disaster. I’m predicting a 1-0 victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Wellington didn't look like they wanted to score last week, and I imagine it will be the same this week. No need for 2 defensive midfielders Try and put this to bed early 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 We are playing the bottom team in the competition on a very hot day. we must have close to a 50% chance of winning or drawing this match. I'm even driving 320km in the heat for this one just so I can say that I saw us win one game for my 5 game 17/18 season ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: You staying positive didn't last long, did it? IMO crucial match. Home against the bottom side. Then we have to back up on Tuesday in Perth, and then next Sunday in Gosford (FMD, FFA scheduling leaves a lot to be desired). Anything but a win will be a disaster. Yes I know, I had a momentary lapse probably caused by being a Heart/City supporter that carries with it the weight of negative expectation based on the team’s proven track record of stuffing things up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, belaguttman said: We are playing the bottom team in the competition on a very hot day. we must have close to a 50% chance of winning or drawing this match. I'm even driving 320km in the heat for this one just so I can say that I saw us win one game for my 5 game 17/18 season ticket Good on you mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I want to be able to say that I've seen one victory this season. It won't be pretty, I'm expecting ugly football and stupid goal conceding mistakes but hopefully, we might scrape a win. Then back up to the north-east tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, neio said: Wellington didn't look like they wanted to score last week, and I imagine it will be the same this week. No need for 2 defensive midfielders Try and put this to bed early To be fair, now they have Nathan Burns who makes a huge difference. See this one being a 1-1 draw tbh. Ross with a pen and Burns with a late equaliser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Bring out the Cheezelllllssssss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 The change hit Warrnambool at 2 p.m. Down to 30 degrees there now (3.10 p.m.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) We've won 5 times in a row against Wellington and kept 3 clean sheets in the process. Plus they're bottom of the ladder and have won only one game at home,  statistically we should win this game. Edited January 6, 2018 by n i k o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: The change hit Warrnambool at 2 p.m. Down to 30 degrees there now (3.10 p.m.) Gone through Geelong in the last few minutes according to BoM. Not far away from the city now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 4:20 PM, Embee said: On the contrary, most people aren't nearly harsh enough on Fitzy in my opinion. He had a good start (as did Kamau I might add) and has been very poor since the 5th or 6th game. In the inverse to guys like Malik, La Rocca and Muscat, Fitzy is not held accountable by the fans for any of his bad games and is continually showered with praise regardless of performance. If Malik has been mediocre Fitzy has been flat out bad. Muscat is a better defender than Atkinson and we've looked leaky the last few weeks. I'd rather see Atkinson get a chance to play on the wing as his attacking play has been excellent and then use Vidosic on the other wing to replace Kamau. As the official head of the Fitzy circle jerk club, he does not get as harshly criticized as other players you have mentioned. In saying that, he is still our most dangerous and effective winger imo, and as @Niko alluded too he is still very much involved in many of our goals. To not start him is harsh but I'll agree he hasn't been playing to his usual lofty standards. Atkinson has had two games so far, and barring last game I thought he was quite good defensively in the derby, and average at the best last game. I see no need to move him out for muscat, who is a walking red card every game because he is just past it. He's just two slow and too much of a knucklehead to trust on the pitch again, how many reds has he got this season? 2 or 3? Him and Malik are just walking cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: As the official head of the Fitzy circle jerk club, he does not get as harshly criticized as other players you have mentioned. In saying that, he is still our most dangerous and effective winger imo, and as @Niko alluded too he is still very much involved in many of our goals. To not start him is harsh but I'll agree he hasn't been playing to his usual lofty standards. Atkinson has had two games so far, and barring last game I thought he was quite good defensively in the derby, and average at the best last game. I see no need to move him out for muscat, who is a walking red card every game because he is just past it. He's just two slow and too much of a knucklehead to trust on the pitch again, how many reds has he got this season? 2 or 3? Him and Malik are just walking cards. Both Malik and Muscat have served two suspensions this season. Malik one straight red and one for two yellows in the same match. Muscat has one straight red and one for accumulating 5 yellows. Malik has been suspended for a total of two matches, Muscat for three. I agree with you on Fitzy. I'd nominate him as one of the few players who most often plays at his expected level. Schenkeveld is the obvious pick in that competition, and that's probably why these two are leading the MOTM points table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: As the official head of the Fitzy circle jerk club, he does not get as harshly criticized as other players you have mentioned. In saying that, he is still our most dangerous and effective winger imo, and as @Niko alluded too he is still very much involved in many of our goals. To not start him is harsh but I'll agree he hasn't been playing to his usual lofty standards. Atkinson has had two games so far, and barring last game I thought he was quite good defensively in the derby, and average at the best last game. I see no need to move him out for muscat, who is a walking red card every game because he is just past it. He's just two slow and too much of a knucklehead to trust on the pitch again, how many reds has he got this season? 2 or 3? Him and Malik are just walking cards. That's not a very high bar to set, unfortunately. Our wide forward/wing spots are easily the weakest in the squad and consistently have been since Novillo was at the club. Fitzy gets a number of what people would refer to as 'hockey assists' but given how flat out pathetic we've looked in the final third at times I don't find that to be a necessarily sound achievement. Kamau and Fitzy haven't lifted their weight anywhere near enough this season in my opinion and when you've got a young RB who's looked better in an offensive capacity than your winger it's an indictment on their performances I think. How many other teams in the league would Fitzy get a guaranteed start for? I think people are incredibly harsh on Muscat. I'll pay the discipline issue, but he's better defensively than people will give him credit for and he's certainly in front of Atkinson in that department at this point. I think it's hard to argue that we didn't look better when he was in the side, I'm not necessarily putting that solely to him but I don't see any evidence that slotting him back into that position will be of any detriment to us at all, and it's more likely it could be a positive. Regardless, I don't feel our final third players have been anywhere near effective enough for most of this season and given our current horror run I'd like to see a few changes made in that department. I'd even be willing to give Arzani a run if we slot Vidosic into the #10 role rather than the wing. If the choice was simpy Atkinson or Muscat, I'd be siding with Atkinson at this point, for the record. But I think that Atkinson can offer us more in the final third than Fitzy right now.  19 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Both Malik and Muscat have served two suspensions this season. Malik one straight red and one for two yellows in the same match. Muscat has one straight red and one for accumulating 5 yellows. Malik has been suspended for a total of two matches, Muscat for three. I agree with you on Fitzy. I'd nominate him as one of the few players who most often plays at his expected level. Schenkeveld is the obvious pick in that competition, and that's probably why these two are leading the MOTM points table. Bart is a gun, no doubt, but Fitzy's continued presence in the MOTM votes despite largely average or poor performances just serves to further highlight the bias in his favour in my mind. Edited January 6, 2018 by Embee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I want to see Delbridge on the pitch. If we do lose I hopes it's a Burns hatrick scored on the break when he out paces our defence line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Missing_Moy Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Just now, Dylan said: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Bouzanis Muscat Bort Jakobsen Jameisom         Malik Brattan            Vidosic Atkinson.  Ross.    Fitzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Just now, n i k o said: Bouzanis Muscat Bort Jakobsen Jameisom         Malik Brattan            Vidosic Atkinson.  Ross.    Fitzy Just posted same thoughts on the line up Thank fuck Jako back at CB hope that’s his spot for the rest of the season!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 It's a good line up. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, rass said: It's a good line up.  Actually agree. With 3 attacking options on the bench to chase a game and a defender for injury.  Obviously he has to make subs first but for the first time in ages we have a balanced team on the pitch and bench. Good lineup.  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Missing_Moy said: Just posted same thoughts on the line up Thank fuck Jako back at CB hope that’s his spot for the rest of the season!! Exactly. Thank fuck. Decent line up. Now we have a chance of playing actual football.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffplz Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Someone committed suicide so im stuck in my train here in Essendon. Probably wont make it for the first half along with many more fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, Shahanga said: Exactly. Thank fuck. Decent line up. Now we have a chance of playing actual football.  Well we are all assuming he will play a standard 433. I can't see anything else really with the players selected but maybe some sort of abortion like 352 but 433 we have a chance of playing. 1 minute ago, jeffplz said: Someone committed suicide so im stuck in my train here in Essendon. Probably wont make it for the first half along with many more fans Fuck thats terrible. (Not so much about you but the reason your stuck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Jovan said: Well we are all assuming he will play a standard 433. I can't see anything else really with the players selected but maybe some sort of abortion like 352 but 433 we have a chance of playing. If we were gunna play a back 3 wouldn’t delbridge or LaRocca be in the line up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Missing_Moy said: If we were gunna play a back 3 wouldn’t delbridge or LaRocca be in the line up ? Logic says yes but until were 5 minutes in we won't really know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Decent line up, finally a 6, 8 and 10 in midfield, two wingers and probably our best back four. Now needs to perform. Nice bench too. Carrusca fit and Delbridge in for La Rocca who has been dropped straight out (assuming no injury?). Interesting. Edited January 6, 2018 by fensaddler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Is larocca injured or has wazza seen sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityWildcat Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Fingers crossed. I have just picked up visitors from NZ in CBD and can't make the game tonight.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 32 minutes ago, Jovan said: Actually agree. With 3 attacking options on the bench to chase a game and a defender for injury.  Obviously he has to make subs first but for the first time in ages we have a balanced team on the pitch and bench. Good lineup.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Perhaps warren was worried about his job security with jvs back in Melbourne city headlines. Thought he better play a more sensible team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 35 minutes ago, Jovan said: Actually agree. With 3 attacking options on the bench to chase a game and a defender for injury.  Obviously he has to make subs first but for the first time in ages we have a balanced team on the pitch and bench. Good lineup.  I guess the only thing I could critique is the lack of a genuine striker on the bench to cover for Ross. But I guess we'd put one of the attacking midfielders forward, maybe play Vidosic up top with Carrusca or Budzik at 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, neio said: Is larocca injured or has wazza seen sense? Well he's apart of the warm up so seen sense.... Hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, fensaddler said: I guess the only thing I could critique is the lack of a genuine striker on the bench to cover for Ross. But I guess we'd put one of the attacking midfielders forward, maybe play Vidosic up top with Carrusca or Budzik at 10. True. It's so annoying with only 4 outfield players allowed on the bench. Tbf who would go as genuine 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Happy with the lineup, I want to see what Delbridge can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jovan said: True. It's so annoying with only 4 outfield players allowed on the bench. Tbf who would go as genuine 9. Would have to be one of the youngsters I guess, which means a more senior player would miss out. As you say, the issue of limited bench space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Is the game delayed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, haz said: Is the game delayed? Yeah they are waiting for the late  arrivals to get their seats. Apparently 2 dudes from Frankston are on their way. Edited January 6, 2018 by Jovan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Why is the scum on my tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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