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Rory Fallon (Auckland FC Reserves | Northern League)

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over 12 years ago

Fallon debuts (on at 78 mins) for St Johnstone in their 2-1 aggregate victory over Rosenborg in Europa Cup

www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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over 12 years ago

Pretty big win for them.

a.haak

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over 12 years ago

Off to Minsk (brrrr!) in next round.

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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over 12 years ago


On the bench for the 1 nil away win v Minsk in the Europa League

Peoples Republik of Aucklandia

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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History
PROAK wrote:


On the bench for the 1 nil away win v Minsk in the Europa League


Brilliant result for St Johnstone  especially after some of the other results involving Scottish clubs in Europe recently!
Also I see that they they only had one fan at the game due to difficult visa restrictions and prohibitive air fares !
 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/fc-minsk-0-st-johnstone-2114957
apparently there was no crowd trouble in the away end !

The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.

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over 12 years ago

starting tonight  v kilmarnock

Calling all fans in Japan, come down and support the mighty nix in Osaka

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over 12 years ago

"Them ones I don't miss". RF after Bahrain game

Oh yes you do Rory!

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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over 12 years ago

unused sub today in a 4 - 0 loss

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over 12 years ago

Rory on as 67 min. sub v Hibernian last weekend in 2-1 home loss:

http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=641

St Johnstone: Mannus, Mackay, Scobbie, Cregg, Wright (Miller 56), Anderson, MacLean (Fallon 67), Wotherspoon, Hasselbaink (Edwards 67), May, Davidson.
Subs: Banks, Millar, McDonald, Easton.

"Saints responded with a double substitution - Hasselbaink and MacLean making way for Rory Fallon and Gwion Edwards in the 67th minute."

Previous game an unused sub in a 0-0 with his former club Aberdeen Aug. 31 

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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over 12 years ago

Rory back on the bench (unused sub) for weekend's 1-1 home SPL draw with Partick.

Must have been injured recently since not in the squad for narrow 2-1 away loss to Celtic ten days ago nor for 3-0 mid-week away League Cup win v Hamilton Academical.

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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over 12 years ago

Scored this morning in a 3-4 loss to St Mirren but started on the bench

Peoples Republik of Aucklandia

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over 12 years ago

Goal @ 4.00





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over 12 years ago

Sliding in at the far post to tap in a McGlinchey cross.... c'mon you All Whites!

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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over 12 years ago

Unused sub in 2-0 win v Motherwell.

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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over 12 years ago

Find the videos in youtube, not a 20 goals season striker but stunning goals scored!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3YYGEAYkHw

Norwich City supporter since 1992, New Zealand supporter since 2010 but without Rory Fallon's winning goal against Bahrain, I won't know about New Zealand Football.

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over 12 years ago

With Saints trailing to Peter Pawlett's 17th-minute strike from long distance, Saints boss Tommy Wright threw on Fallon in the 70th minute but he was shown a straight red card by Willie Collum for an elbow on Michael Hector just over 60 seconds later.

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over 12 years ago

No way was that a straight red

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over 12 years ago
Marto wrote:

No way was that a straight red

Looked to have a second go at the elbow, which you can't see very well with the other players in the way.

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over 12 years ago

For cracking the guy twice in the face? The 1st one may have been an accident, the 2nd one he knew exactly what he was doing. That's red all day, any day, any league (unless its HAL refs)


 

Grumpy old bastard alert

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over 12 years ago

That was an absolute lay down Mesir red card. It was not the first contact, it was the second elbow that was thrown that was the problem.

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over 12 years ago

Yeah na.  Having watched it a number of times following the above comments still do not think straight red.  I think some simulation went on from the defender in the second elbow. My opinion of course.

Supporter world's best and worst football teams: Waikato/WaiBop, Kingz, Knights, Phoenix, The Argyle, The Whites & the All Whites

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over 12 years ago
Marto wrote:

Yeah na.  Having watched it a number of times following the above comments still do not think straight red.  I think some simulation went on from the defender in the second elbow. My opinion of course.


Your having a laff.... a deliberate elbow to the head, and the second one is clearly deliberate is a red card any day of the week, regardless of any Histrionics from the person fouled..
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over 12 years ago
Marto wrote:

Yeah na.  Having watched it a number of times following the above comments still do not think straight red.  I think some simulation went on from the defender in the second elbow. My opinion of course.

So if I punch you in the face as hard as I can, and you laugh it off, I should not be sent off?

Grumpy old bastard alert

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over 12 years ago

As I said each to their own.  No question that it was a bookable foul but I'm still not sure that his elbow connected the second time.  I've seen him get away with worse while playing at Argyle.

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over 12 years ago

Connect or not (and i think he did) the intent is clear. Red any day of the week ending with a "y"

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over 12 years ago

Looked pretty innoculous to me, red was far too harsh, maybe a yellow to the other guy for milking it

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about 12 years ago

91st minute sub in St Johnstone's 1-0 loss to Ross County yesterday.  Clearly out of favour, time to move on maybe?

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about 12 years ago
Marto wrote:

91st minute sub in St Johnstone's 1-0 loss to Ross County yesterday.  Clearly out of favour, time to move on maybe?

He was suspended for a red card and missed a few matches. But, true, only seeing scant time as a sub. Also came on as a 68 min. sub in the 4-0 away loss to Motherwell in the game previous to the above one:
21 year-old striker Stevie May is amongst the top goal-scorers in the SPL with 15 goals in all comps
- and Hasselbaink is the only other striker seeing regular game time. Otherwise Fallon and fellow veteran McLean (both 8 apps) are the only other strikers being used.




Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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about 12 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
Marto wrote:

Yeah na.  Having watched it a number of times following the above comments still do not think straight red.  I think some simulation went on from the defender in the second elbow. My opinion of course.

So if I punch you in the face as hard as I can, and you laugh it off, I should not be sent off?

If you punched someone in the face as hard as you could JV, they probably would laugh it off.

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about 12 years ago
Bluemagic wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:
Marto wrote:

Yeah na.  Having watched it a number of times following the above comments still do not think straight red.  I think some simulation went on from the defender in the second elbow. My opinion of course.

So if I punch you in the face as hard as I can, and you laugh it off, I should not be sent off?

If you punched someone in the face as hard as you could JV, they probably would laugh it off.

"Your grammar and punctuation really does deteriorate as the day wears on. Love the way you can lower the tone of any thread."

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago

Radiosport reporting he's been told he can look for another club... (and not the graphite shafted kind).

E + R + O

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about 12 years ago
Big Pete 65 wrote:
Marto wrote:

91st minute sub in St Johnstone's 1-0 loss to Ross County yesterday.  Clearly out of favour, time to move on maybe?

He was suspended for a red card and missed a few matches. But, true, only seeing scant time as a sub. Also came on as a 68 min. sub in the 4-0 away loss to Motherwell in the game previous to the above one:

http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/01/scotland/premier-league/motherwell-fc/saint-johnstone-fc/1483980/

21 year-old striker Stevie May is amongst the top goal-scorers in the SPL with 15 goals in all comps

- and Hasselbaink is the only other striker seeing regular game time. Otherwise Fallon and fellow veteran McLean (both 8 apps) are the only other strikers being used.




Looks like I was spot on, time for him to leave the back water that is Scottish football I think following the news that he has been told he can go.

Supporter world's best and worst football teams: Waikato/WaiBop, Kingz, Knights, Phoenix, The Argyle, The Whites & the All Whites

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about 12 years ago
Marto wrote:
Big Pete 65 wrote:
Marto wrote:

91st minute sub in St Johnstone's 1-0 loss to Ross County yesterday.  Clearly out of favour, time to move on maybe?

He was suspended for a red card and missed a few matches. But, true, only seeing scant time as a sub. Also came on as a 68 min. sub in the 4-0 away loss to Motherwell in the game previous to the above one:

http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/01/scotland/premier-league/motherwell-fc/saint-johnstone-fc/1483980/

21 year-old striker Stevie May is amongst the top goal-scorers in the SPL with 15 goals in all comps

- and Hasselbaink is the only other striker seeing regular game time. Otherwise Fallon and fellow veteran McLean (both 8 apps) are the only other strikers being used.




Looks like I was spot on, time for him to leave the back water that is Scottish football I think following the news that he has been told he can go.

Would be great to see Rory end his career with a few seasons at the Phoenix. But no doubt the wages are higher at most levels of pro football in Britain, so understandable he'll be looking for another UK club probably.

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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