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A-League All Stars: Part Deux

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11 Jul 04:31

And Nigel Boogard in too apparently. Farce.


Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

11 Jul 05:54 · edited 11 Jul 05:55 · History
patrick478 wrote:

And Nigel Boogard in too apparently. Farce.

And then there was David Williams.
11 Jul 06:10 · edited 11 Jul 06:12 · History

Finally a proper star announced, Iffy


11 Jul 08:22

Live on Sommet Sports. Dont know (or even care) if on Sky or not

11 Jul 21:38

And Now Rhyan Grant.... Speechless

11 Jul 21:51
sthn.jeff wrote:

And Now Rhyan Grant.... Speechless

More Roar to be added today I heard.

Rooney has pulled out.
13 Jul 00:27

Emmo is captain.

13 Jul 00:52
sthn.jeff wrote:

And Now Rhyan Grant.... Speechless

More Roar to be added today I heard.

Rooney has pulled out.
Saw the squad list said "Why bother, I want out"

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13 Jul 03:41

Glad I didn't end up buying tickets, flights, accommodation etc to this farce. Will watch it on sommet because of Ifill though. 


Allegedly

13 Jul 05:10

Whats the bet Ifill gets 10mins right at the end when theyre 5-0 down

13 Jul 06:09
Tegal wrote:

Glad I didn't end up buying tickets, flights, accommodation etc to this farce. Will watch it on sommet because of Ifill though. 



Hardly a farce when 14 of the squad were EPL winners.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

13 Jul 06:29

Guess it would be worth it if I had a special travel agent friend who could get me there $1000 cheaper. 


Allegedly

13 Jul 09:26
Tegal wrote:

Guess it would be worth it if I had a special travel agent friend who could get me there $1000 cheaper. 



Wellington to Sydney a few hundred.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

13 Jul 10:22

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.

13 Jul 10:23

I wouldn't open the curtains if they were playing in my garden.....

"It will be hosted in Wellington. My balls my word"

3/7/2013

"McGlinchey is ours ! My balls my word."

5/8/2014

13 Jul 10:28

But you'll probably watch it on freeview tv...


"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

13 Jul 10:31
Junior82 wrote:

But you'll probably watch it on freeview tv...




"It will be hosted in Wellington. My balls my word"

3/7/2013

"McGlinchey is ours ! My balls my word."

5/8/2014

14 Jul 05:42
AJ13 wrote:

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.



I must have missed something, I thought the 80000 paying public were going to see Man Utd, not the All Stars.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

14 Jul 08:11
Leggy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.



I must have missed something, I thought the 80000 paying public were going to see Man Utd, not the All Stars.

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14 Jul 08:15
AJ13 wrote:

Whats the bet Ifill gets 10mins right at the end when theyre 5-0 down

10 minutes 1 goal. Sorted!

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14 Jul 11:47

Sitting in a restaurant in Sydney this afternoon and was listening to the table of 8 next to me when the wife was in the bathroom - one of the guys was complaining that they sold all the tickets to this game and then announced that Rooney was injured. Like it was deliberate. Even one of the girls (who obviously knew nothing) said that it a) probably wasn't planned, and b) there is still plenty of other players that people would want to see

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

14 Jul 14:47

Ha! Ha! Man U lost to the Thai All-Stars 1-0 in Bangkok on the weekend - I've a feeling Moyes will be more in the Ron Atkinson/ Tommy Docherty mould i.e. not very successful. He's a very limited manager.

"United were missing Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Nani and captain Nemanja Vidic among others..."

Read more: http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/new-manchester-united-manager-david-moyes-has-forgettable-start-at-helm-with-shock-tour-loss/story-e6frf423-1226679114696#ixzz2Z1yeu58u

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

15 Jul 09:29 · edited 15 Jul 09:30 · History


What is Sommet Sports?

I enjoyed watching Man City deservedly lose 2 - 0 to a Sth African club team this morning

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

15 Jul 10:08


What is Sommet Sports?

I enjoyed watching Man City deservedly lose 2 - 0 to a Sth African club team this morning

Channel 114 (soon to be 14) on Freeview. A free to air sports channel, shows mainly AFL but has to right to a lot of football, including Man U preseason games.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

15 Jul 10:11
Leggy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.



I must have missed something, I thought the 80000 paying public were going to see Man Utd, not the All Stars.
Fair call actually. But its still a farce of a game, considering the opposition man utd are playing aren't exactly A league all stars. The concept is flawed. But it still cool for some that man utd are coming over. Hopefully they put out a decent team. 

Allegedly

15 Jul 11:39


What is Sommet Sports?

I enjoyed watching Man City deservedly lose 2 - 0 to a Sth African club team this morning


I watched this. City were horrendously poor. On the other hand, that South African league has some quality players!
15 Jul 11:47
Tegal wrote:
Leggy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.



I must have missed something, I thought the 80000 paying public were going to see Man Utd, not the All Stars.

Fair call actually. But its still a farce of a game, considering the opposition man utd are playing aren't exactly A league all stars. The concept is flawed. But it still cool for some that man utd are coming over. Hopefully they put out a decent team. 


In retrospect do you think a game vs Sydney FC would have been better? I'm off to the Victory v Liverpool game next week and the more the All Stars fell apart before they had even started, the more I was glad that the Liverpool game wasn't following the same flawed concept.

15 Jul 12:02

Yep definitely. I was thinking that as I typed in fact. Though perhaps even a flawed all stars concept will grab more attention than a game against a single A league club would. For example, ill be watching the all stars game on tv because ifill is involved, whereas I may not go out of my way to watch victory v Liverpool if it was on tv. 


Allegedly

15 Jul 22:26

I'm going, but I agree with what everyone has said about its farcical nature. Just a good excuse to watch a bit of live footy and have a long weekend in Sydney.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

15 Jul 22:31

Saw an interview with Ange that says everyone will get some time. Hope it goes well for you Iffy

15 Jul 23:08


Iffy to nuts Rio

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

15 Jul 23:55
Fitzy wrote:
Tegal wrote:
Leggy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.



I must have missed something, I thought the 80000 paying public were going to see Man Utd, not the All Stars.

Fair call actually. But its still a farce of a game, considering the opposition man utd are playing aren't exactly A league all stars. The concept is flawed. But it still cool for some that man utd are coming over. Hopefully they put out a decent team. 


In retrospect do you think a game vs Sydney FC would have been better? I'm off to the Victory v Liverpool game next week and the more the All Stars fell apart before they had even started, the more I was glad that the Liverpool game wasn't following the same flawed concept.

People complaining of the strength of the all stars but the tards are going to be without IIRC Thompson, Milligan, Coe and Nichols to Aus (their EAFF cup squad to be finalised this week) as well as I think Traore and Finkler still being injured, no more Rojas and Flores and no major signing to replace Flores yet.


And like Tegal said, due to players from across the league in the all stars team, in our case Ifill (and to a lesser extent AW McGlinchey), my interest in that game is greater than the tards v liverpool game. FFA have made changes to standard player contracts so all stars selection is given same priority as international selection - future teams won't be as nerfed

16 Jul 00:18
Fitzy wrote:

In retrospect do you think a game vs Sydney FC would have been better? I'm off to the Victory v Liverpool game next week and the more the All Stars fell apart before they had even started, the more I was glad that the Liverpool game wasn't following the same flawed concept.

I think ideally you'd have the A-league winners playing a touring team. But I guess that depends on expected crowds etc etc. Would you get 80,000K going to watch CCM V ManU. I'd imagine you still get the Man U fan boys (jokes) travelling inter-state and inter-country to watch the game. But would other non-ManU or non-CCM fan go to the game? I'm not so sure
16 Jul 00:52
2ndBest wrote:
Fitzy wrote:

In retrospect do you think a game vs Sydney FC would have been better? I'm off to the Victory v Liverpool game next week and the more the All Stars fell apart before they had even started, the more I was glad that the Liverpool game wasn't following the same flawed concept.

I think ideally you'd have the A-league winners playing a touring team. But I guess that depends on expected crowds etc etc. Would you get 80,000K going to watch CCM V ManU. I'd imagine you still get the Man U fan boys (jokes) travelling inter-state and inter-country to watch the game. But would other non-ManU or non-CCM fan go to the game? I'm not so sure

And then when the 'Nix are champs would the FFA want to have a European team playing at the cake tin or in NZ or are the 'Nix expected to play their game in Sydney or Melbourne. IMHO, the best argument against the All Stars is the atmosphere - I assume that there is a dedicated tard zone that will support their team which wont be the case for the all stars team. 
16 Jul 04:43
Bullion wrote:
Fitzy wrote:
Tegal wrote:
Leggy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Still a farce Leggy. This All Stars squad is an absolute joke. Dont care who theyre playing, i wouldnt pay to watch.



I must have missed something, I thought the 80000 paying public were going to see Man Utd, not the All Stars.

Fair call actually. But its still a farce of a game, considering the opposition man utd are playing aren't exactly A league all stars. The concept is flawed. But it still cool for some that man utd are coming over. Hopefully they put out a decent team. 


In retrospect do you think a game vs Sydney FC would have been better? I'm off to the Victory v Liverpool game next week and the more the All Stars fell apart before they had even started, the more I was glad that the Liverpool game wasn't following the same flawed concept.

People complaining of the strength of the all stars but the tards are going to be without IIRC Thompson, Milligan, Coe and Nichols to Aus (their EAFF cup squad to be finalised this week) as well as I think Traore and Finkler still being injured, no more Rojas and Flores and no major signing to replace Flores yet.


And like Tegal said, due to players from across the league in the all stars team, in our case Ifill (and to a lesser extent AW McGlinchey), my interest in that game is greater than the tards v liverpool game. FFA have made changes to standard player contracts so all stars selection is given same priority as international selection - future teams won't be as nerfed

And to further add to MVFC woes against Liverpool Connor Pain is also in the Socceroo squad. All 5 tards confirmed today. So all stars > tards b/nyl team
16 Jul 05:10

This is the new look Paul Ifil


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16 Jul 09:03

Has really lost his tan in that Wellington winter 

17 Jul 09:18
patrick478 wrote:


What is Sommet Sports?

I enjoyed watching Man City deservedly lose 2 - 0 to a Sth African club team this morning

Channel 114 (soon to be 14) on Freeview. A free to air sports channel, shows mainly AFL but has to right to a lot of football, including Man U preseason games.

 

UHF only tho...

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

18 Jul 00:32

Guessing this has had a lot of advertising on Radio Sport? The person I go to Nix games with (despite being a Man Utd fan), asked me If I was gonna watch it. She seemed a bit gutted when I told her she won't be able to get it on her Saturn TV.