RVP is a bit of a hottie.
A-League All Stars: Part Deux
RVP is a bit of a hottie.
Which bit were you thinking? I think he's the annoying and extremely useless little hole at top on the flappy bit!
He's the bit then you forget about him and wake up to realise he's burnt you
RVP is a bit of a twat.
Fixed.
What surprised me was how lose the MU defense was. A team of A-league ringins got at least 4 clean shots on goal. Berisha had heaps of time to turn for his goal and he should have done better for his other shot. Broisch was unmarked when he blasted over the bar and it was a brilliant save that kept out Boij???? Really surprised that a top EPL team could be so disorganised at the back...even though its not their first 11 CB's these guys wear the MU shirt.
United fielded Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Raphael at the back - not second-stringers and could easily start for them in the EPL.
A-League team what I expected from a scratch team v an established club team who happen to be the champions of one of the best leagues in the world.
I've seen FIFA All Star sides play established club sides and the club sides always run rings around an "All-Stars" team.
Thought McGlinchey did alright in his 45 mins (way better than Miller)...Broich looked unfit...
What surprised me was how lose the MU defense was. A team of A-league ringins got at least 4 clean shots on goal. Berisha had heaps of time to turn for his goal and he should have done better for his other shot. Broisch was unmarked when he blasted over the bar and it was a brilliant save that kept out Boij???? Really surprised that a top EPL team could be so disorganised at the back...even though its not their first 11 CB's these guys wear the MU shirt.
United fielded Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Raphael at the back - not second-stringers and could easily start for them in the EPL.
A-League team what I expected from a scratch team v an established club team who happen to be the champions of one of the best leagues in the world.
I've seen FIFA All Star sides play established club sides and the club sides always run rings around an "All-Stars" team.
Thought McGlinchey did alright in his 45 mins (way better than Miller)...Broich looked unfit...
Perhaps Broich 'thinks' it is still the off season.
Just had a peek on the Sommet Sports facebook page and saw this:
Sorry for the quality of the start of the Man United - A League All Stars Game, this was due to a problem with the uplink from the game. We will now show a replay later in the week.
Good to see them owning up for mistakes and offering a fix
What surprised me was how lose the MU defense was. A team of A-league ringins got at least 4 clean shots on goal. Berisha had heaps of time to turn for his goal and he should have done better for his other shot. Broisch was unmarked when he blasted over the bar and it was a brilliant save that kept out Boij???? Really surprised that a top EPL team could be so disorganised at the back...even though its not their first 11 CB's these guys wear the MU shirt.
United fielded Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Raphael at the back - not second-stringers and could easily start for them in the EPL.
A-League team what I expected from a scratch team v an established club team who happen to be the champions of one of the best leagues in the world.
I've seen FIFA All Star sides play established club sides and the club sides always run rings around an "All-Stars" team.
Thought McGlinchey did alright in his 45 mins (way better than Miller)...Broich looked unfit...
Perhaps Broich 'thinks' it is still the off season.
I thought Broich was actually one of the best on the park. Looked sharp and far better than little Mac who had a few stray passes.
What surprised me was how lose the MU defense was. A team of A-league ringins got at least 4 clean shots on goal. Berisha had heaps of time to turn for his goal and he should have done better for his other shot. Broisch was unmarked when he blasted over the bar and it was a brilliant save that kept out Boij???? Really surprised that a top EPL team could be so disorganised at the back...even though its not their first 11 CB's these guys wear the MU shirt.
United fielded Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Raphael at the back - not second-stringers and could easily start for them in the EPL.
A-League team what I expected from a scratch team v an established club team who happen to be the champions of one of the best leagues in the world.
I've seen FIFA All Star sides play established club sides and the club sides always run rings around an "All-Stars" team.
Thought McGlinchey did alright in his 45 mins (way better than Miller)...Broich looked unfit...
Perhaps Broich 'thinks' it is still the off season.
I thought Broich was actually one of the best on the park. Looked sharp and far better than little Mac who had a few stray passes.
Yeah, I thought Broich was one of the better on the park. Thought Ifill looked good during his cameo, unfortunately Emerton was on the field for so long, he should have come off at half time for Celeski who I thought looked a lot better than Emerton. Berisha, apart from goal, was generally poor. Hyphen wasn't good, don't think the system suited him.
It was a pretty strong United side, with 8 first team regulars and I assume Zaha will become one of those. Will be interesting to see how Lingard is used as he has looked sharp in the last two games.
not sure how miller managaed to stay on for as long as he did - he was woeful, celeski looked a lot sharper and Emmerton looked well passed it
Just had a peek on the Sommet Sports facebook page and saw this:
Sommet Sports
Sorry for the quality of the start of the Man United - A League All Stars Game, this was due to a problem with the uplink from the game. We will now show a replay later in the week.
Good to see them owning up for mistakes and offering a fix
Hopefully The A-League All Stars win the replay!
MANCHESTER United's recent visit to Sydney almost became one of the biggest embarrassments in Australia's sporting history.
Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/whats-the-buzz-manchester-united-almost-refused-to-play/story-fnia3gmj-1226690674032Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
Corporate capitalism at its finest!
MANCHESTER United's recent visit to Sydney almost became one of the biggest embarrassments in Australia's sporting history.
Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/whats-the-buzz-manchester-united-almost-refused-to-play/story-fnia3gmj-1226690674032Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
Oh that's ridiculous.
MANCHESTER United's recent visit to Sydney almost became one of the biggest embarrassments in Australia's sporting history.
Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/whats-the-buzz-manchester-united-almost-refused-to-play/story-fnia3gmj-1226690674032Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
Oh that's ridiculous.
Hardly, when they are sponsored by Pepsi.
MANCHESTER United's recent visit to Sydney almost became one of the biggest embarrassments in Australia's sporting history.
Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/whats-the-buzz-manchester-united-almost-refused-to-play/story-fnia3gmj-1226690674032Just an hour before kick-off, the game was in danger of being abandoned over a sponsorship row involving soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
ANZ Stadium officials have confirmed Manchester United refused to take the field until Coke signs were removed from the giant screens.
Not an easy task considering Coke is one of the stadium's major backers and have poured in millions of dollars in recent years. Arch-rivals Pepsi recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Red Devils which created the problem.
The issue wasn't solved until 7.40pm - just 20 minutes before kick-off when Manchester United agreed to accept Mount Franklin water, another Coca-Cola Amatil product, on the big screens.
Oh that's ridiculous.
Hardly, when they are sponsored by Pepsi.
Why should one of their sponsorships cause irreparable damage to the clubs brand within Australia/NZ? "Because they are sponsors" is hardly good justification for cancelling the game 20 minutes before it was due to start, it's ridiculoius.
Yeah I have to agree that it's stupid. If Man U are that bent about it, they should put this kind of thing in the contract as a condition so it was resolved way beforehand.
You don't go into someone else's house and tell them to toss out the Panasonic TV cause you work for Sony...
I doubt they would of cancelled the game. In reality it was a bluff-- and it worked.
In which case it was a ridiculous bluff. Bully tactics. That actually makes it worse, not better.
Also, the United officials would have seen it when they inspected the stadium when they arrived in Australia. The fact that they only mentioned it 20 minutes before kickoff is disgraceful.
Do you know how much money Pepsi is sponsoring ? It's got to be 10s of millions on pounds.
When Ronaldinho got sacked from Coca Cola for sipping Pepsi do you think that is "ridiculous" ? http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/ronaldinho-500-000-cola-121115487.html
Man Utd signed a contract with Pepsi. And I would put my balls on there being a clause saying they can't have anything to do with rival companies.
Also, the United officials would have seen it when they inspected the stadium when they arrived in Australia. The fact that they only mentioned it 20 minutes before kickoff is disgraceful.
I can understand Man Utd trying to protect their sponsors, the FFA do it all the time. Would have been a fiasco if they didn't play, neither parties would have come out looking good.
Also, the United officials would have seen it when they inspected the stadium when they arrived in Australia. The fact that they only mentioned it 20 minutes before kickoff is disgraceful.
I can understand Man Utd trying to protect their sponsors, the FFA do it all the time. Would have been a fiasco if they didn't play, neither parties would have come out looking good.
Thanks for the that info RR.
What's Brockie doing in that shirt?!
Officially confirmed now.
Yawn. Another parade of has-beens like Kewell and Emerton and, if we're lucky, a token Phoenix presence on the bench. Snorefest
won't be a nix player anywhere near the all stars game now - ifill out for the season.
Who cares. All stars is a pants idea. Rather they played club sides
Who cares. All stars is a pants idea. Rather they played club sides
I think you will find the idea is to get big clubs to Australia to help the football profile, rather than who they play.
If it is a pants idea, how come they fill the MCG?
I said all stars is a pants idea. Liverpool played Melb at MCG - that was cool
Man Utd v All Stars was not. Half arsed so called all stars like emerton
I said all stars is a pants idea. Liverpool played Melb at MCG - that was cool
Man Utd v All Stars was not. Half arsed so called all stars like emerton
Tickets on sale from today.
Vote Kenny Lowe for the All Stars coach!!
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleagueallstars/coachvote
I've been touting the #KennyLoweforAllSt hashtag (started by Patrick478, I believe) on Twitter, with the slogan "Give the 'All Stars' the coach they deserve". Can't fail.
So are we calling Kenny Lowe a cunt in a back handed manner? I mean, after all, you know Kewell will be playing.....
Who got the email to vote for All Stars coach, and who are you voting for?
I want to pick Kevin Muscat for the lols
Who got the email to vote for All Stars coach, and who are you voting for?
I want to pick Kevin Muscat for the lols
What surprised me was how lose the MU defense was. A team of A-league ringins got at least 4 clean shots on goal. Berisha had heaps of time to turn for his goal and he should have done better for his other shot. Broisch was unmarked when he blasted over the bar and it was a brilliant save that kept out Boij???? Really surprised that a top EPL team could be so disorganised at the back...even though its not their first 11 CB's these guys wear the MU shirt.
Start as you like to carry on as they say. As a Leeds fan I've enjoyed seeing MU playing crap this season.
Thomas Broich tops fan voting for FOXTEL A-League All Stars
Joe Marston medallist Thomas Broich topped the popular vote for the FOXTEL A-League All Stars.
Staff Writer
Hyundai A-League player of the year Thomas Broich of Brisbane Roar has topped the fan voting for the 32-player preliminary squad for the FOXTEL A-League All Stars match, Football Federation Australia has revealed today.
Broich was the fans’ top pick, narrowly ahead of Alessandro del Piero, the captain of the 2014 FOXTEL A-League All Stars.
The A-League All Stars will meet the newly crowned Italian Champions Juventus FC at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on 10 August later this year. Go to www.a-leagueallstars.com.au/tickets to buy your tickets online. To purchase over the phone, call Ticketek on 132 849 or get your tickets from your local Ticketek agency.
In the first stage of voting for the FOXTEL A-League All Stars selection, over 50,000 votes were cast by fans who were able to choose from all 10 Hyundai A-League clubs in picking 15 players for their team. Fans were also able to select their preferred formation.
Rounding out the top five picks behind Broich and Del Piero were Adelaide United goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic, A-League Golden Boot winner Adam Taggart of Newcastle United and Brisbane Roar championship winner Ivan Franjic.
The second stage of fan voting for the final 16 players for the A-League All Stars is now open.Click here to cast your vote!
FOXTEL A-League All Stars Head Coach Josep Gombau will then use his voting right to include his four wild card selections to make up the 20-man squad to face Juventus FC on 10 August.
FFA CEO David Gallop said the All Stars preliminary squad captured the quality and excitement on show in the Hyundai A-League.
“The squad is packed full of star performers who light up the competition each week,” said Gallop. “The fans have shown they love the players who turn on the style and make the A-League such great entertainment.
“I think Josep Gombau will have an array of talent to choose from when it comes to facing Juventus in August.”
The top 32 players in order of fan voting for each position are:
Goalkeepers
Eugene Galekovic – Adelaide United
Michael Theo – Brisbane Roar
Ante Covic – Western Sydney Wanderers
Defenders
Michael Zullo – Adelaide United
Ivan Franjic – Brisbane Roar
Matt Smith – Brisbane Roar
Josh Rose – Central Coast Mariners
Storm Roux – Central Coast Mariners
Aziz Behich – Melbourne Heart
Sebastian Ryall – Sydney FC
Sasa Ognenovski – Sydney FC
Matthew Spiranovic – Western Sydney Wanderers
Nikolai Topor-Stanley – Western Sydney Wanderers
Midfielders
Marcelo Carrusca – Adelaide United
Fabio Ferreira – Adelaide United
Luke Brattan – Brisbane Roar
Thomas Broich – Brisbane Roar
Matt McKay – Brisbane Roar
Gui Finkler – Melbourne Victory
Mark Milligan – Melbourne Victory
Tom Rogic – Melbourne Victory
Ali Abbas – Sydney FC
Youssouf Hersi – Perth Glory
Forwards
Alessandro Del Piero
Sergio Cirio – Adelaide United
Bernie Ibini – Central Coast Mariners
David Williams – Melbourne Heart
Besart Berisha – Melbourne Victory
Archie Thompson – Melbourne Victory
James Troisi – Melbourne Victory
Adam Taggart – Newcastle Jets
Tom Juric – Western Sydney Wanderers
In addition, Football Federation Australia (FFA) today also announced that BLK will be the official apparel supplier for the FOXTEL A-League All Stars in 2014.
BLK is an international sports brand owned by the WRS Group and currently outfits 14 professional sporting teams and 3 National Teams.
BLK Chief Marketing Manager Jason Sintome is looking forward to BLK supplying the FOXTEL A-League All Stars.
“BLK are extremely excited to be the official apparel partner of the 2014 FOXTEL A-League All Stars, an event made even more special for football fans across the country as the match will draw a curtain on the amazing career of International super star Alessandro Del Piero.” Sintome said
“As a brand BLK has enjoyed tremendous growth, both here in Australia and internationally with our cutting edge, high performance apparel now the choice of more than 5000 teams around the world. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our expansion into football than by supporting the very best players in Australia as they host the touring Juventus Football Club in Sydney on Sunday the 10th of August.”
“As BLK continues to evolve as a global leader in sportswear innovation and design, we are excited by the opportunity to work with organisations like FFA and to partner with teams the calibre of the FOXTEL A-League All Stars as it provides us with an opportunity to continually showcase our advanced technologies in elite competition, assisting our partners to go beyond limits known,” conclude Sintome.
Go to www.a-leagueallstars.com.au/tickets to buy your tickets online. To purchase over the phone, call Ticketek on 132 849 or get your tickets from your local Ticketek agency.
Official travel packages for interstate and international visitors are also on sale now. For the latest information please visit www.a-leagueallstars.com.au/travel.
Corporate hospitality packages are available from ANZ Stadium (www.anzstadium.com.au).
For all the latest news on the Foxtel A-League All Stars, go to www.a-leagueallstars.com.au.