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imanixsupporter

Maybe Iffil as someone who works on A-League broadcasts has been instructed by Sky or the APL that he is not to state explicitly that he supports a particular side, even if everyone knows that he is obviously going to be partial to his former team? That's the most charitable spin on it I can make.

Or maybe he is still mad that the Nix withdrew the contract offer for Callan when he was angling for a negligible buyout clause (I believe Iffil was advising him at the time). 

Goran, freed from the shackles of Sky, has come out, even as an Akler, as a Nix fan. 

Auckland FC v Brisbane Roar
Sunday, November 23 – Go Media Stadium – 1:00pm AEDT

Auckland FC squad:
1. Michael WOUD, 3. Jake GIRDWOOD-REICH, 4. Nando PIJNAKER, 6. Louis VERSTRAETE, 7. Cameron HOWIESON, 8. Felipe GALLEGOS, 9. Sam COSGROVE, 10. Guillermo MAY, 14. Liam GILLION, 15. Francis DE VRIES, 16. Adama COULIBALY, 17. Callan ELLIOT, 18. Finn McKENLAY, 19. Oliver MIDDLETON, 20. Oli SAIL, 21. Jesse RANDALL, 35. Jonty BIDOIS, 52. Luka VICELICH, 77. Lachlan BROOK

(One to be omitted)
Ins: 52. Luka VICELICH
Outs: 2. Hiroki SAKAI (injured), 11. Marlee FRANÇOIS (injured), 22. Jake BRIMMER (injured),
Unavailable: 23. Dan HALL (suspension), 27. Logan ROGERSON (suspension)

Brisbane Roar squad: 
1. Dean BOUZANIS (GK), 2. Youstin Delfin SALAS GOMEZ, 3.Dimitri VALKANIS, 4. Benjamin WARLAND, 6.Austin LUDWIK, 7. Jacob BRAZETE, 8. Samuel KLEIN, 10. Georgios VRAKAS, 11. Macklin FREKE (GK), 12. Lucas HERRINGTON, 13.Henry HORE, 16.Matthew DENCH, 17. Justin VIDIC, 19. Michael RUHS, 23. James McGARRY, 26. James O’SHEA (C), 30.Quinn MACNICOL, 31.Noah MAIERONI, 44.Jordan LAUTON, 77. Milorad STAJIC

(Two to be omitted)
Ins: Nil
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5. Marcus FERKRANUS (quad), 9.Christopher LONG (hamstring), 15.Hosine BILITY (hamstring), 21.Antonee BURKE-GILROY (foot), 22. Nathan AMANATIDIS (quad), 27. Benjamin HALLORAN (knee)

Akler ?

Bullion

imanixsupporter

Maybe Iffil as someone who works on A-League broadcasts has been instructed by Sky or the APL that he is not to state explicitly that he supports a particular side, even if everyone knows that he is obviously going to be partial to his former team? That's the most charitable spin on it I can make.

Or maybe he is still mad that the Nix withdrew the contract offer for Callan when he was angling for a negligible buyout clause (I believe Iffil was advising him at the time). 

Goran, freed from the shackles of Sky, has come out, even as an Akler, as a Nix fan. 

FU BLU

Akler ?

Bullion

imanixsupporter

Maybe Iffil as someone who works on A-League broadcasts has been instructed by Sky or the APL that he is not to state explicitly that he supports a particular side, even if everyone knows that he is obviously going to be partial to his former team? That's the most charitable spin on it I can make.

Or maybe he is still mad that the Nix withdrew the contract offer for Callan when he was angling for a negligible buyout clause (I believe Iffil was advising him at the time). 

Goran, freed from the shackles of Sky, has come out, even as an Akler, as a Nix fan. 

aucklander (should have been aklder)

martinb

Jessie Merino

Craig Gordon, the Scottish keeper who played their last 2 WC qualifiers (v Greece, v Denmark) is 42. He's the Hearts reserve keeper, yet to play a game in the league this season. Just thought I'd throw that in....

 
Gaelic Wikipedia or I don’t believe you…

They don't have it in Scottish Gaelic, but they do have...

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JAFA , Rangitoto yank ,all acceptable...just removing letters , probably not ...

Bullion

FU BLU

Akler ?

Bullion

imanixsupporter

Maybe Iffil as someone who works on A-League broadcasts has been instructed by Sky or the APL that he is not to state explicitly that he supports a particular side, even if everyone knows that he is obviously going to be partial to his former team? That's the most charitable spin on it I can make.

Or maybe he is still mad that the Nix withdrew the contract offer for Callan when he was angling for a negligible buyout clause (I believe Iffil was advising him at the time). 

Goran, freed from the shackles of Sky, has come out, even as an Akler, as a Nix fan. 

aucklander (should have been aklder)

AucklandPhoenix

He is a train smash waiting to happen and has been very lucky thus far. 

With his decision making he doesn’t act upon impulse and is seconds too slow as he contemplates things

Didn’t think I would say this but at the moment the Nix have the better starting keeper. 

Them's strong words.  Oluwayemi is still work in progress, and I do not expect him to shine as brightly for another season at least. Not as intuitive at sweeping as Paulsen, but a decent shot stopper.  Makes different mistakes than Woud (is better at decision-making, but less confident in the box than Would), but is overall more reliable already than last season.

imanixsupporter

Maybe Iffil as someone who works on A-League broadcasts has been instructed by Sky or the APL that he is not to state explicitly that he supports a particular side, even if everyone knows that he is obviously going to be partial to his former team? That's the most charitable spin on it I can make.

Or maybe he is still mad that the Nix withdrew the contract offer for Callan when he was angling for a negligible buyout clause (I believe Iffil was advising him at the time). 

I used to quite like the unused subs but so much of it feels AFC centric now - it's literally recorded in a bar with the promotional tagline "the home of Auckland FC". I know someone said Goran is a nix fan but it certainly doesn't feel like it at times.
 
It just reflects how quickly pretty much all forms of NZ media have jumped behind AFC which is pretty aggravating given for years we hardly got any coverage. I understand why, given most media is based in Auckland, and they're the new flashy, and more importantly, winning club. That's why it feels so disheartening when Iffy, who is a bonafide club legend won't even say he's a fan on air.

I think the bar they record in is owned by Foley so  no doubt they get free drinks.

AucklandPhoenix

I think the bar they record in is owned by Foley so  no doubt they get free drinks.

 And are obliged to mention " Black Knights " in every paragraph ...

I personally don't think the Unused Subs is inappropriately biased towards or centred around AFC myself, but yes, the fact that they are winners based in Auckland while we are losers based in Wellington is going to make them the media darlings and we just have to suck it up. The easiest thing we can do to get in the media's good graces is also win something but that's never happened and is hard to ever see happening at this point. 

it has become an obvious thing to say, but it's worth saying anyway, that the quality of football on display in this game (afc v brisbane) is light years ahead of anything the phoenix have produced.

brisbane getting better every week. set up to be proactive. happy to go long and they generally have 5 u when they attack.

Brooke seems to be a heck of a signing

Cosgrove is a munter

cosgrove is an idiot

He’s their munter.

Brisbane trying to get to him. 

This is a game though. Impressive to see Elliot and McGarry right in the teeth of it.

reg22

cosgrove is an idiot

Total is missing from your statement ...other than that 100% ....

I know Cosgrove is the pantomime villain but especially today he gets just as much as he gives.

Compare him to a player like Brisbane's striker Vidic, who spent the entire game with Pijnaker's shirt in his hand, pushing him in the back, etc.

Vidic just doesn't come across as bad because when Nando inevitably does it back Vidic falls over like a sack of potatoes.

Cosgrove is less the shirt pulling and more elbow throwing nobend though! Everytme he gets close to a defender his elbows come up and he's nudgfng the defender in the back or head. 
Cosgrove = a total idiotic thug.
Vidic = dirty shirt pulling Twit.

So Cosgrove a lot like Rory Falloon then. Using the elbows must be a thing they teach in Aberdeen 

Essentially Cosgrove comes across as a bit of a thicko, compared to some of the wily A league antagonists, with a simple philosophy.  

He doesn’t really try to get away with anything or trick the ref. He just barges, pushes and shoves. And sometimes the marker comes up to his armpit. 

He managed to be onside to tap in against us twice, so we can’t really comment much tbh.

Edit- as for the Rory comparison, I want to say Rory was a bit more cultured. Might be NZ coloured glasses. Not sure.

Very average performance by AFC. Just shows what happens when you have a number of key players out. The Nix dont have AFCs depth and have really struggled with 6+ players often missing.
Cogrove is one of those all elbows and knees old fashion no 9. He looks completely unsuitable to the hard and fast AL. Mata was big but he was an athlete and linked very well with May and Rogerson. Now May is invisible and the AFC attack is poor.
Cosgrove could easily have had a red in this game. He elbowed LKH in the face in the derby and got a yellow in this game for the same thing. He will be targeted in future games for sure.
AFC seem fixated on a big target man but they have lots of quick skillfull attackers who could win them games. Cosgrove is a bizarre signing IMO

martinb

Essentially Cosgrove comes across as a bit of a thicko, compared to some of the wily A league antagonists, with a simple philosophy.  

He doesn’t really try to get away with anything or trick the ref. He just barges, pushes and shoves. And sometimes the marker comes up to his armpit. 

He managed to be onside to tap in against us twice, so we can’t really comment much tbh.

Edit- as for the Rory comparison, I want to say Rory was a bit more cultured. Might be NZ coloured glasses. Not sure.

Rory was always being pinged for it at Argyle. Mind you we used it to our advantage. 

Wish argyle had players like him now or that Wayne becomes a player like him.

I think it was my friend’s wife who called Rory ‘chicken wing’! Sorry if that’s someone else’s and I’ve misremembered.

3rd Kit Released

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Not really a third kit is it,? More like the away kit was left in the wash with the home kit and some of the blue bled.

When are they going to need to wear that?

Seems rather pointless.

Fair point, no one clashes with their away white?

Maybe they are going to sell a few? 

The colours admittedly do blend in apart from the MacDonalds crap

Buffon II

When are they going to need to wear that?

Seems rather pointless.

 Away to Maccarthur and their black and white stripes.

Buffon II

When are they going to need to wear that?

Seems rather pointless.

 I read that it will be the home kit for the OFC Pro League team

So not actually a third kit, but the kit for a completely different competition.

I'll be surprised if their OFC kit has the A-League logo on the front.

I think it is their best Kit.

Brimmer's ROF shoulder injury can't have been as bad as Payne's. They continue to have all the injury luck!

Auckland FC v Newcastle Jets

Sunday, November 30 – Go Media Stadium – 1:00pm AEDT (3:00pm local)

Auckland FC squad:
1. Michael WOUD, 3. Jake GIRDWOOD-REICH, 4. Nando PIJNAKER, 6. Louis VERSTRAETE, 7. Cameron HOWIESON, 8. Felipe GALLEGOS, 9. Sam COSGROVE, 10. Guillermo MAY, 11. Marlee FRANÇOIS, 14. Liam GILLION, 15. Francis DE VRIES, 17. Callan ELLIOT, 19. Oliver MIDDLETON, 20. Oli SAIL, 21. Jesse RANDALL, 22. Jake BRIMMER, 23. Dan HALL, 35. Jonty BIDOIS, 52. Luka VICELICH, 77. Lachlan BROOK

Ins: 11. Marlee FRANÇOIS (back from injury), 22. Jake BRIMMER (back from injury), 23. Dan HALL (back from suspension)
Outs: 2. Hiroki SAKAI (injured),16. Adama COULIBALY, 18. Finn McKENLAY
Unavailable: 27. Logan ROGERSON (suspension)

Newcastle Jets squad:
1. James DELIANOV, 5. Joe SHAUGHNESSY, 7. Eli ADAMS, 8. Lachlan BAYLISS, 9. Lachlan ROSE, 11. Ben GIBSON, 13. Clayton TAYLOR, 14. Max BURGESS, 15. Aleksandar ŠUŠNJAR, 17. Kosta GROZOS, 19. Alex BADOLATO, 22. Joel BERTOLISSIO, 23. Daniel WILMERING, 24. Alex NUNES, 28. Will DOBSON, 33. Mark NATTA, 39. Thomas AQUILINA, 40. Jordan BAYLIS, 42. Max COOPER, 43. Xavier BERTONCELLO

(Two to be omitted)
Ins: 7. Eli Adams, 40. Jordan BAYLIS
Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 18. Kota MIZUNUMA, 20. Alex NASSIEP, 25. Oscar FRYER, 21. Noah JAMES, 34. Richard N’KOMO, 41. Lucas SCICLUNA, 44. Ben VAN DORSSEN, 45. Christian BRACCO

carlind

Buffon II

When are they going to need to wear that?

Seems rather pointless.

 I read that it will be the home kit for the OFC Pro League team

away kit for OFC Pro League

Crowd on Sunday will likely be the lowest ever and below 10k.

Santa parade on the same day at 1pm with a 3pm kick. Loads of kids and families there coupled with the notorious grid lock afterwards will have an impact.

Derby also the following week.

AucklandPhoenix

Crowd on Sunday will likely be the lowest ever and below 10k.

Santa parade on the same day at 1pm with a 3pm kick. Loads of kids and families there coupled with the notorious grid lock afterwards will have an impact.

Derby also the following week.

Also shark weather forecast.

AucklandPhoenix

Crowd on Sunday will likely be the lowest ever and below 10k.

Santa parade on the same day at 1pm with a 3pm kick. Loads of kids and families there coupled with the notorious grid lock afterwards will have an impact.

Derby also the following week.

I'm surprised you're not outraged at the poor scheduling and calling for Brimmer and co to be sacked.

theprof

AucklandPhoenix

Crowd on Sunday will likely be the lowest ever and below 10k.

Santa parade on the same day at 1pm with a 3pm kick. Loads of kids and families there coupled with the notorious grid lock afterwards will have an impact.

Derby also the following week.

I'm surprised you're not outraged at the poor scheduling and calling for Brimmer and co to be sacked.

Jot them down theprof we can use some of those excuses, can only imagine the comments if those were in a Phoenix thread. Guess we are going to see some good ones if attendances do drop. No i dont want them to drop either so dont bother.