'Nix vs the Bling- Match Thread

Im with you on that Tigers, hoping it is a one off but i have this sinking feeling of there being problems in the camp. When did Dura get injured? Radio Sport have just released a story quoting him that makes it sound like he will be there. So how long have they known he would be out for? Whats Mickey Ferrante done and whose is getting there balls licked by Jonno for him to keep starting

I'm guessing Brown is captain.  

Well he had 2 reasonably solid games, got badly found out by Allsopp and couldn't get any confidence after that. Doesn't have too much going forward. Or hasn't shown it so far.

Could be ok. It is a big chance to impress.

Unless HN is winding us up?

I am gunning for a win by one goal but if I am being honest I will be absolutely elated for a draw.

Sad how it has come to this so quickly. But 2 or 3 wins on the trot and all of this...unpleasantness will be behind us.

Lovely day for a football game!


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mikecj2008-09-28 15:33:54

Does anyone know of any live streams happening? I'm stuck indoors with a 3000 word assignment :/

So who's on the bench?  Why is McKain out, and why is Durante out?

I think if we use that defence but with Dodd out and Durante in we'd be tough.

that would be the banstickiest

unless it's just gamesmanship
martinb2008-09-28 15:48:18

Interesting line-up. Its certainly not one I would have selected, but at least we're trying something different.

Whats wrong with Durante? I can only assume he's injured. This will be the test for Brown. Good pace down both wings, which is good I guess, another test to see if Kwasnik can do anything.

We should attack Shannon Cole. He's rubbish defensively, and very weak. Kwasnik should be putting him under pressure at every opporunity, and using his physical stature to shield and hassle Cole all night.

Fabulous to see Siggy start, and hopefully Dodd can reproduce some form from last season.

Streaming? My pay streaming site has packed up. is it on radio sport or zb or anything. feeling soooo angry and cheated.

ok on newstalkzb. grrrrrrrrrrr.
martinb2008-09-28 17:01:57

betfair hasn't adjusted for daylight savings, so looks like first half is out. iraq goals seem to have only listings for yesterday

radiosport.co.nz has the game

what happened to iraq?

Why is Glen Moss dropped! Is he injured?

Paston
Muscat Dodd Sigmund Lochhead
Gao Brown Johnson Kwasnik
Coveny Smeltz

Bench

Spoonley
Christie
Ferrante
Daniel
wolfman2008-09-28 17:08:55

I don't have a good feeling about this game at all....

C'mon Phoenix we still love you!

Glad to see changes, but some of them confuse me.  Do not understand why McKain and Durante have been dropped, they have been some of our better performers.

Don't like Johnson playing, he is the first one I would have changed, Daniel should be on in his place.

And I would have used one of the younger guys rather than Covs.

If any of these have already answered then that shows my lazyness, I just got here and didn't read the thread/

Someone please have a stream link?!

Mully flu.

Whats Mckain's personal leave for?

This is the most promising start of a game- see a bit more passion from the players on show at this stage.

CMON THE NIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wolfben2008-09-28 17:57:04

sh*t. Bit of a lucky escape there.

Radio commentary? - Check
Live video? - coming in half an hour
Beer? - check
Phoenix shirt ready to come off? - check

Looking into my crystal ball, I say 0-0 halftime, we get up 2-0 by 80mins, then Sydney pull one back to give us a suitably nervous finish to our first win of the season.

We'll then spend the next week here talking about the we're going to win the league, and prematurely looking at ways to get in to the Champion's League and how Ricki could have the 3rd most important job in the country on Nov 8, if he wanted it.

What's this all about? We Aucklanders with no sky and no iraqgoals are curious

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

just as something to do in his spare time in between the 'Nix and the All Whites...

Betfair.com they haven't adjusted for daylight saving, so it'll start one hour late - at least you have time to register

Are you going to get it off the iraqgoals stream? yay if that's starting soon. 

sounds like we're getting dominated.....come on! score! damnit...

sydney have 64% of possession...says it all

BUgger

sh*t bollocks bollocks bollocks

ARRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

When you are 6' 5" and get beaten by a looping header, you know its a quality goal. Jesus didn't Brosque get up there

FU CK

Paston was very flat footed there. This could be a hiding.

Coveny had a semi decent case for a penalty there. 50-50 those ones.

what the bloody hell is wrong with our team

Thats what pisses me off about Gao, he makes the freekicks that he does get look far worse than they are. The guy stuck a leg out and made contact with his foot and he does this big looping dive. Yeah you got hit, but don't cry wolf everytime. Agent 472008-09-28 17:32:55

Gao's playing OK, but no one's making runs off him when he's got the ball.

We're putting alot of men behind the ball and when we clear it, it goes straight back to their back 4 so we are going to be dominated because of this.