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Posted September 11, 2016 22:12 · last edited September 11, 2016 22:13

Leggy wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Leggy wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Leggy wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Ryan wrote:

He had another goal offside as well. You can deride him for his age, etc. But he still gets Australia out of shark most of the time.

I think he's an asshole and it pisses me off that the richest club in the league gets his salary subsidised by the FFA.  For those reasons I hope he fails miserably in the A League.

I bet he does not fail.

That doesn't stop me from wanting him to. Hell, I would laugh if he suffered a career ending injury early on. I still remember him trying to break Leo's leg in that pre-WC "friendly" at the MCG

I bet you would not be making any comment if the FFA  was paying him to play for us. Get the chip off your shoulder, this is an Australian league and we should be very happy to be in it. At least it gives NZ players something to aim for.

If you're not allowed to be biased as a sports fan it kind of defeats the purpose of being a fan doesn't it?

And it's not about him being an Aussie player being subsidised, it's about the fact that the FFA changed the rules to help the richest team in the league out financially. Just like when they changed the rules to let the club they owned have 2 more imports than everyone else.

Fact is you would not be making this comment if the FFA changed the rules for us.

Just live with it, or would you rather we all got pissed off and pulled out of the league.Oz would care less as any team from NZ up until now have bombed out.

I mean..the rules ARE different for us already - we are allowed to sign both Kiwis and Australians as 'locals' A club like MV uses an import spot on Rojas. Edging towards agreeing with Leggy here which disturbs me.

Cahill is still a cod, but a talented one.

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valeo edited September 11, 2016 22:13
Leggy wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Leggy wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Leggy wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Ryan wrote:

He had another goal offside as well. You can deride him for his age, etc. But he still gets Australia out of shark most of the time.

I think he's an asshole and it pisses me off that the richest club in the league gets his salary subsidised by the FFA.  For those reasons I hope he fails miserably in the A League.

I bet he does not fail.

That doesn't stop me from wanting him to. Hell, I would laugh if he suffered a career ending injury early on. I still remember him trying to break Leo's leg in that pre-WC "friendly" at the MCG

I bet you would not be making any comment if the FFA  was paying him to play for us. Get the chip off your shoulder, this is an Australian league and we should be very happy to be in it. At least it gives NZ players something to aim for.

If you're not allowed to be biased as a sports fan it kind of defeats the purpose of being a fan doesn't it?

And it's not about him being an Aussie player being subsidised, it's about the fact that the FFA changed the rules to help the richest team in the league out financially. Just like when they changed the rules to let the club they owned have 2 more imports than everyone else.

Fact is you would not be making this comment if the FFA changed the rules for us.

Just live with it, or would you rather we all got pissed off and pulled out of the league.Oz would care less as any team from NZ up until now have bombed out.

I mean..the rules ARE different for us already - we are allowed to sign both Kiwis and Australians as 'locals' A club like MV uses an import spot on Rojas. Edging towards agreeing with Leggy here which disturbs me.

valeo edited September 11, 2016 22:12
Leggy wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Leggy wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Leggy wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Ryan wrote:

He had another goal offside as well. You can deride him for his age, etc. But he still gets Australia out of shark most of the time.

I think he's an asshole and it pisses me off that the richest club in the league gets his salary subsidised by the FFA.  For those reasons I hope he fails miserably in the A League.

I bet he does not fail.

That doesn't stop me from wanting him to. Hell, I would laugh if he suffered a career ending injury early on. I still remember him trying to break Leo's leg in that pre-WC "friendly" at the MCG

I bet you would not be making any comment if the FFA  was paying him to play for us. Get the chip off your shoulder, this is an Australian league and we should be very happy to be in it. At least it gives NZ players something to aim for.

If you're not allowed to be biased as a sports fan it kind of defeats the purpose of being a fan doesn't it?

And it's not about him being an Aussie player being subsidised, it's about the fact that the FFA changed the rules to help the richest team in the league out financially. Just like when they changed the rules to let the club they owned have 2 more imports than everyone else.

Fact is you would not be making this comment if the FFA changed the rules for us.

Just live with it, or would you rather we all got pissed off and pulled out of the league.Oz would care less as any team from NZ up until now have bombed out.

I mean..the rules ARE different for us already - we are allowed to sign both Kiwis and Australians as 'locals' A club like MV uses an import spot on Rojas.