Dom Post Season Review - give your view

Dom Post Season Review - give your view

Note that Fred is planning to do a story on fan reaction - so if you write something half sensible or just outright provocative you might find yourself in the Friday paper

I think Fred hit the nail on the head with that.

i wrote something super sensible believe it or not

Yep, pretty fair assessment. I agree with all of it.

100 % correct

Good summary, but there wasn't even a mention of George?

Can't imagine why not.

A very good article I thought. Well written and correct in all area's.

Pretty accurate. The Cleberson part was bang on.

Good article and the required playing positions needed was spot on.

General agreement with this. I was particularly dissapointed with the spoken attitude in the last month from management, that they were not concerned about finishing last. I dont know if that was the view behind doors, but we didnt seem to be desparate enough on the field, particularly in the first halfs of those final matches.

All clubs will be recruiting to strengthen, the standard will be higher once again, as it has been each season.  The weak points are obvious as pointed out in the article. Good luck with the signings Terry Ricki and Tony.



hepatitis2008-01-22 17:12:10

Spot on.

Quality from Fred, as per usual.

yea a good piece. i thought the part about the change in attitude from the club in the last 2 or 3 weeks was worrying.

In fact that Cleberson disaster was very similar to the Knights signing Matt Carbon, I'm pretty sure he was the defensive lynchpin as well, but injury meant he never played once. At least with the Nix we got to see Clebs at his best, and worst.

yeah not much to argue about there.

home 2w,4d,4l gd = +1

away 3w,1d, 7l gd = -13

as you say feverish better at home in terms of goals f and a but  (surprisingly) same points picked up home and away (1 more away game - which should be reversed next season surely)

agree about the disappointing end to the season (except newcastle away)


tigers2008-01-22 22:30:49

yeah we were never horrendous at home, like we were two or three times away

Feverish2008-01-22 22:33:17

It is crucial that we play well at home next year. I know the fever and the whole crowd have done their utmost to will the team to win, so its really up to the players, the combinations...

true, that 2 wins 4 draws could have easily been the other way around and from memory our second home game v adelaide was on it's way to  a draw until right at the end 

even getting back to kilbirnie is a bastard after we've lost, so the drive to Mataataa must be spectacularly grim

then again, HN must have had some bad trips back from Auckland

Fred was spot on. Thank goodness he did not mention Dodd as one of the good things

I think it was a good article and pretty spot on. I especially agree with regards to the attitude of the management who concieded 'oh it doesn't matter where we finishing'.  That kind of attitude isn't going to rouse any motivation in the players especially (cough) Ahmad.  

No, but the home results just weren't good enough. We make a lot out of the fact that it is very difficultfor us to play away in Aussie, but it's exactly the same trip for them coming here. It needs to be tougher, a lot tougher.

I think along with CLeberson Ross would have to be listed in the same category. He was signed to be our midfield lynchpin and a combination of inuries an suspesnsion meant he barely played. Off the field was another matter and he was obviously great. That meant our midfield was often different and that was definitely a concern. When you're spine is changing, it's always difficult to get real rhythm.james dean2008-01-23 14:20:30

Lonegunmen2008-01-24 14:06:05

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Just adding there may be nine or ten teams next season, with two newer teams in the Gold Coast & Northern Thunder.

Way to generous on player ratings. 

The only players worthy of a rating in excess of 8 for the WHOLE season were possibly Moss & Smeltz.  Dishing out an 8.5 to a defender that cant defend is suspect. 

all ratings are arbitrary, all they provide is a reference point to compare one players performance against another. The actual numbers themselves are relatively meaningless

so Barber and ballance made it in with their letters. Good stuff.

Go to stuff.co.nz They have a poll asking if the Phoenix were succesful in season 1

no one in particulay Feverish, just tried to make the point that no matter what affiliations we have with our own clubs, its all about the Nix when the time comes.

bloody good point

see, i do have intelligent contributions to make from time to time!

Debateable

quantify that statement if you would be so kind?

or just keep hiding behind that username, im gettin used to chumps doing that :)

Nah, i'll just continue to hide ;)

:P fine then "Mr Machine Gun" hahahahaha