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Dumb Goals...

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Dumb Goals...
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Kosmina was on (Aussie) Total Football last night replented in his brand you but utterly disgusting (even Slater bagged him - go figure) striped SidKnee striped polo shirt and made the comment that the 'Nix are a good team that give away 'dumb goals' and we've dropped a fair few points already due to this dreaded infliction...

Harsh...

Fair???

To be expected with a new team perhaps????

Hmmmm...



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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It was a brand new shirt as well.... lmfao - it is 7am!!!!  
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I didn't watch the tv program but from what you said I think he partly has a point.
In my view saying that a team concedes 'dumb goals' doesn't necessarily mean that they're a team of muppets - or anything like that.
It just mean that our defence can and should improve.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I agree, there's no refuting the evidence really... there's probably at least 3 goals we've concede 'softly' that have cost us a point or two each...

And no, he wasn't calling us Muppets - although there could be some underlying reference to his old mate LO is he?

He then went on to ask if he'd get in trouble for saying what he said lol...

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Agreed, I reckon we've thrown away at least 3 games with a late goal. Its a shame but I guess its the way football is.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
We've only thrown away one game with a late goal. The rest have been early goals. We've been scoring late goals...
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
How often have we gotten to half time without conceding?
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
once, I think. The Newcastle game when they got the fluky free kick.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Seems fair enough comment to me. I think calling the 2 goals we gave away last week 'dumb' would be a an understatement

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Aside from the weekend just been, lets have a look at the last few goals we've conceeded:
 
Noocastle - in behind fullback, good cut back and finish into top corner.  Great first time ball from midfield to striker who had made space, and finished nicely.  Wouldn't call either of them "dumb" goals to conceed.
 
QLD - wonder strike into top corner after 1 minute, and good cross, great run and good finished header.  Again, not really dumb goals.
 
Perth - great little through ball picks out midfielders late run, and then smart finish through the keepers legs. 
 
I can't be bothered thinking back any further, but that is the problems with football - a) every goal conceeded is a dumb goal - someone not closed down quick enough, runner not tracked, etc and b) people only remember 1 game back.  We conceeded 2 dumb goals in the weekend, so now we are tarred with a brush that says we always conceed dumb goals.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
You've probably remembered them better than most of us, you'd have to concede though that the so called "dumb" goals have cost us at least a few draws this season. theprof2007-10-26 11:23:00

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
 
but that is the problems with football - a) every goal conceeded is a dumb goal - someone not closed down quick enough, runner not tracked, etc and b) people only remember 1 game back.  We conceeded 2 dumb goals in the weekend, so now we are tarred with a brush that says we always conceed dumb goals.
 
yeah Frankie!
Maybe 'dumb' may be a little harsh at times, but then again, the difference between a soft and a dumb goal isn't that much.
 
Besides, if you concede 'early/soft' goals in the first 10-15' of 3 games in row..perhpas then dumb becomes somehow affectionate as others could have been harsher.
 
Anyway, let's hope on sunday Adelaide will be the ones conceding anything dumb on the pitch

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
last weeks goals were soft man, we should have won that game
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