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Give Costa A Run!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Scottishbhoy wrote:
uncle steve wrote:
Scottishbhoy wrote:

i can see Terry S right now pulling out the cheque book for walcott right now...

If you cannot see the truth or at least any point in the arguments i have just made, well my friend. Your a bafoon.

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Its called taking the f**king piss..

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I see where your coming from but I don't agree.

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What do you suggest we do with Costa and Draper then ScottishBoy.

Gift us with your wisdom.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
pavlos8 wrote:
loyalgunner wrote:
Although it'd be good to see Costa get a spot on the bench for the next game I agree with SB that pavlos8 only brought it up because of the Greek connections. 

We have far better options up front than Costa, but a lot hasn't seemed to be working so I'd bring him on for the last 25minutes.
 
Ok may I ask how do we have far better options up front than Costa?
And if you say coveny then u have no idea about football


Personally up front I feel Smeltz, Kwasnik, and Draper are better.  Although they aren't strikers Bertos and Gao could also probably do the job better.  I'd put Coveny and Costa on the same level to be honest.  Both good players, Coveny has actually proved himself and has pace, though, which could put him ahead of Costa in Ricki's mind.

And in answer to Uncle Steve's question to ScottishBhoy, we should only play Costa and Draper when we need to.  They shouldn't get a start just to share gametime around, this isn't U-12's anymore.  What the Phoenix should do is work towards getting a team in the Youth League for next season.
loyalgunner2008-09-25 22:32:25
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I know it is very trendy to sl*g off Ricky at the moment, but he is still the the gaffer of our team.  We can argue all we like that Costa should be playing ("nothing to lose" Ryzah13 - are you sure????????) or shouldn't be playing, but Ricki sees him everyday in training and knows what level he is playing at.  For that reason I trust his judgement more than anyone's on here, irrelevant of their nationality.
 
As a side note, Costa is not the messiah that some people on here think that he is.
 
In fact, he is a very naughty boy.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
after watching the new order of the phoenix WHY THE f**k dont we sign Fred Woodcock 
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Let me help Scottish Buoy out...
If you love Costa and Draper so much then why don't you give them a chant from Greek Fever. I heard you were much louder than those Yelllow Fever posers anyway.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
loyalgunner wrote:


pavlos8 wrote:
loyalgunner wrote:
Although it'd be good to see Costa get a spot on the bench for the next game I agree with SB that pavlos8 only brought it up because of the Greek connections.� We have far better options up front than Costa, but a lot hasn't seemed to be working so I'd bring him on for the last 25minutes.

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Ok may I ask how do we have far better options up front than Costa?

And if you say coveny then u have no idea about football
Personally up front I feel Smeltz, Kwasnik, and Draper are better.� Although they aren't strikers Bertos and Gao could also probably do the job better.� I'd put Coveny and Costa on the same level to be honest.� Both good players, Coveny has actually proved himself and has pace, though, which could put him ahead of Costa in Ricki's mind.And in answer to Uncle Steve's question to ScottishBhoy, we should only play Costa and Draper when we need to.� They shouldn't get a start just to share gametime around, this isn't U-12's anymore.� What the Phoenix should do is work towards getting a team in the Youth League for next season.


The thing is gunner, when does this time come? When are we going to NEED costa. When we are 4-0 down against Aselaide in the final game of the season?

At the moment we are missing somthing, weather it be the fundamentals of football, our full fit squad, or just somthing stronger in the water, but at the end of the day those under 23 spots are there for a reason and right now all there doing is gathering dust.

Made my point clear, its not about Costa costa costa, put him up front, chahoo, long balls, awsome yeah, its just allowing some of this so called talent, some space improve.
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chocnut wrote:
Let me help Scottish Buoy out...
If you love Costa and Draper so much then why don't you give them a chant from Greek Fever. I heard you were much louder than those Yelllow Fever posers anyway.


I give up.

Ill come with you boys and sit in the YF section. We can all take our shirts off when were 4-0 down, chant for our team that is sitting bottom of the table for the 20th time in two seasons, and sit back and watch ricki work his magic.

Cant wait!
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
The time comes when the coach says.  I hope it isn't the case but we may not need Costa for many more games yet, or we use him when our strikeforce is depleted.

Those U-23 spots are there for the development of Australian and (in the case of the Phoenix) NZ youth.  And it is understandable the U-23's are gathering dust because they don't, in many cases, have the skills or experience of older players.
loyalgunner2008-09-25 22:39:33
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Haha nah last year perhaps we had a bit of noise at times. But this year nah. I got nothing against yellow fever so I wouldnt call them really posers, I think theyv done a great job getting behind the team. Im kind of over this thread to be honest, so if anyone else has any opinion on this matter then feel free to say what you like. Wel see how the team goes this week ok.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
i cant take in all this - but what were Costas stats in the NSW prm lge?

Founder

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I think 1 goal in 7 app. Not too sure. Not the best.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Mate they have the skill of older players this is what you dont understand! Ahhh Im over this, goodluk to the phoenix. But Ill tell you this much theyr not going to get anywhere playing the team they have out there currently. Add some fkn flair to this side!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
pavlos8 wrote:

Add some fkn flair to this side!!



BRING BACK CLEBERSON!
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:
What, like a fit Leo, a Daniel or a Leilei Gao ?


Or Hard News
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Hard News wrote:
Never fit...


I ride the same wagon my friend

but i can run fast for a 100kilo ball shaped 16yearold

just not for long
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Daniel .... flair.... hardly. He THINKS he has flair but the when he does his so called step overs he does them soo fkn slow it reminds me of an old lady opening her legs sit on the toilet.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Wow, now i really wish this thread would be closed.

Rikachenuses yaya is still in your head paul!
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pavlos8 wrote:

Daniel .... flair.... hardly. He THINKS he has flair but the when he does his so called step overs he does them soo fkn slow it reminds me of an old lady opening her legs sit on the toilet.

 
quite a wierd analogy

Founder

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm worried that he must have seen it to know what it looks like...
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Critical_Lemon wrote:
I'm worried that he must have seen it to know what it looks like...


You dont wanna know.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Haha im only 19 but I have had some experience of grandmas. Havent seen one quite spread there legs however I have tasted the wet potato chip crumbs on the tip of ones tongue!
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
There is no smiley that can portray my expression right now.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:
What, like a fit Leo, a Daniel or a Leilei Gao ?


The thing is on paper guys like Gao, Kwasnik, Bertos, Hearfield and Daniel are quality players but you would not guess that watching them lately. Hopefully the team talks this week will spark them up and we'll see some of the flair on Sunday.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
uncle steve wrote:
Scottishbhoy wrote:
uncle steve wrote:
Scottishbhoy wrote:

i can see Terry S right now pulling out the cheque book for walcott right now...

If you cannot see the truth or at least any point in the arguments i have just made, well my friend. Your a bafoon.

 

Its called taking the f**king piss..

 

I see where your coming from but I don't agree.

 


What do you suggest we do with Costa and Draper then ScottishBoy.

Gift us with your wisdom.
 
As what we are doing now and if the time presents it self then let them play.
 
Also it is scottishbhoy
 
not scottish buoy
 
or
 
scottish boy

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Tell Costa to have a warm up in front of the Fever if he gets named on the bench, we'll give him a big "Nothing rhymes with Barabarusos!" (Sorry Costa if I spelt that wrong)

Fitz
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Why is everyone arguing about the number of goals scored by Costa?  Correct me if I am wrong but isn't his natural position left midfield?  I'm sure striker is a secondary role for him...
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
caseym wrote:
Why is everyone arguing about the number of goals scored by Costa?  Correct me if I am wrong but isn't his natural position left midfield?  I'm sure striker is a secondary role for him...
no, but he's not in the squad anyway.

Founder

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
would have liked to have seen at least one of the two in the extended squad, but is now really the time to be blooding the young guns when what we need is a solid defence and a clinical attack??
You know we belong together...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
why would you want to blood them anyway?? ffs were trying to win a league here not trying to develop players or give them some game time - costa had a chance to shine in nsw - he didnt so he can train his ass off and try get into game day squad - hes not gonna get in cause hes peoples fav on this website - hes gotta show hes actually good enough to be on that 4 man bench - i havnt seen it and i doubt ricki has too.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I can understand the need to blood them but they are not up to scratch and there is only four subs allow on the bench. So really only one spot for a forward and the competition is thick.

Lets put it this way, if there was no two U23 spots as required by A-League regulation, I doubt if they would be in the club . . .

But it is a concern that we unable to get a team in the National Youth League that will kick off this weekend. It allows 4 over agers plus the two youngsters which allows the rest of the squad that are not named for the A-league match to play in it. Which then advantages the australian team and disadvantages us this coming this part of the season.AllWhitebelievr2008-09-26 19:11:45
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AllWhitebelievr wrote:
I can understand the need to blood them but they are not up to scratch.
 

So who the fk would you say in the phoenix is up to scratch. 3 players I would say.
Moss, Smeltz and Mckain and usually Bertos is a bit of an impact.
 
Wel c after todays game. If we get thumpd, it will be interesting to see how the crowd reacts.
Great day for it. Yellowe Fever lets see if you can chant throughout the entire game this time.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Love someone sitting on the other side of the stadium whining about the Fever's efforts.  You want noise, come and make some.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I also love it how most of the people calling for costa are greek.
 
Baised if you ask me.
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Hard News wrote:
Love someone sitting on the other side of the stadium whining about the Fever's efforts.  You want noise, come and make some.
 
I'll be there making as much noise as the body can handle. Last home game in 7 weeks for me, better make it count.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
hhhhm as our current striker/strikers are not scoring (3 blank games) why not give Draper, Costa or any fan who "scores" on a regualr basis a run?? Although the quality of the supplied ammunition is there, it seems like no one wants to pull the trigger so to speak.
 
One point I would like to make though is that "Young" Costa isn't getting any younger and it's time to stand up and be counted, time to score some goals! We really need them.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

with Smeltz, Covs and Kwas starting, he could be on the bench?
Cosimo2008-09-28 14:25:02
I like tautologies because I like them.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
So what's the opinion after todays game?

Covs as always never looked like scoring but he won some good ball and I'm sure we got a few passes away. I'm on the fence, I want to see Costa and Drapes play but is it really impreative that they do?
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Nothings changed for me, we scored more than the opposition and although he wasn't outstanding covs didn't do anything wrong. Would still like to see one of them on the bench in the near future.
You know we belong together...

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