League Table 2015/16
With Four rounds to go...
Nix
(H) v Perth Glory March 20th (distance derby trophy up for grabs)
(A) v Melbourne City March 28th
(H) v Melbourne Victory April 2nd
(H) v Western Sydney April 10th
Jets
(A) v Melbourne Victory March 20th
(H) v Perth Glory March 26th
(A) v Brisbane April 3rd
(A) v CCM April 9th
CCM
(H) v Sydney FC March 19th
(A) v Adelaide March 27th
(A) v Western Sydney April 1st
(H) v Jets April 9th
Sydney FC
(A) v CCM March 19th
(A) v Brisbane March 26th
(H) v Adelaide April 2nd
(H) v Perth Glory April 10th
Melbourne Victory
(H) v Jets March 20th
(H) v Western Sydney March 25th
(A) v Nix April 2nd
(H) v Brisbane April 9th
Perth Glory
(A) v Nix March 20th (distance derby trophy up for grabs)
(A) v Jets March 26th
(H) v Melbourne City April 3rd
(A) v Sydney FC April 10th
Melbourne City
(H) v Brisbane March 18th
(H) v Nix March 28th
(A) v Perth Glory April 3rd
(H) v Adelaide April 8th
Adelaide
(A) v Western Sydney March 19th
(H) v CCM March 27th
(A) v Sydney FC April 2nd
(A) v Melbourne City April 8th
Western Sydney
(H) v Adelaide March 19th
(A) v Melbourne Victory March 25th
(H) v CCM April 1st
(A) v Nix April 10th
Brisbane
(A) v Melbourne City March 18th
(H) v Sydney FC March 26th
(H) v Jets April 3rd
(A) v Melbourne Victory April 9th
Win all four games and there's a 95% chance we make the playoffs. Win three and draw one, and that drops to 55%. Anything less than that and the odds become miniscule.
Is that the updated odds, or the same from a couple of rounds ago?
Is that the updated odds, or the same from a couple of rounds ago?
Win all four games and there's a 95% chance we make the playoffs. Win three and draw one, and that drops to 55%. Anything less than that and the odds become miniscule.
Of the 4 games remaining, winning away against Manchester Melbourne City should be enough to give us a Serious Contender title.
Is that the updated odds, or the same from a couple of rounds ago?
Looks winable to me.
Win all four games and there's a 95% chance we make the playoffs. Win three and draw one, and that drops to 55%. Anything less than that and the odds become miniscule.
Of the 4 games remaining, winning away against Manchester Melbourne City should be enough to give us a Serious Contender title.
No point being a serious contender by beating Melb City if we lose our other three games though...
Win all four games and there's a 95% chance we make the playoffs. Win three and draw one, and that drops to 55%. Anything less than that and the odds become miniscule.
Of the 4 games remaining, winning away against Manchester Melbourne City should be enough to give us a Serious Contender title.
No point being a serious contender by beating Melb City if we lose our other three games though...
Except the sydney game was the start iof our unbeaten streak that will go to early next year, wih a short side trip to winning the league. You watch this space, we will be the champions.
If (big if) we win the next two games, or come out with a win and a draw even then those last two home games against Victory and Sydney will be interesting. Both may be fighting to be in the top 6, and both have ACL commitments.
When we win the next two games, or come out with a win and a draw even then those last two home games against Victory and Sydney will be interesting. Both may be fighting to be in the top 6, and both have ACL commitments.
FTFY
Win all four games and there's a 95% chance we make the playoffs. Win three and draw one, and that drops to 55%. Anything less than that and the odds become miniscule.
Of the 4 games remaining, winning away against Manchester Melbourne City should be enough to give us a Serious Contender title.
No point being a serious contender by beating Melb City if we lose our other three games though...
Our Achilles heel is consistency. If were consistent then winning against MCY away means the other games should be in the bag (MCY is the team hardest to beat in our remaining games). I see them as pacesetters with no other distractions.
Every second week the Phoenix restore (false) hope of making the top Six. Oh the pain to be a Phoenix fan.
Every second week the Phoenix restore (false) hope of making the top Six. Oh the pain to be a Phoenix fan.
If (big if) we win the next two games, or come out with a win and a draw even then those last two home games against Victory and Sydney will be interesting. Both may be fighting to be in the top 6, and both have ACL commitments.
Odd, I read it as Sydney - oh well, false hopes and all. Still Victory could be interesting. WSW could be playing for the top as well.
Since the Phoenix's results against the two worst (imho) teams in the league - Jets and CCM have been so abysmal, I wondered what the table would look like if all results against those two were removed?
Surprisingly for the Nix, not too much really. It does show up how poor Sydney are though.
Brisbane Roar | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 |
Western Sydney | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
Adelaide United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
Melbourne City | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
Perth Glory | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 |
Melbourne Victory | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Sydney FC | 23 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
That's food for thought Harry.
If Victory and Sydney are below us on your table, that means they did not win against other teams than Jets and CCM. That is neither here nor there - that is their performance this year. But we did not win just against Jets and CCM in your table.
In my books that is really some evidence for our particularly soft mindset that we cannot win against those two teams (Jets and CCM). So, are we the perennial underdogs, punching above our weight against better teams, but falling flat on our faces when teams with poorer skiils but a stronger mental resolve take the field against us?
That's food for thought Harry.
If Victory and Sydney are below us on your table, that means they did not win against other teams than Jets and CCM. That is neither here nor there - that is their performance this year. But we did not win just against Jets and CCM in your table.
In my books that is really some evidence for our particularly soft mindset that we cannot win against those two teams (Jets and CCM). So, are we the perennial underdogs, punching above our weight against better teams, but falling flat on our faces when teams with poorer skiils but a stronger mental resolve take the field against us?
Too much time on your hands ?
That's food for thought Harry.
If Victory and Sydney are below us on your table, that means they did not win against teams other than Jets and CCM. That is actually neither here nor there - that is their performance this year. But it is our losses just against Jets and CCM that were excluded for us from your table.
In my books that is really some evidence for our particularly soft mindset that we cannot win against those two teams (Jets and CCM). So, are we the perennial underdogs, punching above our weight against better teams, but falling flat on our faces when teams with poorer skiils but a stronger mental resolve take the field against us?
Fair enough, then would that be a sufficient reason to give Watson a contract (assuming no-one else is coming here) ?
He would certainly be all that Krishna is not, maybe except similar speed.
Using Watson as the target man would leave us with a lot of choices of whom to feed off him. Kishna, Powell and even Wee Mac all play slightly different styles which us a good mix to have. Watson could actually be a key player unless we bring in a 6'4" center forward.
Using Watson as the target man would leave us with a lot of choices of whom to feed off him. Kishna, Powell and even Wee Mac all play slightly different styles which us a good mix to have. Watson could actually be a key player unless we bring in a 6'4" center forward.
Crouch
Crouch is 37.
"Crouching Watson, Hidden Krishna"?
Zlatan has announced he's leaving PSG at the end of the season...
Transfer spec in the speculation thread please.
Transfer spec in the speculation thread please.
That's the problem with our transfers, innit? Always a speculation.
Zlatan has announced he's leaving PSG at the end of the season...
I know your being facetious but I wonder, if we took every single players wage over the entire history of the nix and combined them together if we could just about afford him.
Zlatan has announced he's leaving PSG at the end of the season...
I know your being facetious but I wonder, if we took every single players wage over the entire history of the nix and combined them together if we could just about afford him.
... and the likely damages bills from the Wellington nightclubs if he joined the Nix.
He might have mellowed with age though.
Melbourne City 3 Brisbane Roar 1
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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Melbourne City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 41 | |
Western Sydney | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 41 | |
Brisbane Roar | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |
Adelaide United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 39 | |
Perth Glory | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 34 | |
Melbourne Victory | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | |
Sydney FC | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 30 | |
Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 26 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 25 | |
Central Coast | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -30 | 12 |
Could be a massive last couple weeks if Adelaide gets up over WSW
I have never seen the top four places so tight before. Incredible League this season overall.
If we'd built on last season this would have been the year to win it. The big teams misfiring and everyone being so close.
Central Coast Mariners 2 Sydney FC 2
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 41 | |
Western Sydney | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 41 | |
Brisbane Roar | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |
Adelaide United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 39 | |
Perth Glory | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 34 | |
Melbourne Victory | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | |
Sydney FC | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 31 | |
Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 26 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 25 | |
Central Coast | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -30 | 13 |
Central Coast did us a bit of a favour against Sydney after we gave them over half of their total points.
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Adelaide United 0
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Sydney | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 42 | |
Melbourne City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 41 | |
Brisbane Roar | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |
Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 40 | |
Perth Glory | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 34 | |
Melbourne Victory | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | |
Sydney FC | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 31 | |
Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 26 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 25 | |
Central Coast | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -30 | 13 |
Wellington Phoenix 1 Perth Glory 2
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Sydney | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 42 | |
Melbourne City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 41 | |
Brisbane Roar | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |
Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 40 | |
Perth Glory | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 37 | |
Melbourne Victory | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | |
Sydney FC | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 31 | |
Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 26 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 25 | |
Central Coast | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -30 | 13 |
Melbourne Victory 1 Newcastle Jets 1
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Sydney | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 42 | |
Melbourne City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 41 | |
Brisbane Roar | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |
Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 40 | |
Perth Glory | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 37 | |
Melbourne Victory | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 34 | |
Sydney FC | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 31 | |
Newcastle Jets | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 27 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 25 | |
Central Coast | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -30 | 13 |