League Table 2017/18

“We weren’t as good going forward” and “nowhere near as bad as people are making out” is hardly a rose tinted view. At no point did I use the word “good” or “we dominated” or “we deserved to win 5-0”

A draw probably would’ve been a fair result, and if not for a basic goalkeeping error that’s what we would’ve got. We put enough pressure on that we probably should have snuck an equaliser, but lacked a bit of quality (Krishna) on the day. 

If thinking we could have snuck a draw is considered a rose tinted view, then I’d hate to think how miserable it’d be to not have the rose tinted glasses on!

The last time we looked like a decent side for more than a few games in a row was 3 years ago. Ever since then people keep saying it's not that far off and we were unlucky or just need something to click. At some point you just have to accept that the table is an accurate reflection of how good we are. 

I won't think we are good enough for the top 6 until we are in the top 6

Yeah that’s completely fair. It’s an accurate reflection of our season so far. I think we are playing to avoid the spoon, it’d take something incredible for us to make the 6 from here. But I’m a sucker football fan, so I’m still holding on to that glimmer of hope. 

Not as bad, did you actually see some of the passing in that game and the very basic errors when it comes to control etc.Most defiantly rose tinted when all that can been seen is good and not the rubbish that  is served up on a regular basis.Sadly our position isnt decided by whats fair because if that was the case we would be in the 6.Hopefully with those glasses on.

phoenix have ten games to go.

we need another 16 points to get to 30 which might be enough for top 6.

Thats 5 wins and one draw out of ten games. 

Thats doable i would have thought.

Yep. But then we’ve only won 3 games so far this season. So it isn’t exactly likely either. But I’m holding on to that hope, it’s possible. 

Yeah i know, but if i dont try and stay positive about it, that there is still a chance, no matter how remote, it would be a bloody depressing rest of the season.

Weve won 2 out of the last 4 yeh? Have to see who we get as injury replacement striker and we need Roy, so so badly. 7 points out of a potential 12 equals hope. Play till the whistle

Sure, but that was without Fox, Rossi, Krishna, and pretty much Kaluderović. And also playing Paracki out of position.

The problem is that we've sacrificed our depth to get rid of undesirable elements of the team. You'd expect Abbas, Lowry, or Watson to offer something in this sort of situation but they've yet to be replaced.

I guess the question is, who in the squad is better than Parkhouse when depth is tested?

When you aim to finish and be happy with accepting 6th, what do you expect? I have banged on about the fact we should be aiming for number and "one" planning and playing accordingly. Aiming for 6th gets you nowhere and we are we right now? Nowhere.

So, on a positive side......

.... at least it's not like we are at risk of playing Sydney FC "into a winning form", which is what we do for mediocre sides like Adelaide.

No one is aiming for six, that's a stupid thing to say. Darje has said they're aiming to finish as high as possible, personally at this stage I just want to see them improve game by game so that they end the season as the form team and have good energy coming into next season. They can't win it anymore so finishing order isn't as important as building momentum, buzz, and positivity.

They were doing it the last couple of games too and I think this one was more of a blip for the reasons outlined before.

Please read the forums at the start of the season. A lot of people on here were after 6th place, the team after the first 30 minutes of that first game, seemed to settle down for a 6th place.

Well the team was aiming to win it at the start.

The excuse we were missing so and so wears thin. Every team has Injuries / suspensions.

I am to win lotto every week. Do I believe it will happen ?

Of course they believed it.

Players missing isn't an excuse, there are no excuses just facts. We looked impotent at the front and were missing the players which had scored most of our goals, and further more we'd gotten rid of our depth in those positions... Seems like there's correlation there.

I really don't know how many of you get out of bed in the morning if the world is as bad as you make out.

We have to go to work and pay the bills before the big comet hits and destroys the earth.

What I am saying about players missing is that we do not have anything like a good enough squad to truly challenge the Sydney's of the world.

I get out if bed easily in the morning. Being a realist does not make a person miserable.

Keep believing in Unicorns if you like.

And that's exactly what Darje has been saying since the start, he even went out and said the team lacks winners. He's said that they're not proactive and reactive, etc.

They've hired players like Burns and Ljujic who Darje believes has the attitude and desire, and he's also said he's working with other players (he specifically mentioned Ridenten) to instill that belief and desire into them.

It's not about being a realist or not, it's about seeing the good parts of life rather than bad. And your sarcastic remark shows just how miserable you are.

Not sure how sarcastic = miserable. 

It's all in the context.

Let's refrain from calling each other miserable and stick to debating opinion. Play the ball, not the man.

Well, I need to eat a humble pie for saying a week or so ago that we need another defender, not another attacker.  Yet the game against the Adelaide showed that ineffective attack (Krishna missing, Kaludjerovic half missing) made us less of a threat.  

We are playing Sydney FC next week and WSW the next.  These are not games that we can win (or even compete in) without a decent attacking threat, even if Bobo is as usual guaranteed to score (or likely to).

Top six looks rather unlikely for us if all it takes is an injury and/or a suspension of one or two key players, and it underscores our thin bench in terms of quality backup. I would hope at least an injury cover at a decent level would be considered.

It's called the A-League bro

Sydney FC 4 Wellington Phoenix 0

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	19	14	4	1	32	46
	Newcastle Jets	18	10	4	4	17	34
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	7	30
	Melbourne Victory	18	7	5	6	1	26
	Adelaide United	18	7	4	7	-2	25
	Brisbane Roar	18	5	4	9	-7	19
	Western Sydney	17	4	7	6	-12	19
	Perth Glory	18	6	1	11	-15	19
	Central Coast	18	3	7	8	-7	16
	Wellington Phoenix	18	3	5	10	-14	14

Fudge you FeverBot you fudgeing codfaced motherfudgeer.

Only two wins off 6th place

So does this mean we won't win the League? :(

Avoid the spoon

as long as 6th loses those two games. what are the chances of us winning again this season?

Newcastle Jets 2 Melbourne Victory 0

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	19	14	4	1	32	46
	Newcastle Jets	19	11	4	4	19	37
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	7	30
	Melbourne Victory	19	7	5	7	-1	26
	Adelaide United	18	7	4	7	-2	25
	Brisbane Roar	18	5	4	9	-7	19
	Western Sydney	17	4	7	6	-12	19
	Perth Glory	18	6	1	11	-15	19
	Central Coast	18	3	7	8	-7	16
	Wellington Phoenix	18	3	5	10	-14	14

Adelaide United 2 Perth Glory 1

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	19	14	4	1	32	46
	Newcastle Jets	19	11	4	4	19	37
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	7	30
	Adelaide United	19	8	4	7	-1	28
	Melbourne Victory	19	7	5	7	-1	26
	Brisbane Roar	18	5	4	9	-7	19
	Western Sydney	17	4	7	6	-12	19
	Perth Glory	19	6	1	12	-16	19
	Central Coast	18	3	7	8	-7	16
	Wellington Phoenix	18	3	5	10	-14	14

Central Coast Mariners 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	19	14	4	1	32	46
	Newcastle Jets	19	11	4	4	19	37
	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	7	30
	Adelaide United	19	8	4	7	-1	28
	Melbourne Victory	19	7	5	7	-1	26
	Western Sydney	18	5	7	6	-11	22
	Brisbane Roar	18	5	4	9	-7	19
	Perth Glory	19	6	1	12	-16	19
	Central Coast	19	3	7	9	-8	16
	Wellington Phoenix	18	3	5	10	-14	14

Brisbane Roar 1 Melbourne City 2

		P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
	Sydney FC	19	14	4	1	32	46
	Newcastle Jets	19	11	4	4	19	37
	Melbourne City	19	10	3	6	8	33
	Adelaide United	19	8	4	7	-1	28
	Melbourne Victory	19	7	5	7	-1	26
	Western Sydney	18	5	7	6	-11	22
	Brisbane Roar	19	5	4	10	-8	19
	Perth Glory	19	6	1	12	-16	19
	Central Coast	19	3	7	9	-8	16
	Wellington Phoenix	18	3	5	10	-14	14

Now 8 points of 6th with 9 to play.

All we have to play for this season is now to avoid the spoon which is entirely possible given how shark CCM are at the moment.

Other than that Darije, get yourself sorted for next year