League table

60% of the league going into the playoffs does seem a bit much. I think it's been done to keep the season alive for longer for the lower-mid teams - there being no relegation to try and avoid. And they way they've done it means there is home advantage to be sought, so that teams having made the playoffs still have an interest in maximising their finishing position. Then I think they've probably gone one-legged to try and reduce the number of games in the playoffs a little. Just my intepretation, there could easily be other factors I'm not considering.

Meh, was hoping for a draw, but Perth won.

Now we're within 5 points of Sydney, and Perth still well in sight. 2nd best GD in the league as well behind CCM awesome +13.

Unless we lose 9-1 like Wigan did and Adelaide win big, we've opened up a little gap on the teams occupying 7th to 10th, which is like a mini-break at the moment.

Onto Brisbane this week, how wonderful would it be to beat them.

The decision was more reasonable at the start of the season, when the Nix were tied at the top of the table. :)

The All Whites result isn't a direct consideration for the Phoenix, but it is still a useful guide as to how Herbert is doing as a top-level manager. He's obviously doing well with the Phoenix as well, so all good, he's ticking all the boxes just now.

Check your PMs Colvinator!

Sack Ricki.

I read somewhere on the Beeb in the buildup to the WC playoff, apparently there are a few clubs in the football league with half an eye on Ricki, so maybe that came into the equation of re-signing him early in the season. Will try and find the link

Edit: End of the sixth paragraph down

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8358396.stm

Leeds_Chris2009-11-24 17:18:54

Wigan perhaps?

Liverpool ?

Football League to me implies lower divisions, so probably more likely a Petersborough or Tranmere

And the table:
Pos Team LP P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Melbourne Victory 2 15 2 3 3 10 16 6 0 1 13 6 1 27 2 Sydney FC 1 15 6 0 1 11 4 2 1 5 8 10 5 25 3 Gold Coast United 3 15 4 1 2 12 7 3 2 3 9 14 0 24 4 Central Coast Mariners 4 15 2 4 0 7 3 4 1 4 15 6 13 23 5 Perth Glory 5 15 4 2 1 11 6 2 1 5 10 12 3 21 6 Wellington Phoenix 6 15 3 4 0 14 4 1 4 3 7 11 6 20 7 Adelaide United FC 8 15 3 3 3 9 12 1 2 3 4 6 -5 17 8 Brisbane Roar FC 7 15 2 2 5 7 14 2 2 2 11 8 -4 16 9 Newcastle Jets 9 15 4 0 4 9 11 0 4 3 5 11 -8 16 10 Nth Qld Fury 10 15 1 2 4 7 14 2 4 2 9 13 -11 15

Fark, Melbourne have a weird record. Brilliant away record, and pretty average home record. We'll f**k up their away record in a few weeks though.

Yeah "football league" is the lot in charge of the championship,league one and league 2 in England.

CCM 0 Perth 0 liverpoolfan12009-11-28 05:40:46

Not a bad result for us keeps that top six tight.

excellent result for us

lets just leap frog Perth and we will be all g!

We still got the hard work to do. Winning tomorrow has got to be a must. We can't let any in, and in such a high pressure game, and in such humidity, I wouldn't be playing Marco. Winning this will help a lot, but we still have the next two 'home' games to do something. We have to beat Melbourne and atleast draw with Sydney

A draw is always good, keeping the table tight. Lets smash Brisbane now and rocket into 5th place.

Shogan2009-11-28 10:34:12

 

Typo sorry thought it was sunday today fixed

Melbourne 4 GCU 0

v important not to lose tomorrow

impt not to loose, but what an opportunity if we win - up to 5th and only one point behind 3rd and 4th!

fingers crossed, positive thinking and all that

Go the Nix!!

perfect results so far for us this weekend
mjp22009-11-28 23:39:30

NQF beating Adelaide OR a draw would be neat for us too.

Important not to lose to the Clogs. They will be very desperate to win, and if we can deny them 3 points, it'll help us a lot.

NQF and Adelaide drawing and us winning will be better.

Draws are always better. Only 2 points go on the board instead of 3.

I think the next two are the crucial games for us and will be the pivot point that defines our season and what happens next. We've never beaten the Roar and the away victory gives us that extra credibility as well as a push off the bottom and against Melbourne, a team in form and we need to start putting points on teams like that. Its also another push away from the bottom.

I'm thinking that 35 points is the play off cut off so if we take those two, we move to 26, with momentum over the top team and a team we've never beaten I think that will set us up well for the last 10 game ride home.

Melbourne 4 GCU 0
North Queensland 2 Adelaide 1


                      Pl W D L F A GD Pts
Melbourne Victory------16 9 3 4 27 22 5 30
Sydney FC--------------15 8 1 6 19 14 5 25
Central Coast Mariners-16 6 6 4 22 9 13 24
Gold Coast United------16 7 3 6 21 25 -4 24
Perth Glory------------16 6 4 6 21 18 3 22
Wellington Phoenix-----15 4 8 3 21 15 6 20
NorthQueensland Fury15 3 6 6 18 28 -10 18
Adelaide United--------16 4 5 6 14 20 -6 17
Brisbane Roar----------15 4 4 7 18 22 -4 16
Newcastle Jets---------15 4 4 7 14 22 -8 16

How the Table sits at the moment.
tomrewi2009-11-29 08:32:12

NQF 2 Adelaide 1

Good chance for the nix to put a healthy 5 pt gap between them and the qualifying-chasers.

and being one point behind Central Coast and Gold Coast would be fantastic

Yes please win win win win win win win win win win win win win COME ON TOP FOUR! It's in our sights!
mikecj2009-11-29 11:36:06

This isn't some season-defining make-or-break cliched match.  We have a fair few points, and there are plenty more on offer.  Obviously win >>>>> no win/draw, but it's not the be-all and end-all of a season.

Well, no. but the next two games (at home-ish) are against the two stronger teams of the league and one (Bling) we have yet to beat this season).

So a win today is very much needed to keep the pressure on the big boys, make a gap for the little boys to chase and give our lads more confidence heading into 4th and 12th Dec games.

Big game tonight, no question about it. Win and we could well be 5 points ahead of 7th place, but also just one point off 3rd place!!!

must win. Need to move into 5th with 2 tough games coming up

Newcastle are thumping Sydney so the table is going to tighten up big time now.

Sydney FC 1 Newcastle Jets 3