League table

Easy as that

I can't see us winning until Greenie gets back
valeo2009-12-27 13:40:41

It's encouraging to see North Queensland are below us having played one more game and are likely to stay below us after tonight's game against Melbourne.  How pissed I'll be if they get a result.

And Sydney should surely swat Adelaide.

Can I call the Mariners game a must-not-lose? Yep, because it's just that, draw would be acceptable, a win outstanding (especially at BlueTongue), but a loss would make the rest of the season very much an uphill struggle.

That's the kind of optimism I like to see, we'll suddenly start winning all our games and finish in the top 4...

*passes the smelling salts*

Sydney FC 1 Adelaide United 0

Nah, too slow.

Fury jump us with their win

Atleast we have games in hand

NQF 1 Melbourne 0

holy crap - the fury beat melbourne? we have to win now! get to 25 points and take 7th back

14 points, that should see us through.
We have the Fury and Roar, a so-so Melbourne and Adelaide. Each one is beatable.
Now that a near full strength squad is back, I reckon we will take our chances. Gold Coast may have scored 5 on Saturday but they are utterly predictable and we have to line them up for a win.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/results?id=8352&cc=3436

Home games are key for us in the run home...we are still unbeaten at the ROF for 14 games, and I hope we can stretch this further.

Still have Brisbane, NQF and CCM to come to the ROF, and 7 points from those three matches would be great. We also have Adelaide in Chch, and would dearly love to beat them for the first time. Away matches will be tough, but CCM are in a big hole at the moment and we can spoil their NYE on Thursday. Perth and then Melbourne within 4 days of each other will be tough, but neither have beaten us this season...whilst we also beat Gold Coast 6-0 earlier in the season.

if we do lose, regardless of next weeks results, we will not beat last years 21 round total

but we have not played 21 games ? have we ?

thanks SINZ i really couldnt be bothered explaining that 1

but, he was talking about round 21. We have not played 21 games so i got confused. 

He was comparing our total from when the league round robin phase consisted of 21 rounds to how we're going this season.

Cheer up. Theres still 8 games to go. have faith. I do.

This is the sort of comment that I would expect from someone that knows zip.
We have been saying this all season. It is the big IF.
If we had won our drawn games we would have been top. If we win ALL our remaining games we will be the best team in the A league.
If we had 10 Messi's playing for the AW's we would win the WC.?

So it's not a fact then ?

Wow.  Talk about an over-reaction.

yeah, it was a simple statement of fact, merely pointing out the obvious I suppose.Probably a little more relevant given we've played two games less than everyone else. We have the last game of this round on the 31st, and a game to make up.
theprof2009-12-29 07:11:34

I was not being a down and outer.
The original comment was pretty childish.

I'm ultra scared of losing and staying at ninth on the ladder, espcially on NYE, a time for party, not sorrow.

Fact. Yet given that it also represents 50% of the wins during our season-so-far, what makes anyone but the most optimistic, think we can string together a couple of wins?

H 'Doom monger' H

CCM 0 Phoenix 2

Right back in the mix, if we can grab 6 from our two home games! Please god of football!!

The brissie game really is a six pointer!

 

6 points in the next two home games, which is what I expect and we are right into there. Come on Phoenix !

6 points in the next two home games, which is what I expect and we are right into there. Come on Phoenix !

Amazing what 3 points can do to a team on a congested table!

Some other points:
- we're now ahead of both CCM and NQF and have a game in hand
- goal difference is still one of the better ones in the league, certainly better than Newcastle and Brisbane, and that could help in a tie-breaking situation.
- now have our final four home games against teams ranked 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th on the ladder.
- we don't have to play Sydney FC again, and only have Melbourne to play once more. It's been fair to say that they've been the best two teams this season.

Home games against Brisbane and North Queensland are absolutely huge now. MINIMUM of 4 points are required, with the win against Brisbane preferably. Would be a great time to break our duck against the Roar and kick off 2010 in style.

I'm just waiting for leggy to come on with his childish comments - just waiting......
.......anyway - awesome win, 1 point away from 5th with a game in hand!!!

Well before that happens I have to say I'm now well primed for 2010..thanks to the Wellington Phoenix for an exciting, entertaining year of football.
You are now heading in the right direction when it matters..please keep it up.
Looking forward to the two home games coming up and the away home game in Chch.

Cheeeers to you all for New Years in less than 20 something minutes......
RedGed2009-12-31 23:46:39

Yes the year we make a difference!