I just heard CCM were bribed by an Indian Syndicate to ease up on us - lucky for us.
Even if we could just pass to our players feet more often than we pass to theirs it would be nice. Its pretty basic stuff whatever style of football is being played - yet it seems absent in the teams skill set, as does winning the ball in the air (or pretty much anywhere else). Pretty much every 50:50 ball in the air was won by CCM. How can that be? There are two teams.
You can't blame the coach or the football style (whatever it is reorted as being) for something as basic as that.
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Look on the bright side- we know have absolute proof that this team does not take performance enhancing drugs.
Who said anything about performance enhancing... Lol
Lol Russell picked up some ruffies this morning. Black doug told him they were testosterones.....
I LOVE LAMP
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Apparently the Nix are going to be invested by FIFA's match fixing panel.....they want to know why such a mega talented side keeps throwing matches!...it has to be bribery!
Answer this question.....how many football coaches globally would keep their jobs after a season like this?
One - his name is Ricki Herbert, apparently the only coach in a country of 4.5million people.
the nation's entire footballing knowledge resides between herbert and morgan
we, of course have no idea because we're not loaded and going through male menopause
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Apparently the Nix are going to be invested by FIFA's match fixing panel.....they want to know why such a mega talented side keeps throwing matches!...it has to be bribery!
Answer this question.....how many football coaches globally would keep their jobs after a season like this?
One - his name is Ricki Herbert, apparently the only coach in a country of 4.5million people.
the nation's entire footballing knowledge resides between herbert and morgan
we, of course have no idea because we're not loaded and going through male menopause
I LOVE LAMP
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That was worse than Sydney.
We are awful. We've spent our salary cap poorly, and we've made it worse by failing to even organize the talent we have got.
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Central Coast are a class act - we're not currently top four material but it is still a scrap on at the bottom end of the table to get into the top six. A good manager would get more from our existing squad, I reckon if we had Arnold we'd have quite a few more points and would be comfortably in top four.
Absolutely correct.
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Apparently the Nix are going to be invested by FIFA's match fixing panel.....they want to know why such a mega talented side keeps throwing matches!...it has to be bribery!
Answer this question.....how many football coaches globally would keep their jobs after a season like this?
One - his name is Ricki Herbert, apparently the only coach in a country of 4.5million people.
It will have to be an overseas coach. Some-one who can get as far away from Herbert's influence as possible. (his roles with NZF and AW's and pulling the strings in every direction) Only then will the Phoenix start challenging.
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Apparently the Nix are going to be invested by FIFA's match fixing panel.....they want to know why such a mega talented side keeps throwing matches!...it has to be bribery!
Answer this question.....how many football coaches globally would keep their jobs after a season like this?
One - his name is Ricki Herbert, apparently the only coach in a country of 4.5million people.
the nation's entire footballing knowledge resides between herbert and morgan
we, of course have no idea because we're not loaded and going through male menopause
I LOVE LAMP
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Apparently the Nix are going to be invested by FIFA's match fixing panel.....they want to know why such a mega talented side keeps throwing matches!...it has to be bribery!
Answer this question.....how many football coaches globally would keep their jobs after a season like this?
One - his name is Ricki Herbert, apparently the only coach in a country of 4.5million people.
the nation's entire footballing knowledge resides between herbert and morgan
we, of course have no idea because we're not loaded and going through male menopause
classic!
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There are one or two people on here that have grasped the problem,but most have ranted about what a disgrace and no effort etc and bagged players but the real reason is that across the board the players we have are not good enough.
All season most have bagged Paston saying he has coast us games, when if fact (and tonight is a good example) he has saved us time after time. Tonight could have been 8 were it not for him. I've nothing against Moss, but 'if it ain't broke. why fix it'
One of the things that was so obvious tonight and I have mentioned this for years is that we just don't have any pace. There are exceptions, Fenton, Boyd but this is where we get exposed all the time.
I was angry tonight but I at least accept that we were beaten by a far superior team and until we get rid of the baggage we have we will never be able to compete with the top sides.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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Central Coast are a class act - we're not currently top four material but it is still a scrap on at the bottom end of the table to get into the top six. A good manager would get more from our existing squad, I reckon if we had Arnold we'd have quite a few more points and would be comfortably in top four.
Absolutely correct.
Yes that's what I keep hearing too. Unbelievable.
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I wish we saw the interviews in NZ. Apparently there is a compulsary interview for each coach.
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Sure Paston made some cruicial saves tonihgt, but he is a massive part of organising the back four/five if you add Lia. If he and durante can't get the defence sorted then naturally we will conceed goals, some of the goals we have conceeded have been down to poor defensive organisation, which Paston must accept some blame - it is broken, wither we cahnge the back four or replace Paston.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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There are one or two people on here that have grasped the problem,but most have ranted about what a disgrace and no effort etc and bagged players but the real reason is that across the board the players we have are not good enough.
All season most have bagged Paston saying he has coast us games, when if fact (and tonight is a good example) he has saved us time after time. Tonight could have been 8 were it not for him. I've nothing against Moss, but 'if it ain't broke. why fix it'
One of the things that was so obvious tonight and I have mentioned this for years is that we just don't have any pace. There are exceptions, Fenton, Boyd but this is where we get exposed all the time.
I was angry tonight but I at least accept that we were beaten by a far superior team and until we get rid of the baggage we have we will never be able to compete with the top sides.
good points leggy, but i think it's ok to bag players who neglect the basics week in and week out and then reach for their thumbs when the going gets tough
limited ability i can handle to a degree, but there's no excuse for a lack of bottle, especially from a bunch of fuckers who think they're pretty tough
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Apparently the Nix are going to be invested by FIFA's match fixing panel.....they want to know why such a mega talented side keeps throwing matches!...it has to be bribery!
Answer this question.....how many football coaches globally would keep their jobs after a season like this?
One - his name is Ricki Herbert, apparently the only coach in a country of 4.5million people.
the nation's entire footballing knowledge resides between herbert and morgan
we, of course have no idea because we're not loaded and going through male menopause
I don't know why that's so funny, but it made me lol. The football must be shit if we start talking about post numbers HAHAHAHA !
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Paston was rooted for one goal, let one ball go right across his 6 yard box, and was nutmegged for another? Hardly a sensational performance, time for the bench and ultimately retirement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
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Central Coast are a class act - we're not currently top four material but it is still a scrap on at the bottom end of the table to get into the top six. A good manager would get more from our existing squad, I reckon if we had Arnold we'd have quite a few more points and would be comfortably in top four.
I think you are dreaming because the team we have is not good enough to be in the top four.
Am not defending Ricki, just being realistic.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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That was worse than Sydney.
We are awful. We've spent our salary cap poorly, and we've made it worse by failing to even organize the talent we have got.
This is why we need a new coach. Ricki is going to stay with the same players, we need someone whos not going to be biased with selection. A brand new coach to the A-League would be good, someone who doesnt know any of the squad and will make correct and accurate choices on who should really be playing based on actual talent and ability, not just based on who has always been playing.
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The formation had zero balance to it. Lia has been mediocre at best all season and is now expected to be a one man defensive dynamo? Ifill looks a good 10kgs over weight. I'm angry and something has to give. This was sign posted prior to the kick off with such a reckless formation and no shape or balance and Ricki cannot defend this performance. Tomorrows media will give a telling insight to his mindset and how he views this game.
Muscat was in 1st gear
Hogg relied on his speed too much
Lia was a leaky DM
Fenton needs far away from this league until he can look up, pass and pass first time.
Ifill is not fit. Start busting your ass to get fit or go play in some other retirement league.
Brockie plays when he wants to
Stein is not used in a manner that befits his skills
We have 3 imports that must not be resigned next year and we play a kid from Waikato whom is just a smaller version of Fenton but has only 1 foot.
We are a flawed team and its now gotten quite bad. The last 6 rounds cannot come quick enough.
Grumpy old bastard alert
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Central Coast are a class act - we're not currently top four material but it is still a scrap on at the bottom end of the table to get into the top six. A good manager would get more from our existing squad, I reckon if we had Arnold we'd have quite a few more points and would be comfortably in top four.
I think you are dreaming because the team we have is not good enough to be in the top four.
Am not defending Ricki, just being realistic.
We dont have a team, thats the problem. We have 22 eyes in the headlights.
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i wouldn't stop with ricki, i have had enough of the dross served up by the likes of lia, muscat and our walk around strikers
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I wonder if Paston needs a "rest" Its true that he made a couple of decent saves tonight but his kicking was pretty poor and innacurate, either going straight into touch or direct to a CCM player. His whole demeanour before the rout started appeared to be fairly not interested, dropped shoulders, no real energy about his game at all....we have a decent second keeper lets use him for a while
" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow
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nicely said jeff and good point about relying on boyd and fenton
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Poll on link above has 93% picking CCM win...what do they know.
Looks like they were right.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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Boyd has been crap and Fenton hasn't been far behind. Overrated. If they were not young Kiwis, more would agree with that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
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Boyd has been crap and Fenton hasn't been far behind. Overrated. If they were not young Kiwis, more would agree with that.
you're right, but it's the veterans who piss me off
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Boyd has been crap and Fenton hasn't been far behind. Overrated. If they were not young Kiwis, more would agree with that.
Grumpy old bastard alert
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Boyd has been crap and Fenton hasn't been far behind. Overrated. If they were not young Kiwis, more would agree with that.
once again, kids know that, but siggy don't
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moss is not a decent keeper
beg to differ
" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow
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Paston was rooted for one goal, let one ball go right across his 6 yard box, and was nutmegged for another? Hardly a sensational performance, time for the bench and ultimately retirement.
Boxy - told you there would be one.
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Boyd has been crap and Fenton hasn't been far behind. Overrated. If they were not young Kiwis, more would agree with that.
If he wasn't an old Kiwi, more would agree...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
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Central Coast are a class act - we're not currently top four material but it is still a scrap on at the bottom end of the table to get into the top six. A good manager would get more from our existing squad, I reckon if we had Arnold we'd have quite a few more points and would be comfortably in top four.
I think you are dreaming because the team we have is not good enough to be in the top four.
Am not defending Ricki, just being realistic.
We dont have a team, thats the problem. We have 22 eyes in the headlights.
We get a beating so everything is wrong - don't buy it. However if this was an English football team we'd have welcomed the new manager a while back and the new one would have a few games under his belt already.
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moss is not a decent keeper
beg to differ
fair enough
but can i just point out that he was reserve at gold coast to a guy who is now reserve to covic at wests
we need to do better than that
I believe he tore an abductor......
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everything's been wrong for quite a while now
and every time we post about it someone comes along and posts that we're just moaning because of today's shocker
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If that is the best 1st team we have, I dread to think what the rest look like at training. Beginning to think we don't train.
Can't pass unless it either goes out or to the other team.
Look unfit and lack pace.
Can't jump
Have no idea on basic tactics.
Have the players had a major bust up with each other, lacking that fighting spirt, the nix are known for.
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