Nix v New bling- match thread

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

What do you mean 'good chances in open play'? Tap ins? There have been a few balls across the box but Greenacre is never there. He missed a free header etc. Like I said, he works hard but i'm not sure how he adds to our attack. To be fair to him, he is basically playing as a lone striker a lot of the time and I think his lack of attacking opportunities could probably be put down to that.

I think our real problem is that we're still missing that Hernandez/Miller-type player in the middle of the park though.

His name is Paul Ifill

Huh? Ifill is a winger

No he's a striker,

. He would be far better off in the centre and feeding two actual strikers.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I wonder what its like to be in a club with no fans. Someone should ask Shane.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Nz Seb wrote:

The crowd was dreadful. Theï¿½20 oddï¿½nix fans for the majority were louder than the whole goal coast crowd..

Yeah that made me laugh 4000 people. I thought Brisbane had a bad supporters club but boy oh boy Gold Coasts supporters were crap. Like you said Oh Wellington was drowning them out.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Nz Seb wrote:

The crowd was dreadful. The 20 odd nix fans for the majority were louder than the whole goal coast crowd..

Good stuff from Turf singing away, although the wife next to him looked none to happy,(might be something to do with it being her birthday so Vickmeist said?)

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

whooooooo wrote:

auskiwi wrote:

valeo wrote:

His name is Paul Ifill

we signed Ifill as a striker.

And is he?

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

auskiwi wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

auskiwi wrote:

valeo wrote:

What do you mean 'good chances in open play'? Tap ins? There have been a few balls across the box but Greenacre is never there. He missed a free header etc. Like I said, he works hard but i'm not sure how he adds to our attack.ï¿½ To be fair to him, he is basically playing as a lone striker a lot of the time and I think his lack of attacking opportunities could probably be put down to that.I think our real problem is that we're still missing that Hernandez/Miller-type player in the middle of the park though.

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His name is Paul Ifill

we signed Ifill as a striker.

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And is he?

He claims he is a (and I quote) "Centre Forward"

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

He isn't. Anyone can see that. And he certainly isn't a ball playing CAM. (though he would probably still do the best job there out of anyone in our squad - though we don't play with CAM's anyway)

I think the problem is that we rely heavily on wide play - almost exclusively - going forward and there is no one to get on the end of the crosses.
valeo2009-10-03 01:22:42

a.haak

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

He isn't. Anyone can see that. And he certainly isn't a ball playing CAM.

so what is he then?

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

Has Ifill ever played CAM in his career? I doubt it. Why would we put him there now? He's a naturally wide player.

Hes a naturally gifted player.

If you want service to two Strikers, he's your man.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

no, he is a striker. but he has been put out on the wing in the last club he was at.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

clark007e wrote:

Nz Seb wrote:

The crowd was dreadful. Theï¿½20 oddï¿½nix fans for the majority were louder than the whole goal coast crowd..

Yeah that made me laugh 4000 people. I thought Brisbane had a bad supporters club but boy oh boy Gold Coasts supporters were crap. Like you said Oh Wellington was drowning them out.

Good stuff. 1 Nix fan > 200 GCU supporters.

Hopefully Mr Smeltz will realise that when he jets over in his leather seated plane in a few weeks time.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

We got all of the votes for the Alex Tobin award

3-Bertos
2-Durante
1-Ifill

Fair calls

a.haak

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I didn't realise we had a game next week, what the heck will the line up be.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Judas had one shot the entire game according to Fox Sport. HA!

Actual attendance was only 4205 - Clive Palmer took up four seats by himself

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

Hence the need to play two strikers.

Forget calling it cam if you like.

Call him a provider

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

FOX went with Bertos, Durante, and Ifill in that order for MoM

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Ifill can do it in several positions, he just looked knackered tonight. He was sweating heavily after only a couple of minutes. Still showed his class though. At the end of 80 odd minutes he was completely buggered, couldn't even run I would have taken him off sooner. Tough choice when the bench is so weak though. ForteanTimes2009-10-03 01:28:36

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

We got all of the votes for the Alex Tobin award3-Bertos2-Durante1-IfillFair calls

Whats the award for?

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

whooooooo wrote:

valeo wrote:

no, he is a striker. but he has been put out on the wing in the last club he was at.

And where have you seen him for us most of the time? Oh yeah, on the wing..

Though he does try to cut in most of the time
valeo2009-10-03 01:28:32

a.haak

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Valeo is right, he is a winger. That doesn't mean he can't play at striker or CAM though, I would actually prefer him in the centre so he can create chances more easier.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Thought the ref did ok. I know you guys were crying out for yellows, but I think he let the game flow, and it all balanced out imo.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

valeo wrote:

no, he is a striker. but he has been put out on the wing in the last club he was at.

And where have you seen him for us most of the time? Oh yeah, on the wing..

Though he does try to cut in most of the time

Not so much in this match he seemed to be in a more free central role.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ForteanTimes wrote:

You can tell that he can't sprint at the moment. A couple of times he had the chance to beat his man but decided to slow it down. His injury seems pretty bad and yet he still took the piss and waltzed through them at one point during the first half

a.haak

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!

the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

kiwi pie wrote:

Thought the ref did ok. I know you guys were crying out for yellows, but I think he let the game flow, and it all balanced out imo.

agree with that. I was screaming out for a yellow or 2, but it was fun to see him let the game carry on.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!

the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

a.haak

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

clark007e wrote:

I didn't realise we had a game next week, what the heck will the line up be.

We don't - it's an international window. The AWs are in Bahrain, Aussie are playing the Netherlands. Round 10 is now a midweek between rounds 12 & 13.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

kiwi pie wrote:

Thought the ref did ok. I know you guys were crying out for yellows, but I think he let the game flow, and it all balanced out imo.

Agreed. Like to see a game flow rather than card happy controllers stealing the limelight. Reckon he wasn't too bad. And both cards were warranted - Lia for a nasty tackle and Robson for a bit of handbags as reaction

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!

the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

yeah weak bench, who would you bring on and when? Vickmeist got all uppty when Daniel came off as usual.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!

the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

true. he's better as an impact player, rather than a starting 11 player.

Daniel did well also.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

wellyphoenixfan wrote:

Valeo is right, he is a winger. That doesn't mean he can't play at striker or CAM though, I would actually prefer him in the centre so he can create chances more easier.

Yip, reckon him playing central, close supporting two strikers would be the way to go.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

wolfman wrote:

clark007e wrote:

I didn't realise we had a game next week, what the heck will the line up be.

We don't - it's an international window. The AWs are in Bahrain, Aussie are playing the Netherlands. Round 10 is now a midweek between rounds 12 & 13.

o ok thought so thats luckyclark007e2009-10-03 01:34:48

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

whooooooo wrote:

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!

the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

true. he's better as an impact player, rather than a starting 11 player.

Daniel did well also.

yeah but then in the dying minutes he just strolled about when the likes of siggy et al were killing themselves to get the ball up the field.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

auskiwi wrote:

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Yeah I agree with this. Bertos on the left, Brown in the Centre and Lia on the Right. It is gonna be tough when McKain comes back. Drop Muscat? Maybe Lochhead, we need to stop protecting him.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!

the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

yip, he had a good 5 mins to make a difference

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

whooooooo wrote:

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

true. he's better as an impact player, rather than a starting 11 player. Daniel did well also.

Hold on, did we have him as a starting player in any game yet? Maybe he is actually better as a starting player but then where would you place him in the field and who do you drop? This bearing in mind that in the season so far, we have outplayed everyone except Newcastle and Adelaide.

With my mind, I was thinking a draw but my heart wanted a win.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

AllWhitebelievr wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

valeo wrote:

whooooooo wrote:

but lets question Ricki Herberts sub timings !!!the first sub came on at over the 70min mark ????????

They were fine imo. You're getting pedantic if you are going to criticise him for that. Caceres almost made the difference when he came on.

true. he's better as an impact player, rather than a starting 11 player. Daniel did well also.

He started vs CCM.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

wellyphoenixfan wrote:

auskiwi wrote:

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Yeah I agree with this. Bertos on the left, Brown in the Centre and Lia on the Right. It is gonna be tough when McKain comes back. Drop Muscat? Maybe Lochhead, we need to stop protecting him.

Bertos, Brown, Daniel/ Lia

Lochhead needs to warm the bench for a week

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auskiwi wrote:

wellyphoenixfan wrote:

auskiwi wrote:

X X X X

X X X

IFILL

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Yeah I agree with this. Bertos on the left, Brown in the Centre and Lia on the Right. It is gonna be tough when McKain comes back. Drop Muscat? Maybe Lochhead, we need to stop protecting him.

Bertos, Brown, Daniel/ Lia

Lochhead needs to warm the bench for a week

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IFILL

Greenacre Chen

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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