Nix vs Perth Feb 2nd 5:00pm - The Fox pre and post game

Hogg to score on debut

3-1 Nix

Assuming it will be at the expense of Dani, this makes me sad, but look forward to seeing what Cernak can offer.

Could be Boyd making way rather than Dani? Depends if Ricki see's Cernak as a wide midfielder or a central one.

YES!!! Sanchez has been a passenger fo the last few games.

Just purchased 9 tickets. How/where can I see PAX on the Ticketmaster printable tickets?

 Report from open training: About 30 pax there. Who's #15? Didn't recognize him. Surprised to see Lochy there. Greeny doing lots of passing drills. The shooting drills were not encouraging. Huysegems screamed when he missed; Totori fell over at one point. Tyler Boyd was running around like a mad thing. Must say that Mossy looked sharper than Pasty.

Afterwards:

ME: "Hi Glen, I'm a keeper and you're a big inspiration."

GLEN MOSS: "You're crazy!"

ME: "That's what they keep telling me on the forums."

 15 is Lindsay, not surprising you don't recognise him.

#15 is Cam Lindsay

 Also: Ricki yelling at Ian Hogg to stay onside. We'll see if he remembers tomorrow.

I'm sure there must be more to it than just the straight dialogue you are reporting!

 Oh, one more thing. They repeatedly tried to do a move where Sanchez did a long high pass to Bertos on the wing. It went over Leo's head every single time. #anotherbadsign

Thats in Vinnies trick bag though

 Waffles seemed to be in a good mood at training today, as did Cernak (I said "Welcome to NZ" to the latter).

Did you tell Pasty that you love him in a special goalkeeper way?

hmm interesting if both cernak & huysegems are starting.
Everything I have heard from the club is that they see him as a central attacking midfielder.

So based on those two points above, I could see:

                     Moss
Bertos Sigmund Durante Hogg
                     Muscat
          Sanchez   Cernak
Ifill            Huysegems    Fenton

Seems like playing two attacking central mids is not gonna happen, but thats essentially what they did last week with fenton.

Think Brockie has been poor in most games of late - Boyd will be dangerous off of the bench if he gets a chance to play central where he really has looked the best imo

I would love to see this! give cernak and sanchez a chance to work some magic, should see some decent ball to feet action from the middle of the park to Waffles too.

I'm with the Prof on this, seeing Cernak, Sanchez & Waffles together could be really good, especially if they use the ball on the ground. (I wouldn't be surprised to see Brockie in place of Fenton though).

Of course the cynic in me is thinking that even if the team lines up that way we will still see too many far post crosses to Mr. Invisible.

I would like to see

Ifill              Brockie             Huysegems 

Does anyone else think this is too attack heavy though which may explain why other teams have been strolling through our vacant midfield and making the back four look exposed by getting no protection from the mids.

 This. (Agreement with G4L)

Sanchez and Boyd can go for Cernak and Stein.

Play the 4-4-2 with the diamond midfield of Muscat, Cernak and Fenton and Ifill running the touch lines. Stein and Brockie can fight for scraps.

hope brockie isnt starting to be honest. I perfer a striker who can conrtribute to the build up on attack, and help out on defense

 I think also think that looks light with Sanchez and Cernak, I didnt think Cernak was much on the tackle last weekend. Would love to be proved wrong tho

I understand people's thoughts on it being too attacking in midfield, but really it then comes down to if we want the three man midfield do you play Sanchez or Lia/Smith? I would rather have Sanchez, admittedly, I would line him up deeper and tell him to sit not far in front of Manny to help get the ball from the back to Cernak/Ifill/Fenton.

yeah that lineup is based on cernak starting, and the fact we did something very similar last week - no lia or smith in there for "defense"

Also think its a bit naive to say cernak cant defend - as last week he did cover a decent amount of space in the middle of the park, and its not like a player can only attack or defend, and nothing in between

What happen to the (YF ) guy to fix all defensive positions - Boxall - He does not appear in any of the above team selections. Is Hogg the new YF guy. LOL

So trains are't running this weekend so they put on buses instead. But according to the replacement bus timetable, the only buses after the game are every hour from 7:07pm.

http://www.maxx.co.nz/media/98377/vt_wl_tt_2013.02.02-03_v3_a4_final.pdf

edit: might be wrong on that front. There is a bullet point not on the timetable that says buses will leave as required.