Phoenix v Adelaide - match thread

Wash your mouth out.

Football manager, ftw !

i think we should play a 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 on a straight line effect. Vertical or Horizontal. Scottishbhoy2008-08-29 21:51:54

Bristol City 2 - Solihull Moors 4... C'mon !!! Hard News2008-08-29 21:55:16

Oi, keep it to the Football Gaming section aye?

Okay, I'm fed up with retarded today.

Last week we scored two goals.  At home that should be plenty of goals to win if you don't play like defensive retards.  When Coveny came on he changed the game and forced Melbourne to defend for the type of balls they played all game, we started (too late) to playing to the conditions.

Costa is pretty unproven at this level, it would be suicide to chuck him in against Adelaide in Adelaide when he's barely been seen or playing.  Covs is out this week, but who else would you drop - Smeltz ?  Daniel ?  Bertos ?

I doubt there are many people outside Olympic that have watched Costa more than me, I watched his debut for Team Welly and every home match (and some away) that he played for them, I've watched him for Olympic, I've watched him play for NZ sides at different levels and even Capital youth squads.  I'm a fan (albeit a little disappointed by his WC displays last year) but there is no way in the world I'm advocating a pretty much untried 18YO as the solution to our defensive problems, because that is what we need to solve.  We're scoring enough goals, we HAVE to stop conceding them.

Cheers on the ... sorry for the rant I'm just fed up.
Hard News2008-08-29 22:46:22

That's perfect. Well said.

C'MON NIX - tonight is when the 19 game unbeaten run begins

for those of us who don't have sky and live about 500km away from Four Kings, any idea where we can get radio coverage?sneakyrat2008-08-30 16:52:05

A-league website mentions Radio Network Wellington 1035 and Fresh FM Adelaide.

Radiosport.co.nz has no mention on their site, so maybe try newstalk.co.nz - make sure you tune to Wgtn.

I just looked at the Adelaide station, no mention of the game, and they're playing the kind of music I danced to when I didn't know better - but I'll try again closer to kick off.

Hope springs eternal

yeah I checked out Fresh FM too... Maybe the Hindmarsh is the venue for this weekend's live "clubcast"

I'm just glad the Olympic blackout is over. It took me 4 hours to listen to the game last week, as I had to wait an hour to listen in to ZB's archive, then Mrs. Wolf needed the computer to chat with her sister before i could listen to the 2nd half.

I am up in the middle of the night (8am), so when does this game kick off?  And where can I listen to it, or watch it online?

Sorry lads - not on ZB or Radio Sport tonight , but pretty sure it's on Fresh FM Adelaide - website is http://www.freshfm.com.au/

Game kicks off 9pm NZT - I think that's 10am in the cradle of football

I will be back in bed by then

i dunno, i'm listening to the station now, it doesn't remotely sound like they'd ever cross over to a football match...

AFC TV.

$2.99 for a 24 hour access.

not available in New Zealand, apparently

anyone know the starting 11?

Shane Smeltz is not playing as he is in bed at their hotel

Smeltz out with flu.

It's on!! http://www.freshfm.com.au/index.php?PID=5

then listen live link
wolfman2008-08-30 20:54:48

Daniel isd not starting,Bertos and Geo(sorry if spelling isn't right) are in the 11.

apologies to Fresh FM, the broadcast has begun. Though they've managed to keep up their vibe by backing the pre-match commentary with techno of some sort.

mulligan playing? i hope so. muscat out of his league

Buggar had hoped it it would be a while before we found out how they would go without smeltz in the attack.Lets hope someone has remembered to pack their shooting boots for the trip.

They seem to love Techno.....

A-League site has Coveny on the bench....didn't think he'd travelled.

i was so close in draggin him in midweek.. phew.