Relieved to have broken the road hoodoo.
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I'd prob give MoM to Bertos or someone else form the midfiled. Not Ifill, he didn't do that much apart from score the goal
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I'll take it but wow that has to be one of the ugliest victories we've had. Nobody played particularly well at all for either team. MOM would probably be Paston. He was by no means outstanding but better than the rest.
I'm struggling to think of worse performances. Definitely the round two match of season one against CCM. Can't be many others though. Obviously the heat was an overwhelming factor in it.
We didn't get any bookings did we?
I'm struggling to think of worse performances. Definitely the round two match of season one against CCM. Can't be many others though. Obviously the heat was an overwhelming factor in it.
We didn't get any bookings did we?
I can't agree with that at all. Ifill, Bertos and Sigmund were especially good. The back four were solid and dogged in extremely trying conditions. To me that was the best of our wins this season in terms of commitment, spirit and professionalism.
Fair enough. Probably wouldn't agree about Bertos. I thought he was adequate, no more no less.
"if anyone reckons we didnt play well. then try playing in 38plus degree temp!!!! We played good enough which is why we have 3points"
I don't think we played particularly well at all and I put that down to the temperatue alone. But spot on, we were good enough. The fact the three points were gained away from home makes it all the more sweeter.
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just came back from the pub
Ifill=Class
Ifill=Class
Salmon swim upstream
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I'd prob give MoM to Bertos or someone else form the midfiled. Not Ifill, he didn't do that much apart from score the goal
what ifill had a great game
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and yes the heat was a killer, compulsory drinks breaks? the future of football
LOL moment - 88 mins and the home end ball boy dithers while returning the ball;
chant goes up in Bar Edward- "Even your ball boys are sh*t"
..poor kid..
LOL moment - 88 mins and the home end ball boy dithers while returning the ball;
chant goes up in Bar Edward- "Even your ball boys are sh*t"
..poor kid..
Salmon swim upstream
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Man of the match had to be Sigmund.
He was a rock for us at the back today. The whole defence played very well, but Siggy just repelled everything thrown at us. Fantastic.
Ifill was excellent in the first half, quieter in the second but he really is a class above pretty much everyone else in the league. Diego was quiet, unspectacular, but solid - did enough today, but I think Lia should return next week.
He was a rock for us at the back today. The whole defence played very well, but Siggy just repelled everything thrown at us. Fantastic.
Ifill was excellent in the first half, quieter in the second but he really is a class above pretty much everyone else in the league. Diego was quiet, unspectacular, but solid - did enough today, but I think Lia should return next week.
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I'd prob give MoM to Bertos or someone else form the midfiled. Not Ifill, he didn't do that much apart from score the goal
what ifill had a great game
his shot two minutes into second half was a world class strike (and world class cross from bertos, and world class save- so all round good footie
)Salmon swim upstream
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Yeah Everton, think Lia comes back in for Diego next week. Vinny's been one of our best all season.
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I'd prob give MoM to Bertos or someone else form the midfiled. Not Ifill, he didn't do that much apart from score the goal
Pardon? Nice finish. Almost another "beauty" denied by a miracle save. Several moments of deft touch.
FFS.
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Pornstar mo Diego had a good game considering its been his first in such a long time.
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Ifill played well, I just wish he ran off the ball more than what he does
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Stoked to get the 3 points! Bit of a meh performance but we were definitely better than them. Vignaroli would've ruined my day if he'd finished that one at the end though.
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Great performance by the guys tonight, one of those games that necause of the conditions, all u have to do is be better than the opposition, flag playing attractive football, 1-0 is all we needed and these games are the ones we have to win to be a force in the top 6.
Bring on those orange bastards!
Bring on those orange bastards!
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Good performance in trying conditions..Greenacre looked stuffed at last drinks break with cold towel over his head......take the win under any conditions but today was a great battling effort with team putting themselves about. Not fluid passing like at ROF but...
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
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Gr8 2 see our luck changing also. If that "shank" had gone in at the end I would have needed to buy a 2nd new computer inside two months...
Her indoors not impressed.Will take that, love those ugly wins.Dont no about any body else but sh*t i get nervous at 80min mark when we are only up by one. ballane2009-11-22 21:48:35
GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS
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I bet the English boys have never played a match in conditions like that ever.....awesome effort
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thrash brisbane!!!! CMON nics!! U can do it!!
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Good result considering the conditions, extreme heat and humidity is very difficult to play any type of sport in. I was wondering why they even had a game scheduled at 4 in the afternoon at this time of year.
With such high humidity your sweat can't evapourate, which is how your body normally cools itself. So the players would literally be roasting in their own, erm, juices. A few people here don't seem to appreciate what those sort of conditions can do to even highly trained athletes.
With such high humidity your sweat can't evapourate, which is how your body normally cools itself. So the players would literally be roasting in their own, erm, juices. A few people here don't seem to appreciate what those sort of conditions can do to even highly trained athletes.
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I bet the English boys have never played a match in conditions like that ever.....awesome effort
Given where Ifill comes from i wouldnt be so sure.GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS
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I bet the English boys have never played a match in conditions like that ever.....awesome effort
Given where Ifill comes from i wouldnt be so sure.He's not an English Boy.
Referring mainly to Greenacre
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He was born in Brighton FFS. He is definitely an 'English' boy.
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He was born in Brighton FFS.� He is definitely an 'English' boy.
Get's quite hot in Brighton
I know, I know, its serious!
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He was born in Brighton FFS. He is definitely an 'English' boy.
Okay but given who has played internationals would imagine he has played in the heat before.Not all of us are trainspotters.GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS
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Will take that, love those ugly wins.Dont no about any body else but sh*t i get nervous at 80min mark when we are only up by� one.
Or the 90th minute, or the last minute of stoppage time...
"Phoenix till they lose"
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He was born in Brighton FFS.� He is definitely an 'English' boy.
Okay but given who has played internationals would imagine he has played in the heat before.Not all of us are trainspotters.
http://www.paulifill.com/playing_history
"Phoenix till they lose"
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Pornstar mo Diego had a good game considering its been his first in such a long time.
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He was born in Brighton FFS. He is definitely an 'English' boy.
Get's quite hot in Brighton
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would be interested to see what crowd numbers we get at our home game against Melbourne. With qualifying for the WC. and Phoenix winning. (hopefully they'll beat brisbane pussycats next week.) Hope our YF fan base increases from 7k to 20k. Hell even 34,500 Y not. darkhorse2009-11-22 22:35:21
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The a-league is probably the only league in the world where you go from playing in the freezing Wellington southerly one week, to 40* the next, would kill you!
5kux2009-11-22 22:35:54
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thats why bertos, siggy, lockhead, brown and paston are legends!! they can handle the conditions :)
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Lochhead*
Lockhead sounds like something out of a horror movie, or a bad porno.
5kux2009-11-22 22:45:20
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Great game. Can't fault it, really. So pleasing to win away from home (finally) in that kind of weather. Siggy and Dura were immense.
a.haak
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The close miss at the end had me remembering nightmares from Central Coast in season one, NQF at the RoF and Adelaide vs GCU ln Friday night, nervous 90's!!!
5kux2009-11-22 23:01:23
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Isn't it great to see the confidence, smart arsse almost. Who was it juggling the ball on our goal line before they cleared it? Daniel's step over to let the ball go for a throw...
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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I think that was Bertos doing the juggles. Not Daniel for a change.
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The juggler was Leo. He was aiming to hoof it clear but got the next best result when it rebounded off their player for a goal kick. He was really confident today - back to his best.
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They all seemed confident really. I didn't have the feeling we would lose. Of course, it probably should've been a draw if Vignaroli didn't miss that sitter though...
a.haak
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