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I'm not particularly pessimistic, it's just an assessment. But I'm sick of rebuilding seasons, we have too many in a row. I also want to be entertained. A good start would be to trash the Bitumens.
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That's nice for you and your pessimism - but meanwhile, back in the real world of the Phoenix season, they have replaced/lost half the squad from last year - and many of the replacements haven't played an A-League season - yet.
So you can change the word rebuilding with underperforming but the fact is - it is a rebuilding season with next year looking brighter.
Right let's just sign a bunch of undetermined aging Aussies on one-year deals and end up the exact same way we have every other season