Pucking fumped!
Dam it (expletive) the Bathurst 1000 is on the same day.....Gonna have to record the end of the race (well half of it). Guess I'll be busing it to this game as plently of refreshments will have been consumed since the morning leading up to and during the race.
Fire it up indeed on game day!
In true bogan form
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I think we will get thumped on Sunday. Sorry boys.......
You putting your balls on it, brah?
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Great to finally get the season started again. Excited and a little nervous about it!!
On the plus side we have Ernie. I have complete confidence in him as a coach. He has been there done that. The new style should be easier on the eye. If anyone can get the maximum out of this squad it will be Mr Merrick.
The negatives
1,The lack of experianced depth in the squad. If we can keep our first team on the park we should do OK.
2,Does Ernie have the bits he needs to make his style work. Has he been able to transform the Lia/Muscat combo into Gerrard/Lampard, Because if he hasn't then you can have all the fancy attackers in the world, if they don't get regular quality ball they won't function. The plan won't work if Lia/Muscat get pressured and start wellying balls all over the show.
3, Defense. Can our experianced defenders refind their mojo's. Can the youngsters step up on "D"?
Finally, when the Nix first started up I thought great....an outlet for young kiwi talent. For various reasons it never realy happened how I thought. Now we have a squad chock full of young kiwis....some of them are going to be very good players. Exciting times
COYN!!!!!!!!
Good post. Feel the same. Really nervous about 2. But won't be judging the change for 4 or 5 games. Just hope we get a few points before we hit our straps, which I have no doubt we will.
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Bloody hell! lots of players unavailable plus a few possibly playing with injuries. Doesnt sound promising but looking forward to see Kenny lighting up the league
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If Ernie signs Riera, will he throw him straight into the game on sunday? Or will he start with the likely pairing of Lia and Manny? If Riera was to take anyone's place I imagine it would be Lia as they are somewhat similar players. Probably need Manny in there to break up the play and a guy like Riera to distribute the ball.
That is if he is to be signed...
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I hate seeing our guys against Broich, it's painful. Our overly direct and last ditch defensive methods give him the perfect excuse to take a spill every time. Plenty of this on Sunday I bet
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If Ernie signs Riera, will he throw him straight into the game on sunday? Or will he start with the likely pairing of Lia and Manny? If Riera was to take anyone's place I imagine it would be Lia as they are somewhat similar players. Probably need Manny in there to break up the play and a guy like Riera to distribute the ball.
That is if he is to be signed...
I'm picking that Ernie will stick with Lia and Muscat to start. They've been with him all pre-season and he's been showing a lot of faith in them to do the job (certainly in what he's been saying in the media).
Would like to have Riera on the bench and get a few minutes though. If we are going to sign him that is. Otherwise it would be a bit stink to play him for 20 minutes and then make him sit out for however long for ACFC.
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If Ernie signs Riera, will he throw him straight into the game on sunday? Or will he start with the likely pairing of Lia and Manny? If Riera was to take anyone's place I imagine it would be Lia as they are somewhat similar players. Probably need Manny in there to break up the play and a guy like Riera to distribute the ball.
That is if he is to be signed...
I'm picking that Ernie will stick with Lia and Muscat to start. They've been with him all pre-season and he's been showing a lot of faith in them to do the job (certainly in what he's been saying in the media).
Would like to have Riera on the bench and get a few minutes though. If we are going to sign him that is. Otherwise it would be a bit stink to play him for 20 minutes and then make him sit out for however long for ACFC.
To be fair though, he hasn't said anything bad about anybody.
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If Ernie signs Riera, will he throw him straight into the game on sunday? Or will he start with the likely pairing of Lia and Manny? If Riera was to take anyone's place I imagine it would be Lia as they are somewhat similar players. Probably need Manny in there to break up the play and a guy like Riera to distribute the ball.
That is if he is to be signed...
I'm picking that Ernie will stick with Lia and Muscat to start. They've been with him all pre-season and he's been showing a lot of faith in them to do the job (certainly in what he's been saying in the media).
Would like to have Riera on the bench and get a few minutes though. If we are going to sign him that is. Otherwise it would be a bit stink to play him for 20 minutes and then make him sit out for however long for ACFC.
To be fair though, he hasn't said anything bad about anybody.
Well he's hardly gonna come out to the media and say that so and so is shit.
He's cut people which shows his opinion certain players, Lindsay and Totori in particular.
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I hate seeing our guys against Broich, it's painful. Our overly direct and last ditch defensive methods give him the perfect excuse to take a spill every time. Plenty of this on Sunday I bet
What you mean is that he gets fouled.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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Eeeekkk - Brisbane 11-1 Vs Queensland state champions!
Proper lay down Sally or feck they good mate....
Masters Grade aint no run in the park on a Saturday...
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To be fair, I heard that the Queensland league is one of the poorer leagues in Australia with the VPL being the best.
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I hate seeing our guys against Broich, it's painful. Our overly direct and last ditch defensive methods give him the perfect excuse to take a spill every time. Plenty of this on Sunday I bet
What you mean is that he get fouled.
What I mean is he's the type of player who will skip past you and go down because you touched him with your pinky finger. But because you didn't technically get the ball it's a foul. You need to be switched on for a full 90 when you're defending against this guy, and we very rarely are.
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Picking he plays Muscat and Lia, and probably has had that in mind for this first game for a while. Am not expecting any points.
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Fingers crossed both the German & the Bulgarian pull calf muscles inside the first 5 mins. Everyone pray! As for the Nix. I really have no idea on what to judge right now as this is where it counts. Not some friendly kick about. Time for the men to man up and the fans to fan up.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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To be fair, I heard that the Queensland league is one of the poorer leagues in Australia with the VPL being the best.
Not from what I've seen.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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To be fair, I heard that the Queensland league is one of the poorer leagues in Australia with the VPL being the best.
Not from what I've seen.
Whats the quality compared to the ASBP?
Grumpy old bastard alert
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I've seen quite a few NSW Prem games and I'd say ACFC and the Waitakerie of last year would compete - but none of the other ASB teams would get near.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
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We do have Hernandez, Ifill, Huysegems, Brockie, Leo and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Kenny, who can all take a decent free kick. That's a little exciting actually.
Even Manny can knock them in long pretty well.
You had a spelling mistake in there....you said Leo can take a decent free kick...
The artist formerly known as Homer Simpson
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He did. I remember it well.
A pearler
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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He did. I remember it well.
A pearler
Deflection? Or did he trip on the ball?
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I've seen quite a few NSW Prem games and I'd say ACFC and the Waitakerie of last year would compete - but none of the other ASB teams would get near.
Quite right.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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He did. I remember it well.
A pearler
Deflection? Or did he trip on the ball?
Deliberate deflection.
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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No deflection, just erratic Bertos curve.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3U12OAb8qA
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It looks like Ifill is still having hammy problems but will start. A bit of a worry because if he plays wide right we are going to need him to give some defensive cover to Gulley at RB. The last thing Gulley needs on debut is a 34 yo with a dodgy hamstring defending in front of him. Especially as the Roar tend to attack down the wide chanels. Also Kenny has a groin strain, hence the short spell last weekend....so Im' not sure how mobile he will be. Carlos has a thigh strain and is not meant to be taking free kicks....so is anyone fit?
Ferk me the way we are going we won't have numbers for the bench. Don't expect Iffill, Carlos or Kenny to last the full 90. Considering we will have absent AW's we well could have all the kids on the park by the end of the match. The plus side is they have all been well drilled on Ernies style over a long preseason and they should all be fired up. But the Roar are a quality side with some very very good players. I would be happy with a point out of this one
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Thundersticks may as well run a competition amongst fans for a spot on the Phoenix bench.
Allegedly
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We do have Hernandez, Ifill, Huysegems, Brockie, Leo and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Kenny, who can all take a decent free kick. That's a little exciting actually.
Even Manny can knock them in long pretty well.
You had a spelling mistake in there....you said Leo can take a decent free kick...
agreed
" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow
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From Iff's twitter after the intra club match: "Nice to have a little run out at the westpac today can't wait for next week!"
Would suggest to me that he's all good and ready to go for Sunday.
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Weather and crowd predicitions...
Socceroo/ Mariner / Whangarei
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weather will be fine - wind and rain will have blown through - I predict 17 degrees, and perfectly still
crowd - 6538
Queenslander 3x a year.
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Hope you blokes are just joking ...
Socceroo/ Mariner / Whangarei
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To be fair, I heard that the Queensland league is one of the poorer leagues in Australia with the VPL being the best.
Not from what I've seen.
Whats the quality compared to the ASBP?
Irrelevant given Roar knocked 11 past that team and Nix knocked none past Auckland. COYN
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
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Hope you blokes are just joking ...
They are. We all know the real attendance is going to be 6541
Allegedly
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You try selling a wooden spoon winning team in Gosford midfielder and I guarantee you wouldn't get 6500 particularly when they don't play again in Wellington for two months after this game.
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