R13 vs CCM | NYE | 9:00pm | SS3

Playing for a draw when we are bottom of the table in a league that has no pro/rel. 

This is shameful.

Even I am thinking we should be kicked out of the bloody league now.

What do we get out of getting a point from one of the worst teams in the league here!?

we are destined to finish last this season if this is the plan going forward!

If Fox on for Rossi isn't a match winner, I don't know what is

Would've won this 3-0 or more if Burns was playing.

Can anyone name one move of any real intent this entire half from us?  CCM have come on in the end as we appear to have sat in.  We probably deserve to ship one at this point.

Would not rely on Burns to be a stone cold finisher.

I was saying Boo-urns

The team keeping a clean sheet is a good effort, I haven't had a clean sheet since Burns was signed.

Reckon our fortunes depend more on this apparent import midfielder. Ridenton is an obvious weak link.

so we can see what the coach thinks of Singh and football in general. At nil all with 5 to go we replace one of 5 defenders with a like for like, instead of an attacker. Was Rossi injured?

..Italiano drops another ...

We can see where Singh is in pecking order; and we’ve just signed 2 players who will play ahead of him. 

Nix. Developing journrymen auusies and lower league euros. Yeah, nah thanks. 

one problem solved - yay

now we just have to be able to do it while scoring goals

Yip, second half our defensive formation has given us nothing, no hope of winning.

Good to see Singh getting a chance to show what he can do /s

Sarpreet Singh on in the last few seconds, too late :(

Singh for Ridenton should have happened half an hour ago

Or even this morning, stick him in the eleven

what's the point of getting singh on now?

Singh as a time wasting sub. Fudge off Darije.

Singh as a time wasting sub. Fudge off Darije.

Who is the Shane Long of the A-league?
A) Blake Powell
B) Appiah
C) Other

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Would've won this 3-0 or more if Burns was playing.

LOL Love your confidence not so sure why about 3 goals in 2 years and a crap end of season the last time he was here makes you think he is going to bang them in on a regular basis.Hope im wrong but seems many here have some big friggen rose coloured glasses.

Fudge that was ugly! Dariej needs to come up with a whole lot better than that!

What a horrid game. Should be ashamed for dishing that up.

Bring back ricki

If there is a minimum of four minutes injury time, and there is a substitution during that period, how does the whistle go at 93:50? (Don't get me wrong - I do appreciate not having to watch another 40 seconds of that tripe, but still...)

Sack Vidosic!

Everyone who wanted Singh to come on must feel ashamed after he did and did nothing after coming on. :)

Did even Ricki sink as low as playing for a 0-0 draw against CCM while bottom of the table?

Disappointed in Singh. He was a passenger all game and I was relying on him to bring the razzle dazzle and good kicking to kickstart the goal scoring.

All other players were in the 7-8.5 range

I get frustrated by this constantly. It's like the ref just decides, not much going on, might as well blow early.

Teams know they can waste time (or substitute) in injury time and it won't get added on.

I bet if there was a corner or attacking free kick the ref would've kept playing.

Fudge that..... all that result was good for was my #YFTipping

To be fair, other than the first 30 seconds, Durante had a good game. Made a heap of crucial interceptions.

I hope he (the coach) gets asked - why would you play for a draw when your team is languishing at the bottom... how can players have confidence in their ability to win games when it is clear, you the coach don't back them?

I don't think I have ever been more pissed off with a draw, I would rather lose 1 - 0 going for the win in the future than see that again with us in last place.

Inexcusable!!

More like the Central Coast MORONers. Amirite?

Vintage stuff from the Phoenix, lets hope this shark stays in 2017.

I'm seriously considering supporting rugby!

I'd rather draw than lose personally.

Thing is, his formation worked well enough in the first half, so he would've seen hope there for a win. As we saw though, in second half we had nothing going forward.

I hope Darije changes strategy as he gets more of a squad that he put together.  To seemingly give up on winning and play for the 0-0 with at least 20 to go is incredibly disheartening, and incredibly difficult to watch. Especially when 10 points out of the playoffs, and playing one of the worst teams in the league.

A coach with a clue would have tried to change something when we obviously looked gassed by the 60th-70th.