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R16 vs Roar 24 Jan 10:00pm

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about 12 years ago

Brockie back to his best, good assist and a superb volley taken with full of confidence.



You are easily pleased.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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about 12 years ago
Leggy wrote:
maynardf wrote:

vince lia and broich hitting the bar... lia is the better player



On the piss obviously.

*taking the piss
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about 12 years ago

Stein - Playing very well. 


This is such a different team. It's great to watch them actually create well constructed opportunities by playing passing football.

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about 12 years ago

Leggy needs a timeout.

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about 12 years ago

Great half from everyone. Probably should be 2 up, but we have been a bit fortunate to keep a clean sheet at the end there.

Huysegems outstanding.  Hicks has done well.

Overall this a very encouraging. We should probably have kept it tighter in the last 20, we were doing well when we compressed the game right up as its stopped them playing. The game has opened up too much.

A long way to go yet



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about 12 years ago

Considering there is no Carlos and no Kenny, we're boxing above our weight. If they had Berisha and Nicholls we'd be goners methinks.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 12 years ago

hicks being talked up alot on the half time show

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about 12 years ago

Have you noticed how their younger players all look like a bundle of muscle? Same thing with the youngsters at Perth Glory.

Compared to them, Boyd and Co look emaciated.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 12 years ago

I thought hicks has been pretty average. Started horribly and should have scored.

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about 12 years ago · edited about 12 years ago · History
Leggy wrote:

Brockie back to his best, good assist and a superb volley taken with full of confidence.


You are easily pleased.

After the last season and the first few months of this one, we all are.
I would be happy to win ugly tonight, but the Days of the Ugly are over.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 12 years ago
threatD wrote:

Leggy needs a timeout.

Leggy stop being such a dour prick. We are a deserved 1-nil up on the road against the top team in the league. Pull your head in.

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago
threatD wrote:

I thought hicks has been pretty average. Started horribly and should have scored.


I'm not watching, only following on here, but I think in general his contribution this season has been very over-praised. Our defence is a real strength, moving Muscat back has been a very good move as both the defence and the midfield look better

Normo's coming home

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about 12 years ago
threatD wrote:

I thought hicks has been pretty average. Started horribly and should have scored.


Bit rough, it was a great save.
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about 12 years ago · edited about 12 years ago · History
Mainland FC wrote:

Considering there is no Carlos and no Kenny, we're boxing above our weight. If they had Berisha and Nicholls we'd be goners methinks.

Frantic, Miller, McKay.... Nicholls was at Victory

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago

Loved that half. Boys are looking great. Big 2nd half to come!!!

I have an amazing ability to find my way out of mazes. I'm pathological. 
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about 12 years ago
Mainland FC wrote:
Leggy wrote:

Brockie back to his best, good assist and a superb volley taken with full of confidence.


You are easily pleased.

After the last season and the first few months of this one, we all are.
I would be happy to win ugly tonight, but the Days of the Ugly are over.

*cough* CCM match *cough*

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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about 12 years ago
Leggy wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:
Leggy wrote:

If we don't beat them tonight we don't deserve to make the top 6.

They are crap.

with the amount of players they have out, that's a shocking call


That is not the point- they are crap.

Or...we are outplaying them!!!!!

Sick of the commentators saying how Roar are missing so many players. Carlos, Kenny, Fenton and Ifill would be a handy addition to our side. 

Really like Stein. He slots into that central role with so much class. You can always tell a good player by how much time they have on the ball.

I feel there will be a few more goals in this. Roar have some quality players but if we keep playing like we did for most of the first half then there is points in this for us.
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about 12 years ago
james dean wrote:
threatD wrote:

I thought hicks has been pretty average. Started horribly and should have scored.


I'm not watching, only following on here, but I think in general his contribution this season has been very over-praised. Our defence is a real strength, moving Muscat back has been a very good move as both the defence and the midfield look better

They had the first 15 and last 5. That midfield triangle of Lia, Riera and Stein has done a cracking job. Hicks has been ok, just guilty a kicking the ball away cheaply. Has gotten better as the game ticks on.

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago

Leggys obviously had a hard week!

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about 12 years ago

bertos on boyd off at half time

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about 12 years ago

Bertos on for Boyd?

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about 12 years ago

My expectations are still so low for away games that I'm freaking ecstatic. It's all so new and shiny!

I enjoy the contrast between the lively football and Merrick's world-weary demeanour. 

And lol at "Jonah Boxall".

Like a chocoholic but for booze

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about 12 years ago
maynardf wrote:

bertos on boyd off at half time

that's a decent shout

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago

lia obviously been told to shoot on sight

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about 12 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
Mainland FC wrote:

Considering there is no Carlos and no Kenny, we're boxing above our weight. If they had Berisha and Nicholls we'd be goners methinks.

Frantic, Miller, McKay.... Nicholls was at Victory

Sorry, I was thinking of Franjic. Top scorer for Roar against us this season.

Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days

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about 12 years ago

Why not Krishna? 

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about 12 years ago

Id have to say that Boxall does look suprisingly quick

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about 12 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
threatD wrote:

Leggy needs a timeout.

Leggy stop being such a dour prick. We are a deserved 1-nil up on the road against the top team in the league. Pull your head in.


I agree, I just said they were crap- and they are.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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about 12 years ago

looks like bertos has gone to that 10 role

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about 12 years ago

Durante and Sigmund have been back to their best this year

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago

sounds like its really hot. bit of a worry

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about 12 years ago
maynardf wrote:

looks like bertos has gone to that 10 role

No..... What?

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
maynardf wrote:

looks like bertos has gone to that 10 role

No..... What?

really. the way they are positioning thats what it looks like to me 
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about 12 years ago
cityman wrote:

Leggys obviously had a hard week!


Leggy's Waldorf and Statler rolled into one.
I like tautologies because I like them.
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about 12 years ago
maynardf wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:
maynardf wrote:

looks like bertos has gone to that 10 role

No..... What?


really. the way they are positioning thats what it looks like to me 

Yeah you are right!

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago

fuck. that was a good goal

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about 12 years ago

Cunt gets a goal. What a cracker too. That was nice 

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 12 years ago
shambles
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about 12 years ago

shite......

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about 12 years ago

Looked like Siggy lost his man there.

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