R18 v Adelaide United | Sat 27th Jan | 7.35pm | Westpac Stadium | #Dura278

Will Italiano continue to defy all odds? Will Ljulic score from halfway line? Will Krishna crack a smile and a knee-slide?

I moved this post here from last week's thread.

OK, then it makes for a short substitutes bench regarding defenders for us on Saturday. 

Might see Doyle-Dura-Mullen-Galloway backline with Rufer added to this, if it is a back five. But I reckon Darije will not go for a defensive formation against the Reds. 

Title needs more #Dura278 in it.

Fire up.

Up Dura.

Hopefully we can get a good crowd, make some noise and get 3 points!

Mr Dome, are you reading this?

would be a cool idea, but I doubt Dome is even close to being active enough to do it. The fever exec should email him with the suggestion and make sure our marketing team is included.

Sorry but I don't think Durante is someone who warrants aisle 22 named after him. I don't think he's done enough, and doesn't have a great attitude on the pitch - moans at the ref way too much. Not a great role model to name aisle 22 after. If he captained us to a title I'd think about it.

Isaias and Rossi suspended for 5 yellows. Looks like Vinnie will miss this game with injury as well.

I hope we win. 

Best defender of all time, soon to be the most played player in history, captained the team in all but one season, probably the longest serving member in the Phoenix staff, held the team together through the ownership change/bankruptcy and then save the Nix...

An aisle is the least we can do.

A winnable game for us. COYN!!

Umaga and the handbag incident? Hardly an example for kids. SO getting Aisle 22  Durantified gets a yes from me.

i'll take a 3 points now and the isle can wait til the end of the season

He get the isle 22 at his last game 2022, he still has some years in him ;-)

I'd love to see 22 as Durante's Aisle. Umaga's Aisle looks really cool, would brighten the stadium and make it feel like it actually has history if we had multiple dedicated aisles, don't understand why anyone would be opposed to it

Lowry is injured and Mullen left the game early last week injured.  

I'd suspect:

Doyle-Dura-Fox-Galloway

With Parky counted as full back cover and Doyle or Goran slipping into CB if someone goes down.

I thought Fox was injured?

I think everyone is crossing their fingers that he's back from that (rumour supports this as well).

Anyone think Paracki could cover at a pinch? and Leave the midfield unchanged from the weekend?

I thought Mullen only left with cramp?

The club said he'd be out for minimum a week (so back in time for the Adelaide game), but possibly 2 or 3

Yeah that's what I heard - I assumed that meant 'out for one game'.

Nah he's just Foxin'

Totally agree. It's an awesome idea, he's fully deserving of it.

Adds to the stadium which is cool.

All for it

In other news...

Have an email today letting me bring 2 mates for free to celebrate dura!

Awesome. So any members out there find 2 mates to bring along!

This game is gonna be awesome. Fire up!!

You can use your personal code again to claim the tickets once you are logged back in.

Fixed that.

Have you tried going through link again and/or not going through the link and using your code? Know others have managed to get back in.

Holy shark, I just realised that I'm in town for this :D

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Come on guys, show us Aussies the support you guys have for the team! 10-15k is much needed for this to be a success.