R26 V Central Coast Mariners | Friday 17th April | 7:30pm

Sigmund back. Griffith's the only one out.

Print this off and plaster it all over work https://siggy-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/A4_17_April.pdf

For me I'd put Siggy straight back in and move Boxall out to LB. Manny has been poor past few matches.

Reckon Ernie will just do a straight swap Siggy for Boxall though.

He'll persist with Manny.

Isn't Boyd injured ;)

Don't forget that neither Fenton or Boxall have spent any real time at left back. Manny would be a lot better on the right as well I think, so I'm not going to assume that switching Fenton over would fix our issues there.

Whats wrong with putting Doyle at LB ????????????

SmithsCity is taking some time off for breaking forum rules. 

Will he miss the finals and be given a fine?

points deduction ?

Be nice to find a goal scorer for Friday nite...

Im probably going to sit away from people this game - the last 2 home games wouldnt have been particularly easy on the ears of others ..

Is this not round 26? I have been waiting for someone else to point it out but I guess I will.

This is just a mathematical conspiracy against the Nix. Calculating the correct HAL Round number (thanks to the Asian Cup, the Cricket World Cup and the large cup in front of me) just about does my head in.

Jason Pine‏@pineyzb

Manny Muscat ran with the reserves in the full-sided game at Phoenix training today. Boxall and Fenton at RB and LB #ALeague

Its a change that everyone could see needed to be made.

Thought Doyle if there was to be a change. Interesting. You could say that Ernie isn't afraid to make a change when needed

That's been our FB combo at least twice this season I think, and has worked fairly well.

Has Fenton played LB this season?

I think it works because Boxall is more defensive and Fenton has license to get forward.

I just think Manny needs a break; not sure if his motivation is a bit lower these days.

Shift Lia to Fenton's side

He really helps him out.

This to both the above

Huh, you're right - I thought he was 32-33 for some reason! Well, so much for that explanation

we get 45mins of drunken keeper chants at Liam Reddy again this week. 

Reddy you line up the drinks like nobody else

The way you reach for a pint gets me overwhelmed

And when you knock back a shot it ain't hard to tell

We all know, Reddy you're a drunk keeper.

..

Drunken keeper. Drunken keeper. 

Etc. 

Aahh..good ole fashioned goalkeeper abuse....Just imagine what it would be like in a small rectangular stadium .

Something like this perhaps....

Will this be our first ever all NZ back 4?  Leo, Sig and Lochhead always played with an Aus CB?  Dura being only relatively recently eligible for NZ. 

Not sure.

Edit: guess not - Fenton, Sig, Dura and Doyle prob played together since Dura became an NZ eligible player?

Glen Moss and Ben Sigmund fit to play tomorrow night #WELvCCM #ALeague @WgtnPhoenixFC

— Jason Pine (@pineyzb) April 15, 2015

Yay

double YAY!

CCM going to be pretty tough I think - have been good except for the thashing at Brisbane since Walmsley took over. Their style of play is quite similar to ours actually.

"Confront. Engage. Conquer. Release." - FB manual acc to Ned Zelic (as stated during Brisb v Victory last night). Succinct.

Only 38 posts and the game is tomorrow...that's strange isn't it?

Hope I can make it tomorrow.

Been working extremely long hours and will likely work late on Friday and then start early on Saturday so there is a chance I may have to miss the game altogether..though I hope not!

That's because the Mis-spelling of Central Coast in the title has confused people!

Whoops