R5 vs Western Sydney Wanderers | Friday 7th Nov | 7:30pm | ROF

We need to get over this marqee thing. Not going to happen. 

The goal in a 1-0 is worth more than the 5th in a 5-0 win.  It's about temperament, dealing with pressure etc

Agreed, and it's not actually about a marquee at all, just a quality player in that position.

7 goals in 4 games is good enough so far.  We are going to be reliant on Burns and McGlinchey to keep banging them in though.

Are we going to pull out the 'your just a bunch of convicts', could say the same to the travelling RBB.

even if this wasn't a joke, we can't have him - he has gone home to become a brand ambassador at Leicester City FC.

Phoenix defender Tom Doyle will miss tomorrow night's game v WSW with a foot injury he's been carrying for 2-3 weeks #WELvWSW

— Jason Pine (@pineyzb) November 6, 2014

Fenton to persist or Boxall to step up? 

I'd want Boxall to be honest.

No point changing the backline again. 

Doyle being out is a big blow for mine - I thought we weren't balanced down that left hand side at all which made it difficult to get the ball forward properly.

But that's the tactical approach we adopt in the way we set-up fullbacks in general - one is always more attacking than the other, don't know why it's being complained about now?

Not sure manny has the same effect. He seemed to have to cut in and look for an inside option being a right footer, which left mcglinchey a little isolated. Maybe I'm dreaming though and his foot has no impact hah

Last season having a more defensive, right footed fullback on the left worked as Kenny was very attacking on the left side of the midfield three, and unlike WeeMac relied more on being released with the ball in space ahead of him.

Because perhaps our best player is playing left wing and he got shocking service from Muscat.

Fenton is actually left footed right?  Why do we play him on the right in this case?

Fenton is right footed

Gah, ignore me

we will freeze them out of the game..

Looking forward to the Guard of Honour!

Walkers Crisps

You didn't notice Manny's inability to pass the ball to weeMac? Especially that first half.

It's not complaining about the set up, it's square pegs in round holes (right full back at left back, attacking wide player at right back). However; this week I don't think we have much option but to go with the same. Boxall would be coming in too cold and it would send a poor message from Ernie to Fenton who has been mucked around for the last year.

At home I think we can cope with Fenton on the right and Muscat on the Left.  We don't have enough left sided players though, I always think a team looks better with at least a couple of dominant left footers

I saw WeeMac not make a smidgeon of effort to receive the ball from anyone in the first half. We were practically playing with 10 men in the first half.

Yeah... okay. WeeMac played well in the 2 games previous with good service - ask yourself what changed between those games and the Melb Vic one? Did WeeMac suddenly turn into a player who doesn't ask for the ball? Don't think so.

he could have had an off game. Either (or both) of them could have felt the need (or been told to) drop deeper because of the threat of MV wingers. Or any number of different things. 

It's quite hard to tell on TV, but can't really recall many instances where i was screaming at manny to give wee Mac the ball, and he gave it to someone else or missed the pass. 

I'm guessing you were at the game though Valeo? So it may have been easier for you to see what runs he made off the ball. 

pax?

Boxall's not the answer

If Cunningham does get let go I'd be interested to see the Irving lad get a chance until the end of the season, although I've never seen him play

Is Kenny a lesser WeeMac?

The linesman by the end of the game last Sunday: 

Anyone seen the anus preparation cream?. Defo gonna need it 2nite  8)

COYN

3ptsPlz&ThxCOYN

So Phoenix have said recordings of the crowd chanting will be taken at 7.15 to be used in next Mad Max movie.Dont recall chanting 15mins before a game ever before.Or have Welnix employed rent a chant to give us a hand.

GAME DAY FAAAARKEN!

FIRE UP! FARK!

make sure David Dome gets a Thunderdome chant if he happens to be walking past

I have work . will be wearing my nix shirt under my chef jacket tho

We're playing the bottom team. You needing this for post match celebrations or something?