R7 vs Melbourne Victory | Tues 17th Jan | 7:45pm | RoF

It should be overturned to be fair, there was nothing in that (from the angle I saw)

Is there time for a hearing though?

There wasn't much in Krishna's either.  To be fair, Berisha can have the game off. COYN!

There was way more in Krishna's one than this.

Berisha is due a few soft reds with some of the stuff he's gotten away with.

No Aussie would admit that.  You guys are too soft. ;)

Just how is Berisha gonna spend 85 minutes telling the referee how to referee the game if he is not on the field?? Not very thoughtful was it?

If Victory are desperate to have Berisha's red card overturned it must mean they are afraid of us

Normally the MRP meets on the Monday to hand out the bans and you appeal on the Tuesday. Guessing they will have to sit with urgency to rescind the red before kick off.

So who drops out for Krishna to come back in?

Kosta

Moss

Tratt, Dura, Rossi, Doyle

WeeMac, Lia,

Finkler 

Kosta, Krishna, Parkhouse 

Not sure if Smeltzy's legs has it in them to play 2 games in 3 days, I will be happy with being proven wrong though. Smeltz/Watto could cause some trouble if all goes south, and Roly off the bench, still hasn't found top form this season, with rumours circulating about him leaving in January. 

It's the million dollar question though, not easy naming a starting XI. 

Fantastic to have Smeltzy and WeeMac back.

If only we could hold onto Bonevacia and this squad for next year! Not sure about Finkler though...but wait to see how he does in this newly confident set up .We now seem to have two starting fullbacks, a whole raft of attacking talent which knows its best position and a little depth at the back. Defensive mid cover/FB cover still an issue...

 for me

                     Moss

Tratt      Dura          Rossi      Doyle

                 Lia      A Rod

      Krishna     Roly       McGlinchey

                     Smeltz

Subs

Italiano

Kosta

Finkler

Watson

Lowry

             

Is it the backbencher before the game? 

No surprise. Berisha cleared. Red card expunged. He will fly to NZ with the team

— Ray Gatt (@Gatty54) January 15, 2017

Ffs

This has ruined my day.  F U C K

Any possibility he will have the incorrect visa for the visit?  Come on Border security!

Ah well, even sweeter if we beat them with him.

For added pleasure, Rossi to get Berisha sent off.

Jeez, looking forward to that.  Roll on Tuesday.

COYN

Smeltz for Roy methinks so he will be good again for Roar game.  Greenie made it clear on TV3 that there is depth for players to be dropped.

Kosta needs to spend sometime on the cheap plastic yellow seats 

The FFA must have read my message about how was Berisha going to tell the referee how to referee if he wasn't on the field. Whew, glad that's one problem resolved. Now we can look for to him spending most of the game in the referees ear and the rest of it flopping around on the ground like a freshly caught fish on a boat.

I'll have me some of this then

Dura, Ridenton and Lia the survivors from that team that I can remember.  Any others Wee Mac, Fenton too?

"All we want is a decent MRP..."

Crikey this is going to be a tough ask.Doyle and Tratt are going to be busy

We really need Kosta to find some form

COYN

Roy instead of Kosta please

Yes, I'd like to order that for a good 8 thousand on Tuesday please?

was not going to come on tuesday but the $10.00 ticket offer after the ccm game and a mate going to share the petrol made me change my mind.

on saturday i watched from the half way line for the first time in ten seasons, you get to see so much more from there but the atmosphere is a bit meh and you have to sit down.

Only 34 hours and 31 minutes until kick off! COYN!

T 30 hrs 26 mins

Im not totally convinced by Doyle at left back. I realise that he's just signed a new contract but it seems that everytime i watch him play that he's not very quick and the only time he seems quick is hen a player has gone past him and he's very quick to attempt a shirt grab. Im happy to be proved wrong over time but.............................

I thought Doyle did ok on the weekend, never completely beaten for pace against Appiah and in our current squad I'm not sure there is anyone better.

You mean "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"

Who would you play there instead? 

Parkhouse seems to be a better winger than a true LB; anyone else?

I like Doyle's ability to see and deliver a cross. 

My body is in no way ready for this.

Looking at the bigger picture though, it's far better this game's being played now than back in that messy period, when it became clear that our coach had to move on for the 'good of the team'.

Everyone should probably just put money on a Victory win with Rojas to score first

Paradiddles, work on them. You can Do It!