v Sydney Wed 9th Feb 9pm SS1

Diego? You must be high. Toto is a complete waste of time. Feel sorry for Clapham.

Musa isnt ready. Defensive cover would've been a far better option or also an option. Ivan Vicelich

Look at the Green Bay Packers for inspiration.... In saying that you really need to be coming into the finals on the back of some good form.

VUKO did really well. But the defence went missing most of the time

they get more games in the ACL than we will get in the finals

no direction at all, North looked lost.

Sorry? Don't be.

You're entitled to your opinion, as am I.
foamy2011-02-09 23:07:19

I would rather our youth players be strikers, attacking players that we can bring on at the end of games. We are rarely going to bring on a central defender, so if there is an injury crisis, i'd prefer to see someone at least 21 years-old. Stronger, and more experienced, but still young.

Clearly Musa has showed some promise and he' not exactly going to gain the encessary experience in an NZFC team. Playing in the nix youth games and being an actively used reserve is the best learning experience for him.....then by 20 he'll be that young, strong defender we need.

Yeah but you've got to use him professor, otherwise someone else might see the potential and he's off like Kosta.

Im more disapointed that Clapham never got a run than the actual loss itself. Clapham obviosuly wont be signed next year. I think Toto is a conman. Tunnel Vision2011-02-09 23:13:39

In defence of the Toto decision, Ricki could have sent him out on "OK, you're always on at me why you never get played, now go out and prove me wrong son" mission.

Failed miserably.

There was an outside chance that the wee fella would step up under pressure, and he could have been an option in the finals (in the last ditch sub sense).

As it stands, he has pretty much proved conclusively he is not up to it. No hard feelings as he goes on his way then.

haven't we got him around for next season?

Jeez, you could be right.

Bugger. There goes that theory.

Lovemore > Toto

Should have been signed before Pav. Except we needed another striker I guess. But now we are stuck with Pav for atleast another two seasons. Worst re-signing ever

Toto is one year. surely.

Phew. It is. Well, it was when we signed him.

Pav would have to be better than Musa though. If he was a New Zealander he wouldn't get nearly as much of the stick he does because he is still a youth player. For those who say at least Musa will develop, well same theory goes with Pav.

Lovemore did enough to warrant signing next year if he's still a youth player.

Headlines tomorrow:

"Unprofessional mediocrity from the Phoenix C team - Fans already posting 35 pages"

warning the doom post are watching.

CCM v GCU => 1 - 0 to CCM, great goal!

Jade North is completely useless without Dura there to tell him what to do.

Danny Vukovic is now my Equal Pretend Boyfriend with Mark Paston. GOALKEEPER THREESOME, y'all.

Poor, poor Nicky Ward. I want to give him a cupcake.

Wardy needed to stay the f**k out of the 6 yard box, Vuko had it covered!

Toto would make a great drug mule though

Toto would struggle in local football.

Vuko was fantastic. Nick wards face also had a good shot, pity it was the wrong end. The rest of him was dire. Toto was also good for a laugh. Our senior players really needed to stand up tonight, unfortunately they didn't. Sign Lovemore. That about all that can be said about that game

good luck with that

Doloras you can have Toto!

Cheer up you old b*ggers. Worse things happen at sea.

Ricky not putting Clapham on is because he knows he is good, so doesn't want competition when the Nix want to sign him for next season - the game was a lost cause anyway. Also sign Lovemore, great pace - looks a sh*tload better than Pav.

Don't re-sign musa (not ready)

He looks like a butch lesbian with Mr T's haircut.

Oh, nonsense. Wardy was great apart from that one bit of bad luck.

Alright. I'll have him then (after I buy C-Diddy a drink).

Well he is no 'A-Team'

See what I did there

Lol I am happy

"Some of our team is ineffectual"

Ricki didn't put Clapham on at 80 because it'd just be a waste of time, he'd have to sit out four weeks for Canterbury. He was purely there as an injury replacement. I'd say Lovemore has a good chance to be signed as a youth spot next season. Showed some good promise.

Apart from that, not worried about the result. Vuko was absolutely outstanding and I hope he keeps that form up.

With a back four of Hearfield, Dura, Siggy and Lochy with Manny and Lia in front we'll be very, very solid.

Brown, Ward, Rojas and BigMac leading the charge with Greenie, Daniel and North on the bench is a very solid line-up especially against a pretty ordinary looking GCU.

Bring on NQF.

yeah hopefully that was toto's last game

Nice to meet some of your crew tonight, post game drinks at Trinnity. Once people finally worked out where they were (Liz)
Shame it was a school night.