WPM R11 @ Brisbane Roar | Sat 3rd Jan | 7:00pm | SS1

superb

wish we had valkanis cam. i reckon he would have just rumpelstiltskined.

mr "society is so boring, we need to play and behave like knobs". 

glad our coach isn't one of the angry a-league (angry league) coaching mob

We’re back baby

Love it that we are in a position in the match to blood a youngster

Now congratulations on making your A-League debut Ryan Lee!

theprof

3 Subs actually, LKH came on at half time, Retre at 70 and LBS at 85th

yes, 2 before the 85th minute. as i said.

Good game never in doubt 

   

So pleased for the keeper.
Well done son, he is strong in the air and has good handling.

James was legendary too.

And special word for the unselfish composure of LBS.

Shame that TV and greed has to ruin the presentation with their shark adverts. I won't be able to continue watching the way they ruin it all now.

A clean sheet!!

A fudgeing clean sheet as well as a very hard fought and deserved win!!!. Kudos to all the team and chiefy with that. Superb. Hope the fans there bloody enjoy that. Bloody brilliant. 

McCarron hold your head high. What a performance from the young fella after last week

Some great saves from McCarron, a huge rebound from last week. Some good saves to keep us in the game.

Eze class again. James in CB put in another huge shift. Nagasawa a solid game too. Rufer turned it on in the second half too. Huge result 

If I was a Brisbane fan I'd be having a literal meltdown.

we rule!

time to sack the coach! let him depart on a high

Honestly great game I thought. I mean okay I would've liked if Carlo didn't get the red so we can see him next weekend. Anyways I am happy with that I will take it. 

Eze - get him an extension now, with or without Italiano he is worth it!
McCarron - brilliant comeback performance
Piper - mr fixit - striker, wingback he does it all!

Great performance - now we just need to keep doing that, week in week out.
On a side note how good is it to see Salas playing and playing so well, he was easily the best Roar player on the field!

FKN Yes where are all you negative bastards know. That not a dressing room thats splintered.
Yep not  perfect but not the doom and gloom some of you buggars preach either.

More wins and goals than AFC this year! Lets Go!!!

Open a Kofi to send Coochie to all the games! 
Geez that might just bring one or two fans back.

How sad the post match gets cut off for UK rugby highlights

that's disappointing, sky have cut broadcast basically straight after the 90min

Ten is the new eleven.
How was that for work rate? Outstanding
Tactics suited us for a change 

ballane

FKN Yes where are all you negative bastards know. That not a dressing room thats splintered.
Yep not  perfect but not the doom and gloom some of you buggars preach either.

With those people these wins mean nothing. Last week and the week before was all the Chief's fault. He has also lost the dressing room and is a bad guy too.

This week is just dumb luck and has nothing to do with the players or coach.

Really what we need to focus on is how do we replicate this mentality week in week out. We could beat anyone in the A-League the way we played today. 

I do not see a broken team this season when compared to last. I see a team which is exciting to watch and will fight for each other. We just need a good run of form is all.

anaveragestem

ballane

FKN Yes where are all you negative bastards know. That not a dressing room thats splintered.
Yep not  perfect but not the doom and gloom some of you buggars preach either.

With those people these wins mean nothing. Last week and the week before was all the Chief's fault. He has also lost the dressing room and is a bad guy too.

This week is just dumb luck and has nothing to do with the players or coach.

Really what we need to focus on is how do we replicate this mentality week in week out. We could beat anyone in the A-League the way we played today.

sack cheify and lynch dome wooooo!

Totally unexpected. Great heart and a little luck to boot.

On the red, how was it upgraded... the ref never went to the screen to view a replay and we heard no coms. Can't be for the afters as he hit the ground straight away.

Nommag

If I was a Brisbane fan I'd be having a literal meltdown.

100% this.

Great attitude from the Nix after going a man-down. Could easily have imploded but they came together. Great run from LBS at the end, also very unselfish but I wondered if he didn’t want to take the shot. Either way great support and finish from Retre.

anaveragestem

ballane

FKN Yes where are all you negative bastards know. That not a dressing room thats splintered.
Yep not  perfect but not the doom and gloom some of you buggars preach either.

With those people these wins mean nothing. Last week and the week before was all the Chief's fault. He has also lost the dressing room and is a bad guy too.

This week is just dumb luck and has nothing to do with the players or coach.

Really what we need to focus on is how do we replicate this mentality week in week out. We could beat anyone in the A-League the way we played today.

 
And we need to. Despite that win, we’re still 8th and potentially 9th once the missed games are made up. 

The next 4 would be nice to win! 
We’ve had a couple of battling wins, but we’re far from table topping yet.

That was crazy & a clean sheet - rapt for McCarron - was gutsy from him and everyone else.    

James was immense today and classy on the ball, leading it out.

MetalLegNZ

Totally unexpected. Great heart and a little luck to boot.

On the red, how was it upgraded... the ref never went to the screen to view a replay and we heard no coms. Can't be for the afters as he hit the ground straight away.

The ref was going to his back pocket immediately before everyone was all in. Didn't even go to VAR.

Good call, he was right there, but as a curious cat I would loved to have seen another angle. No complaints from Armiento either which is more or less a bit of a giveaway.

Wahooo !!! 
Eze , ok a few too many offsides but jeez excellent ,,,Corica must be thinking where can I get one of those...Piper , Najisawa ? ,Rufer running all day  ...fantastic !

How much would I have to drink to be as crap as that ref .... ( answers in gallons please )
I think Brisbane have just elected themslves my most hated team  , whiny dirty sharks .... ( was neutral before ) ...a bloody great game to watch !

MetalLegNZ

Totally unexpected. Great heart and a little luck to boot.

On the red, how was it upgraded... the ref never went to the screen to view a replay and we heard no coms. Can't be for the afters as he hit the ground straight away.

If im reading it right I saw him go for his pocket straight away but held off once the melee started. I think he was going to pull a red straight away but then waited to confer with his other officials. Good refereeing in my opinion and Armiento did not have too many arguments about it. Think the ref got it right.

Not sure how Eze got a card, if there was anything it was off camera.

Can I still be keen on this  ?

Wibblebutt

McCarron hold your head high. What a performance from the young fella after last week

Did he get the assist for Eze's goal?

Edit: aahh no Bility headed the long ball. Great game from the youngster after last week. The team showing real spirit. Loved all of it.

martinb

anaveragestem

ballane

FKN Yes where are all you negative bastards know. That not a dressing room thats splintered.
Yep not  perfect but not the doom and gloom some of you buggars preach either.

With those people these wins mean nothing. Last week and the week before was all the Chief's fault. He has also lost the dressing room and is a bad guy too.

This week is just dumb luck and has nothing to do with the players or coach.

Really what we need to focus on is how do we replicate this mentality week in week out. We could beat anyone in the A-League the way we played today.

 
And we need to. Despite that win, we’re still 8th and potentially 9th once the missed games are made up. 

The next 4 would be nice to win! 
We’ve had a couple of battling wins, but we’re far from table topping yet.

Absolutely, but I just hate the mentality of one week we say sack the coach. Next week we dont praise him for a win?? 

A lot of people are saying only at this club would we not sack a coach for doing this badly. Yet if you look at the Premier league Nottingham forest have had 3 different coaches this season and are playing woefully - sacking coaches is not always the best option. 

Look at Ruben Amorim with Manchester United. He had a horrible first year as a coach - he was i think one of the top 3 worst coaches of any coach in the Prem for their first year. Yet he did not get the sack and seems to have turned it around as of this moment. 

anaveragestem

martinb

anaveragestem

ballane

FKN Yes where are all you negative bastards know. That not a dressing room thats splintered.
Yep not  perfect but not the doom and gloom some of you buggars preach either.

With those people these wins mean nothing. Last week and the week before was all the Chief's fault. He has also lost the dressing room and is a bad guy too.

This week is just dumb luck and has nothing to do with the players or coach.

Really what we need to focus on is how do we replicate this mentality week in week out. We could beat anyone in the A-League the way we played today.

 
And we need to. Despite that win, we’re still 8th and potentially 9th once the missed games are made up. 

The next 4 would be nice to win! 
We’ve had a couple of battling wins, but we’re far from table topping yet.

Absolutely, but I just hate the mentality of one week we say sack the coach. Next week we dont praise him for a win?? 

A lot of people are saying only at this club would we not sack a coach for doing this badly. Yet if you look at the Premier league Nottingham forest have had 3 different coaches this season and are playing woefully - sacking coaches is not always the best option. 

Look at Ruben Amorim with Manchester United. He had a horrible first year as a coach - he was i think one of the top 3 worst coaches of any coach in the Prem for their first year. Yet he did not get the sack and seems to have turned it around as of this moment. 

Can't resist pointing out that Amorim managed a point at home this week against the worst PL side ever. It's a great result today for chiefy and the team. We need more of these at home.

Heading into this one it felt like we were waning just a little bit - Bits and pieces performances, feeling like we're about to turn a corner and cobbling a few wins together, but then also copping a few too many hobblings along the way which has really hurt us so far this season.

After 38 minutes I thought we were headed that way again. Our own worst enemy so to speak...

But not this evening!

True heart and commitment from everyone on the park today, hats off to all - We fair pasted Brisbane this evening and its a result everyone around the club should be proud of. That is the benchmark performance of the season, and we need to underline today as the mark of where we need to be - Consistently!

It's not always pretty, but by god, give me that level of effort and determination every day of the week and we'll bloody well be a far happier lot!

Best game in a Phoenix shirt from Manjrekar. Rufer, Nagasawa, Eze and Piper were all excellent too, but it was good to see everyone was on shift today. Enjoy it lads (and now hopefully the lasses too).

*Edit
I'll take back my reservations on McCarron too. Didn't have too much to do overall, but was solid. Still a bit nervy, and I'll take Oluwayemi back between the sticks next week please, but that is a great confidence boost for the kid after a bit of a horror show in Melbourne.

Plenty of examples of both ways working. Everton are happier than West Ham. But I bet Brisbane are still happy with Valkanis this year. And Celtic can’t be happy with their recent run of managers.

I have to admit I thought Chief had done his chips last week. 

So many heroes from this game, hope the crowds come and we get another win next week at home.

anaveragestem

MetalLegNZ

Totally unexpected. Great heart and a little luck to boot.

On the red, how was it upgraded... the ref never went to the screen to view a replay and we heard no coms. Can't be for the afters as he hit the ground straight away.

If im reading it right I saw him go for his pocket straight away but held off once the melee started. I think he was going to pull a red straight away but then waited to confer with his other officials. Good refereeing in my opinion and Armiento did not have too many arguments about it. Think the ref got it right.

Not sure how Eze got a card, if there was anything it was off camera.

He reached for his left (shorts) pocket at the time of the foul (pre fracas). At the time I assumed that was a yellow as reds are often back pocket or top pocket. As it turned out, he produced the red from his left shorts pocket, so likely he was going straight to red. So fair call. I have yet to get a good view of the challenge, so can't comment on it. 
However, I don't think the validity of the card should be judged on the level of histrionics/protest of the player. That only encourages them.

Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way

O what it is to see Phoenix win away