Aw well, you get 0 points whether you lose by 1 goal or 10. To be fair, given the circumstances of Covid, no home games, injuries, and not the deepest squad from the get go (not to mention having to play 2 games every week) I certainly did not expect us to be anywhere near the top 6 but we are right in it which is incredible. Put yourself in the shoes of Perth or Brisbane... Overall we are punching way above our weight.
Not pretty tonight but we go again next week ✌🔥
Not pretty tonight but we go again next week ✌🔥
This attitude is why the club has never won anything since it was created. Oh well.
If the Nix are losing home games (this was a 'home game'), next year to City (or anyone) 6-0 then yeah for sure lump in the criticism.
But for the last 3 years the Club have been shafted by Covid. Only Perth this season have been close to being hamstrung like the Phoenix. Not playing at home with fans just sucks. Plus all the difficulties of signing decent visa players. It's like having 1 hand behind your back all season.
But yipe next season, no real excuses. And if Welnix give Uffie close to the budget he wants for visa players, they will give it a good lash. Though Sail will be a big loss, as almost certain he's off overseas.
That 2019/20 season when I think the Nix were lying 3rd before Covid (Hooper, Ball, Taylor, Steinmann & Davila - all quality imports at the time) does sadly have a real sense of the 'what could have been' season.
But this season team still has ability to grind out a result against CCM, Roar or similar. Especially when Payne and then hopefully Piscopo & Laws come back in. City are just a brutal class act.