WPM R25 vs Newcastle Jets | Fri 19th Apr | 9:45pm | Sky Sport 7

theprof

Surely they will have to play adelaide before the final game of the season???

An ITK CCM fan I talk too says that he heard the CCM/Adelaide game will be played 30th April/1st May.

The Nix Awards dinner is the 30th Apr, so could end up being a watchalong. 

If we win we will be top of the league for the next 8 days at the very least.....

Even a draw will ensure that. Game finishing about the same time as Mariners exiting Aus Border Control at Sydney Airport!

Come on you Phoenix!  David Ball to score.  

Procrastinixing

Come on you Phoenix!  David Ball to score.  

This was my prediction too - although I do predict this before every game recently. I know he does a lot for us even without scoring, but I'd still love for him to get one

He'll need to get onto the pitch first, and he's got the two Oskars as attacking substitute competition. He's well and truly lost his starting place now. Fortunately for him we are likely to lose at least two of Kosta, Kraev & Zawada. 

Procrastinixing

Come on you Phoenix!  David Ball to score.  

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3 names there that do not like the nix.
Don’t think we’re getting anything easy tonight.

19 degrees and windy though!
Could the stars be aligning?

Fire up 🔥 !

Finn Surman receiving interest from the championship according to commentator 👀👀👀

I don’t like this ref. He lets way too much go before dishing out the cards then they come thick and fast.

Let's go, we need a solid showing going into the KO with confidence.

Sam Sutton looking to attract interest in a transfer to the AFL on the 1980s…

Aaaaaand they butchered it luckily 

Great chance there from hippopotamus. 

Switch on lads!

Terrible start. Already need to clear our heads and calm down. 

I have a bad feeling about this..

Haven't crossed the halfway line yet.

theaucklandphoenixfan

I have a bad feeling about this..

 
Here we go.

Maaaaaaatt

Finn Surman receiving interest from the championship according to commentator 👀👀👀

Cardiff or Swansea?  He's got Welsh parentage apparently.

Typical.

Paulsen, damn!

Rufer not tracking his runner. 

That pass in behind is going to kill us if we don't contain it

Ffs. Were gonna be like that tonight eh?

Why didn’t Surman close that down ffs??

kwlap

Rufer not tracking his runner. 

Yep, just jogging, not paying attention.

An early yellow card at 17 min. That will be a long night.

Fark me he gave a card in the first half? 

Unfortunate. Does it count as an OG if the keeper deflects it on target?

Addicks

Unfortunate. Does it count as an OG if the keeper deflects it on target?

 

Yup.

We’re not at the races. Old being marshaled. 

Feels like we need players who’re a bit mentally fresh out there- OVH, Kelly-Heald, Pennington. I don’t know if this team can start Salas and Al-Taay. 

Especially if Old is not in the the greatest of form. We’ve left a lot of strike power on the bench. That Perth game where he had the ball on their penalty area but nobody who wanted to shoot still gives me nightmares. 

There seems to be so much space for the jets to utilise??

Jeez our title hopes are hanging by a thread here. We are giving them so much space it seems like only a matter of time before they add a second goal.

Very very lethargic in defense, almost like they're underestimating this Jets team.

Salas doesn't seem to know where he's playing

Salas has given the ball away softly several times. 

Ingham impressing more than Payne so far… or at least not much between them on the evidence of this game. 

I think Pennington is better than salas. And should be out there. 
Also think that sutts is doing his best to ensure LKH starts next week. 

Smeltz4PM

Salas doesn't seem to know where he's playing

He looks gassed already