Would be nice to see some kids given game time, maybe play Cassidy for the suspended Rufer? Roa Conchie is more likely tho.
I think there's still a bit to play for, ie - finish as high as we can (7th) and continue on the good little run of form we've found for ourselves since Greenie has come in, so I'd like to see us come out swinging to be honest. On a more personal level I'd also love to see Eze go and win the golden boot outright which would be a fantastic achievement in itself if he manages it.
Cassidy coming in does make sense as he's contracted beyond the end of this season. However, he is currently in the middle of a four game suspension for abusing a referee in the Central League the other week.Screenshot_20260421_164005_M365 Copilot.jpg329.79 KBI know it's a different competition and whatnot, so the penalty wouldn't carry over, but do we reward that behaviour by calling him into the first team? I'm not so sure...
Going to be the final dance for a lot of guys coming off contract. One final chance to shine perhaps? Not that I think there is many that we will be calling back on extended deals in all honesty (barring someone like Eze who is most likely going to land a contract somewhere else with some nice $$$ attached to it)
Fully agree here but remember we haver Conchie in our team who said some pretty horendous stuff to an opposition player in CL a few years back then literally a few weeks later we offered him a contract....
The club has a history of letting this slide unfortunately.
I seem to recall Conchie being handed a harsher suspension by the club than what he got from Capital Football, and it applied for both first team and reserve teams rather than just the reserves where he got the card.
I dont think an isolated incident with one player (who appears not to have reoffended since) should have disqualified him from a pro contract.
Certainly wasn't a case of "letting it slide".
Fair call - letting it slide was probably a poor choice of words.
I just thought at the time it was strange to reward a player with a contract straight away after actions like that. I know many players in the CL who say the Nix are one of the worst when it comes to dissent (probably feeds into the above point re the players thinking they are top shark)
While I somewhat agree with that, the contract was given as it was the start of the A-League season. He missed Australia Cup games with the first team because of the suspension, I dont think it was a case of a "reward" so much as practicality at the start of a season - it came in spite of the homphobia, not because of it.
I'm not excusing what Conchie/Cassidy did for a second, but i think its an area where they should be given the chance to learn from their mistakes and grow once appropriate punishments are served, like they appear to have been here.
The club should definitely be harder on the players dissenting, and I've seen the staff criticised at times too - do they receive more yellows than other teams for it? Cassidy's was obviously worse than usual, being OFFINABUS rather than dissent.
Would be nice to see some kids given game time, maybe play Cassidy for the suspended Rufer? Roa Conchie is more likely tho.
I think there's still a bit to play for, ie - finish as high as we can (7th) and continue on the good little run of form we've found for ourselves since Greenie has come in, so I'd like to see us come out swinging to be honest. On a more personal level I'd also love to see Eze go and win the golden boot outright which would be a fantastic achievement in itself if he manages it.
Cassidy coming in does make sense as he's contracted beyond the end of this season. However, he is currently in the middle of a four game suspension for abusing a referee in the Central League the other week.Screenshot_20260421_164005_M365 Copilot.jpg329.79 KBI know it's a different competition and whatnot, so the penalty wouldn't carry over, but do we reward that behaviour by calling him into the first team? I'm not so sure...
Going to be the final dance for a lot of guys coming off contract. One final chance to shine perhaps? Not that I think there is many that we will be calling back on extended deals in all honesty (barring someone like Eze who is most likely going to land a contract somewhere else with some nice $$$ attached to it)
Fully agree here but remember we haver Conchie in our team who said some pretty horendous stuff to an opposition player in CL a few years back then literally a few weeks later we offered him a contract....
The club has a history of letting this slide unfortunately.
I seem to recall Conchie being handed a harsher suspension by the club than what he got from Capital Football, and it applied for both first team and reserve teams rather than just the reserves where he got the card.
I dont think an isolated incident with one player (who appears not to have reoffended since) should have disqualified him from a pro contract.
Certainly wasn't a case of "letting it slide".
Fair call - letting it slide was probably a poor choice of words.
I just thought at the time it was strange to reward a player with a contract straight away after actions like that. I know many players in the CL who say the Nix are one of the worst when it comes to dissent (probably feeds into the above point re the players thinking they are top shark)
While I somewhat agree with that, the contract was given as it was the start of the A-League season. He missed Australia Cup games with the first team because of the suspension, I dont think it was a case of a "reward" so much as practicality at the start of a season - it came in spite of the homphobia, not because of it.
I'm not excusing what Conchie/Cassidy did for a second, but i think its an area where they should be given the chance to learn from their mistakes and grow once appropriate punishments are served, like they appear to have been here.
The club should definitely be harder on the players dissenting, and I've seen the staf criticised at times too - do they receive more yellows than other teams for it? Cassidy's was obviously worse than usual, being OFFINABUS rather than dissent.
Would be nice to see some kids given game time, maybe play Cassidy for the suspended Rufer? Roa Conchie is more likely tho.
I think there's still a bit to play for, ie - finish as high as we can (7th) and continue on the good little run of form we've found for ourselves since Greenie has come in, so I'd like to see us come out swinging to be honest. On a more personal level I'd also love to see Eze go and win the golden boot outright which would be a fantastic achievement in itself if he manages it.
Cassidy coming in does make sense as he's contracted beyond the end of this season. However, he is currently in the middle of a four game suspension for abusing a referee in the Central League the other week.Screenshot_20260421_164005_M365 Copilot.jpg329.79 KBI know it's a different competition and whatnot, so the penalty wouldn't carry over, but do we reward that behaviour by calling him into the first team? I'm not so sure...
Going to be the final dance for a lot of guys coming off contract. One final chance to shine perhaps? Not that I think there is many that we will be calling back on extended deals in all honesty (barring someone like Eze who is most likely going to land a contract somewhere else with some nice $$$ attached to it)
Fully agree here but remember we haver Conchie in our team who said some pretty horendous stuff to an opposition player in CL a few years back then literally a few weeks later we offered him a contract....
The club has a history of letting this slide unfortunately.
I seem to recall Conchie being handed a harsher suspension by the club than what he got from Capital Football, and it applied for both first team and reserve teams rather than just the reserves where he got the card.
I dont think an isolated incident with one player (who appears not to have reoffended since) should have disqualified him from a pro contract.
Certainly wasn't a case of "letting it slide".
Fair call - letting it slide was probably a poor choice of words.
I just thought at the time it was strange to reward a player with a contract straight away after actions like that. I know many players in the CL who say the Nix are one of the worst when it comes to dissent (probably feeds into the above point re the players thinking they are top shark)
While I somewhat agree with that, the contract was given as it was the start of the A-League season. He missed Australia Cup games with the first team because of the suspension, I dont think it was a case of a "reward" so much as practicality at the start of a season.
I'm not excusing what Conchie/Cassidy did for a second, but i think its an area where they should be given the chance to learn from their mistakes and grow once appropriate punishments are served, like they appear to have been here.
The club should definitely be harder on the players dissenting, and I've seen the staf criticised at times too - do they receive more yellows than other teams for it? Cassidy's was obviously worse than usual, being OFFINABUS rather than dissent.
Would be nice to see some kids given game time, maybe play Cassidy for the suspended Rufer? Roa Conchie is more likely tho.
I think there's still a bit to play for, ie - finish as high as we can (7th) and continue on the good little run of form we've found for ourselves since Greenie has come in, so I'd like to see us come out swinging to be honest. On a more personal level I'd also love to see Eze go and win the golden boot outright which would be a fantastic achievement in itself if he manages it.
Cassidy coming in does make sense as he's contracted beyond the end of this season. However, he is currently in the middle of a four game suspension for abusing a referee in the Central League the other week.Screenshot_20260421_164005_M365 Copilot.jpg329.79 KBI know it's a different competition and whatnot, so the penalty wouldn't carry over, but do we reward that behaviour by calling him into the first team? I'm not so sure...
Going to be the final dance for a lot of guys coming off contract. One final chance to shine perhaps? Not that I think there is many that we will be calling back on extended deals in all honesty (barring someone like Eze who is most likely going to land a contract somewhere else with some nice $$$ attached to it)
Fully agree here but remember we haver Conchie in our team who said some pretty horendous stuff to an opposition player in CL a few years back then literally a few weeks later we offered him a contract....
The club has a history of letting this slide unfortunately.
I seem to recall Conchie being handed a harsher suspension by the club than what he got from Capital Football, and it applied for both first team and reserve teams rather than just the reserves where he got the card.
I dont think an isolated incident with one player (who appears not to have reoffended since) should have disqualified him from a pro contract.
Certainly wasn't a case of "letting it slide".
Fair call - letting it slide was probably a poor choice of words.
I just thought at the time it was strange to reward a player with a contract straight away after actions like that. I know many players in the CL who say the Nix are one of the worst when it comes to dissent (probably feeds into the above point re the players thinking they are top shark)
While I somewhat agree with that, the contract was given as it was the start of the A-League season. He missed Australia Cup games with the first team because of the suspension, I dont think it was a case of a "reward" so much as practicality at the start of a season.
I'm not excusing what Conchie/Cassidy did for a second, but i think its an area where they should be given the chance to learn from their mistakes and grow once appropriate punishments are served, like they appear to have been here.
The club should definitely be harder on the dissent - do they receive more yellows than other teams for it? Cassidy's was obviously worse than usual, being OFFINABUS rather than dissent.
Would be nice to see some kids given game time, maybe play Cassidy for the suspended Rufer? Roa Conchie is more likely tho.
I think there's still a bit to play for, ie - finish as high as we can (7th) and continue on the good little run of form we've found for ourselves since Greenie has come in, so I'd like to see us come out swinging to be honest. On a more personal level I'd also love to see Eze go and win the golden boot outright which would be a fantastic achievement in itself if he manages it.
Cassidy coming in does make sense as he's contracted beyond the end of this season. However, he is currently in the middle of a four game suspension for abusing a referee in the Central League the other week.Screenshot_20260421_164005_M365 Copilot.jpg329.79 KBI know it's a different competition and whatnot, so the penalty wouldn't carry over, but do we reward that behaviour by calling him into the first team? I'm not so sure...
Going to be the final dance for a lot of guys coming off contract. One final chance to shine perhaps? Not that I think there is many that we will be calling back on extended deals in all honesty (barring someone like Eze who is most likely going to land a contract somewhere else with some nice $$$ attached to it)
Fully agree here but remember we haver Conchie in our team who said some pretty horendous stuff to an opposition player in CL a few years back then literally a few weeks later we offered him a contract....
The club has a history of letting this slide unfortunately.
I seem to recall Conchie being handed a harsher suspension by the club than what he got from Capital Football, and it applied for both first team and reserve teams rather than just the reserves where he got the card.
I dont think an isolated incident with one player (who appears not to have reoffended since) should have disqualified him from a pro contract.
Certainly wasn't a case of "letting it slide".
Fair call - letting it slide was probably a poor choice of words.
I just thought at the time it was strange to reward a player with a contract straight away after actions like that. I know many players in the CL who say the Nix are one of the worst when it comes to dissent (probably feeds into the above point re the players thinking they are top shark)
While I somewhat agree with that, the contract was given as it was the start of the A-League season. He missed Australia Cup games with the first team because of the suspension, I dont think it was a case of a "reward" so much as practicality at the start of a season.
I'm not excusing what Conchie/Cassidy did for a second, but i think its an area where they should be given the chance to learn from their mistakes and grow once appropriate punishments are served, like they appear to have been here.
