WPM R6 vs Western United | Sat 2nd Dec | 7:30pm | Sky Sports 2

That guy doing a sheep baaa on the megaphone lmao. Then followed it up with a colonoscopy joke! 

I suppose that’s the bad thing with no crowd, they turn the microphones up to the max…

Floods of tears from from the Western United fan over that decision. 😭

Now he’s calling players fat. They shouldn’t be allowed to bring megaphones in.

Danzaki looks very good. 

nufc_nz

Now he’s calling players fat. They shouldn’t be allowed to bring megaphones in.

I thought that’s what I heard 🤣

Rubbish from old there!

I changed my mind, Kosta MOM.

Rufer's got an uncanny ability for the intercept. Almost led to another Old goal.

Bloody hell Old. That should’ve been it.

I’m usually a critic of Kosta, but he’s been one of our best this season tbf.

nufc_nz

Bloody hell Old. That should’ve been it.

I’m usually a critic of Kosta, but he’s been one of our best this season tbf.

100% he's playing like we now he can, which can only be good.

Yellow card for 25 seconds of the clock run down: I'll take that.

Outpost

Yellow card for 25 seconds of the clock run down: I'll take that.

Bitta Libby style sharkhousery

Hard to decide between Kosta & Paulsen as MotM for mine.

Both simply superb today - Kosta really stepping up this season, and I don't even need to say anything about Paulsen since he's grabbed the #1 spot, great player.

Monto

I've always loved VAR personally 

 
If that’s why we got that call, keep at it!

TOP OF HE MOTHERFUCKING LEAGUE! 

Excellent stuff. Not pretty but effective.

Wasn’t pretty, wasn’t convincing, And I don’t care!! Phoenix til I die!!! COYN!!

Grubby three points. Did to them what the likes of Sydney have done to us so often. 

Made hard work of that but good result.

Well it wasn't the best game ever but the sign of a great team is the ability to grind out wins where necessary.

Top of the table baby!!!

Congratulations boys. Well Done!

InsulinMachine

Someone help me, I'm having a hard time deciding which of the 2 teams is sharker

 Can confirm the Bitumens were sharker. Get in, fudge yes lads! 

kwlap

Danzaki looks very good. 

And Giving Rukavysta a shot and a header was more than enough. He’s got some quality, even if no one else could find any today! 

That’s our goals- work it and work it until someone gets one on one and pops it in the corner. 

The only one good play of the game got us a win! 

Paulsen top as always, Kosta great, Old brought some much needed energy. Kelly-Heald was ok too.

Apart from those 4 it was atrocious however. Great to be top of the table but we'll need to be much, much better than tonight.

What a win well done to Old as well. Called this result at the start of the week. 
I’m expecting a strong crowd in Wellington next week as a result of our results. Let’s hope for more than 8k and another win at home!

martinb

kwlap

Danzaki looks very good. 

And Giving Rukavysta a shot and a header was more than enough. He’s got some quality, even if no one else could find any today! 

That’s our goals- work it and work it until someone gets one on one and pops it in the corner. 

If Danzaki and Penha can recover their form from their respective stints at Brisbane (1st season) and the Jets, they’ll be incredibly dangerous.

Fudge yes, what a result. Top of the fudgeing league! By no means a classic, but didn’t think it was as bad as some made out. Should have been more, but over the course it’s probably fair enough. 3 is the magic number! Happy fudgeing days.

Can we do it on a crappy windy even’n in Ballarat? 

Can we f-!

And to quote- Them that asks no questions, isn’t told no lies, now shush ya mouth the Fever while the VAR decides…

First game this season we've underperformed relative to our xG?

martinb

Can we do it on a crappy windy even’n in Ballarat? 

Can we f-!

And to quote- Them that asks no questions, isn’t told no lies, now shush ya mouth the Fever while the VAR decides…

Point of order, incorrect use of can we fudge. That’s used in the negative. It should be yes we fudgein’ can 😉

Just curious as to where all those doom and gloom merchants from the start of the season are now? 👀

Also...

Say what you want about our attacking play, but the Phoenix defence this season is just 🤌🤌

You can see everyone has bought into the system, and it's so good seeing the shape hold, as well as having hustle and discipline to keep some real quality out so far.

I farken love it!

Winning games seems a lot easier when you don't conceed 3 goals. Defence was always the problem under Talay.

YoungHeartHM

Just curious as to where all those doom and gloom merchants from the start of the season are now? 👀

You must have mis read the posts because it seems as if everyone was always on board. Yeah Righ Guessing they are the same people who are know going to early talking about titles.

Of course the official A-League website hasn't updated the table yet 

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ballane

YoungHeartHM

Just curious as to where all those doom and gloom merchants from the start of the season are now? 👀

You must have mis read the posts because it seems as if everyone was always on board. Yeah Righ Guessing they are the same people who are know going to early talking about titles.

Nah I remember full well...
But I'd say you're right on that last sentence. 😂

Yeh, a lot of close games. Even the big win was closer than the scoreline. 

But good sides win the tight ones. The league is pretty even and I think there's more in us yet. 

As always, a lot will depend on squad injuries. 

Top of the table feels bloody sweet, even if it is early days. Regardless, grinding these points early is massive for our season even if we tail off. Albeit there's still fixtures to play in the round, currently we're 9 points clear of 7th. Jets up next, let's keep the streak

YoungHeartHM

Just curious as to where all those doom and gloom merchants from the start of the season are now? 👀

they were in this thread calling us crap all game 

foamy

Get ball into promising attacking position and then pass back - rinse, repeat. Can we see some positive attacking football please. 

I'm glad we won,but God there was way way too much passing back.exasperating at times. It was lucky I kept watching.