R17 v Newcastle Jets | Sat 20th Jan | 7.30pm | SS3
I let my guitar speak for me
Surprised, but very pleasantly surprised.
Italiano will need to have the game of his life.
Ridenton is not really a DM. WeeMac certainly isn't. Ljujic isn't here for his defending. Rossi and Dura are probably the slowest CB combo in the league against the quickest attack. Mullen isn't a RB.
Goals galore incoming
agreed with all of this pre-game - post game I was quite impressed with Ridenton at DM, he did very little with the ball but for large parts of the game he shut down the jets front men pretty well.
Queenslander 3x a year
Pleasantly surprising performance and result. Great to see Lewis bounce back from a shaky fortnight or so. Probably WeeMac's best game of the season, even if he missed a couple of fairly easy chances. Ridenton bid well to mark Patratos out of the game. Dura seems to found his groove the last couple of weeks. Krishna immense again. Burns seemed a little quiet despite setting Krishna up for the third goal.
Napier Phoenix
Napier Phoenix
theprof
theprof
I had the draw at $4, had expected us to give away a lead for the draw. Still happy!!
Queenslander 3x a year
Was paying around $4.30 I think.
I had us at $4.90
The positive is we are not loosing games with the new setup of players, if continue with this performances, the season getting excitingly better. But to make the finals we still need to be better but I think we are not peaking yet. The last three games is good for the confidence. I also like how the coach adjusting the tactics for each game. Bring on Adelaide!
Not only a good win, but it was full of promise, which we haven't had hat much of this season. Diabolical second goal given up, but I'm a much happier man today!
The fight for 6 is very much alive now.
100% a realistic goal. Obviously we have to play well, but it's completely in our hands.
With Rossi out next week, which will be good to rest him. Here's hoping one of Mullen or Fox is fit for next week.
Our attack is quality, will welcome back Goran and move one of burns/Ljujic/weemac to the bench. This will make our bench strong too.
I love Kalu9, he actually passes the ball quite well, seems to always make the right decision. Shame he didn't score but i think it's great we've been getting these results without him even on the scoresheet!
Next week is huge. Fatigue could be a factor. I'd even be ok with a draw just to keep chipping points in, but a very winnable match!
Fire up
TS
Dan the Man with the pan
Dan the Man with the pan
I got $100 on at 5.01 and another $100 on at 5.37. Offshore though - TAB is terrible
I got $100 on at 5.01 and another $100 on at 5.37. Offshore though - TAB is terrible
Nice. TAB are actually a terrible choice when you have Bet365 etc.. Bet365 just sent me an email saying if you bet for a team to win in the PL or Champions league and they go 2 up at anytime, You get paid out for the win there and then regardless of the final score. Until the end of the season I believe.
"It will be hosted in Wellington. My balls my word"
3/7/2013
"McGlinchey is ours ! My balls my word."
5/8/2014
Never in Doubt
What a nightmare reading through the thread on Sunday morning and not knowing the result. Phew, what a relief to read those three words.
I did feel OK, just OK, with the prior, "Italiano MOM" one, but that could've still meant we got pipped, again.
Mainland FC
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
When it's the next day, and you're nervously flicking through the thread not knowing the score, this is a great post! Especially when the tone was quite negative up until then, and throughout, in such an important game too.
I felt like I was flicking through to our season's end until that.
"What a win to the Wellington Pheonix, this team has plenty of juice left in the season."
The commentator got stick from this forum last night but, no matter how it's said, we can't complain about what he said there!
asmodeus_82
Never in Doubt
What a nightmare reading through the thread on Sunday morning and not knowing the result. Phew, what a relief to read those three words.
I did feel OK, just OK, with the prior, "Italiano MOM" one, but that could've still meant we got pipped, again.
The crazy thing about the negativity on this forum last night is for good chunks of the game we were two goals up and on the ascendancy, were never behind, and had a pretty solid defence for the last couple of games.
I just don't understand it.
Doloras
Lonegunmen
Doloras
Lonegunmen
I think prior to our first goal we were looking shaky in defense but from then on gained the ascendancy. I have often complained about the negativity in match-day threads but I've come to the conclusion that the majority of the nay sayers know fudge all about football, despite how vehement they can be in trying to prove otherwise. There are some people that can be critical and back it up, and those are the people that I listen to most if i have missed seeing a game myself. Generally a posters behaviour outside of game day threads is a good indicator of what they dish up on game day.
Never in Doubt
What a nightmare reading through the thread on Sunday morning and not knowing the result. Phew, what a relief to read those three words.
I did feel OK, just OK, with the prior, "Italiano MOM" one, but that could've still meant we got pipped, again.
The crazy thing about the negativity on this forum last night is for good chunks of the game we were two goals up and on the ascendancy, were never behind, and had a pretty solid defence for the last couple of games.
I just don't understand it.
Agreed. Ease up on the negativity everyone. We're on the up
TS
The crazy thing about the negativity on this forum last night is for good chunks of the game we were two goals up and on the ascendancy, were never behind, and had a pretty solid defence for the last couple of games.
I just don't understand it.
When a player's playing less than perfectly: "SACK HIM"
When a player's playing perfectly "He's too good for us, he'll be gone elsewhere soon"
Ramming liberal dribble down your throat since 2009
I couldn't watch the game - it was my wife's birthday and an error at the restaurant with our booking meant we got home too late. I kept nervously checking the HAL website commentary under the table whenever she talked to a waiter. I think we were both happy with our night out in the end.
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
Never in Doubt
What a nightmare reading through the thread on Sunday morning and not knowing the result. Phew, what a relief to read those three words.
I did feel OK, just OK, with the prior, "Italiano MOM" one, but that could've still meant we got pipped, again.
The crazy thing about the negativity on this forum last night is for good chunks of the game we were two goals up and on the ascendancy, were never behind, and had a pretty solid defence for the last couple of games.
I just don't understand it.
Did you watch the game, mate ? There was a reason Italiano was MoM. We held on in the first and barely hung on in the 2nd
Overall a good performance against a more confident side, but lets not prefend our defence isn't still a sieve.
The general negativity may come from being bottom of the damn table. Just a guess.
a.haak
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