Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC 11/02/2023 7:45PM

[MathyouWSW]

Daniel Wilmering & Alex Bonetig played last night in the NPL squad so they may not play tonight. If they do, I would assume they're on the bench.

Edited February 10, 2023 by MathyouWSW

[Paul01]

39 minutes ago, MathyouWSW said:

Daniel Wilmering & Alex Bonetig played last night in the NPL squad so they may not play tonight. If they do, I would assume they're on the bench.

The mysterious Beadling on the bench then. Have to say the NPL squad passed well and played well against tough opponent. Sapsford won a penalty being fouled by Prendergast

[GunnerWanderer]

Went online to look at tickets you can buy blocks on 10 in many bays i doubt be more than 25k depending on how many members show up I was hoping the house full signs would be up by now…

[Zelinsky]

9 hours ago, nmh94 said:

Mate, we are second. If we are waiting for Barca in their prime style football, it will never happen. I feel like this will be a forum of crowd excuses for along time. And league wide - so entitled.  No basic understanding, or acceptance of probability, that when someone wins, someone else loses. 

It goes deeper than that.

Ongoing **** performances, losing iconic players (Bridgey, Santa, NTS) without replacing them, never ending crap recruitment (GK, central defence, imports), the managerial merry go round, the Homebush experience, Covid, some of our pre game watering holes in Parra gone (Royal Oak Hotel) or changed (Woolpack), the RBB splitting and ongoing changes with capos, Lowy and Gallop gifting us the Bulls, the club having to play pre season games behind closed doors, life happening to people (getting married, having babies, moving away, getting older, developing different interests etc) - all of that made and makes a difference.

Just look at what is happening (or rather: not happening) here on the forum in the build up to a derby - we’ve lost a lot of the old guard, and they are yet to be replaced in sufficient numbers by the next generation. 

Saying all of that: as much as I dislike Rudan being at the club, he says all the right things, he gets the West. And the RBTV interview with the two Ms gives me hope that the players get “us”. 

[Zelinsky]

Time to get the “pride power west” slogan out of Kennards storage facility.

Ever since we returned to Parra the Smurfs have been struggling against us, even though they were top and we were ****.

19/20 - 2 wins, 1 draw (under Babbel and JPdM)

20/21 - 1/1/1 (under CR)

21/22 - 1/1/1 (under CR and Rudan)

We need to give them 90 minutes of football, and the result will sort itself out.

 

[StringerBellend]

1 minute ago, Zelinsky said:

Time to get the “pride power west” slogan out of Kennards storage facility.

Ever since we returned to Parra the Smurfs have been struggling against us, even though they were top and we were ****.

19/20 - 2 wins, 1 draw (under Babbel and JPdM)

20/21 - 1/1/1 (under CR)

21/22 - 1/1/1 (under CR and Rudan)

We need to give them 90 minutes of football, and the result will sort itself out.

 

I was just about to write we need to give them a good kick in the first 10mins 

But I'm just not sure we need too..we have the better team in pretty much every position. Which one of them would you take? We just need to play our football and the rest will fall in to place.

 

[pseudonym]

Tough game for WSW - Corica and Sydney know they have to give 100% to stay in the top six

Historically, WSW has had problems going into a game as favourites only to choke at home

wouldn't be surprised by a 1 goal loss

[Paul01]

5 minutes ago, pseudonym said:

Tough game for WSW - Corica and Sydney know they have to give 100% to stay in the top six

Historically, WSW has had problems going into a game as favourites only to choke at home

wouldn't be surprised by a 1 goal loss

We aren't favourites.

Marcelo will be up for this game abd the s*** housery is going to be peak.

Retre send-off highly possible 

[WHACKO]

6 minutes ago, pseudonym said:

Tough game for WSW - Corica and Sydney know they have to give 100% to stay in the top six

Historically, WSW has had problems going into a game as favourites only to choke at home

wouldn't be surprised by a 1 goal loss

Sydney are favourites

[Zelinsky]

8 minutes ago, WHACKO said:

Sydney are favourites

Graham Arnold, October 2nd, 2015:

"Sydney FC can never go [into a derby] with the underdog status. The Wanderers are trying to get to where Sydney FC are in terms of the size of the club, but also the training facilities and everything. So the Wanderers are new, they’re young. We said it last year, they’re our younger brothers down the road and we’ve got to make sure we show them that we are the bigger club and the elder statesman.”

Let's give the Corica as the heir of Arnie and leader of the elder statesmen and favourites a night to remember then.

[StringerBellend]

1 minute ago, Zelinsky said:

Graham Arnold, October 2nd, 2015:

"Sydney FC can never go [into a derby] with the underdog status. The Wanderers are trying to get to where Sydney FC are in terms of the size of the club, but also the training facilities and everything. So the Wanderers are new, they’re young. We said it last year, they’re our younger brothers down the road and we’ve got to make sure we show them that we are the bigger club and the elder statesman.”

Let's give the Corica as the heir of Arnie and leader of the elder statesmen and favourites a night to remember then.

8 years later and their training facilities etc are still borrowed from Mac Uni, we have TwelvtyFive pitches and more.

It's been lacking on pitch but I feel like that changing too, like I say Dona combined derby team, who would you take? 

[Zelinsky]

6 minutes ago, StringerBellend said:

would you take

In the absence of a CF: Le Fondre (he's the man who can make the difference for them), and Grant as RB (the football player, not the twat). Beyond that they have nothing that we don't have.

[BoyFromTheWest]

I think we have them in defence, definitely. Midfield we're probably ahead, especially if Nink and Schneid get going.

Their strength is attack and they have a striker who can get in position and score.  He's been a bit of this season but scoring again the last few games. We don't have that so far. Lolley is good and makes things happen. He can score and assist.  Borello/Yeni perhaps match him except he has a target man up front.

This game will obviously be win on scoring goals and we are yet to set the world alight doing that. We were fortunate last debt that they couldn't score either and we had that moment o of Yengi class. We have to defend our backsides off, not give ALF our Lolley time, control the midfield and not let Caceres and Burgers find their game - and score the goals when they are on offer.

Not much really!!

[Paul01]

3 minutes ago, BoyFromTheWest said:

I think we have them in defence, definitely. Midfield we're probably ahead, especially if Nink and Schneid get going.

Their strength is attack and they have a striker who can get in position and score.  He's been a bit of this season but scoring again the last few games. We don't have that so far. Lolley is good and makes things happen. He can score and assist.  Borello/Yeni perhaps match him except he has a target man up front.

This game will obviously be win on scoring goals and we are yet to set the world alight doing that. We were fortunate last debt that they couldn't score either and we had that moment o of Yengi class. We have to defend our backsides off, not give ALF our Lolley time, control the midfield and not let Caceres and Burgers find their game - and score the goals when they are on offer.

Not much really!!

Get in the face of Retre, Donachie, Brattan and Burgess will do the trick. They all have short fuses.

[GE942150]

13 minutes ago, BoyFromTheWest said:

I think we have them in defence, definitely. Midfield we're probably ahead, especially if Nink and Schneid get going.

Their strength is attack and they have a striker who can get in position and score.  He's been a bit of this season but scoring again the last few games. We don't have that so far. Lolley is good and makes things happen. He can score and assist.  Borello/Yeni perhaps match him except he has a target man up front.

This game will obviously be win on scoring goals and we are yet to set the world alight doing that. We were fortunate last debt that they couldn't score either and we had that moment o of Yengi class. We have to defend our backsides off, not give ALF our Lolley time, control the midfield and not let Caceres and Burgers find their game - and score the goals when they are on offer.

Not much really!!

Even without our new striker, I think Yengi, Yeni (who only played 5-10 mins last derby) and Borello firing should be enough to get through their shaky defence. Our midfield is also much stronger than last derby with the addition of Bozanic and Schneiderlin. 

The main difference for them from last derby is the addition of Le Fondre but also the loss of Grant.

[Zelinsky]

17 minutes ago, GE942150 said:

The main difference for them from last derby is the addition of Le Fondre but also the loss of Grant.

And the return of Wilko

[GE942150]

34 minutes ago, Zelinsky said:

And the return of Wilko

Yep, missed that. And no Rodwell again 😆 

[WSWJACK]

11 minutes ago, GE942150 said:

Yep, missed that. And no Rodwell again 😆 

Rodwell, stealing a living as a footballer, he doesn't even register an acknowledgement anymore, bet the Easts fans wish he never jumped on board with them,  ha ha nice one weasel chops 

[Smoggy]

1 hour ago, StringerBellend said:

8 years later and their training facilities etc are still borrowed from Mac Uni, we have TwelvtyFive pitches and more.

 

Thank God for those 25 pitches, it makes the failure of the last 7 years or so much more bearable eh.

[Unlimited]

6 hours ago, Smoggy said:

I worked with someone who would never go west of Summer Hill, that was their limit lol

Anyhoo..my biggest concern today is what to eat in Parra pre game……..hmmmm

Hey, that's my line!

But yeah I'm also in the market for food options.

[Zelinsky]

3 hours ago, GunnerWanderer said:

Went online to look at tickets you can buy blocks on 10 in many bays i doubt be more than 25k depending on how many members show up I was hoping the house full signs would be up by now…

https://premier.ticketek.com.au/events/WAN1623/venues/PAR/performances/EWSW0000023H/tickets

Looks like a near sell out to me. 
 

 

[GE942150]

2 minutes ago, Unlimited said:

Hey, that's my line!

But yeah I'm also in the market for food options.

If you're into fried chicken, a new joint opened up in Church Street opposite Frankie B's. Tried it last night. It's decent and has a fair few options on the menu.

[MathyouWSW]

It's derby day:

 

[MathyouWSW]

2 hours ago, Paul01 said:

Get in the face of Retre, Donachie, Brattan and Burgess will do the trick. They all have short fuses.

This and they have to do exactly what Rudan said last derby in the A-League All-Access: Milos Ninkovic. The defensive half of the squad need to stop the wingers from providing crosses at all times.  

[Legionista]

3-1

We are favourites. 

[StringerBellend]

It's going to be Eetswa 

[Paul01]

30 minutes ago, Legionista said:

3-1

We are favourites. 

Keepup has odds as even. No clear winner but we started at not likely winners.

[StringerBellend]

I wish these ads for 60+ women who are apparently open to forgetting the age difference and are looking for a good time would go away... I'm going to sign @Unlimited up

[StringerBellend]

Now its luxury respite care... I'm sorry I don't need it yet, I'm young and down with the kids I'm very much liking the Hippity hop and the Onefours and Linkin Park's that they have these days 

I should add the above post refers to adverts on this page not actual women approaching me in the street 

Edited February 11, 2023 by StringerBellend

[Smoggy]

1 hour ago, StringerBellend said:

I wish these ads for 60+ women who are apparently open to forgetting the age difference and are looking for a good time would go away... I'm going to sign @Unlimited up

I think the adds are related to your search history right?