Derby Draw Drops Wanderers To 8th

I mentioned to FCB at half time that id like to see Martinez swap sides with Sotirio for parts of 2nd half and have him run at Grant to press that 2nd yellow.

We're away from home, they have substituted 3 tired attackers for 3 fresh ones , we were never going to make a sub like that

 

Cornflakes did a great job but was spent and was starting to get exposed. Hammill was the right sub to shore up the back 4, and he did a great job with some very crucial clearances

Fight, passion good goal keeping, great support no punch up front....

 

Rubbish tifo from the Cove and they soon fall off when the game not flowing their way.

 

Nico worked all night, Clisby frustrating with his crosses.

 

Best night at Allianz in a while at least,

 

This for me too. Last good night I've had was the 2:0 win with Ono magic. This was a distant second.

WTF?

 

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WTF?

 

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Missed it.. What was it?

 

 

See post game pic on my twitter feed. Python is just to my right 

This match showed me that we really should be starting Nico at CAM. Nichols really needs to pull his finger out on the ball, works ever so hard but has been piss poor with the ball. But id give him a go beside Dimas to see how it fairs.

Edited January 16, 2017 by DeeDee

This match showed me that we really should be starting Nico at CAM. Nichols really needs to pull his finger out on the ball, works ever so hard but has been piss poor with the ball. But id give him a go beside Dimas to see how it fairs.

Put three more quality imports on the pitch and life for Nichols and Nico will get much easier. They are being suffocated by the opposition because they are the only real quality players we have.

 

Just spoke to a friend of mine who'd witnessed his first HAL game ever. He commented in particular on

a) the attitude of the East supporters (he lives in Mosman)

b) the act of robbery committed by Green

c) the heros throwing bottles from the corporate box

 

His wife suggested that they go to more games at Allianz, but he refuses hahaha. Have to buy him a WSW jersey, me thinks.

Lets not go too hard on him. He has seen the light.

 

Appears he lost his compass & ended up at the wogball 

Where's your WST shirt?

where is WST when you need them?

Where's your WST shirt?

 

I cannot be bought. I mingle with all types.  

where is WST when you need them?

 

They are right next to him. What do you want them to do? Bash the poor fellow?

 

 

Two big thumbs up to bucket man.

Can you tell her to stop scratching her eye brows please? It is making me nervous.

 

where is WST when you need them?

 

They are right next to him. What do you want them to do? Bash the poor fellow?

 

 

Two big thumbs up to bucket man.

 

 

They wouldn't dare. Dad would tan their hides

I really hope there isn't another clean out for next season. We need to build a team.

 

Realistically, what are the chances of actually keeping Nico on for another season or two, does Olympiakos call the shots?

 

Nichols needs to re-sign as well.

This match showed me that we really should be starting Nico at CAM. Nichols really needs to pull his finger out on the ball, works ever so hard but has been piss poor with the ball. But id give him a go beside Dimas to see how it fairs.

 

Dont agree with Nichols being pisspoor on the ball.

 

BUT, would love to see Nico at CAM, I would push Nichols back to a number 8.  Use his defense as an advantage, and get him playing as a deep play maker, use him as a counter pivot to Nico as the number 10. Similar to how Mooy was played, but with Nichols improved defense.

 

That way you leave Dimas as a more defensive MF, instead of a forward facing triangle we have now you have nichols playing a bit forward of Dimas.

He's the neutral in white 

 

where is WST when you need them?

 

They are right next to him. What do you want them to do? Bash the poor fellow?

 

 

Two big thumbs up to bucket man.

 

very much so

 

 

where is WST when you need them?

 

They are right next to him. What do you want them to do? Bash the poor fellow?

 

 

Two big thumbs up to bucket man.

 

very much so

 

HEY!!! if that bucket had chicken I would be all over it

 

 

 

where is WST when you need them?

 

They are right next to him. What do you want them to do? Bash the poor fellow?

 

 

Two big thumbs up to bucket man.

 

very much so

 

HEY!!! if that bucket had chicken I would be all over it

 

same here

 

 

i know its a box but still

 

 

 

 

 

Green bottled it, simples.  He is in perfect position, he is looking directly at it, and he bottled it, hence the reason for the goalkick and not the corner kick. Simple match awareness will tell you, when a bloke has a shot at goal and the ball is rising, if the ball trajectory suddenly drops and it bounce then it HAS TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING.  Funny it wasnt even his worst call of the night.  The foul on Sotirio at the edge of the box is a blatant foul, he is in perfect position, and he sees it and waves play away.  Once again he bottled it, as a foul there sees Grant get his second yellow.  That decision was just as bad and once again, just like the 2013GF he bottled it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 weeks in a row Cornthwaite has had a good game. Seems being dropped has fired him up.

Only injury/suspension will give Borda his place back.

We need a striker, right now.

During the 2nd half I kept asking those around me "are the cove even here? Obviously they only sing when they score/winning"

Seriously that was their worst performance. For a team coming first they were dead silent for the entire 2nd half.

 

 

All the effort from the Cove went in to the tifo and first 5 min, nothing left after that. They seemed to be expecting something, that is what a run of success against a team does to you, you wait for a goal that you expect. Every person that ******* idiot on the big screen interviewed in the crowed were like 'we are going to win this 4-0 again'. Those kinds of expectations can weigh heavy and the ESFC crowd were waiting for something that never came.

 

We were a half decent striker away from turning them over.

 Funny you say that a mate sent me a link from the cove forum where one cove member says "the cove was utter utter shite and downright embarrassing" hahahahahaha  [/size]http://sfcu.com.au/smf202/index.php?topic=22704.325

  

Also don't ever post a link to the ESFC forum again. I've found myself down a rabbit hole, completely amazed at some of the utter garbage they can come up with. Complaining that the RBB sings at a low register, one smurf got upset that we didn't try to sing "up an octave". Another said that he would rather have 10 minutes of singing songs with lots of lyrics than 90 minutes of melody (a la Dale Cavese).

 

My brain hurts.

Agree, never link that **** up. It's a ******* joke. "Sing up an octave"?! Wtf, this isn't a ******* choir. One bloke says he prefers 10 minutes of "singing" over "90 minutes of drone (Ed: lol)", glad he has chosen the cove then.

If I wanted a choir performance I would go to St Mary's Cathedral, or pay to see one. I wouldn't pay to go to a game in the heat and stand in a sold out bay, get covered in beer and sweat with a majorly male population. I know which I have way more passion for, which one I love doing, and it isn't watching a boy soprano

 

 

  

As for Big Brash fans saying we had a boring 0-0 draw. That's just a massive differentiation between football and other sports. Our match's result was in play until the last second. No it wasn't a great game, but it was still a great occasion and it was tense right to the end. Wasn't the cricket over virtually at half time?

 

 

The hypocritical thing was the cricket fans ******* ORGASMING earlier over the WBBL extra over/OT because it was a..... DRAW

 

I'm not kidding, I brought a hardcore AFL/Cricket fan to the derby and he was frothing at the mouth watching it on tv

 

 

 

 

 

He's just ******* awesome. A++ Bantz!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I reckon if the game was still going right now, we'd still not have scored.

Attack is so bad. Literally the worst in the league. Even the mariners look decent when in the box.. We just don't have that iron fist. It's getting comical.

Big changes needed.

 

 

I don't think you mean literally. Assuming that attack is judged by ability to score goals then It's actually the 4th worst in the league. We have scored more than Adelaide, Central Coast and Wellington (who still have a game in hand against Victory though).

I wonder how it all stacks up compared to effective possession and field position, shots taken, counter attack goals etc. The derby really showed that we suck at the final ball, even Popa said it. It's probably got a lot to do with not having a target to aim for. A few times when our FBs overlapped up the wings with a ball they had to second guess what do with it, and gladly, as there weren't any real options. Just "get the ball to Nico" isn't that easy when build up centrally is slow enough to let their defence set and crowd out our attacking players (I.e. Nico & Nichols).

The one thing it does give us is field position stats, so it'd be interesting to know how we compare with those other poorly performing (in attack at least) teams.

Their tifo was pure projection. Our existence defines them

Their tifo was pure projection. Our existence defines them

True dat

 

We weren't the ones holding up a massive Tifo about them

I wonder if KFC mate bought 2 tickets and it was a stroke of good luck the cricket ended early ?

 

It's actually great, he's getting into the atmosphere.

I wonder if KFC mate bought 2 tickets and it was a stroke of good luck the cricket ended early ?

 

It's actually great, he's getting into the atmosphere.

 

I heard he is now converted wsw fan and will be wearing that KFC bucket to every wsw game.

 

 

I wonder if KFC mate bought 2 tickets and it was a stroke of good luck the cricket ended early ?

 

It's actually great, he's getting into the atmosphere.

I heard he is now converted wsw fan and will be wearing that KFC bucket to every wsw game.

I'm converted

 

#teambuckethat

 

I wonder if KFC mate bought 2 tickets and it was a stroke of good luck the cricket ended early ?

 

It's actually great, he's getting into the atmosphere.

 

I heard he is now converted wsw fan and will be wearing that KFC bucket to every wsw game.

 

 

Unfortunately, he gave the KFC Bucket Hat away to a young lad who was testing the patience of his folks, when leaving the venue. 

 

I still expect that you may see him at future WSW games, just minus the fashionable headwear.

 

Nek Minnit #Wanderersincedayone

amazingly still relevant

 

We drop to 8th yet get 4 players in the A-League Team of the Week

Janjetovic, Nico, Aspro and Cornthwaite