A-League A-League Men Round 10 - A Festive Big Blue

[giggler99]

A League Men Round 10 and for the first time as I can remember we have a 'Big Blue' during the festive season, can Sydney FC plug their defensive holes that's seen them ship seven Goals in two matches? or can the Victory get a well earned away win in Sydney? Should be a fascinating watch.
Also this week another classic may await us at Coopers on Friday night when the inform Wanders take on the undefeated Adelaide United who will be wanting to make amends after last weeks late brain fade to draw from an assailing two goal lead.

A-League Men Round 10

Friday 27th December
Adelaide United V Western Sydney Wanderers 7:35pm ESDT 7:05pm CSDT, Coopers Stadium
Perth Glory V Macarthur F.C 10:45pm ESDT, 7:45pm WST, HBF Park

Saturday 28th December
Wellington Phoenix V Newcastle Jets 3:00pm ESDT, 5:00pm NZLT, Sky Stadium
Central Coast Mariners V Auckland FC 5:00pm ESDT 7:00pm NZLT, Industree Group Stadium (Live On 10 Bold, check local guides)
Sydney F.C V Melbourne Victory 7:35pm ESDT, Allianz Stadium (Live On 10 Bold, check local guides)

Sunday 29th December
Western United V Brisbane Roar 5:00pm ESDT, 4:00pm EST, Ironbark Fields

Bye: Melbourne City

Predictions: Adel 1-0 Mac 3-1 Nix 2-0 CCM V Auck 1-1 Vic 2-1 WU 3-0

Enjoy the football this weekend

 

[Greasyrhys]

The wanderers are guaranteed to score at least one goal tomorrow, been over a year since we last kept a clean sheet at home.

 

[nobbyiscool]

I'll never understand why we created "event" or "marquee" dates, got them to be very successful in the context of A-League crowds, then we did away with them.

It first happened with the Victory and the Melbourne Cup eve match, then probably around the time COVID started they also stopped fixturing that Victory Christmas week game on 27 of 28 December. A day at the cricket followed by the short walk over to Swan St was one of the great Melbourne sports days. It made me more likely to go to both.

 

[giggler99]

I'll never understand why we created "event" or "marquee" dates, got them to be very successful in the context of A-League crowds, then we did away with them.

It first happened with the Victory and the Melbourne Cup eve match, then probably around the time COVID started they also stopped fixturing that Victory Christmas week game on 27 of 28 December. A day at the cricket followed by the short walk over to Swan St was one of the great Melbourne sports days. It made me more likely to go to both.

They tried to pump up Western United V Melbourne Victory on Boxing day for a couple of years. That stopped pretty quick not sure why, maybe because it wasn't fair on Victory having to play two derbies in a row every year. Don't know APL are a funny bunch. Would be awesome to have our "marquee" matches back especially Cup eve against the Nix.

 

[nobbyiscool]

They tried to pump up Western United V Melbourne Victory on Boxing day for a couple of years. That stopped pretty quick not sure why, maybe because it wasn't fair on Victory having to play two derbies in a row every year. Don't know APL are a funny bunch. Would be awesome to have our "marquee" matches back especially Cup eve against the Nix.

And I'm pretty sure that at least one of the WU vs Victory games started at 5pm, which completely defeated the purpose and misunderstood the attraction for a lot of people. I guess that's FFA/APL in a tee isn't it, it's spent 20 years failing to understand its market.

 

[Punt Road Feral]

I'll never understand why we created "event" or "marquee" dates, got them to be very successful in the context of A-League crowds, then we did away with them.

It first happened with the Victory and the Melbourne Cup eve match, then probably around the time COVID started they also stopped fixturing that Victory Christmas week game on 27 of 28 December. A day at the cricket followed by the short walk over to Swan St was one of the great Melbourne sports days. It made me more likely to go to both.

A lack of a Boxing Day fixture is off too!

In the earlier a league years I found it was quiet successful.

Even if it was Macarthur v Sydney FC or something like that it would be a decent enough fixture to get an above average crowd to.

 

[AJ_2000]

I was a bit perplexed to find no game scheduled yesterday, but a double header tonight ? maybe the don't want to pay the officials double time

Festive football is great, it comes in thick and fast over the next few weeks, lots of games with midweek covered. Huzzah!

 

[AJ_2000]

The wanderers are guaranteed to score at least one goal tomorrow, been over a year since we last kept a clean sheet at home.

And that's not even a bad new years day joke

 

[Munga]

 

[gaskin]

I don't even want to watch tonight. I am fully expecting to get thumped 5-0.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Death, taxes and United pissing away a 2-0 lead.

 

[Greasyrhys]

The keeper and veart are useless, was only going to be a matter of time before we lost a game.

 

[giggler99]

Wow Adelaide sh!t the bed two weeks in a row

 

[errant bounce]

I'll never understand why we created "event" or "marquee" dates, got them to be very successful in the context of A-League crowds, then we did away with them.

It first happened with the Victory and the Melbourne Cup eve match, then probably around the time COVID started they also stopped fixturing that Victory Christmas week game on 27 of 28 December. A day at the cricket followed by the short walk over to Swan St was one of the great Melbourne sports days. It made me more likely to go to both.

It is wild to think that Victory v Nix got 30,000 people to it at Etihad back in the day. it was a great way to prop up a redundant game.

Definitely agree with Victory hosting a game on day two of the cricket. but the A-League are terrible at understanding demographics.

For example, the big sporting event here on Boxing Day is the Test and the Sydney to Hobart.

The perfect host for a Boxing Day game is Western Sydney. it's the least 'white' demographic and the least likely to care about yachts or cricket; just like how Australia Day should be in a smaller market to escape Sydney/Melbourne media on 'why is the soccer celebrating invasion day?'

The Mariners and Glory no longer being the New Years Eve game also sucks.

 

[gaskin]

Horrible injury for David Williams. Hopefully that won't be career over at his age.

 

[giggler99]

Horrible injury for David Williams. Hopefully that won't be career over at his age.

not watching whats happened to him?

 

[AJ_2000]

Wow Adelaide sh!t the bed two weeks in a row

Wsw are a strange team, some good wins but drew with the Roar....

 

[Munga]

not watching whats happened to him?

His knee just gave way, no contact. Hate to say but those are usually ACLs.

 

[gaskin]

not watching whats happened to him?

Looked like he hyper-extended his knee. His foot got caught in the ground.

 

[AJ_2000]

Some great looking a league kits this season, WSW away is a ripper, along with the macarthur home lightning bolts, Auckland FC's home, but the pick of them all is WU away - they should make it their home kit.

 

[Munga]

Looked like he hyper-extended his knee. His foot got caught in the ground.

I hope that's all. To me, his knee looked to cave inwards. Happy to be wrong here.

 

[giggler99]

I hope that's all. To me, his knee looked to cave inwards. Happy to be wrong here.

Looked like he hyper-extended his knee. His foot got caught in the ground.

yeah looked nasty, fingers crossed its not an ACL but it doesn't look good

 

[Andonis1997]

I love Kosta.

That's the post.

 

[AJ_2000]

I love Kosta.

That's the post.