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[eth-dog]

With Leckie and De Silva on the wings and Luongo and Rogic playing through central midfield a striker to complement the side will be crucial.

What's Bablj like in the air though eth-dog? Australia have always enjoyed regular goals from an aerial threat.

He's decent for A-League standard, but that and his strength are the area's holding him back.

Hopefully Taggart comes good as well.

Was hoping Fulham would send him out on loan somewhere but it looks like that's not the case

Yeah, he can't really get a game with McCormack and Rodallega there, but has been scoring with the Under 23's consistently.

 

[BrunoV]

At what point in the exercise of common sense did Seb Ryall simulate? I suppose this is another example of the logic applied to Grosso: 'because we like footy and it's tough soccer players need to learn how to make themselves insubstantial to avoid body parts of their opponents'.

The Ryal incident, as was just pointed out on "The Offisders", is simply an example of terrible refereeing and nothing more.

Ryal is watching the ball, he doesn't know what is behind him and in the process of running into the penalty box he is tripped over. He appeals for a penalty. It's up to the umpire to make the correct decision. How is it any different to the cricketers appealing every time the ball strikes a batsman's pad or eludes his outside edge despite the fact that they either have no idea or know it's not out?

I suppose because I've never followed a local soccer league I've been protected from the stupidity that must affect the average soccer fan (in the same way it does in the AFL).

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Watching it now, to my eyes he isn't tripped - he stands on Finkler's foot and flings his arms out on the way down. Mild it may be, but for me milking incidental contact is still simulation. I agree on the abysmal decision though, no chance that's a penalty.

 

[Howard Moon]

I Know Mourinho is the master of deflecting heat off his players, and loves the seige mentality...

I also know there is no league wide vendetta, but I'd like to focus on one point.

Whether or not Barnes should have been carded for the ivanovic challenge, don't care, the handball, the Costa push. Ditto.

Even can accept the horror tackle on matic being missed and agree matic should go for the push. What agitated me is the FA chooses not to hand him a retrospective red card, reasons being 'the match ref is in best position and chose to take no action'

THAT IS WHY YOU REVIEW AN INCIDENT.

Then to add insult Atkinson has been demoted for his sub par performance.

So to be clear, they won't hand a red card because the ref didn't but have demoted the ref because he diseht know what he Is doing.

Perfect.

Matic will lose his appeal, so as per usual the butcher gets off Scot free.

 

[eth-dog]

So, Manchester City this morning .

 

[Harlequin]

So, Manchester City this morning .

With Suarez scoring both goals

 

[eth-dog]

With Suarez scoring both goals

Only downside of the performance, hate that absolute campaigner. He's worse than Campbell Brown.

 

[Harlequin]

Only downside of the performance, hate that absolute campaigner. He's worse than Campbell Brown.

I'd love him back at Liverpool

 

[eth-dog]

I'd love him back at Liverpool

Well, he'd fit right in, a scum of a bloke at a scum of a club.

 

[Harlequin]

Well, he'd fit right in, a scum of a bloke at a scum of a club.

Harsh

 

[eth-dog]

Harsh

you forgot the "but true" part

 

[Harlequin]

you forgot the "but true" part

Um ....
Let me think .....


That would be a NO

 

[eth-dog]

Um ....
Let me think .....


That would be a NO

But it is true.

 

[Harlequin]

But it is true.

My husband told me that Steven Gerard would be in jail if he wasn't a well known football hero

 

[eth-dog]

My husband told me that Steven Gerard would be in jail if he wasn't a well known football hero

Wouldn't be surprised, he is a scouser.

 

[Harlequin]

Wouldn't be surprised, he is a scouser.

The comment was in relation to his assault charge

 

[eth-dog]

The comment was in relation to his assault charge

As I said, he is a scouser.

 

[eth-dog]

The comment was in relation to his assault charge

As I said, he is a scouser.

 

[Ashton Agar]

As I said, he is a scouser.

http://fanchants.co.uk/football-songs/liverpool-chants/we-just-hate-mancs/

 

[Harlequin]

As I said, he is a scouser.

I got it the first time

 

[Ashton Agar]

Eth are you actually from England?

 

[eth-dog]

http://fanchants.co.uk/football-songs/liverpool-chants/we-just-hate-mancs/

The feeling is entirely mutual.

I got it the first time

Yet you keep leading with your chin

Eth are you actually from England?

Nope, but I've met several Liverpudlians (is that right?) and they've all been shit blokes.

 

[Ashton Agar]

The feeling is entirely mutual.

Good thing that A) I'm not an actual scouser and you're not an actual Manc, and B) we are Essendon supporters first and foremost.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Ever been to Manchester Ethan?

 

[eth-dog]

Ever been to Manchester Ethan?

No, but I will go to Manchester.