ALM semi first leg v Smurfs away

[Big Dog]

Was watching the game with my 80yr old Mum. She saw Brattan and said who’s that bloke. I told her and she said he’s nothing but a whinging trouble maker. They need to get him off.
As fans we should give it to him every time he gets the ball next game

 

[Josho Howe]

The amount of whinging and whining around the socials from the bling fans is also absolutely ridiculous. Mimics their team well tbh.

Found the commentary odd at times too. Macca's a legend of our club and was baffled an elbow to the chin was a yellow card? Every major decision made seemed correct. We're all obviously biased here but the carry on over fair and correct decisions is f**king asinine and comical.

 

[style_cafe]

I think if Alou clipped him its possibly a red. He was showing studs.

Thats not what the above photo shows…

 

[pjennings]

The amount of whinging and whining around the socials from the bling fans is also absolutely ridiculous. Mimics their team well tbh.

Found the commentary odd at times too. Macca's a legend of our club and was baffled an elbow to the chin was a yellow card? Every major decision made seemed correct. We're all obviously biased here but the carry on over fair and correct decisions is f**king asinine and comical.

Should have been a red. But even ignoring the elbow it was a professional foul and that deserved the second yellow.

 

[Big Al]

“He PuNcHeD mE 😭😭😭” what are you, 12? Grow tf up Bratten.

After admitting he started it. Typical of a brother throwing a cheap shot then bitching when getting hurt

 

[Big Al]

There is lots of calls that Kuol challenge on keeper when playing for the through ball should have also seen red.

Does anybody have still shots, good video of it?

He flys straight past him with out stretched leg. If he gets anything it’s a flick of the gloves but absolutely no contact with the body. Slides right past him

 

[Paolo]

The amount of whinging and whining around the socials from the bling fans is also absolutely ridiculous. Mimics their team well tbh.

Found the commentary odd at times too. Macca's a legend of our club and was baffled an elbow to the chin was a yellow card? Every major decision made seemed correct. We're all obviously biased here but the carry on over fair and correct decisions is f**king asinine and comical.

Macca has been on a crusade on his podcast about refs and soft reds...so might be reflexsive reaction to continue his shtick

 

[Big Al]

For all the SFC whining about Rodwell i presume they were outraged at Kaltak red last year when he rolled over the ball and got some one high and got a red and suspension.

Exactly the same except Kaltak contact was minimal and soft and Rodwell was a shin breaker

 

[Insertnamehere]

Thats not what the above photo shows…

This picture doesn't tell a thousand words. Even if he got the ball, which Rodwell did, the studs into redmaynes head would have been a red.

 

[Melange]

Bratten is such a whinger.....Good to see Alou standing up to his dirty tricks.

‘He punched me’: Sparks fly after Mariners clinch semi-final advantage

May 11, 2024

By Vince Rugari (SMH)

“That’s no problem. The game’s not about the referees.

Then why'd you spend at least 20 minutes of the game following the ref and linesman around complaining

‘He punched me’: Sparks fly after Mariners clinch semi-final advantage

May 11, 2024

By Vince Rugari (SMH)

"The 22-year-old was yellow carded for a lunging tackle on Brattan"

Facts Vince, Brattan was not in possession, he clattered into Alou!


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[Stuartmcateer]

Facts Vince, Brattan was not in possession, he clattered into Alou!

I think you are confusing him with someone else.

 

[LFCMariners]

Apart from being involved in 2 big moments I thought Theo's overall game was really poor. Continually chose the wrong option and it was as has been said earlier, an early season game.
Dan's passing was a bit wayward at times too which is very unusual.

Agree with the commentary - I watched the replay and they were very pro Sydney.

But we dont care

WE ARE THE COASTIES
THE YELLOW ARMY
THE COMMENTATORS ARE VERY PRO SYDNEY
BUT WE DON'T CARE

 

[Drew]

Bratten is such a whinger.....Good to see Alou standing up to his dirty tricks.

‘He punched me’: Sparks fly after Mariners clinch semi-final advantage

May 11, 2024

By Vince Rugari (SMH)

Sydney FC captain Luke Brattan has accused Olyroos striker Alou Kuol of gut-punching him behind play in their sometimes spiteful showdown with the Central Coast Mariners, who are now just 90 minutes away from securing a historic home grand final in Gosford.

The Mariners kept their treble hopes on track with a terrific come-from-behind 2-1 victory in the first leg of their A-League semi-final on Friday night, barely three days since their return from the AFC Cup final in Oman.

Two red cards to Sydney FC’s Jack Rodwell and Corey Hollman helped the Mariners’ cause, reducing the Sky Blues to nine men in the second half, but Central Coast were perhaps fortunate to have finished the match with their full complement of players, if Brattan’s account is to be believed.

Kuol, who scored the match-winner in the AFC Cup final, was again hugely influential at the point of Central Coast’s attack and was involved in a running battle with Brattan, which threatened to boil over.

The 22-year-old was yellow carded for a lunging tackle on Brattan, but it wasn’t their only coming together in the first half. Earlier, Brattan appealed to referee Ben Abraham to punish Kuol for an alleged off-the-ball hit in response to a shirt pull. Kuol seemed to argue he only struck him with an open hand, not a closed fist, and while no action was taken, the pair continued to clash verbally.

“He punched me in the stomach,” Brattan said when asked to explain what had gone on between them. “I’m not trying to get anyone sent off, but I grabbed his shirt and he punched me in the stomach, and apparently they looked at it and there was nothing.

“That’s no problem. The game’s not about the referees. We didn’t do what we were meant to do, and we’re down 2-1 now, so it is what it is. It’s all good. That’s part of the game. Nothing in that.”

Brattan admitted Sydney’s much-vaunted high press did not function correctly – and when it did, Kuol’s aerial presence and hold-up play enabled the Mariners to get out of trouble and attack.

Rodwell and Hollman will now be suspended for next Saturday’s return leg at Industree Group Stadium, while there is concern about Jake Girdwood-Reich, who came off with a corked thigh in the first half and could join star winger Joe Lolley, already ruled out for the rest of the finals series, on the sidelines.

“We’re not in a great situation,” Brattan said. “Our backs are against the wall with this, but we’ve got a great group and great coaching staff and they’ll prepare us well and whoever comes in will know their role and do a job. [The Mariners are] a fantastic team, they’ve won what they have for a reason, so it’s going to be a tough game, but it’s definitely not over.”

Fears that the Mariners would be physically spent after their long-haul travel – having flown more than 100,000km this season in pursuit of their Asian title – proved unfounded.

“So everyone should be talking about the travel. It’s tough,” Mariners skipper Danny Vukovic said. “To think we played a game on Monday at 2am, and now we’re here, winning against Sydney FC … massive effort.”

Mark Jackson’s men now have the ultimate incentive to finish the job against the Sky Blues after the mid-week announcement that, if they earn hosting rights, the Mariners will play their home ground final at their actual home ground. In 2008, Football Federation Australia deemed what was then known as Bluetongue Stadium had insufficient capacity for the A-League’s showpiece event. This time, the Australian Professional Leagues had pencilled in Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium but relented after protests from the club.

“That’s huge incentive for the club and the players,” said Vukovic, who was infamously sent off in that 2008 decider after hitting the referee’s arm in frustration. “It’ll be a huge occasion for the Coast if we can get there. But obviously, there’s a lot of work to be done.”

The Mariners have played 41 matches in all competitions this season compared to Sydney’s 34. Perhaps their biggest challenge, after such a packed fixture, will be adjusting to a regular seven-day break before the second leg without a midweek game.

“Something about this team … the more we play, it’s better for us,” Vukovic said. “I think we had 10 days off one time, and we probably had our worst game. These boys are incredible the way they back up. I think being young helps them recover.

“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have concerns about this season with playing in Asia – I’ve done it before and it’s not easy. But somehow we’ve just managed to turn up and compete and find ways to win games.”

Jackson, meanwhile, warned his players not to underestimate the Sky Blues despite their advantage.

“Sydney are a formidable team, they’re a dangerous team. And you know what people say: beware of the wounded animal,” he said. “We’ll do our homework, we’ll prepare the players physically, and we’ll be ready, but we expect a tough, tough battle.”

One good thing I did pick up in this, was the fact that the apl were gonna make our home grand final at commbank again, but protests from the club made them change it

 

[Ads]

Do we have any players on enough yellows that may be at risk of missing GF if they get a yellow in second leg?

 

[Huddo]

Yellows, I believe are reset for the finals series.

You need 3 to be ruled out of the next game

So with the exception of a double yellow, they are useless accumulated as we only play two games in the finals series before the final.

 

[Corsair]

Agreed

Motion passed.

 

[Corsair]

what shocked me was how small the crowd was

It rained. That's all it takes for plastic fans expecting to lose.

 

[Corsair]

Watching the replay, Brattan could not stop whinging at the ref all game, soon as Rodwell went through Theoharous with an awful tackle, he's trying to shield the ref from our complaints.

If there's a queue for wanting to punch this c**t, l am joining it right now.

Trying to prevent our players talking to the ref is blatant cheating/manipulation and if the officials didn't pick it up on the night they should be ready for the next game.

 

[FFC Mariner]

There is lots of calls that Kuol challenge on keeper when playing for the through ball should have also seen red.

Does anybody have still shots, good video of it?

Didn't touch him

 

[Corsair]

50/50 touch or not, move along. Strikers job to go for that, Reec wouldn't have.