Probably too soon for Balotelli vs time wasting FC

[bikinigirl]

Halloran unmarked by the left back.

. but he did stand there with his arms up - appealing for a handball on the other side of the field

 

[Ozhammer]

De Lima’s brother with a MAGA hat

Make Arthur Goal Again?

 

[Stuartmcateer]

All the Kuol haters, still our top scorer

🤔

 

[bikinigirl]

All the Kuol haters, still our top scorer

. what about Owen, surely he's up there ???

 

[Ozhammer]

Did anyone notice the reaction from Steele to Wilson congratulating him?

It wasn’t Wilson, it was Edmo I think……

 

[Spacks]

It wasn’t Wilson, it was Edmo I think……

1:58:00 of the match replay, it was Edmo. I think it was cos he was all over him like a rash, strange reaction though.

 

[Meerkat]

Steeley and DPC haters, come at me.

Arthur De Lima - I told you to remember the name!

Tonight was your night Pete .. could not have been written better 😂

Seriously though, was as happy for you as for them. I’ve backed Dyl for a while but happy to be wrong tonight about Steele.

 

[pjennings]

I think we win 3-1.

Did you have money on it?

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Did you have money on it?

Not as much as I now wish 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Meerkat]

At the end of the day... everybody carrying on about how poor we were, I’m not sure what you were expecting? There is no question at all that we are a squad not playing well. We obviously lack quality and we are ugly to watch. We are also clearly not gelling on field or off it. We got a draw by some miracle against an ordinary City side 3 days ago and got smashed by Aukland just before that. Nothing miraculousl has changed in that timeframe.

Tonight was a game of two very sub par sides and we are limping like a 3 legged wounded bull. The best we can hope for until something does change, is to scrape by with draws and the odd clutch win. We should be bloody grateful it was the latter tonight. A loss would have had us howling more than we are currently.

Happy for a few decent individual performances and really hope Steele gets some much needed confidence. Whatever good cordial he had before this game, keep it flowing.

Happy for the 3 points. Phew.

 

[pjennings]

... There is no question at all that we are a squad not playing well. We obviously lack quality and we are ugly to watch. We are also clearly not gelling on field or off it.

Can only agree - but as McBreen said on NYE we are not gelling and we are playing ugly but we are picking up points. I think we need 36 points to make the 6. At the moment we are on target for 33 or 34. So not really so bad for a stuttering start to the season.

Trent was looking less rusty today. MDP will come back in. A couple of youngsters to gain a bit more confidence and a positive January window and I still think top 6 is a realistic goal.

Given we have lost such influential players as Nisbet, McGarry, Balard, Silvera, Cummings, Moresche, Nkololo, Farrell, Vukovic, Hall, Triantis, Túlio, Torres & Barcellos (plus some promising youngsters) since the magic night at CommBank in June 2023, this year was always going to be a rebuilding year, and top 6 I think is probably where we should be aiming. Once you get there anything is possible.

 

[Charlie1]

Rules are rules but I am hating players deliberately pulling the attackers down on the break and just getting a yellow card. You want the game to flow attackers get frustrated like Eddo did. It’s a deliberate foul straight red for me and it will soon stop them doing it.

 

[marinermick]

Rules are rules but I am hating players deliberately pulling the attackers down on the break and just getting a yellow card. You want the game to flow attackers get frustrated like Eddo did. It’s a deliberate foul straight red for me and it will soon stop them doing it.

I wonder how long before deliberate shirt pulling to break up an attacking play becomes an instant red card?

 

[Corsair]

Rules are rules but I am hating players deliberately pulling the attackers down on the break and just getting a yellow card. You want the game to flow attackers get frustrated like Eddo did. It’s a deliberate foul straight red for me and it will soon stop them doing it.

Agree, it's a real problem this season.

 

[Michael]

All that happened between steely and eddy was, Eddy puts his arm over Steeleys shoulder once the group separates, steely looks like he’s trying to get his breath back, steely just lifts it off and says “get off me mate” and then smiles at him. They both walk back to half way.
Literally nothing.

 

[true believer]

nice to wake up with 3 points

3 DPC
2 storm
1 steele and alfie

 

[FFC Mariner]

Rules are rules but I am hating players deliberately pulling the attackers down on the break and just getting a yellow card. You want the game to flow attackers get frustrated like Eddo did. It’s a deliberate foul straight red for me and it will soon stop them doing it.

1950's called. They want us all to be jolly good sports
If an opponent is through I demand our defence drags him down.
Thou shall not pass

 

[turbo]

Agree, it's a real problem this season.

The answer is stop letting the early ones slide. No rule changes needed just better use of the ones they have. Far too often players get away with them for the first 30+ mins and will tell the ref it’s my first one like they’re supposed to get a freebie. Last time I checked a goal is worth the same the whole game so why does the policing change?

Once it starts costing sides red cards more frequently they’ll save them for when they really need to foul.

 

[Michael]

1950's called. They want us all to be jolly good sports
If an opponent is thought I demand our defence drags him down.
Thou shall not pass

Yep, it’s a part of the game until the refs decide to make a very firm stance on it. Don’t have to like it but every team does it.

 

[BrisRecky]

it’s INCREDIBLY annoying refs letting shit slide from the off for a half hour , yellows From minute one says I , then reds for everybody ….and here’s to the blue card coming in for giving the ref a gob full