Semi final “second half”

[shipwreck]

More referring to the comments like how we are going to contain certain players and speculating on matchups etc.

 

[Allreet?]

Can we stop talking as if we have already made the GF please...

Exactly. Too much chicken counting for my taste...

 

[pjennings]

I'm positive that our boys will play well, both today and hopefully (if we make it) in the Grand Final. Not counting my chickens - just believing that on any day we can beat any other ALM team. It is a long time since we have had so many youngsters making the step up. I'd love us to win the big show but even today's game will be a challenge. Comparing to 10 years - we had some youngsters then - but we had more hardheads to help them.

A lot if these youngsters are learning together and gaining experience in finals football. Hopefully they can take it all the way. But I'm actually more excited by our 'production line'. If we can predominantly keep this team together we will be a serious contender for the AFC Cup and the Australia Cup and then again next season. For some reason I'm thinking we will retain a lot of the squad and we will see a smaller churn in our squad this year.

 

[Corsair]

Can we stop talking as if we have already made the GF please...

Just speculating, definitely not taking it for granted. They are a good side who have a couple of players capable of scoring big goals.
In some ways this game is our GF, weirdly I reckon I'll be less excited about the GF in Parra. When did we last have a full stadium? So pumped for this and it's game day, yewwwww!!

 

[Paolo]

45 tickets left on the tunnel side.

 

[Corsair]

45 tickets left on the tunnel side.

Now only 4 gold and 10 no alcohol left. Otherwise it's away bays. This is going to be epic.

 

[adz]

The away bays are pretty empty

 

[Mini In Bay 6]

 

[shipwreck]

Just speculating, definitely not taking it for granted. They are a good side who have a couple of players capable of scoring big goals.
In some ways this game is our GF, weirdly I reckon I'll be less excited about the GF in Parra. When did we last have a full stadium? So pumped for this and it's game day, yewwwww!!

Agreed. The GF is a bit of a meh, this is the big one for me

 

[Mini In Bay 6]

Showing me 8 tickets in gold left, and the away bays.

 

[Rising Sun]

 

[BrisRecky]

??????
C’MON IS IT KICK OFF YET ⚽️??
#CCMLovefromBrisvegas

 

[ryan]

Very excited but nervous for this one. How many times have things gone wrong for us over the years? In 3 matches we have shown we are the better team but anything can happen on the day and i am a naturally pessimistic football fan. As Red says in The Shawshank Redemption " Hope is a dangerous thing" and i hope complacency has not set in. I know how good our team is and i wish i could be more optimistic but it's just not my nature.

 

[sydmariner]

??????
C’MON IS IT KICK OFF YET ⚽️??
#CCMLovefromBrisvegas

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[Ancient Mariner]

Very excited but nervous for this one. How many times have things gone wrong for us over the years? In 3 matches we have shown we are the better team but anything can happen on the day

That is why running finals in football or in cricket is a dumb idea. Anything can happen in a single game.
I see the finals only as a financial sugar hit for the powers that be with SFA from a sold out crowd to the Club. It is the reason why we had a 6 team final series with only 10 in the comp.
As far as I am concerned City were the top team this year and we came second.
There is already a cup competition for those who want the excitement of a knockout comp.

 

[Mini In Bay 6]

That is why running finals in football or in cricket is a dumb idea. Anything can happen in a single game.
I see the finals only as a financial sugar hit for the powers that be with SFA from a sold out crowd to the Club. It is the reason why we had a 6 team final series with only 10 in the comp.
As far as I am concerned City were the top team this year and we came second.
There is already a cup competition for those who want the excitement of a knockout comp.

You can have more than one cup competition though. FA cup and League cup come to mind.

You could argue the the finals is a league cup with the shit teams excluded.

 

[Corsair]

That is why running finals in football or in cricket is a dumb idea. Anything can happen in a single game.
I see the finals only as a financial sugar hit for the powers that be with SFA from a sold out crowd to the Club. It is the reason why we had a 6 team final series with only 10 in the comp.
As far as I am concerned City were the top team this year and we came second.
There is already a cup competition for those who want the excitement of a knockout comp.

I'm sure we'll sell some merch and our new owner gets to experience a full ground, that's actually one of the things I'm most pleased with. It's not a financial reward but it's an experience. It's not lost on me at all what part Rich has played in us getting to this point and I'm grateful. Hoping this might influence a decision to stick with us.

 

[Kilsin]

I'm so pumped for tonight!!! Hoping for another great game (with a win, of course) and it's going to be cold so don't forget your jackets!

 

[true believer]

That is why running finals in football or in cricket is a dumb idea. Anything can happen in a single game.
I see the finals only as a financial sugar hit for the powers that be with SFA from a sold out crowd to the Club. It is the reason why we had a 6 team final series with only 10 in the comp.
As far as I am concerned City were the top team this year and we came second.
There is already a cup competition for those who want the excitement of a knockout comp.

this is true . and $hitty is set up to win premiers plates .
as their goal is sports washing their brand on a world stage .
but who will be remembered as champions in years to come ?

it will be one of the 3 teams left .

 

[true believer]

I'm so pumped for tonight!!! Hoping for another great game (with a win, of course) and it's going to be cold so don't forget your jackets!

the tickets on my phone won't open !!!! after mrs tb hit me with the defib .
i went online to tiketek and printed off the tickets from their website .

oh my