The Socceroos thread.

[sydmariner]

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[sydmariner]

here from stens

 

[sydmariner]

 

[Rising Sun]

A warning for anyone that is planning going down by public transport, you may have a long wait on the return trip - the first post-game train back to the coast does not depart Strathfield until midnight.

It seems the train that usually leaves Strathfield at 23.01 / Central at 22.38 is not currently running

 

[FFC Mariner]

Raining? Check
3rd string team? Check
Half empty stadium with no atmosphere? Check
Wankers from the GGA madly trying to do active but everyone hates them so they are ignored? Check
Arnie ball? Check
Players out of position? Check

Still stupid enough to go because, maybe? you know? Check?

 

[Allreet?]

You're a better man than I, FFC.

 

[Allreet?]

I'll never lose my natural optimism for Australian football and the Socceroos, but it's a long time since it all felt so low.

Seeing the Socceroos lose to FC Gothenburg at Parra Stadium back in the 80s was my previous low point - and we bounced back from there.

Hopefully we see some players (like Stensness or Genreau or Tilio) step up and carve a name for themselves tonight. After all, Frodo never quite believed he'd get to chuck the ring into the Cracks of Doom... we do have some sort of chance.

 

[turbo]

Graham Arnold hates Australia

 

[Allreet?]

With the exception of Grant, that's an OK side.

Should've picked Atkinson - more Arnie's mates selections.

 

[sydmariner]

Stens is starting?

 

[Ozhammer]

Stens is starting?

4 former Mariners in the starting 11, not bad for the smallest club in the ALM eh?

 

[Tevor]

Interesting team, hope they are pumped. Not too sure who will handle the wet conditions better. Looks pretty wet out Homebush way.

 

[Tevor]

Will be nice to see Stens play again, hope he does us proud.

 

[Big Al]

Not a bad team actually. Going for a bit of size and speed

 

[Ironbark]

4 former Mariners in the starting 11, not bad for the smallest club in the ALM eh?

and it's been like this consistently for nearly a decade too

Former Mariners coaches included - Arnie, Clarkey, Crawley

 

[Ironbark]

How would Cummings go in this line up I wonder?

With the pace and service I'd like to see it out of curiosity

 

[Tevor]

Not a bad team actually. Going for a bit of size and speed

Size??? We are getting out muscled massively.

 

[Tevor]

How frustrating is Hrustic, Duke with a free header does what he does best. Bruno at half time as well as Jeggo. MOM so far is cross bar, amazed they haven’t scored and unlikely to go the whole game without a goal.

 

[sydmariner]

Ryan is the only one keeping us in the game.

 

[sydmariner]

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