Round 15: Sydney FC vs Arsehole Jerks @ Wollongong

[pv4]

Phernz deets etc

[pv4]

Wait, is this Round 15? HAL draw says yes, I can't quite figure it out.

Anyway, Stubbins has confirmed Jeronimo will start this game.

That is, if Stubbins is coaching still.

Birraz is reportedly trialling in Italy with a Serie C team so we can assume either BK keeps his spot or Solari gets a go.

[Thomas477]

Bet Arnie is rubbing his hands in glee. What better time to play the jerks than when you're in bad form?

[hawk]

a game will be played

[MFKS]

a game will be played

Beer will be drunk

[plague]

Alex Brosque was talking after the game and said something like "yeah well we've got the last game before the break so we'll pick up full points there to finish up.
It wasn't 'might' or 'hope to' get the points like every cliched response is supposed to be, but WE WILL get the points.
Good to see other teams treating us like the joke that we are.
Good for the game IMO.

[lquiquer]

BK
Neville, Kew, Kanta, Cowburn
Pepper
Hoole, Flores, Carney
Griff, Jeronimo

Bench:
Monty
Madaschi
Cooper
Roundabout
Solari

[Buddha]

BK
Nev Kew Madaschi Gallagher
Pepps. Kanta
Griff Flores Flava Jeronimo
The Full Monty (Heskey 2.0)

Bench
Solari
Cooper
Cowburn
Carney
Welsh

[BodyNovo]

can't believe im still considering going to the gong.....jeez

[Grimario]

Bet Arnie is rubbing his hands in glee. What better time to play the jerks than when you're in bad form?

So... pretty much anytime in the last 6 years?

[Thomas477]

So... pretty much anytime in the last 6 years?

Pretty much, yeah. We did have that good spell under Branks before Tinkler and Middleby.

[MFKS]

can't believe im still considering going to the gong.....jeez

I am going for the piss up and the principle of not turning my back on these cunce. Couldn't care less if we lose by ten

Middleby Stubbins and co may be cunce for inflicting this shit on us with their inept running of shit but I will be still here when they are at CENTRELINK

Not letting them cunce win

My going is a two finger salute to them that they will not break me
**** them




NEVER SURRENDER

[cymonster]

Sydney hasn't been playing well and has a couple of injuries but I think they will still win pretty easy.

Just looked at the trains looks like rail work near wyong and train back doesn't get to newy til 3ish

[furns]

Will be missing my first NSW Away game in three seasons.

[MFKS]

WLG You going to this??

Be an ideal time to catch up for that beer we have been promising??

[Grimario]

The Newcastle Jets have named an 18-man squad to face Sydney FC at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Saturday.
Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 4.Kew JALIENS (c), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Adrian MADASCHI, 7.Jeronimo NEUMANN, 8.Zenon CARAVELLA, 9.Joel GRIFFITHS, 10.Marcos FLORES, 11.Andrew HOOLE, 12. Sam GALLAGHER, 13.Edson MONTANO, 16.Jacob PEPPER, 17.James VIRGILI, 18.Allan WELSH, 19.Mitch COOPER, 20.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 23.David CARNEY
***two to be omitted***
Ins: 10. Marcos FLORES (promoted), 12. Sam GALLAGHER (promoted)
Outs: Nil.
Unavailable: 14.Billy CELESKI (groin – 1 week), 15.Josh BARRESI (knee – season)

[Rocknerd]

Was going to go, but need to workout car kids wife exchanges and I'm not willing to put in that much effort for a club that can't do the same.
I think I'll do a full mid season review of the bar and beer fridge and see whst needs to be done to make it run st optimal performance.

[belchardo]

bump. enthusiasm on here is palpable.

[Grimario]

:dry:

[Couscous]

Back three again, but I'm feeling a bit better with Madaschi and Jaliens together.

Jeronimo up front with Cooper in support. An unexpected stroke of genius from our Phil?

[ForeverRed]

No Neville or Griffith, god give us strength, also solari on bench

[A.J.]

BRB, putting $10 on Sydney 5-0

[ForeverRed]

No montano either, I'm shaking

[Tommyjet]

Happy to see cooper start but as always concerned about some other changes. Is Neville made the scapegoat?

Madaschi will be key on set pieces up against janko but it'll probably be 3nil by the first set piece opportunity.

I was at the pub but decided to come home and cry rather than do it in public.

On the couch and ready for the misery.

[Tommyjet]

Oh and possession prediction- 20% for jerks

[belchardo]

Kew and mad dog hey. See we've gone for the highly mobile backline option.

[Jetmaster]

Staying home with my bottle of red....can't watch these guys sober anymore...

[Couscous]

Oh and possession prediction- 20% for jerks

Oh good. Can someone add another vote for GVE's tally in his poll against Stubbins?

[LiverJet]

Neville being rested birra "ill", so am I

[Jetmaster]

Usual start...on the back foot.

[belchardo]

They should show every young footballer that header by ibini. Textbook.

[NewyTy]

Don't know whats worse. Watching us play or listening to Ned Zelic's commentary. Probably the latter

[joel31]

cooper should have scored.

[Ranger-86]

cooper should have scored.

Another member of the "cut" training group

[Wilso8948]

Carney should be playing jero in but goes on a hero run as usual and loses out. Jero setting up and cooper missed the target from point blank. Tough to watch and we are only 15 mins in..

[belchardo]

Great work from kennedy.

[Grimario]

They should show every young footballer that header by ibini. Textbook.

And that one there, chapter two.

[Footyhead]

How shit are the Jets, really. Cannot keep the ball, fukking dicks

[belchardo]

Staying home with my bottle of red....can't watch these guys sober anymore...

Hey man...you drunk yet?

[Ranger-86]

Sick of watching us hanging on by a fingernail and maybe scaping a goal in against the run of play

[belchardo]

How shit are the Jets, really. Cannot keep the ball, fukking dicks

Steady on, we keep the ball In our own net very bloody well!

[Wilso8948]

Ha **** me dead this is comical

[Jeterpool]

BK knew that volley was offside

Wow. Just give it to him.

[Grimario]

Great distribution by bk. Can't wait to see solari in goals in a month.

[Footyhead]

Someone is paying these cunce to lose, you CAN'T play this bad

[Tommyjet]

Calamitous at the back, legs wide open in midfield...........why am I watching this? I must enjoy being depressed

[Wilso8948]

Great distribution by bk. Can't wait to see solari in goals in a month.

I'm going to weigh in a say that I believe we will 100% regret the decision to let birraz go this month

[Hunter403]

37 min in and we should be down by 5. They are truly dismal. The only thing worse is the finishing by the Smurfs.

[NewyTy]

We look bloody hopeless. Offside call just delaying the inevitable.

[Jetmaster]

Hey man...you drunk yet?.

Wine is gone before halftime...considering spirits !

[Hunter403]

Do we have a midfield at all?

[Jeterpool]

I feel for dimitrejivic. The bloke has so many options he doesn't know which one to choose

[Wilso8948]

.

Wine is gone before halftime...considering spirits !

Get on the rocket fuel.. Turps.. Metho.. Something!

[Jeterpool]

.

Wine is gone before halftime...considering spirits !

We're having a drink with each Caravella back pass. My wife's gone for more beer

[Grimario]

Do we have a midfield at all?

Looks like we're playing a 7-0-3

[BodyNovo]

Membah is a ledge

At rsl

Might go back at HT

[The Camel]

Great distribution by bk. Can't wait to see solari in goals in a month.

He is a pathetic excuse for a goal keeper

[outsider]

Do we have a midfield at all?

you must be new asking a question like that

[Grimario]

He is a pathetic excuse for a goal keeper

He's hardly to blame for the shambles we are in. Neither was Birraz.

[steve136]

Welsh is so far out of his depth it's hilarious.

[belchardo]

WELSH! how does this guy get a run?

[Grimario]

Welsh is so far out of his depth it's hilarious.

He's only young, this is only like his fifth ever start, give him time.

Welsh apologist impression by Grimario.

[Footyhead]

Janko sounds just like Arnie... "Get down... Get back to the chopper"

[belchardo]

Despondency is my friend. He just arrived, got held up in traffic.

It always amazes me how worked up i get watching us play.

[Hunter403]

And to make matters worse there is stuff all on the bench that can get us into the game. We need a midfield and neither Griff or The Beast will give us that.

[Grimario]

And to make matters worse there is stuff all on the bench that can get us into the game. We need a midfield and neither Griff or The Beast will give us that.

Our most successful tactic doesn't require a midfield... Just hoof to the beast with Jeronimo and griff and Carney playing off him. 6-0-4.

[Jetmaster]

We're having a drink with each Caravella back pass. My wife's gone for more beer

Enjoying Jets drinking games !

Will skull a bottle of bubbly if we win this.

[De-Champ]

And to make matters worse there is stuff all on the bench that can get us into the game. We need a midfield and neither Griff or The Beast will give us that.

Take Caravella off and midfield will improve. Very hard to go forward when he plays the ball back every time. He seems to be the oppositions best asset

[Hunter403]

Griff for Cooper? That will win us some possession!

[joel31]

Looks like we're playing a 7-0-3
How about an 0-0-0

[Tommyjet]

I'm in the doghouse for using the c-word too much. Time to settle down and just laugh at these clowns.

Don't mind what Im seeing from cooper and jeronimo but they looking seriously outnumbered every time to ball somehow drops to them.

What I can't understand is why it always seems like the other team has at least 3 more players on the field. Structure out the window, players seem to be consistently out of position.

[Ranger-86]

Dunno about you but im enjoying heading that the smurfs havnt scored for about 5 and a half hours, over and over and over again.

[Tommyjet]

Hoole to right back. Basically back to a 442

[joel31]

Chances but no finish

[Jeterpool]

Did we nearly score!?!?

[belchardo]

And that one there, chapter two.

Third chapter to jeronimo.

[joel31]

How did Welsh get an A-League contract?

[plague]

We'll win this.

[joel31]

Did we nearly score!?!?
yes

[Jeterpool]

Drink

[Jeterpool]

Drink again

[Hunter403]

Cometh Griff and the Jets look a different team. Still crap, but a different crap!

[joel31]

goal line clearance. Madaschi you could have put it anywhere but that

[joel31]

plenty of chances but no goals. We are looking much better after HT

[joel31]

is it just me or did Phil have a 7 on the back of his jacket?
If so why is he wearing Jeronimo's jacket

[northern_swan]

is it just me or did Phil have a 7 on the back of his jacket?
If so why is he wearing Jeronimo's jacket

Budget cuts?

[Hunter403]

Pepper coming on. Hopefully for Virgin or Welsh

[joel31]

Brilliant from Madaschi

[joel31]

Fox... oh dear

[Grimario]

Fox... oh dear

What did I miss?

[belchardo]

is it just me or did Phil have a 7 on the back of his jacket?
If so why is he wearing Jeronimo's jacket

You are correct.

[Hunter403]

The dangerous last 10 minutes. ...

[Jetmaster]

Good keeper this BK bloke.

[The Postman]

BK has kept us in the game multiple times

[belchardo]

Ouch

[Jetmaster]

89 min SFC goal expected.

[steve136]

You guys see that? Jesus christ run Caravella you lazy piece of sh*t.

[Jeterpool]

A clean sheet!?

[Hunter403]

1 point is as good as a win I reckon

[belchardo]

Wow.

[Jetmaster]

Clean sheet - Bk is King.

[NewyTy]

Would have liked a late winner but good result nonetheless. Whole club needs a good look in the mirror over the break though.

[belchardo]

So that I remember

3 kennedy
2 carney
1 jeronimo

Frequent critic of carney but thought he played well tonight.

[Hunter403]

A clean sheet ! 😃

[the blue manc]

BK 4 lyfe

[Retro Jet]

Alex Brosque was talking after the game and said something like "yeah well we've got the last game before the break so we'll pick up full points there to finish up.
It wasn't 'might' or 'hope to' get the points like every cliched response is supposed to be, but WE WILL get the points.
Good to see other teams treating us like the joke that we are.
Good for the game IMO.

Suck on that Brosque - you NT - wanna B, Sh!tknee turd. As good as a loss for Sh!tney IMO.
Considering our form of late, dropping 2 points? That's gotta hurt.

Saw a bit of Carney free give away's that put us under immediate pressure that half.

[Tommyjet]

Far better in the second except caravella. Changed the system and it worked. Sydney still had chances but far less.

[plague]

Clean sheet - Bk is King.

Biraz would have conceded -1 goals.
BK out.

cc: pv4, MFKS.

[Couscous]

Missed much of that game. How did Hoole, Cooper, Kew and Virgili go in particular?

[The Dunster]

Eat a bag of dicks Arnold you gypo Khunt.

[joel31]

Missed much of that game. How did Hoole, Cooper, Kew and Virgili go in particular?
Hoole played fairly well
Cooper was average
Kew was alright
Virgili was average

[Couscous]

"Fairly well." In a team like yours/ours. Hoole confirms he's a legend.

[Tommyjet]

"Fairly well." In a team like yours/ours. Hoole confirms he's a legend.

Don't watch the first half. Everyone was shite. Second half much better. Hoole played right back in second and stopped turning it over as much and generally did ok defensively.

Cooper was ok showed some flashes of talent but he and jeronimo were very isolated whenever we got it forward.

Virgili was better when moved forward to right wing in the second. He got found out consistently in the first playing wingback. Couldn't beat gersbach one v one but was ok when put into space.

Kew consistently under the pump in first half. Made some weird forays forward at times but otherwise ok in the second.

We need a centre mid ASAP who can pass, direct play, create going forward etc

[Grimario]

I still don't understand the obsession with the 352. Is he sticking with it because we jagged a win against Adelaide when on a night when they brought their shooting boots, we would have conceded half a dozen? Is he keeping it because we successfully didn't concede from 15 shots at goal while being dominated in possession against Victory only to be undone by a free kick?

The only thing I can see for playing 3 at the back is our lack of left back in 4. And the performances of Welsh have done nothing to suggest that he's remotely capable of playing football, same with Gallagher. It's a sad state of affairs when gallaway would improve the backline over those two hacks.

[The Dunster]

It's club policy to always sign a player or two not up to scratch so Fozmanites like us have something to complain about every week.

Hence, Welsh was a key signing.

[Grimario]

We already had so many though :(

[borat]

I still don't understand the obsession with the 352. Is he sticking with it because we jagged a win against Adelaide when on a night when they brought their shooting boots, we would have conceded half a dozen? Is he keeping it because we successfully didn't concede from 15 shots at goal while being dominated in possession against Victory only to be undone by a free kick?

The only thing I can see for playing 3 at the back is our lack of left back in 4. And the performances of Welsh have done nothing to suggest that he's remotely capable of playing football, same with Gallagher. It's a sad state of affairs when gallaway would improve the backline over those two hacks.

Really? I can't understand why anyone would question why we are playing 3. And I say that with utmost respect to your opinion.

In the previous 10 games before switching to a back 3 we conceded 23 goals. We have 3 strikers who are capable of scoring regularly, all of which is wasted as long as we concede 2 to 3 goals a game.

Bar the aberration against Melbourne City we have conceded 2 goals in 3 games with a back 3.

I have resigned myself that this Jets squad is better playing counter attacking football. We don't have the quality to dominate other teams through the midfield so I see a back 3 with wing backs as the best way we can use our squad to the few strengths we have.

Although the front 2 need to be far more mobile than what they have been, which is probably why Stubbins experimented with Jeronimo and Cooper upfront. But the performances are improving. A bit more work needs to be done in linking the wingback to the strikers in transition but hopefully it will come. Otherwise give us the spoon now.

[Grimario]

If not conceding is what you're after, great. That doesn't change the fact that Adelaide walked thru us repeatedly and wasted chances or that we were dominated by Victory. If Sydney could have finished, it would have been 4-0 at the break.

352 is diabolical and dumb luck is the only reason we're not conceding five every game with it.

[GazFish35]

At least the derbies will mean league position too this year

[ThePac]

I was at the game and in the first half the jets looked like a pub team compared to sydney, they were chasing shadows. . Second half was an improvement but still poor with minimal penetration.

[Buddha]

So that I remember

3 kennedy
2 carney
1 jeronimo

Frequent critic of carney but thought he played well tonight.
Swap Carney for Madaschi in my opinion, he was pretty strong tonight and that last ditch tackle was nothing short of sexual

[borat]

I am saying until we stop conceding everything else is pointless.

If you think it's dumb luck than you aren't watching closely enough.

Both goals scored against us against Adelaide and Victory were not goals. Goodwins was well offside and Berisha should never have been awarded a fk. We had by far the better of the chances against Adelaide, don't know how Hoole could miss from 3 yards. Victory threw everything at us and only a dodgy ref decision got them a goal. That was the most organised we have looked in defence all year, by a country mile.

I am not saying s back 3 is particularly good football to watch as we are efftively playing 5 at the back in defence, but it's all we have this season.

[borat]

I got say too, didn't take Arnie long to revert to his whinging moaning self. The FFA need to slap a ban on him for that outburst.

I have watched the replay of Janko's disallowed goal now several times and both Jets defenders are clearly standing to the left of the line drawn across the pitch with both Sydney strikers off side.

It's a close call yes but every team cops close calls every week. It wouldn't surprise me either if Janko only took his shot because he saw the linesman's flag up.

Arnold is clearly deflecting why his team hasn't scored a goal in 5 games and should be punished for his outburst.

[MFKS]

**** Wollongong for a joke.
Took 5 hours to get there.

Getting home was even worse. Missed the train after Ft by a min and then had to wait 90 mins for another. Probably cause I was doing big s's and circles to get there
Got into Central at 1:20am and had to wait for the 1:45 train to Newsy.

Got off at Gosford at 3:10am for the scenic tour of the Coast to Wyong. Got into Wyong at 3:50am to get the news we are bussing it back to Newy.
Finally get off at Kotara at 5:15am and have a 20min walk to the estate.

Highlights of the day would have to be catching up with the great Q Man and many other people
Giggling at how shit the service was in the pub. One bar wench and twenty to thirty in the queue. Oh my :sigh::sigh:

Lowlights would have to be the splitting headache I had most of the trip home after blacking out on the train home from Wollongong to Central and falling down the stairs. Having some big hairy bloke poised to give me the kiss of Life was not a pretty sight from the floor

Anyway question for Body did you actually ask Carney for his autograph or not??
The blokes were giving the high fives on the fence and the **** snubbed me. Got everyone around us but missed me. Looked intentional

PS WLG Your pub choice FMD

[Wilso8948]

Is there a cardinal rule we can't play Nev at left back? I realise he isn't left footed but surely he's a better option then Gallagher and welsh. Then play Hoole or someone on the right.

[outsider]

I got say too, didn't take Arnie long to revert to his whinging moaning self. The FFA need to slap a ban on him for that outburst.

I have watched the replay of Janko's disallowed goal now several times and both Jets defenders are clearly standing to the left of the line drawn across the pitch with both Sydney strikers off side.

It's a close call yes but every team cops close calls every week. It wouldn't surprise me either if Janko only took his shot because he saw the linesman's flag up.

Arnold is clearly deflecting why his team hasn't scored a goal in 5 games and should be punished for his outburst.

I have watched the replay about 10 times and think that Janko marginally off side-foot just over similar to the decision against the scum a few years ago.Very tight decision for AR who had one view in real time and had the guts to make the call(well done Alison)Agree with your comments about Arnold-must have great vision to be able to see that play from over 50 yards away.Also interesting that there was no reaction from Janko as you would expect if he was convinced that he was onside.Plus they had several other chances that they could not convert-both BK and Welsh slipping over at vital times.

[borat]

I would bet that Janko knew he was offside as he was looking directly across to the linesman, saw the flag up, and decided to take lash in frustration.

[GazFish35]

I thought he was onside when the ball was struck, but that he was unmarked due to him being in an offside position moments prior - therefor he gained an advantage from being offside, so the call was correct.


* my understandings of nuances of the offside rule are limited.
** jets fan bias
*** goalkeeper bias - they're always offside!

[Bremsstrahlung]

938939

Hard to say from all camera angles given, as it only clearly shows feet, not torso position.
Either way, probably a 50/50 call. We got it. We've had alot of 50/50s go against us.

[MFKS]

938939

Hard to say from all camera angles given, as it only clearly shows feet, not torso position.
Either way, probably a 50/50 call. We got it. We've had alot of 50/50s go against us.

Bang on. It was a call that went our way for a change.

We have been on the end of a few which have hurt us.

DeSilva off side in Perth
McGlinchey offside for Phoenix
Berisha dive last week
That Heart bloke not getting sent for professional foul when he hauled Hoole down.

About time one went our way!!

[outsider]

I thought he was onside when the ball was struck, but that he was unmarked due to him being in an offside position moments prior - therefor he gained an advantage from being offside, so the call was correct.


* my understandings of nuances of the offside rule are limited.
** jets fan bias
*** goalkeeper bias - they're always offside!

The fact that he was offside moments prior means nothing-if IN YOUR OPINION he was onside when the ball was struck then he should have been rules onside-it is all about whether he gains an advantage by being offside when the ball was struck-butwe can agree to disagree.It was a very tight call which the assistant saw in real time without the benefit of repeated slowmo replays and I applaud her for having the courage to make the call.

[hawk]

Well that was an interesting trip. Thanks to Qmun for upping the beer pace :blink: The Harp smelt like old fannys lol.

Now i need to watch the game

[hawk]

Eat a bag of dicks Arnold you gypo Khunt.
this.
He doesnt praise the ref for all those good calls he didnt deserved.

[borat]

938939

Hard to say from all camera angles given, as it only clearly shows feet, not torso position.
Either way, probably a 50/50 call. We got it. We've had alot of 50/50s go against us.

None of the players are leaning over in that pic but standing straight up. Both SFC players are on the right of the line and Jets on the left, its clear offside albeit by half a step. The angle the pic is taken makes it look a lot closer than what the linesman/woman would have been looking it which is straight across the field.

Same old Arnie, always whinging. Its a lot easier to complain about the refs than to explain why a team boasting 2 marquee strikers hasn't scored a goal in 5 games

[q-money]

How hot were the bar staff at the harp tho (y)

Getting full strength cans until close as well at the ground (y)

Yung virat (y)

Also did my eyes decieve me or did madaschi actually have a great game in the tackling department? The bloke seemed to have a foot in everything

[sammydog]

It was only a clear offside for me once I saw the picture with the line on it.

When it happened and with subsequent replays, I thought he was onside. The still shot with the line suggests offside was the right call.

[BodyNovo]

Anyway question for Body did you actually ask Carney for his autograph or not??
The blokes were giving the high fives on the fence and the **** snubbed me. Got everyone around us but missed me. Looked intentional

PS WLG Your pub choice FMD[/

May or may not have caught up with him at the harp hotel post game Lel

How goods stubbins but waits till we start walking away to run up the tunnel

****ing great day for the 12 minutes I saw

Rsl>>>>>harp

$3 ****ing ciders

Harp was terrible

[borat]

It was only a clear offside for me once I saw the picture with the line on it.

When it happened and with subsequent replays, I thought he was onside. The still shot with the line suggests offside was the right call.

Absolutely. The person with the best view of anyone was the linesman, and they ruled offside. And Janko, judging by his reaction, didn't seem to have a problem with the call. Nothing I have seen tells me a mistake was made let alone an SFC conspiracy as Arnie has openly stated.

[MFKS]

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May or may not have caught up with him at the harp hotel post game Lel

How goods stubbins but waits till we start walking away to run up the tunnel

****ing great day for the 12 minutes I saw

Rsl>>>>>harp

$3 ****ing ciders

Harp was terrible

Memories of the game are sketchy.

Recall BK pulling off a great save at the end.
Madaschi missing a free header from 4 yards where either side we score. Did we have another shot
Madaschi pulling off a great tackle.

Giving the big ones to Dimitrevic

Other than that we appeared as per usual abysmally boring


People really should get smashed before watching the Jets play. It is so much more tolerable :rof:

Don't know if I really need to watch the game again sober. Struggle to see what good would come out of it.

All I need to know is we are undefeated in 2015 and this run will at least go 24 days straight

**** yeah

[lquiquer]

All I need to know is we are undefeated in 2015 and this run will at least go 24 days straight

**** yeah and haven't conceded a goal this year yet! And won't for another 24 days straight.... :yay: