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5 people away 5 people at a wedding and some injuriesQuote:
Originally Posted by Drunken ranger
Anyone keen to make some predictions? Final four? Who will play who?
With your team flyin high could be you guys minor premiers and Stocko to sneak into 4th to play 1st semi :)Quote:
Originally Posted by thephenom
With Muswellbrook finishing 1st and Stockton 4th who is missing out? Terrace, Bero or Olympic?
Will come down to the final round to sort out top 4 in this comp, some great match ups with Bero vs Stocko and Hamilton vs Muswellbrook. Can't see Bero missing out. We need to pull our socks up or we could find ourselves missing out but leaning towards Hamilton being the unlucky ones
Stocko v terrace result on SP is wrong if anyone wants to fix it up.
Also I think terrace might fall back a bit. Only because they have some tough games ahead. Losing Lez hurts as well as the other fella from a shoulder reco from what I heard on the weekend? He pretty much runs the front third. They have some points on the board though so it's up to everyone else to keep bagging 3 points.
Our last three games are mereweather, charlestown and medowie, Id like to think we have done enough to finish in the 4.Pressure will b on the teams around us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
We havnt missed lez at all , we lost 1 game with him and lost 2 without him and scored somethen like 25 goals since he left.
We always knew this was a tough run playing muss, stockton, bero and hamilton in a row mid season.
Next two games against bero and hamo. Hence why I said tough games. Also was only saying from what I've played against. You guys always seemed dangerous coming forward. Then based on the weekend I think u missed a clinical striker and now taking your best playmaker out it may be tough. I know u guys were missing some players however. And true it's always better to have the points on the board. Going to be a really tough finish for everyone. Personally I'd hope we have a top 4 position wrapped up by the last round as everyone finds it tough heading up to bero for a win. Time will tell thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Ranger-86
if mussy miss the 4, the semis will be made up by 4 completely different teams to last year. that cant happen too often.
Surely that has a lot to do with 2 of last years top 4 are no longer in the competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZONE LEAGUE ALL STAR
Good luck to Steve from the Terrace and his recovery from a shoulder reco.
#riseforKrause
Yes too trueQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dreaded Keeper
#RISEFORKRAUSE
#RiseForKrause
Sad news. Like I said on here earlier in the season, he's a great guy and has a great family. And a killer player too.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dreaded Keeper
#riseforkrause
question for the bero boys.. I know plenty of things can change, but if you guys were to win the minor premiership would you take promotion into ZL1 straight away?
Long long way to go yet Wilso. But if we earn it, it'd be something for myself and Nealey to discuss, I'd love to. You guys would be in the same boat?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
Yeh like u guys say it'd be discussions at the end of the year i guess. I know a heap of clubs struggle when it comes to fielding a 3rd grade side. We have a few very keen boys who still play NBN but just wanted us to climb the ladder a little and are real keen for next year. Also we run a fri night all age team as our sort of "3rd grade" side. Plus we have a few extra numbers in our ressies this year too. It would be tough to turn down knowing you have to risk another year in ZL2 not knowing if youll get the chance again I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by namwob99
You ask bero players at the start of the year they were going zl1 no dramas shraight up no questions asked had players readyQuote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
Lol yeah? Straight up from 3s? All I know is the thought had never crossed my mind with myself being 1 of the 3 that would've made that decision. Can't speak for the other 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drunken ranger
We introduced a Friday night team this year with the thought process being that just in case we need it for next year it'd be easier to fill a 3rd side, but there'd be some holes to fill. And also that I'd be able to play Fridays and kick people.
It'd be interesting to see what your view on the promotion side of things go. You get first, you guys going up?
Yeah I heard that off 2 of your boys then a 3rd reaffirmed a few points without going into it as much and personally I hope if we win that we do but I saying that we always struggle for numbers as proven last year but new coach this year new players at the club so anything is possible but we are trailing you guys ATM and have all the work to catch up and I think if we don't get out of this rut will struggle to make the 4Quote:
Originally Posted by namwob99
Lol we've got a squad full of dreamers. No chance we were ready to go straight up. No chance we were going up. Now though, maybe. As I said earlier we'd need a few more players to commit. We'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drunken ranger
You guys have a thousand all age sides surely numbers aren't the problem.
This is a huge point you've brought up Wilso. The ZL2 comp (and all the ZL comps for that matter) are pretty evenly contested and I don't think there's a whole lot between each team. Last year I thought Olympic had by far the best squad and didn't make the finals. This year you've got two teams from ZL3 come up and are discussing potential promotion. And while 2 of the top 4 from last year got promoted, it still is crazy that potentially there will be 4 brand new teams in the semis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
IMO what you need in ZL2 is a good run of injury-free period, and a bit of help from the refs at times (because let's face it, the refs have been the deciding factor in many games), and you've got the comp wrapped up. But I would take every possible opportunity to claim promotion when I could (if I could, numbers-wise) because there's no guarentee your players will stick around or the injury and ref situtation will be the same for you the year after.
You look at ZL2 last year and every single club I talked to apart from Jesmond, said Jesmond were getting results way better than the football they played deserved. They ground teams out, and convinced no one, but still somehow managed to get top 2. And as I said before, you had Olympic who were the standout for me and they didn't even make the finals. It's a weird comp.
I've seen Barnsley and Terrace win ZL2 and then be a powerhouse in ZL1. Jesmond are going pretty good in ZL1 atm. I don't really see the step-up in quality to be that big (if you can retain and/or improve your squad a bit), it's just a matter of being that "lucky" club to get promoted.
If you have the numbers and similar or better squad quality, and are offered promotion, I genuinely think you're crazy not to take promotion.
Finally. We have some quality conversation in this thread lol. I agree. I think you would take promotion no question
It's hard enough managing 30 lunatics from 'stoko'. I dunno if I could handle another 15! But then again I guess 'stoko are da bomb'
But yeah mad not to take it. Say yes. Gather numbers later. Not that we struggle. But even if you don't get them just pull out days before the comp starts like everyone else seemed to do at the start of this season.
Having said that I don't think we will be talking promotion over here on the peninsula this season. Scrape into the four would be a great effort for us! Very happy so far considering the aim was non relegation this season and winning a game!
Keeping players is always going to be the issue when it comes to Mussy going up to ZL1. By the time State Cup cup rolled around this year we only had 4 First Graders left from our Grand Final side last year. And this wasn't from people leaving for other clubs. There are only a handful that can commit to more than a single year playing here due to shift work and working visas.
If we had kept all the players that left last season and still picked up the quality that we have this year, I believe we would have been a decent chance had we taken the promotion but as it stands now the gap between our Ressies and Firsts is just too large and we just wouldn't have had the depth there to compete.
Our geographical local leaves us at a disadvantage also. When Macquarie teams get promotion they rarely have difficulty fielding a class team as there are plenty of players willing join from other clubs just for the opportunity to play a higher division (See Jesmond). We are not so lucky. If we lose players, we have to rely on our youth coming through. This has at times been a disaster which has seen us fall down into ZL3 but other times it has paid off as it may do this year.
So to the untrained eye, it may appear that Mussy just enjoy hovering in ZL2 but realistically we do push and make the serious considerations to play ZL1 football. It's just a pain in the arse when the team has to be rebuilt year after year.
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Originally Posted by pv4
Yep, as you know I keep a close watch on you Mussy boys and honestly I applauded you guys for rejecting promotion, solely because of the huge player&committee turnover you had. ZL1 could have proved to be a gigantic struggle for you guys this season.
I also had my doubts due to the player turnover how Westlakes would go when they jumped at the offer of promotion. But from all reports in the ZL1 thread, they're doing the club proud with fighting till the death of every game. But maybe they're not getting the results they should - I don't know, I've watched barely any of their games this season.
Like I said though, any team with similar or improved squads would be crazy to reject it IMO.
Rd14
Bero v Terrace - up the Rangers
Stocko v Uni - da bomb
Mere wether v Medowie - mere wether to open their acct
Muswellbrook v Plattsy - Eagles at home to be tooooo good
Hamilton v Charlestown - Charlie in a close one
Olympic v Charlestown
Res 2-2
1st 0-1
Stocko v uni
Res 1 - 3
1sts 2 - 0
Bero v tez
Res 2-2
1sts terrace 1-0 played the last 20 ish with 10 men
Match reportQuote:
Originally Posted by Swanky
Match reportsQuote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
Firsts had a heap of chances. Should have had plenty more but couldn't finish. Our keeper had a pretty quiet game. Uni played well in possession but didn't do much in the final third. Took us a half of football to wake up.
Merewether vs Medowie
Res 1-3
1sts 5-3. Merewether went down 2-0 early but came back. Medowie ended the game with 8 players after 3 reds and merewether had one. Good to get a win on old boys day. Plenty of blokes backed up for Medowie from the reserves game.
3 reds what were they for haha
Bero v terrace
1sts 0-1 top of the table clash
Res 2-2
2 good games play with heart and determination in 1sts terrace scored early (didn't see what happen) and after that the game was arm wrest with both teams going end to end in the second half terrace had a player sent off with 25 to go and then defended the rest of the game pretty much boys dug and worked hard for each other terrace keeper made a good one on one save and had to earn he's shower after going down to 10 men
Ressies another good game with terrace taking the lead twice but bero showed there fighting spirit and pegged it back both times terrace first was a penalty early in the game bero equalised with 10 to go in 1st half second half terrace took the lead again and were fighting to the end to hold on a bad defensive mistake let bero striker cross the ball for the 2nd goal after that the game went end to end in search of a winner for both sides
Good games and terrace showed the fighting spirit and took away points
Eagles vs Plattsy at The Nest
Reserve Grade
Eagles 1
Plattsy 1
First Grade
Eagles 4
Plattsy 3
#screamingeagles#thenest#fortressQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dreaded Keeper
Match report please dreadQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dreaded Keeper