I'd love for you to spend a day in the life of a neutral and read through your own posts :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by My2BobsWorth
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I'd love for you to spend a day in the life of a neutral and read through your own posts :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by My2BobsWorth
It's like a spark for the anal retentive to fire up
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Originally Posted by Grimario
I think it was more to do with Zelic being inclusive of all 10 clubs and their support. Unbiased to a fault
Not sure where to put this.
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_...cleID=27649163
Malaysian U23 to play in the QNPL.
Precisely right. Rebecca Wilson may be a ****ing cow but she is bang on the money about the Wanderers. Other issue is she is a ****ing troll and dumb ****s fall for her shit time and time again. She don't like our sport and loves bagging it. **** her she is missing out whilst she adores a bunch of rapists/beastialty practitioners/woman bashers/druggos and just general **** wits play her favoured gameQuote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Shitful event facing further delaysQuote:
Football Federation Australia's attempts to launch the FFA Cup are being hampered by delays from the state federations in confirming their own qualification paths.
The governing body was hoping to launch the tournament last month but has been forced to wait as the states and territories determine the dates and pre-tournaments they will use as a qualification base for the event proper.
Fairfax Media understands each state and territory needs to supply their qualifying teams by the end of June, with a start to the 32-team tournament proposed for July, at some point after the World Cup final.
The expected format comprises nine Australian A-League teams (leaving out Wellington Phoenix), eight NSW teams, four Victorian teams, four Queensland teams, two Western Australian teams, two northern NSW teams, one South Australian team, a Tasmanian team and a team from the ACT.
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The rationale for the allotment has been based on participation numbers, which explains the strong presence from northern NSW, where participation numbers greatly exceed the national average. The finalists of the 2014 Northern NSW State Cup, to be held in Coffs Harbour, will gain entry into the FFA Cup.
The resources of state associations are already being consumed in adjusting to the FFA-mandated National Premier Leagues model, which will be rolled out nationwide this year after Victorian clubs accepted a compromise model last month.
However, it will not be the state leagues that determine qualification for the FFA Cup, with the knockout tournaments in each state and territory the key to a place on the national stage.
The teams coming from NSW will have to qualify via the Waratah Cup, while Victoria's State Knockout Cup will provide their entrants.
The timing of South Australia's Federation Cup has been moved from August to May and Tasmania's event will end in June, as is expected to happen in Western Australia.
Football Queensland – which has no knockout cup – have invented a knockout qualification tournament from scratch, one which will encompass the zones of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and North Queensland.
The knockout format means teams from the bottom of the football pyramid can hope to take their place against the relative giants from the A-League in the final tournament.
One of the hold-ups is coming from the Australian Capital Territory, where Tuggeranong United believed they had qualified for the event after winning the Federation Cup.
However, as the tournament was not originally sanctioned as the qualifier for the main tournament, Capital Football has decided on another qualification tournament, one held in March and April, before the ACT Premier League kicks off. Tuggeranong – who boasted Socceroos star Tom Rogic on their books just over two years ago – have filed an appeal to Capital Football, claiming they should be the territory's representative.
It is understood that the Federation Cup will serve as the FFA Cup qualifier from 2015 onwards.
The FFA is hoping to finalise the arrangements with all the states and territories in the coming month before making a full launch. They are also in the process of finalising a major sponsor and broadcast agreements.
The final of the tournament from 2016 onwards will be on Australia Day but has been brought forward for the inaugural season to December 2014 to avoid clashing with the Asian Cup.
The first of the two Asian Cup semi-finals at ANZ Stadium has already been scheduled for that day.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/d...#ixzz2qQF3hpw5
Another value for money signing by Smurfs FCQuote:
BRETT Emerton has decided to pull the curtain down on one of Australian football's most distinguished careers.
Sydney FC's marquee, troubled by worsening back problems all season, has told the club he intends to retire, it's believed with immediate effect.
Emerton earned the last of his 94 caps for Australia in December 2012 at the East Asian Cup, but has abandoned hopes of completing a century of appearances.
The move is likely to open the way for Sydney to make a concerted effort to land Tom Rogic as their Australian marquee, although Melbourne Victory are believed to be in pole position to land Rogic's signature.
For Emerton, it completes a remarkable career that saw him play at two World Cups and score 20 times for his country, including several vital goals in World Cup qualifiers.
But he has struggled for form and influence in games, thanks in part to Sydney's own struggles on the pitch, and cut a dejected figure when he was substituted during Saturday's derby.
The epilogue of his career in no way reflected the preceding 18 years, after he starred at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and earned a move to Dutch side Feyenoord.
Playing alongside Shinji Ono and Robin van Persie, Emerton was a central figure in Feyenoord's run to the 2002 UEFA Cup final, though he missed the final through suspension.
In demand from various English clubs, Emerton elected to join Blackburn Rovers in July 2003, eventually making almost 250 appearances for the Premier League side.
Does everyone remember it when I called it way back that he would turn out to be the shittest marquee?
I believe I compared him to Sterjovski at the time, but I think Sterjovski has actually done better if anything.
Yep. Think you said would be a flop because he had average technical ability and his game was based on being an amazing athlete first and foremost.Quote:
Originally Posted by militiamon
So emerton was the proto-Hoffman?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Oh gee, I didn't actually expect anyway to remember. Grim :wub:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Caught the last few seconds of a segment on NBN news tonight, seemed like GVE was talking about James Brown getting booed? Anyone see it/care to elaborate? It isn't on their website that I can find
thatQuote:
Originally Posted by My2BobsWorth
gve said it was a bit rough. I thought he enjoyed having the boos deflected for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.J.
Gary gives Brown the hook about ten seconds after he misses a shot at goal and then has the audacity to criticise the crowd for booing Brown.
Poor form all round really.
FFS, Virgilli was about to come on anyway. Would you have liked GvE to wait 10 minutes, potentially costing us the game, just so 'ittle James' feelings weren't hurt? He's a professional football FFS.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Thomas477
Fair enough if Virgilli was already set to come on. I wasn't at the game anyway. As soon as I saw Brown and Bridges were listed to play I decided to stay at home.
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GIVE James Brown a break.
That was the message yesterday from Jets coach Gary van Egmond as he pondered using Brown to replace the departed Nathan Burns in tomorrow night’s clash with Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.
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Burns returned to Korean club Incheon United last weekend after his loan deal with Newcastle expired, leaving the Jets short of attacking options in the absence of Australian under-22 representatives Adam Taggart, Josh Brillante and Andrew Hoole, and with new signing Joel Griffiths unlikely to be available for at least a week.
Van Egmond admitted Brown had struggled to put his best foot forward since joining Newcastle from the now-defunct Gold Coast at the start of last season.
Injuries have hindered the attacking midfielder, but his coach said confidence was also an issue and the reception Brown received from Newcastle fans during last week’s 1-all draw with Melbourne Victory did not help his cause.
It was the 23-year-old’s third appearance in the starting line-up this season and he was the first player replaced, in the 51st minute.
‘‘I think what we’ve got to try and do is support him,’’ van Egmond said yesterday.
‘‘It’s a tough one, especially at home, where he doesn’t feel he has real support. You’ve got to demand that, I suppose, with your performances. But he’s a confidence kid ... you don’t want to hear the home crowd booing, or clapping when a player gets taken off.
‘‘That doesn’t derive any support for the kid. I was pretty disappointed with that, to be honest.’’
Van Egmond said Brown, who is yet to score a goal in his 27 games for Newcastle, had ‘‘been through the mill’’ with injuries, which had prevented him from showing his true colours.
Off contract at the end of the season, Brown would appear to be vying with James Virgili and Joey Gibbs, who has been training with a bandaged head this week concealing a 10-stitch gash he suffered in youth league on Sunday, for a starting berth tomorrow.
Van Egmond said skipper Ruben Zadkovich, playing further forward than usual, and 18-year-old Mitchell Oxborrow were the other options.
Veteran Michael Bridges is again likely to be used as a second-half substitute.
‘‘As an impact player, I think he [Bridges] does a real good job,’’ van Egmond said.
‘‘When he comes on he gives us a little bit of something different.’’
The Jets have started searching for a replacement for Burns.
Van Egmond said it was unclear if the former Socceroo would be able to negotiate a release from Incheon and he may need ‘‘clean-up ’’ surgery to his knee anyway.
‘‘There’s a couple of boys overseas who we’ve had a look at,’’ he said.
‘‘Locally, there’s not much opportunity. Obviously with the salary cap and what have you, there’s not too much room for movement there. But there are a couple of players overseas which we’re investigating.’’
Griffiths, who linked with the Jets on Monday, has yet to start training with his new teammates and has been working intensively on his conditioning.
The 34-year-old might be available for the derby clash with Central Coast in Gosford on Saturday week.
‘‘He hasn’t done a great deal from the end of November ... he’s a pretty naturally fit bloke, but this week is too much of a rush,’’ van Egmond said.
‘‘The last thing we want is an injury. We won’t be risking him this week.’’
Complete and Utter lies and Bullshit from GVE.
Bridges offers nothing and is loved by some just for being utter shit
I do agree that he gives us a little bit of something different.
Whether that something different is useful to us or not..
AgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4
We don't have someone who can always take too many touches and then gift the ball to the opposition
So GVE dishes out a generic response, as you would expect from any manager. And he gets lambasted for it?
What would you like him to say? "Yeh, Bridges is old as shit and I really wish he would fall on his sword, free up some cap room"
Honestly, I can't see GVE being 1st Team Manager beyond this season, but at least he isn't undermining his players this time around.
How dare you bring up a really good and valid point defending GVE!!!! Someone ban this guy!Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
I'm not a Browny fan but the shit he copped from the loudmouth fat cvnts at the rear of bay 57,58,59 was absolutely fukn terrible. These dickheads think they're funny too, but nobody else does.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.J.
I sit in the middle section of bay 58 and I didn't hear anything getting yelled at brown?? Things were being said about him but not yelled at him.Quote:
Originally Posted by My2BobsWorth
Not disclaiming what you're saying, it's just I didn't hear anything. Thought I wasn't listening for it either.
I thought the biggest issue was the sarcastic cheering when he got subbed. Not the occasional remark every time Brown ****ed up.
There were remarks being made but not yelled out so half the stand could hear
Play shit, get booed. It's f*cking football. They both need to stop being such softcocks...same applies to everyone on here agreeing with GVE on the topic. Grow a set ffs.
I'd rather be getting booed as a professional footballer than getting praise in my current job.
Brown and GVE need to stop making excuses and focus on sorting their shit out. Stop defending poor performance with ridiculous excuses and start playing well and winning football matches. Then we'll cheer.
You c*nts.
Sanchez on the money again.
Am darn tootin sure blokes love getting cheered when they score a goal.
Gotta cop it if you cock up.
Maybe we should all be quiet for 90 mins as to not inflate/deflate anyone's ego.
FFS why not give them all merit cards after each game "GOOD GAME SOLIDER PAY NO MIND TO THE 8-0 SCORELINE"
Gve does espouse the virtues of ssgames.
It's like when they took out the diving feature after Fifa 98. Just bury the ugly truths of the game and pretend its all rainbows and tit-flavoured sherbert.
great postQuote:
Originally Posted by sanchez
How ****ing good is tit flavoured sherbert??!Quote:
Originally Posted by sanchez
Out: GVE
In: Sanchez
From Jerks insider
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Thomas Moore asks via email: Are we in talks to keep the likes of Goodwin, Heskey, and Jaliens beyond this season?
Robbie Middleby (RM): We’ve already managed to re-sign the bulk of our squad from this season and we’re very pleased about that.
We’re continuing discussions with all of our remaining off-contract players about their futures and our focus is to do what is best for the Club and our Members and supporters.
@Stephen76 asks via Twitter: Any word on Nathan Burns? Is he coming back?
RM: We’ve had a lot of discussions with Nathan and his management and we’ve put a very good offer forward to keep him short-term and long-term at the Club.
Now it’s up to his Korean Club Incheon United to decide where they stand in regards to Nathan and if they want to keep him in Korea for the upcoming K-League season.
@soccer_joel asks via Twitter: What is the situation regarding the coach for next season?
RM: We still have half of the current season left to go and Gary is under contract for the remainder of that period.
We’ll continue to assess what the best thing is for the Club is going forward, but it’s an important decision and not one we’re going to be rushed into.
@BIG_BIG_SHOW asks via Twitter: Is there a minimum nominal figure the Jets will look for when negotiating with overseas clubs for transfer fees?
RM: We assess each player transfer on a case-by-case basis and there are a number of factors to consider.
You need to look at things like who the player is, what Club is looking to buy them, what country the Club is from and how long the player has left on their contract just to name a few.
You have to take all those things into consideration before you make a decision on how much a transfer fee should be worth.
@mkyrwood asks via Twitter: Why do the Jets persist with GVE, and why does he persist with out-of-form players, while Heskey and Bridges are benched?
RM: As I said earlier, Gary is our current coach and has a contract until the end of the season and we’ll continue to assess the coaching situation during this time.
Emile has had a few injury problems, which has limited his impact this season, but he is back to full fitness now and was able to start last weekend’s game. Hopefully we’ll get to see his quality on display during the second half of the season.
We also expect Bridgey to play his part over the coming weeks, especially while we have a few players away on international duty.
Bridgey has made a good impact when he has come on late in games and he’s a great weapon to have on bench because he can create something out of nothing.
Ryan Clark asks via email: How would you evaluate the performance of the team at the halfway point of the season?
RM: I’d say we’ve been inconsistent. I think we’ve had some really, really good wins and have played some good football in patches.
At other times, we’ve been disappointing in games that we’ve been expected to win. We seem to do well against the better teams, and not so well against the teams we’re expected to beat.
If we were able to get that consistency, we’d be a top three or top four team, which is what we expect from this Club and that’s the focus for the rest of the season.
Frank Davies asks via email: What’s your opinion on four of our key players being taken away at a key point in the season to represent Australia at the AFC U-22 Tournament?
RM: It’s always an honour to have players from your Club chosen to represent their country, but the scheduling is obviously not ideal.
To lose players for a tournament that is not a qualifying tournament for the World Cup or the Olympics is very disappointing, but there’s not a lot we could do about it once they were selected.
With the way the Club Participation Agreement was set-up when the A-League started, Clubs have no say when it comes to letting their players go to tournaments like this.
It’s something that I’ve spoken to other Clubs about and it needs to be addressed with the FFA.
@soccer_joel asks via Twitter: How likely will we extend Joel Griffiths' contract?
RM: We had discussions with Joel about that when he first signed with the Club and we’ve got a good understanding of where things lie in the short term and long term.
At the moment, we’re just looking forward to getting Joel back on the pitch and watching him play for the Jets once again.
Nathan Brown asks via email: The youth team seems to be doing quite well this season. How encouraging is that for the Club?
RM: Like last season, the youth team has been doing very well and that’s something that we pride ourselves on.
We’d like to keep promoting the junior talent in our region and it’s something we’ll continue to put a lot of a focus and resources into over the coming years.
There’s a number of local young players who have impressed this season, such as Michael Kantarovski, Nick Cowburn and Kale Bradbury just to name a few, and they’ve all had the opportunity to train with the first team as well.
Our mantra and philosophy is to have a couple of players each season graduate from our youth team into our first team and with our Emerging Jets program in place, hopefully we’ve laid the foundation for that.
Great work from Middleby doing his research and reading the foz. Throws in a bit of Kale love in the hope of avoiding a spray from the Member.
"We had discussions with Joel about that when he first signed with the Club and we’ve got a good understanding of where things lie in the short term and long term."
Why does he even bother with these Q & A's… those sorts of answers just make me want to poke my eyes out. FFS ANSWER THE ****ING QUESTION PROPERLY OR JUST SAY 'I DON'T KNOW'
"Bridgey has made a good impact when he has come on late in games and he’s a great weapon to have on bench because he can create something out of nothing."
what an idiot
lol joel 31 cockin' the hamma
what??Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Forgetting the fact that GVE yanked Brown off straight after his error.
GVE is giving Brown another chance and he wants us all to go easy on him. So anyone in Melbourne, please remember, no booing or boourns etc.
GVE OUT.