17/18 HAL Round 25 | Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City | Sun 1st Apr 2018 5:00pm

[StannyCFCJET]

Cowburn has been put in the starting 11, presumably in the midfield. Big game for him, if he impresses he could earn a spot going into the finals

If Kanta does well at CB agreed

[Hunter403]

Hope Ivan is feeling fit. That Arzani kid is a shed load faster

[Retro Jet]

Far side linesman:
I didn't think they let Hobbits do ref's tickets....

[Hunter403]

Jeez we are living dangerously. That diving bastard Arzani is a real handful

[Hunter403]

Sitting behind Joyce. Everytime Arzani gets it he's yelling "get at him". No prizes for guessing where they think we are weak

[Couscous]

Cheryl Salisbury is so bogan. So Newy.

[Hunter403]

For those at home, did Ivan get him or was it, like most at the ground believe, a dive?

[Hunter403]

Also, is Vargas playing?

[hawk]

The general negativity has me surprised. We've played some poor football for a few weeks after we've played a game against Sydney so this run comes, to me, as no surprise.
We've played 4 if the last 5 in the road as well so getting the player back home with a 9 day break could because is ordered.
I'm also not prepared to write Jackson off after one poor game. It's unfair to blame it all on him when the midfield was so poor in the last match.

In terms of shots conceded, last week wasn't the worst in the last few weeks. Adelaide were certain more accurate than other teams but we've been allowing plenty of chances and that's down to our attacking style of play.

It surprised me people are seemingly ready to.write off our season.

Delusional pandering gets you nowhere. We're playing sh1t.

Plus wtf is the shitcvnt ref? 5000 word intro is a waste without the real info

[The Dunster]

The team hasnt worked since Roy, Pato and Ronnie returned. Blokes that were doing a great job were dropped to fit these guys in - but it does not seem to be working. The confidence looks shot and the potent attack looks to be a fading memory.

Our only hope of playing in the ACL now is SFC winning the grand final.

[The Dunster]

Cowburn has been put in the starting 11, presumably in the midfield. Big game for him, if he impresses he could earn a spot going into the finals

If Cowburn is good enough for a starting role they should fold the club.

He's a squad player at best in any top 4 a-league team.

[Roundball Enthusiast]

We've looked shit across the park the last two weeks. Nothing makes me think anything different will happen this week. Maybe slightly better upfront with Roy.

Thinking a loss by 3-4 goals. Our defense is just too shit without Boogs.

I'll just leave this here, with my revised score prediction.

[Hunter403]

The team hasnt worked since Roy, Pato and Ronnie returned. Blokes that were doing a great job were dropped to fit these guys in - but it does not seem to be working. The confidence looks shot and the potent attack looks to be a fading memory.

Our only hope of playing in the ACL now is SFC winning the grand final.

We haven't been the same since Nabbout left. His loss is huge.

[The Dunster]

We haven't been the same since Nabbout left. His loss is huge.

Agreed.

[MonkeyKplunk]

Is it seeming more and more like we've just swapped Hoole for someone just like him in McGree?

Constant through balls for himself rather than the safer options around him and every time he has the ball and moves forward he turns it over almost instantly.

[Retro Jet]

Musk-kh**t warming up.
Nothing to play for.
Get the winners back Ernie...

[Grimario]

People's chump has been pretty bad tonight.


We'll be one and done in finals playing like this

[The Dunster]

City aren't anything special we are simply not showing up for the contest.

Anyone still doubting Boogs value to the team?

[Hunter403]

No Boogs and we're a basket case at the back. Vargas just not in the game and with him invisible, so is Rot

[The Dunster]

Refs not helping us much as far as pushing in the back and shirt pulling shit city are doing.