Daily Australian News Thread 2014

[hausmann]

I see a professional footballer that has played more A-league games than the combined total of everyone else in this thread.

You simply don't get as much game time as he has unless you are of an acceptable level.

Unfortunately, there is probably more hate for Jets players on this forum than there would be on the Mariners forum.

It must be difficult for players to have to endure this sort of shit from there own fans - especially during games.

Well it's good motivation to improve isn't it. Maybe working twice as hard on the skills you need is the answer.

Remember the shit that got pilled on Scott Neville. At the beginning of last year he came out on fire. People changed their tune pretty quickly. Neville said he worked really hard to start the season well. He deserves recognition for that.

So what does this tell us? That people shouldn't criticise? Or that they are just pointing out obvious flaws that need to be fixed in some way?

The Jets crowd is pretty football savvy. It's a two edged sword.

[pv4]

WRT Gallaway:

He's defensively solid. I don't see him being slow like Joel said - he's actually quite athletic, I'd guess one of our fitter players. I also have a fair amount of faith in his ability to win defensive headers and generally defending.

His downfalls are his positioning and his ability on the ball and just generally going forward.

He's a great backup to have IMO, but when he starts I cringe.

[Bon]

WRT Gallaway:

He's defensively solid. I don't see him being slow like Joel said - he's actually quite athletic, I'd guess one of our fitter players. I also have a fair amount of faith in his ability to win defensive headers and generally defending.

His downfalls are his positioning and his ability on the ball and just generally going forward.

He's a great backup to have IMO, but when he starts I cringe.

Yeah, this sums up my views on him too..
Particularly the positioning. Way too many times have I been screaming at the TV or frothing on the hill when I see a replay of the opposition scoring and Gallaway nowhere near his man..

[lil_masi]

Yeah, this sums up my views on him too..
Particularly the positioning. Way too many times have I been screaming at the TV or frothing on the hill when I see a replay of the opposition scoring and Gallaway nowhere near his man..

Isnt that one of the keys for a defender, positioning?

[Bon]

Isnt that one of the keys for a defender, positioning?

Hahahah definitely..

I was agreeing with what pv4 was saying though, that I see him as a handy backup.

[WolfMan]

The Jets crowd is pretty football savvy. It's a two edged sword.

Me agree for the most part. Just look at how Birraz went from the messiah to a very naughty boy in the eyes of many. We don't let status and ceremony affect our summation of form and performance - with the glaring exception of the ridiculous vitriol RE: BK

[parksey]

I'd love to see the stats of which side leaked the most goals last year. I reckon it would be the right side by a mile. I think the main problem for Gallaway is that he plays football at a time when the internet is full of angry people with nothing better to do. He isn't anywhere near the worst defender in the A league.
I love when someone posts that he is slow and then the next bloke says that his only redeeming factor is his speed. He is a better defender than the other young players on our team, unfortunately he doesn't offer much in assists because his crosses aren't on target and he lacks the ability to beat a player one-on-one.. He has plenty of stamina, enough speed, can stand a player up when needed and with a solid back four and defensive mid will be more than good enough to fill a spot that i don't think Carney or Goodwin will be able to fill. Neither track back and aren't great one-on-one defenders.


Preparing for the angerz!

everyone on here needs (at least) one whipping boy. gallaway had an embarrassing debut 4 years ago and people can't let it go.

sure he's not going to propel us to higher heights but he's been far from our worse player and is a very handy guy to have in the squad.

[pv4]

everyone on here needs (at least) one whipping boy.

Who is your whipping boy, parksey?

[q-money]

yo haussman is this the same jets crowd that wildly cheered michael bridges every time he got on the field?

[Bon]

Who is your whipping boy, parksey?

Usually au_revoir at the Tenzo..

[BodyNovo]

Who is your whipping boy, parksey?

david warner

[Blackmac79]

I hate Joel.

























chianese

[The Dunster]

Well it's good motivation to improve isn't it. Maybe working twice as hard on the skills you need is the answer.

Remember the shit that got pilled on Scott Neville. At the beginning of last year he came out on fire. People changed their tune pretty quickly. Neville said he worked really hard to start the season well. He deserves recognition for that.

So what does this tell us? That people shouldn't criticise? Or that they are just pointing out obvious flaws that need to be fixed in some way?

The Jets crowd is pretty football savvy. It's a two edged sword.

So basically sack the coaching staff and fill the stadiums with people that have never played any sport professionally randomly yelling abuse at players.

It's working a treat for Sydney FC no doubt.

[parksey]

Who is your whipping boy, parksey?

ljubo

[hausmann]

yo haussman is this the same jets crowd that wildly cheered michael bridges every time he got on the field?

Before writing them off, its interesting to think about why they were cheering.

I believe its because he showed some of the qualities that you want in a player - desire to succeed, willing to be creative in the front third, good spokesperson for the club. Sure, he failed to deliver the goods except for the final shot in his career but I think they were happy that he tried to show those attributes when the rest of the team was playing some pretty ordinary football. It's all relative, would they have cheered for him as much if the rest of the team were on fire? Probably not. It was out of hope more than anything.

Just because the fans in the crowd want to see these attributes on the field doesn't make them stupid. In fact, it might actually give the coaches an indication of what type of football people like to watch.

[Bon]

Before writing them off, its interesting to think about why they were cheering.

I believe its because he showed some of the qualities that you want in a player - desire to succeed, willing to be creative in the front third, good spokesperson for the club. Sure, he failed to deliver the goods except for the final shot in his career but I think they were happy that he tried to show those attributes when the rest of the team was playing some pretty ordinary football. It's all relative, would they have cheered for him as much if the rest of the team were on fire? Probably not. It was out of hope more than anything.

Just because the fans in the crowd want to see these attributes on the field doesn't make them stupid. In fact, it might actually give the coaches an indication of what type of football people like to watch.

I'm sorry hausmann, but there is too much commen sense in this..
Please desist from any more..

[scarfy96]

Great post hausmann

[hausmann]

So basically sack the coaching staff and fill the stadiums with people that have never played any sport professionally randomly yelling abuse at players.

It's working a treat for Sydney FC no doubt.

No, not yelling abuse directly at players, more the common groan when he loses possession or general opinion that he is not up to it.

It's called common sense. The opinions of ordinary people aren't necessarily wrong, that's why they construct juries with 12 ordinary people in matters that are as serious as life and death. And yes, a team has to be guided by a professional coach, but ordinary people can give voice when they think the professional coach is making the wrong decisions. It would be highly arrogant to ignore such data or to suggest that the crowd is misguided just because they have never played professional sports. Some of these people have been watching professional sport for most of their lives and may have picked up a thing or two.

"Listen to the fans and you'll be sitting with them in the stands" is one of the more arrogant things a coach could say.

[Jeterpool]

Before writing them off, its interesting to think about why they were cheering.

I believe its because he showed some of the qualities that you want in a player - desire to succeed, willing to be creative in the front third, good spokesperson for the club. Sure, he failed to deliver the goods except for the final shot in his career but I think they were happy that he tried to show those attributes when the rest of the team was playing some pretty ordinary football. It's all relative, would they have cheered for him as much if the rest of the team were on fire? Probably not. It was out of hope more than anything.

Just because the fans in the crowd want to see these attributes on the field doesn't make them stupid. In fact, it might actually give the coaches an indication of what type of football people like to watch.

I'm sorry hausmann, but there is too much commen sense in this..
Please desist from any more..

Agree - such a post has not place on this forum

[The Postman]

So that fringe Socceroos CM playing overseas at the moment that could be on his way to the Jets - Erik Paartalu.

As per the great Barry Toohey in today's Tele.