Deserved win for dominant Heart.
Two questions.
Where has this form been - particularly Worm.
How did Muscat stay on the pitch. Only one yellow for him - fits, elbows, in box hand balls - ignored.
Heart were down to 10 with a two card red, then 9 when Worm got cramp.
Great goal from Aloisi.
Heart did everything in first half but Muscat/Kruse pulled one back for 1-1 at half time.
Great entertainment, 26,000 crowd - should have been 40,000.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
It seems a shame...
The Brisbane Roar can't get media coverage in their home town. Well there is a bit - maybe a small story every second day, but nothing like the focus on Gold Coast United. Just why is not clear.
Sunday, October 03, 2010
Perth 1 v Brisbane 2 - Mitch emerges - Man of Match with 30 Minute performance that turned the game
The headlines are 'Roar edge Glory late' but in the second half Perth hardly saw the ball. The official stat says the Roar had 54%, in the second half they may have had 80%. So much for must win for Perth. Brisbane should have had another 6, or at least 6. They actually scored 3 legal goals, but poor assistant referring robbed Mitch Nichols of a fair goal, and for some reason he was given a yellow card too. The replay showed he was onside by about two meters.
For a match in which Perth's strategy was 'kick it long' or 'kick them' - the card count is all wrong (Perth 18 fouls to Brisbane 10). Ref Ben Williams only gave out 3 cards - the 2 to Brisbane were clearly wrong - the goal to Mitch and for a 'dive' to Paartalu and yet the replay showed he was fouled.
If 2 weeks ago Brisbane were too predictably short passing, here Perth's myopic 'biff' strategy was found out. So much talent - just wasted. Including the speedy, youth team contractor, Ryan Pearson. Fowler couldn't get near the ball.
Crowd - 9,700.
For a match in which Perth's strategy was 'kick it long' or 'kick them' - the card count is all wrong (Perth 18 fouls to Brisbane 10). Ref Ben Williams only gave out 3 cards - the 2 to Brisbane were clearly wrong - the goal to Mitch and for a 'dive' to Paartalu and yet the replay showed he was fouled.
If 2 weeks ago Brisbane were too predictably short passing, here Perth's myopic 'biff' strategy was found out. So much talent - just wasted. Including the speedy, youth team contractor, Ryan Pearson. Fowler couldn't get near the ball.
Crowd - 9,700.
CCM 3 v NQ Fury 2 - pity about the ref
This year the standard of play has reached a new hight. And a whole series of new refs have been used by FFA. Some, including the guy for this match, making comical errors of judgement.
And it looks like Fury - a team that must survive if the A-League is to in its current format and to help the Socceroos in Asia - are going to pay the price. Read here.
The Fury have as strong a fan base as any team bar the Victory and possibly Perth. They bring something different that adds to other teams performances. Look at CCM, the Fury really forced them to lift and entertain a crowd that had turned out in the cold and wet.
The A-League is about entertainment - not some complex idea about development of players and refs.
Time is running out for the FFA to get this.
And it looks like Fury - a team that must survive if the A-League is to in its current format and to help the Socceroos in Asia - are going to pay the price. Read here.
The Fury have as strong a fan base as any team bar the Victory and possibly Perth. They bring something different that adds to other teams performances. Look at CCM, the Fury really forced them to lift and entertain a crowd that had turned out in the cold and wet.
The A-League is about entertainment - not some complex idea about development of players and refs.
Time is running out for the FFA to get this.
Friday, October 01, 2010
Gold Coast 3 v Wellington 1
Wellington will be dirty. They had a fair goal disallowed. But if that one goes in they probably don't get the penalty.
Jason Culina was amazing. His energy won this game for Gold Coast. It is also amazing that Gold Coast could win over Bruce Djite (2 great great tonight including a back heel) just as they lost Shame Smeltz.
Just as amazing is Wellington's ability to pick Australians at the expense of their locals. Jade North appears not to be the answer in their defence, where'd he go? And then Olyroo Mirian Pavlovic is their youth contributor. Will Wellington pay the price for not giving fair game time to Kosta Barbarouses? Other teams seem to be able to regularly pick and play an emerging local talent, why not Wellington? Did Kosta fall out with Herbert?
Where was Manny Muscat's card?
Who decides what is entertainment?
The last person to decide to buy or ticket or watch on TV, that allows the game to be viable, decides what is entertainment.
Neither the overall model, nor the stadiums are viable at the moment. we need to find a way to get costs down or get more fans in. That last person who says 'I'll go' decides.
Neither the overall model, nor the stadiums are viable at the moment. we need to find a way to get costs down or get more fans in. That last person who says 'I'll go' decides.
Entertainment part 57
I laughed. But it wasn't that funny. After 2,000 people turned up to watch Gold Coast, Jason Culina said 'we need more teams (he was referring to Sydney Rovers) so we have more games like in Europe.'
No we don't. We need more teams so we can 1. more back to playings teams twice instead (of what fans see as boring) three times, and 2. create some interest by having more differentiation in the league.
What we don't want is all teams playing the same way.
No we don't. We need more teams so we can 1. more back to playings teams twice instead (of what fans see as boring) three times, and 2. create some interest by having more differentiation in the league.
What we don't want is all teams playing the same way.
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