A-League '12-13 :: Round 23

[Frederick]

18,721, and there were clearly more Mariners fans than Wanderers..

The only way there could have been more mariners fans there was if they went on body mass and counted you a few times.

 

[Jobdog]

What the hell is that side we're fielding? No Heskey or Bridges?

They were having a rest. GVE gambled and lost.

 

[Jobdog]

:lol:

18,721, and there were clearly more Mariners fans than Wanderers.

No doubt they turned up en masse and have a bigger active support, but to be critical of a crowd where the ground was 93% full in POURING rain is pissweak. Try something else.

There probably were more Mariners fans but I'm not convinced there were "clearly" more.

 

[***MH***]

They counted all the wanderers fans wearing yellow raincoats as mariner fans.

 

[Misanthrope]

They were having a rest. GVE gambled and lost.

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What was he thinking? Playing the Victory in Melbourne with a returning Archie Thompson? Yeah, let's run out the babies. :crazy:

 

[roboshark]

Ouch. Our GD was already bad in a tight comp. now it's second worst in comp!!

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Mariners choking at the business end of the season, surprise surprise. :lol:

In all serious, they were unlucky not to win that, created some decent chances just couldn't finish. Very poor form letting your keeper take a penalty, doesn't any other outfield player have some balls?

 

[Mong]

WTF?

Their goal keeper took a penalty? I am yet to see or read about the game.

Probs should asap..

 

[nöyd]

yup, Arnie said something about the kid (ryan) having the confidence to step up, doesnt say alot about the other 10 blokes. it was an absolute merkin of a shot, a real clusterf**k lol

 

[Timmah]

It wasn't a bad shot at all, Covic only managed to collect it with his feet.

Nothing wrong with him having the confidence to take a penalty, and he was back in his box before Covic released the ball anyway.

I'd hardly call a 1-0 loss to the other team in contention for the premiers plate a choke either :?

Especially 7 days after smashing 3rd place 6-2...

 

[Mong]

C'mon timmah.. There is an issue if your goal keeper is stepping up to take a penalty..

 

[Haffa]

I still don't know why Pat Zwaanswijk didn't step up. He was banging them in ok last season.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

It wasn't a bad shot at all, Covic only managed to collect it with his feet.

Nothing wrong with him having the confidence to take a penalty, and he was back in his box before Covic released the ball anyway.

I'd hardly call a 1-0 loss to the other team in contention for the premiers plate a choke either :?

Especially 7 days after smashing 3rd place 6-2...

Nothing wrong with Ryan, plenty wrong with other outfield players. A keeper taking a penalty is a bit ridiculous, unless it's in a penalty shootout.

 

[Ridders]

Nothing wrong with Ryan, plenty wrong with other outfield players. A keeper taking a penalty is a bit ridiculous, unless it's in a penalty shootout.

Yeah Mariners were lucky that Covic held onto the ball rather than releasing it straight away. Although iirc a Mariners player did try and get in Covic's way to prevent him from releasing it long

 

[nöyd]

yeah i wasnt having a go at ryan for stepping up, ballsy move tbh

imo it was a poor penalty, straight at covic, who, given the form he's in probably wouldve saved it regardless of where it was hit or who hit it.

i havent watched every mariners game, but i do recall mcbreen stepping up earlier in the season and sticking one, maybe 2 away with little problem. perhaps he is saving himself for revenge on Theo