OT: Association Football

[phantom eel]

It's an absolute outrge the FFA aren't promoting this (fan sourced? no link?) image to all media outlets, like they obviously must with any footage of the RBB's misbehaviours.

 

[84 Baby]

Socceroos haven't exactly been clinical

 

[Twizzle]

didn't really need to be

 

[phantom eel]

Jump for Melbourne Victory, ole, ole!

 

[phantom eel]

Wanderers fall from top of the table down to likely 4th in one weekend... after losing to the team coming 6th :?.

WSW have two easy games in the final two rounds (home v 10th place Mariners, away v 9th place Phoenix), while the final round sees two of the teams above them clash (Melb City v Adelaide). So there's a chance Wanderers can sneak back into the top three again, provided they win these next two matches.

But this 0-2 loss to Melbourne Victory was a big slip in the Wanderers' season, and it would be shame for a team to have gone well all season only to fall short at these final hurdles. Finishing 3rd or 4th will at least give WSW a home final in week one, while 3rd place is required for any real hope to return to AFC Chamions League....

 

[Eelementary]

Wanderers fall from top of the table down to likely 4th in one weekend... after losing to the team coming 6th :?.

WSW have two easy games in the final two rounds (home v 10th place Mariners, away v 9th place Phoenix), while the final round sees two of the teams above them clash (Melb City v Adelaide). So there's a chance Wanderers can sneak back into the top three again, provided they win these next two matches.

But this 0-2 loss to Melbourne Victory was a big slip in the Wanderers' season, and it would be shame for a team to have gone well all season only to fall short at these final hurdles. Finishing 3rd or 4th will at least give WSW a home final in week one, while 3rd place is required for any real hope to return to AFC Chamions League....

It is a tad concerning, tbh.

I mean, the Victory are no easybeats, but we've had a pretty decent season, and we seem to be misfiring.

Hopefully it's just a hiccup.

 

[Gronk]

Foxtel's return serve to Optus over loss of EPL ?

 

[Gronk]

Lol

valerio veo ‏@valerioveo 20m20 minutes ago
breaking: Optus charing $90 a month for epl - and you have to be an optus subscriber? This will not end well. Link coming soon...

 

[Delboy]

Ouch, if true, $90 a month to watch games at midnight

The other leagues are an hour earlier, so you instead of watching say WBA v Norwich at midnight, you will poss watch Barcelona v Valenica, Juventus v Ac Milan , Bayern Monich v ???

Optus are going to have a tough fight to cover their costs, could end in tears, guess we will wait 12 months and there will be a different outcome , much like the Superleague war

 

[Twizzle]

they are kidding with those costs, and they wonder why people use streams

 

[Suitman]

The cost includes their broadband package.

 

[The Phelan Folly]

Thats not too bad in that case, im already giving the f**kers 85/mnth. Might as well throw another fiver at them.

 

[phantom eel]

Congrats to the Wanderers on a 4-1 win, returning to form and putting some goals in the net will be good for their confidence in coming weeks.

WSW on top of the table until teams placed 2nd through 4th play their games this weekend - depending on other results are still a chance of finishing top 2 (week off and home semi) or top 3 (chance of ACL next year).

 

[Gary Gutful]

Shut up Phantom, you dirty ill informed non-soccer supporting trouble maker.

Quit trying to distract us with factual information.

 

[phantom eel]

:lol: You're right Gary, I should have waited. Wanderers now back in 2nd after Adelaide gained a win to jump to the top.

Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar with games in hand where a win would put either or both of them on top of the table, and Wanderers back in 4th.

 

[phantom eel]

Crowd celebrating a Bosnia-Herzegovina away win vs Switzerland in a friendly this week. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/apr/02/the-20-photographs-of-the-week

#atmosphere

 

[Dibs]

Looks like something out of mad max

 

[Gary Gutful]

Phantom has resorted to using old photos of Midnight Oil concerts. How desperate.

 

[phantom eel]

The story of unruly fans
The silence of Switzerland
Destruction of their stadia
Short memory...

 

[Suitman]

Longest winless run in Sydney FC history.
Sydney is Sky Booooooo.