OT: Association Football

[phantom eel]

I don't think the decision to punch the ball was wrong, but he was slow and terribly mistimed his jump.

Had he decided at once to make a beeline off his line to punch it clear, it would have been fine; instead, he doubted himself and ultimately made a bad play.

I hope he works on this part of his game, because it's a big flaw in his keeping imo.

Wanderers should have kept Reddy, tbh. Bad roster decisions by Popa.

No chance mate.
I was too f**king busy watching X-Factor.

Lol.

 

[Gronk]

Need to take your meds merkin.

 

[Eelementary]

Lol@Victory

 

[Gronk]

What is it with fans that spit the dummy and don't go to games ?

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/...terrace-withdraw-support-20161025-gsacny.html

 

[Mickyd39]

What is it with fans that spit the dummy and don't go to games ?

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/...terrace-withdraw-support-20161025-gsacny.html

it's because they think it's all about them and not the actual club.

 

[strider]

A post on the North Terrace Facebook page said that it would stop operating due to the "unworkable circumstances" present at Melbourne Victory matches in Victoria.

Its not a job merkins ... just watch the f**kin game and enjoy it

 

[Gronk]

I bet the club are shitting themselves that a bunch of ego driven dickheads are not going to attend games now.

 

[Eelementary]

I recall several years ago, when the Eels sucked (around about the same time Eels fans threw coins at Jamie Lyon), that several Eels fans stopped attending Eels matches...

 

[strider]

I dont really care if you get jack of going to games for whatever reason .... but dont act like it actually matters if you dont wanna go to games

I have a theory that a-league turnover of players is so high that fans see the club as something different to the players on the field playing the sort ... they are the thing with continuity, not the players, so they see themselves as the important thing (not all fans of course)

 

[phantom eel]

it's because they think it's all about them and not the actual club.

How true - and how sad.

(For all A-league clubs that have sections of fans like this, not just MV.)

 

[Eelementary]

I dont really care if you get jack of going to games for whatever reason .... but dont act like it actually matters if you dont wanna go to games

I have a theory that a-league turnover of players is so high that fans see the club as something different to the players on the field playing the sort ... they are the thing with continuity, not the players, so they see themselves as the important thing (not all fans of course)

I was just saying that every sport has the same thing happen.

Hell, a group of my friends boycotted going to watch Australia play in cricket because the selectors kept choosing Mitchell Marsh...

Fans boycotting games thinking they'll make a difference is nothing new tbh.

 

[Gronk]

I was just saying that every sport has the same thing happen.

Hell, a group of my friends boycotted going to watch Australia play in cricket because the selectors kept choosing Mitchell Marsh...

Fans boycotting games thinking they'll make a difference is nothing new tbh.

Yes but these fans are boycotting because they feel they that they should be able to behave in a certain manner which seems to be at odds with the stadium management.

How hard is it to pull your head in an watch the soccer ?

 

[Eelementary]

Yes but these fans are boycotting because they feel they that they should be able to behave in a certain manner which seems to be at odds with the stadium management.

How hard is it to pull your head in an watch the soccer ?

True.

 

[phantom eel]

Well done to the 4 A-League players that tempotarily made the 30man national squad, before it's pared down to 20-odd prior ti the next two games.

Does any other top 50 ranked country's domestic league provide fewer players to its own national team?

 

[strider]

We should stop competing at the olympics, cos a very large number of our athletes live and train overseas

 

[84 Baby]

Well done to the 4 A-League players that tempotarily made the 30man national squad, before it's pared down to 20-odd prior ti the next two games.

Does any other top 50 ranked country's domestic league provide fewer players to its own national team?

Argentina & Switzerland have 3, Brazil has 6 (2 of which are uncapped keepers), France, Colombia & Portugal have 7, Paraguay & Belgium have grand totals of 1 each, Sweden has 2

 

[Gronk]

What is it with soccer merkins ?

 

[Twizzle]

mob mentality

 

[phantom eel]

We should stop competing at the olympics, cos a very large number of our athletes live and train overseas

Thanks for answering the question about domestic soccer leagues... oh, wait.

Argentina & Switzerland have 3, Brazil has 6 (2 of which are uncapped keepers), France, Colombia & Portugal have 7, Paraguay & Belgium have grand totals of 1 each, Sweden has 2

Thanks for actually answering the question about domestic soccer leagues.

 

[Eelementary]

Argentina & Switzerland have 3, Brazil has 6 (2 of which are uncapped keepers), France, Colombia & Portugal have 7, Paraguay & Belgium have grand totals of 1 each, Sweden has 2

Yeah, it's generally not the done thing to promote players playing in the local comps to their national sides.

Then again, it's easy for countries like Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, etc. because the European leagues are stacked with South American talent.