A-League Round 7 - Return of the Kurz!

[giggler99]

A-League Round 7 and the highlight of the round is the original Derby between Adelaide V Victory and a return of Marco Kurz against his old club. As well as a Grand Final rematch

Round 7 Fixture

Friday 22nd November
Western Sydney Wanders V Melbourne City, Bankwest Stadium, 7:30pm ESDT

Saturday 23rd November
Wellington Phoenix V Brisbane Roar, Westpac Stadium, 5:00pm ESDT (ABC broadcast match)
Adelaide United V Melbourne Victory, Hindmarsh Stadium, 7:30pm ESDT 7:00pm CEDT
Perth Glory V Sydney FC, NIB Stadium, 9:45 ESDT 6:45 WST

Sunday24th November
Central Coast Mariners V Western United, Bluetongue Stadium, 6:00pm ESDT

Bye: Newcastle Jets

Predictions: WSW 2-1 WellvBris 2-2 Adel 2-1 PerthVSyd 1-1 CCM 1-0

Enjoy your football this weekend.

 

[Colonial]

Not that I want to defend him, but it's worth noting Kurz started both his seasons with us slowly.

Do Victorys ownership have the patience though?

 

[giggler99]

If not for Ola, Victory would be spoon material.

I think we still are with him in the team! That's how bad everyone around him is.

 

[hey shorty]

Do Victorys ownership have the patience though?

They have the coin to go and get someone else, we had to wait.

 

[Colonial]

They have the coin to go and get someone else, we had to wait.

But it shows patience can sometimes work.

We didn't throw Arnie out after his bad year and then the next year lost 1 game all season.

 

[hey shorty]

But it shows patience can sometimes work.

We didn't throw Arnie out after his bad year and then the next year lost 1 game all season.

Arnie had credibility when he got there, Marco doesn't have much.

 

[giggler99]

Do Victorys ownership have the patience though?

Not so much the owners but the fans will get very restless soon, have been calling for his head the past few weeks after tonight it's just gonna get bigger and louder! The crowd reaction next week will be telling. The club can't keep pledging to us fans to turn up and for what? To watch that rubbish? No ******* way! Dipierto and the board will be under extreme pressure to come out and make a some sort of statement decission very soon.

expect a we 100% back the coach statement in coming weeks followed by the inevitable sacking!

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Arnie had credibility when he got there, Marco doesn't have much.

Let's be honest, Victory have a stale and bog ordinary squad these days. That 6-1 thumping in last year's finals to the Smurfs should have raised some Red flags at MVFC. Without the threat of relegation, Kurz deserves time to rebuild the team imo..

 

[apollo_creed]

Le Fondre is unquestionably the biggest diver in the league. Falls over at the slighest hint of contact and refs buy it. His performance at Hindmarsh earlier in the season was something else.

Haven’t seen the incident from this game but he’s a very opportunistic individual as far as gravity is concerned.

 

[Colonial]

Not so much the owners but the fans will get very restless soon, have been calling for his head the past few weeks after tonight it's just gonna get bigger and louder! The crowd reaction next week will be telling. The club can't keep pledging to us fans to turn up and for what? To watch that rubbish? No ******* way! Dipierto and the board will be under extreme pressure to come out and make a some sort of statement decission very soon.

expect a we 100% back the coach statement in coming weeks followed by the inevitable sacking!

Will be an interesting few weeks.

Bozza didn't hold back

 

[giggler99]

They have the coin to go and get someone else, we had to wait.

if that was the case than they would have gotten that someone else in the first place don't you think? Or are the club owners just a bunch of tight arse's?
I'm guessing the latter.

 

[Colonial]

Le Fondre is unquestionably the biggest diver in the league. Falls over at the slighest hint of contact and refs buy it. His performance at Hindmarsh earlier in the season was something else.

Haven’t seen the incident from this game but he’s a very opportunistic individual as far as gravity is concerned.

Please

Besides which it was Ninko who went down in the box. Castro would of done the same thing.

It was hilarious that Fornaroli questioning the diving considering his efforts.

 

[ioppolo]

Le Fondre is unquestionably the biggest diver in the league. Falls over at the slighest hint of contact and refs buy it. His performance at Hindmarsh earlier in the season was something else.

Haven’t seen the incident from this game but he’s a very opportunistic individual as far as gravity is concerned.

Think Ninkovic went down

 

[apollo_creed]

Please

He’s a diver. Falls over when he doesn’t need to when it’s not the natural action from contact and ‘contact’ doesn’t give you the right to dive and ‘contact’ doesn’t mean a foul.

 

[apollo_creed]

Think Ninkovic went down

Well between Ninkovic, Kosta and Le Fondre there’s talent... but there’s also three of the worst exponents of going down on the touch of a feather.

 

[Colonial]

He’s a diver. Falls over when he doesn’t need to when it’s not the natural action from contact and ‘contact’ doesn’t give you the right to dive and ‘contact’ doesn’t mean a foul.

Considering it was Ninko in the box you dont seem to have seen the incident.

Penalty every day of the week.

 

[Colonial]

He’s a diver. Falls over when he doesn’t need to when it’s not the natural action from contact and ‘contact’ doesn’t give you the right to dive and ‘contact’ doesn’t mean a foul.

May need to let some of your own players know about this as well.

 

[apollo_creed]

Considering it was Ninko in the box you dont seem to have seen the incident.

Penalty every day of the week.

I even said in an earlier post I didn’t see it. Just talking generally.

Have now seen it and yes, it was a penalty.

 

[apollo_creed]

May need to let some of your own players know about this as well.

Boland goes over easily. Our players to their own detriment sometimes try and stay on their feet. Milusenic is probably the other who goes over easily sometimes.

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

Considering it was Ninko in the box you dont seem to have seen the incident.

Penalty every day of the week.

For me it’s one of those that you hate to see. The rules say it’s a penalty but it’s such a bad look for the game.

There’s no question that there was a shirt pull, but the reaction is absolutely pathetic. It’s sad that diving is now an integral part of the game. If the guy didn’t go down he might not have got the foul.

I think we need to see a rule change whereby fouls are penalised without the need for players to milk the contact. Furthermore, staging should also be punishable. Even when you have a valid free-kick claim, throwing yourself to the ground to influence a referee should be retro-actively punished.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

The best thing about United-Victory matches at Coopers is giving it to the Victory flogs walking out of the stadium after destroying their asses.

 

[Colonial]

For me it’s one of those that you hate to see. The rules say it’s a penalty but it’s such a bad look for the game.

There’s no question that there was a shirt pull, but the reaction is absolutely pathetic. It’s sad that diving is now an integral part of the game. If the guy didn’t go down he might not have got the foul.

I think we need to see a rule change whereby fouls are penalised without the need for players to milk the contact. Furthermore, staging should also be punishable. Even when you have a valid free-kick claim, throwing yourself to the ground to influence a referee should be retro-actively punished.

It's simple really. Don't tug on the shirt 1 on 1 when beaten in the box.

Castro would of done the same.

 

[hey shorty]

The best thing about United-Victory matches at Coopers is giving it to the Victory flogs walking out of the stadium after destroying their asses.

One of them got in my missus face on the way out, she was minding her own business.

Every club has them, but this bloke was next level.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

One of them got in my missus face on the way out, she was minding her own business.

Every club has them, but this bloke was next level.

This was only my second home game of the season and I almost got in a fight, great night.

 

[hey shorty]

This was only my second home game of the season and I almost got in a fight, great night.

It's a good thing neither of us drink any more or I reckon we'd have killed the bloke. She's a taekwondo instructor, more than capable of looking after herself.

 

[giggler99]

that VAR took way to long to just uphold the decision! Should be 1min max otherwise just kick off and forget it!