The quality of the players is good but he needs to add some depth - Corona will only bring Roar up to the minimum 20 squad members. A right side of Petratos/Borrello is hardly inspiring so add in Corona will drop Petratos to the bench at best and then a right-sided forward/winger will balance the attack better.

If the off-field stuff was settled I would be quite confident with this season. Unlike other teams from our youth to senior teams are filled with players that have won things. Our youth team has pretty much dominated the last 5 years.

My biggest complaint with Aloisi was that we came out in the 2nd half very flat so it's good to see us score our 3 goals in the 2nd half.

I'm convinced that's got Central Coast written all over it ;)

A good chance of avoiding wooden spoon at least.

But it was against CCM.... ;)

Good to see Petratos and Brown scoring. Might give them confidence going into the season.

Brisbane down 1-0 to CCM.
60 mins 2-1 to Brisbane
FT 3-1 to Brisbane.Goals:Fitzgerald,Brown,Petratos,Borrello
First win against HAL opposition for ALOISI.
Edited by crimsoncrusoe: 26/9/2015 08:18:31 PM

Edited by crimsoncrusoe: 26/9/2015 08:53:36 PM

Wasn't sure on ghe grey at first but saw it yesterday and it's really nice. So grey and orange for me too :)

Totally agree with everything you've said. I hunk it was there in Monday but might be wrong.

Odd that it is not on my fb feed. Should be something they should pay for to make sure people should see. Also information that should be emailed. Poor business practices when they should be looking after the fans.

There's a members forum announced for next Wednesday at the XXXX Brewary - 6.30.

Now I gues we'll find out whether the Bakries can organise a piss-up in a brewery lol

It was on the Facebook page - they'll be sent in the next two weeks. Stop being a BIG GIRL !!

I just want my normal seats so i can be closer to aloisi staring into oblivion of somehow we failed to score 5 tap ins but we are 3 nil down.

Last season? There never was a pack.Just some paper,including Coffee Club discounts ,which you can get anywhere.I asked they said you have to pay extra for things like scarfs.


Edited by crimsoncrusoe: 25/9/2015 02:17:26 PM

At least we got an emails saying that they would be sending them out on x date. it is 2 weeks to the season starts.

Tbf it took them an eternity last season as well.

Anyone of you guys that have membership is getting nervous that they haven't shown up or heard anything about the club about them?

New kits are out at A-Mart All sports, Black/Grey and Orange for me.

It's tough to get the balance right - we're not short on young players at Roar but we do need quality and experience to drive the midfield which this guy may bring. Roars squad is out of whack at the moment - we have too many people who probably shouldn't be there alas have one more year on their contract. We've got a major clear out due next close season so if this guy gives us one more year that'll be good enough.

Bit hard to get excited given the age. He only good for a year maybe two. Also given the age of our other visa players I was hoping for a younger replacement to build the team around. I would prefer youth players come in this season.

http://m.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league-brisbane-roar-to-sign-spanish-midfielder-corona/story-fnii0fy2-1227540259979

Article confirms Corona on CM website. Dude is 34. Gettng on.

Agreed, i forgot to say Aloisi said he has left the door open for him to stay at the club after the fish returns, so its up to him to prove himself and not get injured i guess.

Edited by MrBrisbane: 23/9/2015 01:01:42 PM

always considered lamba as a the backup to bratts, but with his injuries i think hasn't helped him. But didn't think he did anything wrong in his time in the first team not to be kept in the squad. I guess he got first bit of the season to prove his worth.

Article today in the Courier Fail by Marco Dicktervede, says Lambadaridis has signed a 2 month contract as an injury replacement for Henrique, who will be sidelined until at least late November after his knee reconstruction. Also mentioned we are close to signing the mystery foreign midfielder but no hint of any names.

Any links?

A league seems to turned into the S league, S for Serbia and Spain.

Knowing nothing about the player or if true or not. My worry is he has to be a lot tougher than than the Adelaide Spanish players, specially in the DM role. Brattan was not the strongest player, but he didn't need to as he could read the game and make an interception and wouldn't go down cheaply. Also all his stats where better than everyone favorite milligan.

The first and only rumour I've seen on Roars mystery foreign midfielder is out: Corona from Spain. If correct he'll fit in with all the other visa signings this off season firmly in the "wait and see" bucket :)

Good news is we only lost Donachie.

http://under23s.footballaustralia.com.au/article/olyroos-name-squad-for-korea-republic-friendlies/2fv02lulpx831w1svr3b9agr2

Yep having a crack at the fans is an easy target, he's far to gutless to have a go at the Bakries or the FFA and he's been doing some serious brown nosing of Aloisi and Moore the past few months.

I'm not sure how the bakries get trust back - putting the first million in, paying off ALL the debts by the end of the month, settling the Mulvey matter before it hits court, injecting $100k a month, signing the 4 players promised (and good signings) - all of which have been promised - will probably be a good start ... trust may grow if on field performances are good and we stop reading about the club on the front pages !

Edited by Waz: 21/9/2015 01:10:38 PM

We have to remember that when there's a cash flow crises and people are not being paid or paid on time, loyalty goes out the door and less caring decisions are made. When people are dismissed from their employment to cut costs because there's no money, those surviving are constantly looking over their shoulder and act indifferently to situations and what they say. Some call their actions bad management however the common denominator in all this is the lack of cash from the mining magnate.

If you call the Mulvey incident bad management then there are many here who believe it was good management as the team was heading for the wooden spoon with its consecutive defeats and playing some of the worst football we've seen in many years. There was also a conflict between Mulvey and management at some point which is of no surprise given the under-performances with a champion winning team.

It is of no comfort to me at least if the Bakries just keep the club afloat. It has to do more. Win the trust of the fans for one, but it will be difficult if not impossible. Injecting additional funds to grow the club into one the best in Asia as promised is another. Given the financial status of the Bakries we can kiss this good bye as well. I hope I am wrong. There is only one viable solution and that is for Bakries to leave immediately. Leave some-one else run the club with the sniff of an oily rag, at least they won't go backwards and the players and staff will get paid.