What a meaningless statement. How do you think companies like Ferrari or Lamborghini get by? By lowering prices so any old mate can hop in? 

Whilst I don't think Cahill is the greatest player Australia has produced nor anywhere near a nice person, the bloke almost single handedly got us qualified for the world cup on the wrong side of 35, brings fans to league games and contributes goals. 

We're not talking about Jason Hoffman or Ruben Zadkovich here - if they priced themselves out of a move then yeah, that says a lot about both sides, but to say the same for Tim Cahill is completely meaningless. It's bumper sticker level philosophy at best and some kind of dishonest ignorance at worst. 

Saw something that Chapman has come in after Bozanic failed to seal a move there. 

So that's Chapman off to a better team and Halloran set for plenty of game time.
Bozanic... dear oh dear.

Technically being an "aussie abroad" this is kind of on topic. Fuck me. Just got bailed up by some Syrian or close to it bloke in the smoking lounge at Doha international airport. Blah blah blah the grass was too long fuckin hell

Did he demand an investigation?


Ansell on the bench
Wright presumably starting against Manchester City

Wright is starting.

Ansell's team already up 1-0 after ten minutes.

Bristol leading at half time 1-0 over Man City

What a shame for Bristol City, losing 2-1 to a 92nd minute goal to Man City.

Full game for Wright.

Bailey was again playing wright back (WB). His definite permanent position for Bristol now it seems.

I dont think there is any doubt he can play the position but i dont think he is suited to playing as a wing back.

May be an option if the new Aus manager is happy for his fullback to stay back

I really do think a defensive minded RB who sits benefits the national team allowing Leckie to run at defenders with impunity

Let Tim play anywhere! He's Timmy!
let him play till he's 90! He's Timmy!

he should be able to tell the coach what to do!

Mate, what a load of fucking shit.
Go chew Cahill's knob somewhere else.

He's 38...he's not an automatic start anywhere, regardless of what he's done in the past. 

I have no good or bad feelings about Joyce, but he's the coach, and team selection starts and stops with him. Timmy is finding out that the real world doesn't share your blind adoration of him.

More likely because his demands at this stage are not financial, but guaranteed game time in order to get chosen for the WC.

At this point, his own priorities do not really coincide with many teams, I would think...

Wright got caught out for that late City winner. Bristol were parking it and while Wright was giving lots of defensive instructions, he pushed up a bit unnecessarily which saw Aguero get goal side. 

It's not blind adoration. I wouldn't start him myself all the time. I just feel bad at how it's all turning out, because I think he'd be rather useful for us at the WC.  I think that Joyce and CFG should have shown him more a bit more respect and given him the benefit of doubt befitting such a legend of Australian football, even if his post-Honduras interview was pretty dumb and self-defeating.  Instead, Joyce allowed him no leeway and seemed to treat him like some petulant 19 year old. And honestly, it'd be easier to take if it at least came from a proper coach, but Joyce is literally a nobody who advocates awful football, shows no charisma or man management skills, and seems like a relic of the dreary old-school English philosophy. It's actually insulting that CFG seem to think that's the kind of coach our league needs. 

And honestly, why do so many people here dislike Timmy all of a sudden? It's really weird. Has he done something I'm not aware of to turn everyone's opinion so drastically? I always thought he was liked and appreciated in this country.

The gimmick goal celebration for some Byron Bay travel company and his general attitude is a bit 'me me me' IMO.

He seems to promote himself instead of the game these days so it's not hard to see why people are going off him. 

He is clearly self-centred, but not in a particularly offensive way. It's not like he undermines others to promote his own brand. His goal celebration was incredibly stupid, but it didn't hurt anyone. It just showed that he's not terribly smart, but I don't expect footballers to be geniuses. Otherwise, he seems perfectly OK and mostly carries himself with sufficient grace.  

has every right to look for game time. no one is playing football to sit on the sidelines.

It's been a slow burn for burn for me, not sudden.

For the last 8-10 years, I've realized his ego is truly out-of-control. There is no conversation he is unable to turn to the topic of his own ability, self-belief, goals, how much he is feared by opponents, etc. Asked a question about team-mates, he talks about his role in making them better; asked about the team, he talks about himself..."everyone knows it's what I do, everyone knows what I can do" etc etc

This is not a few times, this is every time he's interviewed.

After a while it started making me sick. I like my heroes humble.

I like my heroes to play good football. I realised a long time ago that sometimes to be the best you have to be a bit selfish or self centred, but then again they are just human beings, how easy would it to be humble when you are adored & feted everywhere you go. Yes there are a few humble football/sporting stars, but very far & wide.

Many other sportsmen manage it, many of them far better talents than Cahill.

I haven't noticed such self love in anyone else to the same extent.

Being feted doesn't inevitably lead to becoming a wanker; many other sportsmen manage it. True wankerism comes from within...

He's been unprofessional on the pitch, that's where lost a lot of respect. Carrying on like a wanker

Interest in behich has cooled a little after his price has been put out. Three clubs in Turkey have reportedly shown interest but not prepared to pay.

Also I can't find the article but one seemed to mention he got Turkish citizenship (his dad is a Turkish Cypriot) and took a different name,  Eraltay. If you look up Aziz Eraltay he seems to be referred to that quite often. Is this common/required when taking Turkish citizenship, his name already seemed to be Turkish.

EDIT: found an article which mentioned it:

"the names Aziz Behic and Sakib Aytaç. St. Behich was born in 1990 in Melbourne. In 2013, he received the surname of Eraltay and became a Turkish citizen." 

https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.milligazete.com.tr/amp/haber/1477544/super-ligin-buyukleri-sol-bek-ve-forvet-arayisinda

wow, have they taken a liking to him. Harry layed out a bit of ground work there. Still, you gotta be good. Kinda reverse of the Berisha effect here

Google translate assures me he has played 19 times for Austria...

Kruse chose a good club back in Germany. Getting plenty of playing time in friendlies & amongst the goals in these too

5 minute video interview with Maclaren on the Hibs website. He also got on in the second half in what their twitter called a bounce match in Portugal with Excelsior from the Eredivise in monsoonal conditions.

Ruka just scored again in Israel.

Just looked up Hibs first game of the new year is on the 25th at 6:45am against Dundee.