Can see him coming back to HAL and playing #6 for someone.

Any idea on the best place to grab a stream for this? I always end up finding the rubbish ones for the Brugge games.

Wow, he's almost 33. Didn't realise he was that old. Should make a good CM in the A-League.

I just rely on Wiziwig and hope a good one pops up. For this fixture I'm sure there'll be something fairly decent.

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=254133&part=sports

Thanks mate!

Looked up Ryan McGowan, in terms of curiosity of how one of our key CB options is performing, heading closer towards the WC squad and it was a shame to see he cost his side a goal in an ACL game earlier this month where they shipped 4 goals against Ponang (Here - April 3rd). So in the latest Aussie Abroad update it's little wonder that I see he's on their bench.

It's just not good enough - I even read that 2 days before their coach said, in a preview to the above game that: “...We have many replacements for Jin Jingdao, such as Luo Senwen or Ryan McGowan,” said Cuca (Alexi Stival). “I am very confident with all my central defenders. I have faith in Du Wei, Ryan McGowan, Dai Lin and Wang Qiang, and I have given all of them chances. If I need someone who is tall and stable in the defensive line, I will choose Du Wei; if I need someone quick then I will pick Ryan McGowan, Dai Lin or Li Yisong.” http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-previews/28027-acl-md4-shandong-luneng-vs-pohang-steelers-preview.html

Well that's not good enough, it seems he's like third or fourth on the pecking order and isn't even regarded as their tallest, most stable choice! Perhaps re-inforced by his slip up and subsequent re-benching since? Just another one of the pack - pace being his leading asset? Perhaps he's not even worthy of the WC squad at this rate? He DID have those slip ups, albeit in his 'non-preferred' position of RB, against world class opponents in Neymar and co of Brazil.

We need these pretenders featuring week in, week out, especially in a league level like that. It may be 'better' than the A-League but not that much, so if one of our players isn't featuring regularly there over a sustained period, then they'd be better off here even. Hopefully that's not the case for McGowan, as he supposedly had a good last season with the club and it's only early days into their season.

Edited by GloryPerth: 21/4/2014 11:10:37 PM

Agree. There's no excuse for not playing 90 every week in a league like the CSL.

I'd take him at AU, primarily so we can fuck Watson off.

Big screw up by McGowan going to CSL. If you can't get regularly game time in that league no way you should be in the Aussie WC squad. Reality is we're going to have very few talented central defenders come Brazil, might as well blood youth.

dp

Edited by paladisious: 22/4/2014 12:25:33 AM

Wasn't his choice; Hearts needed every transfer cent they could get, and his Chinese team bid the most.

I don't think he'll come back, personally. If he did though, he'd make an awesome marquee for Sydney.

Any club willing to break bank for Wilkshire and Kennedy will win the league.

Maty Ryan kept a clean sheet in Brugge's 0-0 draw with Standard, who's Japanese goalkeeper Kawashima also had a fantastic game.

#AFCkeepers4lyf

Do you actually listen to yourself? Statements like this are the reason you're vintage EG.

Just something I missed, Giannou got player of the round on April 4 after his goal + assist on March 30th. Also just too out one of his answers which I thought was interesting with his parents being back in Aus.

Also of not is his season is over with only 2nd-5th playing of for CL/EL spots



http://www.novasports.gr/news.aspx?a_id=334405&Sport=1&Country=82&Competition=1713&Season=135649&Round=346737&Team=16705&Player=95175

Highlights from the game he got it

[youtube]?v=UAwrPDrYe70[/youtube]

Mrcela's goal is first up in these highlights. Scored from at least an inch out.

Also either the bottom teams are really inspired to win at the moment or something dodgy is happening there, the bottom 3 were averaging something like .6 points a game up to 5 games ago and since then have averaged 1.5, 2 and 2.4 points a game.

[youtube]?v=22GpzpZrLsg[/youtube]

Of course I listen to myself :lol:
But I've been saying this for a couple of years. If an A-league club set about utilising Kennedy as a weapon and brought in service, the quality of Wilkshire's, then they are going to score a ridiculous amount of goals. It would merely be a case of having a solid back line to support an attacking system like that.

Sorry mod-Bowdz but I'm slightly inclined to agree with EG here. If a HAL team were able to sign both Kennedy & Wilkshire, they'd be pretty freaking unstoppable IMO (assuming they put out a respectable team to compliment them, of course).

BTW Mat Ryan has ridiculous facial hair ATM. Nearly as bad as Lucas Neill's soulpatch :lol:

Not sure we need Wilkshire at RB, we're well covered there. As a #6 though, maybe.

Kennedy OTOH could be very interesting.

IMO Wilkshire would be just as good as McKay is in the HAL - freaking excellent.

Can't believe more hasn't been made out of that pass at 38secs - friggin amazing. Outside of the foot with a wicked curve around the defender and right at the feet of the striker. That'd be assist of the year in the A-League.

Cap Him!!

On McGowan - its pretty bad that he can't start in the CSL, but he has said he is heading back to Europe at the end of this contract. Its interesting to see that in the Chinese league his coach names him as his "fast" centreback. Normally Aussies over there are the big, strong ones.

It's not the statement itself that is vintage. It's the regularity of short, punchy, baseless statements that litter the threads of FFT, each one said as if it's a cold hard fact (not saying that some aren't, just addressing your arrogant writing style).

e.g.















etc

Actually, come to think of it, you have a very similar style to Mack.

PS: How could I forget this :lol:



Edited by Bowden: 22/4/2014 11:17:27 AM

Much burn. So truth. Wow.

Your thoughts, mod-Bowdz?

Well he's said he wants to come back and play in the HAL next season. Which club wants him? One of the Melbourne clubs i'd guess. Or possibly Adelaide

Yet another quality player making a bad career choice this seems to be happening a lot for our national team. His heart was in the right place trying to give his club some much needed cash but he could have got them some solid $ and stayed in scotland or even mainland Europe.

Really like this kid big strong decent passing ability, good tackling ability, Scored against a few top of the table sides. With williams, herd out then Sano and good injured so close to the cup, Mcgowan in bad form deserves a spot on the plane to Brazil. Croatian league is much stronger than it has been is the past as well.

Which of the goals is he invloved in or what number is he sorry? Don't really know his face. All were pretty decent