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Here's how the surface looked for Laos' WC qualifier last month. I wouldn't go as far as calling it an abomination, but it's certainly typical of a challenge thrown up by our competent friends at AFC Headquarters. [youtube]ACMEC5q3Bes[/youtube] Anyway, let's hope the temps and humidity stay down. Are they in Laos now? If not, how long will they have to acclimitise? Japs will probably be in the same boat, Philippines will be all set.
By now, American Samoa must have realised that Australias 22-0 win over Tonga two days earlier was no fluke.
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Barca4Life wrote:Quote:Young Socceroos Squad named for AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers Young Socceroos Head Coach Paul Okon has named his 23 player squad for the upcoming AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers which will be held at the National Sports Complex Stadium, Vientiane, Laos. Okon has selected 15 players from Hyundai A-League clubs, 4 from PlayStation 4 NPL clubs and 4 overseas-based players. Okon is confident that this group of players are up to the challenge of qualifying for the AFC U-19 Championship. “This is the start of this group’s World Cup journey. “It will be a difficult challenge, especially with Japan in our group. “We have had a number of camps and training matches together and the boys know the type of football we want to play. “The challenge now is to perform under tournament conditions,” concluded Okon. The Young Socceroos will open their campaign against the Philippines on Friday 2 October, then Laos on Sunday 4 October and finally Japan on Tuesday 6 October. Ten group winners and five best second-placed teams will qualify for the AFC U-19 Championships while hosts Bahrain received an automatic qualification (total 16 teams). The top 4 teams from the AFC U-19 Championship then qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 in the Korea Republic. Name Club, Country Daniel ALESSI Western Sydney Wanderers FC Adam BERRY Central Coast Mariners Nicholas D'AGOSTINO Brisbane Roar FC Caio DE GODOY Emerging Jets Squad Thomas DENG Melbourne Victory Cameron DEVLIN Western Sydney Wanderers FC Patrick FLOTTMAN Blacktown City (NSW) Alusine FOFANAH Western Sydney Wanderers FC Alex GERSBACH Sydney FC Thomas GLOVER Tottenham Hotspur, England Jordan HOLMES AFC Bournemouth, England Steve KUZMANOVSKI Melbourne City FC Daniel MARGUSH Adelaide United George MELLS Adelaide United William MUTCH Blacktown Spartans (NSW) Connor O'TOOLE Seiritsu Gakuen Tokyo, Japan Dejan PANDUREVIC Manly United FC (NSW) Lachlan ROBERTS Western Sydney Wanderers FC Liam ROSE Central Coast Mariners Mario SHABOW Western Sydney Wanderers FC George TIMOTHEOU Blacktown City (NSW) Brandon WILSON Burnley FC, England Liam YOULLEY Western Sydney Wanderers FC Date Match Venue Kick-Off Local Kick-Off AEST/AEDT* 02-10-2015 Australia V Philippines National Sports Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane 4:00pm 7:00pm 02-10-2015 Japan V Laos National Sports Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane 7:00pm 10:00pm 04-10-2015 Philippines V Japan National Sports Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane 4:00pm 8:00pm* 04-10-2015 Laos V Australia National Sports Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane 7:00pm 11:00pm* 06-10-2015 Japan V Australia National Sports Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane 4:00pm 8:00pm* 06-10-2015 Philippines V Laos National Sports Complex Stadium, KM16, Vientiane 7:00pm 11:00pm* Read more at http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/young-socceroos-squad-named-for-afc-u-19-championship-qualifiers/9iydwph3ury814hmvijk1qs30#ucjwzSWSblmcH2wO.99 Seems like a good squad, surprised there is no Blackwood or Kalik. They got Japan in their group so they are screwed. So many state and youth league players. we will struggle.
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Mellsy \:d/
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Jonsnow
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salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ And Margush:lol:
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salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain
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De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain HI Dad
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lukerobinho wrote:De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain HI Dad . NO PRIMESPORTS BUSINESS OUR PLAYER, MAY BE YOU DAD
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De-Jong wrote:lukerobinho wrote:De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain HI Dad . NO PRIMESPORTS BUSINESS OUR PLAYER, MAY BE YOU DAD Hi Patrick don't mention clubs .
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Is Jamie Gorgovski being scouted for the under 17s?
Apparently he rejected the Macedonian NT call up.
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De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain Wow time will tell and Gersbach should captain that side. Disappointed Maclaren not in the 23s.
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Barca4Life wrote:Is Jamie Gorgovski being scouted for the under 17s?
Apparently he rejected the Macedonian NT call up. I think he should be looked as a minimum, considering how the last few results have been.
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Touchtight wrote:De-Jong wrote:lukerobinho wrote:De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain HI Dad . NO PRIMESPORTS BUSINESS OUR PLAYER, MAY BE YOU DAD Hi Patrick don't mention clubs . Whaaaaaaaaaaat is going on here? :lol:
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Mateship
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Robbo wrote:Barca4Life wrote:Is Jamie Gorgovski being scouted for the under 17s?
Apparently he rejected the Macedonian NT call up. I think he should be looked as a minimum, considering how the last few results have been. Robbo there are probably a few boys OS that should be at least looked at by I really don't think FFA has any idea...
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Recoba wrote:De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain Wow time will tell and Gersbach should captain that side. Disappointed Maclaren not in the 23s. Yeah where da fuq is McLaren. Certainly would be a lot happier with him backing up Taggart than Yeboah. Good chance to start above Taggz.
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Aljay wrote:Recoba wrote:De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain Wow time will tell and Gersbach should captain that side. Disappointed Maclaren not in the 23s. Yeah where da fuq is McLaren. Certainly would be a lot happier with him backing up Taggart than Yeboah. Good chance to start above Taggz. Tbh , all these teams in one thread is very confusing, might be better to have like , U16 , 17 19 20 and 23 ? Maybe it's just me that can't keep up:(
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Eastern Glory
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Jonsnow wrote:Aljay wrote:Recoba wrote:De-Jong wrote:salmonfc wrote:Mellsy \:d/ No fewer than four clubs now tracking this lad two Dutch, one Belgium, and one Greek. Tottenham Pochettino has come and said he rates the lad. My feeling he will end up in Holland or Spain Wow time will tell and Gersbach should captain that side. Disappointed Maclaren not in the 23s. Yeah where da fuq is McLaren. Certainly would be a lot happier with him backing up Taggart than Yeboah. Good chance to start above Taggz. Tbh , all these teams in one thread is very confusing, might be better to have like , U16 , 17 19 20 and 23 ? Maybe it's just me that can't keep up:( I agree. This thread is a major, major, major cluster fuck.
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playmaker11 wrote:
Anyway, let's hope the temps and humidity stay down. Are they in Laos now? If not, how long will they have to acclimitise?
According to some we should be writing these games off given the "conditions" they'll be facing.
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Jonsnow
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Munrubenmuz wrote:playmaker11 wrote:
Anyway, let's hope the temps and humidity stay down. Are they in Laos now? If not, how long will they have to acclimitise?
According to some we should be writing these games off given the "conditions" they'll be facing. I think they will be ok , forget the conditions , same for all . Japan game will be the one but never write of the hosts or Phillipinos
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Jonsnow wrote:Munrubenmuz wrote:playmaker11 wrote:
Anyway, let's hope the temps and humidity stay down. Are they in Laos now? If not, how long will they have to acclimitise?
According to some we should be writing these games off given the "conditions" they'll be facing. I think they will be ok , forget the conditions , same for all . Japan game will be the one but never write of the hosts or Phillipinos Might be the same conditions but when you live there it has to be an advantage. I just got back from Vietnam and it was fucken hot.
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Mateship wrote:Robbo wrote:Barca4Life wrote:Is Jamie Gorgovski being scouted for the under 17s?
Apparently he rejected the Macedonian NT call up. I think he should be looked as a minimum, considering how the last few results have been. Robbo there are probably a few boys OS that should be at least looked at by I really don't think FFA has any idea... Fair call. I guess it's about who you know and the connection you have. Disappointing these OS players are being ignored. On another thread I have given my reason why I believe this is occurring. Protectioism is alive and well Edited by robbo: 26/9/2015 01:26:31 AM
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Mateship
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Robbo wrote:Mateship wrote:Robbo wrote:Barca4Life wrote:Is Jamie Gorgovski being scouted for the under 17s?
Apparently he rejected the Macedonian NT call up. I think he should be looked as a minimum, considering how the last few results have been. Robbo there are probably a few boys OS that should be at least looked at by I really don't think FFA has any idea... Fair call. I guess it's about who you know and the connection you have. Disappointing these OS players are being ignored. On another thread I have given my reason why I believe this is occurring. Protectioism is alive and well Edited by robbo: 26/9/2015 01:26:31 AM Edited by Mateship: 26/9/2015 02:05:55
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Yes it is a shame that it is not about the football but about the connections the players or in most cases parents have. Players that are playing overseas have been selected for their respective teams based on their ability, lets face it the European countries have enough kids to scout, so if they offer Australian kids an opportunity than you have to believe these OS kids have ability. Why isn't ffa at least contacting them and having a look. Just like Benjamin one of the kids I know who has not heard from FFA is playing regular full games for his European team and above his age group.
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Mateship wrote:Yes it is a shame that it is not about the football but about the connections the players or in most cases parents have. Players that are playing overseas have been selected for their respective teams based on their ability, lets face it the European countries have enough kids to scout, so if they offer Australian kids an opportunity than you have to believe these OS kids have ability. Why isn't ffa at least contacting them and having a look. Just like Benjamin one of the kids I know who has not heard from FFA is playing regular full games for his European team and above his age group. The FFA can't afford os calls atm let alone paysomeone to track these kids' progress
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[quote=Mateship]Yes it is a shame that it is not about the football but about the connections the players or in most cases parents have.
Go and get your hair done and your nails painted you little bitch.
This topic is about young players some only 15 who need every bit of encouragement available to progress at the pinnacle of the worlds most competitive sports.
Every time someone comes on here with comments clearly designed to belittle or undermine the achievements of all of our young talent we should all realise the damage this sort of mischief making does to every young player in our sport, those selected for our national teams and those not identified.
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clivesundies wrote:[quote=Mateship]Yes it is a shame that it is not about the football but about the connections the players or in most cases parents have.
Go and get your hair done and your nails painted you little bitch.
This topic is about young players some only 15 who need every bit of encouragement available to progress at the pinnacle of the worlds most competitive sports.
Every time someone comes on here with comments clearly designed to belittle or undermine the achievements of all of our young talent we should all realise the damage this sort of mischief making does to every young player in our sport, those selected for our national teams and those not identified.
I would find it very hard to believe that national team underage players would get selected due to family ties or who they know.
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Mateship wrote:Yes it is a shame that it is not about the football but about the connections the players or in most cases parents have. Players that are playing overseas have been selected for their respective teams based on their ability, lets face it the European countries have enough kids to scout, so if they offer Australian kids an opportunity than you have to believe these OS kids have ability. Why isn't ffa at least contacting them and having a look. Just like Benjamin one of the kids I know who has not heard from FFA is playing regular full games for his European team and above his age group. How do you know about what the FFA does guys? The organisation doesn't have alot of money to put resources into these sorts of things and by the way is it better putting more resources in scouting players for the Socceroos rather than look for players at under 17 level whom are a far away from senior football if they reach this level. Just my two cents worth, but i understand if you have an agenda or just bitter that one of your players didn't get selected so whatever...::roll:
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Jonsnow wrote:clivesundies wrote:[quote=Mateship]Yes it is a shame that it is not about the football but about the connections the players or in most cases parents have.
Go and get your hair done and your nails painted you little bitch.
This topic is about young players some only 15 who need every bit of encouragement available to progress at the pinnacle of the worlds most competitive sports.
Every time someone comes on here with comments clearly designed to belittle or undermine the achievements of all of our young talent we should all realise the damage this sort of mischief making does to every young player in our sport, those selected for our national teams and those not identified.
I would find it very hard to believe that national team underage players would get selected due to family ties or who they know. If a football organisation ever did this then they don't care for qualify for World Cups, Olympics etc. Edited by Barca4life: 26/9/2015 09:37:38 AM
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Wooooohhhh everyone, I certainly wasn't undermining any player in the effort they put in when playing football - it is bloody hard work. Each kid should be applauded and encouraged every step of the way. Sorry pulled a double shift yesterday so maybe my remarks weren't written in the best way. If I have offended anyone I sincerely apologize. I will just read posts from now on..Once again sorry.
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Mateship wrote:Wooooohhhh everyone, I certainly wasn't undermining any player in the effort they put in when playing football - it is bloody hard work. Each kid should be applauded and encouraged every step of the way. Sorry pulled a double shift yesterday so maybe my remarks weren't written in the best way. If I have offended anyone I sincerely apologize. I will just read posts from now on..Once again sorry. I think people have replied unfairly to you.
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u4486662 wrote:Mateship wrote:Wooooohhhh everyone, I certainly wasn't undermining any player in the effort they put in when playing football - it is bloody hard work. Each kid should be applauded and encouraged every step of the way. Sorry pulled a double shift yesterday so maybe my remarks weren't written in the best way. If I have offended anyone I sincerely apologize. I will just read posts from now on..Once again sorry. I think people have replied unfairly to you. Don't worry mate you will develop a thick skin soon. You are entitled to your opinion. Good luck to that Benjamin lad you mentioned.
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