I'm sure he will be, traditionally always is :)

Rain has just stopped in the CBD and forecast looks pretty good for the night so I reckon we'll hit close to 20k

Keen as for tonight, haven't been to a game since the away derby

So this is exactly what Beister was brought in for right?

I suspect if Berisha is given 2 games that we'll cop it, and challenge it if it's 3.

Really?

Cop it for that?

I would be challenging it regardless of any outcome.

-PB

Judging from what I've seen/heard I doubt he'll get one.

If he cops that then football karma says we should get 5 penalties over the next 5 weeks... but more likely berisha will come back after 2 weeks and get sent off for breathing wrong. 

If it's more than one week we should make a bit of a fuss and ask what exactly about it is worse than Simon's hit on jakobsen. Can see it being two weeks though. 

Smart man

-PB

One thing I've noticed so far this season and hopefully not jinxing it, is that we've dodged any major injuries.

Crazy how on this make up game tonight, our only out is Bray our reserve GK.

Other than that, we've had our entire squad to choose from most weeks barring one player or two.

-PB

Terrible news.


Hopefully he's better soon and able to perform Horses for us live when we beat Sydney in the GF again.

It's pretty funny considering everyone said that Crea would destroy our squad.

Besides from Bray, can't remember too many long term injuries since he has joined. Valeri obv doesn't count. 

Is the Perth game going to be a total write off?

Surely surely with an afternoon kick off at Perth Kev freshens the squad up?
I'd even be inclined to start some like Mahazi who we know could run and pressure them for 90 mins as we were completed gassed in the middle last night.

If there isn't some serious rotation in place I'll be worried.

-PB

Perth 

Rested squad with a couple of starters on the bench 

Geria Baro Donachie Georgievski
Broxham Nigro
Austin Bozanic Beister
Berisha/Howard

Bench:

Troisi
Ingham
Ansell
Valeri

I had a bad feeling about yesterday, I think as I have vivid recollections of that encounter where both teams faced each other in near identical kits. Mentally they just weren't switched on.

Geria is out with his fifth yellow as well.

Would happily sit Rojas and Troisi on the bench to try and tear things up in the last 30/allow them to recuperate for Sydney though. Both were unusually flat last night. I think Valeri will be right to start, his game is about smart positioning rather than straight up sprinting so he'll recover alright.

Badly needs rotation.

Need to be fighting fit for Sydney.

-PB

That'll be a real "6 pointer"

Congrats to Kev on his 100th A-League game as coach today.

Anyone let out a groan when they realized this was at etihad? Sydney the overwhelming favorites but with these games you never know. 2-2

It's the last one isn't it (for the season)?

-PB

That and the Derby the next week.

I don't think we get the seats in, unfortunately.

What a joke. Why? Some monster truck festival?

Big Bash, maybe? Edit: Nope, seems that'll be over then.

Regardless, the club have confirmed that the stadium will be in oval mode for at least the Big Blue.

Thoughts?

'Maclaren has been linked with a marquee move to Western Sydney Wanderers while interest from Melbourne Victory remains.'

Fox.

One dimensional. If Wanderers are throwing Marquee money at him let them have him as it's not worth blowing our budget for an understudy to Bes who is unable to play as a winger.

Call me crazy, but if Troisi goes, an option would be to play Berisha in his role and pop Maclaren up top.

I still don't see the attraction with McLaren...

-PB

You're crazy

Mclaren is a massive meh.

One thing he has going for him is he could continue the MV tradition of butchering chances.

Would Aussie Bes qualify for Asia $$$$$$ ?