Great to see Amini get more game time again. Its interesting Rogic cant break through at Celtic while Amini isn't playing in the first team but should we give him a look in for the November friendlies to see how he goes?

Irvine's goal seems to be from a set piece on the edge of the boxed rolled across which he hit from outside the box.

Good news for Rogic, Kris Commons is out injured.

Irvine's goal


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXmTXdcYWvg

I would Imagine Rogic is the logical option to take his spot although isn't Rogic also injured? If he can get a run of a few games as a number 10 and shows what he is capeable of it could be hard to drop him.

A busy Saturday for our Aussies abroad http://osaussies.com/saturday-wrap-54/

Edited by Voice ofReason: 20/10/2013 11:34:08 AM

Thank you.
And what do they want justice for?

I just pulled this off and article about Kris Commons injury. Really sums up the attitude towards football in Scotland

I wonder if Neill was dropped or rested...

Gosh if rogic does get a run perhaps then he can play for the wallabies

or shit?

Amini mentioned as BvB II's best player last night

http://www.3-liga.com/news-3liga-muenster-setzt-den-aufwaertstrend-gegen-dortmunds-zweitbesetzung-fort---spielbericht-8290.html

Depends on his circumstances, but IF SO, then why not? He'd be classified as an Aussie, but have VISA quality AND his Socceroos prospects may increase too.

He'd be a valuable CM option for a number of sides, so there'd be atleast 2-3 suitors?



And this is why Holger and some others questioned his move to Celtic/SPL. The doubts/concerns continue, the longer he's there. Hopefully he sees a regular run now and does enough to impress scouts south of the border and preferably across the channel.

Even to see Oliver Bozanic and Dario Vidosic impressing in the Swiss league, EVEN THERE, he could be tearing it up, week in, week out! Let alone Tommy Oar reaping rewards at Utrecht.

Those are the sorts of leagues known for the development of 'jong'/young players, NOT Scotland! ](*,)

I know there are arguments counter - Celtic are in the CL/European football etc... but pointless when his style of game isn't valued by the coaching staff, above others of different qualities perhaps?

Mind you, Kris Commons and others are good players too, so he chose one of the teams/suitors with arguably the 'strongest squad'/midfield' of the bunch, bar QPR (Which would've been arguably worse?). He could've been tearing it up at Matt Ryan's club, Club Brugge instead, for instance?

Ah well, it's all hindsight - hopefully his 'next move' is a better one?

This recent article with Holger about it, circa recent friendlies, reminds why we need Rogic breaking through. People were constantly critical of Holger, but he was NOT WRONG on this one:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/socceroos-coach-holger-osieck-explains-why-tom-rogic-only-playing-cameo-roles/story-fnii0fc4-1226726398483

BTW To see how his Celtic team-mate, fellow Aussie, Irvine, thrives in the same league, albeit via loan, is another ironic reflection. He's too good to be loaned out to another SPL club like that, but he's also, so far, not been considered good enough to crack the senior Celtic team proper, thus far.

On Kilkenny, I genuinely think he would rip the A-league apart if he could stay fit. His ability to play killer passes are all angles is uncanny.

Any aussies playing tonight?

Wait, Davidson is starting. Site got it wrong.

Edited by playmaker11: 20/10/2013 08:53:57 PM

Ryan, Wilkshire, Herd, Bozanic and Halloran have their clubs playing. Whether they will play I do not know.

Edited by Davis_Patik: 20/10/2013 09:20:54 PM

Edited by Davis_Patik: 20/10/2013 09:21:59 PM

Davidson was the player who put a ball into the box that lead to the Heracles equalizer. It was a good ball to the back post in contrast to the inept attacking play that Heracles were producing despite having an extra man. I only saw the last 20 minutes but Davidson got a fair bit of the ball. He did not do a great deal with it apart from the ball into the box that lead to the goal.

Edited by Davis_Patik: 20/10/2013 11:29:55 PM

Davidson with a great game second best on the pitch according to whoscored.com s stats. Amazing the confidence you get when u get some encouragement from a nt coach! I reckon holgers lack of faith in him set him back a year in his development

nup

Edited by playmaker11: 21/10/2013 12:12:24 AM

He certainly did make no defensive errors, as he was on the bench all 90 minutes.

In football at the moment, the only thing that annoys me as much as the potential defection of some quality Australian-born youth players, is Tom Rogic's move to Celtic.

I'm willing to bet he'd be a starring player of the league in the Eredivisie, even with a lower Bundesliga team, right now. He'd go into Brazil with lots of runs on the board, probably have a great tournament and maybe even come out of it with a contract at a big 4 side in England, Germany, Italy or Spain.

But instead at Celtic, he has got nothing whatsoever to show for it and it has stunted his career pretty badly. The FFA need to liaise better with our young players. The enticement of playing Champion's League means jack shit if you're playing for a team playing league football in a hatchet league and whose modus operandi is long balls and taking every opposition player on individually.

To be fair, it might be a bit of a different story for Jackson Irvine. He has basically built his career around Celtic and it's working out for him so far. I'm sure he'd benefit from a stint on the continent, but since he has started off at Celtic and is already doing well there, I won't criticise that. But Rogic is a different type of player at a critical period in his career, and so far has chosen badly.

Here's hoping he's still a starter in the World Cup, has a fantastic tournament and that he gets a better club after it.

Isn't Irvine on loan to Kilmarnock at the moment?
More has to be done to steer young players moving overseas in the right direction.

Cahill just scored a goal after 7 seconds. :lol: The fastest goal in MLS history.

http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2013/10/watch-tim-cahill-scores-fastest-goal-mls-history-gives-rbny-lead

Great goal

Wow that's the best goal I've seen him scored and he's scored a lot.

:lol:

Nobody, I mean NOBODY was taking that bench! Good job Lucas!

Tomislav Mrcela (CB) played a full game in croatia and set up a goal with a clearance. They lost 1-2 but they are shit (2nd bottom) and it was against top of the table Hajduk Split.

http://www.dalmacijanews.com/Hajduk/View/tabid/88/ID/130730/Hajduk-golom-u-92-minuti-do-prvog-mjesta-na-ljestvici-FOTO.aspx



Also playing for bottom of the table Osijek 19 year old Ugarković also played a full game in a 2-0 loss. I think he is normally a midfielder but just by the order of the team sheet it seems he played full-back. He also got a rating of 5.5 but so did most of his team.

http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/213952/6/Osjecani-pali-nakon-11-minuta

Ryan played the 90 minutes, and was voted as the best player for Bruges!

its amazing how players lift when a coach is gone and there spot in the squad is on the line.. cahill back to his old ways very good goal.