Apparently they tried to give Theo a Flu-shot but he missed it

Ha Ha, very funny - seriously, Theo would only miss if it were crossed to him !!

that is too true

It's interesting how AU are getting accolades for youth development. Roars TD, Drew Sherman, reported at Fridays Fan Forum that Roar converted 7 youth team players to first team players via debut, the next best world-wide was Man Utd with 6.

A really good analysis of Roar for next season here:

http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/08/08/brisbane-roar-built-now-embarking-new-era/

Maccarone cleared to play on Wednesday:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/brisbane/massimo-maccarone-clear-to-play-for-brisbane-roar-in-ffa-cup/news-story/5e7563c5a453aaae7ed42ea9112222b3

Great news RE: Maccarone.

Really looking forward to this season.

Now I will go to the game. Really want to see him play.

He looked good on Saturday. I know you can't draw too many conclusions from 20 minutes in pre-season but he looked hungry and a very intelligent player.

Was the Peninsula Power game the first preseason friendly for you guys?

Seems you'll be coming into the Cup pretty undercooked if that's the only one, and FBK, Papadopoulos etc didn't play

We beat Lions FC 2-0 and played that friendly on the weekend.

2 friendlies ain't too bad.

Members only kit launch on August 30th, Rebel Sports Queen St

http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/article/save-the-date-a-new-era--new-history-evolution-begins-on-august-30/vomkmydq8f3x1ilyrojdqd1ij

Looks like a fairly big change

Ah I see, we've had two against NPLV teams too, but just about the whole squad has had a run now.

Hopefully ditched the orange

nah

from the promo looks like white shorts are next in the rotation

No announcement on sponsorship yet either, so the shirt may be plain orange lol ... can't see them messing with the Orange again, white shorts? Possibly, fans like the black though ...

That was fucking disgrace. Haven't left a game early in ages. Nothing redeeming about that game.

If tonight is any glimpse of what is in store for Brisbane this season it is looking very grim, would be nice if they actually gave a shit about the FFA Cup for once or the ACL.........

#aloisiout

Jesus wept that was average. Crucial errors at important times.

Goal 1 - Young could have done better, Hingert ball watching

Goal 2 - Horrible pass out from TK. Love the bloke but hope he never plays CB again.

Goal 3 - soft penalty

Goal 4 - another soft penalty

Goal 5 - more poor defending, right through the middle of the defence

Thought we looked pretty toothless up front but I guess that's to be expected with two inexperienced players up front. Not sure Caletti and McKay in midfield works either.

We need a RW, and maybe another AM. We were missing quite a few first teamers so I guess we can't read too much into it. We were still very poor.

Skapetis looked good, what a hit for his goal. Holman looked decent in patches. Brady looked somewhat dangerous in patches too.

I guess we move on and hope for better next time round.

Well that was a surprise.

Definitely agree with McKay and caletti. There was no defensive strength may as well be traffic cones.

But I have no idea why we played such a weakened team. Although given the lack of depth for mv. They have no option but to play their first 11. Case in point Roar empty the bench before Kevin made a sub. You think 5 goals up you let your kids have a run.

Unbelievable team selection. Victory have 15 players signed, with one injured, and put out an impressive starting XI. Roar have 21 signed and start with three teenagers and some rather odd positioning (it was a bit like they drew which position they would play at random).

- Brady ... hasn't got an A league bone in his body

- D'aggers .... looked toothless

- Kristensen shoujdnt play CB

- Holman ... had the best shot of anyone but spent most of his time on the wing.

There was some good stuff in there tonight, but you can't give your opponents 6-7 chances and concede five times, and not create enough chances yourself.

It looked and felt like the Pen Power trial game, only thing missing was mass substitutions.

I thought Brady looked ok but I'm still unconvinced he's ready for this level.

We definitely need another winger of some sort. Whether that be RW or LW I'm not sure.

D'Agostino I thought was quite ineffective.

Brady at youth level is absolute dynamite, way above his peers. But he can't make it happen at A league level yet.

Needed more Pepper. 

@ Mr. B.

Pepper would have made sense. He can defend.

The formation had hard to pick but I'm guessing 3-4-3 up until 1-0 and then 4-3-3 there on?

If Aloisi is going to start three teenagers why not O'Toole at CB and let Kristensen play DM? Our best midfielder was played out of position.

Defensively it was a shambles, victory had 6-7 chances and scored 5. The first two were caused by school yard errors which is the same as last years defending, and the seasons before. Can Aloisi not see this?

The inescapable conclusion is Roar don't take the FFA Cup seriously. Epic fail.

This pisses me off the most because it is simply the truth going by the selections made for the game. 

They were playing a back three last night (even though brown dropped deep after the first goal) and plan to stick with it. We're in for some fun if they can't get it right.

The worst ever preseason result.Aloisi should hang his head.Just wtf was he doing?
Excuses about not being ready yet ,don't cut it.It's the same for MV.
Not having a playmaker is going to hurt us this year,along with a squad that looks weaker than last year.
This is going to be a tough summer of football.Even with our best team.
McKay and Caletti are speed bumps and a real worry defensively.Kristensen back in the center will be better ,but like the other two is slow and I fear the attacking tide overwhelming them.On top of that they are responsible for transitioning to attack and finding holes in defence.
After last night Holman will no doubt go central again.But his carefree style wont help defence and wont unlock defences either.
I don't see any solution unfortunately.