Look, don’t underestimate them but they’re a way off the best in NPLQ 

and they’re 5th in the NPLQ and would be 6th if City hadn’t been deducted points. 

All I know is the Nix are cuming into this game with the though of "another friendly" and the Strikers have the best goal scorer in the NPLQ.
If Wellington win it would be the biggest upset for 2019/20.

I hear you. Although Nix aren’t alone in their attitude to the FFA cups early rounds - Strikers will be up for this one no doubt about it. 

I’m not sure what you mean? 

Victor might not be aware the Crows and Port play better football than Marconi. 

He might be happy taking out a season membership with one of them. He has always been a passionate 
devotee of Charles Reep and Charles Hughes. 

No abuse on my part. 

Just elucidating some options you might not be aware of, Victor. 

You could do a lot worse than take out a season membership with the Crows or Port. 

Anyone fancy the jets to beat victory?

It is preseason.

Anything can happen.

Interesting the Strikers are lower down in the Q NPL ladder.

They have been the most impressive NPL team I've seen play live outside NSW and Vic NPL teams - and - better than most NPL teams in those states.

I was also impressed with how small they were in  stature  compared to their opponents, South Hobart. 

Football teams don't need lots of big lumps in them to be successful.  

Strikers are in a bit of a lull at the moment, probably the cap/points scheme working against them as they were champions fairly recently. 

The two better sides are both recent promotions, Lions and Pen Power, and both are very, very good. 

It will be interesting to see see who gets the Div 2 slots from QLD. None have stadiums that meet minimum requirements so it’s going to be a bit of a lottery 

More Kuppa Phudbol this week <3

-PB

I see that Lions and GC Knights have only lost two games each all season.PP have lost 5.

Wellington travel without Davila, Sotirio and Fenton. Using academy players in there place - Strikers must be licking there lips with a easy win coming up.

Decentric, I know you have had problems lately, but there is no excuse for this crap.

Keep this up and I am officially reporting you to the mods. I think they have all got your number by now.

So, to set the record straight, I am not a devotee of Reep and Hughes (advocates of long ball football)

I never said I was a fan of Marconi's style. I said they were entitled to play that way if they wanted to..

And I hate AFL football.

You really shouldn't attempt humour decentric, it doesn't come naturally to you.

Not true. Stop making stuff up.

Personally I think the Nix will win even if they still have a few signings to make and a few players missing through injury.

I don't know?

One tries to help a bloke and elucidate some options for a sport he might not be aware of, and this is all the thanks one gets.

Last time I try to help you, pal.

Given you've been so critical of a national style of football in Australia within  a holistic paradigm, which you've been a strident critic of, one can only draw the conclusion you advocate the Reep/Hughes approach.    

Just shut up, decentric, you goose.

Alhassan Toure will debut for Adelaide tomorrow.

One day left until you get to watch the mighty Perth Glory FC smash the Wanderers 10-0.

We're playing at Dorien Gardens so you Wandering princesses can enjoy the flowers

Really interesting match day in Melbourne tomorrow. Who will get the bigger crowd, Knights or Victory?

Absolute bullshit schedule.

I think the Jets should win this one. MV basically doesn't have a midfield. Unless I'm missing anyone, it's basically Lesiotis, Hope and Kamsoba.

Our strongest 11 (given Kruse isn't playing) would be:

Thomas
Roux, Deng, Brox, Brown
Lesiotis, Hope, Nabbout, Kamsoba,
Toivonen, Athiu

Shaun Evans officiating. Bang on Jerks loss incoming. 

I wonder if anyone in the last 2 or 3 pages of this thread meet the criteria as outlined in this thread by a person riding a particularly high horse.

http://forum.insidesport.com.au/2819125/High-quality-of-this-cricket-forum

Conversely, some posters in Inside Sport Cricket also post on the Inside Sport FTBL forum. It has declined so much in recent times that a plethora of erudite posters have left in droves to be replaced by many young, infantile and immature trolls, and, some grumpy old men who are rampant cynics seeking conflict.

”He’s the unstoppable goal scoring force who has been smashing scoring records all season long, but now Brisbane Strikers front man Andy Pengelly is up against his greatest challenge yet in 216 cap former Premier League defender Steven Taylor.”

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/npl-goal-scoring-machine-ready-to-face-ex-premier-league-defender

Ridiculous there is no pathway for him to test himself higher.

the draw for the round of 16 will happen after the last match has been played tonight.

“I think we have a team which can really take the game to Wellington and with the home support behind us hopefully we can come away with an upset.”

Firm favourites for this match, Strikers should really put on the show here and dick us 4-0.

With a dead man in goal for the strikers you have no excuse