Ok 101, we'll make you a 'guest' fan for the finals if you like. All you need to do is have a love/hate relationship with the team, pick one player you hate, have a million opinions about who should play at the front, despise the 4-5-1 system - and put together at least 45 versions of your favourite line-up. can you manage that?

Good, sign here.......

Guys, how many fans you likely to get for the home leg of the final?

How many do you think you will bring to Melbourne?

Come on Stephen, we all want to be in Viddie's shoes without having to suffer the consequences. I am currently getting my management fix from Hattrick though...

Home leg should be a full house.

Away leg, not sure... couple of hundred if we are lucky - I aint part of the 'official' supporter group so dont' know (I would go but for the previously mentioned gravitas wife who would kill me if I went, if she could waddle fast enough ;))

General
are you going to make 3 subs at the 60th?

Agreed home leg should be sell out. Trying to establish how many you guys will have and how many 'we' are likely to be allocated.

Just booked my ticket for Hindmarsh and the chick said they had just released another bunch for Victory and that they were selling very quick.

No from the 60th minute. Would change Salley for Sarkies, then Ago for Cristiano, then Younis for Alamao over the course of about 15 minutes. Would depend on who was starting to flag first really.

Of course the first change could always be Salley off and Alamao on :twisted: just to signal a totally attacking intent for the last half hour, MV wouldn't know what was happening with AUFC playing half the team in their half!

Given your record over our last 9 meetings - it's worth a try!

What about rekindling the line-up from the 2nd meeting last season - you know the one - I don't need to remind you!

All I can remember is that it was a 4-1-4-1 formation with Pantelis on the left and Dodd on the right (nothing novel there), with Salley in the holding role. I can't remember who was the lone striker - it might have been someone long gone - can't remember his name.

Viddie's shoes would be getting sweaty I think. I'd love to manage the team. I'd last a week I reckon. But I'm feeling very positive about the finals. I even say so in my blog, which seems to have dissappeared in the 442 ether. Mind you, I only sent it in yesterday.....

I have been wondering where your blog is...

It's probably having a cold burnt snag and getting over a blinder of a headache!

Pips:

Daniel Beltrame
Richie Alagich Angelo Costanzo Robert Cornthwaite Cassio
Jonas Salley
Travis Dodd (2) Jason Spagnuolo Diego Lucas Pantelis (1)
Dez Giraldi

plus an OG from MV

If you can believe it!

Dez Giraldi!! Which just goes to show that Melbourne always lose against teams that are worse than them! Unbelievable.

General, you've broken the code. Viddie just has to put his worst eleven on the pitch and we're a shoe-in for the finals games against Melbourne. They'll proably score all our goals for us. The we can play our rested best eleven in the Grand Final.

It's a miracle!

[-o< A miracle is us not facing MV in the grand final after they get knocked out by CCM!

Amen to that!

Well, I got my tickets nice and early this morning. Looking forward to the game next Saturday.

Would love to be going, but am going to miss out this year. Looking forward to next season where I should get to most matches!

Our season fell off the rails after Beltrame got hurt the following week against the Nix...

As for that game (the 4-1 v Victory), I thought we battled really hard with 10 men for the first hour. Once Giraldi got subbed, and we were back to having the full quota, we controlled the game a bit more lol. Incidentally, does anyone remember Dez being subbed in that game (after turning in arguably the worst individual performance in AUFC history) and beating his heart with his fist twice, and giving the main stand a ¨peace out¨sign. The first time I have heard an entire stand burst into spontaneous laughter at a player.

Also, I`m going to go back and update my player movement post on page 1 of the thread. I`m in Europe at the moment so obviuosly it`s not easy to keep up with the news, but if there`s anything I miss, post it and I`ll update further when I have the chance.

Peace out :lol:

Can't go to the match. Sold out :(

Seriously?? I was checking the venuetix website last night and they still had tickets for the eastern stand left.

EDIT: Just checked and they still have tickets. Both Red and Gold reserve.

Edited by RedsUnited: 31/1/2009 06:51:58 PM

On another note, now that AUFC have officially affiliated themselves with Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng, I seriously hope they consider bringing some more Chinese talent over here to our club. We all saw what happened when Shengqing Qu was part of the club... :D

Oh Fuck ar you serious. Fuck they better still be there.
Is it open to the public or just members?

Open to the public.

Click here to book.

Thanks a lot RedsUnited.

No worries mate. Wouldn't want a fellow Reds fan to miss out on seeing our boys fight it out for the Championship.

ok boys - suggested line ups for Saturday night?

Heres mine.

Likely:

Galekovic
Mullen (if fit) - Valkanis - Ogga - Jamo
Reid
Dodd - Barbiero - Sarkies - Pantelis
Cristiano

Wishlist:

Galekovic
Mullen (if fit) - Valkanis - Ogga - Jamo
Reid
Dodd - Barbiero - Pantelis
Alemao - Cristiano




Edited by Big Unit: 5/2/2009 02:34:29 p.m.

Tip:

Galekovic
Alemao - Cornflakes - Sasa - Jamo
Reid - Barbiero
Dodd - Sarkies - Pantelis
Agostino

Want:

-----Galekovic------
Mullen - Sasa - Jamo
-------Salley-------
---Reid - Sarkies---
Dodd -------- Cassio
-Alemao - Cristiano-

Need to pressure MV up the park and lock them down in our half.

My head's spinning even thinking about it so I'll leave it to Viddie (in whom we trust).

Honestly, I don't think there's a player who wouldn't be up for this one at home. Next week we'll need the brave ones to front up at the Dome and silence the MV fans. I'd like to see us come out of this week with a couple of goals more than MV - and then go the Melbourne and ATTACK.

I reckon Jamo's right about controlling the midfield. Our defence is strong; despite the constant jibes we CAN score; it's just a matter of making sure the opposition get frustrated.

I'll be in Cairo for game two. A city one hell of a lot bigger than Melbourne and the home of the African champions, a team we beat. I'm sure it's a sign.

I'm really sure......really.....

Midfield is what lets us down. Whenever we have a flat midfield the entire team falls in a heap (other than defence). We have missed consistancy there the whole year. I want Viddie and Stubbins to concentrate on the midfields link up play with the defence and our forward((s) is to much to ask really) and also to emphasise their role as the first line of defence and offence in the team. Too often our midfield is either doing one or the other and they need to do both.

Like your tips General but here is the squad (thanks pips):

Unfortunately Cornflakes and Cassio are both out.

Squads for this Saturday:

Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory
Saturday, February 7
Local kick off 6.30pm (7pm AEDT)
Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Adelaide United Squad: 20.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 3.ALEMAO, 4.Angelo COSTANZO, 5.Michael VALKANIS, 7.Lucas PANTELIS, 8. Kristian SARKIES, 9.Paul AGOSTINO, 10.CRISTIANO, 13.Travis DODD (capt.), 14.Scott JAMIESON, 15.Jonas SALLEY, 16. Daniel MULLEN, 18.Fabian BARBIERO, 19. Sasa OGNENOVSKI, 24.Paul REID, 25.Robert YOUNIS, 27. Michael MARRONE, 28. Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 30.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk).
*Three to be omitted.

In. ALEMAO (returns from injury), Sasa OGNENOVSKI (returns from suspension), Angelo COSTANZO (promoted), Rostyn GRIFFITHS (short term contract), Daniel MULLEN.
Out. Robert CORNTHWAITE (suspended).
Unavailable. 1.Daniel BELTRAME (gk) (knee season), 6.CASSIO (calf 1 week), 22.DIEGO (quad indefinite), 21.Jason SPAGNUOLO (knee 2 weeks).

Anyone on here seeking redemption for AU's low act?