I reckon KA lurks in here until I ask about the blog and then he puts it up just to put the wind up me!

Well... yeah... :oops:

But how is that going to be achieved? I'm out of ideas...

Oh yeah, the other question I had: Did anyone actually see any 'violence' at the game? Or was it the usual 15 yo try hard ultras having a bit of a slanging match and maybe a bit of push and shove?

Oh yeah, the other question I had: Did anyone actually see any 'violence' at the game? Or was it the usual 15 yo try hard ultras having a bit of a slanging match and maybe a bit of push and shove?

[size=7]Players call for United unity[/size]

VAL MIGLIACCIO
September 23, 2009 12:01am

ADELAIDE United's squad held a players-only crisis meeting after the Reds crumbled to arch-rival Melbourne Victory on Friday for the seventh successive time.

The 0-2 loss forced vice-captain Lucas Pantelis to host a get-together at his home in an effort to resurrect the Reds' season after United again failed to make an impact against its Victorian bogey team.

The hastily-organised afternoon "boys only" barbecue was a ploy to relax, unveil some cold-hard realities and redefine the season, Pantelis said.

"If we're going to get out of this (form slump) it's up to us to be a close unit," he said.

"We decided to have a barbie, just a bit of fun and a get together with the boys.

"We're trying to do it regularly but we didn't really sit down and say `all right boys let's have a chat'.

"Obviously, we spoke about football but it wasn't a sit-down session to say `let's have it all out'.

"We had a good three, four hours at my house, just the players."

The Reds equalled their worst start to a campaign when they dropped maximum points to Victory.

To compound its woes, United already has played five of its first seven matches at home, gaining just seven points out of a possible 15 at its former fortress.

The A-League draw, however, has been kind to Adelaide. The Reds face nine more home matches and 11 games on the road before the play-offs.

But finals football could be in danger if the Reds mirror their 2007/08 season – which was equalled last weekend – in failing to catch the top-four finalists after a poor start.

Pantelis said it was crucial United was back on its game ahead of its season-defining clash against North Queensland Fury in Townsville on Sunday.

"Results haven't gone our way," Pantelis said.

"The more we're dropping the more important the next match is. We know it's not going to be an easy game, especially up there (Townsville).

"We know what they're capable of and they showed us what they can do when we played them at Hindmarsh.

"It's a matter of us sticking together and working as a unit."

Fury was hit with a changing of guard on Monday when chief executive Dean Hassall resigned.

Flamboyant chairman Don Matheson is now in charge of the club's daily duties.

Matheson said the Fury was confident of earning maximum points for the first time in Townsville.

Since Fury earned its first A-League point at Hindmarsh in round four, it has gone on an unbeaten four-match run which included Sydney FC's scalp in a 1-0 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium.

"The side is very confident we can roll Adelaide here for the first home-game win," Matheson said. "We would also say that the club will be here at the end of the year and in five years' time."

Meanwhile, young Reds midfielder Joe Costa, 17, could be ruled out for the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Baby Reds' 3-3 draw against Melbourne Victory on Friday.

Costa will have an operation today.

Pants: "So we all got together at my place and decided to head down to the local oval and have a kick around. Then we did some shooting practice and discovered that none of us could remember how to shoot. So we made Hugene stand between the AFL posts and we just fired in shots at him for about seven hours. By the end some of us were getting quite close. But the misses score a point don't they? They don't! Shit! I'm going to have a word to Viddie about that. No wonder we're losing games. I just thought the scoreboard wasn't working properly.

Anyway, when we'd finished, Lloyd said how nice it had been. He reckons none of us has stood that near to him in a game for weeks. Actually, he's quite a funny guy when you get close enough to hear what he's saying. A few of us have decided that next week we're going to play a bit closer to him just for a laugh. We might even have a few shots while we're up there.

You won't tell Viddie will you?"

:lol: :lol: =d> =d>

I wonder who had to turn the snags on the BBQ?? - Jamo was happy to do it but Cassio wanted the job so he had a sook and went home. Cornflakes took the tongs off Jamo and said he would do it but had underestimated the amount of coldies he had consumed and burnt a couple of chops. Rudan told him to just pass the tongs to Dodd - who was standing quietly near the potplants trying to avoid the conflict - but Cornflakes ignored Rudan and instead handed the tongs back to Galekovic who in anger threw them over the head of everyone on the patio to Owusu. Owusu didnt want to cook the snags as he was too busy picking the music but when he looked around to see who he could pass them to them was no one to be seen - he was on his own. They were all inside watching a replay of the CCM vs Gold Coast game trying to figure out how to score some goals.

Did anyone else read about how the FFA are looking at appointing a new board to be in charge of AUFC? Good positive sign for the club.