only in the north end.

This season you will be able to get into those areas with match day tickets etc as long as the bays are not full, active support tickets have priority.

I was there from about 20:30 as I flew back from Sydney after work.

Was a lot of fun, there was some filming going on so hopefully that will go up. We were pretty rowdy during presentations with chants and stuff so I hope they don't decide they can;t use it.

There should be photos and stuff up on FB etc :)

Found 'The Pitch' I think it was called on AU website. Great interviews, looked like great fun.

For those who couldn't attend here are the photos I took from the Adelaide United 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner.

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjKofR2e

Cheers

Thank you

Any one involved in Either of the active support bays, any news of tifos VS Victory? I had an awesome idea the other day that the North End upper and lower decks get a white piece of material each, you know the ones, and then some red ones and the red ones spell out, UNITED FOR on the top deck and 10 on the lower, we would probably get enough for it at the Victory game.

very cool photos =d>

as for merging of the supporter groups people forget there is a generation gap and since the older generations love telling the world Gen X & Y are the root of all evil, I cant see it happening anytime soon..

any way I digress from the real reason why Im posting - has the club or the supporters groups organised a bus to Melbourne for a interstate game like they use to????

Its been discussed from time to time by active groups. but ultimately you need 50 people committed to spending $120 for a bus ride to melbourne with strict timelines and no relaxation of accomodation. Ultimately it is cheaper to fly (if u get sales) and it is more comfortable, or if catching the bus, even firefly is cheaper than a private coach and you get the convenience of picking different times and the option of staying the night.

Those buses were great and I have very fond memories from the early years, but I cannot see the current ownership funding those sorts of things (especially considering those people will go anyway without a free bus ride) not everyone is as generous as bianco was and understandably. I would argue that cost (or lack there of) is the only reason those buses were so popular. People prefer to fly and do their own thing during the stay and most make a weekend of it.

Can't believe the season starts in 4 days for the reds.

Let the positive and negative comments begin for the next seven months.

get onto facebook and the public red army page, pretty sure there is a post on it asking specifically for tifo ideas and assistance in making them.

Will get onto it soon.

is anyone worried about the fitness of players this year ? im worried another rini coolen season is going to happen to unfit at the start and could not catch up

no boxing, cycling, swimming, gym, prehab, this year they scrapped all of that

every session was ball skills and ball drills worried we might be looking at another rini coolen year another import coach underestimating the fitness of the league ?

Actually it's the opposite, from pre-season games I noticed everyone was way better conditioned then last year at the same time, admittedly there was some rotation due to the nature of practice matches, however most players on for the full 90 rarely looked like they were "out in their feet", rather heads were always up and Josep stated in his speech at the dinner we should expect each and every player to put 100% effort into the full 90+ minutes of the game. Having competition for every position also helps push themselves harder as there are no starting guarantees. Playing group also "fear" the wrath of Gombau which is always a good motivator. Time will tell however I'm not worried, also this has been an exceptionally long pre-season build up, the negative is that expect most teams to be far better conditioned from the beginning compared to last year. Except maybe SFC lol.

Its only pre season though no team is going 100 percent yet. Dont forget the pre season with rini we played well and beat Brisbane and got all the hype for the season then lost against them 6-1 wasn't it ? in the regular season

What if i was to say and im not going to reveal any names but been told by players they are already worried about pre season and level of fitness levels.

Hugene no.4 on Foxsports top 20 A-League players.
Well deserved. Goalkeepers are so rarely recognised and he's top drawer.

GAME DAY BOYS!!!

Lets Get Pumped up.

Not looking like the best weather out there for a match today. Very windy. Hopefully it calms down by afternoon.

Jon McKain is going to be on Thursday FC tonight apparently. He's always good value :)

Just read how the FFA are once again planing on shutting down www.adelaidereds.com.au because they don't like clubs having individual identities. They need to cop a hammering about the idea.

Anyone hear his comments on 5AA last night?

Don't want to misquote him but basically he was asked by a caller "did you ever consider leaving in the last couple of years coz you had ups and downs but now the fans are really behind you and see you as our best defender".

He replied (im paraphrasing) " No i never really thought about it (pause) I think as soon as I heard the new coach was coming I was happy to stay (pause) i think if the old coach didn't leave I would have found it hard to stay"

:lol:

Kossie

:lol:

This coupled with some telling quotes from McKain recently about how it's great to have structure and the last coaches never really had a plan and Dario wearing Van Dykes shirt to training etc it's not hard to see why we crumbled last season

God I hope this year is all about the football. The club is trying and it seems the coach and the players are so long may it continue

Seriously?!?!?

The site gets better and better. I guess that's the problem

I suspect they're in the midst of organising another deal for all the clubs websites and they fear this site will affect the amount of cash they can get.

Yep I heard it :) As much as I find him annoying usually, I do enjoy Rowey asking the players each week if they think Greg Griffin and Josep look like Barney Rubble. The awkward replies are priceless :lol:

FUCK OFF, LEAVE US ALONE.

MVFC twitter has started the banter! get on board :D

Wouldn't be able to look myself in the mirror if I followed them :lol:

I don't, got a tip off about what they said and it was on ;)

Just noticed the AU vs MV wikipedia page got deleted

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/The_Cross_Border_Rivalry

Fuck these guys are pathetic.

Squad announced.
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Round-2-squad-vs-Melbourne-Victory/77338

Adelaide United squad: 1. Eugene GALEKOVIC (GK) (c), 4. Jon McKAIN, 5. Osama MALIK, 7. JERONIMO, 9. Sergio CIRIO, 10. Marcelo CARRUSCA, 12. Antony GOLEC, 13. Steven LUSTICA, 14. Cameron WATSON, 16. Daniel BOWLES, 17. Awer MABIL, 18. Michael ZULLO, 19. Jake BARKER-DAISH, 21. Tarek ELRICH, 22. Fabio FERREIRA, 23. Jordan ELSEY, 24. Brent McGRATH, 30. John HALL (GK)
*two to be omitted

Ins: 12. Antony GOLEC, 14. Cameron WATSON, 19. Jake BARKER-DAISH, 23. Jordan ELSEY, 30. John HALL (GK) (all promoted)
Outs: 3. Nigel BOOGAARD (suspended, 1 week), 8. ISAIAS (suspended, 1 week), 20. Paul IZZO (GK) (omitted)
Unavailable: CASSIO (quad – 3-4 weeks), Bruce DJITE (ankle – 4-5 weeks)

Edited by liverpool8: 17/10/2013 06:47:08 PM