Not keep making the same "mistakes" every season.

This season is turning out to be Furgusonesque.

Get high calibre players in, club does well, young players leave, club goes on a slide, no youth from below pushing into the first team to put pressure on, players get old, team slides some more, buy expensive players in lieu of local player development.

Rise and repeat.

The season started off well, but what has happened the past 8 games???? Is Lowe finally being shown up for what he is or have other clubs figure out the one-dimensional Glory game-plan?

Defensively PG are still AOK (except maybe Rison/Jamieson due a rest/break to get their keenness back). It is a worry that I see Keogh more and more isolated each week.

There is that missing link between DM and Keogh, which appear the same problem as other seasons. Maybe Keogh should be partnered up front with Maclaren? They worked well together earlier in the season, but Lowe seems to have moved away from that formation to a lone (and isolated) striker up front.

As ive said before you get a knew boat put it out in calm seas and any captain can handle it along come the rough seas and if the captain is no good the ship starts to sink.
At first with the squod we had which is not to shabby and the way we started it wasent so bad but since then Lowe doesent seem to know how to change it around to suit the different styles played by diferent teams hence all teams have sussed us out and a long ball to now a frustrated Keogh will not do as he is marked by at least two players.
Our midfield are not doing thier job and the defenders are worse now than at the start has he improved the squod i dont think so but all the others have overtaken us on improving as the season wears on no win in eight when you are top of the league is very poor lets hope that we can do something and yes mr Lowe i would be worried.

Bring back Matías Córdoba.

There is that missing link between DM and Keogh, which appear the same problem as other seasons. Maybe Keogh should be partnered up front with Maclaren? They worked well together earlier in the season, but Lowe seems to have moved away from that formation to a lone (and isolated) striker up front.

Think we will definitely see Duncan in goal this week.

Can't afford to risk Vukovic with Duncan away with Olyroos after this game (although IMO Thurtell will be better than Duncan very soon, if not right now).

I must've missed something - why was Vukovic not in goals on the weekend? Is he injured?

Variously described as hip injury/quad soreness. Hopefully only the one week.

Also, Sage is flying to London this week to meet the promoters of the Class of '92 tour with a view to finalising them playing a game in Perth. No Beckham though but Owen will play instead.

Said at the pre match function that Jedinak, Schwarzer have committed to playing if at all possible as game will benefit the Dylan Tombides DT38 Foundation. Glory will also provide some players.

Woah, I've been out of the loop for a while - what is all this?! :o

Contracts up at the end of this year:

Matthew Davies*   
Daniel De Silva   joining AS Roma
Jack Duncan   
Cameron Edwards   
Rostyn Griffiths   
Dennis Kramar (V) injury replacement for Diogo Ferreira
Jamie Maclaren   
Mitch Nichols on loan from Cerezo Osaka
Dragan Paljic (V)
Riley Woodcock*   

Rumour has it that Woodcock is Goneski and Maclaren has been linked with a move away as well. Edwards will go for sure. Would be surprised if we resigned Paljic and Kramar. I'd be keen to re-sign Nichols, Davies and Duncan. I'd be happy to throw another bunch of cash at Maclaren to keep him too. Griffiths is the most important re-signing though.

Contracts up at the end of this year:

Matthew Davies*   
Daniel De Silva   joining AS Roma
Jack Duncan   
Cameron Edwards   
Rostyn Griffiths   
Dennis Kramar (V) injury replacement for Diogo Ferreira
Jamie Maclaren   
Mitch Nichols on loan from Cerezo Osaka
Dragan Paljic (V)
Riley Woodcock*   

Rumour has it that Woodcock is Goneski and Maclaren has been linked with a move away as well. Edwards will go for sure. Would be surprised if we resigned Paljic and Kramar. I'd be keen to re-sign Nichols, Davies and Duncan. I'd be happy to throw another bunch of cash at Maclaren to keep him too. Griffiths is the most important re-signing though.

Do we have Sciola for next season? I thought his contract was up as well.

Griffiths is definitely leaving to try his luck in Europe which sucks, he has been immense for us.

I can't see us keeping anyone on that list but a priority should be to try and make Nichols deal permanent or to get him longer. Good space freed up though to go shopping for next season, I think Ruka and Madaschi may come in

Maclaren has another year - he signed a three year deal.

Contracts up at the end of this year:

Matthew Davies*   
Daniel De Silva   joining AS Roma
Jack Duncan   
Cameron Edwards   
Rostyn Griffiths   
Dennis Kramar (V) injury replacement for Diogo Ferreira
Mitch Nichols on loan from Cerezo Osaka
Dragan Paljic (V)
Riley Woodcock*   

Rumour has it that Woodcock is Goneski and Maclaren has been linked with a move away as well. Edwards will go for sure. Would be surprised if we resigned Paljic and Kramar. I'd be keen to re-sign Nichols, Davies and Duncan. I'd be happy to throw another bunch of cash at Maclaren to keep him too. Griffiths is the most important re-signing though.

yo begbie tell me again how old mate sage is such a terrific owner. so amazing he likes to blatantly pay over the cap

We'll be fine. Can't expect the A-League to consist of only Victorian and Sydney teams.

You eastern staters have plenty to be ashamed of, accusing us for behind the scenes malpractices. You guys get all the support from FFA etc and we are severely disadvantaged already being so far from everything.

Shit and you guys make up the rules as you go along to prevent any other teams of becoming successful. Typical fucking self absorbed deluded Victorian stuff there

Edited by highkick05: 1/4/2015 09:37:40 PM

It's your own fault for building a city in the middle of fucking nowhere. :roll:

It's your own fault for building a city in the middle of fucking nowhere. :roll:

The sad part about this latest (alleged) fuck-up is that I'm completely unsurprised. The club being run so poorly is why I'm not a member anymore, guess that continues for the foreseeable future.

Good to see you have resisted the temptation to rush to judgement in the absence of facts (as opposed to allegations).

The sad part about this latest (alleged) fuck-up is that I'm completely unsurprised. The club being run so poorly is why I'm not a member anymore, guess that continues for the foreseeable future.

I judged our current administrative setup a long time ago, if this turns out to have any weight to it then it merely reinforces my position wrt not giving the club any money. There is zero smugness here, I desperately wanted the club to prove me wrong.