Preliminary Final: Adelaide United v Queensland Roar

[David Votoupal]

Barbiero scores!

 

[midfielder]

GOAL great GOAL

 

[northernspirit]

contender for goal of the season, what a cracker

 

[David Votoupal]

History has been made

 

[Arabmariner]

Ah well I guess it's Melbourne by how much?

Down the tab to pick the score to make it interesting.

 

[midfielder]

History has been made

No history has been repeated the Roar fail to make the grand final and The Reds into the ACL agian.

 

[FFC Mariner]

So are Qld now in the running for the chokers award?

Blew the chance to win the title last game of last season, lost 2 prelim finals on the trot.

LOL at Farina

 

[Redline]

Might as well hand Melbourne the Toilet Seat now.

 

[David Votoupal]

Remember this:
1989/90:
Liverpool 9 Crystal Palace 0
then...
Crystal Palace 4 Liverpool 3 in the FA Cup semi-final

1967/68:
West Brom 2 Everton 6
then...
West Brom 1 Everton 0 in the FA Cup Final

Moral of the story is...

 

[yellowcake]

Tough build-up for Adelaide. Return to the site of a humiliating defeat 2 weeks ago and a more humiliating GF loss 2 years ago.

If they give Melbourne 54% possession, 21 shots and 11-1 corners, might give the a-league record losing margin a bit of a shake.

Still, 3rd Asian campaign - one being a glorious one, getting a premiership and as far as GF twice and PF once in 4 seasons - I'd take it. 

 

[Gav...]

History has been made

No history has been repeated the Roar fail to make the grand final and The Reds into the ACL agian.

No History has been made, Adelaide winning (key word) thier first A-League Final Series Game

 

[yellowcake]

Crowd 8,472

A reaction to the "pissant town"?
But happily means we've relinquished the unwanted 'lowest ever A-League Finals Series crowd' record after only 2 weeks

 

[serious14]

Ah well I guess it's Melbourne by how much?

Down the tab to pick the score to make it interesting.

8.

True story.

 

[Sean]

YOUNIS TO SCORE WINNING GOAL.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Qld did a passable impression of us, disjointed, effortless and simply shit.

Whilst a wonder goal, Adelaide won by being slightly less shit. (LOL @ Nicholls).

If they play like that next week, Tommy will get his medal

 

[offtheball]

Qld did a passable impression of us, disjointed, effortless and simply shit.

Whilst a wonder goal, Adelaide won by being slightly less shit. (LOL @ Nicholls).

If they play like that next week, Tommy will get his medal

Beat me to it. Very Mariners like performance from The Roar. Mid field went missing, inane long balls. Nichols the Kwasnik performance of the season touches of brilliance that resulted in shit.

 

[kevrenor]

Crowd 8,472

A reaction to the "pissant town"?
But happily means we've relinquished the unwanted 'lowest ever A-League Finals Series crowd' record after only 2 weeks

Yep, eyes can be cast elsewhere and excuses by FFA rebadged.

Theories doing the rounds so far are :a) crap football, b) pissant town jybe, c) ticket prices

 

[cruiser]

Crowd 8,472

A reaction to the "pissant town"?
But happily means we've relinquished the unwanted 'lowest ever A-League Finals Series crowd' record after only 2 weeks

Yep, eyes can be cast elsewhere and excuses by FFA rebadged.

Theories doing the rounds so far are :a) crap football, b) pissant town jybe, c) ticket prices

I think the problem is a 'pissant' competition, which unfortunately will never be anything more than ordinary when most of the best players keep leaving for overseas. Never was that more apparant than when Jedinak went OS and the impact that had on the Mariners. It's something that the AFL doesnt have to worry about at all and hence why its is such a strong and well supported code. Unfortunately Verbeek and Wilson were mostly right. However, its the best football (soccer) comp we've got and I'll continue to support it.

 

[serious14]

Droppin' the truth bombs, I like it.  Don't be saying Wilson was right though, that article was rubbish on a whole other level.

 

[Teddy Bear]

Get your money on the reds. Remember the pre season cup curse!!!