Avoiding the spoon

[ballantyne]

The 3 teams above us have about a point per round, so let's say we need a minimum 30pts to avoid the spoon. That means we need 21 more pts in the next 13 rounds, just over 1.6pts per round. This means we need more than a win in each home-and-away cycle: two draws would not be enough. Will be amazing if we do it.

 

[sydmariner]

Jets will ALLWAYS be worse FTS COYY

 

[true believer]

phith spoon ! I think our boyz will make the 6

 

[FFC Mariner]

Top 6 for us.

Scum won't win another game

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

The way we played the last 2 games, I'd say it's possible. Would be nice to not have that under our belt.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Make 6th. Sydney away in the semi.

Beat them. Arnie sacked in disgrace.

Who cares what happens after that

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

phith spoon ! I think our boyz will make the 6

Personally I think 6/10 teams making the finals makes a mockery of the achievement....being on the bottom half of the table but still able to take the glory? Should just be top 4.
But yes, it would be a sweet story to make the 6...

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Spoons arent avoided, they're won.
And Scum are very committed to winning. (Spoons)

 

[marinersince2006]

If Leonardo plays again Jets are a different team.

Taggart may go to Perth rather than Jets.Perth will be out of wooden spoon contention with another goal scorer.Keogh will take 2/3 weeks to get match fit.

Ange will be recommending directly or indirectly more youn Aussie players to play for Miller.

Do you think we have FFA coaching relationships that Jets have? Or poppa or Arnie or Aloisi......our golden generation coaches would be pretty close with all levels of National team coaches. It will take time for TW and JH and our club coaching team to form relationships with Ange and u17.u20.u23 coaches.

Do you think not having/not being able to afford W league and woman's structure must hold back our FFA relationships in coaching and thus recruitment?

Last 2 games we have played like a top 6 team.

Jets or Perth for wooden spoon.

 

[Rowdy]

Ange will be recommending directly or indirectly more youn Aussie players to play for Miller.

Why ??? The FFA may currently own/administrate them but they will be offloaded sooner rather than later.

This season's squad has & was selected already by Miller, no changes unless they have major injuries. The FFA arent going to spend a dime outside the cap bringing in someone special, would be bad business by them if they did.

Do you think we have FFA coaching relationships that Jets have? Or poppa or Arnie or Aloisi......our golden generation coaches would be pretty close with all levels of National team coaches. It will take time for TW and JH and our club coaching team to form relationships with Ange and u17.u20.u23 coaches.

NO ........for the simple reason that Ange has no cause to ring Tony, for we DONT have any players in our squad at the moment that are anywhere near the grade for the Socceroo's.

Do you think not having/not being able to afford W league and woman's structure must hold back our FFA relationships in coaching and thus recruitment?

Again, cant see the link your trying to draw here.

How would a detrimental relationship with the FFA affect Coaching and Rectuitment at CCM ???

 

[Wombat]

If Leonardo plays again Jets are a different team.

Taggart may go to Perth rather than Jets.Perth will be out of wooden spoon contention with another goal scorer.Keogh will take 2/3 weeks to get match fit.

Ange will be recommending directly or indirectly more youn Aussie players to play for Miller.

Do you think we have FFA coaching relationships that Jets have? Or poppa or Arnie or Aloisi......our golden generation coaches would be pretty close with all levels of National team coaches. It will take time for TW and JH and our club coaching team to form relationships with Ange and u17.u20.u23 coaches.

Do you think not having/not being able to afford W league and woman's structure must hold back our FFA relationships in coaching and thus recruitment?

Last 2 games we have played like a top 6 team.

Jets or Perth for wooden spoon.

You just said Perth would be safe???? Easy on the woodbines son!

 

[midfielder]

We have two games against the Jerks ... both at home ... we win both and they get the spoon ... win one and draw one we are equal aside from goal difference ... loose one and we are in big trouble...

 

[Timmah]

I can see us bypassing our enemies north of the Lakes very easily based on current form.

 

[localpom]

If we recruit well in the transfer window and avoid injuries to key players then we should be ok. With Fitzy, Caceres (most likely) gone, and Tricky, Sim, Heff out of favour and unlikely to get much game time we are extremely light. Not sure about Bray but i think the likes of Stella and Uskok will take several games to get used to the pace of the league so they won't have much impact this year. We urgently need a number 10, and another striker as a bare minimum.

 

[Timmah]

Pretty confident we'll pick up a couple more players before the window shuts.

 

[VicMariner]

We've scored more goals than the four teams above us and we are only four points behind 8th. If we tighten our defence and keep playing the way we are then avoiding the spoon is a real possibility.
Handing the spoon to the Jets at a derby would be quite nice.

ETA
Just checked, we don't play the Jets till round 21. I'd like to be off the bottom by then tbh.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Could you imagine if we went into that game, say, 2 points behind Jets? That would be a pretty exciting and terrifying match

 

[style_cafe]

Really only two positions are ever remembered in a seasons history, first & last.
All the others are remembered only by the said team.
As we`ve been pretty successful over the years it`s more the stigma of having the "wooden spoon" hanging around our necks that is the fear.
Anything other than last we can move on from.
I just hope we have the strength to do it.

 

[Timmah]

Again ever the optimist I feel the last two games have seen a massive shift in the team dynamic and attitude. The draw might dent confidence a little but if they're resolute enough, downing the Reds on Saturday isn't out of the question.

 

[marinersince2006]

You just said Perth would be safe???? Easy on the woodbines son!

CCM
Perth
Jets

This is where I was headed. Predicting bottom 3.