R4: WSW v CCM @ Spotless

[style_cafe]

Questioning my life choices after taking a job in hospitality. Rostered on to work this weekend, but geez I'm having a big case of FOMO after also missing last game. Dilemmas.

You were certainly missed mate!

 

[Timmah]

We have Shaun Evans as referee

 

[Tevor]

We have Shaun Evans as referee

He is a KDFRA referee which is my local association and fellow ref. I thought he had a half decent game in the FFA Cup and with the current rules there is no right or wrong decision with the off side rule. Muscat is a tool and is really struggling to handle the V being out played twice and now second fiddle. I've heard the refs have been told to pull up less free kicks and hand out less cards to make the game flow better and hopefully be faster and more entertaining. With last weekend and the FFA Cup you have to agree they are letting a lot more go than usual, TV money has a hell of lot of influence and the more we get the more it will dictate how the game is run. (Double edged sword). And I also agree with Evans on the call to allow Battens goal but I expect opposition to this decision. But as mentioned the current rules allow this amount of doubt so not his fault and he made is own judgement call which has to be commended because it would not have been easy in that game.

 

[Big Al]

Try here
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/west...tistid=1764966&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=11

Yeah comes up with no seats on offer and gives GA as next best.
Not going to bother with the info about the viewing from Jets.
Some WSW fans where happy and others pissed off from there forum.

 

[Big Al]

He is a KDFRA referee which is my local association and fellow ref. I thought he had a half decent game in the FFA Cup and with the current rules there is no right or wrong decision with the off side rule. Muscat is a tool and is really struggling to handle the V being out played twice and now second fiddle. I've heard the refs have been told to pull up less free kicks and hand out less cards to make the game flow better and hopefully be faster and more entertaining. With last weekend and the FFA Cup you have to agree they are letting a lot more go than usual, TV money has a hell of lot of influence and the more we get the more it will dictate how the game is run. (Double edged sword). And I also agree with Evans on the call to allow Battens goal but I expect opposition to this decision. But as mentioned the current rules allow this amount of doubt so not his fault and he made is own judgement call which has to be commended because it would not have been easy in that game.

There was a daily telegraph article on Friday night before our Saturday game titled softest league in the world, with more free kicks than premier league (couldn't see article as behind pay wall). Very next game (ours) plenty of free kicks any other day where play on

 

[nebakke]

There was a daily telegraph article on Friday night before our Saturday game titled softest league in the world, with more free kicks than premier league (couldn't see article as behind pay wall). Very next game (ours) plenty of free kicks any other day where play on

Except for that weird one where Trent had the ball, running towards their goal and was pulled back for some reason... There were some weird calls in that game.

 

[Wombat]

Is it just my iPad but had trouble last night and today
Do we need to put anything in for the away support?
Can't get a quantity of tickets to come up and last night said none available.
They also charging $33 for away vs $23 for GA? Rip off and with no trains and expensive parking to sit miles away from the pitch with the circle stadium I think I'll give it a miss. Was tempted but not for the costs

Just buy GA and wander over and sit where u want.

 

[Wombat]

Questioning my life choices after taking a job in hospitality. Rostered on to work this weekend, but geez I'm having a big case of FOMO after also missing last game. Dilemmas.

Sort your life out PP your club needs you.

 

[Wombat]

A supporter who knows the ground well from attending Giants games claims that's not quite the view from the bay

You know someone who supports the Giants? Time to evaluate your friends.

 

[dibo]

The number of free kicks usually has more to do with the number of infringements of the laws of the game than any other factor.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

There was a daily telegraph article on Friday night before our Saturday game titled softest league in the world, with more free kicks than premier league (couldn't see article as behind pay wall). Very next game (ours) plenty of free kicks any other day where play on

It's a poor correlation. Same statistic could as easily support HARDEST league in the word.
Which would be closer to the truth than softest, as we still expect our players to get stuck in and give no quarter and we clearly frown on faking or exaggeration and just plain being soft.

See players in our league repeatedly get up from the kind of tackles that in many other leagues players would writhe for minutes over. And we don;t see it as clever gamesmanship or part of the game. Conclusion, we foul a lot because we get stuck in and have always made up for whatever we've lacked in technique with spirit and aggression, not because we're soft.

Just another anti football hack job.

 

[sydmariner]

Just buy GA and wander over and sit where u want.

these are the availabile away bay (227) tickets that are still available.

 

[midfielder]

Have a bad feeling about this game... from what I have seen the Drive Bys are quite a talented side not as physical as in previous years and when they put it together they are going to be something... that Jumpie is a very talented player ... hope I am wrong ..

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Jumpei could tear us a new one especially with our midfield so open at times. If we can contain him I think we win though.

 

[Timmah]

SQUAD

Central Coast Mariners: 1.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 6.Blake POWELL, 7.Fabio FERREIRA, 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c), 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Mickael TAVARES, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING **two to be omitted**

Ins: 13.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted), 16.Liam Rose (return from international duty) Outs: NIL
Unavailable: 23.Jake Adelson (ACL – indefinite), 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (quad strain – 1 week)​

 

[kevrenor]

Saturday, 29 October 2016
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Central Coast Mariners FC

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
Kick-Off: 7:50PM (Local) (7:50PM (AEDT))

Referee: Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1: Allyson Flynn
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick
Fourth Official: Luke Withell

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on Fox Sports 505 from 7.45pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport Pop-Up 2 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 702 ABC Sydney, ABC Local Radio NSW, 666 ABC Canberra, Grandstand Digital & Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live, Crocmedia A-League Live (www.facebook.com/A-leagueLIVERadio), EON Sports Radio (eonsportsradio.com), Coast FM 96.3, Hawkesbury Radio
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WSWvCCM
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au

Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 2.Shannon COLE, 3.Jack CLISBY, 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 7.Steve LUSTICA, 8.Dimas (c), 9.Kerem BULUT, 10.Nicolás MARTÍNEZ, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.Scott NEVILLE, 13.Bruno PIÑATARES, 14.Jumpei, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 17.Artiz BORDA, 18.Robbie CORNTHWAITE, 19.Jacob MELLING, 20.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 2.Shannon COLE (promoted), 19.Jacob MELLING (promoted)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nil

Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 6.Blake POWELL, 7.Fabio FERREIRA, 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c), 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Mickael TAVARES, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING
**two to be omitted**

Ins: 13.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted), 16.Liam ROSE (return from international duty),
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 23.Jake Adelson (ACL – indefinite), 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (quad strain – 1 week)

 

[ballantyne]

I'm predicting a GD of -2 per game for the first round robin, indicating a 3-0 loss here. I feel if we can get that GD down to -1 per game we're in with a chance of avoiding the spoon.

 

[Tevor]

If we can't get at least one past Redmayne we are well and truely screwed this season, IMO.

 

[style_cafe]

What`s happened to Harry Ascroft?
No mention of him for weeks....

 

[dibo]

What`s happened to Harry Ascroft?
No mention of him for weeks....

Missed this then, I guess? Was just this morning.

Brice also said
Ashcroft should be back to training at the end of the week