Well you wouldn't have expected this. Coach McKinna asked Kwasnic, Simon and Mijra to all step up
and score and they did.
On Friday night, Adelaide's Coach Vidmar joked that his side needed to play 4 up front to score.
Well, once his side was down 0-1 to Kwasnic's cracking half bicycle, Melbourne's Coach Merrick
tried just that.
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At last the 'maybe' penalty goes our way and Van Dijk steals the first half from Adelaide.
Reinaldo, Van Dijk and Nichols where way too strong for Adelaide's defence. Reinaldo and Van Dijk's
one touch passing was fantastic to watch. We need to see more of this at home. Mitch scored a
cracker that hit the bar, bounced in - behind the line, then out.
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So firstly, a few interesting happenings this week. Number one is that Matildas star Lisa de Vanna
has been suspended for her little outburst last weekend. From the AAP report,
De Vanna was
angry at being substituted in the 31st minute of the Glory's 1-0 win over Adelaide on Saturday. She
swore at coaching staff and a fourth official and also raised her middle finger towards members of
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MORNING all, hopefully this blog finds you well on 'hump-day'.
Just a quick note on yesterday's post on the void of Perth Glory news. Apparently, Monday was a
rest and recovery day for the players - which is understandable, considering they have been on a
two-week road trip of Queensland.
So yesterday there was a bit of news coming out the Glory camp, but the first official media
gathering for this week, will be a presser just before training today.
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Melbourne coach Ernie Merrick has described Saturday's 3-1 win over Adelaide as his team's best
90-minute performance of the year and a shining example of the depth the club has at its
disposal.Melbourne's new-look side featured two players who had never started a game for the club
before in Sutee Suksomkit and Mate Dugandzic and both played major roles as the Victory recorded an
eighth straight success over the Reds.
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So first of all, apologies for the lack of posts this week but have been struck down by unfortunate
case of killer flu. Next week will (hopefully) be back to normal. But before then we have a whole
of Round 4 to go and it's going to provide some crackers. Just thinking of last year's game between
Canberra United and Melbourne Victory makes me all wistful for the amazing talent that is Amy
Chapman, I can still picture her wonder-scross that curled in over Melissa Barbieri that ended up
being the winner in the 93rd minute.
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SO Perth Glory are about a day away from taking on Fowler's Fury. With the jam-packed nature of the
league, it's a game they really need to win - just to keep them up there.
FP knows it's very premature, but just to prove a point this is what the first week of the finals
would look like if the regular season had already ended.
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While Barbs send off on the 8th minute was fair, Adelaide got the raw end of the poor refing show -
and still won.
The main feature was the central defending display by Colosimo and Rudan. The best in the league by
far.
Why do commentators think it fair to have a go at Scott Jamieson? I wish he played for us - he is
fantastic and more brutalised than Robbie Kruse - better player too.
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This from football's best journalist Mike Cockerill:
'There are some suggestions that Moore could be looking for a way out following the coaching change
- possibly considering a return to Europe sooner rather than later.
Moore, 33, is one of only two A-League players in the Socceroos squad, and has been told by
coach Pim Verbeek he needs to keep playing until May to remain in his World Cup plans.
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An interesting article in the Courier Mail on Monday. The story was that some Roar directors
regretted not accepting FFA help at the beginning of the season. The reason given for the regret
was that the FFA would have been able to control Frank Farina via a director of football - and
stopped poor player behaviour.
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SO it's been a couple of days since Perth's win over Adelaide and as a result of some other
scorelines in the other games this weekend, the Glory find themselves in third place on the
ladder.
They are now unbeaten in their last 5 games (three wins and two draws).
Most of the pundits reckon the Glory were lucky to get the 1-0 victory over the Reds, and for the
most part they'd be right - though the Glory had a number of chances, particularly in the
first-half.
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Perth Glory 1 (Sikora 79)
Adelaide United 0
Crowd: 9,482
PERTH Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi put in a man-of-the-match performance to help the home side
defeat Adelaide United 1-0 at ME Bank Stadium on Friday Night.
Velaphi, who was heavily criticised for an error which cost his side a win last week, pulled off a
number of impressive saves to deny United in front of nearly 9,500 fans.
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BEFORE we get into today's juicy blog, should give a mention to the guys at Glory Football Tees and
the new shirt available from their site (left).
The joke obviously refers to the antics of Chris Coyne against Brisbane a couple of weeks ago.
These guys aren't guys who live in China, these are Perth Glory fans (the type of guys who don't
know what a bandwagon looks like) who use the profits for the creation of Glory banners and the
Perth Glory fanzine - which always gives FP a bit of a laugh.
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I saw you Danny putting your finger up to me on the big screen.
Well i did it back louder and longer.
Robbie Kruse v Tiatto and co, great stuff. Fozzie might not have liked it, but Bozzo loved it...me
to.
Great game, particularly that first half, and great to see Danny Allsopp out of the Victory side.
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IT'S all a bit confusing. On one hand Perth Glory, after two successive away wins, are on top of
the ladder - something which has probably never happen in the four years of the A-League. On the
other hand the manner which those victories came were unpleasant.
No wonder some Glory fans are happy, while some are still discontented.
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SoccerLens 17 September @ 05:15 PM EST
Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory
Hindmarsh Stadium
What will be a very tough encounter, on the basis of revenge. Adelaide losing in the finals of
last season hurt, and will be out to challenge for the title this year. Adelaide so far have been
underperforming, but only just however their performances are deserving of a better placing.
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SoccerLens 09 September @ 04:28 AM EST
Round 5 Review
Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets 1-1
Etihad Stadium 15,168
Despite being able to sustain a high crowd, Melbourne weren't able to replicate that luck on the
pitch, following another disappointing result, the defending champions sit 7th on the A-League
ladder.
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They Think It's All Over... is well and truly pissed that the referee denied Wellington Phoenix a
win against Adelaide, but can draw some consolation from the performance of the Kiwi side.
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Sydney FC on top of the table after four rounds...can I stop pinching myself now?
It hasn't always been pretty (especially last week's grind against the Mariners), but Vitezslav
Lavicka can afford a grin. One gets the feeling that they have been lucky in their opposition so
far; Adelaide and North Queensland both look like they will struggle to make the final six, and
Wellington were utterly pedestrian in midfield last night, with the significant exception of Leo
Bertos.
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Well Foxtel didn't happen last night. According to their local office the service was out for
Brisbane. So much for Robby Fowler scoring a great goal from his own build up play. And a fabulous
3-3 draw between Adelaide and the Fury. So much for Perth's new players firing and winning 2-1 over
Melbourne.
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Adelaide v Gold Coast United, Friday night.
Should be a cracker and a great test for both teams.
I'm expecting a fast-paced game with the Gold Coast forced onto the back foot in front of the
Hindmarsh faithful.
But will Jason Culina, Shane Smeltz and Joel Porter pounce again.
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Been trying to make the TV listings easier on the eye. Let me know what you think of these. August
F/14 2000 FSC USL Miami FC vs Minnesota Sa/15 300 FSC A League Sydney FC vs Adelaide United 740
ES2...
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Here are the latest TV listings. August F/14 2000 - FSC - USL - Miami FC vs Minnesota Sa/15 0300 -
FSC - A League - Sydney FC vs Adelaide United 0740 - ES2 - EPL - Chelsea vs Hull...
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It's always nice to start a season with a win, and Sydney FC hadn't done this since 2006/07. But
although Vitezslav Lavicka can be satisfied with some of Sydney's attacking play against North
Queensland, the defensive concerns remain.
When Kofi Danning scored that delightful second goal, the game looked all but over.
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A couple of A-League club fanzines have flared briefly before dying over the last few years, but I
hope that an engaging new publication from Adelaide United fans, Because of a Pissant Town, can
build up a head of steam and flourish.
The title is, of course, a reference to Aurelio Vidmar's notorious comment towards the end of last
season, and Bill of The Spawning Salmon has been the chief driving force behind the mag.
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In this second part to my season preview I examine the teams that will fill positions 4th –
6th.
6th – Adelaide UnitedIt is sometimes amazing how a team's unofficial nickname can evolve from just a few misplaced
comments. The pissants have had a low profile build up this preseason.
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PERTH Glory marquee signing Mile Sterjovski wants to change the club's poor away record, and says
the team needs a minimum of four points from its first two games of the A-League season.
The Glory will take on Adelaide (Friday) and Wellington (August 16) in their their first two games
of the season.
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Manchester United have opted for a black and blue combination for their 2009-10 Away Kit. The
design is quite similar to the new home strip's. The shirt is primarily black in colour, with a
blue coloured chevron across the chest. The away shirt, unlike the home shirt, uses the primary
colour of the shirt for [.
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The Pissants are talking about me, and Bill is preparing a new Adelaide fanzine, Bill will write
for the new Aussie fanzine Half-Time Heroes and The FootballTragic will bring great quality as
well.
And I'm working on my next book. My last one, well my only one, Father and Me, explored the
wonderful ways a Catholic Priest can abuse one boy.
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90th minute goal to Fury, but sounds like Brisbane were well beaten. Brisbane sound like they are
carrying too many maybes and perhapses.
Adelaide said to be down 5 regulars. Dominated end of the game but couldn't score.
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Ask any Victory supporter what they are most looking forward to when Victory kick off their ACL
campaign next March and the answer you are most likely to receive is, "sitting in the new home of
football in victory, the Bubbledome".
Construction of the new stadium has been ongoing now for several months and age newspaper today
published a stunning photo (see below) of the progress.
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We talk Aussie football, news interview with the pissant.blogspot.com, Lucy Zelic, Russ Gibbs and
myself give you all the Aussie news, and tell you why Brisbane and Adelaide will succeed or fail
this year.
And unfortunately no local show this week. Tech volunteer is sick!
Quiz, issues dedications and more.
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