ALM Premiership decider - CCM vs AUFC

[Big Al]

I don’t know how many minutes Irunkunda will get. With nothing really to play for they might wrap him in bubble wrap as he is the poster boy for the All-Stars and need to protect the Buyern move.

Also bit contradictive that the National team didn’t want to push him and need to nurture his growth, even though the Olyroos play with very low crowds and no real pressure.

Yet next minute APL throws him first into the All Stars with a likely crowd of tens of thousands and millions of eyes all around the world staring at him waiting to do something.

Adelaide won’t care their last chance to use him.

I think they will sub him off at some point for an applause. Faz will have to empty his pockets to let off the field

 

[Tevor]

Full stadium open you think or just one side?

Has to be full stadium as it’s an A League round so memberships need to be accounted for.

 

[FFC Mariner]

I don’t know how many minutes Irunkunda will get. With nothing really to play for they might wrap him in bubble wrap as he is the poster boy for the All-Stars and need to protect the Buyern move.

Also bit contradictive that the National team didn’t want to push him and need to nurture his growth, even though the Olyroos play with very low crowds and no real pressure.

Yet next minute APL throws him first into the All Stars with a likely crowd of tens of thousands and millions of eyes all around the world staring at him waiting to do something.

Arnold has nothing to do with the Allstars.
That's why

 

[Corsair]

So tempted to come down overnight. Got down for reds late last season and was most satisfied.

If you were going to go to one game this season this is it.

 

[Corsair]

Side note, eat shit Rudan.

 

[Corsair]

If you win the league and the GF are you in both cups?

 

[Ozhammer]

Absolutely filthy that I have to go to Brisvegas for a work conference from Weds morning. If my company wasn’t a sponsor and I was expected to be there, I’d have chucked a sickie for sure.

No doubt Mrs OH will be doing my cheering for me and I will be looking for a quiet corner of the hotel to watch the game on my phone.

The boys will get this done, of that I have no doubt.

COYY 💛💙

 

[FFC Mariner]

If you win the league and the GF are you in both cups?

Nope. Highest ranked comp

 

[pjennings]

If you win the league and the GF are you in both cups?

We are in the ACL Elite (highest ranked Aust team). Winning GF gets you nothing. If we win the AFC Cup the loser of the Cup gets our playoff spot for the ACL Elite otherwise they stay in AFC Cup.

 

[Huddo]

We are in the ACL Elite (highest ranked Aust team). Winning GF gets you nothing. If we win the AFC Cup the loser of the Cup gets our playoff spot for the ACL Elite otherwise they stay in AFC Cup.

To be honest, for Australia's coefficiency rating not having the extra spot in the AFC may actually be beneficial.

 

[bikinigirl]

. there is no way Irukandji will be ready to play

... it was (incorrectly) announced that he was out due to accumulation so how could he possibly change his focus now to prepare for a match within a few short days?

 

[shipwreck]

Lol 😂

 

[montywoodpeg]

We are in the ACL Elite (highest ranked Aust team). Winning GF gets you nothing. If we win the AFC Cup the loser of the Cup gets our playoff spot for the ACL Elite otherwise they stay in AFC Cup.

Still bizarre to me how the spot isn't awarded to the next Australian team in the A-League.
I guess it's like CCM would qualify through the domestic competition first, and so entry from winning the AFC Cup would be deferred to the runners-up - instead of the other way around.

 

[turbo]

Still bizarre to me how the spot isn't awarded to the next Australian team in the A-League.
I guess it's like CCM would qualify through the domestic competition first, and so entry from winning the AFC Cup would be deferred to the runners-up - instead of the other way around.

Would be very unfair to the runner up of the AFC cup if the entry we won ended up with Victory or something.

 

[adz]

Just in case anyone is not sure, here is a super-simple graphic on how the last game of the season could play out

 

[dlanod]

What happens if Mariners win but Adelaide wins a moral victory because our goals all come from counter attacks?

 

[Huddo]

What happens if Mariners win but Adelaide wins a moral victory because our goals all come from counter attacks?

Well in that case Adilaide must have been playing at 37.4%

 

[Stuartmcateer]

What happens if Mariners win but Adelaide wins a moral victory because our goals all come from counter attacks?

Moral victory? Are Adelaide putting out the English cricket team?

 

[Big Al]

AU twitter says Nesta is eligible to play

https://x.com/adelaideunited/status/1784475003284832504?s=46&t=dgx7Iz_7zDrfL5f02E4cxw

 

[Huddo]

Because he is