ALM Mariners vs Nix

[marinermick]

Doka paying $12 anytime goal scorer. Thanks TAB.

 

[BrisRecky]

Micky Doks and the platinum missile get the goals …they had us bollocksed in the first half …BUT….we done did ‘em …upwards and onwards lads …go get the toilet seat lid

 

[nl.ryan]

At around the 85 minute mark the stadium was dead silent. Five minutes later - bedlam. Everyone singing "We.
Are. Top of the League!!!. Awesome! What a contrast.

So bloody nervous at that point but my God!! Doka’s goal sent me ballistic!! what a win!!!!

 

[Wombat]

Can someone please smash Kraev?

My wife f**king hates him lol. My only explanation...he's Bulgarian.

 

[Wombat]

Why take storm off? Doka was putting on a clinic.. it's on Jacko if anyone

Storm looked like he was running in treacle......he was completely cooked.

 

[JackMariner]

Well we doused the Fire Chickens

 

[FFC Mariner]

23 shots (6 on target) and 62% possession.
That's a flogging.
Highlights the lack of a striker. Against good sides you can get punished without one.
Was that Edmo he went up the tunnel when Reec came on? I was over the other side and the eyes aren't what they were.
He was on the bench when Doka won it

 

[Wombat]

Chiefly must have been watching the Arrigo Sacchi videos during the week. That defensive block they set out was pretty good.

Took doka running between midfielders and attracting defenders to open up the space.

Beautiful comes in many forms.

If you thought that was beautiful then you must love italian Football Stuart....it was gash, boring....anti Football.

A back 5 indicates you are simply playing for a draw and hoping to jag a goal on the break. The left back didn't even support his mids when they had the ball. Borderline pathetic for a top of the table side.

Doka and Torres were superb tonight but we should have been 2 or 3 nil up at half time. Wellington are cooked without Rufer.

 

[Wombat]

Reckon that's Torres 3rd highest goal scorer in a season in club history behind Dingo and McBreen?

Can the clowns that wrote him off put their hands up please. It was most of you from memory lol.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

If you thought that was beautiful then you must love italian Football Stuart....it was gash, boring....anti Football.

A back 5 indicates you are simply playing for a draw and hoping to jag a goal on the break. The left back didn't even support his mids when they had the ball. Borderline pathetic for a top of the table side.

Doka and Torres were superb tonight but we should have been 2 or 3 nil up at half time. Wellington are cooked without Rufer.

I enjoy many types of football. Just because I don't subscribe to kick and rush english football being the be all and end all. The tactical nuances and battle between styles is what makes football beautiful.

Of course they were coming to play for a draw and try and get lucky on the counter. Same as we did against victory with our back 5.

But for a bit of quality from doka at the end they would have succeeded.

 

[Wombat]

Just because I don't subscribe to kick and rush english football being the be all and end all. The tactical nuances and battle between styles is what makes football beautiful.

Of course they were coming to play for a draw and try and get lucky on the counter. Same as we did against victory with our back 5.

But for a bit of quality from doka at the end they would have succeeded.

Pish.......we should have buried them. They were lucky to get off so lightly. I do rate their coach but he turned a silk purse into a sow's ear tonight with his tactics imho.

 

[Meerkat]

Can the clowns that wrote him off put their hands up please. It was most of you from memory lol.

Surprisingly, even while I was a shining beacon of negativity… I did not. I was frustrated with his lack of finishing in the beginning, however highly rated his work rate and thought he would be a weapon, eventually. I was right about something!

 

[Allreet?]

Can the clowns that wrote him off put their hands up please. It was most of you from memory lol.

Not me. I saw enough in his first AFC match to know there was something there.

Wilson however...

 

[Meerkat]

Not me. I saw enough in his first AFC match to know there was something there.

Wilson however...

And *cough* Paull.

 

[pjennings]

Pish.......we should have buried them. They were lucky to get off so lightly. I do rate their coach but he turned a silk purse into a sow's ear tonight with his tactics imho.

I understand what you are saying - but the only result that did not suit them was a win to us. He set up to contain us and score on the break.

We could have had 3 or 4 more though - no-one really played badly - but Faz, Max and Nizz seemed to be slightly down on their high standards. On the plus side Torres's Moresche do seemed to work a treat.

I hope from now to the end of the season we do not go back to the 5 at the back experiment but with Faz away potentially until the first semi Jackson may be tempted. I hope not.

 

[Huddo]

23 shots (6 on target) and 62% possession.
That's a flogging.
Highlights the lack of a striker. Against good sides you can get punished without one.
Was that Edmo he went up the tunnel when Reec came on? I was over the other side and the eyes aren't what they were.
He was on the bench when Doka won it

Shots on target is the key, 6, of that 2 went in, of the others, one was the nizzy early shot, two were blocked shots by torres, I can't think of the last (Maybe a block shot of Kuo)l.

The shots conceded and lack of possession was by design by chiefly, they've done it all year away from home. The stats mirror this, against MB a few weeks back they gave up 70% and won.

Tonight MJ was ready for it, I don't think it is too crazy to say Doka and nizzy shooting from deep was by design (noting WP's propensity to protect the box with a low block).

Can't really blame the strikers for being removed from the game by ultra defensive tactics. That is the first time WP have conceded more than one goal away from home in just under 3 months.

 

[sydmariner]

Will we win the plate and give Newcastle the spoon and a goodbye on the last game.

Throw coins at them like they did to hutch.

 

[Cricko_086]

if any of us went back 3-5 years and thought that there would be a 1v2 game of us at home v the nix, im sure I would have been kicked out of the bay.

Im saving to finally move back home so was unable to be there but the sound on tv was awesome, made the point of watching the SD stream.

 

[priorpeter]

And *cough* Paull.

I feel a lot of the hate directed his way is unfairly maligned tbh.
Kid is a 2-3 year project - and he is just a kid. Hasn’t single-handedly cost us anything, but has been hung out to dry as a scapegoat - case in point, not even involved today and yet!
Kid did well enough for us against vuck away, and Macarthur away when he came on the other week!
Is he ready? Shit no. Will he get there? Absolutely.



Do I miss Cammy Windust? Look… yes 😢

 

[pjennings]

That win was huge for us. Rather than being 6 points behind with 3 rounds to play we are now ahead on both wins and goal difference.

Next home game is against Adelaide. There is a scenario where we could conceivably be crowned Premiers that night.

12/4 WEL vs MVC
13/4 WUN vs CCM
Assume we and MVC win the table goes to
CCM 49
WEL 46
MVC 44

19/4 NUJ vs WEL
20/4 MVC vs BNE
Assume WEL and MVC win table goes to
CCM 49
WEL 49
MVC 47

21/4 CCM Vs ADL
In this scenario a win against ADL at home would mean we would be premiers with a round to spare and we could be crowned at home on the night. Not counting my chickens but that would be a great night!!

If we don't win against WUN or WEL beat MVC then it could go down to the last round and of course draws would open up a myriad of other scenarios.