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[Marshall_magic]

Sky Blues seem to have hit the wall CB

ACL has really belted them around I think and shaken their confidence.

This is the reason I am confident Arnie will be an unmitigated disaster for the national team.

Coaching a club team is very different to a national team, especially for a manager like Arnold. Something I think the FFA may find out when we don't win the Asian Cup in January. It was all written in the stars for years since Ange started to drop a few points in qualification. I just wish they forked out the cash to keep BVM until the Asian Cup.

[Cultured Bogan]

Sky Blues seem to have hit the wall CB

ACL has really belted them around I think and shaken their confidence.

This is the reason I am confident Arnie will be an unmitigated disaster for the national team.

Coaching a club team is very different to a national team, especially for a manager like Arnold. Something I think the FFA may find out when we don't win the Asian Cup in January. It was all written in the stars for years since Ange started to drop a few points in qualification. I just wish they forked out the cash to keep BVM until the Asian Cup.

Agree. Not sure we'll see our way past the round of 8. We're bound to jag South Korea, Japan or KSA.

[Marshall_magic]

Should be able to knock over the Saudis. Korea and Japan are always difficult, and I can see Iran grinding a 1-0 out against us, our attack is weak. With a farcical 24 team tournament (do 16 or 32, I hate having odd numbers of teams go through the groups) the whole thing will be a crapshoot until the knock out rounds.

[happy tiger]

Sky Blues seem to have hit the wall CB

ACL has really belted them around I think and shaken their confidence.

This is the reason I am confident Arnie will be an unmitigated disaster for the national team.

Coaching a club team is very different to a national team, especially for a manager like Arnold. Something I think the FFA may find out when we don't win the Asian Cup in January. It was all written in the stars for years since Ange started to drop a few points in qualification. I just wish they forked out the cash to keep BVM until the Asian Cup.

Agree. Not sure we'll see our way past the round of 8. We're bound to jag South Korea, Japan or KSA.

How is the rankings done for the Asian Cup , would we remain No 1 as defending champions ??

If it was we could get a soft draw early on

[Cultured Bogan]

Should be able to knock over the Saudis. Korea and Japan are always difficult, and I can see Iran grinding a 1-0 out against us, our attack is weak. With a farcical 24 team tournament (do 16 or 32, I hate having odd numbers of teams go through the groups) the whole thing will be a crapshoot until the knock out rounds.

Should have nailed Thailand too, but we saw how that wound up.

[happy tiger]

Should be able to knock over the Saudis. Korea and Japan are always difficult, and I can see Iran grinding a 1-0 out against us, our attack is weak. With a farcical 24 team tournament (do 16 or 32, I hate having odd numbers of teams go through the groups) the whole thing will be a crapshoot until the knock out rounds.

Should have nailed Thailand too, but we saw how that wound up.

We'd have to be one of the worst nations in the world at completing our chances

But that's the issue top quality strikers are born , not made

Players like Kewell and Cahill were fine against middle of the road sides but get shut down against top sides and a far more dangerous playing off a quality striker

Surely marrying a beautiful Australian girl , house on the harbour , and a stack of green from the FFA could entice a fourth or 5th ranked Brazilian or Argentinian striker to agree with Peter Allan and to call Australia home .......

Bloody hell I'd almost take Andy Carroll

[Cultured Bogan]

Didn't Messi's grandfather live in Australia?

[happy tiger]

Didn't Messi's grandfather live in Australia?

One of the Italian superstars from 80's/90's was an Australian , his hero was Allan Border , having a total mental blank

Answered my own question sorry CB Christian Vieri

49 games for Italy 23 goals

Wish we had a striker remotely that good

[Marshall_magic]

Should be able to knock over the Saudis. Korea and Japan are always difficult, and I can see Iran grinding a 1-0 out against us, our attack is weak. With a farcical 24 team tournament (do 16 or 32, I hate having odd numbers of teams go through the groups) the whole thing will be a crapshoot until the knock out rounds.

Should have nailed Thailand too, but we saw how that wound up.

We'd have to be one of the worst nations in the world at completing our chances

But that's the issue top quality strikers are born , not made

Players like Kewell and Cahill were fine against middle of the road sides but get shut down against top sides and a far more dangerous playing off a quality striker

Surely marrying a beautiful Australian girl , house on the harbour , and a stack of green from the FFA could entice a fourth or 5th ranked Brazilian or Argentinian striker to agree with Peter Allan and to call Australia home .......

Bloody hell I'd almost take Andy Carroll

True, Juric is not clinical enough, McLaren is probably going to be easily contained at this level and nobody else really steps up. Apart from Cahill I have no faith in any of our guys to score at this level. Maybe one of our midfielders can step up with a goal or two (Luongo, Irvine, Rogic, Jedinak from a free kick, Leckie) but there's no one who is a reliable source of goals, especially if Cahill is left behind.

[happy tiger]

West Ham on the verge of some special milestones

One defeat away from 1000 EPL loses

And if they lose by 3 or more they will become the first side in 50 years to lose 4 games in a row by 3 goals or more ( Forest in 1968 )

[hobbo]

West Ham on the verge of some special milestones

One defeat away from 1000 EPL loses

And if they lose by 3 or more they will become the first side in 50 years to lose 4 games in a row by 3 goals or more ( Forest in 1968 )

C'mon Saints !

[happy tiger]

West Ham on the verge of some special milestones

One defeat away from 1000 EPL loses

And if they lose by 3 or more they will become the first side in 50 years to lose 4 games in a row by 3 goals or more ( Forest in 1968 )

C'mon Saints !

Everton have the most losses , 1506

[Marshall_magic]

West Ham on the verge of some special milestones

One defeat away from 1000 EPL loses

And if they lose by 3 or more they will become the first side in 50 years to lose 4 games in a row by 3 goals or more ( Forest in 1968 )

C'mon Saints !

Everton have the most losses , 1506

That's because we don't get relegated. Can't lose top flight games if you're not in the top flight.

[happy tiger]

West Ham on the verge of some special milestones

One defeat away from 1000 EPL loses

And if they lose by 3 or more they will become the first side in 50 years to lose 4 games in a row by 3 goals or more ( Forest in 1968 )

C'mon Saints !

Everton have the most losses , 1506

That's because we don't get relegated. Can't lose top flight games if you're not in the top flight.

Yeah but you get to play Spurs twice a season , that has to count for something

[happy tiger]

No this isn't an April Fools Joke

West Ham 3 Saints zip

[hobbo]

No this isn't an April Fools Joke

West Ham 3 Saints zip

How many arrested ?

[happy tiger]

No this isn't an April Fools Joke

West Ham 3 Saints zip

How many arrested ?

Ohh you thought that was the score

3 Hammers arrested v Southampton 0

[happy tiger]

Annoys you that your team can play like that and be in the relegation battle

We were so confidant of winning we stuck Joe Hart in goals

Seems I was right , Masuaku was awesome last night along with Jao Mario the scoreline should have been 7-0

7 games left surely we can jag 6 points