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me in the op posted:Australia has been lucky enough to be placed in a group where the question is less how many points can they realistically get and more will they have a single digit negative goal difference. There is a slight chance that a draw may be possible against Chile but expect farcical drubbings from both Spain and the Netherlands. I said this and people still were optimistic. SMGDH
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Bogan Krkic posted:For my triple post, in non national team news Carl Valeri has signed for Melbourne Victory. Guess who else victory are about to sign. Anthony Crea #SAD
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dj_pain posted:Guess who else victory are about to sign. Anthony Crea #SAD You're a Sydney fan yeah? What are your opinions on him, is he amazing or terrible or just another physio
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Byolante posted:I said this and people still were optimistic. SMGDH Most people are clueless on just how bad we are. I have two $100 bets going with friends who think we will make it out of the group.
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Jun 4, 2014 07:27
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Flipside is that expectations are so low that if we score a goal the country will vote 5, go hog wild.
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Bogan Krkic posted:Anyone watch enough of him to know why he dropped completely off the national team radar?
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Bogan Krkic posted:6 A-League players is either a glowing representation of the strides the league has taken or a damning indictment of the state of our national team. I can't decide which. Look at it more that five players from the qualifying squad are included in the whole team
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I'm happy with this squad, and with this group. I'm an indefatigable optimist, particularly with football, and as such I'm glad we are where we are. Short of somehow moving the entire Socceroos to UEFA and bribing our way into getting spanked in the champions league week in week out I can't think of a better contest and potential foundation for something better to come in future. I was one of the people who loving hated it when Ange signed on for the top job, but that was because I don't like Kevin Muscat and I wanted the coach we'd paid for - definition of club over country. But that said, short of getting Guus back Ange is the only person who I'd actually trust to rebuild the national team and do it in the way we've needed it for ages: play some loving new guys because even if they're only fringe players in poo poo leagues they're the best we've got and at some point in the future we'll be relying on these guys. I'm seriously loving excited to see what the A league players can do, and if/when they get hosed up and turned inside out I won't give a poo poo because I'm really proud of them. I'm thinking back to when Melbourne and Brisbane and Central Coast were in the ACL I loving loved that too, even when we got spanked - if only for the minutes where we were competitive out of nowhere, and how much better the players were once they came back. The same thing will happen in Brazil and I'm pumped as all poo poo to see it happen. I loving love the world cup 
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That is a great post and I agree with every element of it
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Jun 4, 2014 14:25
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Aaaaaaah I'm so insanely pumped for the World Cup and Tongues' post is pushing all the right buttons, I'm doing all the moves
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Jun 4, 2014 23:43
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Win loose or have all my icing sugar and flower snorted by bozza I will be happy with Australia because they are actually going to world cups now.
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Jun 5, 2014 03:20
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hopefully they'll be kind enough to play the australia games in the pubs in brazil, otherwise I might only know of our results by the pointing and laughing of random civilians as i walk through the streets with my jersey donned.
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Jun 5, 2014 03:24
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Robbie Fowler posted:hopefully they'll be kind enough to play the australia games in the pubs in brazil, otherwise I might only know of our results by the pointing and laughing of random civilians as i walk through the streets with my jersey donned. You're going to Brazil but aren't going to watch any of our games? For shame.
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Jun 5, 2014 03:28
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Bogan Krkic posted:You're going to Brazil but aren't going to watch any of our games? For shame. I missed out on TST tickets for Australia in the first release and shitted the bed, deciding to get tickets to some games rather than gamble and lose. I do get to see Portugal V Germany though so that'll make up for it.
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Jun 5, 2014 03:33
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Surely there'll be someone outside a stadium selling tickets for one of the games where we get demolished, you've gotta go see us completely fail to defend, pass or score on the biggest stage of all.
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So. David Villa eh
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He's going to loving dominate
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Shmoses posted:So. David Villa eh Literally flabbergasted
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Bogan Krkic posted:You're a Sydney fan yeah? What are your opinions on him, is he amazing or terrible or just another physio If you players aren't fit he will get them fit quickly, but then you need to let him go. MV are going to have a crap load of injuries this coming season. Also David Villa, 10 games tho so it will be interesting seeing how city cope after he leaves.
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Jun 5, 2014 04:32
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David Williams will pick up the slack.
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Jun 5, 2014 04:35
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As a Heart fan I'm fine with the name change, but glad they're not going baby blue. And the old red and white that prompted me to join will be used for away matches. And yeah, DV. Good times.
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Yeah, I am down with this. Pretty good home strip but the away strip is still my favourite in the comp.
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I really wish City had just actively trolled the AFL and gone for black and white stripes. It would have been interesting to see if Eddie melted down or ditched his principles to try and buddy up to them and extract some of them sweet sweet petro-dirhams.
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This is only vaguely World Cup related, but I've signed up for a futsal World Cup tournament on Sunday, and if any other Melbourne based posters want to play some futsal and pretend to be Libyan for a day you're more than welcome to come and get pumped for the World Cup with me, NinjaSteve and dive in two footed on actual Libyans for an afternoon.
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Bogan Krkic posted:This is only vaguely World Cup related, but I've signed up for a futsal World Cup tournament on Sunday, and if any other Melbourne based posters want to play some futsal and pretend to be Libyan for a day you're more than welcome to come and get pumped for the World Cup with me, NinjaSteve and dive in two footed on actual Libyans for an afternoon.
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Shmoses posted:Haha that sounds awesome. Where is it? It's in the eastern suburbs at Eastern Indoor, and we'll be playing from midday onwards. If you're interested send me an email at underscore.dot.slash at gmail for deets
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Bogan Krkic posted:It's in the eastern suburbs at Eastern Indoor, and we'll be playing from midday onwards. If you're interested send me an email at underscore.dot.slash at gmail for deets Sounds pretty tits, any other time and I'd be all over it. Luckily for you I'm poo poo at indoor
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Australia looked decent against Croatia until the final ball which went to complete poo poo. Can really tell all our real striking options aren't there.
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Periodic reminder that the Socceroo's will probably not win the world cup, but I will love them like a mama bird anyway. May we all be soothed by Robbie Slater's dulcet tones and may he never forget that he spent the 90s looking like this: 
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Tongues posted:Periodic reminder that the Socceroo's will probably not win the world cup, but I will love them like a mama bird anyway. I love that kit on the left so much
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I'm going to set my alarm for 2am every morning and watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTxfGvT1nTM
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This is amazing - but its even more amazing how close we came to sending drat near the exact drat squad for the third go on the trot.
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got up at 5am this morning and plan to the rest of the week. im training hard for the cup.
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Bogan Krkic posted:I love that kit on the left so much I love most 90's kits and want them to come back
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This flew over Melbourne this morning. A giant Christ the redeemer in a Socceroos top. We have this one in the bag fellas. 
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I can see why it would be in the interest of a sports betting company for its customers to have faith in the Australian team
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Haters Objector posted:I can see why it would be in the interest of a sports betting company for its customers to have faith in the Australian team If Australia score a goal you get your back even if they lose the match. First game should be a comfortable 2 goal win for Aus though.
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I'm sure a couple of you guys would have seen this, but if you haven't - prepare for a serious earworming. Melbourne band Vaudeville Smash has teamed up with Les "TISM don't know my nationality but my background is Hungarian" Murray to create an anthem talking about how good Zuzu is. Check that poo poo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOLGifnMJk
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