Talking Footy

eelofwest wrote:

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT A NEW TEAM IN A AREA WITH GRASSROOTS ALREADY FLOURISHING?


STUNNED Brisbane coach Rado Vidosic conceded the Roar were lucky to only lose 1-0 to Western Sydney Wanderers, who caused arguably the biggest boilover in A-League history tonight.

Without a goal, let alone a win, heading into the Suncorp Stadium contest against the team widely regarded as the best since the competition's inception in 2005, the Wanderers out-committed and out-enthused the sluggish and complacent Roar.

Journeyman striker Mark Bridge created history in the 19th minute when he scored the Wanderers' first A-League goal.

Having gone 288 minutes without scoring, the A-League newcomers finally found the back of the net when former Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC attacker Bridge got in front of Brisbane fullback Jack Hingert to head home a precise cross from Youssouf Hersi.

It was a well-deserved lead for the Wanderers, who dominated from the outset in bustling the Roar, who before the game were the shortest-priced favourites in A-League history, out of a contest played in front of 12,663 fans.

"They should have punished us with a few more goals,'' admitted Vidosic, who was at a loss to explain the Roar's woeful display.

"I don't know if it was a little bit of fatigue or complacency. We need to have a good look at the video and talk to the players and find out.''

Berisha

Source: The Courier-Mail

Vidosic was reluctant to find excuses, but said the Roar's recent schedule, which has included trips to Perth and Wellington, might have taken its toll, despite encouraging signs on the training paddock before the upset.

Wanderers coach Tony Popovic felt the historic victory was coming despite his side's failure to score in their opening three games of the season.

"The stats don't lie, we hadn't scored, but there was no lack of confidence in this group,'' the proud Popovic said.

"We haven't dwelled on the situation. We came here with a belief we could win the game if we played well, and in the end we did that.

"At no stage did we doubt ourselves before the match. It would have been an injustice really if we didn't come away with those three points.''

The visitors could not have come closer to scoring in just the fourth minute when key midfielder Aaron Mooy unleashd with a long-strike that amazingly hit both posts but failed to cross the goal-line.

Jerrad Tyson

Source: Getty Images

The out-of-sorts Roar had few chances during the contest but did enough to create two genuine opportunities in the first half, which Ben Halloran and Mitch Nichols failed to convert.

However, the Roar did little else as they slumped to their second defeat in four matches this season.

They have been joined on four points by the Wanderers, whose best result before the win was their first-round 0-0 draw with Central Coast Mariners.

Among the Wanderers' best last night was former Sydney FC youngster Joey Gibbs, whose only other A-League appearance was in the Sky Blues' grand final triumph in 2010.

Gibbs, who came into the side for the injured Dino Kresinger, and linked superbly with Japanse star Shinji Ono, who was excellent before coming off with 20 minutes left.

Roar Wanderers
0 FINAL SCORE 1
0 HALF TIME SCORE 1
10 SHOTS 16
4 SHOTS ON GOAL 8
7 FOULS 15
3 CORNERS 10
1 OFFSIDES 0
60 POSSESSION 40

Western Sydney Wanderers ---------------------------------------------------------------------->midgets...

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Wanderers will do ok, but as has been shown before, the bubble in soccer usually lasts a few seasons before their own pop it themselves.

Wanderers will never be bigger than any of the West Sydney RL sides and anyone who thinks this is an a grade moron.

WSW played 3 games and already have a smaller average than the eels who came last and they have already got a lower crowd than what Parra did this year which happened to be against the storm on a Monday night while having a foot across our throats in last place. WSW have already played their biggest rival, the crowds will be all down from here.

I expect their average to be around 9k.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Wanderers will do ok, but as has been shown before, the bubble in soccer usually lasts a few seasons before their own pop it themselves.

Wanderers will never be bigger than any of the West Sydney RL sides and anyone who thinks this is an a grade moron.

WSW played 3 games and already have a smaller average than the eels who came last and they have already got a lower crowd than what Parra did this year which happened to be against the storm on a Monday night while having a foot across our throats in last place. WSW have already played their biggest rival, the crowds will be all down from here.

I expect their average to be around 9k.

Xman wrote:

who cares? So a team goes well out of the gate. Another takes time to develop a young group that will grow together into a great team.

Either way the fans will come. One will just take longer. But I believe the benefits will be greater for the latter because the local support will feel the team is theirs and was developed under their culture, not just some bunch of players stuck together artificially.

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

who cares? So a team goes well out of the gate. Another takes time to develop a young group that will grow together into a great team.

Either way the fans will come. One will just take longer. But I believe the benefits will be greater for the latter because the local support will feel the team is theirs and was developed under their culture, not just some bunch of players stuck together artificially.

yes ... they'll feel team is theirs

with not one local .. now playing ..............
would be partly bareable if they were winning like a certain team in purple does

won't be tollerated if they are a bunch of oxygen thieve ********* ..... like a certain team in orange
2018 the Midgets finally get the win ratio higher

whats that off in the distance ....

oh thats the ship.... it sailed a long time ago

Drac wrote:

Swans had a few crowds at the SCG under 6k in the early years. Now they've been the highest drawing team across all codes in Sydney for 18 years in a row. Typical myopic League rubbish. Things don't work instantly? quit while you're behind. If the Swans were an nRL team they'd have folded. AFL looked further ahead, and hasn't looked back since. GWS will have setbacks, they'll post some low crowds, there'll be doom and gloom articles and Leagueies will lick their lips hoping for the worst. But the AFL will perservere and keep plugging away. Leaguies see it as a money pit. We see it as an investment. Different mentalaties that reflect the different standings of each code.

Raiderdave wrote:

the point here parra .. is that this lame ... ridiculous & buttathon excuse from singlet wearers .... that it takes time to get a new side off the ground
has been exposed again

look at our 2 latest sides
the Storm & Titans ........ hit the ground running , wins all ova the place in their early years

soccers
the Wanderers ...... 2 wins & a draw in their first 3 games

the VFL's
the Thuns & Midgets
8 wins from 66 games ............

Wanderers >>>>>>>>>>>>> all ova the ********* in orange

Drac wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

the point here parra .. is that this lame ... ridiculous & buttathon excuse from singlet wearers .... that it takes time to get a new side off the ground
has been exposed again

look at our 2 latest sides
the Storm & Titans ........ hit the ground running , wins all ova the place in their early years

soccers
the Wanderers ...... 2 wins & a draw in their first 3 games

the VFL's
the Thuns & Midgets
8 wins from 66 games ............

Wanderers >>>>>>>>>>>>> all ova the ********* in orange

I can't believe you just tried to use the Storm and Titans as examples of successful expansion. Storm averaged 12k in a premiership year. As to the Titans, how on earth is starting well and fading over 5 years to the wooden spoon better than starting with a wooden spoon and rising over 5 years towards finals? What world do you live in?