Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory play the semi final in Melbourne tonight. Good crowd - good atmosphere, A proper derby!
City very much the under-dog - Victory currently 1-0 up! :(
http://fullsportlive.org/2015/05/melbourne-victory-vs-melbourne-city-live-stream.html
cracking finish for 2nd
Now down 2-0 >:(
City were giving it a good go up to then.
till you jinxed it
what do city get out of having a team in oz anyway?
genuine question that, not me being a snarky twot as usual
yank one and japanese link up make sense with the stupid money it will bring in
young players from the ais and them will be a ballache with work permits
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:25:51
till you jinxed it
I seem to jinx a lot of things these days - I should keep quiet...
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:25:51
what do city get out of having a team in oz anyway?
The chance to put a team into the much watched Asian Champions League. Remember, it's all about profile with our Arab Friends.
ahhhh, i did think about oz magically being asian but didnt think of their champs league
samoa city in the ofc champs league next
And the Australian teams have don quite well in the Asian Champions League over the past three years. Some big money starting to flow into the Asian competition.
And... I would not be too quick to write of the chances of the A League uncovering the odd gem. Football is the sleeping giant of Australian sport in an increasingly multi-cultural country. There's plenty of potential talent out there waiting to be discovered. I don't think there will be too many complaints if Melbourne City feed us the next Tim Cahill or Marcus Bresciano.
do aussies do much in it tho? can honestly say ive never seen any of that cup, for some reason i assumed japan and korea had it all between them
well you answered that before i even asked, must be handy living in the future kenny
Quote from: Rowley Birkin QC on May 08, 2015, 11:42:20
And... I would not be too quick to write of the chances of the A League uncovering the odd gem.
i didnt write it off, its the work permits that will be the problem. i know the sports schools they do there churn out high quality
how often was bresciano linked with city back in the day
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:43:40
well you answered that before i even asked, must be handy living in the future kenny
:D
Western Sydney Wanderers won it last year.
Fair point about the work permits, but these things (as we know) are not insurmountable.
Quote from: Rowley Birkin QC on May 08, 2015, 11:47:07
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:43:40
well you answered that before i even asked, must be handy living in the future kenny
:D
Western Sydney Wanderers won it last year.
Fair point about the work permits, but these things (as we know) are not insurmountable.
you can do your bit for city kenny, get these kids adopted
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:44:29
how often was bresciano linked with city back in the day
More times than I can remember. Looked to be very much on at one point. I wanted us to get him.
50,000 watching this...
biggest crowd outside of the final apparently
aye he was quality
if you get bored you can put together an all aussie team thats played over here ken, tiatto and muscat at the back would be fun
Typical (Melbourne) City...
City have created a host of promising half chances (and better) and nothing to show for it, while Victory have had just two shots on target and scored off both of them!
how does it work moving the other way, i know they let you and nimrod in so cant be that fussy :D, can city send a load of kids over there on loan to get a tan?
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:51:34
if you get bored you can put together an all aussie team thats played over here ken, tiatto and muscat at the back would be fun
A host of red cards waiting to happen there :D
Quote from: goat on May 08, 2015, 11:55:00
how does it work moving the other way, i know they let you and nimrod in so cant be that fussy :D, can city send a load of kids over there on loan to get a tan?
Don't see why not? They let all those Aussies working in London pubs in.
bet there will be a massive queue to swap a loan in norway or sweden for a beach in oz
City not having a lot of luck here. Lost three players to injury now (two of them key) and a Victory player who should have certainly seen a second yellow. Still having a go though... It should be remembered they weren't even expected to make the finals. Not a bad effort in their first season as part of the Manchester City extended family.
did villa make much difference when he was there?
not a lot. Wasn't here long enough.
One way traffic now sadly.
Victory have just brought on much loved veteran Archie Thompson. Always a ball of energy - he's like the Paul Dickov of Australian football. Irritates the shit out of everyone, but pops up with vital goals all over the place and you can't help but like him.
There you go - Archie won't get many tap-ins easier than that though.
Having spent winter months in Malaysia have got to see how much footy from Oz is shown.
The Asian cup for a start is wall to wall in all the countries round that area.
We have access to PL matches live & repeats for the week following better coverage than we get back 'ear in Blighty.
So can imagine City connection with Melbourne will get the " brand" City even more into the Asia psyche.
Shame but it is only just beginning.
Don't forget a lot of (ex-euro) Ozzies still have relatives over here!