The Football (all sorts) Thread

[optimus1]

The scary thing with that is the Queensland backline was still head and shoulders above the NSW backline.

That was true, I was at the game and the Blues hardly spread the ball. I'm not sure if Morris or Hayne touched the ball enough. At least Hayne went searching for the ball, unlike the rest of his backline mates.

Good on yas Maroons QUEENSLANDER

(We were next to the Blatchy's Blues section behind the posts, got cold and soaked, but was very happy at the end. Although would have been better if was seated at the other end with fellow Queenslanders )

[Bartrim]

Wests Tigers have signed Wade McKinnon

[mknell]

Wests Tigers have signed Wade McKinnon

Yeah but they said he isn't allowed to play on friday for the Tigs VS the Warriors lol

[Bartrim]

Yeah but they said he isn't allowed to play on friday for the Tigs VS the Warriors lol

Yeah it reminds of the loan contracts in European soccer lol

But thats alright because we have King Fitzy!!!!

[i_amtrunks]

Wests Tigers have signed Wade McKinnon

Hope he doesnt go party animal when in Sydney.

He is a decent buy, and the Tigers have $$$ to burn especially for situations like this.

[Bartrim]

Hope he doesnt go party animal when in Sydney.

He is a decent buy, and the Tigers have $$$ to burn especially for situations like this.

Probably would of been better investing in a halfback though. Lui is too young to play there all year

[i_amtrunks]

Probably would of been better investing in a halfback though. Lui is too young to play there all year

Who could you buy?

Cronk would be nice, but I dont think he will be one of the guys leaving Melbourne. Could try McKinnon at fullback...

[SharkyMcShark]

Notices that the media has suddenly turned as one of Pim Verbeek, as if the result against New Zealand on Monday actually made the punters think "hang on, we win a bit but we're playing shocking football".

To be fair to them he's take twice as many goalkeepers as strikers to South Africa in his 28 man squad (I don't count Kewell as a striker, I don't care what he says. He changes the position he plays every other week it seems - just this season he played about a month as centre back for his club side).

I predict that this world cup will be morbid compared to the last one.

[dirge]

A good national coach fits his system to the players available for selection - unlike club football he can't horsetrade and buy players to fit his preferred style. Pim has shown total inflexibility - it's 4-5-1 or nothing, even when his only fit striker (Scott McDonald) is totally unsuited to playing alone up front. So yeah, Pim has never convinced me.

Kewell... can play up front, but is essentially an attacking winger. Australia plays him up front since Australia has a dearth of forward options.

[SharkyMcShark]

There's no way he can play striker in Pim's system as it stands. He has to be one of our three attacking midfielders (Pim generally goes 4231). Preferably off the left, although he's reasonable there through the centre.