A-League thread

[tony_montana]

You guys apparently pocketed $200k in transfer fee - reckon you made out like bandits 

[dwaino]

  would take that and run lol

[tigs2011]

I'll take that as a win 

Anyway, when is Delpierre back? Would have been too crowded with Valeri, Ansell, Delpierre and Leijer. Now we can get a younger one to develop as well. Should also halve Victory's cards for the remainder of the season 

Delpierre is back already 

You guys apparently pocketed $200k in transfer fee - reckon you made out like bandits 

I would have taken out a loan personally and paid them $200k to take him. 

[dwaino]

Oh he is? I missed the weekend's game 

[tigs2011]

Oh he is? I missed the weekend's game 

yeah he came on as sub. Looked like he hadn't missed a game.

[dwaino]

Great stuff. Hope he sticks around another season, he's a classy CB but this season was a write off for the bloke.

[mightytiges]

Another week and another farcical performance from the referees that costs Victory the 3 points  .

Clear offside for Perth's goal and then a clear handball against a Perth defender playing chicken-wings to block a shot in the box  .

[dwaino]

Refs are a deadset rot.

[tony_montana]

Another week and another farcical performance from the referees that costs Victory the 3 points  .

Clear offside for Perth's goal and then a clear handball against a Perth defender playing chicken-wings to block a shot in the box  .

In the interests of being reasonable, definitely offside - shocking call, but no way that was a handball, arm was pinned to the side of his body, no ref in his wildest dreams would pay that. Perth should have gotten a handball the other end, clear handball from Ansell, arm flailing out and stopping a shot on target. Victory were the better side and should've buried Perth(stuff I hate their brand of soccer) but I wouldn't blame the refs, on the whole there were questionable calls on both sides, Kalfalla elbow 1st half? could've easily been a 2nd yellow and subsequent red card

[Diocletian]

Don't really follow A-League, but is it just me or do Victory supporters have more than just a touch of Collingwood sookiness mixed with an Essendon sense of entitlement about them? All topped off nicely with the colours of Carlton.

[dwaino]

More expectation than entitlement. The biggest club and the best squad. Easier for us to bag the refs or whatever on here but go on any MVC community and don't worry there is just as much heat on the players. The refs are still crap though. The quality of the game and the clubs are really starting to out pace the part time officiates.

[dwaino]

Sorry missed your post TM. What you mentioned about Kalfallah not getting a second yellow is something I've brought up plenty regarding a league. Refs will give out yellows so willy nilly but absolute reluctant to issue a second. I don't know if they are afraid of being incorrect and enforcing something that will have so much impact on a game, but when the second infringement is as bad if not as worse as the first well it is up to them to be consistent.

[tigs2011]

Sorry missed your post TM. What you mentioned about Kalfallah not getting a second yellow is something I've brought up plenty regarding a league. Refs will give out yellows so willy nilly but absolute reluctant to issue a second. I don't know if they are afraid of being incorrect and enforcing something that will have so much impact on a game, but when the second infringement is as bad if not as worse as the first well it is up to them to be consistent.

I think the Khalfallah one was more the ref didn't see it than him not willing to issue a second. There wasn't a foul called from memory.

Also, if Khalfallah was yellow carded for dissent, why wasn't Djulbic after receiving his yellow? He came straight back at the ref pointing and screaming his head off at him.

[dwaino]

Khalfallah incident just from that game probably bad example, just pointing out my issue to TM but my point in general still stands  only way to get two yellows in an A League game is if your name is Adrian Leijer.

[tigs2011]

Khalfallah incident just from that game probably bad example, just pointing out my issue to TM but my point in general still stands  only way to get two yellows in an A League game is if your name is Adrian Leijer.

And that's only because Victory ask the ref to give him a second.