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[BILLYHIBS]

Wellington Phoenix 0 v 4 CCM

Jase scores in an easy away win

[Forza Fred]

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Wellington Phoenix 0 v 4 CCM

Jase scores in an easy away win

It was actually Wellington’s first home game in NZ in about 2 years.

Due to the pandemic and travel restrictions they had been based in Sydney,and played most of their ‘home’ games in Wollongong….a city about an hour south of Sydney.

Perhaps the emotional homecoming affected the Pheoenix.

[BILLYHIBS]

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It was actually Wellington’s first home game in NZ in about 2 years.

Due to the pandemic and travel restrictions they had been based in Sydney,and played most of their ‘home’ games in Wollongong….a city about an hour south of Sydney.

Perhaps the emotional homecoming affected the Pheoenix.

I am sure they will rise again

[Forza Fred]

Half time in the F3 derby

Newcastle 0 v Central Coast 3

Cummings 2

[bingo70]

Sorry for the thread hijack however I was wondering who the top up and coming managers were in Australia? Anybody Hibs could be looking at as another Postecoglu?

[HH81]

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Half time in the F3 derby

Newcastle 0 v Central Coast 3

Cummings 2

2-3 after 50 mins.

[JamesHFC]

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Half time in the F3 derby

Newcastle 0 v Central Coast 3

Cummings 2

If Cummings knuckles down and works hard he can make a decent career for himself because he’s got the talent. Australia call up be soon with his current form.

[Forza Fred]

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If Cummings knuckles down and works hard he can make a decent career for himself because he’s got the talent. Australia call up be soon with his current form.

Yep he’s cleaned the slate coming here and is a bit of a cult hero already.

Man of the Match tonight.

Media lap him up, but I think I’m the only one in Australia who goes close to understanding him in his after match interviews!

Can just imagine him and Boyler having a conversation in the Socceroos dressing room😂

[Winston Ingram]

Delighted to see him do well there. I’d be stunned if he didn’t make the Oz squad for the play off v UAE.

9 goals and 6 assists in 17 games.

[A Hi-Bee]

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Delighted to see him do well there. I’d be stunned if he didn’t make the Oz squad for the play off v UAE.

9 goals and 6 assists in 17 games.

The guy is a natural goal scorer could never understand the stick he took here, how we could do with him now.
Good luck to him down under he will have a great career in Oz of that I am sure, and unlikely to be back this way.

[JohnM1875]

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The guy is a natural goal scorer could never understand the stick he took here, how we could do with him now.
Good luck to him down under he will have a great career in Oz of that I am sure, and unlikely to be back this way.

JC never took any stick at Hibs, unless you mean here as in the UK in general? Then I get where you're coming from.

Hibs fans loved him and many still do.

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JC never took any stick at Hibs, unless you mean here as in the UK in general? Then I get where you're coming from.

Hibs fans loved him and many still do.

He took a lot of stick in general, to say all Hibs "fans" loved him is a slight exaggeration, but lets not let facts get in the way of a good opinion.

[ChilliEater]

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Sorry for the thread hijack however I was wondering who the top up and coming managers were in Australia? Anybody Hibs could be looking at as another Postecoglu?

Ange has been the stand out manager of the 17 years I've lived here. The next 2 most highly regarded would probably be Graham Arnold (the national team manager - looks like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle) and Tony Popovic. I've often said that if an Arnold team was playing in my garden I'd close the curtains. Popovic was manager at my team, Perth Glory, for a couple of seasons - we finished top of the table in his first season, but I think things were happening behind the scenes in his second one and it didn't go well - he kept playing his teenage sons, who were pretty limited footballers, and left with few at the club seemingly upset about it. In his good season he was able to attract better quality players than we were used to and had us really well organised and hard to beat, but it was a very defensive set up. 3 centre halves, 2 wing backs, 2 holding midfielders, then a talented attacking 3. I don't think we'd take to him at Hibs.

[Green Man]

How do the fixtures work in the A league? I’ve just realised there are 12 teams but the season is 26 games long - so all teams play each other twice, then is it random which 4 teams there is a third game against?

[Forza Fred]

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Sorry for the thread hijack however I was wondering who the top up and coming managers were in Australia? Anybody Hibs could be looking at as another Postecoglu?

Already covered Graham Arnold on another thread.

Basically, he ticks all Ron's boxes and I would be surprised if he hasn't thrown his name into the ring.

He has had close dealings with HIbs in the past ..it was him who took Martin Boyle into the Socceroo squad and has visited the training centre so is no stranger to us.

.His contract is due to expire when the Socceroos are eliminated from the WC and that is likely to happen in early/mid June.

He's no Ange though and like any manager has his detractors, but as I say I think his CV would already have arrived at Easter road.

[the_ginger_hibee]

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How do the fixtures work in the A league? I’ve just realised there are 12 teams but the season is 26 games long - so all teams play each other twice, then is it random which 4 teams there is a third game against?

Top 6 play a play-off / knockout format.

[Green Man]

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Top 6 play a play-off / knockout format.

That’s after 26 games though is it not? By the end of the season, all 12 teams will have played 26 games, then there’s the knockout championship bit.

[Forza Fred]

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How do the fixtures work in the A league? I’ve just realised there are 12 teams but the season is 26 games long - so all teams play each other twice, then is it random which 4 teams there is a third game against?

Covered earlier in the thread....not a normal season by any means.

Covid resulted in many state borders being closed, at varying times in varying states, which meant teams from some states couldn't get in..

The A League had to set fixtures where the teams could actually get to play each other...resulting in a strange fixture list that seen lots of derbies and a lopsided one off fixture list!

Some relocated....Wellington for example relocated from NZ to Sydney and have basically been away for close to two years...they just started playing back in NZ two weeks ago.

Given all the constraints, I think they did well to keep the A League functioning at all this season.

[Green Man]

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Covered earlier in the thread....not a normal season by any means.

Covid resulted in many state borders being closed, at varying times in varying states, which meant teams from some states couldn't get in..

The A League had to set fixtures where the teams could actually get to play each other...resulting in a strange fixture list that seen lots of derbies and a lopsided one off fixture list!

Some relocated....Wellington for example relocated from NZ to Sydney and have basically been away for close to two years...they just started playing back in NZ two weeks ago.

Given all the constraints, I think they did well to keep the A League functioning at all this season.

Ah gotcha, thanks. I do remember previous mentions of Wellington relocating. I agree it’s been a result getting the league played under the circumstances.

[BILLYHIBS]

Perth Glory 1 v 0 Melbourne City

bottom lead top 25 minutes gone

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[BILLYHIBS]

Perth Glory 2 v 0 Melbourne City. FT

[BILLYHIBS]

It’s back

Melbourne City v Western United

Kick Off 9.45 am

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[BILLYHIBS]

Melbourne City 1 v 0 Western United

Lacroix Own goal

[BILLYHIBS]

Melbourne City 2 v 0 Western United

Jamie Maaacccclaaarrrrreeeennnnnnnnnnn!!!!!

[BILLYHIBS]

Melbourne City 2 v 1 Western United

[Forza Fred]

Good game last night, in parts.

La Croix had a mare, when usually he strolls it.

Looking forward to watching Jason in the F3 local derby at 5pm Saturday my time.

Think Central Coast could struggle a bit this season though, they have lost one quarter of last season’s side to the SPFL, and come January, their teenage ‘wonder kid’ is off to the EPL with Newcastle too.

Fingers crossed for JC..he’s got a foot in the World Cup door, and needs to grab the goals in the next few weeks to see him on the plane.

[BILLYHIBS]

CCM v Newcastle Jets

Kick off 7.00 am

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Jase on the bench

[Bridge hibs]

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CCM v Newcastle Jets

Kick off 7.00 am

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Jase on the bench

Cheers Billy, as an early bird I like to catch up with my aussie footie fix 👍

[BILLYHIBS]

Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC

7.00 am Kick Off

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Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

9.45 am

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[andrew70]

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Cheers Billy, as an early bird I like to catch up with my aussie footie fix 👍

It’s delayed half an hour at the minute because of a storm. Brisbane game kicking off at 7am though.