Melbourne Heart 1 v CCM 0 – max points table update
Roar now within 3: Max Points at: CCM Brisbane Wellington Perth 28-Feb-12 44 41 36 34 2-Mar-12 47 44 39 37...
Maximum points table
To be updated after every game: Max Points at: CCM Brisbane Wellington Perth 28-Feb-12 47 41 36 34 2-Mar-12 50 44 39...
Prediction: Brisbane will qualify for ACL 2 years in a row… probably enough to keep Ange
The top 2 teams plus the winner of the Grand Final go to the ACL. Unless one of these teams is Wellington (New Zealand is not part of AFC). So, if Wellington finish top 2, the 3rd team goes through. This makes it most likely that CCM and Brisbane ...
Brisbane 3 v Melbourne 1 – attack of the killer Broiches
Rocky Visconte was the man of this match. Not because he was the best player, but because he played so much better than he has before. Ange starting him over Issy added new Broich like movement to the Roar on attack. For the first time in 5 games, Br...
Failed game promotion backfires on Roar
A failed 'double header' promotion of the youth team game before the main event backfired badly for Brisbane. Not only was the crowd only 10,006 and only a few hundred at best turned up early, but Theo's goal mouth was drenched before the kick off. Thi...
What next?
Most A-League teams have now demonstrated that they can play the Roar system. If Brisbane wants to grow its fan base it now has to:1. Take its system to another level.2. Buy better players that will play the current system better and more consistently....
Brisbane 1 v Melbourne Heart 2
To build a football brand in Brisbane, the Roar had to win last night. While the crowd had already halved from 20,000 to 10,000, Roy Morgan found this week that Brisbane is the most watched (TV) soccer team in the A-League. A shock for Melbourne Victor...
Sydney FC 2 v Brisbane 0
Brisbane were not in this game. The end of their run was emphatic. From the goal in the first 32 seconds, to their defence regularly looking in disarray, to the off night upfront.Poor games from Jurman, Smith and Franjic. Very poor passing from Paartal...
Muscat machinations
Kevin Muscat wants to be coach of Melbourne Victory.Just what he is prepared to do to ensure he gets there is unclear. It is also unclear who his powerful backers are. But they are there and as ABC Offsiders sports commentators noted last week, they or...
Brisbane 4 v Perth 0 Wowzers
The game was over by half time. And all Ferguson had to do then was protect his career. Before the game he had said the pressure was all on Brisbane. That did not ring true. The week before he had admitted his job was on the line, and 8-0 would have do...
Brisbane v Perth Saturday 26 – 6:45pm November
If you don't have a ticket, arrive at least 30 minutes before kick off - say 6pm - could take that long to get in.It is starting to feel like a very big crowd. People are talking about it who never do. 20,000? more?Why not.
Newcastle 1 v Brisbane 2… sets up the big one Brisbane v Perth Saturday 26 – 6:45pm November
Early in the first half Brisbane had crazy misses. Besart found himself clear twice. The first time he fell over. The second he took too long. Then Issey failed to take his chance.Then Newcastle settled into their 3-4-3 formation with Ruben Zadkov...
