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by Ben Rath
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Season 2023.
Replies: 54
Views: 54849

Re: Season 2023.

The WNPL Hub post is right. The term 'minor' isn't used. Premiers if you finish top and champions if you win grand final.
by Ben Rath
Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:03 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Season 2023.
Replies: 54
Views: 54849

Re: Season 2023.

Maria Rojas back this time with the highest bidder being Flinders United outmatching two other clubs. Given Comets and Inter have two visa players already I'm going to assume that was City and probably Birkalla. No problem with her going for the most money, as long as she admits it. No issue either...
by Ben Rath
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:36 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: WNPL and State sports Park
Replies: 108
Views: 49245

Re: WNPL and State sports Park

Not seen it happen. Maybe at Metro but little elsewhere. In fact very little is open when the games are on. Not viable. The Parks has the canteen and bar open. IIRC FFSA tried to close the bar at the Parks 30 mins after the 2020 WNPL Grand Final, meaning the players, after long hard season, couldn'...
by Ben Rath
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: WNPL and State sports Park
Replies: 108
Views: 49245

Re: WNPL and State sports Park

Playing at other venues at the different times does not support growth of the culture of the game that occurred when games started to get played at either Parks or west beach. We're back to pre those days where games are all over the shop. I'll keep banging on however de-centralisation for the WNPL...
by Ben Rath
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Congrats to Nano & Yuka Sasaki selected in the Team of the Year 2021
Replies: 11
Views: 4280

Re: Congrats to Nano & Yuka Sasaki selected in the Team of the Year 2021

Just wondering when a couple of geniuses here get in touch with the actual WNPL coaches who make these selections based on what they're up against every week. Time to tell them to their faces that they're less qualified to decide who should make Team of The Year than some anonymous keyboard warrior...
by Ben Rath
Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Congrats to Nano & Yuka Sasaki selected in the Team of the Year 2021
Replies: 11
Views: 4280

Re: Congrats to Nano & Yuka Sasaki selected in the Team of the Year 2021

Just wondering when a couple of geniuses here get in touch with the actual WNPL coaches who make these selections based on what they're up against every week. Time to tell them to their faces that they're less qualified to decide who should make Team of The Year than some anonymous keyboard warriors.
by Ben Rath
Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:45 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: WNPL
Replies: 18
Views: 6086

Re: WNPL

This just in: After NTC 1st team push Adelaide City all the way in semi-final, the 2nd team wins Reserves Grand Final 5-1.
by Ben Rath
Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:58 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: WNPL
Replies: 18
Views: 6086

Re: WNPL

Strange comment. Quoting another strange comment. 1. NTC will be relegated if they finish bottom 2. NTC is highly unlikely to finish bottom this season 3. Most in WNPL are highly supportive of NTC role - especially when they get their juniors back after NTC program has done player development for th...
by Ben Rath
Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:30 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Adel Utd Coach to be Offered Further Contract Extension
Replies: 75
Views: 20669

Re: Adel Utd Coach to be Offered Further Contract Extension

Ben Rath Firstly, I am not delusional and secondly how about you getting off your posterior and check out the facts. Go an ask the player mentioned as well as other players who were there at the time. So stop trying to defend Ivan as being the white knight because he is not. If & when you speak...
by Ben Rath
Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:32 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Adel Utd Coach to be Offered Further Contract Extension
Replies: 75
Views: 20669

Re: Adel Utd Coach to be Offered Further Contract Extension

Story has it that during a training session prior to the last W League game it involved the head coach who had stopped the training suddenly and tore shreds towards the goal keeper in front of all the players during a training game and allegedly stated something like she was crap and that she has b...
by Ben Rath
Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: WNPL ROUND 1
Replies: 12
Views: 5568

Re: WNPL ROUND 1

1- City (still best side)
2- West (great team and will get closer)
3- Inter (will also close gap to city)
4- Uni (maybe best of rest)
5- Comets (improving)
6- Metro (not improving)
7- NTC (older group this year will win more games)
8- Fulham (no Jenna no party)
by Ben Rath
Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:08 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Lady Reds In Disarray
Replies: 33
Views: 10052

Re: Lady Reds In Disarray

Not sure any comments herein have supported that the Lady's are in a good space. The league table...no tell lies. SB may be on drugs but some on here are manufacturing them and probably overcome by hallucinations from the manufacturing process. Surely everyone here is looking forward to your explan...
by Ben Rath
Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:02 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Lady Reds In Disarray
Replies: 33
Views: 10052

Re: Lady Reds In Disarray

Sorry guys, but I could not stand being silent any longer and listen to people on this forum saying how well the Lady reds are going. Please. The lady reds are bottom of the ladder without a win and only three goals in five games and one of those goals was from a penalty. The poor start to the seaso...
by Ben Rath
Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUFC-W v Melbourne City
Replies: 25
Views: 8502

Re: AUFC-W v Melbourne City

HORRIBLE RESULT. And the coach, as I read it, has no great concerns? And they're having a pre-christmas get together.....................whilst the Titanic has SUNK. I saw the squad list, who didn't return and it is/was my concern that AUFC-W are on the nose. The bench is thin. Georgia is now a reg...
by Ben Rath
Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:27 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

billy the kid wrote:Latsko's transferred to Sydney FC.

The 2 Finnish players and Amber Brooks are not coming back to the W League. That for me is a huge loss and says a lot about the W League???
Two out of three aint bad. :lol:
by Ben Rath
Tue Oct 29, 2019 4:45 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: sportsbird scorecard
Replies: 9
Views: 3879

Re: sportsbird scorecard

We're back baby! The tally has hit 4.

Emma Checker OUT
Georgia Campagnale IN
Dylan Holmes IN
Isabel Hodgson IN
by Ben Rath
Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:06 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

The major downfall of this thread is that assertions have been made by SB regarding the contracting of injured players to the exclusion of presumably fit and otherwise comparable players. In itself this is a reasonable basis for complaint given the short season etc. What is very unreasonable is the...
by Ben Rath
Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:56 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

My observations. The major downfall of this forum is that people are quick to pick faults with the author and rarely focus on the issues being discussed. worried about duplicate identities. Worried about "who they are". Sportsbird (male or female) is not a friend of mine (we're all anonym...
by Ben Rath
Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:00 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

Michael wrote:sportsbird is the female version of GIAE.

Maybe its the same person!
:shock:
No she's from a different part of England.
by Ben Rath
Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:54 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

My observations. The major downfall of this forum is that people are quick to pick faults with the author and rarely focus on the issues being discussed. worried about duplicate identities. Worried about "who they are". Sportsbird (male or female) is not a friend of mine (we're all anonym...
by Ben Rath
Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:20 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

WOW. The comments keep coming thick and fast. Sportsbird has a thick skin. Keep up the hard work. For the others replying, if you have an alternate view, then please go ahead and enlighten me/us. Irrespective of your counter pro AUFC-W and Ivan stance, it'll be god to see what you have to say in re...
by Ben Rath
Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:52 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

Sorry Guys, I was in the process of editing my comments when my computer crashed. However, I still back my comments that Ivan has offered contracts to players still carrying injuries. As for you Ben, you should think twice about commenting on people requiring help, poor choice of words. You’ve stoo...
by Ben Rath
Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:29 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

Sorry Guys, I was in the process of editing my comments when my computer crashed. However, I still back my comments that Ivan has offered contracts to players still carrying injuries. As for you Ben, you should think twice about commenting on people requiring help, poor choice of words. You’ve stoo...
by Ben Rath
Sat Oct 19, 2019 12:11 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

It appears Ivan is at his tricks again by offering contracts to injured players. It would be interesting to see how long these two players last. Its unfortunate because it is a short season and these injured players no fault of their own are taking spots away from fit players. Here we go... How wei...
by Ben Rath
Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:48 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

Would’ve thought that playing alongside Polkinghorne at Brisbane would be her best bet. Agree about Matildas backline weakness but another good option Liz Ralston wasnt taken to France either. I find Milicic hard to read. Stajic never seemed keen to pick Jenna. Could be a calculated risk. Mel Andre...
by Ben Rath
Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:29 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

does it have anything to do with having more chance of being noticed for National team selection if you play for a club in the Eastern states ? She didnt want to play the full WL season last season so she could play for the Crows in AFLW. Adelaide weren’t ok with that but Brisbane were. I reckon th...
by Ben Rath
Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:34 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

does it have anything to do with having more chance of being noticed for National team selection if you play for a club in the Eastern states ? She didnt want to play the full WL season last season so she could play for the Crows in AFLW. Adelaide weren’t ok with that but Brisbane were. I reckon th...
by Ben Rath
Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:04 am
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: AUWFC season 2019-2020
Replies: 83
Views: 20161

Re: AUWFC season 2019-2020

Congrats to Jenna McCormick for joining Melbourne Victory. Well it seems we continue to see great SA players play for other teams. I know why she did not want to play for lady reds but some people will think I am making it up, maybe I will explain it next time. However, it is a real shame that we c...
by Ben Rath
Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:41 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Adelaide City Appointed New Head Coach for 2020
Replies: 10
Views: 4317

Re: Adelaide City Appointed New Head Coach for 2020

Not sure why sportsbird didn't update this thread about new Ad City womens coach instead of starting a new one :lol:
by Ben Rath
Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:39 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: sportsbird scorecard
Replies: 9
Views: 3879

Re: sportsbird scorecard

Agreed, sportbird deservedly attracts criticism as he/she presents rumour and innuendo as pure fact. Thankyou. Have every opinion you like- the more the better. But in the last month sportsbird had spread misinformation to undermine a coach and also to undermine a perfectly legitimat decision made ...