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NH- United V Victory

Libertine please explain how Adelaide deserved to be there more than any other team. They got there on a penalty shoot out against Newcastle the previous week. After yesterday's performance the first thing that came to my mind was what Newcastle were thinking. How a grand final spot was taken up by Adelaide and they could not even make a competition out of it. Newcastle probably felt that if they had been there in that position and even if they didn't win they would have atleast made Melbourne work a bit harder for the victory. A total waste of a grand final after the performance Adelaide put in. Melbourne as happy as they were winning it, was also robbed of the opportunity to win it hard thus giving even more satisfaction. It was practically handed to them on a silver platter.

I know the 36ers season has been pretty poor and yes I have walked out of the Dome on a number occassions not too proud of their performance but they got what they deserved. They missed out on the playoffs altogether. If you are going to make a grand final, you better be prepared to work bloody hard for the win.

Booga, how can you say that Ross is a striker? Ross has never been a striker his life.

You must have him mixed up with his brother.

TC, obviously your passion for soccer is a lot greater than mine. I was merely an observer of a game I am not very familiar with. When I talked about their stupidity, I referred to their actions not their personal intelligence. From someone as myself who does not know much about the game, what I saw quite clearly told me that things were drastically wrong. A team that was so outclassed to the extent that Adelaide was showed they did not deserve to be there today. The actions of the coach and captain of the team resulted in neither of them being there for their team. Even after the game finished and Aloisi was interviewed, I was disgusted to hear him talk about what he thought of the refs decisions. This sort of thing in basketball brings hefty fines. I don't know if it does in Soccer but if so, that's another stupid thing he has done. The culture behind soccer has always been something I have had problems in supporting. I thought the Melbourne fans were disgusting today after the game. They could have just been happy about the win but no they had to also rub salt into Adelaide's wounds. When each of the Adelaide United players and coach were called to the podium, there were continual boos for each of them and particularly the coach. This was a time that each of these people were at the lowest they could have been, they did not need to be shown so much disrespect in this way. The situation would have been reversed I know if Adelaide had won, but I won't be supporting such unsportsmanlike behaviour from fans. This is a fan base that I just don't fit in. As for Adelaide playing nearly two thirds of the game with only 10 players, that is pretty obvious to everyone including uninformed people like myself that they would struggle in the game, but they created that situation for themselves.

What happened today? To the ones who know nothing about soccer, tell me what it is that I saw that makes Adelaide fans proud. Its the first time in history that a championship was won on such a margin. Who allowed it to happen?

This has got to be the most unbalanced grand final of any sport ever. How Adelaide got there is beyond me. They look like total amateurs next to Melbourne. To add to their unprofessionalism, their stupidity has resulted in no coach nor captain. What shame they have brought to the Adelaide fans.

4 - 0
All 4 to Archie Thompson.
Unbelievable.

3 - 0
Call it what you like. Tragic, Disastrous. But not boring

Good. Bugger off then.
It just gets worse and worse.
Another goal and a red card.

Bugger.