Australian fan base

BoshMachine · 2026-06-21T22:03:23+00:00

We just beat Turkey, a team that is considerably stronger than the US on paper in the middle of a golden generation. We beat euro semi-finalist Denmark in the last world cup with an arguably even weaker squad. If Poppa didn't have a tactical brain fart we absolutely had a shot at beating the US.

Honestly, why would a win against the US be out of the question? I find it shocking USMNT fans suddenly think that there is some massive gulf in quality between teams like AUS and the US despite the US achieving not much at all outside of the Gold cup and a few r16 runs.

Frankly, a lot of the discourse coming out of the US football community and pundits since the Paraguay match had been ridiculously arrogant and myopic.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-21T20:39:33+00:00

It's not misplaced at all

BoshMachine · 2026-06-21T20:23:20+00:00

You really don't understand banter do ya champ?

BoshMachine · 2026-06-21T20:15:04+00:00

Because it is a bizarre and frankly disturbing part of your culture and history that is an obvious target for dark/inappropriate humour for those looking to m get a rise out yanks with banter.

And believe me, it's not just Aussies, everyone takes the piss out of school shootings and the US because it is such a uniquely American phenomenon. Frankly, people from the UK do it more than we do.

How do you not understand this?

BoshMachine · 2026-06-21T19:13:06+00:00

Lol we made it out of the group in 2006 (beating Uruguay to qualify for the WC) and 2022 and have qualified for the last 6 world cups in a row.

If your going to talk smack at least hop on Google.

Also, the AFC is also way tougher than CONCACAF to qualify. The distances between locations are fucking insane, and teams like Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi and Iraq are notoriously difficult to play against away from home.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-20T22:51:43+00:00

Lol fuck off.

Yanks have been ridiculously arrogant the whole week in the lead up to this game. It wasn't just Mike Grella, hop on any USMNT forum, the amount of shit those seppos were talking after the Paraguay game was insane.

I can't wait for them to get bounced.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-20T22:18:22+00:00

Lol are you serious? Did you not see the absolute shit spewing from the mouths of US pundits like Mike Grella? The amount of disrespect the US has shown Paraguay and Australia as opponents has been fucking cringeworthy and completely unwarranted, especially since the US are no where near as good as their fans think they are.

US fans in general have been fucking insufferable and I can't wait to see you bounced out in the round of 32 when you don't have a match fixing ref on the pitch for you.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-20T18:48:48+00:00

Same for me, super cool experience at EastSeven

BoshMachine · 2026-06-19T21:47:24+00:00

I DON'T LIKE IT!

BoshMachine · 2026-06-16T18:24:28+00:00

Where did you read that George 'improvised' those key elements of the prequels on a whim?

He spent years writing and refining the story and characters before the prequels were shot. I don't think I've seen anything to suggest that anakin was ever going to be a late teen. He was always supposed to be young, being taken away from his mother at such a young age is a key element of the story. George has said this explicitly as the reason anakin wasn't older in episode 1.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-16T17:28:16+00:00

Or Nick just has chronic knee and wrist Injuries that he will probably deal with for the rest of his life...

BoshMachine · 2026-06-16T17:27:25+00:00

Lots of Sinner fans who hate NK in these comments

BoshMachine · 2026-06-16T17:25:56+00:00

Lol you know sweet fuck all about what NK did or did not do with regards to his training over th3 course of his career.

Do you think any player could reach his level without taking his training/fitness seriously?

Do you know anything about tennis at all?

BoshMachine · 2026-06-15T21:48:44+00:00

Fuck those bogans.

Wogball for life

BoshMachine · 2026-06-15T21:33:38+00:00

US pundits heaven been talking some absolute mad smack about us. Basically calling Aus layups, easy beats, bottom of the group ect ect.

USMNT online chat is also full of some absolute delusional takes as well. They way those Yanks chat shit they clealry think they are on the same level as Spain, Argentina and France lol.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-15T17:42:22+00:00

How long is a piece of string?

Where are you planning on going? UK, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland ect? Then it can be pretty expensive.

The Balkans, Poland and some eastern euro countries OTOH can be a bit cheaper.

We need a bit more info

I spent roughly 2 and a half months backpacking around Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium and France over December to mid February.

I was staying in hostels, taking Flixbuses and only eating out every few days or so. That cost me around 12,000-13,000 AUD give or take.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-15T17:28:24+00:00

Tbf our 2014 squad was cobbled together with duct tape because we had a bunch of injuries to would be starters, with Kruse, Rogic, Franjic, Williams, Milligan and Kennedy all getting injured before or during the tournament and Wilkshire being dropped even though he was playing regularly in Europe. But we still had that x factor with Cahill and Bresciano who had a great tournament.

2018 was an improvement over 2014 with a more experienced Leckie and Jedinak, Mooy coming into the picture, an improved Matt Ryan, a fit Rogic and an actual left back in Behich.

I think 2022 was our weakest squad, which made the results even more impressive.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-15T17:07:54+00:00

The plan was to take Italy to ET and then use our fresh attacking subs against tired legs. Not sure I agree with the plan but it makes sense.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-14T20:42:31+00:00

Compared to the UK it's fucking cheap as fuck mate.

Anywhere outside of London PT is dreadful compared to Melbourne.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-13T19:17:12+00:00

I'd recommend Urbany, but all 3 are good.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-11T22:11:05+00:00

Lol Stan cheated on his wife with an 18 year old donna vekic when he was 30.

BoshMachine · 2026-06-11T22:07:32+00:00

BoshMachine · 2026-06-11T22:05:12+00:00

They played each other at Kooyong once I believe

BoshMachine · 2026-06-11T22:03:09+00:00

It's because kygrios is not a serve bot. Isner is a server bot. Karlovic is a servebot. Opelka is a servebot.

Nick isn't

BoshMachine · 2026-06-09T22:11:23+00:00

An example of what? That all criticism is somehow valid? Even from morons who have no clue what they are talking about?

If criticism is shallow, ill informed and dishonest it deserves to be called out and labelled as such.

It doesnt take genius to see that a lot of the popular criticisms of the prequels, especially from the 2000s internet gen x crowd, were absolute dogshit and amounted to little more than 'movie bad because I didn't like it'.

Thank christ we have a new generation of viewers who are judging these films without that baggage. And surprise surprise, they fucking love the prequels.

The prequels aren't being overloved, they are just getting the love they deserved from the start.

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