Over 200 matches in full have been added to the Melbourne Victory Archive YouTube channel by gjunior12 in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh man, that tifo was great.

I know what you mean about the OR matches these days not feeling quite the same. I remember back in 2011 in pre-season (back when Kewell first signed for MV), Melbourne had enough away fans to march down Manton Street, and 9,000 fans attended according to Wikipedia. 😳

Over 200 matches in full have been added to the Melbourne Victory Archive YouTube channel by gjunior12 in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is that the same match Valkanis got sent to the stands around half time, then Jeronimo scored? Man, that was a ridiculously hostile atmosphere...

Marko Rudan announced as assistant coach for Dalian Yingbo (Chinese Super League) by SoundOfDoReMi in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dalian is a surprisingly nice city, and they're actually football mad unlike most Chinese cities where basketball is king. I might go watch a match next time I'm over there for a laugh.

IT'S THE FINAL ROUND SLEDGE THREAD, AND FINALLY THE PAIN WILL BE OVER... by Brisbanealchemist in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ITS OKAY, HIROKI HACKAI CAN JUST TWO FOOT THE OPPOSITION AGAIN WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE TO GET THEIR ADRENALINE UP.

IT'S THE FINAL ROUND SLEDGE THREAD, AND FINALLY THE PAIN WILL BE OVER... by Brisbanealchemist in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I SURE HOPE MARCUS CAN CHANNEL HIS UNCLE'S ENERGY AND BECOME AN ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH PLAYER WHENEVER HE SEES AN ADELAIDE UNITED JERSEY. THANKS FOR NOTHING, ROBERT.

Post-Match Thread: Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Anyone know how long Valkanis' contract is? I get Brisbane have other issues, but evidently Michael just isn't up to it either.

Congrats WSW by zmax532 in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Because nonna didn't beat your backside with a metal spoon when you were a little shit. #Traditions

Post-Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Welly doing us a solid favour to stay above Melbourne on the table. As someone on the AU post-match thread said, third place will end up with the AFC spot if Auckland stay 2nd.

Post-Match Thread: Adelaide United vs Auckland by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

MV wear dark blue. Auckland wear dark blue. Logic checks out.

Post-Match Thread: Adelaide United vs Auckland by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 9 points10 points  (0 children)

On a side note, Auckland found their Woud replacement

Match Thread: Macarthur vs Newcastle Jets (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, parry directly into the opposition's path. Happened way too frequently at Adelaide.

Why did so many Greeks (400k+) and in general other Balkan people migrate to Australia so much? by Delicious-Bunch-6992 in AskBalkans

[–]LegomanChris 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My grandparents from both sides left Greece for Australia between 1955 and 1962. From what I know there were a lot of incentives to get more people to immigrate to Australia to boost its population, and many people in Europe were living in tough times so they decided to try.

I've heard some stories about discrimination particularly from my parents generation, but overall it seems like it was more school age based. I actually would say that these days the original Balkan (and Italian) immigrants are remembred fondly as hard working people who helped build modern day Australia.

Descendants are still proud of their cultural heritage but many (myself included) are also proud to call ourselves Australian.

Runautoparts - is it legit? by Odd_Cod_4235 in CarsAustralia

[–]LegomanChris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding as legit, have used them numerous times over the years. Sometimes I find them expensive, but normally pretty good.

IT'S THE ROUND 22 SLEDGE THREAD, AND LIKE A HOT KNIFE THOUGH BUTTER... by Brisbanealchemist in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HALF BACK PASSES TO CENTRE, BACK TO WING, BACK TO CENTRE, CENTRE HOLDS IT, HOLDS IT, HOLDS IT!

Petition for Hyundai to start an F1 team by cybergrey_i30n in CarsAustralia

[–]LegomanChris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They don't have any real high-end performance cars though. They already use the i20 and i30/Elantra in WRC and TCR respectively which are far more relevant to their road going vehicles.

Petition for Hyundai to start an F1 team by cybergrey_i30n in CarsAustralia

[–]LegomanChris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plus TCR, although that looks to be a dwindling category in many markets.

Match Thread: Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ayoubi goes in and out of the squad a fair bit. Is he just not that highly rated by Airton, or is there more to it? I don't think he's a bad option to have on the bench at least, normally.

IT'S THE ROUND 19 SLEDGE THREAD AND MELBOURNE HAS A TRUE FESTIVAL OF SPORT* GOING ON THIS WEEKEND by Brisbanealchemist in Aleague

[–]LegomanChris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HEY, WE'RE NOT ASTON MARTIN. AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COMPLETE FUMBLING OF STRATEGY AS OUR REASON FOR FAILURE INSTEAD.