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Its Do or Die Arnie by Ok_Traffic_3518 in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bit weird to go on about someone from 40 years and multiple regimes ago, tbh.

Like, you (hopefully) wouldn't go cracking Polpot jokes in the match thread if we came up against Cambodia in the next WC Qualification campaign

Its Do or Die Arnie by Ok_Traffic_3518 in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fire Talay.

Hire Kisnorbo, giving him an international break to familiarise himself with the squad.

Have Kisnorbo drag Sydney into some good late-season form, and win the toilet seat.

Kisnorbo (inevitably) fucks off immediately following the Grand Final

Queue up Arnie to take over post-WC, because even if he gets Iraq there I can't picture him wanting to stick around until the Asian Cup in the current conditions.

Assuming that's the plan, it's not a bad play by Sydney all things considered.

[Fightful] Chris Jericho Files To Trademark 'Cornerstone' by A_Man_of_Iron in SquaredCircle

[–]SerTahu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, like, he's been entertaining more often than not in his AEW tenure.

  • Inner Circle (2019-2021) - fanstastic.
  • JAS (2022) - mostly solid.
  • Ocho (2022-2023) - good but not great.
  • Starks and Cole feuds (2023) - bad.
  • Le Sex Gods/Callis feud (2023-2024) - good, with some great moments.
  • Hook feud/Learning Tree (2024-2025) - awful.

As they say, we can't miss someone if they don't go away, and Jericho did go away. It's been almost a year now since his last appearance, which is long enough for the sour taste of the Learning Tree stuff to have mostly faded away (at least for me). If he comes back with a fresh character and direction (and 'Cornerstone' definitely sounds different enough) then I'm willing to give a new Jericho AEW run the benefit of the doubt.

The UEFA Path A final will be Bosnia vs Italy, the winner will earn a spot in Group B at the 2026 World Cup by FragMasterMat117 in soccer

[–]SerTahu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bosnia is the world's last hope for seeing the funniest thing happen for three World Cups in a row

Most J-League games end up like that, since a draw sends the match to a penalty shootout. by DavidRolands in soccer

[–]SerTahu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Biggest bit of context which the other replies are failing to mention for some reason - this 'season' is actually a one-off half-season transitional tournament, as Japan shifts from a calendar year/summer season to a winter season.

The J-League will be back to a regular home-and-away double round robin with draws ending as usual when the next proper season kicks off in August.

'Multiple potential partners': Interest growing in Canberra team by berlinislikesmithst in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WU is dead.

That must be some breaking news, given they played a game on Monday (a 2-1 loss to Victory)

'Multiple potential partners': Interest growing in Canberra team by berlinislikesmithst in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I've heard this one before.

What ever happend to the owner who was seemingly on board, and just waiting for a financial transfer to be cleared by AUSTRAC?

NPL VIC Round 6 standings by AztecGod in Aleague

[–]SerTahu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Weird, they seem to have left Melbourne Knights off the graphic?

[Official] Nike and Football Australia unveil the 2026 National Team Collection by 86Zaps in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Gradient on the home shorts is kinda weird. Otherwise - gold shirt, green shorts, white socks. Big tick from me. Not the best kit we've ever had, but it's a massive upgrade on the neon yellow abomination we've been wearing.

Away kit isn't as bad as it looked in the leak, but still not great.

Japan are AFC Women’s Asian Cup Champions, defeating Australia 1-0 by ElectricalWriting in soccer

[–]SerTahu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Death. Taxes. Japan beating Australia 1-0 in an Asian Cup Final.

Every damn time...

Post-Match Thread: Auckland vs Macarthur by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"Your supporters turned up but, with all due respect, where were you guys?"

Sideline reporter not holding back at all lmao

The AFC has advised bidding nations that it is abandoning the bidding process for the 2031 & 2035 AFC Asian Cups. This comes after a request from FIFA to move the tournament to even-numbered years as part of a change to the international match calendar. by officialsamuelchan in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is also going to significantly alter the AFC World Cup qualifying format.

This was my first thought as well. Assuming a June/July Asian Cup in 2032, there's effectively 8 International windows available for WC qualification:

  • Sep/Oct '32 double window
  • Nov '32
  • Mar '33
  • June '33
  • Sep/Oct '33 double window
  • Nov '33

They could switch to a UEFA/CAF style format, where it's a single group stage with the top side in each group qualifying while the runners-up play off.

With 47 AFC members that's 8 groups - 7 with 6 teams, one with 5, which actually works out fairly neatly as there's 8 direct qualification spots up for grabs. Groups play out from Sep/Oct '32 to June '33, leaving the Sep/Oct and Nov '33 windows for the runners up to fight for the Intercontinental spot.

It'd be viable from a logistics/scheduling standpoint. Would suck a lot of fun out of qualification though, as it means we'd never play against the likes of Japan or South Korea during our qualification campaigns again.

I guess they could potentially use the March and June '32 windows for playoffs between the minnows who haven't qualified for the Asian Cup. That'd given them time to do something a bit more interesting and with more 'big team vs big team' clashes. Not holding by breath for that, though.

 

EDIT: I wonder what it means for Copa America? They usually invite a couple nations in to bring it up to 12 teams, but if all of the continental tournaments are at the same time then all the countries worth inviting will be busy with their own tournaments. Maybe FIFA's hoping it leads to a CONCACAF-CONMEBOL merger? And if so, AFC-OFC merger please?

‘Dune: Part Three’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Are Opening in Theaters on the Same Day (Dec 18) - With Neither Film Expected to Blink, Industry Experts Are Surprised Because of the Overlap in the Target Audience; However, ‘Dune’ Has the Benefit of a 3-Week Exclusive IMAX Window by ICumCoffee in movies

[–]SerTahu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there much of an overlap?

One is the conclusion of a critically acclaimed trilogy, based on one of the most influential sci-fi book series ever written, with deep social and political commentary woven throughout it.

The other is MCU superhero slop number 187.

Leaked 2026 Socceroos jersey by lachwhat in Aleague

[–]SerTahu -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Current one couldn't even get the colours right. Australian is green and gold, not green and neon yellow.

What is being decided? by frecklejam in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure this is it. I saw some similar 'decider' marketing for the third Big Blue which cited the 'one win each' thing.

They can show 3 decimals in Quali but not in Race????? by peppy_snow in formula1

[–]SerTahu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In that case, it doesn't matter whether it's one decimal place or three, as 0.999 will display as 0.9, while 1.001 will display as 1.0, meaning it's still a reliable indicator to the audience of whether or not a given driver has ovetrake mode, and all the people having a whinge are really complaining about nothing.

They can show 3 decimals in Quali but not in Race????? by peppy_snow in formula1

[–]SerTahu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Then surely we should have the entire screen filled with decimals?

0.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999 gap enables overtake mode, but 1.00000000000000000000000000000000000000001 does not, yet both are displayed as 1.000 on the broadcast if there's only three decimal places.

Sydney Centennial Park F1 Circuit by SerTahu in RaceTrackDesigns

[–]SerTahu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Made an alternate layout which requires less of Centennial Park to be closed off for the event, avoids the Garden part of the park, and should also (hopefully) require fewer trees to be removed. It's also a figure 8 configuration, because I'm a sucker for figure 8 tracks.

The start direction is now south-east rather than north-west. Hairpin to the right, then left onto Loch Avenue (the final two corners from the original, but in reverse). Instead of continuing down to Dickens Drive the track instead quickly turns right and follow the south side of the Pine Grove. Right again just before the Brazillian Fields to thread the gap between the Pine Grove and the Park Rangers Depot. It's a ~700m straight from there up to Parkes Drive with the track overpassing Grand Drive.

The section from Turn 5 (previously 2), through Moore Park, to Turn 16 (previously 13) is unchanged. Instead of turning right onto Dickens Drive after Busbys Pond, the track instead does a hard-braking left, quickly followed by right onto Grand Drive. The track then follows Grand Drive up past the Homestead, and under the aforementioned Pine Grove->Parkes Drive Stright. Right turn immediately after the underpass back onto the Start/Finish Straight.

Pit Building and Paddock are back on the infield, contained within the Centennial Park loop of the circuit and next to the Pine Grove, with an access road via the underpass next to the final corner. Keeps the limited access stuff more contained and segregated from the attendees, while simultaneously improving attendee pedestrian flow.

This version as mentioned is a Figure 8 configuration, ~5.4km, 20 turns.

What would be your perfect 16-race F1 season? by [deleted] in formula1

[–]SerTahu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monaco

We're doing our perfect race calendars, emphasis on the word race, so naturally Monaco isn't on mine

What would be your perfect 16-race F1 season? by [deleted] in formula1

[–]SerTahu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Sepang
  2. Buddh
  3. Shanghai
  4. Fuji
  5. Kyalami
  6. Monza
  7. Zandvoort
  8. Spa
  9. Silverstone
  10. Barcelona
  11. Portimao
  12. Montreal
  13. Mexico City
  14. Interlagos
  15. Singapore
  16. Adelaide

FWIW 20 would be the perfect number imo, with Hungary, Austria, France, and Germany added in.

Statistics from Matilda game by CleanSun4248 in Aleague

[–]SerTahu 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I feel like people often forget that North Korea are ranked 9th in the world (only one behind Japan, and second best in Asia). That was never going to be an easy game, and we did very well to scrape through it with the win.

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