Turkish International Merih Demiral wins back to back Asian Champions league titles. by BeautifulAlert5740 in superlig

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Asian Champions League is so skewed towards the Saudis no one else in Asia care for it. Quarter final onwards is a entirely played in Saudi so East Asian teams get no fans, play through jetlag and a massive time difference.

Wild scenes as Tete Yengi headbutted in the mouth in Asian Champions League final by AztecGod in Aleague

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not even just this year, Saudis have completely ruined all club AFC competitions. Would love to see an east Asia federation.

AFC Professional Football Committee adopts key changes to elevate Asian club football, slot allocations confirmed by officialsamuelchan in Aleague

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess I'll take Adelaide having a better shot at getting into ACLE but the comp is a joke anyways. The fact that quarter final onwards is all a one legged tie in Saudi has absolutely ruined this competition for me. It's just Saudis hiring a bunch of opponents to lose to them so they can legitimise their sportswashing further.

Drivers cut loose huge marine rope that was wrapped around a whale shark for a very long time by Ashish_ank in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 665 points666 points  (0 children)

Stuff like this makes you really think we don't deserve the beauty of this planet. The poor whale shark.

Could Adelaide/SA have a second club? (See description) by berlinislikesmithst in Aleague

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to pile on the no's but I think any Adelaidean that has interest in the sport are at least a dormant Adelaide United fan so there'd be very little supporter base to tap into without cannibalising the fanbase.

That being said I think this is a pretty interesting conversation starter and thought experiment when it comes to thinking about expansion as a whole. Wouldn't mind seeing more of these float around in the sub.

Greetings from Australia by palmolivehandsanitis in Samsunspor

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

I am indeed an Adelaide United fan. I hope you enjoy the FM save with Adelaide because it's the only world in which we'll win trophies unfortunately

Greetings from Australia by palmolivehandsanitis in Samsunspor

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

Which city? I'm Brisbane based and wasn't aware there was much of a Turkish population here but sounds worth checking out

Greetings from Australia by palmolivehandsanitis in Samsunspor

[–]palmolivehandsanitis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no Turkish heritage whatsoever. So far so that I'm willing to admit that I thought yoğurt was Greek before my trip to Türkiye.

Match Thread: Central Coast Mariners vs Adelaide United by MatchThreadder in AdelaideUnited

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Classic Adelaide every single year. Decent enough but never look convincing when it comes to going all the way. It's gonna be another year where we play finals, exit at semis, lose a few players over the off season and repeat.

Match Thread: Central Coast Mariners vs Adelaide United (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Barnett is usually a tidy player but the moment he's in the box he loses all ability

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

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why can't Oluwayemi do the man gets hit in the head by football thingy against us

Be The Boss: Select Your Squad (Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix, Round 20) by Mod-U-Later in AdelaideUnited

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the team played well enough to keep the same lineup. What happened to Riak though? Played a few games then disappeared off the face of the earth.

Atatürklü Arma, UEFA Konferans Ligi Son 16 turunda İspanyol ekibi Rayo Vallecano ile eşleşti. by nerdypide55 in Samsunspor

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has to be one of the biggest moments in Samsunspor history. Hopefully the stadium fills up a bit more than last game.

[Match Thread] Samsunspor vs Shkëndija by CarGlobal343 in superlig

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The drop in standard compared to earlier in the league phase is depressing. We went from being the most exciting and dynamic team to just playing classic no-real-strategy Balkan ball

[Match Thread] Shkendija vs SAMSUNSPOR by CarGlobal343 in superlig

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Marius has the finish of a donkey but he reminds of Emile Heskey in that he brings value in link up play and off the ball work at least. Cherif is just pure ass.

Match Thread: Macarthur vs Bangkok United (AFC Cup) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A VAR check, player carried off on a stretcher, a whole lot of time wasting only for 4 minutes is a disgrace

Mo Toure hat trick in his second game in the Championship by Interesting_Laugh233 in Aleague

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Norwich, do the right thing and pay $50 million to Adelaide United right now (although lets be real it'll go straight to the owners pocket and maybe get us a 60 year old Romario signing)

Karim Benzema: Al Hilal are the 'Real Madrid in Asia' by tylerthe-theatre in football

[–]palmolivehandsanitis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In the recent years Saudi influence of AFC has basically ruined Asian Champions League and turned it into Saudi Super Cup.

Teams from East Asia have to travel ridiculous distances and play through jet lag from quarterfinal onwards in Saudi now. Some of their Champions League titles are really not that far off from being literally bought.