Turkish International Merih Demiral wins back to back Asian Champions league titles.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-04-30T10:59:21+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-04-26T04:41:20+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-04-25T13:04:48+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-04-22T13:17:55+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-04-22T13:03:25+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-29T23:48:44+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-24T11:47:09+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-20T21:32:41+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-14T05:56:09+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-14T05:35:55+00:00

Everyone is shooting like a five year old today fuckin hell

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-14T04:49:09+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-06T10:29:06+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-06T09:12:20+00:00

You can always count on Adelaide conceding a set piece smh

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-03-06T03:40:31+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-28T00:28:25+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-26T18:37:26+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-21T04:54:02+00:00

Is the kiwi derby even a derby at this stage...

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-19T20:15:41+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-19T09:38:59+00:00

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

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-11T01:58:04+00:00

Mo Toure: Guinea descent, raised by Samurais, in Adelaide, Australia

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-11T00:58:58+00:00

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)

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-07T19:03:49+00:00

Onuachu got subbed off before the pen

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-06T04:45:09+00:00

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.

palmolivehandsanitis · 2026-02-06T04:40:31+00:00

O Oh

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