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Official South Melbourne Hellas thread 🔵⚪

Monoethnic Social Club said:
I just want to win the league. Its been a decade.
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That is the sad reality of it.

Since 2016, we have played in 3 straight losing grand NPL finals. It is only the 2 Australia Cup semi final appearances, 2 Dockerty Cups wins, and the Australian Championship win that has softened the blow.

We need to win the NPL Victoria competition and 11th State Championship.
 
SMFC1959 said:
I heard that the players are staying in Auckland for the entire duration of the OFC Pro League. That confirms that no player is flying back for NPL matches.

Also, they are talking to FV about postponing the remaining impacted NPL fixtures. There was no mention of successful outcome of the request but that discussions were ongoing.
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Told you...
Monoethnic Social Club said:
NONE of the players are coming back until the day after the GF ... thats from the horses mouth.
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SMFC1959 said:
That is the sad reality of it.

Since 2016, we have played in 3 straight losing grand NPL finals. It is only the 2 Australia Cup semi final appearances, 2 Dockerty Cups wins, and the Australian Championship win that has softened the blow.

We need to win the NPL Victoria competition and 11th State Championship.
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Exactly, we need silverware otherwise we risk becoming an irrelevant club like the Heidelberg united tribes of Florina with their cabinet full of shields and plates and trophies for U15s girls tournaments. ....
 
SMFC1959 said:
Those dates will work provided that Avondale and George Cross are not in the semi final or grand final of the Dockerty Cup.
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Oh damn ..... well then it cannot work. Because we play them NOW before they have had a chance to get 'knocked out'.

Unless they postpone to 'a date to be announced'.

That has been done before?
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Exactly, we need silverware otherwise we risk becoming an irrelevant club like the Heidelberg united tribes of Florina with their cabinet full of shields and plates and trophies for U15s girls tournaments. ....
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Agree that we need at least one piece of domestic silverware this season to go with our OFC Pro League title should we go all the way in that competition so our men's team has something to show for all their efforts this year.
 
SMFC1959 said:
Its up to Football Victoria to make the call. There is still plenty of time to postpone both matches. Lets see if other clubs apart from Avondale and George Cross lobby Football Victoria against any assistance to Hellas.
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'Plenty of time'? Ummmmm .... our definition of this term appears to differ.

I would have thought FV needs to make a decision early this week. We are playing George Cross on Monday!
 
I think 2 matches postponed is doable, anything more and probably not. Club probably didnt care about bergers game being an away game, but these are 2 home games and trotting out our youth really isnt acceptable.
 
Given Heidelberg was the home team, it would have been too difficult to request a postponement. However, the next two matches are Hellas home fixtures, so we probably have a fighting chance to seek a postponement. We can argue the point that we are in a semi final and potential grand final, hence requiring matches to be postponed. Hellas did not requested postponements for regular OFC Pro League matches.
 
Son of Sam said:
'Plenty of time'? Ummmmm .... our definition of this term appears to differ.
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I think we do have sufficient time. A decision can be made by tomorrow which still provides sufficient time for the two clubs to make alternative arrangements if required.
 
Son of Sam said:
That has been done before?
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Catch up fixtures have been played during the Dockerty Cup semi final and grand final windows previously from memory, so it is doable. It all comes down to whether those teams are participating in the Dockerty Cup.
 
SMFC1959 said:
Given Heidelberg was the home team, it would have been too difficult to request a postponement. However, the next two matches are Hellas home fixtures, so we probably have a fighting chance to seek a postponement. We can argue the point that we are in a semi final and potential grand final, hence requiring matches to be postponed. Hellas did not requested postponements for regular OFC Pro League matches.
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Can be applied for with the written consent of both clubs, I dont even believe it needs to be done before certain cutoff, can be done hours before the match. It would need Georgies and Avondale to play ball. Heidelberg would NEVER have even if approached.

Decision would rest with Football VIC as always though... They don't deem lack of coaching staff or players an excuse, we aren't Oakleigh.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Can be applied for with the written consent of both clubs, I dont even believe it needs to be done before certain cutoff, can be done hours before the match. It would need Georgies and Avondale to play ball. Heidelberg would NEVER have even if approached.

Decision would rest with Football VIC as always though... They don't deem lack of coaching staff or players an excuse, we aren't Oakleigh.
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The other teams will tell you to fuck off, and rightly so. The OFC tournament only benefits one team.
 
Sutherlandbear said:
The other teams will tell you to fuck off, and rightly so. The OFC tournament only benefits one team.
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I agree... TBH, the only one who would have benefited from postponing their match was Heidelberg purely from the perspective that they missed out maybe another 1k fans pilling in and spending money on a Friday night... our turnout was abysmal and their, toothless, peasant scum is only 200-300 strong anyway... but they were happy celebrating a win, ANY WIN, against us...
 
I would rest Painter-Andrews tomorrow and not risk him before the semi final next week. Good opportunity for O'Sullivan to make his OFC Pro League debut and get some additional experience. The same should be said for any player carrying any niggling injuries they're currently playing with.
 
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