Australian Women’s National Team Thread - Our best chance at a World Cup

It was partners couldn’t share a room if i recall correctly.

And I don’t have an issue with that. The players on the 1989 Ashes tour weren’t allowed to have their partners with them either. It’s a very, very standard thing.

Should that change just because you’re partner is part of the same squad?

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Boony and big Merv arguing over whose gonna be big spoon cant be good for team harmony

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Please, everyone wants to be little spoon. It makes you feel safe…

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Or keeping my lunch down

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Even if the big spoon has a jumbo 80s moustache that’s gonna tickle the back of your neck all night?

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Especially so! Will keep you warm.

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From memory there were a couple in the squad who had broken up and one of the couple had started seeing someone else in the squad. Then there were issues with certain groups within the team who were trying to overrule the coach. I mean, there must be massive anxiety problems if it went as far as it did.

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Staj being sacked for trying to implement professional standards is still completely wrong I think. Of course co-workers hooking up on work duties happens but if found out there is usually disciplinary action taken. I expect no less if not even higher standards for professionals representing my country. Should the industry of profession matter when representing your country whether it is sport or politics for example?

Wasn’t it a bit more older members of the team being excited about the fresh meat teenagers joining in and them being groomed for “relationships”?

Probably should say allegedly in there as well.

Whatever it was, I know my interest in the Matildas took a nose dive after the rising of the unaddressed allegations.

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Bandwagoner

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I think I may be missing a nuance in the use of bandwagoner here.

You lost interest when they started losing?

Just a joke mate.

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I guess I would have had to have been paying attention to know that.

https://sport.optus.com.au/news/matildas/os76626/casey-stoney-sacked-san-diego-wave-boss-matildas-head-coach?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3yIS8hCgfXQZ-Nh5KPSoKVuUEuOxT2OP-VwBOCBxe4wT0fik0hfbAj02I_aem_7ajGs3ysjTt5roKTfg8qyg

Not actual links really but Ill take any speculation

I initially read that headline as Casey Stoner, i was very confused.

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Same!

I got it right but was going to make a comment about how similar to Casey Stoner’s name that was!

Haley Raso and princess ibini were on the same flight as me to the Gold Coast yesterday

Princess is very tall, raso is very pretty

You pervert. You should be appreciating them for their talents, not their physical qualities. /s