Brisbane Draw 'Till I Die

Brisbane Draw ‘Till I Die

Another week, another draw. This is something Ange will not want. It appears Melbourne Victory were correct. They found the way to stop The Roar. From the last two weeks Brisbane Roar FC has only collected 2 points from a possible 6, and how? Giving up possession and control of the game and focusing on a solid defence. Wellington Phoenix tried a slightly different method because they had more than 9 players on the field and it worked. Slightly. They sat back with their defence tight, with 3-4 men ready to burst forward on a counter attack in an attempt to shock The Roar defence. It was quite a successful move but something that looked like Ange was prepared for because The Roar defence was always ready to get back into position and be the wall they usually are.

A mistake by Michael Theoklitos assisted the Phoenix with their goal, but also great work by the New Zealanders, passing around the goal for a cool tap in. Brisbane Roar style goal. There is one problem I can see with this though. That’s two games where we have been ‘defeated’ by a team sitting back to defend. By watching Thomas Broich’s set piece goal in the Victory game, everyone should be aware that Rado Vidosic is a master at replays. The man does his homework more than twice just to check that all his i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed. The assistant coach works just as hard as anyone else in the club to make sure the team is ready to take on the next game and know where each and every team has a defensive hole.

How is this bad? Two games now teams have sat back and defended against The Roar. No doubt Ange will give Rado the task to sit down and watch not just the other teams to find a defensive hole, but also The Roar, attacking a blockade. He now has 180 minutes of game time to figure out what to do, plus the games of Newcastle Jets who are always a tough team at home. If the Jets are happy for a draw against a team who are happy to press even away from home, then parking the bus might be an option. If they dare. I don’t have any suggestions for beating my team because in my bias eyes at the moment, they are unbeatable. But for the Wellington Phoenix to come out across the ditch and steal 1 point from The Roar with a limping team 5 men down, congratulations.

Life

Life

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Hope starts to fade
Light is eaten by dark
My dreams seem to dissolve
Eaten by nothingness

Fear is nearby
Silent and waiting
Drowning out my thoughts
Silencing my aspirations

Thinking in the dark
Thoughts turn to action
Dreams creep up on despair
Silent and swift

Hope eats away at fear
Hungry and vengeful
Light fights off dark
Blindingly powerful

Actions turn to routine
Routine breaks down
Dark eats away at light
The cycle begins again...

Freedom

Freedom

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I’ve got you,
And you’ve got me.
At least that’s what I thought,
But now I see.

You’ve let go
And I’ve been set free.
I’m lost in the silence,
Learning who I’m meant to be.

Drifting through time,
Waiting to feel.
What its like to be alone,
Wondering when this will feel real.

Searching for the answers,
Finding nothing but pain.
Looking for the clues,
But I don’t know what I’ll gain.

Pushed into the silence,
Its time to be me.
I’m standing alone,
Its time to gain my own identity.

Its All You

Its All You

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Jolted by fear,
holted by intimidation
i wait here for you
i wait to hear my name

this moment frozen in time
i stand stunned under the stars
praying to feel fine
praying eventually you will be mine

the smile on your face
the shine in your eye
the two things to show your kind
the two things that will keep you on my mind

you hold my hand
you kiss my cheek
these feelings i have i hope their true
these feelings i wish that i have for you

life feels so different without anyone there
my mind needs someone mentally by my side
i wait for you to join me here
i wait for you although you're my biggest fear

as scared as i am i know the truth
taking a risk with you is all i can do
i walk alone thinking of you
i walk alone wising i was alone with you.