Round One. It felt like defeat.

Words can not describe the anger I felt coursing through my body earlier tonight. From the disallowing of our would be second goal to the sending off of our captain, I somehow managed to not only shout myself hoarse, but also scare the person sitting in front of me from ever coming to another Roar home match!!

I walked through the gates not long after they had opened and collected my members bag; positive that today was going to mark the beginnings of a great season for the Roar. I could not have been more wrong. A fluke shot early on slipped right through the defence and with the same ease floated through Reddys gloves.

The game was dirty from the moment those players stepped onto the pitch, and the referee did nothing to appease the situation. He let most calls go, but when he did start to call them, he didn’t call the necessary ones. He pulled up the ones that weren’t at all vital to us continuing, probably more hindering than helping at some stages, yet let go the ones right in front of him that were plain as day a foul. I think he must have left his glasses in the dressing room.

That did not stop him from disallowing our second goal for what was it again? Quoting the Roar website “Ante Milicic was adjudged to have obstructed the defensive wall.” BULL! He did not and it was just a poor excuse to not give Queensland the lead.

My sincere gratitude must be extended to Matt McKay and old mate Sasa, for their respective goals. Too bad it couldn’t have been one more. Then we could have been nearer to the top of the ladder, and I could have got a couple of my tips right!!

By the way, if any of you heard, or joined in the bullshit chant following the dismissal of Craig Moore from the field, that was us again. Yep, we started it.

Oh, and I’ve come around to realizing what a good signing Tiatto is. What a little terrier devil!! He’ll have to watch he doesn’t accrue too many yellow cards though!
Thank you, and good night.