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For so long we here at The Football Sack have defended the referees but the time is now for FFA to get a full-time panel in. Some of the key decisions over the weekend were amateurish to say the least. Refs weren't the worst offenders over the weekend though; what has happened to the defences of the A-League? Where are the Muscats and Ognenovski's gone? How does Heart get 2-0 up at home and ultimately draw 3-3? How does Western Sydney Wanderers concede twice whilst up a man? Does Sydney even have a defence anymore?
These snuck under the Crossbar and into The Sack (Likes)
1. #SauceBottles at Blue Tongue. They're like mini rockets eager to blast off.
2. Tommy Rogic. 'Nuff said.
3. Marco Rojas. New lease on life under Postecoglou.
4. Six goal thrillers. Heart vs Jets was a joy to watch.
5. Besart Berisha. He's a sandwich short of a picnic.
6. Photoshop experts. David Beckham keeping them in a job.
What went over the Crossbar (Dislikes)
1. Brisbane Roar fans vs Matt Jurman on Twitter. Uncalled for. [says @Regevans17]
2. Crowd average dipping below 10,000 per game.
3. Shadows covering half the pitch for 5pm games.
4. Why on earth would the FFA schedule Wellington Phoenix to play Perth Glory at 11:30 pm New Zealand time? Ridiculous to think that you couldn't watch your team in your local league at a decent hour.
Things we learned:
Ange has Victory purring.
Things we already knew:
The standard of defending in the A-League needs to lift.
Things we could change if we had superpowers
The sauce bottles at Blue Tounge would explode with confetti when the Mariners score.
Hero of the week:
Richard Garcia. Still has big claims on selection for full Socceroos squad.
Villain of the week:
Ben Williams. I don't want to bash refs but he had an absolute stinker.
Player to watch:
Liam Miller. It sometimes gets lost in the eastern states how good he really is.
This week's prediction:
1. Steve Pantalidis will get a standing ovation (ala Travis Dodd) when he is subbed off at AAMI Park against the Victory on Friday night.
2. Melbourne Victory will start with ten men.
3. Sydney will beat Melbourne Heart.
Last week's predictions:
1. David Beckham will dominate the headlines. PRETTY MUCH
2. Sydney will employ a coach that won't be Alex Ferguson so the fan forums will go into meltdown. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVER NIGHT BUT IT WILL HAPPEN
Worth a punt:
Keep your money safe this week.