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Dark Clouds Over City -
Last night City managed to destroy almost an entire season of impressive results with a pathetic and inept display in Perth. This is to take nothing away from Perth, they totally outclassed City, but to be fair it was a poor City that walked out onto NIB Stadium. I have witnessed many poor efforts over the last few years as a Heart/City fan but none more disappointing than last night. You could tell from the first few minutes the player’s minds weren’t on the game, their heads still on the plane or back at the hotel room. For a game to mean so much to everyone associated with the club and the players not to perform when required typifies Melbourne City. It wouldn’t have been so bad if we copped a 90th minute goal from Perth, or a dodgy penalty; sure it would’ve hurt but we would’ve seen the players put in the required effort. Last night was the most embarrassed I have been as a Melbourne City supporter and I have seen some pretty average efforts of the journey. Last week we left the stadium full of hope, top of the league and beginning to wonder what if? Well [...]
David Hards