MVFC Blog

On Tuesday, I asked: Can a Melbourne side without Archie Thompson and Carlos Hernández score goals?
The answer, irrefutably, is yes.
Two goals from Danny Allsopp and another from Rodrigo Vargas, on most days, should have been enough to wrap this one up.
But three wasn’t enough to beat Gamba, nor to get a draw.
The J-League side, playing […]

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When the Melbourne Victory host Gamba Osaka tonight in the third round of the 2008 Asian Champions League, most Victory fans will harbour more than a passing sensation of trepidation. No Archie Thompson. No Carlos Hernández. Can Danny Allsopp deliver the top-shelf performance we need him to deliver?
Allsopp isn’t the only one with a fair […]

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A comment left on my Pitch Invasion article about the conflict between Melbourne Victory supporters and the Telstra Dome sparked my interest:
“The conflict between the organised MVFC fans and Telstra Dome seems to have eased somewhat, but it has significantly slowed (or somewhat undone) the momentum of support for the club generated from Season 2. […]

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With Archie Thompson set to miss the rest of the Asian Champions League group stage, Gary Cole has turned his attention to finding a replacement striker, fast. And a report in the Herald Sun today indicated that the Victory are looking to Costa Rica for their salvation.
“Encouraged by Hernandez’s form late in the A-League […]

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Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United fought out a 2-2 draw yesterday in Hindmarsh Stadium. With both teams missing a key striker (Adelaide are without Bruce Djite due to injury), the scoreline will provide encouragement for both coaches.
Adrian Caceres, who moved into a striker’s role alongside Danny Allsopp, opened the scoring in the 5th minute. A […]

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Last week, I published an article on football blog Pitch Invasion about the conflict between Melbourne Victory fans and Telstra Dome management. As part of my research for that article, I interviewed Tunna, the leader of the Blue and White Brigade. Tunna has been a key person in negotiations between the Telstra Dome, the club, […]

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The calf injury Archie Thompson picked up in the Socceroo’s World Cup qualifier with China earlier this week could keep him on the sidelines for the next six weeks.
At the very least, Archie will not be available for the Melbourne Victory’s April 9 Asian Champions League match against Gamba Osaka, considered by many to be […]

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Chonburi FC 3, Melbourne Victory 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8×8Eb3l4Pzg

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Well that wasn’t expected.
Chonburi FC wreaked havoc on the Melbourne Victory last night, trumping the Aussies with a 3-1 victory that put them at the top of Group G.
While Melbourne’s performance against the Chunnam Dragons mirrored the type of football they were playing towards the end of the A-League season, last night regurgitated memories of […]

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Chonburi FC hosts the Melbourne Victory tomorrow night in Bangkok. It may not be their home stadium, but the Thai champions will be hoping that the heat and humidity of Bangkok will give them an edge over the Victory.
Both teams enter the match on the back of a good result: Melbourne downed the Chunnam Dragons […]

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