I want to give the Stadium Bar 2 block mounted canvasses to hang up in the bar to thank them for their continued support to all Brisbane Roar FC members and supporters.
I need hi res versions of these (or similar) photos to do it tho.....
Youngster Corey Brown set to make his top flight debut for Brisbane Roar in AFC Champions League
by: Marco Monteverde From:The Courier-Mail May 16, 2012
ROAR fans will catch an early glimpse of their team's future when 18-year-old Corey Brown makes his top-flight debut tonight in Brisbane's AFC Champions League clash against Beijing Guoan.
The son of former Brisbane Strikers great Rod Brown gets his chance at left fullback at Suncorp Stadium in the absence of injured Shane Stefanutto (thigh) and Jack Hingert (ankle).
With Hingert better suited to the right back position, Roar coach Rado Vidosic said former Australian under-17 international Brown - a natural left-footer - was the club's long-term replacement for 32-year-old Stefanutto.
Vidosic said it was the ideal opportunity to blood Brown as the match was a dead rubber, with neither the Roar nor Beijing able to qualify for the round of 16 after disappointing Group F campaigns.
With both sides playing only for pride, Beijing have a sent an understrength squad, minus suspended former Roar attacker Reinaldo, with their focus firmly on the current Chinese Super League campaign.
"I'm expecting Corey to be a bit nervous because it's his first game (in the top team)," Vidosic said.
"He might make a couple of mistakes but that doesn't matter as long as he learns from them."
Brisbane Roar has given midfielder Mitch Nichols permission to train with Danish first division club Randers FC.
Nichols will train with the Randers squad during what is expected to be a five or six day stay with a view to signing a four-year deal, as the club seeks promotion to the Danish Super League.
Nichols, who is seeking to push his Socceroos claims, sees the looming switch as the opportunity to place himself in a bigger shop window after helping Roar win back-to-back A-League grand finals and emerging as one of the competition?s most compelling talents.
With over a season left on Nichols's existing deal, the club will demand a transfer fee for one of its most creative players and the scorer of 11 goals last season.
Roar coach Rado Vidosic made it plain the club will not seek to stand in Nichols's way should he opt to make the switch.
"Mitch has been excellent for us over a number of seasons now and we would rather he stayed than went but there is an opportunity for him there to play regular first team football in a good league, assuming that Randers gets promoted, which is looking very likely," Vidosic said.
"He will go over there in the next few days have a look at the town, the team and talk with the coach and take it from there.
"He certainly has the quality to play in Europe and I see him as a future Socceroo. He was a main
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