Ando Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 News is filtering through that he is going to sign with us. I would assume it'll be on an injury replacement basis, which is fine given the U23s departing shortly. I wonder how match fit he is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/229033,reid-to-the-rescue-for-red-and-whites.aspx Former Adelaide United midfielder Paul Reid arrived this morning in Melbourne for talks with Heart and is poised to sign a deal with the red and whites. Good signing, some more experience and has done well at this level before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Farah Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Ando why does this need a thread? It's all in the transfer thread.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I figured given he'll be a short term signing, he'll generate a fair bit of discussion. No harm done, mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Farah Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Could make it the 'Sack Paul Reid thread' or 'Paul Reid Appreciation thread' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Surprised the OP wasn't "Discuss" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Tommy - contribute or don't post. Given our squad outs for the next month, he could be quite handy depending on fitness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Lol. I haven't seen or heard much of him, so I'd be interested to hear what others have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 He can't be match fit - seems like a bit of a waste of a short term signing if he takes a few weeks to be able to play a match, irrespective of his experience. But he does have a good record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Think he can do the job & can do it better than Sarkies, would be content with signing Reid, I think he's pretty good & would probably still be at Adelaide if it wasn't for Coolen. Anyone know what the contract will be like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Farah Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I reckon it will be initially an injury replacement, then a guest contract, then a 12-24 month contract depending on form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Cain Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I would give him the chance to have a go with heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Appears to be a done deal. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/coach-john-vant-schip-takes-heart/story-e6frfg8x-1226246721496 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammo Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Welcome Reidy. Play for the shirt and you'll do fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dRoy Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 How old? How tall ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonHeart Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I guess a decent replacement for the injured Fred, I'd take him over Kasey Wheerman any day if he gets up to match fitness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Fuck off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouser Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I Heard that he was training with the boys while they where checking his fitness levels & if he will take 4 or more weeks to get fit then we wont sign him, dunno how true it is , just what i heard around the traps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 hendo wants kasey... novacastria pride, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhfc01 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 He has officially signed for us on a short term deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomby Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Everywhere I read it says a short term deal, just curious does that mean until the end of the season or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Good signing I reckon- as i recall Reid was the star in the pissants run to the Asian Champions League final. My only problem is that run was a few years ago and if he's as good as I thought he was, how come he's available mid season? He is 32 apparently BTW. All in all given our midfield injuries definitely worth a punt (if he plays to his best form we'll be unstoppable) and a shrewd signing by our club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonHeart Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Everywhere I read it says a short term deal, just curious does that mean until the end of the season or? I'm guessing until the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Injury replacement. Could probably find a long term injury up til end of season. He's not in my best team though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 You haven't even seen him play yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 So many armchair critics ITT. Needs more on field judging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouser Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I dont even know who the fuck he is but will judge him by what he does in a Heart shirt when i see him with me own mince pies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Paul Reid played for the first half of today's NYL match against Brisbane, which Brisbane won 5-1. The score was 1-0 to Brisbane at half-time. Heart's overage players in this game were Reid, Colosimo and Maycon. Mattei and Ibrahim also played (they both qualify under the age rules). Reid seemed to me to be playing in a defensive midfield role. Pretty hard to tell who's doing what against a Brisbane side who played pass-and-move as well as or better than their senior team. Reid obviously has not played for a while. He took time to get going, gave away the ball on a couple of occasions, and was caught in possession as well. Understandable in his first game after arriving only a few days ago. Seemed to do better as the half progressed. Didn't look to me as though he will burst into the seniors immediately, but I may be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballism Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thought he was well shite. Could take easily 3 or 4 youth games for him to get match fit. How long is his contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Paul Reid's contract has finished and he has left the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammo Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks Reidy and welcome back to the starting line up, Germano. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonHeart Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Made a couple decent cameos, but well behind Fred and co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo_Melb_Warrior Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks Reidy and welcome back to the starting line up, Germano. This. Thanks for filling in, but we have our best players back. Now for the run to finals. Let's get it done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticker Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 That's a shame I thought he would have been with us as a great depth player for the rest of the season. He served us well and is a good guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toogood18 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sad to see Reid leave, was a really good injury cover player. He played with Heart, something I like to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbylaw Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Was a waste of time even signing him imo. If I was in the youth team in a central mid field role I would also be looking elsewhere with the message the hierarchy sent by signing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Can't keep him except as injury cover, the list is full. presumably now that Kalmar is playing and available there's no injury replacement spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 That's a shame I thought he would have been with us as a great depth player for the rest of the season. He served us well and is a good guy. Well we have a full roster available now so probably couldn't have extended his contract even if the club had wanted to, but in any case the club seems very keen to keep costs down and that might have been part of the original short term signing plan. I think he did a good job- very professional it seemed as well. Everyone should remember that his signing was actually VITAL. No sooner was he available then Sarkies went down and we only had 2 fit midfielders. In the end he did enough to impress the gaffer who preferred him over Srhoj and Germano last game. Clearly good enough for the A League still, be interesting to see if that was it or if he pops up somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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