Potential A-league signings

heartofmelbourne12 · April 10, 2013

Josh definitely deserves a call up

mus-28 · April 10, 2013

Josh is playing for Richmond in the VPL this season. Pretty sure he missed a penalty in their 1-0 loss against Bentleigh Greens on the weekend, will be interesting to see how he goes getting regular football at VPL level. A few other youth team players are in VPL squads, need a thread to keep tabs on them.

jw1739 · April 10, 2013

He's had two seasons with the NYL squad, and played in several pre-season games IIRC. Hasn't done enough to warrant a senior contract.

There are 23 senior spots. It's a fact of life that very few NYL players will make it through.

Edited April 10, 2013 by jw1739

natalie182 · April 10, 2013

I'm going to watch Richmond on Friday. I'll try to watch him.

HEARTinator · April 10, 2013

Labinot Haliti hasn't been resigned by the Wanderers as yet. Has scored some crucial goals for us, clinical finisher and is hungry for regular 1st team football.

The bloke gets a Yellow card for taking his shirt off everytime he scores. Our dog has more brains :lol:

Edited April 10, 2013 by HEARTinator

heart_fan10 · April 11, 2013

dario vidosic would be brilliant, pretty sure he's got another season left on his contract but apparently things are falling apart at adelaide now behind the scenes so maybe there's a chance of getting him.

wombegongal · April 11, 2013

dario vidosic would be brilliant, pretty sure he's got another season left on his contract but apparently things are falling apart at adelaide now behind the scenes so maybe there's a chance of getting him.

I think we were interested last season and couldn't lure him away. I agree very talented player slot in nicely at number 10. I'd love to pick up a Thwaite type but I can't see us being able to lure him away since Edwards has signed there.

mus-28 · April 11, 2013

Heff has been released by Perth, wouldn't mind him returning. Left footed Aussie defenders that are available are rare. Looked quite good at CB, much better LB than Mitchinson also.

Libero · April 11, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster

Released from Sydney:

Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.

Released from Perth:

Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

kingofhearts · April 11, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster

Released from Sydney:

Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.

Released from Perth:

Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

pffft nothing really there tbh, Suprised Griffths got released though

jw1739 · April 11, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster

Released from Sydney:

Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.

Released from Perth:

Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

An emphatic 'no' from me thank you very much. We need four quality players, two defenders and two midfielders if we are to be competitive next season. We do not need players culled from other A-League clubs. Haven't we learned that lesson yet?

Already other clubs are cutting deadwood harder then we are. I'm getting despondent again.

Deluka · April 11, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster

Released from Sydney:

Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.

Released from Perth:

Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

An emphatic 'no' from me thank you very much. We need four quality players, two defenders and two midfielders if we are to be competitive next season. We do not need players culled from other A-League clubs. Haven't we learned that lesson yet?

Already other clubs are cutting deadwood harder then we are. I'm getting despondent again.

I agree, picking up any of those players would be a step backward as a club

Peter · April 11, 2013

JA has his system, like it or not.

Now he has to get the players to successfully play in that system. This is his year with his squad. If like WSW he can turn discards into winners then so be it. But he needs to get it right with the half dozen or so places he has left.

Mentor · April 12, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster
Released from Sydney:
Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.
Released from Perth:
Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

An emphatic 'no' from me thank you very much. We need four quality players, two defenders and two midfielders if we are to be competitive next season. We do not need players culled from other A-League clubs. Haven't we learned that lesson yet?

Already other clubs are cutting deadwood harder then we are. I'm getting despondent again.

We announced signing Ramsey after Adelaide got knocked out,

Maybe we are targeting players from the teams currently playing in the final 4?

Edited April 12, 2013 by Mentor

Dylan · April 12, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster
Released from Sydney:
Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.
Released from Perth:
Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

An emphatic 'no' from me thank you very much. We need four quality players, two defenders and two midfielders if we are to be competitive next season. We do not need players culled from other A-League clubs. Haven't we learned that lesson yet?

Already other clubs are cutting deadwood harder then we are. I'm getting despondent again.

We announced signing Ramsey after Adelaide got knocked out,

Maybe we are targeting players from the teams currently playing in the final 4?

Did we actually have a legitimate crack at Ono? Or was it just pure rumor?

Deluka · April 12, 2013

It looks like we definitely won't be getting Michael Thwaite, not that he was on Heart's radar but a few people earlier in this thread were keen for it to go ahead. It looks like he'll be going on loan to Portland Timbers in the off-season to stay fit and give himself the best chance to play for the Australian national team before returning to Glory for the A-League season.

http://osaussies.com/worth-his-thwaite-in-green-gold/

Tommykins · April 12, 2013

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1147404/Sydney-FC-culls-its-roster
Released from Sydney:
Kruno Lovrek and Jarrod Kyle, midfielder Paul Reid and defenders Nathan Sherlock, Trent McClenahan and Adam Griffiths all sent packing.
Released from Perth:
Dean Heffernan, Evan Berger, Lewis Italiano and Nick Ward

An emphatic 'no' from me thank you very much. We need four quality players, two defenders and two midfielders if we are to be competitive next season. We do not need players culled from other A-League clubs. Haven't we learned that lesson yet?

Already other clubs are cutting deadwood harder then we are. I'm getting despondent again.

We announced signing Ramsey after Adelaide got knocked out,

Maybe we are targeting players from the teams currently playing in the final 4?

Nail, head.

No way either the players or the clubs would want news of their players being poached before the end of the season.

COYBIR*12 · April 14, 2013

The heart should be looking at greek players! We have the largest population of greeks out of greece!
Clubs in greece are struggling to keep up with there wages due to the economy!
Our marquee should defiantly be greek, i know a lot of greeks who don't follow a-league, but if you get a legend like karagounis down.
You will see YARRASIDE full, AAMI park full and by making these supporters long term. The club should look at young greek players who they can develop!

Jimmy · April 14, 2013

Patrick Kisnorbo and Adrian Madaschi should be our number one targets.

kingofhearts · April 14, 2013

Whats Brandon Hamill doing this days?? Last time i heard he was sitting on the bench for a korean team, would he be interested in coming back??

Also Robbie Kruze?? He would be a good signing

MrAiDaN66 · April 14, 2013

Would take Hamill back in a heart beat (excuse pun)

Kruse is destined for greater things. Don't see him coming back at all

MPM · April 14, 2013

Whats Brandon Hamill doing this days?? Last time i heard he was sitting on the bench for a korean team, would he be interested in coming back??

Also Robbie Kruze?? He would be a good signing

Robbie Kruse is probably our most promising Socceroo and is playing pretty well in the Bundesliga, why would he ever come back to the A-League!?!?

Mentor · April 14, 2013

Whats Brandon Hamill doing this days?? Last time i heard he was sitting on the bench for a korean team, would he be interested in coming back??

Also Robbie Kruze?? He would be a good signing

Robbie Kruse is probably our most promising Socceroo and is playing pretty well in the Bundesliga, why would he ever come back to the A-League!?!?

and scoring in the bundesliga

Che · April 15, 2013

Patrick Kisnorbo and Adrian Madaschi should be our number one targets.

*Josip Simunic

cadete · April 15, 2013

Something I find frustrating about this threads like this one is the most constantly repeated message by posters that we need to be looking at recruiting our own NYL players and in particular having a good look at VPL players.

The second most common message is PPL automaticly drawing lines through A League players who have just became Free Agents.

I think clearly not a lot of PPL on here actually watch VPL.

As if they did then they would quickly realise that the better players in the VPL are by far the expeirenced veterans. (Often past A League Players).

Tommykins · April 15, 2013

Agreed Cadete, even some of the guys who've had A-League exposure but haven't quite made it tend to do really well at VPL level, even at a young age.

Pandev · April 15, 2013

Suggest realistic signings too.

Kruse is having a blast in Germany, he's not putting the brakes on to come back to Aust league for a while.

Torn Asunder · April 15, 2013

A-League Australian players just released or coming out of contract who could be of value based on the current needs of the team ....

James Meyer

Nick Ward

Jason Culina

Aaron Mooy (seems to be out of contract)

Jason Trifiro

Corey Gameiro

....slim pickings based on who is available*

*Mitch Nichols is out of contract but is a turd...

and you can't polish a turd

MrAiDaN66 · April 15, 2013

But you can take one

heart_fan10 · April 15, 2013

nick ward is horrible

HeartFc · April 15, 2013

Ye nick ward and jason Hoffman playing in the same team would open some sort of wormhole in the universe.

belaguttman · April 15, 2013

Culina and Mooy would be useful, however Culina seems to need quite a bit of 'management', maybe easier for an experienced coach, Mooy seems to have been injured a lot, we apready have enough of those players! Gamiero looks handy but we need some decent defenders and creative mids.

Jimmy · April 15, 2013

Would love to have Mooy.

Melburnian · April 15, 2013

Mooy would give us so much we lack.

marn11 · April 15, 2013

Yeah, seems likely that a key player of a team that just won the league will leave his hometown to go to a cellar dweller club with an unproven coach and a board that has shown no ambition to improve on or off field.

That's not to say we shouldn't try.

Melburnian · April 15, 2013

Yeah, seems likely that a key player of a team that just won the league will leave his hometown to go to a cellar dweller club with an unproven coach and a board that has shown no ambition to improve on or off field.
That's not to say we shouldn't try.