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As a Zionist I approve

Don't know much about him. I hope is a good player. I don't give a f$ck where he his from. People better stop pandering to the MSM political MK Ultra programming and just enjoy watching football. If people are that worried about what is going on in places they know nothing about then get on a plane and go over there and fight. If you are not going to do that then you are full of shit, shut the f$ck up and let us enjoy our football without this mind control shit. Come on City.

Two solid signings. We might finish 10th now

Anyone that doesnt want to sign a player because of their nationality is being racist, whether theyre Israeli or Palestinian. You might not think you are, but you are. Simple as that

I'm thinking of automatically suspending anyone who depresses me any further about our prospects for the coming season... Good signing by Sydney. I suppose he was automatically disqualified by City in that he'd never heard of Adelaide...Not surprising really. I remember Greek singer Melina Mercouri saying "I went to Adelaide once. But it was closed."

Better than our squad is looking for the upcoming season....

What does Adelaide prove? That Tasmanians can swim.

2 year deal with the option to leave after 1 season...🙃

I love the idea of foundation membership and discounts for loyal members. I'll tell you what the club is lucky to have Ryan his a bloody champ if he goes the whole place could sink because he just seems to care and really makes a effort

How would you reate my boobs? Sexy gifs/images/videos

He was interviewed by round ball Australia today his a upcoming football journo

Yeah why not sign a 36 year old who has played only 10 minutes in a year.... Last time played more than 25 mins in a match was Jan 2023

Best batch of kits we’ve had in years

We will be doing well if he's 1/2 the player Arslan was...

Finally we've cornered the zionist market in melbourne Our attendances are going to boom this season

Bloody glad he's back! If we had of lost him to Victory I would have been and I'm sure a few others would have been pissed!! Hopefully means the back of Talbot, at most he should be coming off the bench now...

Don't get ahead of yourself, we have to win a game first. That means: scoring not conceding on a counter-attack after controlling possession controlling a game, not switching off

Hahaha fkn hell

But what values do you need to have? An Israeli, Palestinian or even Russian/Ukrainian footballer can't control what their government is doing

We couldn't get a better marquee then this dude and we need a marquee we can't just play kids. If people have a problem with this signing says more about society then anything else.

He's a gun Great signing

did not even realise it was on!

Tilio is still quite young in football terms (only 23) so I think he still has enough time to get it together. In saying that, the next 2-3 years are really criticial for him and will decide whether or not he applies his trade overseas or turns into a forever a-league player.

How about a simple "come along, meet the players, hear what we are doing to make you part of the club, enjoy the sausage sizzle and thank you for being a" member" of a dynamic, focussed, fan and community club".

Thanks for posting. I read the article, and the comments so far. Of those it is the last one (probably not now as more come in) that resonates with me. Basically it says that we, the rusted-on fans, are here and ready to help. As I see it, the underlying problem is that neither APL nor, in our case, Melbourne City, want to involve us. Indeed, they seem to do their best to hold us at arm's length. Nothing could illustrate this better than the debacle that is our "FRG." 13 months have gone by. Despite all the promises we still don't know who the members are, and neither do we have a way of contacting it. For fuck's sake City this is not rocket science. Get off your arses and fix it. Many of us have been football tragics for years - maybe we do, actually have something to offer? I happened to look at the videos of the very first Derby and the Paartalu Derby last night. Of course we won both, but AAMI Park was full, and scenes at the Yarra End of the Heart/City fans were just like you see in the EPL and other top leagues today. A-League football is but a shadow of those times now. I downgraded both of our memberships a couple of weeks ago now, because I've lost faith in the sincerity of the club. Foundation memberships. Discounts for continuous memberships would be one of the suggestions I would make to keep fans loyal and motivated. Other suggestions over the years from many people have gone without result. I do think we're at a crisis point. And it's not just financial. It's interest.

According to some, WSW didn't "read the room" when they signed Israeli Tomer Hamed in 2021/2022... Let they lad play and hope he does well for us.

Nathaniel Atkinson is the first 😄

Highlights via Western united.... Probably don't watch for your own sanity https://x.com/ForeverMelbCity/status/1835164155273466285?t=MbzZ1pwleE9KGqrX20PROw&s=19

3 of our 'best' players are so unreliable. We have no squad depth with nabbout, lecks, and tilio being unavailable all the time.

I believe that's former victory player rashid mahazi

Unfortunately I did not get a chance to watch the game so I can't comment but Arnold does have his limitations. The problem is finding a good coach that can make players jell when they are all living in different parts of the globe.

That's why they are called "highlights"

Already putting my money on Germán Ferreyra getting at least 3 red cards this season.

Budget City FC it appears this season...

Is it going to exist? We might need a back up plan

If anyone has the technical expertise to set up an alternative, then I would welcome that. Unfortunately I do not. The current owner no longer posts to the site, and doesn't respond to communications from the two remaining active Moderators. The two of us have to check the site several times a day for spammers, and any new site needs to have a better way of dealing with that problem - e.g. application for membership perhaps? There are far too many historical threads that need to be deleted, and IMO we need to start again from scratch. We're in your hands really. I'm getting on a bit now, and don't need the hassles, and both of us have a life to lead outside the Forum. Suggestions and initiatives welcome as far as I am concerned.

I know that there are questions about going up against AFL and NRL finals series in terms of attendances, and ground condition/availability, but even if we are not going to increase the number of League matches then surely we could have a pre-season competition, perhaps a League Cup, so that the players could get match fitness? They must be bored stiff training day after day with no end product. The League just loses any momentum that it has, and has to re-invent itself every season with potential spectators.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-socceroos-to-remain-on-network-10-for-next-five-years-20240827-p5k5n2.html

Sydney fc sign Douglas Costa

...and Jakolis gets two for Macarthur. More than he scored for us? Coaching...?? Team set-up? Wonder when we're going to play a pre-season match when we could go and see how the team is gelling...? How does the song go? "Dream the impossible dream?"

You certainly have a negative view. Even if they build a small stadium there, it may not necessarily mean that they will play their games there (although they may do so on some occasions like pre-season training games). When Heart were training at Epping, did you go to their training sessions? You are right about youth development but eventually they will build a youth team based around the Dandenongs. So that mean that they lose the kids from Point Cook/Werribee. If they end up playing games there PT will need to be upgraded.

I think a lot will depend on how Vidmar sets up and the style that we use as a team. We need to play to our players' strengths and not try to shoe-horn them into a fixed style.

If that final pass, cross or shot doesn’t improve quickly it will stagnate.

I like how you said that. Leave is the operative word. Not stay.

I guess I'd be feeing a lot better about the coming season if I could read that we were playing some pre-season matches.

We've signed Andreas Kuen on a 2 yr deal. Know nothing about him but decent CV as a regular in Greek Super League and Austrian Bundesliga last few years.

Obviously CFG own the club but we still have people in Melbourne so I don't know what they do all day. The phone wouldn't ring much for membership so surely they have time to think of marketing ideas and things to do

Especially when we have had a very mundane pre season soo far...nothing to get particularly excited for this season.

Also like yo point out that a lot of their young players don't actually come through their systems or their NPL sides, they poach a lot of them from SA, Qld, Vic, and NSW. What they offer is confirmed first team game time. That's what we don't do so that's why we lose ours

We're in for the poverty season: a team of youngsters, and minimal investment. If any of the youngsters do well, they will be sold and we'll lose them. We are beginning a rebuild cycle after a wasted season last season, so 2-3 years before we get good results