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Robert Koren - $1.5m Joshua Kennedy - $800k Damien Duff - $450k Aaron Mooy - $300k Erik Paartalu - $220k Patrick Kisnorbo - $200k David Williams - $160k Massimo Murdocca - $130k Mate Dugandzic - $120k Andrew Redmayne - $100k Rob Wielaert - $100k Iain Ramsay - $80k Jason Hoffman - $80k Jonatan Germano - $80k Connor Chapman - $70k James Brown - $70k Tando Velaphi - $60k Paulo Retre - $50k Ben Garuccio - $50k Stefan Mauk - $50k Ross Archibald - $50k Jack Clisby - $50k

I think we could still use another forward, particularly if Williams is on the way out.

I'd have said the same about Duff.

Duff, Koren, Paartalu, Mooy, Marino?

What about the Dortmund keeper?

He lived in England for 7 years, he has a pretty good grasp of the language.

Fuck sake.

hard to be positive after 4 shit seasons Aw diddums. As many as 4 eh? Fucking nothing. only had 4 seasons, in a salary capped league that's pathetic hard to be positive after 4 shit seasons Aw diddums. As many as 4 eh? Fucking nothing. only had 4 seasons, in a salary capped league that's pathetic You need to have been a MCFC supporter to know hard times. We are shit for nearly 4 decades, not 4 seasons. Maycon & Mifsud. We win. Bradbury & Creaney. Checkmate.

He's still not ready for Europe.

are there any rules against Man City or NYCFC send players here, while subsidizing the wage? Say NYCFC sign Lampard, then decide to send him on loan here but pay 90% of his wage, could he join as a cap signing?

They already play in (a darker) blue. so does Chelsea, if we are to give up our colours then I expect consistency Well, if City had bought the club rather than invest a minority share, then maybe they would. But they haven't, so they won't.

Jeremy Menez, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Diego Milito, Gareth Barry, Tomas Rosicky, Craig Bellamy, Manuel Fernandes are all available on free transfers. All would be great in this league IMO. Having said that I'm sure at least one marquee will be Aussie. Perhaps Robbie Kruse or Mile Jedinak?

Yes, in fact he plays for YF Marinos. The club City have most recently invested in.

I reckon it will be a young, aspiring coach who plays attractive football without being a destructive personality. A few possibilities: Uwe Rosler, 45, Wigan Athletic Manchester City legend as a player and doing very well with Wigan now having previously had successful spells at Brentford and Viking. A young, attack minded former striker could be a possible with his City connections and would be good for City to have him on the payroll as many see him as a possible future City manager. Patrick Vieira, 37, Manchester City EDS Also a former city player touted to be City manager in the future, Paddy V enjoys playing a forward thinking but possesion based passing game. He is currently in control of the City reserves and is doing a fantastic job (with results like City 6-0 Bayern). Possibly an unlikely one as we may want to keep him in his current capacity. Juande Ramos, 59, Dnipro Former Tottenham, Real Madrid and Sevilla manager. Plays a Spanish possesion football, with a dynamic twist. He didn't have a great spell with Spurs but still managed to come out with a League Cup and a job at the second biggest club in the world (after City of course). He may not be as young as his counterparts but he is a good manager who is currently managing a solid Dnipro side and would represent a massive coup for Melbourne and Aussie football. Miroslav Djukic, 47, Unemployed Former manager of Valencia, Valladolid and Serbia, Djukic is probably the least attacking manager of this bunch, but is capable of beautiful football at times (his Valladolid side where very good at times) and is currently out of a job which is an advantage in terms of availability. He had a poor spell at Valencia for his short stint but would still IMO be a very decent manager for this side. Sergi Barjuan, 42, Recreativo de Huelva Currently managing a free scoring Recreativo in Spain's Segunda Division, Barjuan is a former Barcelona coach and player, and was appointed youth coach by Txiki and Ferran when Pep Guardiola took the helm. Having previously worked with our Spanish board guys, I reckon this one may be on the cards. Harry Kewell, 35, Player Already has a connection with Melbourne Heart, and is a big name across the world having played for Liverpool. With him now in his mid-thirties it is time for him to possibly think of retiring but for a potential coach he is young and if he became manager it would be his first coaching role so could be quite easy for people higher up to take more control. Only question is whether he would wan to become a manager.

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Yet another City fan 'ere Having read through much of this thread, it's like watching myself back when we got taken over by the Abu Dhabi Investment group back in 2008; Jubilation, excitation, hope and promise, all hinged with a twinge of skepticism. Although for us, the skepticism only lasted until the end of the day at around half 11 when we signed Robinho. If we put enough effort into Melbourne City FC (which I am sure we will) you are in for the best ride of your lives, there will be signings, wins (even away from home haha), exciting initiatives and, ultimately, trophies. Of course, there will be a few bumps and bruises along the way, and the trophies may take a little while (we have still only won 2 since the takeover) but it will be more than worth it. One thing about this whole 'City Football Group' thing to be most excited about IMO is that it is being spearheaded by Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain who promote a footballing philosophy throughout anything they do (as was mentioned in the NYCFC press confrence). This means that while they are still in charge, your team will not stray from attractive, attacking football. I know that you are part of our plan for a global brand, hence the name change, but I really hope we don't mess with your home colours (even though I hate Man Utd red!) as it seems wrong to mess too much with a clubs identity however old that club may be. Melbourne City are officially my Ozzie team now! Anyway, g'day mates! CTID

Hello all, another City fan here. I'm really happy that your club is now part of the ever growing City family! You will have a new rollercoaster ride under Sheikh Mansour but it will b worth it and I'm sure it won't be long before you're the best team in Oz, by MILES! I'm also very happy that w seemed to have inherited a great set of down to earth fans. I hope we do not change you home colours as it is your identity. Anyway, I had a stab at creating a new Melbourne City F.C. Crest I also had a go at some kit designs City till I die and up the Heart!