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what has he actually done for the club? - he has had opportunity a plenty and no goals and one assist. He clearly wanted out so IMO he could not have been enticed to stay anyway. Genreau should leave IMO because his heart is not in it. I am sure they offered genreau the loan scenario similar to Najjar, and if he was a true club man he would have taken it. IMO he has for too long been touted as the next big thing and never really delivered - he is 21? ATM he is a good player in theory.

Any body else think that a decision will come soon forcing the Victorian teams to relocate to Sydney Hub due to COVID19 spike?

A-League Hub @AleagueHub Adam Le Fondre, Joel Chianese, Brad Inman, Nikolai Topor, Besart Berisha and Rostyn Griffiths have all been linked with Indian Super League moves recently. At least three of them are expected to make the move to India. [ @MarcusMergulhao Possibly some truth to this as Gruffiths has always chased the $. hard to replace his defensive 6/CB versatility. IMO he was one of our only hard players who can put a hit on the opposition. i know he gave away a few cards but at least the opposition felt it.

With a change away from the summer months imminent for the A League does this expand the potential /type of player and age that will come to city? thoughts?

I think the result indicates the legal position foxtel were in also. The two seanon transition to winter will work well prividing the new streaming service get up. just out of interest when was the next team expected to enter the comp? Salary cap gonski i am thinking.

My source, which cannot be revealed, tells me the A league is definitely going ahead from mid July.

This doesnt sound good - my guess is the cellar dwellers are the clubs holding out to commit to the re- start. 11 million a season wouldnt even scartch the surface of the costs and any product fox delivered would be low low budget comaperd to the other codes. The offer put forward by Foxtel is alleged to be to the tune of $11 million per year which would also include production costs and is a substantial reduction from the previous $57 million a year arrangement in place until 2023. FFA did not respond at the time of publication when asked for comment. It is Foxtel's policy not to comment on matters to do with commercial relationships. It is however understood that those involved in the discussions are privately remaining cautiously optimistic a resolution will be reached, there is still a chance it could all blow-up in the coming weeks. If accurate, it’s a hugely insulting offer, when you consider that Rugby League recently struck a deal with Channel Nine and Fox Sports worth a reported $2 billion. Worse still, a struggling Rugby Australia also confirmed this month that they had reached a broadcast agreement with Fox Sports for a “revamped domestic competition”. “Broadcast dollars will begin flowing again as of early July, which is a welcome relief for Super Rugby franchises struggling financially,” reported The Sydney Morning Herald. “RA would not divulge the value of the revised broadcast deal with Fox but it is understood to be a commercially viable competition.” It is understood that Foxtel are well within their rights to walk away from the existing deal because the broadcaster has not been provided with content for over 20 days which has allegedly triggered a clause in the contract. To make matters worse, a source confirmed that FFA cannot approach other broadcasters during this period of uncertainty because they would be in breach of contract and could be liable for damages. In spite of this escalating saga, I am told that Head of Leagues Greg O’Rourke has been working tirelessly to get the competition back up and running by the agreed resumption date of 16 July and is effectively “ready to go” but is waiting on “the deal to be done”. A-League players are due in training next week and have already begun swab testing for COVID-19 with the Melbourne City cohort returning negative results and Melbourne Victory players due to be tested in the coming days. Further still, stadiums and hotels have reportedly been booked, all 11 clubs have received their schedules and FFA confirmed that they have spoken to Australian Border Force and received exemptions while the quarantine hub is close to being finalised. It’s also believed that player contract renegotiations for the period of June are on the cusp of being completed with Professional Footballers Australia and FFA reaching an agreement. However, rumours continue to swirl that there are a handful of clubs that don’t want the competition to resume in a bid to stem the financial bloodletting, adding further fuel to the fire. Whatever the case, FFA are preparing as though the competition will return with the hope that an acceptable deal will be struck in the meantime. It doesn’t exactly instill the football community at large with the greatest of confidences given that it appears Foxtel are largely in the driver’s seat. Since the A-League was postponed indefinitely, I have defended Fox Sports and applauded their investment in a competition that has been woefully mismanaged in recent years but this alleged offer of $11 million a season is simply one the sport cannot afford to accept. The message it sends to the remaining broadcasters once Fox Sports eventually do walk away is a dangerous one and could catapult football back into the dark ages. Time and time again we have said that FFA CEO James Johnson is in an unenviable position after inheriting crimes that the previous regime are guilty of committing. But for now, he is staring down the barrel of a legitimate crisis that both he and the board are responsible for and the biggest question they must face is: what is our game worth to them? SOURCE SBS THE WORLD GAME

its a comment by a punter so take it however you want.

from FTBL: Kone and diamanté have gone back to Italy and are unlikely to return. Fox told the a -league we can only play on Tuesday’s Wednesday’s and Thursday nights because of the other footy codes So if true Diamante gonski........

the guy is 38 ...yea... Nah, too old. TBH even WU were implying one year then some sort of other role at the club. leave him for WU to manage through his last calf strain of his career. Milligans Southend United are relegated to League Two... maybe him?. Great replacement for Brilliante IMO. Offer him on Marquee wages and he might bite. At 34 he is not quite over the hill yet, nearly, but maybe he might want 1 + 1 with the CFG coaching combination idea. CFG should keep marquees in the league because we can afford it and the bonus is he is Australian so no visa spot taken. anyway just an idea.

training starts in about a week so we need a resolution to all the fox bullcrap and get back on the park. i have some real resevations though on the ability of our game to rebuild significantly. i think that cfg oil money might and influence might be needed to encourage investment. any body else agree or will city simply see Melbourne as a failed investment, cut their losses and run. Pleyers could be pawned out to other CFG locations.

yea get him in on marquee wages over berenguer any day. could probably start some interest from other high quality players.

Its a mess Fox and FFA have a 57m 6 year deal and contarcted agreememnt FFA are required to provided content - fox broadcast that content FFA not currently providing content and are technically in breach FFA advise fox they will restart the agreement by providing content from mid july - fox yet to agree but have decided that they want to re negotiatethe agrement. FFA not permitted to reject the a renegotiated lower deal with fox and simply play out the season under a new broadcaster. If FFA reject any fox proposal they are in breach but Fox not in breach by refusing to pay the 57m originally agreed to? Fox tying FFA to an altered agreement at 10m per year and FFA not prepared to say "No" Fox will threaten dragging through the courts holding up any A league return until court case settled. or FFA take the deal that Fox offer and complete the season. plus operate on a hugely reduced budget with Fox offering lower grade reduced braodcast in number of games, and quality of product. This is total bullshit blackmail.

Twg article has susaeta lovin Melbourne and his city team so here is hoping his contract is extended for a year or two.

Transfer Market has Hendry back to Celtic today.

maybe to replace brillante or griffiths?

Well today is the last day of expiring contracts for 2020. What are forumites impressions of who will be 'let go' who will 'want to go', players that will 'stay on for the 2020 season finishing only', and those that will 'not return'. Yes i am bored..

2 weeks until training starts, so at least thats something. my calculation we have WU, ADEL and SYD to finish so of course must win all. WU game played in victoria so the least hassle to pleyers to finish. then to 'The Hub' in Sydney.

Chianese is 30 YO. we would break him with a hammy or Soft tissue injury for sure. Dagastino would be Ok but only if we got him at 100K or less. Although the whole wages and pricing situation will change significantly with the reported 50% cut to any Foxtel deal. So we could possibly get a better player than both of them at a lower price. There would be plenty of players out there who have noticed the continued payment of salary to city players. Some may simply want personal financial security.

So it is a good thing if the player wanted it. I wish him luck.

https://thebridge.in/football/isl-2020-21-a-league-stars-likely-to-come-india-transfer-window/ Brilliante possibly to Mumbai in Transfer window. Seems Like City are leading on this move. Maybe His wage is not affordable for next season and they want to keep him around in case things change. also states that ISL teams need 1 x Asian player. Tough A league Defenders seem popular. Not sure but in general the ISL players are lighter so some aussie muscle seems like what they are after.

telegraph saying players are being told/asked to take %80 pay cut. And Lucy Zelic on TWG saying that she spoke to someone "in the know" who says that 3 clubs don't want the season to be completed. Money will be the determining factor in the end. That might be fine for MCFC with their coffers but the rest of the clubs at the lower end cant exist with no income. Slater saying August, but IMO the players who line up to play will be vastly different to the start of the season for some clubs. This will mean the outcome is not a real reflection of the game especially mid and lower table fight for finals spots.

Yes just Luna.

Yes he is still in Melbourne.

IMO home: city blue by neccesity. permanenet away:red and white, third strip "- whatever/experiment/one off/themed/extra sponsor/etc