LR9 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) This league is a fucking joke, how could 2 clubs get duped by this hoax? Wasn't it already established a long time ago that this guy was fake. Ali Dia Mack II...? It is extremely funny however. (P.S. note how serious the story comes across, when it is a complete piss take) EXCLUSIVE: Adelaide United have abandoned plans to trial an overseas player after apparently falling victim to an elaborate hoax that invented the star and his top flight CV. The Reds have been left red-faced after mystery man Dexter Rosales failed to appear for a trial a week after the club announced it would look at the American alongside Sydney-based Portuguese product Fabio Ferreira as potential signings. United coach John Kosmina is putting his squad through a tough pre-season camp in the Adelaide Hills this week, and it was expected that Ferreira and Rosales would take part. Ferreira has linked up with the squad but there was no sign of Rosales on Monday, and au.fourfourtwo.com understands club officials have now conceded they have probably been sold a dummy. "It has been a strange few days with all the speculation around this mystery man - it doesn't look great from our end," a Reds media spokesman told SEN tonight. "We're not the first club to be given a false lead with a supposed trialist, but other clubs probably just don't promote it to the world like we did." Former USA youth representative Rosales was said to have been a former player with top clubs like River Plate and Ajax and was being touted to Adelaide by a Sydney-based FIFA-registered agent. But a closer inspection of his CV reveals massive holes in his backstory - and a Google check only reveals a string of dodgy self-created websites. The 25-year old was said to have turned down a move to Valencia after an Achilles tendon injury ended his contract at Ajax and had instead returned to Miami in the US. However YouTube videos showing him in action are actually of an entirely different player with a similar name. And a picture of the mystery man and Klaas Jan Huntelaar at Ajax was supposedly taken three years after the Dutch legend had left the Eredivisie club. Rosales had been linked with a trial at West Sydney Wanderers in June when doubts first emerged about his existence. And when Adelaide last week announced they would be trialing the mystery man, the rumour mill went into overdrive. Adelaide's own players got wind of the situation and started joking about Rosales' phantom-like existence on Twitter. Dario Vidosic, Sergio van Dijk, Bruce Djite and Jon McKain used the #IFoundDexter hashtag to post pictures of famous Dexters from the world of television. au.fourfourtwo.com understands least one other A-League club was forwarded Rosales' CV, but they decided not to pursue him when an internet search revealed a suspicious lack of information. One A-League source admitted: "There are far too many doubts about his existence." Officials at Ajax, Valencia and River Plate have dismissed any links with the player. The alleged player's Australian agent - Sydney-based Lou Nesci - directed enquiries to Rosales's international agent "Dimitri Kascovic"...but he too also appears to be a fake, and is not listed on FIFA's register of licensed agents. Edited July 23, 2012 by LR9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzaverx Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 *Adelaide and West Sydney are gullible and stupid.. What does this have to do with the league being a joke.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I don't know about the A-League being a joke, but it certainly doesn't reflect well on Adelaide United. I remember Craig Foster on the World Game commenting on how Adelaide had been sold a package by Reni Coolen & co. when they should have been looking to "buy" or implement their own strategy. It looks as if they have not learned and are open to football salesmen from around the world. I might have an offer they can't refuse. Off to work............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 What's it got to do with the a-league?? This shit happens all over the world. I recall southhampton signing Ali Dia and he actually played a premier league game FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toogood18 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 when I saw this I laughed so hard, such a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) Seems the A League's ANTIFA sides are slipping behind... :P Edited July 24, 2012 by cadete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchPride Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ali dia, he's a liar, he's a liar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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