Melburnian Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Just been told Maltese youth international Martin Mintoff will be trialling with the club from Tuesday. Anyone know much about the lad? Only know he is a forward and 20 years old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Seems to have been in Aus for a few months. Trialed with CCM by the looks of things and was living in the UK prior to that. Been applying for 'regular people' jobs in the CBD and seems to be in Melbourne with his Family now. He supports Man U and has the bedroom of a 12-year-old. Goodluck, son. (I gathered all that from a quick skim of his twitter acc.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburnian Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Cheers for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I can't see us taking him over Eli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 See also http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120903/football/Bezzina-earns-first-U-21-call-up.435424 Seems to be a winger, trialled with Stoke City. Could be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAiDaN66 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 replacing gol gol because of his spat with the coaching staff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 replacing gol gol because of his spat with the coaching staff? spat? what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAiDaN66 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 replacing gol gol because of his spat with the coaching staff? spat? what happened? i cant find the post on the forum but apparently he had a sook to the coaching staff, if i find the post ill post it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburnian Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 You wouldn't think that would mean he would be sacked. Gol Gol is such a talent. I would find it staggering if things were that bad to let him go! Babalj, Grella and Gol Gol added to our squad for the run home. I am going to enjoy this. Interested to see how this chap goes. Trial at Stoke City is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAiDaN66 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 it would have to be something serious but i dont think it has affected this signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 we need gol gol in the team if we want to do well in finals, i see him playing a very important role. martin would be good to sign as a youth team player and then be able to play for the seniors if he's up to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YFC Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Went to high school with him, don't remember him being anything special. Hope he proves me wrong though. Not the sharpest tool in the shed either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Not the sharpest tool in the shed either. Most good players aren't. Dat inverse correlation. Whens Grella going to play for us ffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Not the sharpest tool in the shed either. Most good players aren't. Dat inverse correlation. Whens Grella going to play for us ffs. im looking forward to Grellas first post match press conference with JA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Went to high school with him, don't remember him being anything special. Hope he proves me wrong though. Not the sharpest tool in the shed either. Very important attribute in life. As for trialling at Stoke, he must have a long throw in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I can't see us taking him over Eli Perhaps not, but isn't it in our interests to trial young players on a regular basis? Irrespective of the positions that they play in? Rather like CCM we're never going to compete on $ terms, so we have to look for our talent in a different way from many other clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Found a bit of info on the kid: "20 year old Martin Mintoff was born in Malta on the 16th of October 1992. He moved to Australia as a youngster and soon showed some of the attributes needed to become a top class footballer. All throughout his junior progression Down Under Martin’s pace awareness and eye for goal saw him become one of the players to watch in the Victorian state leagues. At just 15 Martin found himself the star of Victorian Second Division Team Altona City. Where, despite spending his second year of a three year stint with the club warming the physio’s table, Martin established himself with more than 40 goals and a string of top quality performances. It was his maturity and strength on the ball that saw him rank 6th in the count for the league’s top player in 2012. A short stint with Keilor Park followed in which Martin bagged 12 goals before the big boys came knocking. A-League Club Melbourne Heart were the first to offer the striker a trial but the pull of bigger and better things meant that in July 2012 he headed to England to take a place in the Stoke City development program where he continues to prove that he can make the next step up with six goals in his first five appearances. But for all of the Socceroo fans out there that are already excited about the prospect of seeing Martin grace the field for Australia it seems that he could take up the opportunity of playing with his native Malta, having already impressed their U21 coach Ray Farrugia. “He’s only had a couple of training sessions with us but Martin Mintoff is an interesting player,” said Farrugia before hinting that the striker could very well feature in up-coming fixtures. There is no doubt that Martin is an exceptional talent, but at 20 years old it seems that many people are still un willing to give him the chance at the highest of levels and I can’t help but ask why that is? But one thing is for sure Mintoff seems to score goals where ever he goes and that for me is enough to warrant his shot at the big time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1985 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 If its the same Martin Mintoff I'm thinking of, I used to work with him and his brother back in the day @ Coles! Whatever happens all the best to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thats a very positive article for a player that seems to have very little demand from the A-League.I mean CCM clearly just rejected him after his trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 He posted to a mate on twitter that CCM invited him back for next season but he was 'looking for something in Melbourne'. Good to see we had already touched base with him last July, before he left for stoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) I find it rather amusing that this bloke more known amongst this forum’s posters as a former classmate or former workmate than a footballer was asked to train with Stoke. Yet Mr Kewell had to literally invite himself down to a Stoke training session... Edited January 22, 2013 by cadete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 just tweeted: Martin Mintoff @martin_mintoff First day back at training for a few weeks and feeling it! #sore #MHFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 He's prorbably gonna spend the season in the NYL, with a view to getting a senior contract in 13/14 if he goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAiDaN66 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Martin Mintoff: Jdidulica just thought I'd say thanks for everything! Much appreciated John! Being a free agent and trying to get your first pro contract is the hardest part of a footballers life! #football #luckybreak #notgiving guessing the club have let him go Edited January 28, 2013 by MrAiDaN66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Martin Mintoff: Jdidulica just thought I'd say thanks for everything! Much appreciated John! Being a free agent and trying to get your first pro contract is the hardest part of a footballers life! #football #luckybreak #notgiving guessing the club have let him go Thats how unprofessional of a club we are. We don't tell players if they have made the team or not. We just tweet them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco Jones Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Martin Mintoff: Jdidulica just thought I'd say thanks for everything! Much appreciated John! Being a free agent and trying to get your first pro contract is the hardest part of a footballers life! #football #luckybreak #notgiving guessing the club have let him go Thats how unprofessional of a club we are. We don't tell players if they have made the team or not. We just tweet them!! That was Mintoff tweeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Martin Mintoff: Jdidulica just thought I'd say thanks for everything! Much appreciated John! Being a free agent and trying to get your first pro contract is the hardest part of a footballers life! #football #luckybreak #notgiving guessing the club have let him go Thats how unprofessional of a club we are. We don't tell players if they have made the team or not. We just tweet them!! That was Mintoff tweeting. Shit yeah i went and checked myself just now. Fuck i can't read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 No, he tweeted to his mate a few minutes prior "it's been good man but my age makes things really difficult but I think they are having a meeting tonight about it!" So I guess he was just making contact with JD before they went in to said meeting... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hope the kid makes it. Anyone know the present situation with that young del Solar lad who played for us out at Knights Stadium? He was hoping to get a gig with us. Had quite a good game and looked worth a trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hope the kid makes it. Anyone know the present situation with that young del Solar lad who played for us out at Knights Stadium? He was hoping to get a gig with us. Had quite a good game and looked worth a trial. He was very, very good in State comps as a kid, so there is some potential there. Not sure, but couldn't sign del Solar anyway, thanks to that astute signing in Stevie Gray. He was trying to sort out his citizenship prior to the start of the season, but had some issues with it, that's why he never signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I thought Del Solar was part Australian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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