mulhollanddrive Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Regarding Marica - Some Arsenal fans are saying the agent's quotes are from a while ago and might have been an exaggeration to drum up interest for a free agent. If that's the case, and after 2 more months, we're now a genuine possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) If Munn is being absolutely truthful and Murf's transcription is absolutely accurate, then my interpretation is: 1. Kisnorbo was signed because of Orlando's injury. 2. We are hoping to sign a visa player who is a striker and is playing for his country this coming weekend. This player is well-known in the area of the world where his country is located (but not well-known generally). As I said - my interpretation. These two points are what I understand to be true, based on what Munn said. Recent interviews and statements from Heart support the 1st point. On the 1st point, it seems that we were trialing McGrath and were open to signing him, but then Engelaar became injured and Heart looked at their options to cover the loss of Engelaar, and decided that their best option was to get Kisnorbo and play Gerhardt as a midfielder. Also because of Engelaar's injury, it looks like Heart decided to get a more proven and more expensive international striker, rather than sign up McGrath or some other striker. Here's the audio for the interview that Munn did with SEN today: https://soundcloud.com/sen1116/melbourne-heart-ceo-scott-munn Edited September 11, 2013 by Murfy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 As horrible as it sounds, Engelaar's injury may just turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelawolf Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 As horrible as it sounds, Engelaar's injury may just turn out to be a blessing in disguise. no its not lol he could have been one of the greatest players in this league and a cult hero for da hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 As horrible as it sounds, Engelaar's injury may just turn out to be a blessing in disguise. no its not lol he could have been one of the greatest players in this league and a cult hero for da hearts He's still going to play on though by the sound of things (whether it be finals or next season), plus we get a good defender and a good striker out of it. Just trying to be optimistic about it aha, I would've loved to have seen Orlando roflstomp the league too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Rofl let's pray he hasn't left his ladder out Can confirm I just lost my shit at this comment. Spat my fucking Sprite all over the screen. (srs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) Melbourne Heart close to signing international striker ahead of A-League season David Davutovic Herald Sun September 12, 2013 12:00AM MELBOURNE Heart is on the verge of signing an international striker to fill the final spot on their roster. Former Socceroos defender Patrick Kisnorbo became the 22nd player to sign for the 2013-14 season on Monday and Heart are now deep in negotiations with a foreigner, who represents his national team. Heart has been locked in negotiations with the player which is the reason striker Brent McGrath was released at the end of last week. With Harry Kewell set to play in a deeper role Heart has been searching for a replacement for Croatian striker Josip Tadic and football operations manager John Didulica said they were close. "We’ve got someone in mind and we’re hoping to have it resolved by the weekend," Didulica said. "Negotiations in football can be very weird and wonderful but we’re optimistic we can get him here within a week so he has a month before the first game. "We know he’s got experience at the absolute highest level, he’s proven at the highest level and we think he will do well in this competition." Didulica said Heart hasn’t ruled out signing an injury replacement for Dutch marquee Orlando Engelaar, who returned to the Netherlands today. Engelaar will return in a month but he won’t be allowed to commence running until late November.McGrath, who’s been capped by the Socceroos, completed a trial last week and while he impressed Heart is focused on the foreigner."If we do sign an injury replacement it’s more about giving us more options as opposed to a like for like. We’re not going to find anyone of Orlando’s quality at this stage and certainly not for the budget we’ve got. "Brent did well for us but we’ve spoken to him and his agent and explained that we’re looking to explore this other opportunity."MEANWHILE Heart yesterday announced that its round 18 clash against Perth Glory will be played in Albury on Sunday February 9. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/melbourne-heart-close-to-signing-international-striker-ahead-of-a-league-season/story-fni2fq5b-1226717224130 Edited September 11, 2013 by Murfy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Wow, Munn and Didalica can't wait to announce it. The experience at the absolute highest level would have to indicate Marica, I don't think any of the other names have played in Bundesliga quality league with 60 international games including Euros. The reference to weird negotiations could be the Arsenal red herring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Could quite easily be Mifsud. He's of a good pedigree, JD could be talking about anything, his form in internationals, his form in the UK and notably that game v Man U... They made a huge deal out of PG and JT when they signed, and they arent much more than good footballers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelawolf Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND STEPHANIEXO I INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW INTERNATIONAL STRIKER. SAN MARINO'S BEST EVER PLAYER. THE LEGEND. ANDY SELVA. Edited September 11, 2013 by yelawolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUTD/MLBHRT/ESSNDON Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 His scored 8 goals in 50 years for his country and is 37! Surely fkn not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 His scored 8 goals in 50 years for his country and is 37! Surely fkn not! He's clearly taking the piss. If it were true then it would show to me that the club thinks it's supporters are idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbzCkql83ro Easily the highest profile player in A-League history, long live Andy Selva!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 His scored 8 goals in 50 years for his country and is 37! Surely fkn not! Hook, line, sinker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Samaras? Would be huge!! Doesn't play for the national team anymore. Yes he does. He started in the match v Latvia last night/this morning. Don't see Celtic letting him go, though. OK. So the only 3 players who played over the weekend for their country and are free agents AND are forwards are:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Saad_Osman - No thanks.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Mouloungui - No thanks.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprian_Marica - Please god yes. Ciprian Marica I reckon. Played overnight in a 2-0 loss to Turkey. Currently without a club. Played for Schalke the last two seasons. Had a pretty good look at international free agent strikers and this (+ misfud) was about all I could find plus a few obscure Africans. Patty G was an obscure African tbh and he turned out pretty good so wouldn't be that surprised to see us sign one of them, could easily be another Maycon though. Doubt it's Marica because Arsenal want him. Reckon Misfud is a good shout but if we sign him I'm pretty sure the club read this forum to do their scouting. Otherwise we'll be paying a transfer fee (not that unrealistic, we were going to for Holt) or someone will be getting released by their club. I sent the club a very long email before the start of our first season about Mifsud explaining how we should sign him with a response that it would be forwarded on which I thought was a bit of a wank job. Maybe it was finally forwarded to Munn lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Wow, Munn and Didalica can't wait to announce it. The experience at the absolute highest level would have to indicate Marica, I don't think any of the other names have played in Bundesliga quality league with 60 international games including Euros. The reference to weird negotiations could be the Arsenal red herring. I pray that they're not going off too early. "Many a slip..." and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 wow so they're actually still keen on getting an injury replacement as well as signing this striker. Surely a creative midfielder would be the priority to give us "more options" in that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Soccer Stoppage Time @SocStoppageTime 19m Melb heart will announce defensive midfielder Italian player Migliorini. #SST I think there is some confusion thought and it could be Melbourne Victory instead Edited September 12, 2013 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Plus its Soccer Stoppage Time. These are the same guys that declared to the world that Danny Vukovic had requested a transfer out of Perth Glory, with Vukovic quickly replying that he hadn't, and then they proceeded to have a big argument with him on twitter over whose sources on the matter were better. Edited September 12, 2013 by The Aardvark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Although he could be the injury replacement for Orlando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baresi Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Soccer Stoppage Time @SocStoppageTime 19m Melb heart will announce defensive midfielder Italian player Migliorini. #SST I think there is some confusion thought and it could be Melbourne Victory instead He's a 21 year old centre back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Ahh well apparetnly this 'player' is in perth with the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiro Kompiro Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BT3Zvz-IcAAbGp8.jpg:large last name on list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalHeart Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BT3Zvz-IcAAbGp8.jpg:large last name on list. Nah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Ahh, so marco miglorini is the CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BT3Zvz-IcAAbGp8.jpg:large last name on list. Oh yeah, compleatly forgot about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbitm Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 If its him, it would make sense on a loan since he's still contracted to Torino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 loan would make sense for a replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baresi Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BT3Zvz-IcAAbGp8.jpg:large last name on list. Ah, well that changes things. Recently been playing at SPAL, co-owned with Livorno. SPAL are in Serie D; would probably lose to the La Trobe Uni XI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Andrea Migliorini is his name, and he isn't a CB. Has played some pre-season games with Sydney and from most reports looked the goods, but due to an abundance of midfielders they didn't sign him, apparently. Will be our injury replacement for Orlando and certainly will not be taking the place of the mystery striker, who I reckon is Marica btw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruckoo Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 If its him, it would make sense on a loan since he's still contracted to Torino. Andrea not Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootscrayRover Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I have got to say that if we end up signing a striker of the calibre of Marica or Misfud then barring the injury to Engelaar the club has had a fantastic off season and I am really looking forward to the next 6 or 7 months of football. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Is this him? http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/andrea-migliorini/profil/spieler_28075.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sacha Pisani saying on twitter that he hears it is Misfud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baresi Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Is this him? http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/andrea-migliorini/profil/spieler_28075.html Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sacha Pisani saying on twitter that he hears it is Misfud. Don't really want tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I have got to say that if we end up signing a striker of the calibre of Marica or Misfud then barring the injury to Engelaar the club has had a fantastic off season and I am really looking forward to the next 6 or 7 months of football. I seriously think that it will be Mifsud. Hasnt been attached to a club for a couple of months now and i wouldnt imagine he would be demanding a massive wage. Plus he will put a few more arses on seats being every Maltese person knows who he is. All i know is that ill have my Maltese flag and Heart Kit with Mifsud on the back of it ready for my pitch invasion after he scores the winner. lol If it is him, i might invest in a Pastizzi stand in front of AAMI Park lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGaffer Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Age 32, played for Maltese league, sign as international marquee, high profile..... they can't be serious????.....I don't want it at all. At 165cm we have enough half pints in the side with Murocca....we don't want another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baresi Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Age 32, played for Maltese league, sign as international marquee, high profile..... they can't be serious????.....I don't want it at all. At 165cm we have enough half pints in the side with Murocca....we don't want another one. You've clearly never seen him play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Yeah I'm not sold on him either, but size ain't everything... Look at D-Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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