Hendo Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 With the relative success of Shinji, Japan is a very viable option in regards to pursuing our marquee man. Pre-2002 world cup, Football in Japan was only the beginning, yards behind baseball. Post-2002, its arguable that football has caught up, or even slightly overtaken baseball in certain aspects. The thing is Shinji has the hunger to grow the game here in Australia, and I'm sure other Japanese players around the same as Shinji would see the A-League as a very interesting and attractive challenge. Inamoto, Endo, K. Nakamura, S. Nakamura are all somewhat realistic options, with the persuasion of Shinji. The big plus with the two Nakas is that both of them can speak english to a certain extent. Shunsuke with his time at Celtic and I believe Kengo even has a degree in English iirc. More notably both Inamoto and Shunsuke have proven themselves in Europe. In regards to the crowd pulling factor, I'm well aware the Japanese community is Melbourne is very small compared to Sydney, but I'm confident they will provide a bigger catchment then just the small Japanese expatriate community. The Chinese that don't live in China are especially not fond of the PRC and the Japanese prejudice doesn't really translate down under. The target audience wouldn't just be limited to the Japanese but the asian community as a whole. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 well said hendo, have always agreed 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeze Time Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Japan bombed Darwin, no thanks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I have Winston Reid in my FIFA13 team. He's a bit average, but then again, so is my team. Surely taking the piss lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburnian Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I miss ya Hendo. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 With the relative success of Shinji, Japan is a very viable option in regards to pursuing our marquee man. Pre-2002 world cup, Football in Japan was only the beginning, yards behind baseball. Post-2002, its arguable that football has caught up, or even slightly overtaken baseball in certain aspects. The thing is Shinji has the hunger to grow the game here in Australia, and I'm sure other Japanese players around the same as Shinji would see the A-League as a very interesting and attractive challenge. Inamoto, Endo, K. Nakamura, S. Nakamura are all somewhat realistic options, with the persuasion of Shinji. The big plus with the two Nakas is that both of them can speak english to a certain extent. Shunsuke with his time at Celtic and I believe Kengo even has a degree in English iirc. More notably both Inamoto and Shunsuke have proven themselves in Europe. In regards to the crowd pulling factor, I'm well aware the Japanese community is Melbourne is very small compared to Sydney, but I'm confident they will provide a bigger catchment then just the small Japanese expatriate community. The Chinese that don't live in China are especially not fond of the PRC and the Japanese prejudice doesn't really translate down under. The target audience wouldn't just be limited to the Japanese but the asian community as a whole. Because it was wet when we played WSW we moved from our seats on the western wing to the southern end. Very noticeable what a multi-cultural support base we do have. I don't see anything wrong in us trying to build on that. To me that's where a major growth opportunity lies, both in terms of investors in the club, players, members and supporters. I have some ideas on this that I may canvass during the off-season in the inevitable 'Membership 2013-14' thread that will surface shortly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandro Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Japan bombed Darwin, no thanks. I really hope this is a poor attempt at humour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Marquees for next season: Bresciano and Raul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Marquees for next season: Bresciano and Raul Would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bresciano was a marquee quality player a few years ago. He is not now imo. Absolutely no comparison to Ono and Del Piero. Get a quality player, not someone who is so obviously well past their peak like Bresciano. Why not try for one of our younger Socceroos? If the money is right there's a good chance we can sign one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAiDaN66 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bresciano as a normal signing (you know what I mean) and raul as the marquee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddersss Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bresicano can't be any worse than Brett Emerton, can he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bresciano is still a gun! I think he can justify the Australian Marquee spot and Raul the International Marquee spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bresciano is still a gun! I think he can justify the Australian Marquee spot and Raul the International Marquee spot. This is obviously what I was going for. The only Aussie marquee I'd take over Bresciano is Cahill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 If Bresciano is not at Heart next season, I will write-off the season before it's even begun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 If Bresciano is not at Heart next season, I will write-off the season before it's even begun! So, um... has anyone actually SEEN Bresciano play lately? Or are we assuming he's still as good as he was in 2006? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 If Bresciano is not at Heart next season, I will write-off the season before it's even begun! So, um... has anyone actually SEEN Bresciano play lately? Or are we assuming he's still as good as he was in 2006? Yep i have no idea, i would take the known in Garcia atm (as Australian Marquee), he is one of the best players in the league. But gun for both of them, Bresciano to Replace Fred in Midfield. I still believe signing good internationals will be the difference, replace Fred with a Broich/Flores/Carrusca type Germano is below what i want from an international position, you get a handful of spots so we need to use them appropriately and high quality players who will be the difference, not role players like Worm and Germano, and below standards like terra, Maicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 If Bresciano is not at Heart next season, I will write-off the season before it's even begun! So, um... has anyone actually SEEN Bresciano play lately? Or are we assuming he's still as good as he was in 2006? iirc he was a standout last year when playing in one of the soceroos games for wcq. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) I've only seen Bressssssssssssssssccchhhhianoooo in WCQ's recently as well but he's been mostly great. Edited March 26, 2013 by Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 interesting. i'm no expert i haven't been following him much since lazio days. wikipedia isn't exactly reliable either. i am also in the boat of 'prefer a young socceroo' than a coming home one. wiki says he signed a three year contract last year so i don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 the only problem with bresciano now is that he's still got another 1 or 2 years left on his contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 interesting. i'm no expert i haven't been following him much since lazio days. wikipedia isn't exactly reliable either. i am also in the boat of 'prefer a young socceroo' than a coming home one. wiki says he signed a three year contract last year so i don't know. Last I recall it was a two year contract he had signed almost two years ago. He is in his second year of his stint at the Arabic club so I'm hoping he'll be wearing red & white stripes next season (in Australia (in the A-League)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 according to wiki signed a 2 yr contract in 2012... sooooo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 He's contracted until 2015...http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=844 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 when does nathan burns' contract finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Apart from Kewell, no local marquee has had that genuine marquee status. Get an international, FFA is handing out 2.2m for free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Marquees for next season: Bresciano and Raul This would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I thought Bresciano was pretty poor before he hurt his knee tonight anyway. Could not hit a pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Nah, I've changed my mind...I don't want Bresciano, he has a bad knee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Mile Jedinak - he can score LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Bresc was poor. I can see another Grella in the making. Injury prone. Lets move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Garcia was a better signing than any returning NT player. Played Premier League, not too old and not injury prone. 3 ticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeze Time Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Super Kevin Davies released from Bolton.... He'd dominate this league 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Cahill would be a great buy for an A-league team, in more ways than one, shame the money from America will almost always be more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 If Kevin Davies signs I'll attend every Melbourne Heart game he plays, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 If Kevin Davies signs I'll attend every Melbourne Heart game he plays, period. You attend anyway. We need a marque that will bring the fans that have not chosen a melbourne team. If we dont we are doomed because the visitros will grow even more. Wake up Mr Munn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 If Kevin Davies signs I'll attend every Melbourne Heart game he plays, period. You attend anyway. We need a marque that will bring the fans that have not chosen a melbourne team. If we dont we are doomed because the visitros will grow even more. Wake up Mr Munn Should have made this clear, I'm a Bolton fan with 2 different Kevin Davies jerseys, I'll fly to every game he plays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeze Time Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Tommykins, on 28 Mar 2013 - 09:58, said: Heart of Melbourne, on 27 Mar 2013 - 22:37, said: Tommykins, on 27 Mar 2013 - 21:45, said:If Kevin Davies signs I'll attend every Melbourne Heart game he plays, period. You attend anyway. We need a marque that will bring the fans that have not chosen a melbourne team. If we dont we are doomed because the visitros will grow even more. Wake up Mr Munn Should have made this clear, I'm a Bolton fan with 2 different Kevin Davies jerseys, I'll fly to every game he plays Next home game i'm buying you a pint at the imp. Go Trotters!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbobbobmarley Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) Peter Zois/Leigh Broxham Edited March 29, 2013 by Bobbobbobmarley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I have Winston Reid in my FIFA13 team. He's a bit average, but then again, so is my team. Surely taking the piss lol No, really. CB in a 3-4-3 with a quick FB playing in front of him as DM cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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