M13 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 At a guess Tom King might be someone that the City Football Group global technical director (I just had to write the full title, sorry! ) Rodolfo Borrell is familiar with as he did run the Liverpool academy previously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewmac Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 this type of player will be cheap & technically way better than most we have at the club based on going through decent academies with decent coaches , hopefully he impresses on trial !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Just read Valeri joined Victory, he would have been perfect for us! Hope we didn't pay too much for fill in the squad players this off-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Just read Valeri joined Victory, he would have been perfect for us! Hope we didn't pay too much for fill in the squad players this off-season. That only happened 5 weeks ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moraiwe Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Slow typist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Did chapman get selected for the under 20's? Are Chapman and Melling in Manchester? The player second from the right looks like the chap in one of the still shots from training; he must be the second player on trial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Melling is in the middle, above Mass and bellow Kisnorbo. Also I think the bloke next to Hoff is Chapman, it's not Archibald. All 4 '?' on the right are staff/trainers. As Dylan said, 3rd from the end is JVS's son. He was working at the club last year, with the youth team iirc. Edited July 13, 2014 by LR9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Did chapman get selected for the under 20's? Are Chapman and Melling in Manchester? The player second from the right looks like the chap in one of the still shots from training; he must be the second player on trial? Melling is definitely in Manchester, and as noted he's almost certainly there above Massimo and below Kisnorbo. Chapman I'm really not sure about. I haven't seen him in any other photo of the team in Manchester. Actually, he wasn't even there (going off the photos) when the club announced the Etihad sponsorship, and numerous players posed for photos. And he didn't play in the Ballarat game. And I'm pretty certain he didn't go to the USA with the Young Socceroos (and club also announced that a 'pair' of our players, Mauk and Gauruccio, only made the cut). So Chapman's either a master of avoiding photographs, or he might be injured or something. Hopefully the club now provides at least semi-regular updates of player injuries, so we don't have to wait up to a month to find out that players are injured (like we used to). I've seen some photos of Archibald in Manchester (the 2nd photo & the 29th on the club website), so for my money that's him next to Hoffman. So there's only 2 unknown faces left, the guy in the blue shirt and the guy second from right. I'm not certain who either could be, but the guy in the blue shirt might be Jordan Lyden, a 17 year old versatile Aston Villa youth player, who can apparently play anywhere across the back four and in midfield (source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/wa-teenager-jordan-lydens-epl-dream-on-track/story-e6frfg8x-1226548077522 , http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2012/10/31/rookies-join-aston-villa-ranks ). And the guy second from right could possibly be Paul (or Apostolos) Giannou, a 24 year old Australian striker currently with a club in Greece's top flight, although I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 has bootsa been sacked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Not sure if it's been touched on here, but why are Mauk and Garuccio in LA, and not Manchester? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Not sure if it's been touched on here, but why are Mauk and Garuccio in LA, and not Manchester? Young Socceroos call-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Did chapman get selected for the under 20's? Are Chapman and Melling in Manchester? The player second from the right looks like the chap in one of the still shots from training; he must be the second player on trial? Melling is definitely in Manchester, and as noted he's almost certainly there above Massimo and below Kisnorbo. Chapman I'm really not sure about. I haven't seen him in any other photo of the team in Manchester. Actually, he wasn't even there (going off the photos) when the club announced the Etihad sponsorship, and numerous players posed for photos. And he didn't play in the Ballarat game. And I'm pretty certain he didn't go to the USA with the Young Socceroos (and club also announced that a 'pair' of our players, Mauk and Gauruccio, only made the cut). So Chapman's either a master of avoiding photographs, or he might be injured or something. Hopefully the club now provides at least semi-regular updates of player injuries, so we don't have to wait up to a month to find out that players are injured (like we used to). I've seen some photos of Archibald in Manchester (the 2nd photo & the 29th on the club website), so for my money that's him next to Hoffman. So there's only 2 unknown faces left, the guy in the blue shirt and the guy second from right. I'm not certain who either could be, but the guy in the blue shirt might be Jordan Lyden, a 17 year old versatile Aston Villa youth player, who can apparently play anywhere across the back four and in midfield (source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/wa-teenager-jordan-lydens-epl-dream-on-track/story-e6frfg8x-1226548077522 , http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2012/10/31/rookies-join-aston-villa-ranks ). And the guy second from right could possibly be Paul (or Apostolos) Giannou, a 24 year old Australian striker currently with a club in Greece's top flight, although I'm not sure. Might be time to seek assistance from Hercule Poirot or failing that, Miss Marple. However both do murders so not sure where this would be heading 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Not sure if it's been touched on here, but why are Mauk and Garuccio in LA, and not Manchester? Young Socceroos call-up. Ah, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I was puzzled not to see Simone Ripamonti in the group until I found that he's just got married. Picture of the happy couple on his twitter. https://twitter.com/simoripamonti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 So World Cup over, hopefully we will have the squad finalized very soon. Perhaps by the time they leave Manchester and have the Lampard thing sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here you are Murf, some further IDs for you to work on. One or two I'm not sure about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Playing bury tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhitePride Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Looking forward to seeing footage of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-aram92 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Looking forward to seeing footage of it I wonder how much footage we'll get considering the game is behind closed doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 None I'd say. Probably a decent amount from the other games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Here you are Murf, some further IDs for you to work on. One or two I'm not sure about. I believe the two unknown guys in the middle (Tom King is in front of them BTW) in Melbourne City shirts are the guy in the blue shirt and the guy second from right in the previous photo. I think the guy on the right is Jordan Lyden, although I'm not 100% (this guy: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/wa-teenager-jordan-lydens-epl-dream-on-track/story-e6frfg8x-1226548077522 ). I'm unsure who the other guy is (I guessed that he might be Paul Giannou, but now I doubt it). Edited July 14, 2014 by Murfy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandev Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Great analysis murf (and all). If these trialists fit into team, it would be great news for the club. I'm still counting on a couple of marquees also, we'll be the envy of other aleague fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 They look bored. Maybe they're watching a stolen collection of JA's favourite coaching DVDs "The Barcelona Collection or How to Be a Super Coach in 5 Easy Lessons While Watching Your A-League Team Go To Shit" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Or my all time fave "Luck - we got none" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here you are Murf, some further IDs for you to work on. One or two I'm not sure about. I believe the two unknown guys in the middle (Tom King is in front of them BTW) in Melbourne City shirts are the guy in the blue shirt and the guy second from right in the previous photo. I think the guy on the right is Jordan Lyden, although I'm not 100% (this guy: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/wa-teenager-jordan-lydens-epl-dream-on-track/story-e6frfg8x-1226548077522 ). I'm unsure who the other guy is (I guessed that he might be Paul Giannou, but now I doubt it). You must have some powerful ex-CIA facial recognition software there Murf! Love your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here you are Murf, some further IDs for you to work on. One or two I'm not sure about. I believe the two unknown guys in the middle (Tom King is in front of them BTW) in Melbourne City shirts are the guy in the blue shirt and the guy second from right in the previous photo. I think the guy on the right is Jordan Lyden, although I'm not 100% (this guy: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/wa-teenager-jordan-lydens-epl-dream-on-track/story-e6frfg8x-1226548077522 ). I'm unsure who the other guy is (I guessed that he might be Paul Giannou, but now I doubt it). You must have some powerful ex-CIA facial recognition software there Murf! Love your work. Snowmurf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here you are Murf, some further IDs for you to work on. One or two I'm not sure about. I believe the two unknown guys in the middle (Tom King is in front of them BTW) in Melbourne City shirts are the guy in the blue shirt and the guy second from right in the previous photo. I think the guy on the right is Jordan Lyden, although I'm not 100% (this guy: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/wa-teenager-jordan-lydens-epl-dream-on-track/story-e6frfg8x-1226548077522 ). I'm unsure who the other guy is (I guessed that he might be Paul Giannou, but now I doubt it). Is it Jordan Lyden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I don't think so. It's probably an EDS kid or a VISA trialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falastur Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 If he's EDS I don't recognise him. The EDS are all in Croatia on pre-season training atm anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Quote: NAC Breda offers Paul Katsetis no contract. The 18-year-old Australian midfielder has trained more than a week with the Brabant and made a reasonable impression, but gives the club to have other priorities. "Paul is a good player, but strengthening the selection position is not a priority "says technical director Graeme Rutjes against BN De Stem . Katsetis played in the past for AEK Athens and Catania, though he is still waiting for his professional debut. NAC hopes center defender Aleksandar Damcevski or capture . Both sides have been discussing a collaboration. The 21-year-old Macedonian this month was a week on trial at the Pearl of the South . Last season played for Chernomorets Burgas in Bulgaria Damcevskihttp://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/258803/nac-hoopt-damcevski-te-binden-katsetis-kan-gaan/ I don't know too much about him, but he's a young Aussie who impressed at Mac Breda Dutch side. Could be worth a look at in the least in Manchester, it's only a car drive away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 If he's EDS I don't recognise him. The EDS are all in Croatia on pre-season training atm anyhow.Why is Viera at Carrington then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biancorosso7 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Another midfielder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 If he's EDS I don't recognise him. The EDS are all in Croatia on pre-season training atm anyhow. Why is Viera at Carrington then? They left for Croatia on 13th July. http://www.mcfc.com/News/EDS-news/2014/City-EDS-Croatia-preseason-tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) #SSTfacts saying we are looking at james demetriou of nottingham forest u/21 was offered a new contract but wants to come home Edited July 15, 2014 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Looks like Zoolander on twitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Besides the two marquee spots, how many places do we have left to fill? Last nights result was a little underwhelming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewmelbcity Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Besides the two marquee spots, how many places do we have left to fill? Last nights result was a little underwhelming... Did you see the line-ups for both halves? i wouldn't worry too much not even close to what our side will look like on game day, also we have two foreign spots left aswell as our aus marquee, we also can have up to 23 players not including the three youth players to my knowledge. Edited July 15, 2014 by drewmelbcity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 How would you guys feel about getting Luke Wilkshire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Wouldn't be too disappointed. Fills a need that's for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 How would you guys feel about getting Luke Wilkshire? Uhhh...no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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