Kiro Kompiro Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Is out of contract at seasons end. IMO best ever LB in the A-League. Will be (or currently is) Aus citizen. Given that Aziz is going back to Turkey-and he's not the player he was when he was originally signed, should we make a play for Traore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dRoy Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyHeart Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Yes, make plays for best out of contract aussies, offer em fair money, but they cant match the other perks we offer (list is endless) Id get mooy, traore and goodwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphine Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Goodwin??? Can't be serious... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulhollanddrive Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Aaron Mooy should be no.1. The most underrated player in Australia. Best one touch passer in just about my time watching local football, which is the rarest quality for a local player. Fits our philosophy and age bracket. Has ambitions, can sell him on the club. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerner Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburnian Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Lol. Imagine the Victards anger if this was to happen. Probably the best left back in the league. Once an Aussie his value goes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Massive yes if he doesn't take a VISA spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUTD/MLBHRT/ESSNDON Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Nothing to even think about, most solid left back in the Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'd imagine he'll be trying for a move overseas, but if he were open to staying in the A-League we should make him one of our top targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 No thank you. No more ex-Victory players please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Kolarov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victards Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 out of all the ex-victory players we've had, i would not complain with this lad. Quality player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 out of all the ex-victory players we've had, i would not complain with this lad. Quality player Same. As long as their quality I don't care where they're from. Although, to be honest, if they're quality players then I hope we DO pinch them from Victory, makes it all the more funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 out of all the ex-victory players we've had, i would not complain with this lad. Quality player Same. As long as their quality I don't care where they're from. Although, to be honest, if they're quality players then I hope we DO pinch them from Victory, makes it all the more funny. We won't need to pinch anyone from now on. They'll be queuing up at the door trying to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) out of all the ex-victory players we've had, i would not complain with this lad. Quality player Same. As long as their quality I don't care where they're from. Although, to be honest, if they're quality players then I hope we DO pinch them from Victory, makes it all the more funny. TBH the only reason i'd give Traore a look in is that he would hold Australian citizenship. Traore is better than most local players, but not by as much as the media would have you believe. i've never been a big fan, Traore gets away with his flaws because of his athleticism. admittedly he has a few more skills than most other "big bodies" in the a league (ie Topor Stanley). however, i'd question what else Traore brings. that goal he scored earlier this season was one of four in the league, including all his time at GCU - not the most prolific (ie not the sort to score from a corner). Traore struggles with getting forward into decent positions that are meaningful, and tends to be very hit and miss with both crossing and dribbling past opponents. Behich has largely had a season to forget, but at least he offers something going forward. when Traore's athleticism goes or starts to wane, he will be even less use going forward and will struggle defensively. that said, he currently is better than most locals so Traore with citizenship is worth a look in. Edited January 27, 2014 by mattyh001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 As of last Thursday 36 scouts looking at potential players for the three clubs in the group. Let's say each of those has 30-40 potentials on their "active" list, roughly 1000 players. Roughly 100 players for each position on the field. I don't think we're going to be short of options for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerou812 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Depends how much he wants. We do have a salary cap so can't get every good Aussie player. Some will go where they can get the most money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 As of last Thursday 36 scouts looking at potential players for the three clubs in the group. Let's say each of those has 30-40 potentials on their "active" list, roughly 1000 players. Roughly 100 players for each position on the field. I don't think we're going to be short of options for the future. Except the majority of ours have to be Australian. That limits the 36 scouts pool for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Pretty silly when people just give a solid "nope" with no explanation, and those who bang on about him being an ex-Victory player and that's cause enough to not take interest in him. I can only see good things from the possiblity of trying to get Traore with us. With Behich going, what better excuse to try sign the best left back in the league? Also, imagine how fucking much Victory would whinge about it. Awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Try to bring Goodwin or Behich back ahead of him I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 What's this fixation with Goodwin? He's nothing special IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 out of all the ex-victory players we've had, i would not complain with this lad. Quality player Same. As long as their quality I don't care where they're from. Although, to be honest, if they're quality players then I hope we DO pinch them from Victory, makes it all the more funny. TBH the only reason i'd give Traore a look in is that he would hold Australian citizenship. Traore is better than most local players, but not by as much as the media would have you believe. i've never been a big fan, Traore gets away with his flaws because of his athleticism. admittedly he has a few more skills than most other "big bodies" in the a league (ie Topor Stanley). however, i'd question what else Traore brings. that goal he scored earlier this season was one of four in the league, including all his time at GCU - not the most prolific (ie not the sort to score from a corner). Traore struggles with getting forward into decent positions that are meaningful, and tends to be very hit and miss with both crossing and dribbling past opponents. Behich has largely had a season to forget, but at least he offers something going forward. when Traore's athleticism goes or starts to wane, he will be even less use going forward and will struggle defensively. that said, he currently is better than most locals so Traore with citizenship is worth a look in. I don't really disagree with most of what you've said there but due to the limitations of this league (only 5 foreign players) we need to accept that we're sometimes going to have to expect less than the best in some positions on the pitch. As flawed as Traore is I still think he's probably the best Australian LB in the league, and taking that into account I'd be more than happy to have him in this team and be able to focus on getting in Foreign players of outstanding quality in other positions on the pitch (1 CB, 2 CM, 1 AM and 1 CF if it was up to me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 What's this fixation with Goodwin? He's nothing special IMO. Your opinion would probably be in the minority I'd imagine. Was offered a contract at Reading not 6 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyheart Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) What's this fixation with Goodwin? He's nothing special IMO. Your opinion would probably be in the minority I'd imagine. Was offered a contract at Reading not 6 months ago. He's got a bit of talent but you can see he's got a shit head on his shoulders. He's no where near tearing this league apart and I'm not overly interested in having him back useless under the right coach and price. Edited February 4, 2014 by billyheart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Do we have a decent LB in the youth team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 What's this fixation with Goodwin? He's nothing special IMO. Your opinion would probably be in the minority I'd imagine. Was offered a contract at Reading not 6 months ago. He's got a bit of talent but you can see he's got a shit head on his shoulders. He's no where near tearing this league apart and I'm not overly interested in having him back useless under the right coach and price. I wanted him to stay and then to come back last season. Under GVE he has struggled like our players under JA. Agree he would need the right coach as his attitude seems suspect. Under the right conditions though, he has the makings of a very good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 What's this fixation with Goodwin? He's nothing special IMO. Your opinion would probably be in the minority I'd imagine. Was offered a contract at Reading not 6 months ago. He's got a bit of talent but you can see he's got a shit head on his shoulders. He's no where near tearing this league apart and I'm not overly interested in having him back useless under the right coach and price. I wanted him to stay and then to come back last season. Under GVE he has struggled like our players under JA. Agree he would need the right coach as his attitude seems suspect. Under the right conditions though, he has the makings of a very good player. Sounds like a number of Heart players (has potential, but haven't played well regularly for a long time), who supporters are fine to see released. Goodwin's talent has hardly been sighted for almost 2 seasons now. I'm in the camp who thinks he's overrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 What's this fixation with Goodwin? He's nothing special IMO. Under the right coach he is a valuable asset to the team, similar to a Behich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Heard a rumour that an offer has been made for him.... But it's just a rumour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Heard a rumour that an offer has been made for him.... But it's just a rumour. Thats the rumour i've been starting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Heard a rumour that an offer has been made for him.... But it's just a rumour. Thats the rumour i've been starting Haha...I heard it from a Victory fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Pretty silly when people just give a solid "nope" with no explanation, and those who bang on about him being an ex-Victory player and that's cause enough to not take interest in him. I can only see good things from the possiblity of trying to get Traore with us. With Behich going, what better excuse to try sign the best left back in the league? Also, imagine how fucking much Victory would whinge about it. Awesome! Good post - I think that about this forum all the time as well. A "Middle of The Road" A-League Veteran's name gets thrown up and PPL rush into laugh at the suggestion and shoot it down. In fact in Season Three when JD and JA assembled our own very shit bargain basement squad... prior to the Season posters on here did this very thing about at least three players who went on to form part of a WSW side that made the Grand Final in the club's first Season. Edited May 5, 2014 by cadete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Same with some saying they will be a great player for us because they are Victorian or a 'Melbourne boy' I hope we go hard for traore, not only will he be great at lb but if jvs pulls a three man defence during a game he would be perfect. Apparently he wants to go overseas, we should be explaining to him that our club is his ticket. Edited May 5, 2014 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Official. Pursuing European options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 There will be no Traore today. http://footballaustralia.com.au/melbourne-victory-news-display/Traore-to-pursue-European-dream/90321/11 Melbourne Victory wishes to advise that defender Adama Traore will head to Europe next season after two extremely impressive campaigns with the club. Traore, who joined Melbourne Victory at the beginning of the 2012/13 season from Gold Coast United, recently opted against extending his stay at AAMI Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 inb4 he goes to Man City and is loaned to us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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