kingofhearts Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) I've just got confirmation from my source that this is the mystery CB that we have signed. Discuss. Edited January 14, 2021 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Reis This guy? On paper an excellent signing for our league. Edited January 13, 2021 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 Last played in Bulgaria in May 2020. Gets plenty of yellow cards. For three years seems risky for a visa player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Last played in Bulgaria in May 2020. Gets plenty of yellow cards. For three years seems risky for a visa player. Won't be a true City/Heart VISA unless he rocks up with a dodgy calf or hammy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/city-swoop-on-portuguese-defender-but-maclaren-focused-on-attack-20210114-p56tyn.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 year deal for a visa player seems a little risky, but apart from that can't really fault the signing, has expirience, has good credentials, has leadership expirience and qualities. There isnt many poor players who have full senior cap for a country like Portugal. Very happy with this, hopefully he settles quickly and becomes one of the better CB in the league, which I have no doubt he could be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 05/01/2021 at 3:58 PM, Tommykins said: Quick and the dead around here. Nuno Reis Ricardo Machado Are my two guesses. PS. I say guesses like I know who either of these players are and that I didn't just look up Free Agent Portugese Centre Halves in Transfermarkt. I'm getting a 1800 number and will be giving out advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 He seems like a bit of a beast, can see him becoming a bit of a cult hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, bt50 said: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/city-swoop-on-portuguese-defender-but-maclaren-focused-on-attack-20210114-p56tyn.html Interesting the article mentions he was at Panathinaikos. Irony is given the timings, Schenkeveld may have been his replacement there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, rass said: Interesting the article mentions he was at Panathinaikos. Irony is given the timings, Schenkeveld may have been his replacement there... I'm a bit skeptical of him given he never lasted too long at one club and seemed to be the 3rd choice cb where he went a lot of the time, but you dont have to look too hard to see how highly rated he was as a junior and the lofty expectations that they had for him. Could be an inspired diamond in the rough signing, but could also be a flop too. 3 year deal is unprecedented for a foreigner for our club so they clearly think he'll do well. Will be interesting to watch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deluka Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 hours ago, bt50 said: I'm a bit skeptical of him given he never lasted too long at one club and seemed to be the 3rd choice cb where he went a lot of the time, but you dont have to look too hard to see how highly rated he was as a junior and the lofty expectations that they had for him. Could be an inspired diamond in the rough signing, but could also be a flop too. 3 year deal is unprecedented for a foreigner for our club so they clearly think he'll do well. Will be interesting to watch. That but the club may also be hoping to make $$$ by selling him to an Asian club after 2 years too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 hours ago, neio said: 3 year deal for a visa player seems a little risky, but apart from that can't really fault the signing, has expirience, has good credentials, has leadership expirience and qualities. There isnt many poor players who have full senior cap for a country like Portugal. Very happy with this, hopefully he settles quickly and becomes one of the better CB in the league, which I have no doubt he could be Well he never did play for Portugal but he did play for every junior side. Had a lot of potential but never quite ‘made’ it. Still a solid career and he might be the right pick for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, Harrison said: Well he never did play for Portugal but he did play for every junior side. Had a lot of potential but never quite ‘made’ it. Still a solid career and he might be the right pick for us. Fuck, your right. I've looked at so many Portuguese centre backs who have played 1 or 2 games for national team,they all rolled into the same person for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Harrison said: Well he never did play for Portugal but he did play for every junior side. Had a lot of potential but never quite ‘made’ it. Still a solid career and he might be the right pick for us. Plenty of players have played for their national junior sides but never really made it thereafter. Just think Rutger Worm and Kristian Sarkies. Wormy ended up playing in the Sunday League (now retired) while Sarkies plays for Beaumaris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Hoping this guy is like a Novillo signing (without the DV), rated as junior, but never quite "made it", but comes to the A-League and takes the piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 19 hours ago, bt50 said: I'm a bit skeptical of him given he never lasted too long at one club and seemed to be the 3rd choice cb where he went a lot of the time, but you dont have to look too hard to see how highly rated he was as a junior and the lofty expectations that they had for him. Could be an inspired diamond in the rough signing, but could also be a flop too. 3 year deal is unprecedented for a foreigner for our club so they clearly think he'll do well. Will be interesting to watch. Glover for two years, Good for three, now (if information is correct), Reis for three. Do you think this signals a change in direction for the club? Are we shutting out our youth players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Glover for two years, Good for three, now (if information is correct), Reis for three. Do you think this signals a change in direction for the club? Are we shutting out our youth players? I think it suggests a couple of things; 1) that the club thinks the salary cap is on the way out in the next 18 months and longer terms wont be as stifling with respect to moving players on in a cap situation and 2) that we are trying to bed stability into our squad going forward particularly in the more senior players. I definitely don't think anything has changed with regards to youth and our policy there, but they are more likely to go abroad if theyre any good by the very nature of Australian football so it makes sense to nail down the more senior players first if you want stability in the squad. With Glover in particular we want him contracted in case any foreign clubs come for him in order to nab a transfer fee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 hours ago, bt50 said: I think it suggests a couple of things; 1) that the club thinks the salary cap is on the way out in the next 18 months and longer terms wont be as stifling with respect to moving players on in a cap situation and 2) that we are trying to bed stability into our squad going forward particularly in the more senior players. I definitely don't think anything has changed with regards to youth and our policy there, but they are more likely to go abroad if theyre any good by the very nature of Australian football so it makes sense to nail down the more senior players first if you want stability in the squad. With Glover in particular we want him contracted in case any foreign clubs come for him in order to nab a transfer fee. And in Glover's case, he pretty much is youth. He's certainly pretty youthful for a first team keeper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 Just asking, has this actually been confirmed yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 16/01/2021 at 6:27 PM, rass said: Just asking, has this actually been confirmed yet? Not by City so far. If a player was already in the country and simply awaiting release from quarantine I don't see why it would not have been. Perhaps it's falling through because he can't get here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Not by City so far. If a player was already in the country and simply awaiting release from quarantine I don't see why it would not have been. Perhaps it's falling through because he can't get here? With Griffiths injured now, it’s becoming important we get this backline reinforcement in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Not by City so far. If a player was already in the country and simply awaiting release from quarantine I don't see why it would not have been. Perhaps it's falling through because he can't get here? Petrillo discussed him again on Sat night in the pre-game so i'd suggest visa issues or similar are the likely reason behind not announcing officially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 41 minutes ago, bt50 said: Petrillo discussed him again on Sat night in the pre-game so i'd suggest visa issues or similar are the likely reason behind not announcing officially. Wouldn't it also depend on just where he is at the present time and available flights? According to media reports there are still many thousands of Australians "stranded" overseas, and Emirates have very recently cancelled all their flights into Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, jw1739 said: Wouldn't it also depend on just where he is at the present time and available flights? According to media reports there are still many thousands of Australians "stranded" overseas, and Emirates have very recently cancelled all their flights into Australia. I am assuming club would have paid business class at minimum so good chance he will be on the next flight as a lot of the stranded people have economy tickets and they keep getting bumped off for first class/business people as more $$$ due to limited passenger numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 5pm today it looks Iike it will be announced.... Or the club is announcing something else and thrown us all off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, neio said: 5pm today it looks Iike it will be announced.... Or the club is announcing something else and thrown us all off The return of Arzani 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 He'll be announced with arzani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Confirmed. https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/melbourne-city-fc-signs-portuguese-defender-nuno-reis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 We're gunna win the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiko Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Great signing, it was obvious on Saturday there was a spot to fill and we filled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Cha cha cha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 “We’re thrilled to complete our squad for the 2020/21 season with someone of the calibre of Nuno Reis”. does that mean no Arzani chance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: “We’re thrilled to complete our squad for the 2020/21 season with someone of the calibre of Nuno Reis”. does that mean no Arzani chance ? Yeah that line got my attention too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: “We’re thrilled to complete our squad for the 2020/21 season with someone of the calibre of Nuno Reis”. does that mean no Arzani chance ? Watch this space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, dconder13 said: Watch this space Very good chance that he could come back to us I'm hearing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Reis looks an absolute unit. I've seen smaller bulls. I'd hate to the attacker running into that. And if there's any chance of Arzani, worlds will rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 54 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: Very good chance that he could come back to us I'm hearing I believe it when I see it! Would require some creative salary cap accounting perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Mr MO said: I believe it when I see it! Would require some creative salary cap accounting perhaps. Just depends on how much of his wage we have to pay. Would say wouldn’t be paying Tsubaki a lot of his contract. Edited January 18, 2021 by CityBoyz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 56 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: Just depends on how much of his wage we have to pay. Would say wouldn’t be paying Tsubaki a lot of his contract. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding you here but we can’t just pay only partial wages, well we can pay partial but his full wage will be allocated to the cap. The lampard rule. Edited January 18, 2021 by Mr MO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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