Tommykins Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Chungy! Having seen an outlandishly high amount of this guy at Bolton I'd think he'd be a great signing, was supposed to come back to the Trotters in the off-season but couldn't get a work permit in the UK so he's definitely a possibility. He's kinda the opposite of O'Halloran in the sense that he's not an all pace winger, but rather a pretty tricky skilful type. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Would be a good replacement for arzani. Hopefully if we get him he would be played 😂. To go from epl to A-League will hopefully give us an advantage as he played in top league football clubs including an awesome run at Bolton 1 hour ago, Tommykins said: He's kinda the opposite of O'Halloran in the sense that he's not an all pace winger, but rather a pretty tricky skilful type. Thats the kind of player we need at City. Someone who can give the forwards service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Agree, he's just the sort of hard-working player that we need. He's not a 'big star' that might destabilise the team and his work ethic is likely to win him favour from Wazza (we don't want him sitting on the bench like Marcin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Barely played for Palace.. and for good reason. I never saw him produce anything when he was on the pitch lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, belaguttman said: Agree, he's just the sort of hard-working player that we need. He's not a 'big star' that might destabilise the team and his work ethic is likely to win him favour from Wazza (we don't want him sitting on the bench like Marcin) Also doesn't have plans to become manager of a obscure footballing nation while playing in the A League. Always a bonus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, [LIBBA] said: Also doesn't have plans to become manager of a obscure footballing nation while playing in the A League. Always a bonus Oi you respect the Cambodians or you'll face the wrath of PolPot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Watch us still get shit from every other supporter in the A League about signing the "worse/cheaper" Asian even though he have billions of dollars to spend apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Article said Newcastle is likely destination. if we got him I’d take him as a visa player but not marquee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Yea Newcastle would seem more likely. Is their owner Chinese or Korean?  Anyway, here is a 7 year old video with some OG YouTube music  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Their owner is Chinese 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 22 minutes ago, haz said: Yea Newcastle would seem more likely. Is their owner Chinese or Korean? Â Chinese and imo we would be more likely to sign him than they would. He'd cost somewhere in the vicinity of 1.5mil imo, given he refused a US1mil contract back to Korea in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Newcastle aren't poor under their new ownership. Thats a myth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Their in the ACL so probably getting a plus 1Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Chris p said: Newcastle aren't poor under their new ownership. Thats a myth Im not saying they are. I just dont think theyre going to sign another big money marquee, and esp a Korean one. I believe their owner actually came out and said theyd sign a Chinese player. He'd be well on the CFG radar too having played for Bolton and Palace too. IMO we are most likely because he pretty much exactly fits what we are looking for. Edited August 14, 2018 by bt50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, bt50 said: Im not saying they are. I just dont think theyre going to sign another big money marquee, and esp a Korean one. I believe their owner actually came out and said theyd sign a Chinese player. He'd be well on the CFG radar too having played for Bolton and Palace too. I just think they would look for a Asian player as there in the ACL but they also need a replacement for O’Donovan as he will miss a majority of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 12 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: I just think they would look for a Asian player as there in the ACL but they also need a replacement for O’Donovan as he will miss a majority of the season You can get injury replacements, but can you get suspension replacements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 14 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: I just think they would look for a Asian player as there in the ACL but they also need a replacement for O’Donovan as he will miss a majority of the season Those inbred muppets will be in ACL for 5 minutes now that they have to go through qualification rounds. so i dont think there is a point for them to sign an Asian for that reason.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'll start the thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) Eto has signed for a club in Qatar. Hmm I would never have thought that the FFA war chest is more like a dollar shop jewerly box Edited August 14, 2018 by haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: I'll start the thread May I suggest something like: 'A Taste of Asia'? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, rass said: May I suggest something like: 'A Taste of Asia'? Save forum ink, rename the African one. Or just call it 'International Cusine' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 No chance hes coming here Quote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Chung-yong#Personal_life Lee stated that his shuns alcohol and smoking, and even refrains from drinking coffee. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, haz said: No chance hes coming here  Elton John was straight before he turned too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, bt50 said: Elton John was straight before he turned too. If only we had Hoffy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 We'll have to have some action soon. Although there's an expectation that one or two Scholarship players will be offered senior contracts, we still have only 16 players signed to the senior squad, meaning that we have to sign 4 more players to get to the squad minimum. The squad maximum is 23, and 26 if we use the "23+3" rule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, jw1739 said: We'll have to have some action soon. Although there's an expectation that one or two Scholarship players will be offered senior contracts, we still have only 16 players signed to the senior squad, meaning that we have to sign 4 more players to get to the squad minimum. The squad maximum is 23, and 26 if we use the "23+3" rule. Isnt it 23 + 6 now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 52 minutes ago, rass said: May I suggest something like: 'A Taste of Asia'? That might just be crazy enough to work 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of oakleigh Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, bt50 said: Isnt it 23 + 6 now? I thought it was 20 + 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just now, Heart of oakleigh said: I thought it was 20 + 6. I could be wrong, but i think its 20 minimum, 23 maximum, however most clubs are going closer to the 20 so they can buy better quality players (ie 2 million divided by 20 is more than 2 million divided by 23) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, bt50 said: Isnt it 23 + 6 now? @bt50 I'd better check and report back. I take it that "23+6" is the squad maximum plus the 6 allowed Scholarship players? Jeez it must be hard for the clubs to keep up with FFA's rule changes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, jw1739 said: @bt50 I'd better check and report back. I take it that "23+6" is the squad maximum plus the 6 allowed Scholarship players? Jeez it must be hard for the clubs to keep up with FFA's rule changes. Are scholarship players included in the cap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Well, what it says here https://www.a-league.com.au/salary-cap-system is: "At all times during the Season, a Club’s Hyundai A-League Player Roster must have: a minimum of 20 Players; a maximum of 23 Players; a minimum of 2 Goalkeepers; a minimum of 3 Australian Players aged 20 or under; and a maximum of five foreign players. Guest Players, Designated Players and Mature Age Rookie Players sit outside the Club’s Hyundai A-League Player Roster. Players on a Club’s Foxtel Y-League Player Roster, including Scholarship Players, are also eligible to participate in the Hyundai A-League." Elsewhere (e.g. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/signing-news-talented-young-trio-link-city) I can find the following in several articles:"The A-League Scholarship program allows clubs to sign up to six players from its Foxtel National Youth League roster on senior contracts." So I would say that the squad size maximum is indeed 23+6. So we have a lot of room in which to move.  7 minutes ago, haz said: Are scholarship players included in the cap? No.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, jw1739 said: No. Well in that case, im sure we have 3 youth players who are fringe 1st team quality.  Minimum wage is $55k right?  So we might as well have a squad of 20+3, and spend the extra $165k on signing a better quality VISA. Im sure most regular VISAs are on around $300k-$400k, being able to offer $565k could tempt a younger and higher calibre player.  For example Quote https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2016/08/dutch-eredivisie-players-average-salary-hits-e266000-a-year/ (Yes I know its 2016) The average salary for a player in the Dutch Eredivisie went up slightly to €266,000 ($418,000) a year in the 2014/15 season, according to website Voetbal International. PSV’s Luuk de Jong is one of the biggest earners, with an annual salary of €2.55m ($4,000,000) plus bonuses. By contrast, a player at PEC Zwolle will earn no more than €200,000 ($314,000) a year, VI said.  So an extra $165k would be a approx ~40%-60% wage increase of a typical Eredivisie player, which could be the difference in signing a 26-28 year old 1st team regular, rather then a 32-35 year old bench warmer.  Imagine two Borts Edited August 14, 2018 by haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever City Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Is there any rumours saying we are linked? Or is this another Melbourne Football Fourm transfer rumour with no merit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchcolm Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 If teams are only allowed a maximum of 5 foreign players (Bart, Bruno, MOH and La Rocca)Â then we have only one more foreign place left in the squad. Big decision time which position should be filled as IÂ have said before my priority would be a Centre Half 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, Inchcolm said: If teams are only allowed a maximum of 5 foreign players (Bart, Bruno, MOH and La Rocca) then we have only one more foreign place left in the squad. Big decision time which position should be filled as I have said before my priority would be a Centre Half La Rocca is now an Aussie citizen, so we have two visa slots remaining. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) -- Edited August 14, 2018 by haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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haz Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: Â FMD, I opened this thinking it was an official annoucement with the edit they used. My heart skipped a beat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just now, haz said: FMD, I opened this thinking it was an official annoucement with the edit they used. My heart skipped a beat Me too hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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