haz Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Looks like we've defiantly signed Fitzgerald . -Deleted Image- Apparently the deal was signed on the 17th of January as an injury replacement for Gameiro. So it's only a 6 month contract. Should be announced either today or tomorrow Edited March 16, 2017 by haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illeatyourheart Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 What's defiant about that? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXCiTyZeNXx Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 There has been rumored now that messi, neymar and suarez r all leaving fc Barcelona to play for Melbourne City. Theres rumors that messi is the goalkeeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Fox Sports News just ran a story that Paartalu is off to Jeonbuk... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, bt50 said: Fox Sports News just ran a story that Paartalu is off to Jeonbuk... Well we definitely need Malik now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millm103 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 13 minutes ago, bt50 said: Fox Sports News just ran a story that Paartalu is off to Jeonbuk... Always has suited East Asian football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 1 minute ago, millm103 said: Always has suited East Asian football Racist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphine Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Losing Paartalu would be catastrophic. He is the guts and heart of the team. Pls no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, morphine said: Losing Paartalu would be catastrophic. He is the guts and heart of the team. Pls no. Not if we get Toure. Isn't he unhappy at the moment? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 We have a marquee and guest spot to replace Paartalu no need to panic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 If Paartalu and Koren leave, then I would want the new marquee and a guest player to be a CB and a CDM. With either one of them being an Asian player. If we can get those two positions right and with Sorenson in goals, then we will be winning games like the womens team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japiedog Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'd be most surprised if he went back to Asia, after his previous stint where it took a toll on his body 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) 19 minutes ago, haz said: If Paartalu and Koren leave, then I would want the new marquee and a guest player to be a CB and a CDM. With either one of them being an Asian player. If we can get those two positions right and with Sorenson in goals, then we will be winning games like the womens team. Guest Player: Vidic Position : CB Contract Status: Free Agent Marquee: Makoto Hasebe or Hajime Hosogai Position: CDM Contract Status : Both Expire 30/06/16 Edited January 20, 2016 by haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millm103 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, haz said: Guest Player: Vidic Position : CB Contract Status: Free Agent Marquee: Makoto Hasebe or Hajime Hosogai Position: CDM Contract Status : Both Expire 30/06/96 That's a loooong contract 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, millm103 said: 2 minutes ago, millm103 said: That's a loooong contract Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfc_10 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Surely we would just replace Paartalu with Osama Malik? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, wfc_10 said: Surely we would just replace Paartalu with Osama Malik? What about Brattan? Or next season as he has exceeded max loan spells this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC22 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just now, MHFC-FAN said: What about Brattan? Or next season as he has exceeded max loan spells this season? If we could get Brattan now that would be moist af. Think he's more a next season thing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiScum Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, bt50 said: Fox Sports News just ran a story that Paartalu is off to Jeonbuk... would love to say i told you all so franjic - looking less likely to leave in Jan but still a slight chance to depart. I still believe from what ive been told James Troisi is coming in, Edited January 20, 2016 by AntiScum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 1 hour ago, japiedog said: I'd be most surprised if he went back to Asia, after his previous stint where it took a toll on his body It was China and then Thailand that wrecked him, more so Thailand as he probably ruined himself going Genghis khan on all the Thai girls... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I can't see us releasing Paartalu unless we have someone lined up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 8 hours ago, haz said: Looks like we've defiantly signed Fitzgerald . Apparently the deal was signed on the 17th of January as an injury replacement for Gameiro. So it's only a 6 month contract. Should be announced either today or tomorrow Interesting that it's been suggested that Fitzgerald's an injury replacement for Gameiro. The media thought that Caceres was the replacement for Gameiro (he could still be, the announcement didn't explicitly say he is or he isn't). The media keeping reporting Fitzgerald's signing as fact: "There has been plenty of movement at the City Football Academy, with players leaving (Tando Velaphi and David Williams) and new ones arriving (Central Coast duo Anthony Caceres and Nick Fitzgerald)" (link). Report today that we're linked with Alex Wilkinson: "Melbourne City has also been linked with the central defender". Reportedly Wilkinson will decide on his next club before the end of the month. This report is in line with "the Secret Agent" article that Melbourne City put forward an offer for Wilkinson 3 weeks ago (http://www.sportingnews.com/list/4689500-alex-gersbach-wanted-by-english-championship-club/slide/422300). Davutovic reporting Paartalu won't leave this Jan, "City midfielder Erik Paartalu is likely to remain with City despite reports linking him with Koreans Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. City told Paartalu they’d let him leave after he was axed for the FFA Cup semi-final loss to Perth Glory" (link). Also some responses on social media saying the purported Korea move isn't happening: Although with today's news on the marquee front, I'd say January is far from over for Melbourne City. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartOfCity Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 4 hours ago, AntiScum said: would love to say i told you all so franjic - looking less likely to leave in Jan but still a slight chance to depart. I still believe from what ive been told James Troisi is coming in, Please.....No chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Really hope the club can sign a player close to the end of their prime who can have a big impact on a team like Mirko Vučinić does at Al Jazira. He's scored 27 goals in 29 games for them. But then again, he's on over $7 mullion AUD a year, which is way to much to pay a marquee in the A-League Edited January 20, 2016 by haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 A lot of this seems to be stemming from whatever caused JvS to play what was essentially a youth team for "that FFA Cup match" in Perth. Does anyone really know the background to what happened before that match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: A lot of this seems to be stemming from whatever caused JvS to play what was essentially a youth team for "that FFA Cup match" in Perth. Does anyone really know the background to what happened before that match? If you look at what has happened to the visitors since they won the FFA Cup it wouldn't surprise me if it were seen as a distraction from the main goal of a good League finish. Perhaps it was seen as a banana skin this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Can we get the "Desert Fox" himself? The man who single handedly crushed the middle eastern titans -- Saudi Arabia? The man who carried a war-torn Iraqi squad wearing make-shift white jerseys to the Asia Cup final? The man who carried the weight of a broken nation on his shoulders, only a year after the war officially ended? Younis Mahmoud Kebabs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: A lot of this seems to be stemming from whatever caused JvS to play what was essentially a youth team for "that FFA Cup match" in Perth. Does anyone really know the background to what happened before that match? I don't know about any of that, but it would have been a fair result if JVS had been sacked straight after the game. Edited January 20, 2016 by Shahanga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 13 minutes ago, Shahanga said: I don't know about any of that, but it would have been a fair result if JVS had been sacked straight after the game. Unless he was told to focus on the HAL and forget the FFA Cup, then I'd expect him to resign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 8 hours ago, belaguttman said: Unless he was told to focus on the HAL and forget the FFA Cup, then I'd expect him to resign Well seeing as Munn blamed his selections for the result and was very disappointed in losing, it's pretty clear JVS wasn't following instructions. As to what transpired in conversations back and forth from Munn and CFG afterwards, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboozeadams Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 11 hours ago, strider said: Can we get the "Desert Fox" himself? The man who single handedly crushed the middle eastern titans -- Saudi Arabia? The man who carried a war-torn Iraqi squad wearing make-shift white jerseys to the Asia Cup final? The man who carried the weight of a broken nation on his shoulders, only a year after the war officially ended? Younis Mahmoud Kebabs I thought Rommel was the desert fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Shahanga said: Well seeing as Munn blamed his selections for the result and was very disappointed in losing, it's pretty clear JVS wasn't following instructions. As to what transpired in conversations back and forth from Munn and CFG afterwards, who knows. I was thinking more as to why Erik Paartalu was told he could leave the club after he was dropped for that match. Since then he's actually played some of his better matches for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biancorosso7 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Where are the Vidic rumours coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC22 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 8 minutes ago, biancorosso7 said: Where are the Vidic rumours coming from? Just that he was released from Inter and wants to go to the MLS. Hasn't in any way been linked to us to my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biancorosso7 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just now, JC22 said: Just that he was released from Inter and wants to go to the MLS. Hasn't in any way been linked to us to my knowledge. Has he been linked to NYC? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC22 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, biancorosso7 said: Has he been linked to NYC? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 If we sign anyone then there's little doubt that they will go through the same extensive process that someone like Bruno went through. They'll be sent to Manchester to train and undergo all their testing before being given the all clear to come to Melbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 What's Bresciano up to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: I was thinking more as to why Erik Paartalu was told he could leave the club after he was dropped for that match. Since then he's actually played some of his better matches for us. Wasn't sure where you were going so I guess I hijacked it. It shits me no end how often in football a player who is struggling gets dropped and instead of sucking it up and lifting he wants out straight away. Maybe instead of offering a release the club should have found a nice way to say HTFU. (Actually on further thought this is probably as much a younger generation issue as anything) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yes and no Shahanga. If it was my livelihood on the line, I would be looking for Greener pastures also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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