bt50 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, jw1739 said: All I know is that unless we get in at least three decent defenders we won't win anything. Once more, the defenceĀ - or lack of it - is looming as a critical weakness. We def need a first choice CB and a first choice LB, after that we are pretty well covered with Tongyik (CB), Muscat (CB/FB), Pieras (FB) and if push really came to shove we have Malik, although id prefer him to be viewed solely as a back up DM. Obv another CB would be nice as cover, but tbf your 4th choice CB should only really be required once or twice per season. I'm quite confident we'll nail a visa CB with one of our remaining visa spots so if we can take Jamieson then we are sitting quite nicely imo. Edited June 22, 2017 by bt50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 It surprises me how assuredly everyones talking about us getting Troisi. There hasn't really been anything super concrete that i've seen, more murmuringsĀ rather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 9 hours ago, neio said: Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Galekovic Franjic. Ā Ā Ā Visa. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Jakobsen. Ā Ā Ā JamiesonĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Kilkenny. Ā Ā Ā Visa Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā TroisiĀ Kamau/Fitz. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Fornaroli. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Brandan Ā That looks bloody good Of course it does. So do a lot of teams that include four starting players who haven't been signed yet and may never be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartOfCity Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 2 hours ago, IssySG said: It surprises me how assuredly everyones talking about us getting Troisi. There hasn't really been anything super concrete that i've seen, more murmuringsĀ rather. Personally dont think this will happen and maybe the rumours are there because we somehow get linked to everyone, also could be his manager trying drum up some more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Wait, what's the deal with Brandan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nah brah Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 4 hours ago, IssySG said: It surprises me how assuredly everyones talking about us getting Troisi. There hasn't really been anything super concrete that i've seen, more murmuringsĀ rather. it' doing my head in.. we will not be a contender with troisi as our first choice CAM. on another note - milligan is looking for a club.. Ā he would be worth marquee money - but then we would have 4 8's on the books. Ā we would need to dump kilkenny and/or brattan and we would still need a first class CAM. Ā i reckon they will be looking at another big signing under the cahill rule. Ā why isnt anyone talking about that? Ā cahill is now under the cap. Ā we can get one regular marquee and one cahill rule marquee in now. Ā who is around that fits the bill for that?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, nah brah said: it' doing my head in.. we will not be a contender with troisi as our first choice CAM. on another note - milligan is looking for a club.. Ā he would be worth marquee money - but then we would have 4 8's on the books. Ā we would need to dump kilkenny and/or brattan and we would still need a first class CAM. Ā i reckon they will be looking at another big signing under the cahill rule. Ā why isnt anyone talking about that? Ā cahill is now under the cap. Ā we can get one regular marquee and one cahill rule marquee in now. Ā who is around that fits the bill for that?? Because to everyone's knowledge, that rule doesnt exist for this season at this point in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, bt50 said: Because to everyone's knowledge, that rule doesnt exist for this season at this point in time. Correct. TheĀ "Cahill Rule" for a Full Season Guest Marquee was for Season 2016/17 only.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Correct. TheĀ "Cahill Rule" for a Full Season Guest Marquee was for Season 2016/17 only.Ā Nevertheless the existing 14 game stint appears to still exist, although logic would say we are far more likely to use that in January when players are looking for a mid-season move and squad needs are able to be addressed via injury etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LIBBA] Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 10 hours ago, jw1739 said: Correct. TheĀ "Cahill Rule" for a Full Season Guest Marquee was for Season 2016/17 only.Ā Ā Are we sure 100% though cause that Ā is piss poor from the FFA. Amazing how the FFA accomidated us with this rule, but did absolutely everything to stop Lampard from coming to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 11 hours ago, bt50 said: Nevertheless the existing 14 game stint appears to still exist, although logic would say we are far more likely to use that in January when players are looking for a mid-season move and squad needs are able to be addressed via injury etc Yes, the "standard" 14-match guest player rule still exists. 1 hour ago, [LIBBA] said: Ā Are we sure 100% though cause that Ā is piss poor from the FFA. Amazing how the FFA accomidated us with this rule, but did absolutely everything to stop Lampard from coming to us. That's not correct. We accommodated FFA, not the other way round. They had to create the "Cahill Rule" to get TC back to the A-League. We had already committed to Fornaroli and Colazo as our marquees, and we were the only club willing to fork out the (bulk of the) money Cahill wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFG_82 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) FFA should be more flexible and just Ā have 3 Marquees even if the 3rd one is just for Australian/Asian Players.Ā Edited June 22, 2017 by DFG_82 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 25 minutes ago, DFG_82 said: FFA should be more flexible and just Ā have 3 Marquees even if the 3rd one is just for Australian/Asian Players.Ā The FFA should do a lot more in general, butĀ at the moment they are just more worried about their own board jobsĀ with the FIFA looking into sweeping the house clean and reform properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PORCHO Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 28 minutes ago, DFG_82 said: FFA should be more flexible and just Ā have 3 Marquees even if the 3rd one is just for Australian/Asian Players.Ā THIS! 3rd as an Asian confed player would be good. Good for marketing also... means guys like Timmy can come home without having to make up rules just for them... Would greatly improve the league as well as marketability. If we pick up a Sth Korean marquee, and the tards pcik up a Chinese marquee, and WSW a Jap... and so on, the league's popularity in Asia will start to grow.Ā Sadly, I fear we'll get jack while the current shit for brains are in charge of the FFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Jake Brimmer being thrown around as a potential signing...very surprising. He's just finished his Liverpool contractĀ but I remember reading a few months ago that he was looking for European opportunities, which makes sense. He seemed pretty adamant on staying in Europe so unless he has no offers it's doubtful. Jamieson would be a decent get. We need some natural fullbacks with pace, and he fits the bill perfectly.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, Harrison said: Jake Brimmer being thrown around as a potential signing...very surprising. He's just finished his Liverpool contractĀ but I remember reading a few months ago that he was looking for European opportunities, which makes sense. He seemed pretty adamant on staying in Europe so unless he has no offers it's doubtful. Jamieson would be a decent get. We need some natural fullbacks with pace, and he fits the bill perfectly.Ā I saw those Brimmer articles too. The twitter account @adamosaussies said he'd heard strong rumours he was about to sign in Melbourne Ā this week, but didnt know which club. Things can obv change depending on where you get a contract i guess, as well as the cash and being in the Australian eye in a World Cup year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Left back is crucial so I hope we go hard for Jamieson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thisphantomfortress Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Hellenic Hero said: https://mobile.twitter.com/JoshoMcKenzie/status/878103509417115648 Dude sharing your own tweet doesn't make it any more credible 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: Dude sharing your own tweet doesn't make it any more credible Fuck. Well played. How did you know it was me? Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFG_82 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: Dude sharing your own tweet doesn't make it any more credible Probably has more credibility than SBS.Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 36 minutes ago, Hellenic Hero said: Fuck. Well played. How did you know it was me? Ā The double handed backhand was a dead giveaway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 One positive from this is that all you lads now have my twitter, so follow me if you want Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japiedog Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Ergys KaƧeĀ ???? Ā as if we need another defensive midfielder Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, japiedog said: Ergys KaƧeĀ ???? Ā as if we need another defensive midfielder Ā Who are our other defensive midfielders? Brattan doesn't defend and hasn't been signed. And we do need to bolster and harden up defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Who are our other defensive midfielders? Brattan doesn't defend and hasn't been signed. And we do need to bolster and harden up defensively. Our last Ian Ramsay player of the year medal winnerĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Dylan said: Our last Ian Ramsay player of the year medal winnerĀ Yeah that's only one player, who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Yeah that's only one player, who else? Malik genreau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFG_82 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, Chris p said: Wait, what's the deal with Brandan ? Few People saying he will be ready for start of the season based on something that was on his Instagram apparently. Ā I thought ACLs usually take 12 months to recover. Edited June 23, 2017 by DFG_82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, Dylan said: Malik genreau I thought Genreau was an AM? And he's only just turned 18 anyway. And I rate Malik as just about the weakest link in our entire squad. Kilkenny is our only quality DM. 24 minutes ago, DFG_82 said: Few People saying he will be ready for start of the season based on something that was on his Instagram apparently. Ā I thought ACLs usually take 12 months to recover. The club has never disclosed just how serious the injury was or the nature of the surgery that he had. It may not have been a full rupture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFG_82 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I thought Genreau was an AM? And he's only just turned 18 anyway. And I rate Malik as just about the weakest link in our entire squad. Kilkenny is our only quality DM. The club has never disclosed just how serious the injury was or the nature of the surgery that he had. It may not have been a full rupture. Fair Enough, SMH Article said hes likely to spend 12 months on the sidelines and return in latter part of 17/18 season while A league article says the severity of his injury is unknown. Ā Just hope he isn't rushed backed too early and re-injuries it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I thought Genreau was an AM? And he's only just turned 18 anyway. And I rate Malik as just about the weakest link in our entire squad. Kilkenny is our only quality DM. Spot on JW, that's what I was hinting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japiedog Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Mr MO said: Who are our other defensive midfielders? Brattan doesn't defend and hasn't been signed. And we do need to bolster and harden up defensively. ok Kilkenny Brattan if some form of previous self, when at Brisbane was the best # 6 in the A league Malik ( Backup) Tongyik , IMO this is where he should play CB is where we need the quality Visa, plus a real # 10 Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, japiedog said: ok Kilkenny Brattan if some form of previous self, when at Brisbane was the best # 6 in the A league Malik ( Backup) Tongyik , IMO this is where he should play CB is where we need the quality Visa, plus a real # 10 Ā But if true we get our own Albanian, let me think of some gypsy chants we can sing for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Would lol if Troisi came over here and wassnt on marquee wages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Dylan said: Would lol if Troisi came over here and wassnt on marquee wages can u imagine the sheer butt hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nah brah Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Dylan said: Would lol if Troisi came over here and wassnt on marquee wages he would never do that. Ā he will follow the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymad Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 A mate tells me that City have two kids from the AIS signed. Probably because AIS is closing down.Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 14 minutes ago, nah brah said: he would never do that. Ā he will follow the money. That's the whole reason of why the lols would be so huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 18 hours ago, jw1739 said: I thought Genreau was an AM? And he's only just turned 18 anyway. And I rate Malik as just about the weakest link in our entire squad. Kilkenny is our only quality DM. The club has never disclosed just how serious the injury was or the nature of the surgery that he had. It may not have been a full rupture. They did the tribute shirts, seemed like they thought it was serious at the time. Still hope he goes come back well sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 51 minutes ago, Kinnibari said: They did the tribute shirts, seemed like they thought it was serious at the time. Still hope he goes come back well sooner rather than later. Obviously the diagnosis wasn't at bad as first thought. Still funny to have a few on here seemingly question that the photos of him running arnt real because they were told by the club it was an ACL and that meant 12 months on the side line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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