mjake1234 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 What is worrying is how the club is willing to have half a team this late - every season. Particularly considering we are now well into the FFA cup. What would have happened if we were drawn against a full A-League team aka the Victory Roar game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, mjake1234 said: What is worrying is how the club is willing to have half a team this late - every season. Particularly considering we are now well into the FFA cup. What would have happened if we were drawn against a full A-League team aka the Victory Roar game? Half a team? We've got two, maybe three signings left to make. Pretty much the same as everyone else. The sky is not falling. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, bt50 said: Half a team? We've got two, maybe three signings left to make. Pretty much the same as everyone else. The sky is not falling. I guess some might not see much progress being made with player signings. So far if you look at who's left and who's come in, most are on par - Galekovic for Sorensen etc.... Wouldn't mind hearing people's opinion if they believe the squad has improved TO DATE? In the nex weeks marquee will replace Colazo and from the combined left over wages we will get a right full back and / or a left winger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, bt50 said: Half a team? We've got two, maybe three signings left to make. Pretty much the same as everyone else. The sky is not falling. We actually have the following squad of senior players at the present time: Galekovic, Bouzanis. Muscat, Malik, Jamieson, Jakobsen, Tongyik, La Rocca (injured). Arzani, Kilkenny, Mauk, Brattan, Brandan (injured). Fornaroli, Kamau, Fitzgerald, Cahill. That's 17 players, two of whom are injured. The rest of the list are seven scholarship players according to the latest information I have seen from the club. Outs from 2016/17: Sorensen, Franjic, Rose, Retre, Caceres, Colazo, Kuzmanovski, Gameiro.Ins for 2017/18: Galekovic, Jamieson, La Rocca, Mauk. Edited August 12, 2017 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno cpfc Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Marcello Carrusco anyone ?? no visa required  and is looking for a club.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 No, we have enough 30+ year olds in the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Heart of Melbourne said: No, we have enough 30+ year olds in the squad. Guaranteed deal then if Petrillo follows his friend fetish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Sloppy Sausage is back  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, Dylan said: Sloppy Sausage is back  Hmmmm.... No NT caps, spent most of his time floating around in Slovenian, Romanian and Croatian leagues. Visa yes, marquee no. Does have some very good stats however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Left-footed AM. Only just over 29. Had quite a good season 2016/17 (transfermarkt) and his market value increased accordingly. 37 matches, 2 goals, 15 assists. Remember, "marquee" means paid outside the cap. Doesn't necessarily mean the player gets squillions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 33 minutes ago, Dylan said: Sloppy Sausage is back  The guy has only just had a kid born two months ago, he's also been linked to the same club Troisi held up the scarf for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Actually, on second thoughts I reckon I'd take him. Decent shot, puts through some nice balls, and is seemingly very strong and physical https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n2CzEhktCvI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 we can do better, especially for a marquee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiScum Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, Nate said: we can do better, especially for a marquee. Still some decent options out there for a Marquee https://www.transfermarkt.com/spieler/vertragslosespieler/statistik/1/plus/1/galerie/0?ausrichtung=alle&spielerposition_id=alle&land_id=alle&altersklasse=23-30&wettbewerb_id=alle&seit=alle&yt0=Show Joe Ledley Chico David Lombán Welliton Marvin Emnes  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 11 minutes ago, AntiScum said: Still some decent options out there for a Marquee https://www.transfermarkt.com/spieler/vertragslosespieler/statistik/1/plus/1/galerie/0?ausrichtung=alle&spielerposition_id=alle&land_id=alle&altersklasse=23-30&wettbewerb_id=alle&seit=alle&yt0=Show Joe Ledley Chico David Lombán Welliton Marvin Emnes  Not many better attacking midfield options than Palic that I can find there and that's the position our marquee really should be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 52 minutes ago, Nate said: we can do better, especially for a marquee. What some people on here don't seem to understand is that Melbourne City actually has a CFG budget for its operations, not just FFA-imposed caps. To put it simply, we do not have unlimited funds that we can just throw around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Just now, jw1739 said: What some people on here don't seem to understand is that Melbourne City actually has a CFG budget for its operations, not just FFA-imposed caps. To put it simply, we do not have unlimited funds that we can just throw around. Well actually, I understand that perfectly but I'm also of the belief we can do better than an uncapped international who appears to have been serviceable at best in the lesser Euro leagues. I'm not saying we go and get a Del Piero equivalent but I'd like to think we're targeting someone with a little more pedigree and a little less risk for a marquee position that separates the good and the great teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 But the real question is.... would he be better then Koren? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nah brah Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) we better be bringing in a decent centre back. Â imo it is our most important spot to fill right now. Edited August 13, 2017 by nah brah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 17 minutes ago, nah brah said: we better be bringing in a decent centre back. Â imo it is our most important spot to fill right now. Nah mate we have La Rocca for that position **nervous laugh while tying a noose around my neck holding a picture of Aaron Mooy** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 1 hour ago, haz said: But the real question is.... would he be better then Koren? Koren would've been great if he was just played in the right position #don'tstopbelieving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Looks like there's a bit of weight to the Antun Palic rumour... http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-city-close-to-signing-aleague-marquee-croatian-antun-palic-20170813-gxv8xe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icantthinkofacoolname Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 The sort of player we'll just have to wait and see if he plays well here, impossible to predict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 While it does seem underwhelming. There are many signing of players with little fanfare who have been stars here. I'll back in out recruitment team as they haven't stuffed up too many recently 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Nate said: Well actually, I understand that perfectly but I'm also of the belief we can do better than an uncapped international who appears to have been serviceable at best in the lesser Euro leagues. I'm not saying we go and get a Del Piero equivalent but I'd like to think we're targeting someone with a little more pedigree and a little less risk for a marquee position that separates the good and the great teams. Well maybe those kind of players have no interested in playing in Australia or for Melbourne City. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 1 hour ago, icantthinkofacoolname said: The sort of player we'll just have to wait and see if he plays well here, impossible to predict Wtf..how can we not predict? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 No FIFA rating = I'm stumped 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 11/08/2017 at 2:01 PM, haz said: But then who will be the injury replacement for Good? Germano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Was the Bucuresti captain last year, by the looks of Wikipedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 No reason to believe he can't be decent at our level.  Players who have set the world alight at the top of the European leagues aren't going to be signing for us.  Dinamo are a decent side, and footballing standards are pretty high in Croatia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, fensaddler said: No reason to believe he can't be decent at our level.  Players who have set the world alight at the top of the European leagues aren't going to be signing for us.  Dinamo are a decent side, and footballing standards are pretty high in Croatia. Agree. Just watched a couple of youtube clips on him and like how he is always moving forward and making forward passes. As reported in the SMH, we identified and hence went looking for a playmaker to provide service to Fornaroli who is still in their peak. I see no problems at all with why we would be looking at him if true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, fensaddler said: No reason to believe he can't be decent at our level.  Players who have set the world alight at the top of the European leagues aren't going to be signing for us.  Dinamo are a decent side, and footballing standards are pretty high in Croatia. He's Croatian but most recently has been playing in Romania - nevertheless your point is well made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 46 minutes ago, jw1739 said: He's Croatian but most recently has been playing in Romania - nevertheless your point is well made. Understood jw, I don't think anything I said suggested otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Looks like a solid CAM who has played at a decent level. At 29 he looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 6 hours ago, playmaker said: Looks like a solid CAM who has played at a decent level. At 29 he looks promising. So did Colazo. Being able to "play" at a decent level is important but adapting to the A League is probably more important imo. Playing in an Australian summer on hard pitches the travel and the physicality over technique takes some getting used to. I think he needs a high level of mongrel (c#*t). Berisha Fornaroli Fernando etc are those competitive types that succeed.  And really there is no way on knowing until he starts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demba Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017  Looks like we have snapped up a 25-year-old Dutch Defender from JVS' club.  16:51 – Swap to Dutch 16:51 - Bart Schenkeveld is likely to pursue his career in Australia. The 25-year-old defender did not form part of the selection of PEC Zwolle for the home game with Roda JC on Sunday because he is completing his transfer to Melbourne City.  That confirms trainer John van 't Schip at De Stentor. "Bart was not in the selection because he is working on a foreign club. We give him the space to finish that transfer," said the training champion after the win. Feyenoord's former player still had a contract until 2018 at his club.  Schenkeveld signed at PEC in the summer of 2015 and played 32 matches for De Blauwvingers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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haz Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) Holland Sources: http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=310885 https://www.foxsports.nl/nieuws/artikel/1930185/schenkeveld-weg-naar-australie http://www.destentor.nl/pec-zwolle/schenkeveld-nadert-vertrek-bij-pec-zwolle~a3294512/  hmmmm his jawline makes me moist  Wiki Bio  Transfermarkt https://www.transfermarkt.com/bart-schenkeveld/leistungsdaten/spieler/124895  FIFA Rating  Highlights I couldn't find any except for this  Edited August 13, 2017 by haz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Seems quite aggressive and hard at it. Could be a good partner for Jako Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 It's a shame the club is all out of Bort licence plates 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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