Mr MO Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: Yes please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, citymad said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartman Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 4 hours ago, DukeVader said: Not sure if i want him to come anyway.. Luna was the name of a cat of a chick i was seeing.. hated the cat and hate her That sort of logic is exactly what the club needs to adopt, foolproof. Definitely need more pussy talk on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: Free up some cap space for Bratz ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Good, fuck off you giraffe on stilts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Perhaps Royston Red Card can see he won’t be playing much? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Interesting. It's starting to look like a very different squad from last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXIOM Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Would be sad to see him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Bye bye 👋🏽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Originalmeme Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 nah fk him, good player on his day, but brillante all the way, dont want him and josh side by side, we need more attacking in midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Griffiths is no big loss, I'm looking forward to seeing what the likes of Metcalfe and Genreau can do instead of old and overrated A-League journeymen. I don't know heaps about Luna, but I wish we'd go for someone with a greater pedigree of the ilk of Diego Castro, Ninkovic or Toivonen who all had either profound top flight European league or international experience. Obviously Fornaroli was a big unknown before coming to us and proved to be a huge success, but with our supposedly rich owners backing us I'd love to see us land a big fish just once. Luna really just doesn't strike me as being marquee quality without first proving himself in the A-League, he played for Veracruz which was by far the absolute shittest team in the Mexican league last season (they won 2 games and were 22 points off the pace of second-last) and hasn't played for any reputable clubs before that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Latchford Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 12 hours ago, kingofhearts said: He's been trying to get over to Korea since January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Quite predictable really. The bloke has played for a different club every season. Seems to get bored pretty quickly and is a mercenary. If we lose him we’re definitely light on for midfielders. Maybe we could keep Brattan after all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Harrison said: Maybe we could keep Brattan after all? That might be the play, reading between the lines. It would seem to me that Bratts would rather stay here than go to another A League club if he could. Edited July 15, 2019 by bt50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayv36 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 36 minutes ago, Harrison said: Quite predictable really. The bloke has played for a different club every season. Seems to get bored pretty quickly and is a mercenary. If we lose him we’re definitely light on for midfielders. Maybe we could keep Brattan after all? I don’t blame him for chasing the money while he can, plus he can always come back and join CCM or the Nix once he’s cooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, rayv36 said: I don’t blame him for chasing the money while he can, plus he can always come back and join CCM or the Nix once he’s cooked Yeah I think those fringe players just have to bank as much as they can while they can. Someone like Bruno or Brattan can afford to stay loyal when they are earning $350k plus anyway but Griffiths would be on $200kish so even a $50k pay rise means a lot more to him than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, The Aardvark said: Yeah I think those fringe players just have to bank as much as they can while they can. Someone like Bruno or Brattan can afford to stay loyal when they are earning $350k plus anyway but Griffiths would be on $200kish so even a $50k pay rise means a lot more to him than others. Griffiths would have got pretty good coin when he was in Uzbekistan imo. IIRC he was the record transfer fee for the A League for a period. Edited July 16, 2019 by bt50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartman Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 If Griffiths has to go to retain Brattan it's a no brainer for me. That could restrict the young blokes a shot, but if they are not good enough then that's how big teams operate. Brillante and Brattan might end up being better than Brillante O'Neal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 With Baccus gone and Griffiths wanting to leave, perhaps even Schenkeveld comes back into the picture, except that we already have 4 visa players so it can't be Schenkeveld and Luna. Windbichler has experience as DM doesn't he? These departures must be giving Petrillo and Mombaerts a bit of a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, jw1739 said: With Baccus gone and Griffiths wanting to leave, perhaps even Schenkeveld comes back into the picture, except that we already have 4 visa players so it can't be Schenkeveld and Luna. Windbichler has experience as DM doesn't he? These departures must be giving Petrillo and Mombaerts a bit of a headache. It will be a change to have a season where our worry is a shortage of defensive midfielders, rather than a surplus... In truth we're probably one player light in the 6/8 positions, and there are plenty of possibilities, including retaining Bratts. I'd still worry more about having enough talent to play at 10. Perhaps Osama might like a return as a 6? He's getting no game time in Saudi. Edited July 16, 2019 by fensaddler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Bart apparently off to Panathinaikos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeVader Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 23 hours ago, haz said: Alright CFG call it off. Suppose your current GF's cat (that you love) is called Messi? Actually her names Cabrera.. still like them atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Craig Goodwin leaves Adelaide for Saudi Arabia. https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/transfer-news-aleague-star-poached-by-saudi-club/news-story/ab3bc0a6419b725536c442258daa8f85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Terry Antonis rumoured to be off to south Korea, leaving the Visitors with 11 squad players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, dconder13 said: Terry Antonis rumoured to be off to south Korea, leaving the Visitors with 11 squad players. I’d take him over Bratten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, Baka1 said: I’d take him over Bratten Apparently Kurz chasing Brattan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Announce Luna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Latchford Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Afif Adam said: Announce Luna Tomorrow I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Missing_Moy said: Apparently Kurz chasing Brattan He surely wouldn't play for the filth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 41 minutes ago, fensaddler said: He surely wouldn't play for the filth. I'd bloody hope not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 hours ago, fensaddler said: He surely wouldn't play for the filth. It's quite difficult for players and coaches at this time. Players are still joining and leaving squads, because the contracts in different countries don't all end on the same date, players quite naturally want to better themselves, and with the salary cap it's quite difficult for A-League clubs. We wanted to keep Bratts, he wanted somewhere else, that's fallen through, and we perhaps can't take him back even if he wanted it because of commitments we've made in the meantime. E.g. Brillante. Now apparently Griffiths wants out so the situation changes again. Not easy for Petrillo at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Brattan to Victory, apparently 2 year deal signed according to reports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dconder13 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Surely NOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 50 minutes ago, neio said: Brattan to Victory, apparently 2 year deal signed according to reports Cool. That'll knacker their attacking transition... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, fensaddler said: Cool. That'll knacker their attacking transition... Stay woke people. Brattan was the main issue for us last season, not Joyce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSTEP123 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, haz said: Stay woke people. Brattan was the main issue for us last season, not Joyce Whilst I absolutely disagree with this statement - Future headlines: Brattan finds career best form at Victory; Brattan puts 3 past City in Demolition Derby; Brattan is a Victory Man and reveals what life was like under the tyranny of Warren Joyce at City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 hours ago, haz said: Stay woke people. Brattan was the main issue for us last season, not Joyce Well, no he wasn't (and yes, I'm reading the implicit irony) he actually improved under Joyce. He went from underwhelming to merely good sometimes. He wasn't good with JVS. And under both, I'd maintain that his biggest problem was dwelling on the ball when we needed to move forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Is this confirmed? I don't see it as a big loss if so, or a big gain for the 'Tards. He was a very frustrating player for us. And I suspect that he's more interested in golf these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, fensaddler said: Well, no he wasn't (and yes, I'm reading the implicit irony) he actually improved under Joyce. He went from underwhelming to merely good sometimes. He wasn't good with JVS. And under both, I'd maintain that his biggest problem was dwelling on the ball when we needed to move forward. His first 6 or so games under JVS was his best period for us. He then dropped off dramatically until Joyce came, which then seemed to be a couple games on, couple games non existent kind of form line. Id be disappointed to see him at another a league club tbh, and would have liked to have kept him on if possible, but in the balancing game that is the a league salary cap hes not the sort of lynchpin you build a team around imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 hours ago, haz said: Stay woke people. Brattan was the main issue for us last season, not Joyce I'm taking the piss guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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