IssySG Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: I'm uncomfortable with Nabbout in that he never stays long with any particular club. I'm uncomfortable with Nabbout because he had a very poor 19/20 season. He looked a shadow of his 17/18 Newcastle formĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Nabbout confirmed, check out my thread. Much cooler then @HarrisonsĀ 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Since city are signing players from Perth would Mrcela be a decent replacement for Delbridge assuming heĀ leaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Bring on NEXT Thursday please!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyh001 Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 4 hours ago, jw1739 said: I'm uncomfortable with Nabbout in that he never stays long with any particular club. Ā 2 hours ago, IssySG said: I'm uncomfortable with Nabbout because he had a very poor 19/20 season. He looked a shadow of his 17/18 Newcastle formĀ i'm not overly worried TBC.Ā we have depth so we are covered if he gets injured or is unfit, while he'll be looking to put the last few seasons behind him by having a big season. plus the tards were so so shite last season that no one looked good (other than maybe Toivonen).Ā Nabbout did score 8, so that's gotta count for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, kingofhearts said: Nabbout confirmed, check out my thread. Much cooler then @HarrisonsĀ Somebody needed to spell his name correctlyĀ š 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) still need a number 10 ASAP. Still have 1 visa spot open should go for a Asian player if possible for ACL if not attacking midfielderĀ Edited September 24, 2020 by CityBoyz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: still need a number 10 ASAP. Still have 1 visa spot open should go for a Asian player if possible for ACL if not attacking midfielderĀ Won't it be 2 assuming Noone leaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, HughJass said: Won't it be 2 assuming Noone leaves? Yep if noone goes we definitelyĀ Ā need another winger unless Tilio is starting which would be surprisingĀ Edited September 24, 2020 by CityBoyz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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malloy Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, CityBoyz said: Ā BREAKING NEWS! Melbourne City pay their employees on a fortnightly pay cycle.Ā @BT50, yes I stole your point.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, malloy said: BREAKING NEWS! Melbourne City pay their employees on a fortnightly pay cycle.Ā @BT50, yes I stole your point.. Great minds. Fact :Ā Journo's are fucking pricks. Edited September 24, 2020 by bt50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of oakleigh Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 So the marquees will be Nabbout & Jmac which meansĀ Florin isĀ our number 10. We havent had a proper 10 since Fred. Someone thats a creative playmaker and scores a few goals. I really hoped we were going to spend the availableĀ marquee money on that position but looks like they havent learnt anything. Cant help but feel annoyed. Yes i know he is an upgrade on Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 43 minutes ago, Heart of oakleigh said: So the marquees will be Nabbout & Jmac which meansĀ Florin isĀ our number 10. We havent had a proper 10 since Fred. Someone thats a creative playmaker and scores a few goals. I really hoped we were going to spend the availableĀ marquee money on that position but looks like they havent learnt anything. Cant help but feel annoyed. Yes i know he is an upgrade on Wales. Donāt think $400k is marquee but could beĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Heart of oakleigh said: So the marquees will be Nabbout & Jmac which meansĀ Florin isĀ our number 10. We havent had a proper 10 since Fred. Someone thats a creative playmaker and scores a few goals. I really hoped we were going to spend the availableĀ marquee money on that position but looks like they havent learnt anything. Cant help but feel annoyed. Yes i know he is an upgrade on Wales. Yes, but we do have a goal scoring winger. First time we've genuinely had one of those since Novillo.Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Missing_Moy said: Donāt think $400k is marquee but could beĀ I agree - probably the highest paid player under the salary cap. Also, it'd be a waste of a marquee spot for two reasons, 1. AĀ Marquee in my opinion should be a skilled player with a proven track record in the $1m+ vicinity and 2. both our marquee spots would be taken by Aussies. I'm sure our scouts in South America would be able to find another prickly pear who would be much better than Nabbout and on aĀ similar salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Red or Dead said: I agree - probably the highest paid player under the salary cap. Also, it'd be a waste of a marquee spot for two reasons, 1. AĀ Marquee in my opinion should be a skilled player with a proven track record in the $1m+ vicinity and 2. both our marquee spots would be taken by Aussies. I'm sure our scouts in South America would be able to find another prickly pear who would be much better than Nabbout and on aĀ similar salary. You are preaching to the priest. We have a clear budget and limitation on marquee players money always had. I can imagine itās even lower coming season.Ā The prickly pearsĀ wasnāt marquee went he arrived, he earned that status too.Ā Without upsetting some, I even find Jmac not marquee worthy purely looking at the football skills sure goals but struggles to setup playĀ but that is level we should set ourĀ expectations towards Iām afraid. Personally I find Nabbout a better player than Berenguer so following the City logic he could qualify for marquee status. I guess I donāt want to get my hopes up for a proper marquee! Salary cap of 2mil is only 100k per player! Edited September 24, 2020 by Mr MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 I think people need to get their heads around a lower expectation in terms of foreigners this season. The league is going to struggle to recruit anyone thats not already here for two reasons; obviously $$$, but the main one is COVID. There's so many unknown with respect to travel, visas, quarantines etc that it would be a serious risk and inconvenience for any player to commit to an Aussie team. We've already seen that Nabbout moving with his family from Melbourne to Perth has proven difficult so amplify that by 10 when it comes to foreigners. We have a distinct advantage in that we have three good, proven foreigners that are already here and appear to really want to stay here; many of the other clubs have already lost what foreign contingents they have. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 So far our off season work has been great. Being able to retain almost our entire starting 11 is virtually unprecedented in the Melbourne City world, and our only losses to that group thus far are Wales (who no one really rates anyway) and Brillante (who admittedly is very good but we do have depth there in Griffiths and now Gomulka).Ā Nabbout is a huge upgrade on Wales and is not only a genuine starter but offers good depth in the striker position for when Maclaren is unavailable (I assume International football is still a thing). Our midfield may lack a real quality number 10 but our current midfield is certainly good enough and it isn't like we were a low scoring side with the current bunch.Ā To be in a position already where our squad is arguably stronger (Nabbout is a bigger upgrade on Wales than Griffiths is a downgrade on Brillante) is pretty impressive and that's with a spare VISA spot, a bunch of young guys that haven't really fired a shot at A-League level who should be taking that next step (Colakovski, Najjarine, Tilio) and what will presumably be weakerĀ competition in the league.Ā Ā Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Aardvark said: So far our off season work has been great. Being able to retain almost our entire starting 11 is virtually unprecedented in the Melbourne City world, and our only losses to that group thus far are Wales (who no one really rates anyway) and Brillante (who admittedly is very good but we do have depth there in Griffiths and now Gomulka).Ā Nabbout is a huge upgrade on Wales and is not only a genuine starter but offers good depth in the striker position for when Maclaren is unavailable (I assume International football is still a thing). Our midfield may lack a real quality number 10 but our current midfield is certainly good enough and it isn't like we were a low scoring side with the current bunch.Ā To be in a position already where our squad is arguably stronger (Nabbout is a bigger upgrade on Wales than Griffiths is a downgrade on Brillante) is pretty impressive and that's with a spare VISA spot, a bunch of young guys that haven't really fired a shot at A-League level who should be taking that next step (Colakovski, Najjarine, Tilio) and what will presumably be weakerĀ competition in the league.Ā Ā Ā Spot on! My only concern is that Sydney has announced zero squad changes in regards to their core playing group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Spot on! My only concern is that Sydney has announced zero squad changes in regards to their core playing group. Le Fondre is expected to depart fwiw. Sydney are still the main threat for sure, but i think you could definitely take the view that as a squad they are a lot older than us, and we have more players coming into our prime. Certainly Ninko and Wilko aren't getting any younger at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, The Aardvark said: So far our off season work has been great. Totally agree! And really wanted to emphasize "so far". We are still in the middle or start depending on your perspective of a ever evolving global crisis and what today looks like compared to the first game could be completely different.Ā I'm hoping that for once we can build on from last season and not another rebuild.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 54 minutes ago, The Aardvark said: So far our off season work has been great. Being able to retain almost our entire starting 11 is virtually unprecedented in the Melbourne City world, and our only losses to that group thus far are Wales (who no one really rates anyway) and Brillante (who admittedly is very good but we do have depth there in Griffiths and now Gomulka).Ā Nabbout is a huge upgrade on Wales and is not only a genuine starter but offers good depth in the striker position for when Maclaren is unavailable (I assume International football is still a thing). Our midfield may lack a real quality number 10 but our current midfield is certainly good enough and it isn't like we were a low scoring side with the current bunch.Ā To be in a position already where our squad is arguably stronger (Nabbout is a bigger upgrade on Wales than Griffiths is a downgrade on Brillante) is pretty impressive and that's with a spare VISA spot, a bunch of young guys that haven't really fired a shot at A-League level who should be taking that next step (Colakovski, Najjarine, Tilio) and what will presumably be weakerĀ competition in the league.Ā Ā Ā Not to mention Aiden O'Neill who is the obvious replacement in the squad for Brilliante. Given all the financial pressures on the game I'm amazed we have such a strong squad, arguably stronger than we finished last season with. Sydney will continue to be a major threat, and Victory will do their usual big signing piss and wind act, but they look a shambles that needs sorting out, like Perth.Ā 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 What a boring day with no signings,Ā let downĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr MO said: What a boring day with no signings,Ā let downĀ Georgios Samaras, announcement is imminent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 9 hours ago, bt50 said: I think people need to get their heads around a lower expectation in terms of foreigners this season. The league is going to struggle to recruit anyone thats not already here for two reasons; obviously $$$, but the main one is COVID. There's so many unknown with respect to travel, visas, quarantines etc that it would be a serious risk and inconvenience for any player to commit to an Aussie team. We've already seen that Nabbout moving with his family from Melbourne to Perth has proven difficult so amplify that by 10 when it comes to foreigners. We have a distinct advantage in that we have three good, proven foreigners that are already here and appear to really want to stay here; many of the other clubs have already lost what foreign contingents they have. I'm not that pessimistic. For starters all clubs around the world are going to have reduced budgets. So that means that world wide players are going to take a paycut. Who and how much won't matter too much as the ones the A-League can afford are going to take what options they are presented with. More critically is when and how international travel opens up. My take is that we may see more Asian Confederacy players than in the past. But many will look at playing in Australia as a safe option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Thursday 10am? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 25/09/2020 at 11:00 AM, bt50 said: Le Fondre is expected to depart fwiw. Sydney are still the main threat for sure, but i think you could definitely take the view that as a squad they are a lot older than us, and we have more players coming into our prime. Certainly Ninko and Wilko aren't getting any younger at least. I really dislike Sydney and lafawnduh ...although ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr MO Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, CityBoyz said: A loan with more game time will be good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) He's not that good anyway (from what I have seen so far) Edited October 1, 2020 by kingofhearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityBoyz Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: He's not that good anyway (from what I have seen so far) Yeah totally agree been given numerous chances last year and didnāt show anything. Been overĀ hyped and saying heās the next Arzani was over the top 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Najjarine is a great futsal player. Next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Some harsh assessments on only a limited number of minutes so far. Last season 319 minutes over 11 matches, two of which were only 1 minute and 2 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Najjarine is the perfect example of why we need a second division.Ā Imagine how far along he could be if two year ago we loaned him out to a Gold Coast United or Adelaide City to get 50 matches in two seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, Deluka said: Najjarine is the perfect example of why we need a second division.Ā Imagine how far along he could be if two year ago we loaned him out to a Gold Coast United or Adelaide City to get 50 matches in two seasons. Why not a proper reserves competition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 14 hours ago, jw1739 said: Some harsh assessments on only a limited number of minutes so far. Last season 319 minutes over 11 matches, two of which were only 1 minute and 2 minutes. Us football fans areĀ strange sometimesĀ arenāt we. We can have an opinion on a kid with average 30minutes of footballĀ over 11 matchesĀ but for one or two yearĀ underperforming visa signings the opinion is still out. I would like to see more of Ramy but Iām afraid his small physique isnāt helping in this league. He also came back unfits from the Olyroos tournament earlier in the season and has struggled since. If we are cutting the squad back to 20Ā such players should be kept on the books and loaned out for development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 33 minutes ago, Mr MO said: Us football fans areĀ strange sometimesĀ arenāt we. We can have an opinion on a kid with average 30minutes of footballĀ over 11 matchesĀ but for one or two yearĀ underperforming visa signings the opinion is still out. Absolutely. And with the League in the parlous financial state it's in,Ā clubs need to be prudent on expenditure wherever they can, and would the standard of football and entertainment have been significantly worse if we had played Ramy instead of Berenguer (for example) for those two seasons? I think not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 15 hours ago, jw1739 said: Why not a proper reserves competition? So that he couldĀ become a more seasoned player playing against semi pro (ideally pro) players week in week out. Proper reserves league would also be greatĀ but second division feels closer strangely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 30 minutes ago, Deluka said: So that he couldĀ become a more seasoned player playing against semi pro (ideally pro) players week in week out. Proper reserves league would also be greatĀ but second division feels closer strangely. The Dutch Second division is a mix between the big reserves team and normal clubs. Reserve teams canāt promote obviously but it gives a platform to develop your players in the right environment with the bonus that you can keep with the club. Additionally injured first team players can also play to fitness there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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