Zanty Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 0 Visa slots will make it hard to do much, so Tilio could be a great option even with the amount of wingers we have, just to have something fresh for the 2nd half of the season. Leckie could play in midfield like he did last season. My personal priority would be a defender, personal pick would be Fran Karacic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 (edited) People keep banging on about Leckie and Nabbout. But they have been absent for quite a while. How close are they to actually playing? We need a functioning bench as well as just 11 starters. We also face another rebuild at the end of this season. Maybe Tilio back on loan doesn't have to be just for six months? Edited January 2 by jw1739 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Zanty said: 0 Visa slots will make it hard to do much, so Tilio could be a great option even with the amount of wingers we have, just to have something fresh for the 2nd half of the season. Leckie could play in midfield like he did last season. My personal priority would be a defender, personal pick would be Fran Karacic. From all reports Karacic had offers from a few different aleague clubs and he rejected them all and wants to stay in Europe. Although he is "Australian" he isn't from here and has no pull or desire to come here by sounds of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: People keep banging on about Leckie and Nabbout. But they have been absent for quite a while. How close are they to actually playing? We need a functioning bench as well as just 11 starters. We also face another rebuild at the end of this season. Maybe Tilio back on loan doesn't have to be just for six months? Looking at who is out of contract next season I would probably keep Maclaren, Nabbout, Good, Sakhi (option to buy) Leckie is excellent but he is quite injury prone, will be 33 and takes up a marquee slot so on a reduced wage definitely re-sign. If we can do all that then we are only really looking for 3-4 players in starting XI positions and maybe another 2 in squad players so not all that bad. Also depends on who the coach will actually be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 5 minutes ago, Zanty said: Looking at who is out of contract next season I would probably keep Maclaren, Nabbout, Good, Sakhi (option to buy) Leckie is excellent but he is quite injury prone, will be 33 and takes up a marquee slot so on a reduced wage definitely re-sign. If we can do all that then we are only really looking for 3-4 players in starting XI positions and maybe another 2 in squad players so not all that bad. Also depends on who the coach will actually be. I would put the house on Leckie retiring at the end of this season. He'll have nothing left to play for once this Asia Cup is over... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/going-nuts-over-natta-clubs-queue-to-snare-young-jets-defender-603749 "A-League newcomers Auckland are also keen to tempt the ball-playing centre-back away from the Jets, along with Adelaide United and two of the three Melbourne-based clubs." Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 11 hours ago, Zanty said: https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/going-nuts-over-natta-clubs-queue-to-snare-young-jets-defender-603749 "A-League newcomers Auckland are also keen to tempt the ball-playing centre-back away from the Jets, along with Adelaide United and two of the three Melbourne-based clubs." Â A young promising defender potentially linked with Melbourne City? I'm on my knees, Petrillo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 30 minutes ago, IssySG said: A young promising defender potentially linked with Melbourne City? I'm on my knees, Petrillo. Not excited at all. It's Mark Natta for God's sake. Reject from Victory and WSW and playing with Jets currently. There's a picture of him in the dictionary under ordinary. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 16 hours ago, Zanty said: https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/going-nuts-over-natta-clubs-queue-to-snare-young-jets-defender-603749 "A-League newcomers Auckland are also keen to tempt the ball-playing centre-back away from the Jets, along with Adelaide United and two of the three Melbourne-based clubs." Â Doesn't mention us specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 8 hours ago, Le Hack said: Not excited at all. It's Mark Natta for God's sake. Reject from Victory and WSW and playing with Jets currently. There's a picture of him in the dictionary under ordinary. So was Aziz Behich and Nabbout who came to us via the Jets. I must admit that I have not been watching him specifically but maybe has improved enough to fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 He's playing for the Olyroos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, jw1739 said: He's playing for the Olyroos... Played 90 mins against Qatar, bench for Saudi. He was released by WSW and Jets picked him up on a free. He's not really tall. Transfermarkt has him listed at 189 cm which is around 6 foot. Saying all that he has a goal to his name this season and is only 21 and played mostly 90 mins of every game this season but that might just be Jets got no one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 If we are after Natta IMO it's consistent with a rebuild right across the club. The Academy doesn't seem seem to have a lot on offer at the moment. Don't know what's happened to Durakovic, and Sulemani is injured. Stokes never blossomed and has left, and Hall looks out of favour. With an ageing squad I think it's OK to be pursuing what we see as talent, just as we stole Beach from CCM, and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Natta is very much a ball playing CB, on the ball he is terrific, defending he is ok. Probably similar to Rowles, a bit better on the ball, but less physical, which could be more due to age than anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 23 hours ago, moops said: Natta is very much a ball playing CB, on the ball he is terrific, defending he is ok. Probably similar to Rowles, a bit better on the ball, but less physical, which could be more due to age than anything. Harper was banging on about him. Automatically makes me think he's shite. Unfair on the guy though 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 8 hours ago, Le Hack said: Harper was banging on about him. Automatically makes me think he's shite. Unfair on the guy though I'm with you on Harper and the reaction. It is unfair but that is the price paid for having him as a fanboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Anyone from Perth worth taking?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Not any that would be on high enough wages for them to ship out. I'd take Colli in a heartbeat and the young CB Muir looks alright, but I doubt they are on break the bank wages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Well if true this would be one out of the box.  it’s not every day a player quits a fortnight after being given a contract extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 40 minutes ago, D.B. Cooper said: Well if true this would be one out of the box.  it’s not every day a player quits a fortnight after being given a contract extension. Yeah how odd. Double green line for the person who can spoil what’s really going on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 (edited) https://x.com/grimaud_john/status/1750332425589440758?s=20 Edited January 25 by Zanty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 5 minutes ago, Zanty said: https://x.com/grimaud_john/status/1750332425589440758?s=20 I hope not another geriatric... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 28 minutes ago, jw1739 said: I hope not another geriatric... A former Socceroos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Bozanic, James Holland or Hrustic would be my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 7 minutes ago, Zanty said: Bozanic, James Holland or Hrustic would be my guess 35, 34, 27. According to transfermarkt Hrustic hasn't played for a long while due to ankle surgery. Holland has not had many minutes in the Austrian Bundesliga, but does appear to be still pretty active. I think they may be on their winter break? Maybe he would be the one, perhaps on loan until the end of the season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 It would be good if we can be more ambitious, it's a visa spot so we can cast the net wider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 11 minutes ago, belaguttman said: It would be good if we can be more ambitious, it's a visa spot so we can cast the net wider It's pretty evident now that there's no depth behind the senior squad. Suppose Sakhi had been injured? Who's in charge of the Academy now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 14 minutes ago, belaguttman said: It would be good if we can be more ambitious Tbh I'd rather hear who the player is before making calls like this. However, if it ends up being Bozanic or Mauk I completely agree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, IssySG said: Tbh I'd rather hear who the player is before making calls like this. However, if it ends up being Bozanic or Mauk I completely agree. Also depends what we're trying to do. Plug a hole until the end of this season or replace Sakhi until end 2024/25. However, I think the point @belaguttman is making is that it is an opportunity to show some ambition for the future. But behind all of this is that I think we're pretty much last on CFG's list of clubs and IMO we're not going to see a sudden surge in investment right now. The APL fiasco isn't helping either., although I think we can safely say that CFG are not blameless in that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Oh ffs mb, I've misread that! Yes completely agree @belaguttman. I read that as a pre-complaint about the player potentially being Mauk or Bozanic. Shouldn't post on the forum and work at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 8 minutes ago, jw1739 said: But behind all of this is that I think we're pretty much last on CFG's list of clubs and IMO we're not going to see a sudden surge in investment right now. Not sure about that imo, I reckon we are ahead of Mumbai City, and CFG aren't going to abandon the club with us being one of the "Branded" Clubs + there is only so much on field investment we can receive with the salary cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 16 minutes ago, IssySG said: Oh ffs mb, I've misread that! Yes completely agree @belaguttman. I read that as a pre-complaint about the player potentially being Mauk or Bozanic. Shouldn't post on the forum and work at the same time. What I mean is that rather than 'plugging a gap' there will be plenty of players from the world pool of DMs that we should look at; this is a visa spot so we aren't confined to Aussie passport holders. We should be looking at players who want to be here for a few seasons, not just a few months. Mauk would be a great DM stopper, but his distribution in attacking transition doesn't suit what we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanty Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Mauk also isn't a "former socceroo" so would not fit the description anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Hearing that's it hrustric. Would be a great pick up of true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Hack Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Possibly Karacic, he hasn't got a home but that's not a like for like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Sainsbury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 32 minutes ago, kingofhearts said: Hearing that's it hrustric. Would be a great pick up of true He's not match fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 James Jeggo was just said on the telecast as who they think it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Jimmy jeggo according to the commentators tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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