Transfer Talk, Rumours and Speculation

[Torn Asunder]

Yep, he was 

[wombegongal]

The shit I read on these forums blows me away. Clisby is a donkey. Tries to be a thoroughbred but still a donkey. Melling is a hard cnut and will be missed but can we be honest and recognise he wasn't the next Mooy. Good luck to them both. 

[HeartOfCity]

9 hours ago, jw1739 said:

IMO we're looking at the departure of Didulica and the rise of Petrillo. The only other explanation I can think of is that a few of the young guys at the club may have ruffled a few feathers and have been shown the door as a consequence.
I'm not surprised at the departure of Melling, because we are overloaded with midfielders, but I am surprised by that of Jack Clisby; OK not the greatest player in the world but always gave it 110% and is as tough as nails. I can only think that we have some other signing(s) lined up.

If you think feathers ruffled do you think a bit of stuff went down when Mauk was Asked/Told/Forced to go to Adelaide? Seeing as though they are all mates.

[Jovan]

8 hours ago, jeffplz said:

In all honesty the guy isn't very intelligent. He probably has no idea what that statement implies

Sorry mate that's just wrong.

Out of all the players me and my kids have spoken to Melling is the most open and genuine. He is genuinely a good bloke and switched on. How he has been quoted isn't because of lack of intelligence.  

[Dylan]

Look. Some are reading way to much into these press releases. Of course the Wanderers release will say things like that. Every club does it, they have their key things they like to say to keep their supporters happy. Our releases always say we are an ambitious club and our facilities are the best in the league. 

In fact I bet Melling or any other player doesn't actually say any of the quotes in press releases, and it's a back room PR person writing the quotes.

[GreenSeater]

Yeah I can't imagine the Wanderers press release saying "Yeah I really loved Melbourne City, all the fans and players were amazing and I'll never forget them. Wanderers should be alright yo play for though I guess."

[jw1739]

1 hour ago, Dylan said:

Look. Some are reading way to much into these press releases. Of course the Wanderers release will say things like that. Every club does it, they have their key things they like to say to keep their supporters happy. Our releases always say we are an ambitious club and our facilities are the best in the league. 

In fact I bet Melling or any other player doesn't actually say any of the quotes in press releases, and it's a back room PR person writing the quotes.

The only one I've read recently that doesn't follow the "standard format" is that of Josh Rose saying goodbye to Central Coast.

[kingofhearts]

Lets just wish them both good luck and leave it at that how about it?

[HeartOfCity]

12 hours ago, n i k o said:

Not sensitive, just curious by this particular line... "For me it was time to move to a club that always aspires to be the best" 

Maybe he just didn't word it how he intended. 

Thats just transfer talk when going to a new club yeah. Just think of the stuff that was said when said Tim Cahill joined other clubs, get the fans gushing straight away and you could probably get yourself 5 games of playing like a busted arse before the fans start to revolt, that way you get plenty of time to find your spot in the team. I could be thinking to much about this now though 🤔

[SF33]

5 hours ago, Dylan said:

Look. Some are reading way to much into these press releases. Of course the Wanderers release will say things like that. Every club does it, they have their key things they like to say to keep their supporters happy. Our releases always say we are an ambitious club and our facilities are the best in the league. 

In fact I bet Melling or any other player doesn't actually say any of the quotes in press releases, and it's a back room PR person writing the quotes.

Personally, I think people on here are giving Melling a pass because they liked his fire in the belly. It's pretty clearly an unnecessary potshot of Melbourne City on the way out, as far as I'm concerned and I'm not really fussed, but he didn't have to say anything about it being "...time to move to a club that aspires to be the best". He could have talked about the opportunity to play in front of packed houses for every home game and that would have been fine. If Redmayne, or Williams, or Dugandzic, or Hoffman made similar comments on the way out, they'd get ripped to shreds about it on here.

I think Clisby is a bigger loss, with the shape of the squad right now. I'm not saying he's a better player, but he'd be in contention for a starting spot with the current squad, whereas Melling would have been an afterthought. I liked Clisby's attitude and I thought he was a good soldier for us. I remember, I think it was Berisha in the AAMI Park derby last year tried to take out Mooy or Fornaroli and within about a minute, Clisby had squared it up, getting his money's worth out of a yellow card on Berisha. He was no superstar, but I think he performed better than expected in most of the games that he played in and he had a bit of mongrel about him that has been a bit lacking at this club overall, especially in the Heart years.

[nah brah]

19 minutes ago, SF33 said:

Personally, I think people on here are giving Melling a pass because they liked his fire in the belly. It's pretty clearly an unnecessary potshot of Melbourne City on the way out, as far as I'm concerned and I'm not really fussed, but he didn't have to say anything about it being "...time to move to a club that aspires to be the best". He could have talked about the opportunity to play in front of packed houses for every home game and that would have been fine. If Redmayne, or Williams, or Dugandzic, or Hoffman made similar comments on the way out, they'd get ripped to shreds about it on here.

I think Clisby is a bigger loss, with the shape of the squad right now. I'm not saying he's a better player, but he'd be in contention for a starting spot with the current squad, whereas Melling would have been an afterthought. I liked Clisby's attitude and I thought he was a good soldier for us. I remember, I think it was Berisha in the AAMI Park derby last year tried to take out Mooy or Fornaroli and within about a minute, Clisby had squared it up, getting his money's worth out of a yellow card on Berisha. He was no superstar, but I think he performed better than expected in most of the games that he played in and he had a bit of mongrel about him that has been a bit lacking at this club overall, especially in the Heart years.

clisby will shine under a decent coach.  popa will turn him into a solid left back.  kids got pace, strength, can defend and can cross well. all he needs is to be coached into a better defender in a team where he doesnt spend half the game covering other peoples arses or being played out of position - in central defence.

i cant believe we are throwing away clisby and getting muscat. wtf. also josh rose is quality but he's now 34 or 35. we are going to have the oldest 11 in the league.

the talented youth we have lost because JVS cant fkn manage a team is obscene.  you could have 4 or 5 guys like mauk, garrucio, melling, clisby in the 11 and win the league if they were managed well and you recruited well around them.

 

On 11/08/2016 at 2:27 PM, nah brah said:

ricardo carvalho?

 

http://www.espnfc.com.au/story/2926630/monaco-release-portugal-defender-ricardo-carvalho-on-a-free-transfer

 

 

carvalho still hasnt been picked up.  he is old enough for jvs recruitment.

[wombegongal]

1 hour ago, nah brah said:

clisby will shine under a decent coach.  popa will turn him into a solid left back.  kids got pace, strength, can defend and can cross well. all he needs is to be coached into a better defender in a team where he doesnt spend half the game covering other peoples arses or being played out of position - in central defence.

i cant believe we are throwing away clisby and getting muscat. wtf. also josh rose is quality but he's now 34 or 35. we are going to have the oldest 11 in the league.

the talented youth we have lost because JVS cant fkn manage a team is obscene.  you could have 4 or 5 guys like mauk, garrucio, melling, clisby in the 11 and win the league if they were managed well and you recruited well around them.

 

carvalho still hasnt been picked up.  he is old enough for jvs recruitment.

A team with those 5 in the starring 11 wouldn't finish close to the top half of the table.

[Chris p]

33 minutes ago, wombegongal said:

A team with those 5 in the starring 11 wouldn't finish close to the top half of the table.

We had played a bunch of games with them in our team last season and were upper table 

[jw1739]

I'm guessing that we're bringing in a marquee visa centre-back and a visa left-back under the cap.

That'll be 22 players and IMO we'll leave it at that.

What I'd like to see us working on is some way of getting Tando back in the fold so he's ready for us for next season.

Edited August 13, 2016 by jw1739

[wombegongal]

27 minutes ago, Chris p said:

We had played a bunch of games with them in our team last season and were upper table 

Yeah perhaps these guys are the reason we won all those games this season OR perhaps it was the 3 guys who scored more goals than half the teams in the league...... We carried some players this season and with the exception of Mauk the guys listed were the guys carried. I doubt to many games were played where they all played together. But I can tell you what a season of guys like that in our best 11 looks like, just check the first 5 years as Melbourne Heart or perhaps you have forgotten.

[Chris p]

4 hours ago, jw1739 said:

I'm guessing that we're bringing in a marquee visa centre-back and a visa left-back under the cap.

That'll be 22 players and IMO we'll leave it at that.

What I'd like to see us working on is some way of getting Tando back in the fold so he's ready for us for next season.

Get rid of that fraud Sorrenson 

[Chris p]

4 hours ago, wombegongal said:

Yeah perhaps these guys are the reason we won all those games this season OR perhaps it was the 3 guys who scored more goals than half the teams in the league...... We carried some players this season and with the exception of Mauk the guys listed were the guys carried. I doubt to many games were played where they all played together. But I can tell you what a season of guys like that in our best 11 looks like, just check the first 5 years as Melbourne Heart or perhaps you have forgotten.

But the fact that Fornaroli and Mooy carried us last season takes nothing away from those who played their part 

[morphine]

Just now, Chris p said:

But the fact that Fornaroli and Mooy carried us last season takes nothing away from those who played their part 

Yes, it does by definition actually. 

[Dylan]

2 hours ago, Chris p said:

Get rid of that fraud Sorrenson 

Oh god. Another one

[jw1739]

Jerome Polenz has just left Brisbane. No statement as to what his future will be.

[bt50]

5 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

Jerome Polenz has just left Brisbane. No statement as to what his future will be.

Haha pretty confident we arent going there.

[haz]

Thoughts on Nikolai Topor-Stanley?

[bt50]

1 minute ago, haz said:

Thoughts on Nikolai Topor-Stanley?

Perhaps on 70k or under, wouldnt be a bad backup option.

[Murfy1]

Interesting team photo today. A few new faces. At very least they are youth team players training with the senior team..

 

 

[hyperfuzz]

franjic hmm

[strider]

look at sorenson standing like he's packing a fucking 12 inch mandingo cock

[haz]

6 hours ago, hyperfuzz said:

franjic hmm

Thinking we've seen the last of him

[HeartOfCity]

9 hours ago, haz said:

Thoughts on Nikolai Topor-Stanley?

Would take in a heartbeat. A no bullshit defender from what i see. Thats under Popa anyway.

[NewConvert]

1 minute ago, HeartOfCity said:

Would take in a heartbeat. A no bullshit defender from what i see. Thats under Popa anyway.

I wouldn't. He is almost as much as a journeyman as Reddy and he has only been successful under Popa at WSW. No matter how good he is there I am 100% convinced that JVS would return him to his much earlier form.

[Jovan]

1 hour ago, haz said:

Thinking we've seen the last of him

He is sick. Some sort of virus. 

[Dylan]

Well we have quite a few spots open now so I would hope they are finalised over the next couple of weeks. Please for the love of god be a marquee centre back and visa left back

[haz]

On 8/16/2016 at 6:59 AM, Jovan said:

He is sick. Some sort of virus. 

If he can go out shopping, then he can attend a team photo.

-Deleted Image-

(BTW not even sure if this is in Australia)

 

Edited March 16, 2017 by haz

[Jovan]

12 minutes ago, haz said:

If he can go out shopping, then he can attend a team photo.

(BTW not even sure if this is in Australia)

Wow. 

I think your right we've seen the last of him.

Abu Dhabi????

[NuggetsMcGreggor]

a quick google says that the UCL experience is a restaurant/shop/entertainment venue in abu dhabi. http://uclexperience.com

so he's either under offer from al jazira, at the sheikh's house to complete a signing to new york, getting some specialist treatment, or been given a free trip because he's on an extended break due to injury.

[bellydrum]

I had a dream that Franjic was asking some other team to sign him. 

If he leaves does that mean I get a green line?

[thisphantomfortress]

22 minutes ago, NuggetsMcGreggor said:

a quick google says that the UCL experience is a restaurant/shop/entertainment venue in abu dhabi. http://uclexperience.com

so he's either under offer from al jazira, at the sheikh's house to complete a signing to new york, getting some specialist treatment, or been given a free trip because he's on an extended break due to injury.

Seeing as he's in AD I'd say it is one the latter two 

[jw1739]

Can't see "specialist treatment" being any better in Abu Dhabi than it would be in Melbourne TBH. Especially with the average daily high at this time of year being about 43 degrees C - knocks the stuffing out of you.

Something's not right here.

[The Aardvark]

Why doesn't the club issue something regarding Franjic's absence? He's been missing all pre-season and if it wasn't for this forum I wouldn't have a clue why. It's pretty disrespectful that they can't be bothered keeping members who pay to support the club informed and we have to play detective from a players instagram. 

[Dylan]

If he has an illness then really its none of our business. Plus there could be privacy considerations to why the club hassnt said anything

[hedaik]

The salesperson (not greek unfortunately) I bought my car from 2 months ago said she was friends with Franjic and that he was half way through building a house in Melbourne and happy to settle here.