hakz7 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 25 minutes ago, R410 said: No chance but would love Hatem Ben Arfa I'm surprised Nice haven't extended his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 3 hours ago, fortheloveofthegame said: I hope you're joking! the bloke is an absolute parasite Nice troll mate, bendtner will be a brilliant addition to the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Dybala might be going to Barca because Neymar might leave. Surely we could offer Neymar ~$2 Million.... ... per half a game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 15 minutes ago, rass said: Dybala might be going to Barca because Neymar might leave. Surely we could offer Neymar ~$2 Million.... ... per half a game... He'll only play 4 games, so not a big deal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiji19 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Demichelles? Do not want however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 38 minutes ago, fiji19 said: Demichelles? Do not want however Would absolutely take in some unrealistic deal that would see him come under the cap, after receiving an 'end of contract' payment from Man City before signing for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva10 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Demichelles is out of contract at the end of the season and will most probably going back to Argentina. Unfortunately his legs have gone and would not be a good signing for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortheloveofthegame Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 9 hours ago, Young Polak said: Nice troll mate, bendtner will be a brilliant addition to the team Have you bothered to read the reasons why Wolfsburg terminated his contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 48 minutes ago, fortheloveofthegame said: Have you bothered to read the reasons why Wolfsburg terminated his contract? Wolfsburg have poor athlete managment, you obviously never seen bendtner play. do you even bundesliga bro? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortheloveofthegame Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 2 hours ago, Young Polak said: Wolfsburg have poor athlete managment, you obviously never seen bendtner play. do you even bundesliga bro? So it's Wolfsburg fault he couldn't be f&£@** getting out of bed? If he can't be f*^%** to get up for a decent bundesliga side what makes you think he'll put in the effort here. Bendtner is a lazy c*^% and bad for team moral, bro! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 1 hour ago, fortheloveofthegame said: So it's Wolfsburg fault he couldn't be f&£@** getting out of bed? If he can't be f*^%** to get up for a decent bundesliga side what makes you think he'll put in the effort here. Bendtner is a lazy c*^% and bad for team moral, bro! Jesus christ, you know nothing about bendtner Thank god you're not in the recruitment department Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KautoStar1 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Bendtner is an arse and fucking useless Edited April 26, 2016 by KautoStar1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortheloveofthegame Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 3 hours ago, Young Polak said: Jesus christ, you know nothing about bendtner Thank god you're not in the recruitment department Maybe you should apply seeing as you're such an expert. Back to reality. He will never come anyway. Lord Bendtner would see himself far superior than anyone at City. Watch him slip away into football wasteland due to a poor attitude. Definitely something we can do without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 6 hours ago, fortheloveofthegame said: Maybe you should apply seeing as you're such an expert. Back to reality. He will never come anyway. Lord Bendtner would see himself far superior than anyone at City. Watch him slip away into football wasteland due to a poor attitude. Definitely something we can do without. No need to get upset, you are just misunderstanding his personality. He will have a better impact than engelaar and you know it. Must be a salty spurs fan or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboozeadams Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 On 24 April 2016 at 4:22 PM, hakz7 said: Looked at www.transfermarkt.com/statistik/endendevertraege for free agents at the end of season (because that's what the off-season does to you) to look at potential marquee players. Decent near-realistic options who we've actually heard of and aren't 35+ y.o (midfielders/attackers): - Tom Huddlestone - Riccardo Montolivo (who was reported to sign a new contract soon) - Rasmus Elm - Ricky Alvarez - Michu Rasmus elm was fucking gun in champ manager 01/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Le Cube Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Van der Vaart and Torres have apparently been fielding offers from the MLS for the past few months. They are eyeing off a move to a lifestyle league (America/Australia) as opposed to a superannuation league (China/middle east). Along with Berbatov (who is reportedly being courted by the visitors). We can assume that van der Vaart is open to a move to Australia given that he was offered to A League clubs at the end of last season (according to SST). These are the type of players that the FFA wants clubs to target. Ratings and interest from the general public in the A League is at an all-time low and unless something drastic happens, the next TV deal will be worth less than the current deal. The FFA actually created the marquee war-chest to get clubs land big name players in order to boost the next TV deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortheloveofthegame Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 5 hours ago, Young Polak said: No need to get upset, you are just misunderstanding his personality. He will have a better impact than engelaar and you know it. Must be a salty spurs fan or something Whatever buddy. I'm sorry, didn't know you knew him personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 hour ago, fortheloveofthegame said: Whatever buddy. I'm sorry, didn't know you knew him personally. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno cpfc Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 But Bentner is a striker, we one of those like a hole in the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jacques Le Cube said: Van der Vaart and Torres have apparently been fielding offers from the MLS for the past few months. They are eyeing off a move to a lifestyle league (America/Australia) as opposed to a superannuation league (China/middle east). Along with Berbatov (who is reportedly being courted by the visitors). We can assume that van der Vaart is open to a move to Australia given that he was offered to A League clubs at the end of last season (according to SST). These are the type of players that the FFA wants clubs to target. Ratings and interest from the general public in the A League is at an all-time low and unless something drastic happens, the next TV deal will be worth less than the current deal. The FFA actually created the marquee war-chest to get clubs land big name players in order to boost the next TV deal. This article paints a different picture about A-league ratings. Interesting re A-league popularity vs EPL. What this article points to though is that A-league viewing and recognition by the broader general public will only expand when it gets a decent FTA deal. Being on Foxtel is not going to expand TV viewership or recognition. Seems kind of obvious tho'. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/03/a-league-popularity-grows-on-sbs.html A-League popularity grows on SBS March 29th, 2016By David Knox New research data suggests A-League has grown to become more popular with Australians than English Premier League. According to Roy Morgan Research, in 2015, 2.1 million Aussies (or 11.0% of the population) reported watching A-League football (soccer) on TV either regularly or occasionally, up from 1.4 million viewers (7.6%) in 2011. Young men aged under 25 are the most avid viewers, with 19.6% of them watching A-League matches on TV either occasionally or almost always (up from 13.3% in 2011), but there has been a consistent upturn among men of all ages. Women, too, are more likely than ever to watch the A-League on TV, with increases across all age groups. But the rise also matches the game’s accessibility, after joining SBS for the 2013-14 season. Shaun Ellis, Industry Spokesperson, Roy Morgan Research, says: “The A-League has come a long way since its debut season in 2005, not least in terms of TV viewers. While its first eight seasons were broadcast exclusively on Pay TV channel FOX Sports, and therefore only available to Australians with a subscription (or access to somebody else’s subscription), it became more widely viewable from the 2013-14 season when free-to-air network SBS secured shared broadcast rights. Certainly, being able to watch A-League matches without a Pay TV subscription would be a determining factor in the increased proportion of men and women of all ages tuning in. “Meanwhile, the English Premier League’s TV audience has remained fairly steady since 2011. Historically broadcast exclusively on FOX Sports, the EPL’s audience numbers will be worth monitoring once Optus takes over broadcast rights as of the coming season (with SBS just announced as a sub-licensee for exclusive free-to-air coverage of one match per round), to see how significantly this impacts on the number of Aussies watching the EPL.“ Edited April 27, 2016 by HEARTinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Apparently we are pushing for another visa exemption allowing the youth marquee to be international. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Dylan said: Apparently we are pushing for another visa exemption allowing the youth marquee to be international. EDS Player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, haz said: EDS Player? Thats probably the intention. Apparently it also has the backing of the other a league owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 7 minutes ago, Dylan said: Thats probably the intention. Apparently it also has the backing of the other a league owners. Do you think the club will be looking for a permanent deal on a EDS player or just loan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommac Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) As an Australian football fan- I'm not sure I like that idea. I think it's good for youth/young players in the league to be Australian's beginning their careers and using the A-league as a launching pad. 5 visa players is about right, so wouldn't really like seeing 5 + a young visa players, meaning potentially only 5 spots for Australian ( potential Socceroos) in each side. Edited April 27, 2016 by tommac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 minute ago, tommac said: As an Australian football fan- I'm not sure I like that idea. I think it's good for youth/young players in the league to be Australian's beginning their careers and using the A-league as a launching pad. 5 visa players is about right, so wouldn't really like seeing 5 + a young visa players, meaning potentially only 5 spots for Australian ( potential Socceroos) in each side. The process though will allow only the better young Australian players to break into the first team, thus increasing the quality of the league since there will be less spuds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexli Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 What we need to push for is allow transfer between a-league teams. If transfer is allowed, we don't need to let Man City buy Caceres and we don't need to trade Malik for Mauk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Le Cube Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 18 hours ago, HEARTinator said: This article paints a different picture about A-league ratings. Interesting re A-league popularity vs EPL. What this article points to though is that A-league viewing and recognition by the broader general public will only expand when it gets a decent FTA deal. Being on Foxtel is not going to expand TV viewership or recognition. Seems kind of obvious tho'. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/03/a-league-popularity-grows-on-sbs.html I agree on the A-League vs EPL, it is pretty obvious. The ratings themselves tell a different story. According to figures from Fusion Strategy & Essence Media, audience figures for SBS have dropped 63% while those for Fox Sports are said to have slipped almost 25% from a reported average 88k after round two in 2014 to a claimed average of 61k average after round two in 2015. Source:http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/league-ratings-fail-fire The recent Sydney FC top of the table clash against Brisbane Roar, admittedly played on a drizzly Friday evening, attracted just 12,000 fans. Just 80,000 watched, out of the rain, on free to air SBS 2 and 73,000 on Fox Source:http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blog/2015/11/13/bad-ratings-show-league-not-networks TV networks are not going to pay large amounts to show something that only attracts 80,000 viewers in prime time. However, the time when the A-League was most popular was the Del Piero/Heskey season: Figures released on Tuesday confirmed that Sydney FC's round two loss to Newcastle Jets was watched by the biggest TV audience for a regular season game in the short history of the A-League. Source:http://www.news.com.au/national/a-league-marquee-players-alessandro-del-piero-emile-heskey-lift-tv-ratings-for-the-competition/story-e6frfkp9-1226507002898 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Melbourne City pushing FFA for new under 20 foreign marquee category by MICHAEL PUTERFLAM 28 April 2016 MELBOURNE CITY’S A-League semi-final exit won’t have pleased the City Group, but the club is already trying to turn the club’s fortunes around with a new marquee plan. City had arguably the best squad in the competition this season but were only able to muster a fourth-place finish and consequential 4-1 finals defeat at the hands of grand finalists Adelaide United. Fox Sports commentator Simon Hill told the Fox Football podcast that he believes the Melbourne team underachieved this season. “Given the squad that they I think they should’ve finished top two this season minimum,” said Hill. “I know that the City Football Group, one of their KPIs is to be in the Asian Champions League. That’s where their brand gets the biggest resonance. It’s simple economics.” But Melbourne City won’t feature in the Asian Champions League next season after finishing fourth. Bruno Fornaroli’s 25 goals and Australian marquee Aaron Mooy’s 21 assists weren’t enough to take their team to the top of the table or to the season’s final match, and now the club is working on way to add depth to their squad. City are in contact with Football Federation Australia to create a new marquee position for next season, said Fox Sports commentator Mike Cockerill. “Melbourne City are pushing the FFA and have the support of the other owners for a new [marquee] category next season,” said Cockerill. “A foreign under 20 player, which is their way of getting Manchester City’s youngsters out. That's what they hope to get out of the FFA.” That would give the Melbourne club potential access to players such as 19-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho, who has scored nine goals for the Citizens this season. It could also open the door for City’s other up-and-coming youngsters, such as David Faupala and Manu Garcia, to earn professional gametime in the A-League. And Simon Hill believes City will have backing from other clubs. “They will have support of course from the Mariners who have a tie-up with Everton and wanted to do something similar,” said Hill. Hill said it provides a good option to navigate around the inability to bring big name Manchester City players to Australia. “Their reasoning is they can’t bring out established players from the first-team squad because of the metrics of the finances, the salary cap. “So it has to be the youngsters if they’re going to make the most of the tie-up.” While Melbourne City currently have Aaron Mooy as the club’s Australian marquee, no player filled the foreign marquee spot. And Hill believes that the club should change that as soon as possible. “They’ve got that wealth,” said Hill. “They’re the one team in the league who can be spending whatever they want on marquee players and they should be doing it. Because not just to grow their own crowds but to grow the league’s as well.” And signing a big marquee would go a long way to solving some of the issues that are still holding the club back from growing at a faster rate. “Their crowds were disappointing,” said Cockerill. “These are ongoing issues. Sooner or later they’re going to get it right because the A-League needs to them to get it right. They improved on some benchmarks from last year but when you’ve got the resources they do you’re not going to be that patient.” Hill acknowledged that Melbourne City’s crowds are growing - averaging over 11,000 this season - and that they also have the “best training facility in the country.” But that doesn’t mean they’re not lagging behind the City Group’s timeline for the club. “I think they’re a little behind schedule after two years,” said Hill. “There is a lost a similar timeline of slow and steady growth in the early phase and when they click into gear it accelerates somewhat.” Could a massive marquee be a catalyst for their accelerated growth? http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/melbourne-city-pushing-ffa-for-new-under-20-foreign-marquee-category/news-story/640ab65177f76fd2a8df153acbb6769b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Nah tbh lets learn how to do well within the current arrangements first and foremost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozzy Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, Luke said: Nah tbh lets learn how to do well within the current arrangements first and foremost Agreed, we released a marquee player in a transfer window and didn't even replace him let's worry about actually bringing in boss marquees who can play let alone kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 No mention of the coach as a factor in our underachievement. Anyone would think Bambi was still coaching us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Jozzy said: Agreed, we released a marquee player in a transfer window and didn't even replace him let's worry about actually bringing in boss marquees who can play let alone kids. They're not just any old kids you know. They're from a major Premier League club. Some of them - like James Horsfield just for example - have been with ManC for many years and are close to debuting for the senior side. I'd rather have them than some washed-up 30-something-plus from some pissy little country that I've never heard of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 8 minutes ago, jw1739 said: They're not just any old kids you know. They're from a major Premier League club. Some of them - like James Horsfield just for example - have been with ManC for many years and are close to debuting for the senior side. I'd rather have them than some washed-up 30-something-plus from some pissy little country that I've never heard of. I wonder what the thinking was behind Horsfield training with us last season, was he meant to actually play for melbourne city but rejected by FFA? Or was it just for experience? And why haven't we had other Manchester youth players train with us this season at our state of the art training facilities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozzy Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) 37 minutes ago, jw1739 said: They're not just any old kids you know. They're from a major Premier League club. Some of them - like James Horsfield just for example - have been with ManC for many years and are close to debuting for the senior side. I'd rather have them than some washed-up 30-something-plus from some pissy little country that I've never heard of. Having our links with Manchester City we'd be able to get our hands on an incredible talent and would give our club a real advantage but my post was to agree with what Luke had previously posted saying we need to worry about properly filling the actual marquee spot before trying to get in new rules. No body even mentions the Australian youth marquee spot, something we really need to be utilizing. You know what's actually funny mate we should be able to bring James Horsfield in this off season if the CFG wanted to, I believe you've got to be over 21yo to fill a visa spot, James turns 21 in September right before the start of the season. We can sign any of the City kids who are over 21, with out a doubt need to utilize it. Edited April 28, 2016 by Jozzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, haz said: I wonder what the thinking was behind Horsfield training with us last season, was he meant to actually play for melbourne city but rejected by FFA? Or was it just for experience? And why haven't we had other Manchester youth players train with us this season at our state of the art training facilities? He's been with ManC for 9 years, and is very close to making his debut. In fact I think I recall that he was either on the bench or close to it a few weeks ago. I'd say they'd like to give him game experience in the A-League to get him used to the "real thing" as opposed to playing other EDS sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Let's hope the FFA approve the arrangement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I'd love the club to have a go at someone like Lukas Podolski, pay the tranfer fee, pay the wages and then proceed to watch him rip Victory a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiScum Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, haz said: I'd love the club to have a go at someone like Lukas Podolski, pay the tranfer fee, pay the wages and then proceed to watch him rip Victory a new one. Something big is happening!!! Watch this space!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 More info please !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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