Murfy1 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Tasmanian young gun signs for Melbourne City 13.01.2016 One of Tasmania ’s most prodigious young talents has made his first step towards an A-League dream, with Riverside boy Nathaniel Atkinson signing for the Melbourne City Youth team for 2016. Atkinson, 16, of Riverside, had a fantastic 2015 as part of Tasmania’s National Training Centre (NTC) squad. His year included a match against Melbourne City on tour in Melbourne, where Atkinson caught their eye with a blistering hat trick. He also starred at the NTC Challenge for the nation’s finest young soccer stars, scoring six of Tasmania's 12 goals in the tournament. Tasmania’s NTC Coach Kenny Weston said the midfielder’s Youth League contract was just rewards for an impressive year. "Nathaniel had a memorable 2015, formerly a flying winger I converted him to a box to box midfielder and he flourished,” Weston said. "Nat scored a hat trick in a practice game against Melbourne City in July, scoring within 15 seconds of the start of the game which instantly put him on City’s radar. He followed this up with a successful trial period and has signed for the club. "Nat can play both in midfield and as a winger and is a real match winner, he weighs in heavily with both goals and assists. He has exceptional ability to go past opponents effortlessly with pace, skill and speed. He should target playing NYL in 2016,” Weston explained. Joining City is a dream come true for the determined Atkinson, who is a mad fan of Melbourne City’s parent club Manchester City. “It is going to be a great experience but an even bigger challenge. I've still got a long way to go, I can’t wait to get over and show them what I am made of,” Atkinson said. “I've been a Manchester City fan since day one so that just adds to the excitement of the move,” he added. Atkinson will join Melbourne City this week, joining the club from the 15th of January, 2016. He will play in the NPL Victoria 1 competition in 2016 and will aim for a starting berth in the next Youth League season. http://www.footballfedtas.com.au/index.php?id=15&tx_ttnews[year]=2016&tx_ttnews[month]=01&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1399&cHash=f625a78b44428cff53ddfdf9c8df6e1b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva10 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hopefully he will fulfil his early promise and be a success here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 sounds like an astute signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Better signing than Koren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Wish the lad all the best with us. No doubt in my mind that we are the most attractive local destination for all aspiring young Australian players, and that we're going to have the cream of the crop from now on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Wish him all the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 In before he makes a 15 minute cameo off the bench in the seniors, doesn't score a goal and all the school boy experts on here want him released. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 20 minutes ago, Shahanga said: In before he makes a 15 minute cameo off the bench in the seniors, doesn't score a goal and all the school boy experts on here want him released. The Anti walkerists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: In before he makes a 15 minute cameo off the bench in the seniors, doesn't score a goal and all the school boy experts on here want him released. Or makes one or two mistakes but plays his arse off and saves us in numerous matches but still gets pilloried on here like Sorenson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymad Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 15/01/2016 at 10:21 PM, Luke said: Wish him all the best Looks like this kid has been named in the NYL squad for this season so obviously has impressed the coaches. his photo is on the web site. sounds like a good player for out youth midfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Not a bad debut from the young man at all - I definitely thought he was a right back, but by the looks of the signing article he's played box to box and as a winger, didn't look out of place at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Can this thread be moved to the main board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Vindication for the beleaguered Walkerists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Chris p said: Vindication for the beleaguered Walkerists Ironic given the fact the great man himself scored an own goal to cost Perth Glory the game on Saturday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Walkerists cant claim this one; they werent calling for Atkinson they were calling for Pieiras. Most didnt even know who he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, bt50 said: Walkerists cant claim this one; they werent calling for Atkinson they were calling for Pieiras. Most didnt even know who he was. Agreed. Furthermore, Walker's first game was brilliant too. One game doesn't make the player, and that's the major reason the Walkerists cop so much shit. All it takes is one game (sometimes less than that) and a player is named as the second coming and there's riots if he doesn't start every week afterwards. Edited December 11, 2017 by Embee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Embee said: Regardless, Walker's first game was brilliant too. One game doesn't make the player, and that's the major reason the Walkerists cop so much shit. All it takes is one game (sometimes less than that) and a player is named as the second coming and there's riots if he doesn't start every week afterwards. @Embee With respect, I think you have the wrong Walker. It was the free-scoring goal-poacher Zac Walker that "Walkerists" were calling for, not Jeremy. And most of them had never seen Zac play. But doesn't matter - your point is well made. Edited December 11, 2017 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, jw1739 said: @Embee With respect, I think you have the wrong Walker. It was the free-scoring goal-poacher Zac Walker that "Walkerists" were calling for, not Jeremy. And most of them had never seen Zac play. But doesn't matter - your point is well made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 There was a strong presence of midichlorians at AAMI yesterday, no doubt brought on by the many (Sky)Walkerists in attendance given the Star Wars theme, and to see young Atkinson, who has clear Jedi potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 3 hours ago, jw1739 said: @Embee With respect, I think you have the wrong Walker. It was the free-scoring goal-poacher Zac Walker that "Walkerists" were calling for, not Jeremy. And most of them had never seen Zac play. But doesn't matter - your point is well made. I always thought it was to do with Jeremy as the term only started appearing after Zac had been released (iirc). Maybe @cadete can clarify as I believe he coined the term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hellenic Hero Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 26 minutes ago, Embee said: Your Simpsons memes are the main reason I keep returning to the forum haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, Hellenic Hero said: Your Simpsons memes are the main reason I keep returning to the forum haha Boosting my ego like that is only gonna get you in more trouble with @thisphantomfortress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 minute ago, Embee said: Boosting my ego like that is only gonna get you in more trouble with @thisphantomfortress 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 4 hours ago, GreenSeater said: Ironic given the fact the great man himself scored the winner on Saturday night Fixed.( Still factually correct) (though a bloke by the name of Zac Walker is actually the great man) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, Embee said: Boosting my ego like that is only gonna get you in more trouble with @thisphantomfortress Not like the hastily deleted insta follow request today didn't piss me off enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: Not like the hastily deleted insta follow request today didn't piss me off enough That wasn't even me, @Infernograbbed my phone 23 minutes ago, Embee said: Boosting my ego like that is only gonna get you in more trouble with @thisphantomfortress I prefer you any day haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 @Embee @thisphantomfortress In the offseason the forum should have a 'Simpsons' week. Every post has to be Simpons related, if not then a ban is enforced. Any references from past Season 12 is a warning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 So young Atkinson, yeah good debut, but I hope he realises that he hasn’t arrived, all he has done is receive an invitation to work even harder. Id like to see him rewarded with a game next week. Make Brucey fight for the shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Was I the only one who thought he was only average at best yesterday? Muscat comes back in no question next week. Just a bit over the positivity on here atm 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Positionally though from the week before, the replacement for Muscat was Malik and Atkinson replaced Budzinski. Interesting to see what will happen for Sydney but i think experience will get the nod away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, rass said: Positionally though from the week before, the replacement for Muscat was Malik and Atkinson replaced Budzinski. Interesting to see what will happen for Sydney but i think experience will get the nod away. I think Muscat will make the bench for Tongyik but we'll go in with an unchanged XI at this stage. Still early in the week though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Muscat straight back in. And Wazza will try Malik at #10. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/palatsides-it-was-a-really-good-performance I don't know whether previous Head Coaches have attended youth matches on a regular basis, but it's mentioned here that Joyce was in attendance at City's NYL win over Perth last Saturday. So he is seeing the boys first hand and not just relying on reports from Palatsides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymad Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, jw1739 said: https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/palatsides-it-was-a-really-good-performance I don't know whether previous Head Coaches have attended youth matches on a regular basis, but it's mentioned here that Joyce was in attendance at City's NYL win over Perth last Saturday. So he is seeing the boys first hand and not just relying on reports from Palatsides. what i think is more interesting is that Joyce likes entirely different qualities in a youth player than JVS. for example Arzani, Genreau and Pieras were the JVS young players of choice. Under the new coach joyce, none of those players have seen a proper A league game. And in my opinion won't see one either. Joyce likes tough and pacey players with good defensive qualities first and foremost. But also they need to be humble. He obviously doesn't see what he wants in the former three i mentioned. Tongyik is another. he was a first 11 under JVS, but now is a youth player again. Joyce watches youth games so he can make up his own mind. palatsides loves Arzani, but Joyce will decide if he goes anywhere with this club. I reckon some of these young players will leave in Jan. Arzani contract expires at the end of this season so why would he stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 46 minutes ago, jw1739 said: https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/palatsides-it-was-a-really-good-performance I don't know whether previous Head Coaches have attended youth matches on a regular basis, but it's mentioned here that Joyce was in attendance at City's NYL win over Perth last Saturday. So he is seeing the boys first hand and not just relying on reports from Palatsides. According to some reports on this forum, JVS was also a regular at youth games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, citymad said: what i think is more interesting is that Joyce likes entirely different qualities in a youth player than JVS. for example Arzani, Genreau and Pieras were the JVS young players of choice. Under the new coach joyce, none of those players have seen a proper A league game. And in my opinion won't see one either. Joyce likes tough and pacey players with good defensive qualities first and foremost. But also they need to be humble. He obviously doesn't see what he wants in the former three i mentioned. Tongyik is another. he was a first 11 under JVS, but now is a youth player again. Joyce watches youth games so he can make up his own mind. palatsides loves Arzani, but Joyce will decide if he goes anywhere with this club. I reckon some of these young players will leave in Jan. Arzani contract expires at the end of this season so why would he stay. This. Also applies to seniors. Which also brings the question of whether a coach is good for a player and when they change clubs things improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, NewConvert said: According to some reports on this forum, JVS was also a regular at youth games. I haven't been to a youth games for several seasons but JVS was there at every game I attended, so I imagine that it is usual 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, citymad said: what i think is more interesting is that Joyce likes entirely different qualities in a youth player than JVS. for example Arzani, Genreau and Pieras were the JVS young players of choice. Under the new coach joyce, none of those players have seen a proper A league game. And in my opinion won't see one either. Joyce likes tough and pacey players with good defensive qualities first and foremost. But also they need to be humble. He obviously doesn't see what he wants in the former three i mentioned. Tongyik is another. he was a first 11 under JVS, but now is a youth player again. Joyce watches youth games so he can make up his own mind. palatsides loves Arzani, but Joyce will decide if he goes anywhere with this club. I reckon some of these young players will leave in Jan. Arzani contract expires at the end of this season so why would he stay. Joyce specifically mentioned Arzani in his press conference before the last game and then put him on the bench. Not so sure he's out of Wazza's plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Interview with the lad here: https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/video/nathaniel-atkinson-reflects-his-melbourne-city-debut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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