mattyh001 Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Post your thoughts here https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/melbourne-city-snap-up-semi-final-nemesis-riley-mcgree-494823 Edited June 20, 2018 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Absolutely rapt with this signing, McGree is a fantastic young talent and will slot in nicely next to Brattan IMO. We're developing a solid, youthful core at the moment and I find that pretty exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Great signing! Plus now at least seeing that scorpion goal being replayed every ten minutes this A-League season won't make me quite as sad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 nice to steal him from Newcastle but he's only here to use us as a stepping stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 I wonder why CFG didn't buy him. Just the one-year loan. Anyway, very good signing for us. A fit, young Australian kid who is already one of the better midfielders in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) we can thank his girlfriend for the move https://www.facebook.com/NewcastleJetsFans/posts/1811907092201421 Edited June 20, 2018 by Thrillhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Think he'll fill the Mauk role as tthe most advanced midfielder with the ability to chime in with goals. Wazza doesn't seem to favour the flashy #10, so I can't see us using a Visa spot on on a hardworking ball winner to allow Brattan a bit more freedom. Then it'll all be up to Arzani as to what happens with the other marquee spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Oh yes! This season is looking good. Imo he's an improvement on Mauk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Le Cube Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Good signing, it will be interesting to see where he fits in to the team. I hope we give him attacking role and don't play him as a 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 I don't know what to think of this signing, In all seriousness, what is the purpose of this signing? Can anyone clarify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, playmaker said: I don't know what to think of this signing, In all seriousness, what is the purpose of this signing? Can anyone clarify? Mauk left, so we replaced him. Simples 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJones Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, playmaker said: I don't know what to think of this signing, In all seriousness, what is the purpose of this signing? Can anyone clarify Edited June 20, 2018 by AlexJones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Thrillhouse said: nice to steal him from Newcastle but he's only here to use us as a stepping stone No different to 80% of A-league players then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 3 hours ago, playmaker said: I don't know what to think of this signing, In all seriousness, what is the purpose of this signing? Can anyone clarify? To piss you off maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssySG Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Worth noting that he was also nominated for the PFA's Harry Kewell award last night (that Arzani won) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Will be a better signing then bort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 On 7 July 2018 at 6:36 AM, kingofhearts said: Will be a better signing then bort Hmmm. So a position v position comparison....I'd say he then has to be extremely influential in our team (like Mooy) and bag 8 goals to be up to the level of Bort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 18 hours ago, n i k o said: Hmmm. So a position v position comparison....I'd say he then has to be extremely influential in our team (like Mooy) and bag 8 goals to be up to the level of Bort I rate him that highly (srs) Our club always has a history of young players shining at our club. I see no reason that Riley can't do the same (I will probably wear egg on my face half-way through the season for that post but ah well lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillhouse Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 13 hours ago, Thrillhouse said: WE HAVE THE BEST FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiji19 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 would a midfield 3 of McGree, Brattan and Caceres be to lightweight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 2 hours ago, fiji19 said: would a midfield 3 of McGree, Brattan and Caceres be to lightweight? https://youtu.be/rvrPrKUQwEA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 3 hours ago, fiji19 said: would a midfield 3 of McGree, Brattan and Caceres be to lightweight? It would be pretty creative and attacking, we would miss some of Ozzie's defence. It's something I would like to see, but it might not have the defense that Joyce seems to prefer. 1 hour ago, MHFC-FAN said: https://youtu.be/rvrPrKUQwEA Lots of shouting and man love, maybe that's the missing ingredient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 5 hours ago, fiji19 said: would a midfield 3 of McGree, Brattan and Caceres be to lightweight? Depends if all 3 are guranteed a starting spot, also if Caceras will fill the CAM spot or we will a marquee. Also I think it comes down to the quality of our CB pairing to cover, we know Brattan is good at tackling, but doesnt have that 'Break-up' presence that Malik has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 17 minutes ago, haz said: Depends if all 3 are guranteed a starting spot, also if Caceras will fill the CAM spot or we will a marquee. Also I think it comes down to the quality of our CB pairing to cover, we know Brattan is good at tackling, but doesnt have that 'Break-up' presence that Malik has. No one is guaranteed a starting spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 41 minutes ago, bt50 said: No one is guaranteed a starting spot. Depends on what lies were told when they signed their contracts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, haz said: Depends on what lies were told when they signed their contracts I strongly doubt anyone is ever given an iron clad guarantee on starting or anything else up to the manager. In saying that, im sure they discuss where the manager sees them playing, their place in the team etc but thats a different concept to guaranteeing anything. Joyce seems to me to be fairly consistent in his message of earning your spot, both in obtaining it and retaining it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 5:00 PM, bt50 said: Joyce seems to me to be fairly consistent in his message of earning your spot, both in obtaining it and retaining it. Yeah and all he did last season was blame stupid player mistakes for our losses, and yet he continues with his mediocre droid recruitment rather than focusing on a key marquee signing. We will see what transpires but if he doesn't get this right its going to be another season of the same. McGree is a waste IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 47 minutes ago, playmaker said: Yeah and all he did last season was blame stupid player mistakes for our losses, and yet he continues with his mediocre droid recruitment rather than focusing on a key marquee signing. We will see what transpires but if he doesn't get this right its going to be another season of the same. McGree is a waste IMO Ooh, that's a bit harsh. Yes, Joyce did make mistakes last season, but IMO recruitment so far has been around 80%. Unless we get someone better I am not enthusiastic about the loss of Michael Jakobsen (our captain, in case anyone had forgotten), and I'm not that enthusiastic about re-signing Malik. But IMO McGree, Wales, O'Halloran and Caceres are sound signings. I also think loaning out Genreau instead of selling him for peanuts is a good move. As you say, we have to wait and see what happens from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 2 hours ago, playmaker said: Yeah and all he did last season was blame stupid player mistakes for our losses, and yet he continues with his mediocre droid recruitment rather than focusing on a key marquee signing. We will see what transpires but if he doesn't get this right its going to be another season of the same. McGree is a waste IMO Are you ever happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: Ooh, that's a bit harsh. Yes, Joyce did make mistakes last season, but IMO recruitment so far has been around 80%. Unless we get someone better I am not enthusiastic about the loss of Michael Jakobsen (our captain, in case anyone had forgotten), and I'm not that enthusiastic about re-signing Malik. But IMO McGree, Wales, O'Halloran and Caceres are sound signings. I also think loaning out Genreau instead of selling him for peanuts is a good move. As you say, we have to wait and see what happens from here. The only exciting signing is O'Halloran however the marquee is the season winner signing and yes I agree with your view on Jacobsen, so therefore the 2 key signings are a Marquee and CB and neither are done with the pre-season started. There is absolutely no improvement on last season's list, and there is a strong argument that it is worse as a whole with Wazza intentionally suppressing creativity, aka carusca, budinski and Brandan. Unless the marquee and CB issue is fixed this season is going to be a joke, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 22 hours ago, haz said: Are you ever happy? I find it interesting that in the offseason @playmaker is at his most negative and hard to please but during the season he is probably the most optimistic and positive almost complete opposite to me and maybe many others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Jovan said: I find it interesting that in the offseason @playmaker is at his most negative and hard to please but during the season he is probably the most optimistic and positive almost complete opposite to me and maybe many others. Just being realist. Don't you think not replacing Jacobson and not having a Marquee is an error and will cost us another season? IMO a Marquee is the key, just look at Sydney and Victory which have constantly had strong match-winning marquees. Doesn't that say something about the recipe of success at this level. So I would say I am justified in my apprehension about our recruitment at this stage and given Wazza's decisions last season (as in my previous post), I am very concerned. And for the record, last season my optimism declined rapidly when I saw that our marquee wasn't being played, which history shows was a huge mistake and which Wazza is fully responsible. Edited July 15, 2018 by playmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, playmaker said: Just being realist. Don't you think not replacing Jacobson and not having a Marquee is an error and will cost us another season? IMO a Marquee is the key, just look at Sydney and Victory which have constantly had strong match-winning marquees. Doesn't that say something about the recipe of success at this level. So I would say I am justified in my apprehension about our recruitment at this stage and given Wazza's decisions last season (as in my previous post), I am very concerned. And for the record, last season my optimism declined rapidly when I saw that our marquee wasn't being played, which history shows was a huge mistake and which Wazza is fully responsible. Jeez, take it easy. We've just started pre-season. Overseas contracts only expired 2 weeks ago, and the biggest sporting event in the world is still on. We'll get our signings 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing_Moy Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 35 minutes ago, haz said: Jeez, take it easy. We've just started pre-season. Overseas contracts only expired 2 weeks ago, and the biggest sporting event in the world is still on. We'll get our signings Also to this pint we only need to make 4-5 signings so we are pretty well placed. Other years we’d need to sign 7-10 players 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Missing_Moy said: Also to this pint we only need to make 4-5 signings so we are pretty well placed. Other years we’d need to sign 7-10 players Yep and pretty much out of those 4-5 only 2 are "important", VISA and VISA/Marquee. I do hope these signings are made earlier in the pre-season and I hope our marquee wont be someone to put bums on seat. (Honda plsssss) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afif Adam Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 we just hope we dont sign another marquee like Budzinski, disappointment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 28 minutes ago, Afif Adam said: we just hope we dont sign another marquee like Budzinski, disappointment I dont know what happened behind the scenes but from memory the 1st choice pulled out, I think Budzik was the 3rd choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris p Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 We've got our marquee wrong too many times to be an accident 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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