LR9 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I don't have an issue with it to be honest, there isn't anyone cracking availible at the moment, is there? Most of our targets (Grossman, Triffiro's, Gray, etc.) are in the VPL and they are just watching their progress over the coming weeks. As for the Internationals they take time, I'm sure they are down to a short list but there are many variables. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huzie Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 We spoke with Space Delevski before he went to Victory, didn't hear anything about that before it happened, so I'm guessing we are talking to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 ...beginning to wonder whether we're really targeting anyone at all...perhaps JD believes in the Cargo Cult and that six more Germanos are going to drop suddenly from the sky onto the Latrobe playing fields... if u remember didulica made a comment along the lines of having "a few irons in the fire" iirc we were interested in halloran, Hernandez and Vidosic. IMO we don't chase players hard enough, as we saw with solorzano last season going to victory. It seems to me that by talking to players we say something along the lines of "we would really like you at heart but if you get a better offer that's O.K" and are always looking for the cheaper option even if we won't get the same impact on the field. I'd like to see the club actually go out there with a mindset that for example "we want bresciano, and we wont rest until he signs on the dotted line" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) My wife asked over dinner who we have signed. Trust me (I know what they say about trusting people who say "trust me"), if she is interested in who we have signed, then we should have signed somebody by now. While we will keep our membership going, the club had better sign players that will attract members or there will only be one team left in Melbourne. Who will sign up to the budget team? Edited June 17, 2012 by Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 @ALeague club @MelbourneHeart likely to announce the signing of Steven Gray on a 2 year deal from Oakleigh. Will take up a Visa Spot. -- ozsportsInsider (@ozsportsInsider) sack didulica tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Fuck yes! A 5'9" CB who is 30 years old and has limited overseas experience. Just what we needed! And it gets better, he takes up a visa spot. Awesome! Edited June 17, 2012 by marn11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostro Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Fuck yes! A 5'9" CB who is 30 years old and has limited overseas experience. Just what we needed! And it gets better, he takes up a visa spot. Awesome! For an irishman a few years in VPL is loads of overseas experience haha but seriously I reckon this OZsportsinsider is full of shit, i think we wouldn't waste a visa spot this year. Edited June 17, 2012 by Vostro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 are you lost Didilica? worst part is he takes up a visa spot. Sign Nateeeee Doggggg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostro Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 are you lost Didilica? worst part is he takes up a visa spot. Sign Nateeeee Doggggg! Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Nate Foster! Le Nate Dog! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 sack didulica tbh You want to sack him for making a signing, before we have seen the signing play? I agree the signing isnt what we would have hoped for, but maybe he can do a job. There would be a reason he was signed, lets wait to see how he goes before we call for someone's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 You want to sack him for making a signing, before we have seen the signing play? I agree the signing isnt what we would have hoped for, but maybe he can do a job. There would be a reason he was signed, lets wait to see how he goes before we call for someone's head. That's what some said about Maycon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 That's what some said about Germano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 That's what some said about Germano. Ah, very sharp. I understand where Tesla is coming from, we can't judge until the guy has played. But seriously, if this signing goes through it makes absolutely no sense to me. The club talks about huge membership goals this year, but how many new members do you think are going to sign up to watch the exciting play of Steven Gray. I'm usually fairly optimistic when it comes to the teams I support, and that's why I've refrained on commenting on the lack of signings or news so far, but if Golgol and Gray are the "irons in the fire" then I can't see us being overly successful next season, and in turn we will get no where near that membership Target. Why don't we sign Brian Shelley from the Ballarat Red Devils while we are at it ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 TBH, we should get off Hoffman's back. give him a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 i'm all for giving players a chance, was excited about Germano when we first signed him. Why? Because he came from a great youth academy, had played overseas at some decent clubs, was fairly young, and was more of a 'top up' to the squad rather than a key signing. If you remember aloisi said that the visa players need to be selected carefully and they are the players who can make the difference from being a middle table team to a top team. I was expecting these 3 visa players to be better than what we already have. Theres no use wasting 3 visa spots on 'backups' or players who 'can do the job' There's a world full of talented footballers, and the best we can do is some shortass Irish CB who is playing in the VPL? With the shit going on in Europe at the moment, there's heaps of quality players up for grabs and it's perfect opportunity to sign someone of real quality with experience at decent clubs in big leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 The club talks about huge membership goals this year, but how many new members do you think are going to sign up to watch the exciting play of Steven Gray. About the same as if we signed Fabio Cannavaro. The big names dont draw people to games in this league. Plus its a defender anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sash Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 How reliable is ozsportsinsider? If true, I agree that it seems a disappointing use of a visa spot. And the other thing is, why would we sign him for two years? At 30, and currently playing in the VPL, surely a 12 month contract would be sufficient? He looks little more than a depth player from his history, but they must rate him if they're prepared to give him 2 years. And Tesla's got a point - you can't judge a player without seeing him play. And youtube doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sash Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) With the shit going on in Europe at the moment, there's heaps of quality players up for grabs and it's perfect opportunity to sign someone of real quality with experience at decent clubs in big leagues. You would think so, but as far as I know, no A League club has signed any such player. At the forum, Didulica said that they've looked into good players from Europe, but they're still asking for way more than what we can afford. And we still have plenty of salary cap space at the moment. So, I'd expect that we won't have any marquees next season, but we should still be able to make some decent signings with the money we've got. Edited June 17, 2012 by Sash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) I can only assume we've got 5 or 6 top quality players lined up already otherwise we wouldn't have got rid of Worm Terra etc. Blind faith maybe? because it just doesn't make sense to get rid of half our squad and then replace them with state league players Edited June 17, 2012 by Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Give or take a few days, this time last year we had signed 5 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 This time last year, we were 6-7 weeks deeper into pre-season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Karagounis is out of contract. Why not get him as a marque player. Still has a lot to offer at 35. He will do the job on and off the field. Why not approach him.? Nothing to lose. He is killing it at the euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelawolf Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I hear Kristian Sarkies and Alex Terra are free agents. Perhaps we could sign them up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostro Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I hear Kristian Sarkies and Alex Terra are free agents. Perhaps we could sign them up? I think he has signed up to a VPL club , Would of thought he may of travelled to Thailand or Malaysia like maycon. Btw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMlPoo_U2U&feature=relmfu Maycon got a lesson from terra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Re-sign him a 5 year deal IMO. Maycon>Eli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Re-sign him a 5 year deal IMO. I don't think anyone doubted Maycon's effort (once he stopped falling over) or smile he broght to the game. Maybe we played the wrong formation for him to play to his best. He never looked like doing what he did in that video for us though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 I think he has signed up to a VPL club , Would of thought he may of travelled to Thailand or Malaysia like maycon. Btw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMlPoo_U2U&feature=relmfu Maycon got a lesson from terra He can even make a bicycle kick look like shit ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sash Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 He did some pretty strange things early in the season, but I thought he might've been coming good by the time we played Wellington in the regional game. He had a few games under his belt by then and he looked alright in that game. But I dont know what happened after that. Injury? Next thing I remember, he was putting in some shockers in the NYL according to reports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Shit defending in that video makes him look good. to me he seems like a typical brazilian player that isnt a superstar, ie can do the spectacular, but not the basics. Don't forget this is the guy who had numerous easy opportunities to score whilst playing with our youth team and couldnt score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostro Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Shit defending in that video makes him look good. to me he seems like a typical brazilian player that isnt a superstar, ie can do the spectacular, but not the basics. Don't forget this is the guy who had numerous easy opportunities to score whilst playing with our youth team and couldnt score. It shows the differences between our leagues, sarkies will become the next malay beckham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) He did some pretty strange things early in the season, but I thought he might've been coming good by the time we played Wellington in the regional game. He had a few games under his belt by then and he looked alright in that game. But I dont know what happened after that. Injury? Next thing I remember, he was putting in some shockers in the NYL according to reports. I remember watching him at Morwell when he was subbed on down that left wing and thinking given more gametime he could put in some crackers as a Left AM. Had some brief glimmers on that side before then as well. But then he was just terrible for almost every other game. Wouldn't want him back and he's doing well in Malaysia, everyone wins really. Sign that Chilean kid at Hume ffs. Del Solar. Edited June 18, 2012 by Che Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Damn, we missed out an Gameiro's signature, I thought it was in the bag. Barely a year after failing to sign for Valencia, the 25-year-old PSG striker, Kevin Gameiro, is set to finally join the Spanish La Liga side during this transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Damn, we missed out an Gameiro's signature, I thought it was in the bag. Slow down. There's still time. The transfer window hasn't opened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downbylaw Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Knowing this club I dare say Gray, Del Solar and Foster will fill our international spots. Bookmark it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Melbourne Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Don't expect increased crowds this year with those signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Went down to watch training this afternoon. Noticed a 6'7" fellow banging goals in from everywhere. I am excite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Went down to watch training this afternoon. Noticed a 6'7" fellow banging goals in from everywhere. I am excite. was Babalj's plane delayed? Edited June 18, 2012 by nicotera5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Went down to watch training this afternoon. Noticed a 6'7" fellow banging goals in from everywhere. I am excite. Is he the Frenchman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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