I'm all for stability, so let's sign and back a manager that actually knows what he's doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
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I'm all for stability, so let's sign and back a manager that actually knows what he's doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Just the same as Man United were unwilling to trust Moyes with their chest of money, and even held back wth van gaal, but were happy to let mourinho use it at his will.
Jones was Moyes. Hopeful he could do a reasonable job with what he was given, but not enough credentials to focus a club rebuild with.
The other similarity with Moyes and Jones is that with the money Moyes did have at his disposal, he could not convince any players of quality to come and play for him, in the end he panic bought Fellani who he already had worked with, identical to the only player Jones was going to be able to get was Mark Bridge (until his injury scuppered that)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Looks like where still after O caravan. Hopefully he wont be our number 1 striker
Why??Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
If he is our NO2 that is a lot of money wasted to sit on the ****ing bench
Be about as bright as City signing Berisha to be back up to Fornaroli.
Great to have such depth but in a salary capped league Suicide
I am happy for him to be our No. 1 striker as long as we spend the so called large budget we're going to have on people in behind him to supply him with chances. He has proven he is a good finisher in this league, it is up to the club to provide the cattle to supply him.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
July 8th we are playing our Chilean amigos in a pre season friendly at Stade de Newy
Who will actually be in the squad by then?
We've got:Quote:
Originally Posted by Guerny
Jason Hoffman
Nigel Boogaard
Daniel Georgievski
Steven Ugarkovic
Aleksandr Kokko
Wayne Brown
Ivan Vujica
Andrew Nabbout
Nick Cowburn
Mario Shabow
Kosta Petratos
Jack Duncan
Daniel Alessi
Lachlan Jackson
Devante Clut
John Koutroumbis
Plus the Youth team.
That 13 of the current inept ****ers of this season plus new recruits Shabow and Georgevski plus injury returnee Alessi
New Lynch mob victim March 2018 still don't have a lot of scope to gut this club properly.
Fingers crossed some of these blokes can be shafted out of the club
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Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Other than like 4 of those players here we have the squad depth that we always look for.... but we somehow end up forming them into a first 11.
And of our 16 player "squad", half of them are defenders, from the 2017 squad that coughed up the worst "Goals Against" stat in the league.
Bring your shooting boots Audax Italiano!!
"Laurent, secure your seats for our clash with Audax Italiano!".......Thanks for the mail Jerks....Quick get in guys I have no doubt it's going to be a sale out....:yeahright:Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
Only at a basket case of a club like ours would the club sign a starting striker for next season when they don't even have a coach to run his approval over the new signing
FMD
At least it will piss off the gyposQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
"O’Donovan’s recruitment is a major coup"..... :yeahright: :roflz:
we could defininetly do worse with our striker, dude got 11 goals last season in an equally shit team, I could easily see him doing better then that if (big ask) we set up quality dudes round him
not a fan of the two years, especially when our new coach didnt even make this signing
WSW and Brisbane were shy due to his wage demands as well..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
Sounds like we've offered him a nice retirement package.
20 Goals in 42 Appearances, with the same quality of players behind him.
We could do worse.
If we can get some half decent blokes behind him I don't think it will matter who the manager is.
Clubs do it all the time (maybe not our club, as they are inept).Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
However, Jones looks like he knew the writing was on the wall weeks ago. Swift sacking post season. If (and it's a big if) the club was planning properly they would have a manager in mind and would be informally discussing recruitment.
In any case, most coaches would like a regular, hard working goal scoring in this league as a signing.
It would appear that negotiations (which have been going some time) were too far progressed to put a stall on it - I'm comfortable with the decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Good to see it's under the cap. Throw some big money at a quality 10
250k is the rumourQuote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
If he has signed prior to Jones getting the arse then fair enough we have to honour the dealQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
But if he is actually putting pen to paper since lunch time Sunday then we are well within our rights to hold off on committing
If it meant we missed out on Our Caravan then so be it
Negotiation 101 until both sides have signed all promises are worth shit from both parties
If we had a competent CEO we would do things like this but we are a basket case of a club who employ Lord Mayor's for the gig instead
For a proven goal scoring record.. I am comfortable with that (8.6% Salary cap or 7.9% of what we are entitled to spend under the 'cap')Quote:
Originally Posted by borat
That would represent good value tbh.
The fact 5/10 A-League clubs were openly chasing him, safe to say he is a player we should sign regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
All other negotiations are now being stalled secondary to no coach being in play as yet.
Cause all you guys are cool cool signing short term employment contracts in your own jobs right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
I think people forget that players are unlikely to sign 1 year deals. And while we shouldn't be held to ransom by players, we'd be doing bloody well to sign a decent squad to 1 year contracts. Not to mention if they perform well, re-signing most of them after 1 year would be nigh on impossible while a salary cap exists.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Not sure where you got the 5/10 from.Quote:
Originally Posted by rhysd
Us
Brisbane
WSW
Brisbane have a far superior striker.
WSW could use him.
I'm happy with 250k. Seems a reasonable amount for a decent player. Considering we're paying Boogs 320k!!
Has nothing to do with who is chasing himQuote:
Originally Posted by rhysd
Our new manager who ever that may be needs 100% control of incoming / out going players for next season
Why you advocating we sign a player that may not even for the game plan of new manager??
We seen what happened when Jones didn't utilise Kokko as he didn't rate him
The other thing to note is Foreigners can give us a point of difference under the new bloke
Why mow his ****ing grass and take up spot no 3 behind Kokko and Brown whom he may not even want either
AdelaideQuote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
Ccm
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Then the new manager can sell him if he doesn't want him. I'm sure there will be clubs lining up for a 20/42 ratio strikerQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Brisbane are also losing the far superior striker so were actively chasing a replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
Im on the lounge with this one, comfy as. o'caro will toe poke a few in and add some pace which wont be used due to no ball coming over. lols
Same reservations here. We will have him totally isolated and the goals will simply dry up.Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk
Fair point, not employed nor have I ever seriously looked for work so I guess I look at it through different eyes then someone with a family and who is tryin to provide for himself and a familyQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
We have to score goals first before they can dry up.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster