awesome but another young bloke with potential more rebuilding SIGH also for a second i imagined a left flank with carney at LB and a carney at LW (teams would have a field day Shudder).
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Id take rhyan grant grant for carney or any of the Serbians. id even give them watson for free cause we are such a generous club and he would suit Arney's boring style of play as he is a boring player :rof:
Calver was showing a fair bit of promise at LB last year until some breakout performances from Gersbach left him below in the pecking order. I'd rate him in the same league as Cowburn/Jackson with qualities of both. Would get plenty of starting runs with us and possibly a left footer? I agree the others are fringe first graders and the article hinted no one wanted to leave although they might be forced to. Been impressed with O'neill when he's played.
For sale. Slightly used traffic cone. Ideal for defence drills where demonstration of what NOT to do is required. Guaranteed not to tackle and damage a valuable attacker but will move in ever decreasing circles as confusion grows. Injury free and holds an Aussie passport. Will swap for a used waterbottle or Brosque's sweaty sock.
Its not about signing sure things.
It is about the unwavering belief that Miller should have in a player when he signs someone to the club that they are what he wants to be working with to turn this club around on the park.
This is a $1 each way gamble.
There is nothing in it that says Millertime is 100% wanting this bloke at the club as a key component of stopping the rot on the pitch.
FFS We have a squad full of blokes he doesn't believe in.
Why sign anyone that he doesn't have 110% faith that he wants here??
Also anyone coming in right now should not be a bandaid solution for this season which is basically ****ed anyway. They should be a permanent part of his plans for next season and beyond.
Yet again you seem to be missing the point of what everyone is interested in.
In your infinite wisdom can you name someone, or at least give an example, who we can sign that matches your lofty criteria as a good player?
Has to be available for free?
Has to be on less money than what we have in the cap?
Has to be willing to move to Newcastle and play for our basketcase club?
Has to be better than who we have?
Fire away and see how quickly people poke holes in your post, just as you do with everyone elses.
Last I looked he is a footballer and not a CEOQuote:
In your infinite wisdom can you name someone, or at least give an example, who we can sign that matches your lofty criteria as a good player?
Has to be available for free?
Currently Uncontracted
Has to be on less money than what we have in the cap?
Currently has another job and wouldn't cost top $$
Has to be willing to move to Newcastle and play for our basketcase club?
Lives in the area and loves the club
Has to be better than who we have?
Definitely a step up from Milos and Carney
But then again Griff is that good he would do a better job at CEO than anyone we have ever had
I have given you an example yet you don't want to play now??
Do you ever read back what you write? Who says Miller doesn't have belief in this guy? If Miller doesn't believe in his players then the first step would be signing different players, which he's doing. He's also just signed an Olyroo - is that not a player with a view to the future? Isn't trailing another youngster a view to the future? I don't understand what you actually want, aside from something to whinge about.
And why is a bandaid solution a bad thing at this point? If we can finish this season with some level of respectability, the players won't be demoralized, and the club will have a marginally better chance of attracting marginally better players and we won't be left with another wooden spoon. Either you're a really angry person which you should probably do something about or your shtick is getting as stale as our club.
If Miller believes in this Danish bloke and has done sufficient research he signs him for this year and next.
He actually backs his ability as a Football Manager (Which actually is his job by the way) and assesses that this bloke is good enough now and good enough for us next year and gives him a longer term deal
What he has done though is given the bloke a 3-4 month short term deal to come out here and basically trial for a gig next season.
Sure he may work out he may not work out.
That being said Miller has not put his balls on the line here making a decision right now. He has been here 6-7 months now. He should have a fair idea of where we are where we need to be and what we need.
When actually are the decisions gonna come from him where he puts his balls on the line moulds the squad as he sees fit and lives or dies by the consequences??
Because I ain't seeing it just more cowardly bandaid decisions
He said Griff which is the best and most sensible idea i have seen. We sign Griff he escapes punishment for attacking a linesmen in the family jewels and we win the league simple. In conclusion SIGN GRIFF FOR 100+ YEARS as captain/coach/ceo/owner :yay::yay::yay:
A coaches decision on players is only as good as the information he is given. Do you think we have sent someone to go watch him play a few times this year? Your statement is correct, it is his job and he should be making decisions and sticking by them, but to keep the same line going.. The club doesn't have the money/personnel to go on scouting trips to Europe so he is gambling somewhat no matter how much video he has watched or agents reports he has read. Maybe he doesn't have enough info on him so he's said here's a short term contract to prove your worth.
Which could be good business if he doesn't adapt well. If is amazing and just leaves to go to Sydney i will apologize to you and concede you as supreme lord of the Forum.
I reckon it is a poor signing point blank from a lower level Euro League of a player past his best
I reckon Miller has no credibility when he makes signings and doesn't have the balls to back his signing long term but instead takes the $1 each way approach with a short term deal yet refuses to deal with the big problems within our squad that he still needs to be resolving.
Exactly which part of that you having trouble with understanding
what farken dream land do you live in where we can attract decent players?
The part where you were asked for suggestions and have still offered 0. The part where you were asked why we'd be an attractive option to players, and again you've offered 0.
And the part where you criticize this signing but claim Miller has no balls because he's doing it as a trial, which to most people seems to be a smart way of going about it. If he signed him for 18 months you would have ****ing slaughtered him.
How can he solve these big problems? By a 15 player cleanout in January? Lol Offer a solution for once instead of this monotonous illogical criticism time and time again.
I hope your not expecting a constructive response. The easy way out is negativity and some people are too weak to look for any positivity. Do what I do and ignore the comments made by certain members of this forum or otherwise there is no point being on here. Has worked wonders for my forum experience.
think the Dane has good enough pedigree to do well in the A League, my concern is apart from signing Steve O as a potential replacement we still have the worst midfielders in the league in Watson and Poljak who rarely pressure and can't make a pass to save their lives for vast periods of the match, are they gonna stay on the pitch or can we phuck the pair of them off and get at least one more decent replacement mid??
PS: Griff will be too busy as head of the new Australian republic to play for us BTW when the revolution comes, need to look at alternative options... ;)
How do you know it wasnt the player who requested a short term deal to see if he can settle in over here before committing to a longer stay?
How do you know that miller hasnt already got a list of dead wood he's going to cull at seasons end? And a list of recruits for next season?
You have to remember, he came in here needing about 10 players, with fvck all money left in the salary cap, no cap concessions, no marquee money available, and not many decent free agents left. He has assembled a squad that he could afford. Maybe at seasons end when he culls some people that are not earning the coin theyre on (watson), and maybe an owner willing to throw some money around... Maybe then we'll see some better players and some more attractive football
No wonder the clubs a "basketcase" when half of the fans are too!