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02-10-2014, 09:23 AM
leftrightout

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Originally Posted by hausmann

Maybe not. He was mainly doing roundabouts because there was no support. I think he has a much better team around him this year. I'd pick Zenon over Jobe, so long as there is an enforcer type defensive midfielder next to him. Oh wait, I don't think we have one.

Hopefully you are right. Fact is, its a better option than what we have!
02-10-2014, 09:23 AM
GazFish35

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Originally Posted by Thomas477

Sorry Zenon, we have to let you go.

Few months later,

Zenon please come back, we need you!!!

KUTGW Middleny and co.

We have form in this matter. We did it to Eags too.
02-10-2014, 09:25 AM
GazFish35

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Originally Posted by Blackmac79

Yes.

Not yet.

FFA don't need to follow procedural fairness. They can ban you just for asking if they like. Doesn't matter if you've done nothing wrong legally.

Edit: that photo is of Danny burt, however you have to love the cop on the left side of the photograph reaching over to grab/hit/spray (hard to see exactly what). Blokes already in cuffs by that stage and being walked out. What need that cop has to lean in like that I will never know.

Wankers the lot of them that night.

Edit 2: noticed the cop on the right grabbing the face too. Police are tough when there are a dozen of them and they have their sticks, spray and tasers.

Wonderful way to treat the "football family"
02-10-2014, 10:22 AM
borat

Yup Caravella is pretty disappointing news. It's not his circle work the ever bothered me, the guy cannot defend to save himself.

Would have rathered Paul Kohler
02-10-2014, 10:25 AM
joel31

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Originally Posted by borat

Yup Caravella is pretty disappointing news. It's not his circle work the ever bothered me, the guy cannot defend to save himself.

Would have rathered Paul Kohler

especially concerning when we wanted a defensive midfielder
02-10-2014, 10:32 AM
joel31

I think it would be fair to say that Stubbins has screwed up his first transfer window. Yes we got some creativity in midfield but we let go our best left back option,our captain (our most industrious midfielder) and he neglected the need of a quality defensive midfielder. After missing out on the Spanish guy, he used all his spots up on attacking players, who we probably didn't need all 5 of them and in the end Stubbins put all his eggs in the basket for Paartalu and after that failed we're left signing someone whos not an A-League quality holding midfilder (I don't mind him in a more attacking role) who we previously rejected
02-10-2014, 10:34 AM
GazFish35

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Originally Posted by joel31

I think it would be fair to say that Stubbins has screwed up his first transfer window. Yes we got some creativity in midfield but we let go our best left back option,our captain (our most industrious midfielder) and he neglected the need of a quality defensive midfielder. After missing out on the Spanish guy, he used all his spots up on attacking players, who we probably didn't need all 5 of them and in the end Stubbins put all his eggs in the basket for Paartalu and after that failed we're left signing someone whos not an A-League quality holding midfilder (I don't mind him in a more attacking role) who we previously rejected

So what you're really saying is Stubbins = Wenger
02-10-2014, 10:37 AM
borat

Signing Steele was a mistake IMO. Seems like a really good player but a complete waste of a foreign spot when we already had Carney and Goodwin at the time.

That spot could have been used to buy any number of foreign CDMs on the market rather than the very few available Australians
02-10-2014, 10:38 AM
Grimario

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Originally Posted by GazFish35

So what you're really saying is Stubbins = Wenger

Nah, even with all his transfer failings, Wenger makes it into the top 20% of the league. We can't even make the top 60%.

But if it is true, expect long term injuries to whatever positions we have the least cover in.
02-10-2014, 10:45 AM
joel31

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Originally Posted by borat

Signing Steele was a mistake IMO. Seems like a really good player but a complete waste of a foreign spot when we already had Carney and Goodwin at the time.

That spot could have been used to buy any number of foreign CDMs on the market rather than the very few available Australians

I agree, with game time Goodwin could've been just as good and we'd be more solid in the centre of the park as a result
02-10-2014, 10:45 AM
GazFish35

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Originally Posted by Grimario

Nah, even with all his transfer failings, Wenger makes it into the top 20% of the league. We can't even make the top 60%.

But if it is true, expect long term injuries to whatever positions we have the least cover in.

Stubbins hasn't had a season to finish anywhere yet!

But I suppose the injuries are already happening, hence why we've had to get zenon back.
02-10-2014, 10:49 AM
hausmann

From memory, a lot of the time when I saw Caravella scurrying back out of position, it was because Gallaway turned the ball over cheaply. I guess that's case for any defensive midfielder. Stu Musialik always seemed to have good positioning to snuff out counter attacks back in the day. I'm hopeful that Caravellas defensive weaknesses (lack of defensive strength) may not be as exposed as much if Gallaway isn't playing and we aren't playing the hoof the ball up to Heskey who heads it on to the opposition defence kind of play that we saw last year (before the arrival of Carney and Griffiths, when we had genuine playmakers for Heskey to lay off to).
02-10-2014, 10:55 AM
Tommyjet

It was speculated on soccer stoppage time on Monday that stubbins had his hands tied with many of the signings. Purely rumour ofcourse but one of the hosts said his mail was that stubbins had little to do with most of the signings.
02-10-2014, 10:59 AM
hausmann

Who signed them then? Deans?
02-10-2014, 11:00 AM
leftrightout

Calling Stubbins a failure is a bit harsh when the season hasnt started yet. Im willing to give him a chance!

It seems we have gone the Melbourne Victory route. Sign a very impressive front third and hope the defenders can do enough. At least we should (for the love of god please) see some entertaining football, win or lose!
02-10-2014, 11:03 AM
Grimario

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Originally Posted by leftrightout

Calling Stubbins a failure is a bit harsh when the season hasnt started yet. Im willing to give him a chance!

It seems we have gone the Melbourne Victory route. Sign a very impressive front third and hope the defenders can do enough. At least we should (for the love of god please) see some entertaining football, win or lose!

Calling Stubbins a failure might be a bit harsh but you get mad street cred when he is sacked after going 1-1-8 to start the season.
02-10-2014, 11:09 AM
Tommyjet

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Originally Posted by hausmann

Who signed them then? Deans?

Use your imagination
02-10-2014, 11:30 AM
Grimario

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Originally Posted by Tommyjet

Use your imagination

Bridges.
02-10-2014, 11:50 AM
furns

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Originally Posted by hausmann

Who signed them then? Deans?

Palmer is the one in overall charge. I would hazard a guess he is the one who issued the directive to cut costs to the wage bill.
02-10-2014, 12:18 PM
MFKS

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Originally Posted by furns

Palmer is the one in overall charge. I would hazard a guess he is the one who issued the directive to cut costs to the wage bill.

Isn't the club though obliged under the PFA agreed deal to spend a minimum on the salary cap anyway which ain't that far from the actual cap limit??

Looking through our squad you could argue some are overpaid individually but it ain't like we have 23 kids on minimum wage

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