Daily Australian News Thread 2015

[belchardo]

Yeah, looks reasonably impressive on paper. Might bring taggz back too!

[WolfMan]

Best resume yet....

Agreed. Could be a very astute appointment, better than local league legends at any rate

[Tommyjet]

Probably has some decent connections. Also possibly taggs and Ryan Williams on loan

[Pico]

Looks like the sort of young Aussie manager that deserves a gig, easily the pick of the named contenders so far.

[plague]

By far he seems the best candidate because no one knows first hand how rubbish he is yet.

Miller OUT.

[The Postman]

Why only use 1 more VISA spot? Hopefully it would be a top line Marquee player. Look at the Melbournes and Sydneys, they use all 5 spots and more often than not they all start.

I'm worried they won't be able to fill the remaining 10 roster spots with Australians that are up to scratch.

Miller sounds the goods, someone with legit connections overseas, unlike previous people that have made such claims which have led to nothing.

[plague]

Remember when we signed GVE for the second time because he had the inside running on all the best juniors in the country?

[ToddG NBUnited]

Did WSW have all 5 visa spots filled whilst under FFA control?

[Grimario]

Did WSW have all 5 visa spots filled whilst under FFA control?

Didn't they have 6?

[Jeterpool]

Didn't they have 6?

I think they did get a concession

La Rocca
Ono
Polenz
Poljak
Hersi
Kresinger

[Jeterpool]

Why only use 1 more VISA spot? Hopefully it would be a top line Marquee player. Look at the Melbournes and Sydneys, they use all 5 spots and more often than not they all start.

I'm worried they won't be able to fill the remaining 10 roster spots with Australians that are up to scratch.

Miller sounds the goods, someone with legit connections overseas, unlike previous people that have made such claims which have led to nothing.

Might be a bluff? Under sell, over deliver?

[Grimario]

Why only use 1 more VISA spot? Hopefully it would be a top line Marquee player. Look at the Melbournes and Sydneys, they use all 5 spots and more often than not they all start.

I'm worried they won't be able to fill the remaining 10 roster spots with Australians that are up to scratch.

Miller sounds the goods, someone with legit connections overseas, unlike previous people that have made such claims which have led to nothing.

I don't understand why you wouldn't fill your visa spots. You can have 5 of them, you have a salary cap that needs filling... why waste it on state league plonkers?

[sammydog]

I think they did get a concession

La Rocca
Ono
Polenz
Poljak
Hersi
Kresinger

I thought they also had a salary cap concession for the first season.

[hawk]

Removing Stubbins and keeping Pascoe is like getting rid of Hitler and leaving Goebbels, and saying we are now starting afresh!

this is a beauty

[stopper2]

Murphy said that information would be passed on to the new coach.

‘‘I was aware of the players Phil was looking at,’’ Murphy said.

‘‘We have retained that intelligence and will hand it over in a dossier for the head coach to review.’’

Anyone else read this and had a good laugh?

Mentioning Stubbins and "intelligence" in the same discussion!!!

Sometimes I think we should give Murphy some leeway but then times like this I think WTF are you saying!

[The Postman]

As if any self respecting coach will take Stubbins 'dossier' and use it to make player evaluations.

[Jeterpool]

As if any self respecting coach will take Stubbins 'dossier' and use it to make player evaluations.

I would. I'd know who to discount.

[Tommyjet]

As if any self respecting coach will take Stubbins 'dossier' and use it to make player evaluations.

I do agree ........... But what about lee ki-je, alivodic. What am I thinking, ofcourse stubbins wasn't responsible for them.

[The Postman]

I do agree ........... But what about lee ki-je, alivodic. What am I thinking, ofcourse stubbins wasn't responsible for them.

Weren't they remnants of the Baartz/Middleby era? I could be mistaken...

[Tommyjet]

Weren't they remnants of the Baartz/Middleby era? I could be mistaken...

They came in in January after the others got shafted