Originally Posted by JetRift
Asked Jimmy Gardiner on Twitter, reckons they're both looking overseas. Was interested in Babalj, wasn't keen on Santalab.Feck I hope not Santalab, Babalj maybe.
Asked Jimmy Gardiner on Twitter, reckons they're both looking overseas. Was interested in Babalj, wasn't keen on Santalab.Feck I hope not Santalab, Babalj maybe.
Watson would make it 18 players.
2 Foreign Forwards and Cowburn (Hopefully) and we are done.
I reckon we will sign 2 of these youngsters on trial now. Watson would cover both Kanta and Hoffman so they won't sign Cowbie and we will wait for 2 foreign attackers until like 2 weeks before the season kicks off. That's just my guess based on what's been happening and being reasonably positive.
If i was staying true to forum tradition and being a negative Tit... We will probably sign Danning, Santalab and Cole and then miss out on our big signings in the last week and then throw money at Dugandzic or something, HAHA!
If the 2 attacking foreign players are signed, we still need a back up RB/LB and another DM/CM
Surely Watson isn't an assured starter :S
Good squadie, but nothing flash. We seem to have plenty of them lol
Babalj would be an interesting signing. Promised a lot but has stalled. Not sure if he could be relied on for 10-15 goals a season, but better than most Aussies currently available who could be tempted.
Depends who our foreign signings are and what formation we play, I guess. As a "depth chart", he'd be ahead of Kanta, wouldn't he? Poljak > Watson > Kanta.
Not sure about that.
Poljak is quality.
You didn't do maths did you.
^^^
Poljak is definitely one of our better quality signings, will bring experience and at 25 is at an ideal age but with Watson even though he has played over 100 A League games I honestly haven't really noticed him at Adelaide over the years. Is he a no-frills type player who just gets the job done with a minimum of fuss or is he a player who is on the fringes and makes a lot of sub appearances (we seem to have enough of them)???
Was a regular pre-Gombau. Slowly phased out of the first team as the Spanish influence really kicked in. Started 73 of his 106 games for Adelaide but only 17 of them were in the last two years... and only TWO of them last season.
If we are targeting 2 attacking foreign players I think it's fair to assume they are a 9 and 10.
With the squad we have, with barely any fullbacks I can't see us playing 442 so 433/4231 seems more likely. Therefore behind the 10 we will need a CM (Poljak) and a DM to be the workhorse. I see Watson in front of Kanta for that role.
Adelaide don't line up like that and Watson wasn't technically sound enough to get regular starts. But for us I think he will be an improvement on Kanta and quite sound
Doesn't any one know much about this New Zealand international we are trialling???
Poljak is that DM we'll still be in the market for a CAM/CF and a ST
Leo Bertos?
GK. BK/Birra
Rb. Hoff/Cowburn/Watson
Cb. Boogard/ Marlow
Cb. Mullen/ Jackson
Lb. Ki-je/ Carney/ Cowburn
Dm. Poljak
Dm. Watson/ Kanta
Rw. Alivodic/Haliti/Brennan
CAM. ????/ Cooper
Lw. Carney/Pav/Brennan
ST. ?????/Brennan/Haliti
Cowburn hasn't been signed
Lundy for RW/LW ahead of Pav
Haliti back up for AMC as well
Haliti as starting striker with who we have with Pav as back up there
I think?
Forgot about Lundy, yeah I would agree.
Cowburn is still in the youth set up is he not.
Not sure about Haliti as the Attacking mid/ deep forward, but of the lot we have I would have him starting at the point of a front 3.
Cowburn was "invited to trial" a while back. I don't think he's signed on.
Agree, would def start Labi up top, Carney and Alivodic either side, given current options.
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