2016/17 A-League Transfers and Rumours

[RAM]

Pressing more is no guarantee we will get more possession.

Remember it is the same technically challenged players who mis direct passes can't control balls play it to opponent's etc

Improving pressing will help us create more chances up the park and will also disrupt our opponents more.

It will not mean more possession until you have superior skilled players to keep it when you get it

ala HAL in 2005/06, lots of running but no idea how to keep it

[Tommyjet]

Pressing more is no guarantee we will get more possession.

Remember it is the same technically challenged players who mis direct passes can't control balls play it to opponent's etc

Improving pressing will help us create more chances up the park and will also disrupt our opponents more.

It will not mean more possession until you have superior skilled players to keep it when you get it

Notice that i said pressing more and not pressing all the time.
Also im talking about the players we are bringing in so no not the 'same technically challenged players'.😴

[plague]

i hope they play really high up the park so Boogaard gives away free kicks instead of penalties.

if guessing i say we'll finish better than last year though.

[The Camel]

i hope they play really high up the park so Boogaard gives away free kicks instead of penalties.

if guessing i say we'll finish better than last year though.

If BK is in goals free kicks have the same end result as penalties.

[plague]

If BK is in goals free kicks have the same end result as penalties.

so what we've got to work on is only giving free kicks away between 35m-45m from goal. Anything inside and BK is toast, anything outside and Biraz is fazed.
Hope Miller is reading all these stat filled posts we are all pretty much coaching the team for him.

[lquiquer]

Duncan numero uno...... How many assists has he got?

[Retro Jet]

Vuko-boetch to Sh!tney.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...igns-sydney-fc
5 HAL clubs up his sleeve now. Has anyone got more since 05/06?

[Tommyjet]

Vuko-boetch to Sh!tney.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...igns-sydney-fc
5 HAL clubs up his sleeve now. Has anyone got more since 05/06?

cernak, reddy off the top of my head.

[Retro Jet]

Vuko-boetch to Sh!tney.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...igns-sydney-fc
5 HAL clubs up his sleeve now. Has anyone got more since 05/06?

cernak, reddy off the top of my head.

Reddy...wow. Must be the winner with 7 clubs.
And how's his team mate at Paramatta Power.
Gaurav Kapoor - 1 match and 675 goals...er runs!!!
An amazing average for a defender

[GazFish35]

Vuko-boetch to Sh!tney.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...igns-sydney-fc
5 HAL clubs up his sleeve now. Has anyone got more since 05/06?

Ian "Dicko" Dickson

[skullboy]

Reddy...wow. Must be the winner with 7 clubs.
And how's his team mate at Paramatta Power.
Gaurav Kapoor - 1 match and 675 goals...er runs!!!
An amazing average for a defender

don't quote stats - they don't matter.... apparently.

they are pretty good stats though

[skullboy]

cernak, reddy off the top of my head.

He might catch Reddy yet. How many clubs don't still have a "no dickhead" policy? Apparently Shitney don't.

[plague]

don't quote stats - they don't matter.... apparently.

they are pretty good stats though

87% of people polled thought this was a hot take.

[MFKS]

He might catch Reddy yet. How many clubs don't still have a "no dickhead" policy? Apparently Shitney don't.

They employed Arnie and DevonHead for a start.

I pretty certain Smurfs are operating on a quota system of dickheads anyway

[halo se7en]

Miller's recruitment has a moneyball feel to it... the team did seem to pick up last late last year once Uga and Nordstrand found their feet. No x-factor signings, but without the pressure on one or two players to carry us, I have some faith in Miller that he's putting together a fairly effective and competitive side, and one that will slowly get better each season. That may not appease some people who want immediate success, but once he has his style, plus a reliable core of players bedded into the squad that he can build around, I think the quality of signings will also improve. It's similar to how the Mariners structured their side for the first 6-8 years. I don't remember too many big signings over that time, but they found a solid group, kept them together, and then only needed to add a couple of useful, if not flashy signings here and there each season to continue giving the title a good shout.

[Tommyjet]

Miller's recruitment has a moneyball feel to it... the team did seem to pick up last late last year once Uga and Nordstrand found their feet. No x-factor signings, but without the pressure on one or two players to carry us, I have some faith in Miller that he's putting together a fairly effective and competitive side, and one that will slowly get better each season. That may not appease some people who want immediate success, but once he has his style, plus a reliable core of players bedded into the squad that he can build around, I think the quality of signings will also improve. It's similar to how the Mariners structured their side for the first 6-8 years. I don't remember too many big signings over that time, but they found a solid group, kept them together, and then only needed to add a couple of useful, if not flashy signings here and there each season to continue giving the title a good shout.

I like the type of player we are targeting this season but i feel we are still going to be 2-3 signings short of top 4. I'm not slagging these players but i feel we could be doing better than poljak at defensive mid, pavicevic, brennan and, as much as i hate to say it, cooper.

[halo se7en]

I like the type of player we are targeting this season but i feel we are still going to be 2-3 signings short of top 4. I'm not slagging these players but i feel we could be doing better than poljak at defensive mid, pavicevic, brennan and, as much as i hate to say it, cooper.

Absolutely. We still aren't a complete side. I just don't think the club are going to dump every player they aren't keen on - which I'm fine with. I don't want the club to develop a reputation for paying out contracts for every non-performing player. It's a slower process of waiting for contracts to finish (with the exception of mutual releases), and replacing those players when they can.

[halo se7en]

Plus as a Man United fan, it's a tough gig staying optimistic about signing the likes of Andrew Nabbout and Wayne Brown, while also getting excited about Pogba, Zlatan, Mkhi etc wearing red this season on the other side of the world .

[Tommyjet]

Absolutely. We still aren't a complete side. I just don't think the club are going to dump every player they aren't keen on - which I'm fine with. I don't want the club to develop a reputation for paying out contracts for every non-performing player. It's a slower process of waiting for contracts to finish (with the exception of mutual releases), and replacing those players when they can.

yeah i agree with regards to paying out players.

even with our squad completed i think we'll be 2-3 short on quality but hopefully miller has learnt a few lessons from last season and can find a way to bridge that quality gap.

[plague]

we could be doing better than poljak at defensive mid,

Whilst it is an inarguable point that we could always use 'better' players, I thought Poljak formed a good combination with the Ooga Booger man once he arrived.

If they played every game together this year I think we'd be ok.