Im guessing no one else was avaliable or wanted to come to the Jerks. Ryan Griffiths any one??Originally Posted by borat
Im guessing no one else was avaliable or wanted to come to the Jerks. Ryan Griffiths any one??
These scholarships are very interesting. I am assuming what we have done is sign these players, I count 5 now, to the NYL contracted player positions, like Lundy was, and then loaned 2 out to Portugal.
To play NYL you have to have an NYL or HAL contract and standard NYL contracts are amateur contracts, hence why we can raid the Roar. This seems to be a loop hole that allows us to sign up more than 3 NYL players to min wage deals.
Not a bad thing if you have the resources and let's say 1/5 or so come off
If it's just for this season, then there are 10 games to go and he has another 4 weeks on the sideline plus needs to get fit. The club is taking the p*ss.
If it's for longer than this season then we should be aiming a lot higher than Mark Bridge......plus he is injured.
I had that thought as well but Mckinna and Lord Griff have made enough good decisions lately to get the benefit of the doubt from me. (At least for now)
He has scored goals and won premierships for every club he has played for. Is it coincidence that he keeps playing in successful teams?
Cant argue with his record, i say sign him up!
WE DON'T DO WALKING AWAY !
Pffffft, Mark Bridge has never scored at A-League level.
Quite embassasing really.
Of course the Jets would want a player like that.
It's actually a very good thing imo. The difficult thing will be to turn the 1/5 into a HAL contracted Jet before they are poached by SFC/MV
He isn't a striker and won't score goals regularly. That isn't his game and never has been. He plays more effectively in wide positions or behind the striker, positions where we have better players. He is also 31 and his best days are behind him. We aren't signing the player he used to be, we are signing the downhill version.
Before he was injured, I could stomach a contract for the rest of the season on the basis that there was no one else. But to sign Bridge for 2-3 years on the sort of cash talked about earlier this year is a dumb decision. It's well and trulely time to move on.
TBH, Griff loves the guy and was gutted when he left for Sydney. For them to knock back Griff Jnr (if he did offer himself - which I doubt) and go after Bridge says something.
Whom are you talking about as better option behind the striker???
Clut
Brown
???
Yu not talking about old man Nordstrand? ??
Bridge is a much better option at 10 than we currently have
This..
Petratos for next season for a start. Wayne Brown is a better 10 right now, which doesn't matter anyway when Bridge won't be fit for weeks.
But that's irrelevant because Jones is on record they want him as a striker.
If Bridge was a straight swap for Haliti on the same money, then without a doubt it would be great business. But the money quoted earlier to prise him away from his fat Thai retirement pension, 200k for the rest of the season, is not close to worth it. I shudder to think how much the deal for 2.5years was worth.
Hopefully the FFA/FIFA help us dodge a bullet here.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...delaide-united
Firming up even more with Slippery Snake heading to Chiangrai, looking to replace Bridges before he's even gone?!? HMMMMMMM
Welcome back to Newy Bridges....
Do we have it official that it would be for more than just this season?
i agree that it isn't a wise choice given his age and he ain't one of the fittest 31yr olds going around. Not to mention the cap space that this would take up!!
this cash would be wiser used on many other options possibly european.
wasnt there some talk also in relation to targeting o'donovan for next season?
Every piece of player signing information Lawrie gives out is about building the squad better than it is now, and building for the future. Signing Bridges for the end of the season only fills one of these criteria. Either he is lying, or he thinks Bridges can get us into the finals and that's our only aim for this year.. So who knows.
Only speculating on the deal that was previously on the table which was for a further 2 seasons. But I can't believe even Lawrie is dumb enough to sign a player who has a fractured leg with 10 games to go. Reeks of desperation
what if it's actually michael bridges
agree, even the owner too who controls the funds!!. we are better off fighting with what we have this year and focus recruiting for next season and beyond
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