No worries mate. Back at you… I got on the defensive as soon as I saw a few Jets fans reactions on FB to the signing, not to mention the ever reliable world is ending MFKS. I know Flores isn't perfect and not the be all and end all but we aren't in a league where we sign the best players in the world. After the signing of Madaschi, I feel like we're heading in the right direction, and I feel like Stubbins has some nous about him.Originally Posted by Tommyjet
Ffs, I didn't say we were seriously in for him. Like has been said his agent was snooping around the a league seeing if there was any interest. My source said jets were approached but that's all he knows on that particular player. Ofcourse there is no chance of us signing a player of that pedigree until they are at least into their 30's. I was merely pointing out another option that had been looked at.
Ofcourse someone will now say ' but many agents are out there pedalling their players to the jets so does your source know all of them too'. No only the ones worth mentioning within conversation at the club
who is this source?
Ray Gatt....
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The signing of Flores if but nothing else pisses of the gypsy scum then it is already a good signing.
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Wonder if he left on good terms down there.
Maybe his first tackle will tell us...carnage
Wonder if he left on good terms down there.
He left on pretty good terms, apparently.
Central Coast coach Phil Moss has moved to clear the air on the club's decision not to re-sign injured playmaker Marcos Flores for next Hyundai A-League season.
A serious knee injury in January cut-short the Argentine's season, with the club making the tough decision in March not to renew his contract beyond the end of the 2013/14 campaign.
The former Johnny Warren Medallist was angered by the Mariners' stance and has accused the club of not showing enough faith in his ability to recover from a full knee reconstruction.
With Flores such a popular figure amongst Mariners supporters, Moss has revealed the reasons behind the decision to provide some clarity for the fans.
"The decision to let Marcos go was an extremely tough one," Moss told www.footballaustralia.com.au on Saturday.
"Marcos asked for an early decision which is why I told him before the season was done, so it gave him a chance to look around for something else.
"The pure and simple fact was because he got injured I had to move to get a replacement number 10 in and in the end we found a player of Kim's (Seung-yong) quality.
"We picked up Glen Trifiro from the state league who has done extremely well and we've got the best young up and coming number 10 out of the AIS, Anthony Kalik.
"For the balance of the squad I can't justify having four number 10's. That's the pure and simple fact."
With Kim, Trifiro and Kalik already secured on deals for next season, Moss conceded Flores' unfortunate injury – and the form and ability of the other trio - forced his hand.
"The players that have come in have taken their opportunities with both hands and it really gave me no option in the end," the Mariners boss said.
"It had nothing to do with my lack of belief in Marcos' ability.
"He got injured on January 2 and I couldn't afford to go the rest of the season without a specialist number 10.
"I never planned to go looking for another number 10 (in January) but he got injured so I had to try and find a replacement."
Flores flies out of Australia on Sunday to continue his rehabilitation is his homeland in Argentina but hopes to return to the A-League with another club next season.
While aware the 28-year-old may have a point to prove to his former club if he returns, Moss hopes Flores and his talent is not lost to the Australian competition.
"I bear no hard feelings towards Marcos. He's a great guy and is obviously hurting," Moss said.
"These things happen in football and what he needs to realise is it's a football decision, not a personal decision.
"I've got no doubt if he goes somewhere else in the A-League he'll be affective. But unfortunately for the balance of our squad I just can't justify four number 10's in our squad."
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Considering Flores defineatly not Marquee, I think it is a good signing. Worth the risk, especially considering the jets form in recent years.
Maybe we could get him to recommend a couple of his Argentinian mates as Visa signings instead of a couple of dodgey dvd signings.
Confirmed that Damien Duff is going to be at Melbourne City for one year, under the cap..
Makes you think they are saving either the marquee or guest role for Lampard
pretty big name.
cant help but fear these blokes will be paying legit payments through the heart and massive extra coin through some weird UEFA based loop hole.
Like contracting them to City, but loaning them to heart while City still pay the wages.
it could be the jealousy talking, but its seams like the whole "three clubs one owner" thing is a way to move money around and avoid playing by the rules in each respective league.
Lampard and Bresc.
Thats legit ****ed.
Villa is the guest isn't he? Or are you allowed more than one?
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like it or hate its good for the league as a whole and will make the other clubs works harder to match them
I've read plenty of people complaining about how it will break the league... but the thing is, unless Man City or NY City sign all of the best Australian players and then loan them here inside the cap (not forgetting that NYCFC have a cap as well), there is still a limit to what they can spend. One hugely expensive guest player, one hugely expensive non Oz marquee and then an Oz marquee... that doesn't exactly break the league for me.
Not if it gets silly and the clubs go broke trying to keep up.
Or if the celebrity watchers who turn up aren't converted to regular fans.
The adp experiment at Sydney worked for two years as it filled the clubs coffers with sponsors and corporate money....... the long term success will only be measured by how much of that, and the new fans, hangs around now that adp has gone.
I'm all for big names, but it must turn into circus.
MC didn't specify which role he had, only that the loan was for 3 months. You would assume they did this for flexibility while negotiating with Duff.
You can only have 1 guest
If Villa or Lampard were within the cap then a definite rort, but if both are guest & marquee then thats perfectly fine.
I'm confident he is a 10 game guest player. May be making that up, though.
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