Looks very light weight to me. Think Merrick will play a 4-2-3-1 or variation there of. Fenton, Hernandez, Ifill behind a striker - need two ball winners who can get them the ball to sit in front of the back fou - of the current squad I'm guessing Manny and Lia but if what Ernie said is true and he wants two starting mids - it'll see Manny at rb and Lia on the pine.
Bayern play a similar set up with fullbacks overlapping - guess it's a case of one goes and one stays - means out numbeing the opposition fullback and getting better delivery.
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
Loads of butt hurt from Victory fans on twitter this morning about this rumour.
The A-League's twitterati are saying the Roar are trying to sign Édouard Duplan from FC Utrecht.
Bojic released, Ryan, Sainsbury, Bozanic and Ibini all linked for overseas moves and Zwaanswijk retiring. CCM could be really gutted this transfer window.
Loads of butt hurt from Victory fans on twitter this morning about this rumour.
Loads of butt hurt from Victory fans on twitter this morning about this rumour.
God i hope that deal goes through. Victory are the scum of the earth
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Kewell is an over rated has been - hasn't done sod all in a while and considering his reputation was disappointing for the Tards. After Colosimo you'd have thought the Heart would,ve learnt.
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1153654/Heart-palpitations-as-Kewell-goes-missing
Ray Gatt @Gatty54
I don't blame Berine Ibini for going. $400k wage, a rent free apartment, his own personal driver....great for a one year deal.
Seems players love these personal drivers, maybe the Nix should look into that.
Plenty of kids in Christchurch on the giro that drive around doing fuck all other than acting like cocks. Offer to pay for their gas and a free set of tyres per month and get them to Wellington...
Grumpy old bastard alert
A player who played almost every game last season, scored 8 goals, who is the captain and who is playing in the Premier League... will now wan't to move to the Heart...?
So its confirmed via facebook
"BREAKING NEWS | Heart confirm Kewell signing
Melbourne Heart have confirmed the signature of Harry Kewell for the 2013/14 Hyundai A-League season.
Read more: http://ffaus.co/13Eo9MM
Welcome back Harry!"
disgusted
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
"Who are Melbourne Heart? I was told there was only one team in Melbourne" - Harry Kewell, October 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5fVxbirG6uM#t=91s
"Who are Melbourne Heart? I was told there was only one team in Melbourne" - Harry Kewell, October 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5fVxbirG6uM#t=91s
With Fulham signing Maarten Stekelenburg, I wonder where that leaves Mark Schwarzer? He'd obviously make a decent reserve keeper and probably warrant starting for one of the newly promoted sides, or even in the championship, but might be time to come back to Australia.
He is pretty old isn't he? I wonder if he'll just retire in a year or so and not bother with playing A-League?
Stekelemburg was absolutely awful for Roma in the last two years and I highly doubt he will ever rise to the lofty status of GK of the vice-world champions (which won him the Roma contract in the first place)
Schwarzer said he would never return to the a-League, after the treatment John Aloisi got. He will probably pick up a gig in the Championship.
I saw a rumour that McBreen was off to China on loan but wrote it off as unbelievable. According to a Chinese website its a done deal, 6 month loan.
I saw a rumour that McBreen was off to China on loan but wrote it off as unbelievable. According to a Chinese website its a done deal, 6 month loan.
I saw a rumour that McBreen was off to China on loan but wrote it off as unbelievable. According to a Chinese website its a done deal, 6 month loan.
How does mcglinchey still not land anywhere or have rumours about him? Bizarre
442 saying its a 5 month deal, so is back Rnd 4. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/273565,mcbreens-china-loan-deal.aspx
And Petratos is back in Aussie, has been invited to train with the Roar.
Was Petratos the young next big thing in Aussie football, lively wide player??
If its the player i'm thinking of he'd defo be worth a punt. Reminded me of Marco, just not as likeable being Aussie and all.
Gameiro also said he might be keen to hang around in the A League.
Not a big fan of his, but others were impressed.
Karagounis wants a mil a year but Victory needs Flores to agree to terminate his contract.
amusing given how much hate Flores got last year.
Flores can be a primadonna, and nobody likes something that looks suspiciously like a dive, but if Flores suddenly expressed an unquenchable desire to play for Phoenix I would welcome him :-)
Sydney to sign Marc Warren, a young Aussie left back. Guess no Lochhead for Sydney.