Even when Finkler was at his best, he's got obvious weaknesses - no pace and 0 desire to track back being two.
I think we can do better, quite frankly.
Well of course we COULD sign Messi but the likelihood isn't high. Within the confines of what the A League offers who would you prefer?
1. I don't think it is the position we need to strengthen (Ernie has gone on record saying we're strong in midfield but we need re-inforcements up front and at the back)
2. I don't think he fits the team setup, unless Ernie has changes in mind
Are you saying that we couldn't sign a player better suited to our team than Finkler? Cmon. We've signed Ifill, We signed A-Rod, we signed Roly - no reason we can't aim higher.
Not sure why everyone always says 'oh yeah, we'll just sign Messi'. It's the Hitler of football conversations.
If we are losing Roly, then he'd be a fine signing.