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Phoenix Transfer - speculation (Part 1)

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Posted January 29, 2009 09:53 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:44

axmfc wrote:
el grapadura wrote:
nkcroatia_nz wrote:
Phoenix should sign Niko Kovac just retired from Croatian national team as captain.
I think hes 35/36 but defenciv midfielder (DM) behind Modric.Hes playing for Salzburg in Austria i think, but he hasnt been gettin much game time.He still got a a few years left in him
Niko was born in 1971, so he'll be 38 this year, He's a great guy, but he can barely walk to the fridge to get the milk in the morning. As much as it pains me to say it, but no thanks.

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Agree with you el grapadura that, although still probably a formidable player for the A-League, he's too risky to sign given his age.� A pity because he and his brother were great players in�the Bundesliga, Sierre A, and for Croatia.

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Given Dino Drpic's preoccupation with scoring on the pitch after hours, are there any other Croatians that potentially could be targeted to play in the A-League.�� I'm still not unconvinced that it's worthwhile exploring for talent in such places as, for example, Croatia (which, I understand, is a big exporter of football talent), Greece, Czech Republic, Russia.� They're places that the A-League clubs haven't tried, but there could be some good deals available.


Dino. What can I say. The man's a complete numpty, and he's not that good a player either.

As far as Croatian players potentially coming here, in general I think it'd be a hard sell over there. You're really looking only at two kinds of players - youngsters who need a bit of experience whom we could get on loan, or slightly older guys (30+) struggling to hold a place in the team. The younger category probably wouldn't work for either us (difficult to plan long-term if you rely too much on loan players) or them (much easier to send them to 2. HNL or Bosnia to get experience). The slightly older guys could potentially be interested, but are a risky proposition. One name I could think of right now is Davor Vugrinec - bit of a journeyman these days, but has been able to score goals for most clubs he's played for. Currently with NK Zagreb, will turn 34 this year.

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axmfc wrote:
el grapadura wrote:
nkcroatia_nz wrote:
Phoenix should sign Niko Kovac just retired from Croatian national team as captain.
I think hes 35/36 but defenciv midfielder (DM) behind Modric.Hes playing for Salzburg in Austria i think, but he hasnt been gettin much game time.He still got a a few years left in him
Niko was born in 1971, so he'll be 38 this year, He's a great guy, but he can barely walk to the fridge to get the milk in the morning. As much as it pains me to say it, but no thanks.

�

Agree with you el grapadura that, although still probably a formidable player for the A-League, he's too risky to sign given his age.� A pity because he and his brother were great players in�the Bundesliga, Sierre A, and for Croatia.

�

Given Dino Drpic's preoccupation with scoring on the pitch after hours, are there any other Croatians that potentially could be targeted to play in the A-League.�� I'm still not unconvinced that it's worthwhile exploring for talent in such places as, for example, Croatia (which, I understand, is a big exporter of football talent), Greece, Czech Republic, Russia.� They're places that the A-League clubs haven't tried, but there could be some good deals available.


Dino. What can I say. The man's a complete numpty, and he's not that good a player either.

As far as Croatian players potentially coming here, in general I think it'd be a hard sell over there. You're really looking only at two kinds of players - youngsters who need a bit of experience whom we could get on loan, or slightly older guys (30+) struggling to hold a place in the team. The younger category probably wouldn't work for either us (difficult to plan long-term if you rely too much on loan players) or them (much easier to send them to 2. HNL or Bosnia to get experience). The slightly older guys could potentially be interested, but are a risky proposition. One name I could think of right now is Davor Vugrinec - bit of a journeyman these days, but has been able to score goals for most clubs he's played for. Currently with NK Zagreb, will turn 34 this year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davor_Vugrinecel grapadura2009-01-29 22:54:25