2017/18 Transfer Speculation

Here's something that could be interesting... Farshad Noor, Afghan international, played for Kalezic while at Jong PSV & Roda. Had a total of 79 appearances during his time at the clubs.

If Transfermarkt is up-to-date and correct, his contract runs out at the end of the month and is listed as moving to 'unknown'. Plays as centre-mid and can fill in at right back

Thoughts?

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/farshad-noor/profi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farshad_Noor

http://www.futhead.com/17/players/44784/farshad-no...

Here's something that could be interesting... Farshad Noor, Afghan international, played for Kalezic while at Jong PSV & Roda. Had a total of 79 appearances during his time at the clubs.

If Transfermarkt is up-to-date and correct, his contract runs out at the end of the month and is listed as moving to 'unknown'. Plays as centre-mid and can fill in at right back

Thoughts?

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/farshad-noor/profi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farshad_Noor

http://www.futhead.com/17/players/44784/farshad-no...

I would be happy with ethier him or Henk Dijkhuizen

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Here's something that could be interesting... Farshad Noor, Afghan international, played for Kalezic while at Jong PSV & Roda. Had a total of 79 appearances during his time at the clubs.

If Transfermarkt is up-to-date and correct, his contract runs out at the end of the month and is listed as moving to 'unknown'. Plays as centre-mid and can fill in at right back

Thoughts?

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/farshad-noor/profi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farshad_Noor

http://www.futhead.com/17/players/44784/farshad-no...

 Galekovic/Marinovic/Frederici (not my first choice but best I can see potentially available)

Import . Durante . Rossi . Doyle

      Tuiloma . McGlinchey

               Finkler

   Burns. Import . Krishna

Done.  Thank me late Darije.

Looks like you can scratch those keepers off the list - from the Herald: 

"It's understood that the club will retain Lewis Italiano as their No 1 goalkeeping option"

That terrifies me quite frankly.

Bill didn't get much game time at the lower french club because the coach didn't want to change the winning line-up, and there is no way he would start in the Marseille team because of better younger talent and the older experianced players. Bill didn't get the chance he deserved, he was singed by a coach that was no longer there. It got even worse as Marseille kept changing coaches. This is similar to Rojas as he had alot of coach changes.

Or both

On the GK topic, I am not sure Italiano is 100% up to standard in the A-League. I have seen him play a few times (mainly for Wee Nix) and on his day he was solid, but there were other days where I thought he belonged to the ASB Prems and no more.

One of my big regrets for the Nix was not developing Spoonley to his full potential - he always exceeded expectations both at domestic and A-League level. I understand he sort of decided not to pursue a career in professional football after a while and he continued with his Law degree...

I went off on a tangent, but still, if Italiano will be our No. 1, I wonder what the plan is for the backup goalkeeper?

On the GK topic, I am not sure Italiano is 100% up to standard in the A-League. I have seen him play a few times (mainly for Wee Nix) and on his day he was solid, but there were other days where I thought he belonged to the ASB Prems and no more.

One of my big regrets for the Nix was not developing Spoonley to his full potential - he always exceeded expectations both at domestic and A-League level. I understand he sort of decided not to pursue a career in professional football after a while and he continued with his Law degree...

I went off on a tangent, but still, if Italiano will be our No. 1, I wonder what the plan is for the backup goalkeeper?

Be that as it is, it doesn't change things that much. Bill is still a 22 year old who has played less than 20 games for first teams of professional clubs. We might put weight on the fact he was signed by Marseille in the first place but heaps of young guys get signed by pro clubs but never amount to anything. Yeah he's played well in a handful of games for the AWs but there really isn't a lot in his CV to convince a club at a decent level in Europe to sign him. To get given a shot he would have to drop a few levels and as I said I'm not convinced that there's any reason to think that's preferable to coming back to the Nix. In fact, your example of Marco shows that if you impress in the A League then decent sides in Europe will look at you.

Just to be clear, I rate Bill a lot and this is no way bagging him, just pointing out the context of being a relatively unproven 22 yo who would be an import in those European leagues which have restrictions on non-EU players. 

If we can't get Tuiloma back, why don't we go for another Kiwi in Tyler Boyd?

His game time at Vitoria's been hindered because they are completely stacked when it comes to young talent on the wing (Raphinha, Marega, Xande Silva + more). I reckon they would be open for a loan move, could he slot in for Barba? It wouldn't affect Vitoria in a bad way at all, he needs game time at a standard higher than reserve football

 

*facepalm* Really?

The biggest problem was always his attitude, so one can only hope his experiences in Europe have humbled him somewhat. 

I feel like Boyd has been hyped beyond all recognition. He was chucked in the first team very early but still had a couple of seasons to stake a claim. He looked decent but didn't deliver many goals or assists for someone playing as a forward. He scored 2 off the bench in one game and a flurry in a couple of ASBP games  but he's not done that since in Portugal so it's safe to say that was just a really hot streak rather than a sign of his actual level. Yet people still seem to talk about him like he's a great untapped talent.

I'd rather we just gave Parkhouse and Rogerson more game time and maybe gave Fenton chance to come back as a winger than spending money on getting Boyd back.

Boyd scored a goal every 31min in his last season in the HAL. A goal or assist every 206min - as a teenager for all but 30min of HAL career is not that bad. Better player than Parkhouse.

Yeah but Parkouse was played at LB for almost the whole season whereas Boyd was part of a front two with Stein. So not comparable. I already said Boyd scored 2 goals off the bench before he left and given he only played. 62 minutes that season a goal every half an hour is nowhere near as impressive as it sounds. It just reflects one good game in a tiny sample. It also means he only scored twice in 46 other games for the Nix. As a forward.

That 31min/goal comment was part tongue in cheek, part he was hardly played that season - still the next best teenage 'Nix player after Rojas. You don't include his last season and a goal or assist every 274min as a teenager is still a very good return. Also, his record in the SSP is better than any other 'Nix player.

Honestly, how his last season played out, I think he probably doesn't want to come here and the club probably doesn't want him either.

Like I said, I think he looked decent but I still think for a guy being played in a purely attacking role for us his output was low, even if he was a teenager. I don't think we were any worse for losing him and I haven't seen the evidence that he's progressed greatly since, because I don't think reserve football in Portugal is likely to be A League level or better. That's why I'd rather we didn't try to sign him

He's not playing reserve football, he plays in the Portuguese 2nd tier.

Its better for both of Boyd stays put. Seems like he is well regarded in Portugal and has a chance of first team there. Let's not yada yada a match winning performance in Adelaide. He should be a club legend. That he isn't speaks to reasons why he is also better off in Portugal.

Surely by that logic we should be hammering on about getting Blake Powell back. He got 4 goals in his match winning performance.

Dude, how much hurt have we had in Adelaide? Do you not remember Dura's celebration? A win in Hindmarsh/Coopers whateva the f they wanna call it is a bloody great day in my book.

Yeah Tuiloma is a great prospect by kiwi standards but he's not in a position to be banging on the door of regular first team football in a decent European competition. If he came here he would be certain to get regular starts and at his age that's crucial for his development. There's been heaps of kiwi kids in similar situations to him and their careers have stalled or crashed completely. Tim Payne and Cam Howieson spring to mind

Dude, how much hurt have we had in Adelaide? Do you not remember Dura's celebration? A win in Hindmarsh/Coopers whateva the f they wanna call it is a bloody great day in my book.