A-League Transfers and Rumours

[Wombat]

They used to get 5000-6000 from memory but I am shocked at how poor their crowds are. Why didn't they locate them in the Western Suburbs to start with??

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

They used to get 5000-6000 from memory but I am shocked at how poor their crowds are. Why didn't they locate them in the Western Suburbs to start with??

At the end we were averaging 7500 (8500 if you include derbies). The problem with Melbourne is that there isn't too natural of a geographical divide like Sydney has. The closest thing we have to something like that is the South Eastern or Northern suburbs. We also lack any major stadia outside the CBD (with the exception being Lakeside Stadium but South Melbourne have a hundred year exclusive lease on it). Heart definitely struggled at times to pull a crowd, but if we had been successful I have no doubt we would have pulled much bigger crowds than City are now.

 

[true believer]

I would have thought out at dandenong sandown hampton park would be a monster . Like a team in blacktown if there was no wsw . Would be huge .
Isn"t the old VFL park out there

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Brisbane Roar apparently looking at Holosko, Dimas, Austin and Krishna

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Brisbane Roar sign Fahid Ben Khalfallah:
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/...hid-ben-khalfallah/1cem9xy5gny44151ookg746gd4

 

[Tevor]

Brisbane Roar sign Fahid Ben Khalfallah:
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/...hid-ben-khalfallah/1cem9xy5gny44151ookg746gd4

I'm watching with interest how a lot of teams rebuild this year, Roar have said good bye to a lot of young talent so not sure an investment in FBK is all that positive. An old guy doesn't quite fill the void of the good young talent leaving the club (up front). One positive though it would be nice to beat the Roar occasionally, history shows fluctuations in fortune always happen so about time we had it over the Roar. Still rate FBK but he has one maybe two years (substitute) left in him.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Kosta Barbarouses rumoured to be returning to the Victory.

David Moyes, Jonathan Calleri and Alexsandar Jovanovic rumoured to be heading to Melbourne City

 

[Wombat]

FBK is a good signing.

 

[Wombat]

Brisbane Roar apparently looking at Holosko, Dimas, Austin and Krishna

Im surprised Krishna is on the market??

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Im surprised Krishna is on the market??

Same here, the rumour is probably bull, considering he is contracted till the end of 2017/18.

 

[style_cafe]

At the end we were averaging 7500 (8500 if you include derbies). The problem with Melbourne is that there isn't too natural of a geographical divide like Sydney has. The closest thing we have to something like that is the South Eastern or Northern suburbs. We also lack any major stadia outside the CBD (with the exception being Lakeside Stadium but South Melbourne have a hundred year exclusive lease on it). Heart definitely struggled at times to pull a crowd, but if we had been successful I have no doubt we would have pulled much bigger crowds than City are now.

I was sad to see Heart go.
Having known Matt Thompson through the youth league Heart were my second team.
The up-side though was you following the MARINERS.
You`ve been a fantastic contributor to this forum JP I hope you can get up here for a few games in the coming season.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

I was sad to Heart go.
Having known Matt Thompson through the youth league Heart were my second team.
The up-side though was you following the MARINERS.
You`ve been a fantastic contributor to this forum JP I hope you can get up here for a few games in the coming season.

Haha thanks Style, I should hopefully be heading up for my first home game (excluding that weird game in Geelong!) with my girlfriend (also a one eyed Mariner) depending of course on successful broke student saving. I can't wait and it would be awesome to meet people from the forum as it's always a highlight of my day to come on here and read what everyone thinks.

 

[style_cafe]

Haha thanks Style, I should hopefully be heading up for my first home game (excluding that weird game in Geelong!) with my girlfriend (also a one eyed Mariner) depending of course on successful broke student saving. I can't wait and it would be awesome to meet people from the forum as it's always a highlight of my day to come on here and read what everyone thinks.

That would be great mate!
What game was you thinking of?

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

That would be great mate!
What game was you thinking of?

Not quite sure which yet but probably some time around December/January. Will let you know once the FFA release the fixture!

 

[style_cafe]

Not quite sure which yet but probably some time around December/January. Will let you know once the FFA release the fixture!

Cheers JP .I hope we see you then.

 

[Big Al]

Surprise Kosta Back to Victory official

 

[Insertnamehere]

Surprise Kosta Back to Victory official

Be killing it on the wings and with troisi gone they can get a consistent #10

 

[Big Al]

Dimi back to the Jets official as well

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Personally thought Khalfallah was a better player but I guess Kosta's Australian citizenship makes him more worth while for the Victory, especially with the ACL coming up.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Dimi back to the Jets official as well

Ulsan seemed to work out within a week that he wasn't worth it, was barely even getting a game when they played in the ACL so he seemed a weird signing. I'm surprised Merrick went for him as he doesn't seem his sort of player. The Jets have a sort of mismatched squad so it will be interesting to see what game plan they go for.