CCM Boys conquering the world

[Gratis]

Good stuff

 

[Rowdy]

Being on a "free", with no 'Merkel Mark$' needed on a transfer fee, should surely see him snapped up by the krauts.

Even if it's in Bundesliga2 like Matthew Leckie was, will still keep him developing well and be 'acceptable' for Postecoglou.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Little interview with Maty Ryan:
http://m.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/ma...-for-valencia-in-la-liga-20150723-giizmp.html

 

[Atomic]

Maty made his debut for Valencia in a 1-0 win over PSV overnight. He was subbed off in the 83rd minute.
A clean sheet is a good start.

 

[Rowdy]

Forget about Griff coming back to us to fill a DM/CB role (always was a very remote hope)

Trialled for a week but FAIL'D to land a gig @ Birmingham City, BUT......

Griffiths joins Eredivisie outfit Roda JC

Former Perth Glory midfielder Rostyn Griffiths has sealed a move to Europe after inking a two-year deal with newly-promoted Eredivisie side Roda JC.

Griffiths, a standout performer for Glory through the highs and lows of last season, sought a release from the club in search of an overseas opportunity and was expected to return to Asia where he spent two seasons with Guangzhou R&F.

But Roda, once home to Graham Arnold, Zeljko Kalac and Gary van Egmond, made an approach late last week and the formalities were concluded on Saturday night.


Roda is back in the Eredivisie after being relegated two years ago and is looking to cement its place in the top division under coach Darije Kalezic.

Australian agent Dragan Jevtic, who brokered the deal, said: "This is a chance for Rostyn to compete at a great level for a club which is on the up and back where it belongs this season.

"They were keen to get him on board and now he has the opportunity to excel in one of Europe's best leagues.

"Rostyn wants to test himself at the highest level possible and can't wait to get started now."

 

[Rowdy]

Equate him to be 15% less of a 'Mile Jedinak' & was great for us when we lost Jedi.

Another of the 'Millionaires Factory's'- 'Ca$h-Cow's' we (CCM) made money from with his Australian record transfer fee of $1.3 million to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande back in 2012; which surprisingly was reportedly just broken by Adelaide's Awer Mabill

http://m.theaustralian.com.au/sport...eal-all-but-done/story-fnlpdr1y-1227448603745

 

[MrCelery]

Enjoyed this summary of Mat Ryan's time with Brugge:

 

[Gratis]

MAN there were some seriously good saves there. and there was nothing really on his distribution in that clip either apart from the one.
I'll never forget the game we should have gotten drilled by M Heart but for Maty, he save a dozen they should have scored (and we won).

Here's another article:
http://outside90.com/who-is-mathew-ryan321/

A closer look at the career of new Valencia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan

 

[greenlig]

MAN there were some seriously good saves there. and there was nothing really on his distribution in that clip either apart from the one.
I'll never forget the game we should have gotten drilled by M Heart but for Maty, he save a dozen they should have scored (and we won).

Yep, that was the game where he really showed how much of a match winner he can be. He did the same against Torino for Brugge. You should jump on their fan forum some time to see how much they loved him. Is great to see just how well he does.

 

[midfielder]

Matty pulled off good saves in this vid ... his first game for Valencia

 

[banarama]

And waiting for news of the mariners reinvesting some of the transfer kickbacks into the current roster......

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Q

And waiting for news of the mariners reinvesting some of the transfer kickbacks into the current roster......

I'd personally prefer it be invested into our youth set up rather than the short term gain of one or two players.

 

[Revilo]

Rogic just scored for Celtic in the SPL. 1-0 halftime

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Freakish goal

 

[greenlig]

Video of the goal

 

[Atomic]

Tommy got a full 90 mins against Kilmarnock this morning. Had a couple of opportunities to add to his goal tally. His performances are dividing the Celtic faithful. I think the weight of opinion is in his favour, but it's going to take a string of consistent performances to win the all over.

It actually reminds me of Jedi's time with Palace when he joined them back when they were in the Championship. The fans hated is poor passing, but he slowly won them over with his domination in the midfield and ended up being captain.

The general feeling is Tommy needs to lift his work rate in defence. He has plenty of vision and excellent ball skills but needs to shoot more.

 

[Rowdy]

The general feeling is Tommy needs to lift his work rate in defence.

Was also said by a few when he was with us.

 

[dibo]

If he had a work rate it would've been an improvement.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Bit harsh I think Dibo. I think his futsal background has been a real strength in some areas but cost him in others. Celtic faithful might yet be proved to be under estimating him, hard 24 months for him and still only young, but they have been spoilt for a long time and have very high standards.

 

[Rowdy]

Big congrats to Mile Jedinak, Alex Wilkinson, Matty Ryan & Tom Rogic on making the current Socceroo's squad.

Rogic, Kruse back for Socceroos;


Ange Postecoglou has included Robbie Kruse and Tom Rogic in his Socceroos squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Fit-again attacking duo Tom Rogic and Robbie Kruse have earned a recall to the Australia squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan in September.

Rogic had not been selected for national team duty since being ruled out of the 2014 World Cup but has now done enough to convince head coach Ange Postecoglou he is worth picking, having returned to action for club side Celtic in recent weeks.

Kruse gets the nod after recovering from the serious ankle injury he suffered in Australia's Asian Cup final victory over South Korea in January.

Among the other notable inclusions is goalkeeper Alex Cisak, who plays for Leyton Orient in League Two and who has apparently benefitted from an injury to Stuttgart's Mitch Langerak.

Ryan McGowan, who stood in for the injured Ivan Franjic in Brazil last year but missed out on the Asian Cup squad, has been recalled after playing regularly for Dundee United.

His fellow Scottish Premiership player Jackson Irvine, who sealed a permanent transfer from Celtic to Ross County in the off-season, will hope to earn his first cap since being picked by caretaker Aurelio Vidmar in the 3-0 friendly win over Canada in October 2013, the Socceroos' first match following the dismissal of Holger Osieck.

Aaron Mooy, recently elevated to marquee status at Melbourne City, will have another opportunity to impress Postecoglou, who has also called on Tommy Oar, despite the wide attacker being without a club since leaving Utrecht at the end of the previous campaign.

Australia, who began their bid to reach Russia in 2018 with a 2-1 win away to Kyrgyzstan in June, host Bangladesh in Perth on September 3 before facing Tajikistan away five days later.

Squad in full:
Goalkeepers:
Alex Cisak (Leyton Orient)
Adam Federici (Bournemouth)
Mathew Ryan (Valencia)

Defenders:
Aziz Behich (Bursaspor)
Jason Davidson (Huddersfield)
Tarek Elrich (Adelaide United)
Ryan McGowan (Dundee United)
Matthew Spiranovic (Hangzhou Greentown) Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Motors)
Bailey Wright (Preston North End)

Midfielders:
Jackson Irvine (Ross County)
Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace)
Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar)
Mark Milligan (Bani Yas)
Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City)
Tom Rogic (Celtic)

Forwards:
Nathan Burns (FC Tokyo)
Tim Cahill (Shanghai Shenhua)
Tomi Juric (Roda JC)
Robbie Kruse (Bayer Leverkusen)
Mathew Leckie (Ingolstadt)
Tommy Oar (unattached)

Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/rogic-kruse-back-socceroos#hYlr4afXD4RFVdWj.99