Wombat
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Why did they edit out his bald head??Matt Sim signs with Super Power Samut Prakan FC in the 'LadyBoy League' (Premier) in Thailand.
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Rowdy
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Kalik has eye on Roo call-up:
Australian teenager Anthony Kalik is eyeing a big season with Hajduk Split ahead of the start of the Croatian Prva HNL this weekend with a view to breaking into the Socceroos.
Kalik, 18, broke into the Hajduk starting line-up last term, making 12 appearances after his January loan move from Central Coast Mariners.
The young midfielder made the switch permanent in May, signing a four-year deal and is now looking to kick on.
He was left on the bench in Hajduk’s 2-2 Europa League draw at Romanian club CSMS Iasi on Thursday by new boss Marijan Pusnik but is hopeful of playing in their opening league fixture away to Cibalia on Sunday.
“I felt like when I came in halfway through the season I worked hard to get into the starting XI,” Kalik told FourFourTwo.
“Once I was there I basically played every game until the end of the season. Now I’m looking to build on that.
“I’ve just got to keep working hard. I want to cement my spot in the starting XI.
“Hopefully with all that hard work I want to make the Socceroos squad. I know that’ll take time, but I just have to work hard until I get there.”
Kalik, who has featured regularly in pre-season, hasn’t been playing his natural number 10 role behind the striker, but said he has enjoyed his midfield position.
“I’ve been playing as a number eight in between the midfield,” he said.
“It’s been good, I’ve had freedom to go around. I get the ball a lot of the time which is good, I like to get on it and play things fast forward.
“I like to play a bit higher up, more as a 10 behind the striker, but this is fine. I can play anywhere in the midfield so it doesn’t faze me.”
The Sydney-born youngster admitted the change of manager had created some uncertainty about his first-team chances.
Kalik earned his long-term deal under previous coach Damir Buric but is determined to impress 55-year-old Slovenian Pusnik.
“When I came in the coach was quite pleased with me. He basically offered me the contract straight away,” Kalik said.
“That was a great feeling to see that he had faith in me and he thought I was worthy of a four-year deal, so I couldn’t be happier.
“It’s hard with a new manager coming in, it’s hard to tell already.
“But I’ve got one thing to do, it is play football, work hard and prove to him that I’m ready to start. It’s all up to me.”
Kalik said Hajduk’s ambition for the campaign was to win the Croatian title for the first time since 2005 and added regular game-time was his personal goal with a long-term view to the national team.
“That’s my ambition at the moment,” he said. “I want to play at Hajduk as much as possible and then make the Socceroos, so I’ll be working hard to do that.”
Australian teenager Anthony Kalik is eyeing a big season with Hajduk Split ahead of the start of the Croatian Prva HNL this weekend with a view to breaking into the Socceroos.
Kalik, 18, broke into the Hajduk starting line-up last term, making 12 appearances after his January loan move from Central Coast Mariners.
The young midfielder made the switch permanent in May, signing a four-year deal and is now looking to kick on.
He was left on the bench in Hajduk’s 2-2 Europa League draw at Romanian club CSMS Iasi on Thursday by new boss Marijan Pusnik but is hopeful of playing in their opening league fixture away to Cibalia on Sunday.
“I felt like when I came in halfway through the season I worked hard to get into the starting XI,” Kalik told FourFourTwo.
“Once I was there I basically played every game until the end of the season. Now I’m looking to build on that.
“I’ve just got to keep working hard. I want to cement my spot in the starting XI.
“Hopefully with all that hard work I want to make the Socceroos squad. I know that’ll take time, but I just have to work hard until I get there.”
Kalik, who has featured regularly in pre-season, hasn’t been playing his natural number 10 role behind the striker, but said he has enjoyed his midfield position.
“I’ve been playing as a number eight in between the midfield,” he said.
“It’s been good, I’ve had freedom to go around. I get the ball a lot of the time which is good, I like to get on it and play things fast forward.
“I like to play a bit higher up, more as a 10 behind the striker, but this is fine. I can play anywhere in the midfield so it doesn’t faze me.”
The Sydney-born youngster admitted the change of manager had created some uncertainty about his first-team chances.
Kalik earned his long-term deal under previous coach Damir Buric but is determined to impress 55-year-old Slovenian Pusnik.
“When I came in the coach was quite pleased with me. He basically offered me the contract straight away,” Kalik said.
“That was a great feeling to see that he had faith in me and he thought I was worthy of a four-year deal, so I couldn’t be happier.
“It’s hard with a new manager coming in, it’s hard to tell already.
“But I’ve got one thing to do, it is play football, work hard and prove to him that I’m ready to start. It’s all up to me.”
Kalik said Hajduk’s ambition for the campaign was to win the Croatian title for the first time since 2005 and added regular game-time was his personal goal with a long-term view to the national team.
“That’s my ambition at the moment,” he said. “I want to play at Hajduk as much as possible and then make the Socceroos, so I’ll be working hard to do that.”
Rowdy
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Genuinely happy for the kid that he's doing good ....... in Croatia.
But all this,
"Socceroos, Socceroos, Socceroos !!!"
after just 12 games at your first European club ???
seriously ??
Sniff, sniff ??
Can anyone else smell that ??
Smells ....... kinda like ......
a veiled 'ulti' perhaps ??
I mean, as the kid with Croatian heritage say's, " I'm playing first team Football in Croatia" .... but he wants to play for the Socceroos!
Pleeeeease, no more Seric's, Didulica's & Simunic's.
Anthony:
head down, bum up & the rest will take care of itself.
But all this,
"Socceroos, Socceroos, Socceroos !!!"
after just 12 games at your first European club ???
seriously ??Sniff, sniff ??
Can anyone else smell that ??
Smells ....... kinda like ......
a veiled 'ulti' perhaps ??
I mean, as the kid with Croatian heritage say's, " I'm playing first team Football in Croatia" .... but he wants to play for the Socceroos!
Pleeeeease, no more Seric's, Didulica's & Simunic's.
Anthony:
head down, bum up & the rest will take care of itself.
FFC Mariner
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He was said to be really up himself with a sense of entitlement before he left.
Those comments show he hasn't changed
Those comments show he hasn't changed
Forum Phoenix
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JoyfulPenguin
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Mitch Duke remains out with an ACL injury as his side Shimizu S-Pulse drew 2-2 away from home with eleventh placed Ehime FC. Shimizu are fifth with nineteen games to play.
Trent Sainsbury was not in the squad for Jiängsü Süníng as they lost 3-0 away from home to tenth placed Yánbän Fùdé. Jiängsü Süníng sit second in the Chinese Super League with twelve games to play.
No details are available as to whether Adrian Pellegrino played for Nong Bua Pitchaya FC as they drew 1-1 with third placed Phayao FC. Nong Bua Pitchaya sit equal top with six games left in the Thai Division 2 Northern Region.
Sauce:
http://footballcentral.com.au/saturday-wrap-132/#.V4xNC8uubqA
Trent Sainsbury was not in the squad for Jiängsü Süníng as they lost 3-0 away from home to tenth placed Yánbän Fùdé. Jiängsü Süníng sit second in the Chinese Super League with twelve games to play.
No details are available as to whether Adrian Pellegrino played for Nong Bua Pitchaya FC as they drew 1-1 with third placed Phayao FC. Nong Bua Pitchaya sit equal top with six games left in the Thai Division 2 Northern Region.
Sauce:
http://footballcentral.com.au/saturday-wrap-132/#.V4xNC8uubqA
JoyfulPenguin
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Tom Rogić came on for Celtic FC in the 46th minute as they defeated VfL Wolfsburg (German Tier One) 2-1.
Sauce:
http://footballcentral.com.au/saturday-wrap-132/#.V4xO4cuubqA
Sauce:
http://footballcentral.com.au/saturday-wrap-132/#.V4xO4cuubqA
JoyfulPenguin
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Anthony Kalik was not in the squad for Hajduk Split for their first round 2-0 away victory against Cibalia Vinkovci. Hajduk sit third in the Croatian Prva Liga with thirty five games to play.
As previously reported in this thread Mustafa Amini played a full match, scored one goal and assisted another for Aarhus GF as they defeated SønderjyskE 2-0. Aarhus sit fourth in the Danish Superligaen with thirty two games to play.
Sauce:
http://footballcentral.com.au/sunday-wrap-132/#.V4xQRsuubqA
As previously reported in this thread Mustafa Amini played a full match, scored one goal and assisted another for Aarhus GF as they defeated SønderjyskE 2-0. Aarhus sit fourth in the Danish Superligaen with thirty two games to play.
Sauce:
http://footballcentral.com.au/sunday-wrap-132/#.V4xQRsuubqA
Rowdy
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Sim embarks on South African adventure:
Former A-League midfielder Matt Sim has signed a two-year deal with South African Club Cape Town City FC.
Sim left Western Sydney at the end of last season after joining them in February.
The midfielder told FourFourTwo he received a good recommendation about the South African Premier Division from his ex-Central Coast teammate Isaka Cernak.
“There’s a few boys that are here now that are from our part of the world - Jeremy Brockie, Michael Boxall, Isaka Cernak, there were all at the same team SuperSport last year,” he said.
“I had a long chat with Isaka Cernak about it and he had nothing but positive reviews about the league and the set-up and the country. When the opportunity arose to check things out for a few day before committing, I took that.
“There’s plenty of opportunities for Australian players in Asia but it’s a different market here. Cape Town’s a beautiful city and its proved to be a good fit so far.”
Cape Town City FC were previously known as Mpumalanga Black Aces, before the club was sold and renamed. Sim said he can’t wait to get started, with the new season kicking off in August.
“There’s some very big clubs here, Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are based around Johannesburg,” he said.
“They’ve got a pre-season cup where they play each other and they get 80,000 people. It’s a league that’s really blossomed in the past few years since the world Cup. The facilities in the league are top notch. It’s a league that’s doing well.
“The standard that I’ve seen so far is quite good. The South African players are technically very good, they’re athletic, strong, powerful so it will be a fast-paced league to play in and one I’m looking forward to.”
Sim debuted in the A-League with the Mariners in 2014 before joining the Wanderers at the start of this year. The 28-year old decided on a stint in South Africa opposed to a move to Asia.
“It was a tough one as I came in mid-season at Western Sydney,” he said. “I had a great time there, I’ve got so much respect for Poppa.
“They had a large amount of contracted players for this season so I was in a position where I was thinking I could stick it out in Australia, but I haven’t played a lot of football in the back half of the season so it was going to be tough for me to be offered something straight off the bat.
“So I’d have to wait around till late July, early August to see what’s around. Or it was go and explore and find a new opportunity. It was a big thing for me. I ummed and ahhed about going to Asia.
“I’ve come to South Africa and there’s lots of players moving to Europe from here, to leagues in Scandanavia and Belgium. From a football point of view I thought I could go to Asia after I’m dome here if things don’t work out, or I can come here and hopefully do well and see where it takes me.
“I’m very lucky I’ve come to a team with a good owner, a good coach.”
Former A-League midfielder Matt Sim has signed a two-year deal with South African Club Cape Town City FC.
Sim left Western Sydney at the end of last season after joining them in February.
The midfielder told FourFourTwo he received a good recommendation about the South African Premier Division from his ex-Central Coast teammate Isaka Cernak.
“There’s a few boys that are here now that are from our part of the world - Jeremy Brockie, Michael Boxall, Isaka Cernak, there were all at the same team SuperSport last year,” he said.
“I had a long chat with Isaka Cernak about it and he had nothing but positive reviews about the league and the set-up and the country. When the opportunity arose to check things out for a few day before committing, I took that.
“There’s plenty of opportunities for Australian players in Asia but it’s a different market here. Cape Town’s a beautiful city and its proved to be a good fit so far.”
Cape Town City FC were previously known as Mpumalanga Black Aces, before the club was sold and renamed. Sim said he can’t wait to get started, with the new season kicking off in August.
“There’s some very big clubs here, Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are based around Johannesburg,” he said.
“They’ve got a pre-season cup where they play each other and they get 80,000 people. It’s a league that’s really blossomed in the past few years since the world Cup. The facilities in the league are top notch. It’s a league that’s doing well.
“The standard that I’ve seen so far is quite good. The South African players are technically very good, they’re athletic, strong, powerful so it will be a fast-paced league to play in and one I’m looking forward to.”
Sim debuted in the A-League with the Mariners in 2014 before joining the Wanderers at the start of this year. The 28-year old decided on a stint in South Africa opposed to a move to Asia.
“It was a tough one as I came in mid-season at Western Sydney,” he said. “I had a great time there, I’ve got so much respect for Poppa.
“They had a large amount of contracted players for this season so I was in a position where I was thinking I could stick it out in Australia, but I haven’t played a lot of football in the back half of the season so it was going to be tough for me to be offered something straight off the bat.
“So I’d have to wait around till late July, early August to see what’s around. Or it was go and explore and find a new opportunity. It was a big thing for me. I ummed and ahhed about going to Asia.
“I’ve come to South Africa and there’s lots of players moving to Europe from here, to leagues in Scandanavia and Belgium. From a football point of view I thought I could go to Asia after I’m dome here if things don’t work out, or I can come here and hopefully do well and see where it takes me.
“I’m very lucky I’ve come to a team with a good owner, a good coach.”
Rowdy
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On the money"Job's 4 the Boy's"
Maybe Isaka Cernak @ SuperSport United gave him a call.
With Poppa most likely to lose LB Scott Jamieson to IKF Gothenburg, after the Swedish club's offer triggered a release clause in Jamo's contract, I feel Sim may have done a job for WSW in that LB position (as well as offering utillity on the entire LHS) for this coming season as he really didnt put a foot wrong when he turned out for us ....... except linking up with the group of 'dissenters' and ultimately sealing his own fate.
Sim wouldn't have cost Poppa a shitload of money either.
Good luck to him in Sth Africa, I say.
It also shows to young Aussies that Football really can be your passport to the world.
Rowdy
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Griffiths opens up on Malaysian departure:
Brent Griffiths has opened up about his departure from Malaysian Super League side Penang and his plans for the future.
The former Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast man exited Penang last week when his contract was mutually terminated. Griffths spent seven months with the Panthers.
The defender told FourFourTwo his time in Malaysia was “interesting”.
“I was very lucky to live in arguably the best city/state in Malaysia but signed for a team that had just been promoted to the Super League,” he said.
“From the get go there were many set backs from the club and the ‘officials’ making decisions at the top which I think unsettled the team a little but basically that's Malaysian football.
“All in all I had a great time and really enjoyed my first experience of South East Asian football. It's different but every player going over that way needs to find it out for themselves because you don't truly know until you see it first hand.”
Griffiths admitted he expected to encounter some politics off the field when he moved to Penang.
“Literally the first meeting I had with my agents they told me... half the club don't want you here so be careful,” he said.
“It was a bit of a shock at first but I think I just forgot about it as the season progressed. There's some things that are out of your control and if I worried about it I'd have gone insane.
“You can obviously see now when five Australian players all got released half way through the season for no real reason. It's not anyone's fault to be honest it's just the league and the way things work. There's sort of beauty in the chaos though.”
“In terms of football structures it was almost non-existent. The Malaysian players are very technically talented but lack a lot of other attributes. I think that's a cultural issue to be honest.
“For me there's only one team in Malaysia that is a cut above the rest in Johor but other then that I'd say almost every team is on par and can compete.
“Obviously most clubs bring in foreign strikers so on a personal note it was good to play against some good strikers and have a decent battle, and I mean battle because the refereeing was non-existent.”
Griffiths has returned to Perth and is considering all options. The central defender could return overseas or aim for another stint in the A-League.
“I'm speaking to a few different clubs and agents in various parts of the world right now so we will see what pops up,” he said.
“I'm in a very open frame of mind right now so I'll see what comes and assess what works for me. Sometimes in football you have to get out of a current situation to progress and that's where I feel I'm at.
“If that means to head overseas or stay in the A-League then so be it, but either way I'm happy with the journey I'm on and looking forward to the next step.”
Brent Griffiths has opened up about his departure from Malaysian Super League side Penang and his plans for the future.
The former Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast man exited Penang last week when his contract was mutually terminated. Griffths spent seven months with the Panthers.
The defender told FourFourTwo his time in Malaysia was “interesting”.
“I was very lucky to live in arguably the best city/state in Malaysia but signed for a team that had just been promoted to the Super League,” he said.
“From the get go there were many set backs from the club and the ‘officials’ making decisions at the top which I think unsettled the team a little but basically that's Malaysian football.
“All in all I had a great time and really enjoyed my first experience of South East Asian football. It's different but every player going over that way needs to find it out for themselves because you don't truly know until you see it first hand.”
Griffiths admitted he expected to encounter some politics off the field when he moved to Penang.
“Literally the first meeting I had with my agents they told me... half the club don't want you here so be careful,” he said.
“It was a bit of a shock at first but I think I just forgot about it as the season progressed. There's some things that are out of your control and if I worried about it I'd have gone insane.
“You can obviously see now when five Australian players all got released half way through the season for no real reason. It's not anyone's fault to be honest it's just the league and the way things work. There's sort of beauty in the chaos though.”
“In terms of football structures it was almost non-existent. The Malaysian players are very technically talented but lack a lot of other attributes. I think that's a cultural issue to be honest.
“For me there's only one team in Malaysia that is a cut above the rest in Johor but other then that I'd say almost every team is on par and can compete.
“Obviously most clubs bring in foreign strikers so on a personal note it was good to play against some good strikers and have a decent battle, and I mean battle because the refereeing was non-existent.”
Griffiths has returned to Perth and is considering all options. The central defender could return overseas or aim for another stint in the A-League.
“I'm speaking to a few different clubs and agents in various parts of the world right now so we will see what pops up,” he said.
“I'm in a very open frame of mind right now so I'll see what comes and assess what works for me. Sometimes in football you have to get out of a current situation to progress and that's where I feel I'm at.
“If that means to head overseas or stay in the A-League then so be it, but either way I'm happy with the journey I'm on and looking forward to the next step.”
Rowdy
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Sainsbury scores and celebrates with Kangaroo-hop in China:
Australia defender Trent Sainsbury scored, and celebrated with a Kangaroo-hop, as Jiangsu Suning hammered Hebei 4-0 in the Chinese Super League.
Sainsbury has played 90 minutes in 18 of Jiangsu's 19 league matches so far this season, but it was the first time the Socceroos centre-back has scored.
Colombian Roger Martinez produced a man of the match performance with two goals in 60 minutes, while Xi Wu also got on the scoresheet for the hosts.
Jiangsu Suning maintained second position on the Chinese Super League ladder, 10 points behind Guangzhou Evergrande.
Australia defender Trent Sainsbury scored, and celebrated with a Kangaroo-hop, as Jiangsu Suning hammered Hebei 4-0 in the Chinese Super League.
Sainsbury has played 90 minutes in 18 of Jiangsu's 19 league matches so far this season, but it was the first time the Socceroos centre-back has scored.
Colombian Roger Martinez produced a man of the match performance with two goals in 60 minutes, while Xi Wu also got on the scoresheet for the hosts.
Jiangsu Suning maintained second position on the Chinese Super League ladder, 10 points behind Guangzhou Evergrande.
midfielder
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Austin was close to MOM tonight against Juve ...
sydmariner
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but he missed an absolute sitter
sydmariner
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yes & so is the asian leg to.
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