So looking at the final 4 in HAL. To be competitive you need 2-3 ex/fringe roos. 1 excellent foreigner, a couple serviceable ones.
Can we afford all that? We had Tommy H and Jem who I'd call serviceable. Nothing else really
If you attract the right 5 visa players they don't have to cost the earth. Roy was not inordinately expensive but did a great job with poor service. Once you have that and assume Oar is one of your ex/fringe Socceroos. The others that fit that criteria that are available at the moment are below. which two would you pick? Which ones are likely to want to come/stay in Australia? Which ones are affordable?
Mile Jedinak Defensive Midfield Aug 3, 1984 (34)
Tomi Juric Centre-Forward Jul 22, 1991 (27)
James Troisi Attacking Midfield Jul 3, 1988 (30)
Joshua Brillante Central Midfield
Dario Vidosic Attacking Midfield Apr 8, 1987 (32)
James Meredith Left-Back Apr 4, 1988 (31)
Rhys Williams Centre-Back Jul 14, 1988 (30)
Nikita Rukavytsya Right Winger Jun 22, 1987 (31)
Robbie Kruse Left Winger Oct 5, 1988 (30)
Nikolai Topor-Stanley Centre-Back Mar 11, 1985 (34)
Brett Holman Attacking Midfield Mar 27, 1984 (35)
Leigh Broxham Left-Back Jan 13, 1988 (31)
Nathan Burns Centre-Forward May 7, 1988 (31)
Matt Smith Centre-Back Oct 15, 1982 (36)
Brent McGrath Centre-Forward Jun 18, 1991 (27)
Dino Djulbic Centre-Back Feb 16, 1983 (36)