luisenrique Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I know it was said in jest but man it would be unreal if we signed Totti. One of the most underrated players of all time, and still got it. Even at 50% he would own this league. Good to see that the club are trying to sign Antonis and Nico back. I know Nico didn't tear it up in the second half but with a full season behind him I think he could step up a level. Plus if he had better players around him this time his impact would have been greater. Link to comment
Paul01 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 hour ago, JackDoff said: Need to put mirrors up everywhere for Totti , good shopping in Westfields Parra for Mrs Keane! Mrs Keane will need a limo to the City if she comes. i'd rather have got Klose! JackDoff and Prydzopolis 2 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Looks like Milligan will be staying in the Middle East. Link to comment
wanderersfanatic Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 No Totti please, I was in Rome 2 weeks ago watching Roma vs Lazio, and he was waay slower than Pio. eggs 1 Link to comment
luisenrique Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Is such a thing even possible? Neverbloom 1 Link to comment
Neverbloom Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 i dont think this has been posted but Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic has axed eight players in his annual purge but will do everything in his power to ensure on-loan stars Nico Martinez and Terry Antonis return next season. The Wanderers on Thursday announced the departures of captain Dimas Delgado, vice-captain Mitch Nichols, Perth Glory-bound Scott Neville, Uruguayan midfielder Bruno Pinatares, veteran attacker Ryan Griffiths and young trio Liam Youlley, Stefan Zinni and Emilio Martinez. They join Mario Shabow, who has signed for Newcastle Jets, and foundation player Shannon Cole, who flagged his departure earlier this week. It leaves Popovic with plenty of work to do to rebuild his squad but he has already set the foundation for next season with 18 players locked away. However, the futures of Martinez and Antonis are out of the club's hands. Antonis was central to the Wanderers' late-season improvement and established an impressive attacking midfield partnership with Kearyn Baccus, after arriving on loan from PAOK in January. The 23-year-old Antonis' contract with the Greek Superleague club runs for another year, while Martinez is tied to parent club Olympiacos until 2019. "They're two players we obviously like," Popovic said. "It's not as simple as us having a decision on that. We'll speak to their clubs and see whether something is possible. "If it's not, of course we have to look for alternatives, but we'll be in discussions with both clubs. "There's a few (other players) we want to look at. We need to improve in that final third, not in terms of our play but our conversion and goals we score." The Wanderers' other priority will be recruiting a reliable striker to join the excellent but ageing Brendon Santalab. Popovic has had no luck in that department over the past two seasons after Federico Piovaccari and Kerem Bulut failed to fire. But Popovic has stressed goals should come from the whole squad, rather than just a centre-forward like Santalab, who contributed one third of Western Sydney's goals this season. "That's an area we're looking at but I don't think it's just the striker," Popovic said. "Our striker this year scored 14 goals but we didn't get enough contribution throughout the rest of the group. "If you look at the champions (Sydney FC), their striker scored 15 goals but they had contributions all over the park." The Wanderers are still yet to confirm the long-speculated signing of Dutch midfielder Roly Bonevacia from Wellington Phoenix, which would leave Popovic with two foreign spots left to fill. Imports Jumpei Kusukami and Aritz Borda are contracted for another year. Read more at http://wwos.nine.com.au/2017/05/11/09/04/wsw-to-make-antonis-martinez-inquiries#6QtRbFG6mx6BiHIR.99 Zelinsky, Burgerman, DinoPresinger and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 By my count, the turnover is 12. Hopefully, JT and Popa can extend get season long loan deals for Nico and Terry. wendybr, DinoPresinger and Prydzopolis 3 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Popovic: ""We need to improve in that final third, not in terms of our play but our conversion and goals we score." The Wanderers' other priority will be recruiting a reliable striker to join the excellent but ageing Brendon Santalab. Amen to that. JackDoff, Paul01, EmMac and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Sithslayer1991 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 What's the hold up on resigning Baccus, negotiations still ongoing? I don't predict any new signings happening until late June. Borda must go will even make a go fund me page to pay out his contract Burgerman, JackDoff, Prydzopolis and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Prydzopolis Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 12 hours ago, Paul01 said: Francesco Totti refuses to rule out playing on. Possibility?🤔 Robbie Keane's wife now ok with a move away from Rodeo Drive. Let me just nip this in the bud. Totti wants to play another year, the new sporting director (moggi ex Sevilla SD) has effectively called an end to Totti's career. Suffice to say Totti is fuming inside but publicly has said nothing. Decision will be made at end of season. Also, as part of his previous contract, Totti has signed a pre-contract agreement to become a director of Roma for 5 years. No chance of him coming here. Strikers in Italy are able to last longer they are able to in other leagues. In Italy, it is a lot more technical and not as fast paced. Throw in the heat plus pitches in Australia and he'd fall apart. If that wasn't enough, the equation is simple, we can't afford half of these players. More likely to go to MLS and get a 4-10m USD payday rather than come to Australia for 1m AUD Burgerman, DontCallMeJacko and JackDoff 3 Link to comment
SBW Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Klaas Jan Huntelaar is off contract! And so is Ricardo Vaz Te JackDoff and DinoPresinger 2 Link to comment
wswtragic Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 52 minutes ago, SBW said: Klaas Jan Huntelaar is off contract! And so is Ricardo Vaz Te So is Scott Mc, and he won't take up a foreign spot. Swanderer, Prydzopolis and JackDoff 3 Link to comment
JackDoff Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 11 hours ago, wanderersfanatic said: No Totti please, I was in Rome 2 weeks ago watching Roma vs Lazio, and he was waay slower than Pio. Give him a break, Totti's nearly 41!!! .....I still wouldn't want him though Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
wswtragic Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 and if Motherwell gets relegated (because they're crap) .... Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
That70sDude Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Instead of sacking 15 players time to sack ONE coach. sonar, Portillo and NotVaughan 3 Link to comment
stavup Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 We would be the joke of the A-league with people wearing Totti jerseys, worse than ESFC...plus they guy is done, he would spend more time holding his face rolling around the ground, no thanks GunnerWanderer, Neverbloom and Wanderer74 3 Link to comment
btron3000 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 The FFA would probably block a Totti move because he hit the winning pen against us at Germany and the non football crowd wouldn't like him... Prydzopolis, JackDoff and Erebus 3 Link to comment
JackDoff Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Nah, Totti's too young at 41......Batistuta's only 48! Sign him up!!!! .....what's Pele up to? how old's he now? 178?? Prydzopolis, sonar and GunnerWanderer 3 Link to comment
theguyyouwishyouwere Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Honda has ruled out a move to the US... Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
wswtragic Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 37 minutes ago, theguyyouwishyouwere said: Honda has ruled out a move to the US... He's been getting splinters for a year at AC. Still too expensive for us. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
WanderingToqui Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I just hope we find an unknown number 9 who tears it up for us. Ahhh to dream! Prydzopolis and EmMac 2 Link to comment
beatsurrender Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I like the idea of scott Macdonald. Wouldn't need to use a visa spot and with borda around for another year we are already failing. The visa players are the x-factor in this league for sure Prydzopolis and wswtragic 2 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 25 minutes ago, WanderingToqui said: I just hope we find an unknown number 9 who tears it up for us. Ahhh to dream! Look up Helder Postiga🤔 Age 34 height 1.82m. Needs a club! 71 appearances for Portugal with 27 goals. Would need the Popa fitness regime ZachMercer and Prydzopolis 2 Link to comment
Prydzopolis Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 1 hour ago, theguyyouwishyouwere said: Honda has ruled out a move to the US... Did he give a reason? Obviously was not cash driven. Perhaps wants to go home after being away from home from so long? Link to comment
mack Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Anyone got a striker under 30? Burgerman, matty and MajorMelons 3 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, mack said: Anyone got a striker under 30? Yosuke Saito Age 29 Plays RW and LW as side positions. 42 goals in 128 games. Be a mate for Jumpei theguyyouwishyouwere and mack 2 Link to comment
matty Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Gonna be a long off season... EmMac, JackDoff, mack and 2 others 5 Link to comment
mack Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 According to some SFC insider sources, Nichols was asking for marquee level wages. Apparently Jets might be looking at him as well. Kangaroo 1 Link to comment
wanderersfanatic Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 1 hour ago, mack said: Anyone got a striker under 30? He's 29, he'll tear it up. I hope he's available. Burgerman 1 Link to comment
ZachMercer Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Paul01 said: Look up Helder Postiga🤔 Age 34 height 1.82m. Needs a club! 71 appearances for Portugal with 27 goals. Would need the Popa fitness regime I'd love to see him play again, but alas he probably wouldn't last. Link to comment
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