mack Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Media reports have surfaced that the Western Sydney Wanderers have won the battle with Perth Glory for the services of Nikita Rukavytsya. Rukavytsya, who has a couple handfuls of Australian National Team caps, was targeted by Western Messrs the Wanderers & Glory and news has leaked from the Glory camp of the rejection of their large marquee level offer. Should the reports prove correct, the carrot of playing Asian Champions League football for the current West Asian ACL finalists looks to have secured the signature of the 27 year old forward. Rukavytsya exploded onto the football scene in Australia, with direct and pacy runs on goal with a finish to match, big things were expected of the Ukrainian born & Perth raised striker. After securing a move to Europe following a haul of 16 goals from 42 appearances for the Glory, his career has spluttered along, averaging just 20 games a season since. The signing perfectly complements Tony Popovic's tactical outlook, and will place a lot of pressure on the likes of Mark Bridge & Kwabena Appiah. In addition to the reports of several young Wanderers such as Marty Lo being signed to contracts, this is likely the final signing for the Wanderers this year, at least until the next transfer window. Click here to view the article Balkanite, Burgerman and Bones 3 Link to comment
1988banana Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I just blew in my pants..... bye bye bridge JackoWsw, Erdz, DontCallMeJacko and 7 others 10 Link to comment
Popular Post Prydzopolis Posted October 12, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2014 I just blew in my pants..... bye bye bridge Popa to troll us all and leave Ruka on the bench while he starts bridge & Kubi POUMista, wandererswaratahs, Balkanite and 12 others 15 Link to comment
Tranquilo Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 it was Popas press conference that made this happen if its true. Basically said we won't up our offer our quality and our goals and record speaks for itself. If you wan't to be on the stage then the door is open to join WSW. Link to comment
Legionista Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Is he in the country? Link to comment
Tranquilo Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 chappy, wandererswaratahs, Prydzopolis and 5 others 8 Link to comment
cpcDanger Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 it was Popas press conference that made this happen if its true. Basically said we won't up our offer our quality and our goals and record speaks for itself. If you wan't to be on the stage then the door is open to join WSW. Also, the fact that before Spira and Tomi came to us they weren't getting national team call ups - s*** he got Topor a recall. Ruka knows that if you work with Popa, anything can happen. Meanwhile at Perth... Tranquilo, lloydy136, Prydzopolis and 10 others 13 Link to comment
Westy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Boooooom! pys, Balkanite, Prydzopolis and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! I hope my jubilation is not premature, but this is as big as Spira coming last year. Congrats to the club for getting this signature. Very well done. shakeyourface, wendybr, lloydy136 and 5 others 8 Link to comment
beatsurrender Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Great signing. Bridge's place will be contested now. Still I think people are being a bit harsh on Bridgey. He has limitations (don't we all) but he has been a Wanderer since the begining and he deserves respect for that. I'll never forget it was Bridge who won the penalty that enabled us to beat NeverGrande.An awesome moment. Edited October 12, 2014 by beatsurrender Cynth, nmh94, BrightSpark and 6 others 9 Link to comment
wanderersfanatic Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 It's official! http://m.perthnow.com.au/sport/football/nikita-rukavytsya-signs-for-western-sydney-wanderers-knocking-back-aleague-rivals-perth-glory/story-fnhq5z8s-1227088204187?nk=c09dea3ede85581d97d762cb2268230c Portillo 1 Link to comment
Westy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Great signing. Bridge's place will be contested now. Still I think people are being a bit harsh on Bridgey. He has limitations (don't we all) but he has been a Wanderer since the begining and he deserves respect for that. I'll never forget it was Bridge who won the penalty that enabled us to beat NeverGrande.An awesome moment. Yeah, he has his faults but he has been one of our best in getting a goal when we need it. Hopefully tho ruka can do the same but add the x factor Link to comment
theguest7 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Kubi will still start, 100%. wanderersfanatic 1 Link to comment
Wanderboy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Kubi will still start, 100%. lol. Oh, hang on. You're serious. ****. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
theguest7 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Kubi will still start, 100%. lol. Oh, hang on. You're serious. ****. I'm sarcastically serious. On another thread I was criticising Ruka thinking we don't need him, but our lack of depth on he wings has convinced me otherwise. I'm pretty keen to see what he's got to offer. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Neverbloom Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 DinoPresinger, theguyyouwishyouwere, blurbel and 4 others 7 Link to comment
Wanderboy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Kubi will still start, 100%. lol. Oh, hang on. You're serious. ****. I'm sarcastically serious. On another thread I was criticising Ruka thinking we don't need him, but our lack of depth on he wings has convinced me otherwise. I'm pretty keen to see what he's got to offer. I actually thought you were being sarcastic. lol Nobody could have said that and been serious. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Tigers Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 can people explain exactly why this is such a good signing? i'm expecting he will be at least as good as what we already have, but can people say why will he be better? i haven't seen much of him. i'm not doubting Popa at all but there's been a lot of hype around rukavytsya for years. his stats look underwhelming, both number of games played and goals over the last 7 years. i didn't have foxtel at the time he played for perth so i didn't get to watch a-league then. i do remember watching him play for the socceroos (and olyroos), there was lots of hype around that, but he never did anything as i recall. i know he will add depth up front for ACL 2015, so that's a positive. he's a left footer, so for us are you expecting he will play anywhere across the front 3(like bridge/haliti/santalab)? or primarily left wing? or primarily striker? any ability to play anywhere else, such as CAM? we need another one of those... Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Kizza Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 can people explain exactly why this is such a good signing? i'm expecting he will be at least as good as what we already have, but can people say why will he be better? i haven't seen much of him. i'm not doubting Popa at all but there's been a lot of hype around rukavytsya for years. his stats look underwhelming, both number of games played and goals over the last 7 years. i didn't have foxtel at the time he played for perth so i didn't get to watch a-league then. i do remember watching him play for the socceroos (and olyroos), there was lots of hype around that, but he never did anything as i recall. i know he will add depth up front for ACL 2015, so that's a positive. he's a left footer, so for us are you expecting he will play anywhere across the front 3(like bridge/haliti/santalab)? or primarily left wing? or primarily striker? any ability to play anywhere else, such as CAM? we need another one of those... He's a ST than can play LW. He was as fast as Kubi but with the ability to actually finish and do something with the ball. Prydzopolis, stavup, Tigers and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Neverbloom Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 can people explain exactly why this is such a good signing? i'm expecting he will be at least as good as what we already have, but can people say why will he be better? i haven't seen much of him. i'm not doubting Popa at all but there's been a lot of hype around rukavytsya for years. his stats look underwhelming, both number of games played and goals over the last 7 years. i didn't have foxtel at the time he played for perth so i didn't get to watch a-league then. i do remember watching him play for the socceroos (and olyroos), there was lots of hype around that, but he never did anything as i recall. i know he will add depth up front for ACL 2015, so that's a positive. he's a left footer, so for us are you expecting he will play anywhere across the front 3(like bridge/haliti/santalab)? or primarily left wing? or primarily striker? any ability to play anywhere else, such as CAM? we need another one of those... He's a ST than can play LW. He was as fast as Kubi but with the ability to actually finish and do something with the ball. plus he will be at his best because of Popa DinoPresinger and theguyyouwishyouwere 2 Link to comment
hawks2767 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I need to see more proof of this or else it's just a rumour that is outta control. Link to comment
Prydzopolis Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I need to see more proof of this or else it's just a rumour that is outta control. That's what I thought especially after how troisi fell through, then mr wanderers himself said: I never commented on this post because I didn't believe it to be authentic. The journo who has written the story about Ruka coming to WSW is known to be friends with an Executive member of our staff, therefore, I would suggest the story has legs. Club will probably face the media tomorrow to unveil Seyi, who lands here early am, so I expect all will be confirmed then. DinoPresinger 1 Link to comment
Taurus Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I need to see more proof of this or else it's just a rumour that is outta control. Carly Adno wrote the story. The following tweet contained a picture (which I can't post here) of her with the WSW Communications Manager. Carly Weinberg-Adno @CarlyW226 · Oct 6 Late night Arsenal viewing with the Sydney Gooner family... DinoPresinger 1 Link to comment
Taurus Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 @Prydzopolis "That's what I thought especially after how troisi fell through, then mr wanderers himself said:" Not sure thats a title I'm comfortable with. Neverbloom 1 Link to comment
Neverbloom Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 its been a while since i have seen him, i am going to ask the main question that everyone wants to know but no one has had the courage to ask yet does he even beard? smp, DinoPresinger and Prydzopolis 3 Link to comment
lloydy136 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I heartily endorse this event or product. TKism, Prydzopolis, nmh94 and 4 others 7 Link to comment
Dalison Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Ruka is just the signing we needed. He will add real quality. Link to comment
Swifty Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 With this signing I think it's almost guaranteed Labs will go in January to play in J league. WSW27 1 Link to comment
Shogun Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Need pictures of him in a Wanderers jersey just so I can get even more hype Link to comment
mack Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 I heartily endorse this event or product. Rukavytsya is intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to his newsletter. I need to see more proof of this or else it's just a rumour that is outta control. Carly Adno wrote the story. The following tweet contained a picture (which I can't post here) of her with the WSW Communications Manager. Carly Weinberg-Adno @CarlyW226 · Oct 6 Late night Arsenal viewing with the Sydney Gooner family... Get in son. lloydy136 and WSW27 2 Link to comment
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