Markus Babbel Is New Wanderers Coach

Babbel saying the right things so far. Curious to see which marquee he brings in (if any) and how we line up in FFA Cup and beyond.

2 hours ago, Carns said:

Babbel saying the right things so far. Curious to see which marquee he brings in (if any) and how we line up in FFA Cup and beyond.

Starting with 2 sessions is a good start.

I reckon if with players he has atm and lining up as a 4-4-2, not sure if that is a diamond or flat formation.  If flat

...................Vedran

Risdon...Hamill...Tongyik.....Llorente

Fitzgerald....Roly....Baccus Snr....Bridge

........................Grozos

.........................Riera

Tongyik and Tass currently fighting over the CB

We don't have a senior AM so Grozos and Tokich are fighting over that position. 

Bridge, Kamau, Sotirio and Fitzgerald all vying for the wing positions along with Majok.

Backup striker should be Scott and Majok.

Anyone know which 4-4-2 formation Babbel favours?

Bridge should be nowhere near the starting XI nor the bench. His time is done. Last season, whether it was in protest over Gombau or sooking over Popa, he was shown up and well past it.

20 hours ago, Erebus said:

Bridge should be nowhere near the starting XI nor the bench. His time is done. Last season, whether it was in protest over Gombau or sooking over Popa, he was shown up and well past it.

How dare people speak this way about the King 

21 hours ago, Erebus said:

Bridge should be nowhere near the starting XI nor the bench. His time is done. Last season, whether it was in protest over Gombau or sooking over Popa, he was shown up and well past it.

1 hour ago, StringerBellend said:

How dare people speak this way about the King 

I was respectful to the monarchists but always thought it was a terrible idea to bring him back after Thailand.  

But just look at his smile

Few clubs already playing pre season friendlies. 

Do we have anything planned before the FFAcup fixture?

We are playing pre-season friendlies, they just aren't advertised.

Cheers, playing behind closed doors I presume? 

1 hour ago, mack said:

We are playing pre-season friendlies, they just aren't advertised.

I just assumed we were playing pre-season with the FFA cup game just around the corner 

Watched the interview with Babbel. I'm excited.

Now time for quality signings.

14 hours ago, luisenrique said:

Watched the interview with Babbel. I'm excited.

Definitely saying the right things. But now he has to get the players on board and to show the desire and hard work he mentions multiple times.

Has there been any feedback from the players i relation to his training/work style? 

12 minutes ago, teddies said:

Has there been any feedback from the players i relation to his training/work style? 

lots of emphasis on fitness. i hear they're running to Darwin.

Having seen the cost of flights I don't blame them.

1 hour ago, teddies said:

Has there been any feedback from the players i relation to his training/work style? 

He's a smart man, (younger) players are enjoying their training

On 09/07/2018 at 4:02 PM, mack said:

We are playing pre-season friendlies, they just aren't advertised.

Apparently we've already played one last week according to McWanderer, do you know who we played and why are they being kept secret?

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

4 hours ago, papersun said:

Apparently we've already played one last week according to McWanderer, do you know who we played and why are they being kept secret?

Probably not to pay for security guards.

We lost one and we won one.

They just want to do their thing in private right now I respect that.

12 hours ago, Paul01 said:

Probably not to pay for security guards.

I’m guessing thats a lot to do with it, I doubt the club need the hassle of organising security or having another flare incident, to put out

Not every preseason needs to be open to the public. Less pressure on all involved to just have a hit out and work on what needs to be worked on.

It was different in S1 where they needed the games to garner support from the public and build anticipation. Now, its business as usual like all football clubs. Because of restrictions and security costs, its just simpler and cheaper for the club to play secret games.

Especially this early in preseason.

18 hours ago, papersun said:

Apparently we've already played one last week according to McWanderer, do you know who we played and why are they being kept secret?

CEO made it clear at the recent fan forum, that the club would unfortunately need to continue with the practice of conducting BCD trial games.

Of course that isn't their preferred option, but, if the club is going to incur fines & potential financial losses from making the games open to our supporter base, I suppose they don't have many other options. 

The NPL clubs which would like to host us in pre-season trials & potentially generate a few thousand dollars, are the big losers.

PS: We've played Manly & Sydney Olympic thus far. No player has been given more than 45 mins in either game

40 minutes ago, Taurus said:

CEO made it clear at the recent fan forum, that the club would unfortunately need to continue with the practice of conducting BCD trial games.

Of course that isn't their preferred option, but, if the club is going to incur fines & potential financial losses from making the games open to our supporter base, I suppose they don't have many other options. 

The NPL clubs which would like to host us in pre-season trials & potentially generate a few thousand dollars, are the big losers.

PS: We've played Manly & Sydney Olympic thus far. No player has been given more than 45 mins in either game

Assume win against Manly and loss to Olympic.

So here's my questions for the last 2 weeks, are there player signings about to be announced, including visa,  and in what positions?

1 hour ago, Paul01 said:

Assume win against Manly and loss to Olympic.

From memory we lost 3-2 vs Manly and won 6-3 vs Olympic.

4 minutes ago, Carns said:

From memory we lost 3-2 vs Manly and won 6-3 vs Olympic.

Thats not how the NPL table looks. 

Is Carrusca still with us?

Olympic or United