Sydney Olympic can officially announce the signing of Takayuki Omi for the 1st Grade team for the 2011 Football NSW Premier League Season that commences this weekend with our first game against South Coast Wolves at Wollongong.

Takayuki or Tak as friends call him was born in Shiga - Japan on the 6th of October 1982 his position is attacking midfielder and played in New Zealand last year with Auckland City FC where he also played in the OFC-Champions League and for Young Heart Manawatu the previous season in the ASB Premiership where he also scored 2 goals for his team.

Tak was extremely happy to sign with Sydney Olympic and soon after signing his new contract he said the Sydney Olympic Media staff: “I am happy to be with Sydney Olympic, my friends told about the Club and I really wanted to play here. I will do my best for the Club and the coach that believed in me”.

The Directors of the Club would like to wish Takayuki all the best in the 2011 season and we hope he meets the expectations of the coaching staff and the supporters of our historic Club.

http://www.sydneyolympicfc.com/news/2011/03/22/takayuki-omi-signs-for-sydney-olympic/

Unspectacular yet solid signing. State League sides would be wise to have a look around the ASB Premiership, a few former HAL and NSL players doing the rounds.

Apparently the bloke is an absolute gun.

An absolute gun, playing in the NZ League? Could be abit of a stretch of a comment, but in SL terms, he sure might be.

One thing for sure, if hes any good, an HAL club will be knocking on their door soon.

2 words: Hirofumi Moriyasu

I thought that SOFC stuff was meant to go into the thread started by Minimalistix?

Yes. If he does well, as Hirofumi Moriyasu did with APIA, then it could be a fast track into the HAL.

As much as the SOFC fans would love to say otherwise, these moves are nearly always made to get noticed for bigger things. All the nice words in the world by a player about a club count for zero in the end.

Dont expect Rigas, or whatever their username is at the time, to follow the rules. Thats just too much to ask for.

Edited by heart_fan: 23/3/2011 03:28:51 PM

Why would the guy want to play A-League when he plays for the biggest and best supported club in Oz now?

Lol.

Hiro was a star at APIA and the club was proud that he has achieved his goals.

Actually they went as far as contacting FC before him even kicking a ball in game to alert about the guys talent.

Hehe.... Only the biggest and best supported in Oz? What about the World, or the universe while we are at it? :lol:

I saw an interview about his time at APIA and the connections that the club opened up with SFC to give him the best chance of making the step up. I really admire that kind of commitment by a club for a player. Great work APIA!

He's a classy player but doesn't stick out that much in the national league (like Ivan Vicelich/Roy Krishna/Michael White/Martin Bullock/Aaron Clapham).

Expect him to be solid, like all the other ASB Prem players in State League, but not HAL material unless something has changed drastically over a rather short period.

Just saying, reports are he's an absolute gun and shredded Sutherland last week.

We'll see in the coming weeks how he goes.

Hiro wasnt THAT impressive for APIA

Even if thats your personal opinion, the club did all they could to assist him. Great to see a club take that action.

Could quite possibly be true. It would mean that the ASB Prem is of a higher standard than the NSWPL! :o

I don't follow the ASB Prem - I look at the results, (not much competition outside of Auckland and Waitakere, bit like the SPL in that regard) but i'd say the NSWPL & ASB are fairly similar quality.

Agree - but I would put ACFC out in front, and possibly Waitakere too. City's new coaches have them playing a good brand, Roar-esque but with shit players. Example.

unless people have seen a significant amount of matches in both leagues, NO ONE is in a position to say which one is better or if they are in similar quality.

the NSWPL is very very competitive and the clubs do all the can to sign players and make them feel at home, downside is the clubs pay around 80k each per annum to FNSW and get nothing in return.

Now why should i put everything in one thread it doesnt happen in other sections, equal rights you racist pigs

these guys think that the a-league is quality yet when any a-league team plays a nswpl teams its either a draw or a 1 goal different result

when sydney city play olympic this year i guarantee you all that we will win

Cept for Jews aye?

As a constant repeat offender, he should be banned or at least suspended from posting for a certain period of time. He's a spammer, simple as that.

Edited by t-unit: 23/3/2011 07:36:54 PM

discussing news is a spammer? ur a moron

It is if there's already a thread designated to Sydney Olympic articles. You're either a spammer or just a dumb cunt, you decide which one you are.

theyre not people ;)

As a Greek, he should be the last person to ask for equal rights.

I won't even ask about Macedonians. [size=1]Or Greeks, as some call them.[/size]

8-[

It's not as if your little are innocent.

As you can tell, i don't like to get into political arguements, but I will tear u apart in any arguement relating to Greek-FYROM relations and politics, including political and cultural rights.

Atleast Greeks are honest and openly say, we only recognise a Muslim minority and Greeks ;)

Well good to know you can tear people apart in arguments regarding Macedonia, because the Greek Government surely can't. :lol:

As for your comment that Greece only recognises its Muslim minority, that is correct, nobody disputes that. What the issue with that is, is the other minorities which Greece doesn't recognise and why it does not recognise them.

I think before you try and accuse other people from being racist, you should consider your own behaviour.

This is the second time in less than a week where you have called people on this forum racist. The last time I banned you for two days as that didn't work I am going to ban you for two weeks.

Minimalistix and T Unit please keep political comments off the forum.

By the way this thread is locked.

Edited by joffa: 23/3/2011 08:34:17 PM

Does your government recognise a Greek minority?