i am generally really impressed with the articles that you pull out. outstanding effort.

rhys williams 2.0?

Anthony Carter (20) seems to have been given a bit of time for Cluj in winter break friendlies. Cluj has been dropped from 2nd to last in the league though after being deducted 24 points for debt to the state and past players. Still have a decent chance to avoid relegation as they are 8 points off safety and in the first half of the season they were 16 points above the relegation zone, do that again and they are safe. Does really limit their chances for making the Europa league again though. Last season they made it in because other teams couldn't get licences from UEFA so there is still a chance. Also 6 out of 18 teams are being relegated in Romania this season.

yep, quality work for those of us keen to follow future prospects. Much appreciated.

Thanks, I suppose my uni course is useful for teaching me how to find decent resources online on specific topics. Not sure about much else though.

god, I give up on this bloke. You can have him ! ](*,)

Bachelorof Arts. Dont worry. Been there done that :lol:

Just giving thoughts an outlet rather than bottling them, seems you had some also

o:)

By all reports was the shittest game played by a Reading team for 15 years against an equally shit Wigan team.

In other Australian news, the goal came from Federici fumbling a very tame header which was then prodded home.

Hrustic scored a free kick for Groningen's youth team on the weekend in a 2-1 loss to Utrecht. Just returned from an injury which he got when he was invited to trian with the first team a few weeks ago. Groningen looks like they will be a safe mid table team. Hopefully he will get a chance near the end of the season when their position is virtually set



http://www.fcgonline.nl/index.php/2014-10-27-12-31-17/fc-groningen-a1/3637-fc-groningen-a1-fc-utrecht-a1-1-2-14022015

shame he wants to represent Bosnia though :(

A good stepping stone club in Holland [Robben, Suarez & Berg all did well there]. Shame he got let go by one of the best academy's in Germany though.

Its not confirmed yet, but it does seem that he's heart is set on Bosnia.

If they're not 100% on board and 100% Australian, don't bother converting them,

It will only jade our current awesome team who actually take pride in the shirt

20:00WST / 23:00EST   AaB Aalborg - Club Brugge (Maty) link
20:00WST / 23:00EST   Roma - Feyenoord (Wilkshire) link
22:05WST / 01:05EST   Liverpool FC - Besiktas (Jones, perhaps Smith) link
22:05WST / 01:05EST   Celtic FC - Inter (rogic) link

Also noticed:
20:00WST / 23:00EST    Dnipro - Olympiakos link
Had a 1-1 draw with Melbourne City in a friendly in the AC break. Realistically are Melbourne City are as good as a Europa League team. ? will be interesting to see how well they go :D





Edited by highkick05: 19/2/2015 10:36:11 PM

Fulham U21s are also playing Chelsea tonight. Some international youth cup with 16 teams from around Europe. Hopefully Taggart is not in the squad and is with the firsts on the weekend instead

well, according to melbourne_terrace (and many other on 442) Taggart has no chance of breaking into Fulham team, as other players at Fulham are far to good for Taggart ..so on their views, Taggart has no chance (not my view)

You have to remember that many Australians follow Leeds. I do too (as it was the first place I lived in England). So people know what McCormick can do. I would pick him 7 days a week before Taggart atm.

Cluj are a good team for the 20 year to be playing at ..they are far better then most English champ league teams , better Oar team in Utrecht...

I watch that match ,Dnipro was a little bit better team on the attach, but Melb City had more of the ball, when Dnipro made sub changers, Melb City really took control

I thought Melb City looked class against this Dnipro team. Mooy really looked like he should be pulling the strings for some Euro team and D. Williams didn't look all that bad either. Of course Koren and Duff didn't make the team appear that bad either , I couldn't tell much difference in quality. Both looked well organised and constructed good movements forward. yep Dnipro came out pretty strong then dropped away quite noticably. I think Williams came on and started making some positive contributions late, think he scored actually ? or was it Koren.. can't quite remember.

Very even game that's all I remember

Wilkshire's expected to start. Should be a good match.

This lad - my word. He draws so many fans over there - he clearly leaves an impression, when he does feature. But his injury record... it's getting very much like fellow West-Aussie, Rhys Williams, sadly. They're only a year apart in age too.

This better be a successful procedure and a world-class recovery allowed for. Atleast being in or abouts the NT set-up, under Ange's regime, may be of additional benefit to us. Ange is a keen observer and well arguably a more pro-active and passionate observer of these lads than all the Foreign regimes of recent era. He didn't mince words about Rogic and got into a brief fight with Neil Lennon, IIRC?! He and the Socceroos staff have apparently a top-class medical department and sports science advice, so if Herd can return to Australia for a period as part of his recovery and be given aid and advice here too, perhaps he may be better for it? Clear head and good break too - especially with the problems that Bent stuff seemed to cause for a lil while. We're glad he's even still playing really?

I just hope blokes like he and Williams don't end up early retirees by their late 20s/early 30s - If anything, hopefully, they can receive a second wind in latter career, like Harry Kewell, 'kind-of' did (In Turkey), Craig Moore (A-League) and some others. Williams especially is a good 'technical' player, with some tactical smarts too, and that will stay with him into his 30s, even if he slows down a bit. Herd's strengths seem to most definitely be in his physical game though, so not too sure about him longer term - if he'll even make it to 2018, tbh. Hope I'm wrong.

Edited by GloryPerth: 20/2/2015 03:26:33 AM

That's some good news and hopefully reflective of the improving league standard here?

Ryan and Wilkshire starting against Aalborg and Roma respectively in the Europa League.

Taggart and Ryan Williams starting for Fulham U21s against Chelsea in the Quarter-Final of the inaugural Premier League International Cup.

Lennox with a clean sheet for QPR U21s.

Edited by paladisious : 20/2/2015 05:21:20 AM

Wilkshire just let a guy stroll on in for a goal practically unmarked, too late Luke.

Wilks on a yellow too. Brugge up 2:0 away already. Would love to see Brugge get Everton or Liverpool in the next round. Hope all get through. I bet a Liverpool derby will happen in Europe.

Long ball Luke off injured.