I don't really mind if we get either of them.

IMO Younis and Birighitti will be better than them!

If you bastards get Covic. :evil:
And Mrdja as well I will be majorly pissed. Wew are talks with them both ATM.

Just read your player movement post :cool:
Good work with it.
I didn't know Ante was lined up if Eugene left. IMO we would of been fine with Birighitti our #1 Keeper.

Have updated my post on player movements on page 1 to include the latest on the Ogmonster - apparently FC Seoul have joined the race to sign him... by offering $25k LESS than what Seongnam did. Err... no thanks.

Yay 2009...!

It's nice to see an AUFC thread...once upon a time there were not much South Aussie's at FFT now there are many of us.

Lol.

But Agostino and Aloisi are so similar.

I still think Aloisi has some good football left in him though. Maybe a change of club will do him well.

Unfortunately for him it will be extremely hard for him to win over the fans, if it's possible.

I wonder what odds you would have got shortly after the death of the NSL on only 1 of the 4 Aloisi and Vidmar boys playing for United in the A-League, and none of them ending their career doing so...

Ha! We already have a slow, ageing forward - except ours scores goals! Go Cristiano.

Can't see where Aloisi would fit. Don't need him.

Edited by Jessesdad: 2/1/2009 05:51:45 PM

Does anyone have the feeling that John Aloisi will leave Sydney and return to his hometown, Adelaide and grab the marquee spot :(

Shirts offically a hardcourt classic.

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Edited by .:bp:.: 2/1/2009 02:53:57 PM

I'm pissed off cause I just got him on the back of my shirt. ](*,)

Og looks as good as gone now his media outburst in today's paper. Does anyone know whether he's likely to stay until the end of the season if/when Seongnam do sign him?

Highly unlikely, he'll be loaned out by Fulham but they're keeping his contract and would probably want him playing in Championship or Div 1 where they can track him easier. Considering the main reason for loaning him out is to get him more match time i also think our season is far too short.

The chances of him coming back to the A-league next season are very low, the chances of him coming back and playing a season for a club other than Victory are extremely low. Better to focus on players like Chris Coyne.

I heard him say that too. Apart from trying to show how well connected he is by giving away club and player info (= prat!) I can only hope that his info is a good as his apallingly bad, monotone, "I could have done that better" commentary. I'd like to remember Ross for the good displays (don't mention the GF) he put in for Adelaide instead of his - hopefully short - media career. Sack him Fox!

If Og goes we're in trouble. His presence breeds confidence in the back four.

Ross Aloisi said on Fox Sports FC tonight that Ognenovski was heading to somewhere in Asia that wasn't Japan, and that it was virtually a done deal. Disappointing for mine, as he has really shored up our defence this season. If he goes, I can see our central defensive partnership next season being Cornthwaite and Fyfe - which is a bloody accident prone backline.

If Og goes, I think our first priority in new signings should be a centre half. Is there any chance that Leijer could be available?

4 in 15... including a lot of substitute appearances and never having a proper run of games. Not a bad strike rate. Shame he couldn't get on the pitch regularly. All the best Ago.

Let the shopping begin...

Found it
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24855744-12428,00.html

Link Please if available?

I say going through what I heard, that is a load of crapola (the lack of communcation side) - do you honstely think that Ange and Salley were not told and yet both Ago and Mikey V knew where they stood, not likley!. Sounds to me like a couple of players who thought they were 'untouchable' have their egos dentented and dont like it much - Chritaino and Sarkies almost went that way but responded after being droped and told to pull their heads in, Bajic, Budjea and Aguis attitude was poor and hence why they were not kept on....why should these two be any differnt.

TBH I am glad to see that when we need Viddie to make the hard calls (the ones that are as correct as they are unpopular) that he will, as well as not allowing egos to overun the club and that the players know he is the boss, not them. Alot were questioning if he could do that being an ex-team mate of most of the senior players.

As for Ago - I hope whatever he does is successful post football

Edited by unitedgal: 30/12/2008 01:14:45 PM

Edited by unitedgal: 30/12/2008 01:17:01 PM

It's confirmed

Just in from the Adelaide online advertiser "Agostino could be today annoucing his retirement"

What do you's guys and gals think?

OT- Does anyone know how Ago went in his Youth League match. I'm assuming he didn't get on the score sheet :roll:

Another point sort of on the Ange situation - the lack of communication between Vidmar and the players worries me a little bit. I'm not slating Vidmar, I obviously think he's done very well, but when Salley announced his intention to leave, he said something about being out of the team and no-one telling saying anything about it to him. Now Costanzo has said something similar.

I know it's Viddie's perogative to pick who he likes and he shouldn't have to tell you why you're not in the side, but surely some of the reported ugliness about this situation could be avoided by pulling Ange to one side, telling him that Cornflakes will be taking his spot in the side for the time being, and reassuring him that with all the matches coming up his chance to establish himself will come again.

Yeah abignumber, Val is often on the money but he's still a reporter for a b-grade tabloid that masquerades as a newspaper. He's paid to write what people will read (bit like naming a blog "We All Love Sarkies" :oops: ). I geuss I just hope this one is inaccurate.

Ange better not go in January. Like you say, one injury and he's a definite starter. In fact,with the games to catch up I wouldn't be surprised to see him start one or two anyway. Whoever picks him up gets a good player.

oh and jessesdad, Val Migliaccio is virtually an employee of Adelaide United. I don't think there's any such thing as "rumour" where his reporting is concerned. Unfortunately I think this is the absolute truth.

To be honest, if Ange leaves I can understand that. He's lost his place, he still thinks he has a lot to offer (which he does) and doesn't want to waste the twilight of his career on the bench. I will be annoyed though if he leaves in January as is being suggested in the Advertiser, because he is definitely our 1st reserve centre back and we will need him if/when Cornthwaite or Og get injured and/or suspended.

I would never boo him, but I don't think I would give Ange the same warm reception I would give someone like Spags, for example, when he comes back as a NQF player.

Volcano has acted very well, although I'd not like to have been Viddie behind closed doors.

What I'm saying is that we don't know if the rumour is true and Ange has been too loyal a clubman to bag before getting the facts straight. If he refused to play he should be docked wages. Totally unprofessional despite the fact he's annoyed.

But football is alive with rumours that may or may not be true and I'm hoping this one isn't on the money.

If he goes to the Jets next year we can have a go then. Imagine him and Joel G 'discussing' tactics! :)

in someways you are right but nobody is bigger than the club and senior players need to act accordingly

if its true you look how Ange is behaving as appose to Micky V...Micky has handled himself with Class...Ange is being all petulant

Totally understandable if Ange has the shits about being dropped for a player he thinks is worse than him. Also pretty fair if he's upset about being asked to play with guys who are half his age (and twice as fast). Totally understandable if he was an amateur player who was in it for the fun. As a professional who gets a paycheck each week from the club I think he may be obliged to swallow his pride and just get on with it.

Of course, this might all be a nasty rumour. I think it sounds unlikely but stranger things have happened.

As for letting him go, I just hope he gets a great send off. He's been a fantastic servant of the club and incredibly reliable and skillful for most of the time. One tantrum - if it happened - doesn't outweigh his contribution. Doesn't even come close.

Keep the AU thread up there! :)

thats really poor form from Ange and I expected better from one of our leaders and besides his form wasnt the best and Cornflakes is improving with every game so really Robbie needed to be picked ahead of him.

Newcastle can have him TBH