We've seen some players come from relative obscurity in the State Leagues to star in the A-League, abroad and for the Socceroo's. In recent times we've had Ognenovski, Jedinak, Leckie and now we have Kalmar, Zahra and Rojas doing their respective State Leagues proud.

The question is who are the current players plying their trade in the State League that could make an impact in the A-League.

I'd say from the VPL Trent Rixon would be worthy of a shot, especially for a team like the Fury that need a genuine goalscorer. Matthew Theodore has had some success in the VPL since his release from Victory and at 21 could be worth another shot in the A-League.

semi sevic! also theres also caceres ! and elasi

Semi Sevic is retired. Had the world at his feet before he snapped his thighbone.

ull be suprised matt he took a shot in his knee and played for richmond last weekend !i should know his mother told me

Michael White (YoungHeart Manawatu)
Jason Hayne (YoungHeart Manawatu / Green Gully)
Roy Krishna (Waitakere United)
Allan Pearce (Waitakere United)
Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United / Dandenong Thunder)

Edited by thewestisland: 15/1/2011 07:30:52 AM

Sydney Olympic FC - Guns

Will Angel - 21 yrs winger
Nenad Vekic - 20 yrs GK
Manny Giannaros - 21 yrs RB
Phil Makrys - 24 yrs DM
Peter Triantis - 17 yrs AM

Olympic is the future baby

iain ramsay 22yo

dimi petratos 18yo

both Olympic boys just signed multi year A-League deals bright futures

Sounds like a nice shop front for a-league clubs to get nice cheap deals and then make a tidy profit.

and then you wonder why we say death to the FFA!

But OLYMPIC has linked itself up with two Asian nations more news to come, sad when you have to do things to stop ur own people from f**king you but that is what football has become in oz

u do realise alex that transfers like that happen all over the world , big club wants player from little club , littel club recieves a pittance

:-s What has you losing good young players to the A-league got to do with everything? As MvFCArsenal said, players transferring to bigger clubs happens everywhere.

what does this link involve?

Panny Nikas from Sutherland to Fury.
Iain Ramsey from Olympic to Adelaide.
Petratos from Olympic to Sydney FC.

Our guns who can cut it in the Aleague.

Angel
Triantas
And Makrys

I think Michael White and Clapham are probably the most likely out of that lot. I would like to see Krishna in the league though

roy krishna wasnt he linked to a club in the mls and the fury as well!!

ATTENTION ADELAIDE IF THE MONEY FOR IAN RAMSEY IS NOT PAID, IM READ IN A PAPER THATS ETHNIC OLYMPIC WILL TAKE ADELAIDE TO FIFA FOR THE MONEY

WHAT A JOKE OF A LEAGUE AND ADMINISTRATORS

Did you have to yell. What money are you referring to?

What a joke you try and make everything about Olympic, with no regard to anyone else. Theres likely to be many clubs out there that clubs like Olympic have taken players from and have not received what they would consider fair value. Its not all a one sided anti-Olympic conspiracy, which you seem to try and paint it as.





Edited by Heart_fan: 16/1/2011 07:28:19 PM

This is a real life situation buddy

What is a real life situation? The real life situation is that teams get screwed on all levels of the game, globally. Its not a Olympic/SMFC specific issue, which seems to be the case you try and push. Football is bigger than your own backyard, so try looking broader. If you expect HAL clubs to pay inflated prices for players, expect other clubs to ask the same of yours, which I am sure you will cry fowl about.

In the end, all that does is hinder the players' ability to get into the top tier, and developing to their full potential. What is fair is in the eye of the beholder, but greed runs deeper through the veins of many also:)

Btw, its the first time I would have heard a girl use the word 'buddy':)

This topic should develop into a posting where fans on here 'review' a player for 2-3 State League games during the year and then come on here and rate the player out of 10 for things such as skill, athletism etc etc

Do you have any idea what you are talking about? The player development fee is $3,000 and is paid by the first club to sign the player on a professional contract to their previous amateur club.

Ring up your office and they will tell you it has not been paid yet

Check the FFA regulations with regard to this development fee.

The amount is due and payable adelaide is not denying that they dont have money to pay it but thats the porblem

You don't think Adelaide could afford to pay $3,000?

Do you have any evidence to support your claims?

I thought Sydney gave him his first pro contract.

Remember that the truth will set you free.

If SFC gave him his first pro contract, which I would assume would be the Case, maybe Olympic should go after them instead. It's always better to go after the actual responsible party, not an imagined one:)

As for comments regarding AU not having money to pay, that is a very slanderous thing to say. Without any evidence, which you never have in your statements, do not even attempt to post such things.

Some of your bitterness ultraguy/girl comes through so much it distorts all reality for you it seems.

the above is not true champ. get ur facts right

Whats not true? What facts should I get right this time King/Queen Ultra?:)

Did you read the whole post? If you did you would realise that you should not comment on whats true or false, without some kind of evidence being shown. Obviously you chose to ignore that again, which was not unexpected.

Btw, you continue to shock me by using another term I have never heard a girl use, champ in this case. Its sounding more manly by the post:)

Heart Fan you're not suggesting ultragirl is a dude are you?


:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Oh noes, my dream girl is a dude!!! :oops: :oops: :oops:

It could be a possibility. Im just pointing out that the language/words/terms used seem to be quite manly, which is something I do not expect from a girl. Ill leave the interpretation of that to everyone else to draw their own conclusions :)

Its not important anyway, girl or guy, the points still carry way too much bitterness than a person should have built up inside. Its not healthy.

I am all for discussion, but making such comments about clubs losing millions, or clubs not being able to pay bills, and trying to make a point that the FFA is corrupt, racist, or whatever agenda they want to push, without any kind of evidence, really does no good to anyone.



Edited by heart_fan: 17/1/2011 08:18:46 PM

I think everybody has drawn their own conclusions...and you know what....you're right it doesn't matter. I think there is enough logical and rational discussion here for us all...some of the more outlandish statements by some posters are, as I am sure you are aware not conducive to reasonable discussion and can get in the way of some quite valid discussion points.



Edited by joffa: 17/1/2011 08:33:02 PM

Totally agree. I applaud the inititive and passion shown by some members of the forums, it is just a pity that some other factors get in the road at times.

As for the actual discussion, prior to our friends AUFC/SOFC moneygrab rant, the SL's are a great source of talent. Many players are there ready for the step up to the HAL, with so much potential. It sometimes just takes the confidence, and belief, that a player has what it takes, and it builds from there.

All clubs should do whats best for the players they have, and look to develop them, then look to see them further their careers in the higher tiers, if they are ready to take that next step. An efficient football pyramid would do wonders for the game in this country.



Edited by heart_fan: 17/1/2011 08:52:49 PM

i dont think ultragirl said that AU dont have the money, more she is referring to the idea that they are refusing to pay


if Olympic is owed money for this then it is likely that A-League clubs owe half of Australia money for similar circumstances. It should be investigated.

sounds awfully dismissive of a number of serious and significant contributors to these forums let alone the sport IRL

some may not be as eloquent as others in their speech but what will speak loudest are the actions they effect with their hands on the ground

that being said, for people such as myself who are against the current FFA and its destructive aims and nature, forums like this one play an important role in engaging the enemy and the potential ally at every corner, on every thought, at any moment.

all that the clubs like Sydney Olympic and South Melbourne and Knights and so on need is self-belief to brew within its existing supporter base. one day at a time people will believe first that these clubs can prove to be a suitable current alternative to the current A-League franchises today, and secondly that these clubs are a viable and sustainable alternative to the A-League franchises at all.

I believe in my team, I believe in football, but dreams often hang by a thread.

less enemies and more friends at every corner

O LYM PIC

It's also just convenient a certain delusional, bitter, ex-442 poster, Sydney Olympic supporter named PAOKTZI also mentioned champ in his posts quite regularly, had shithouse punctuation and either posted in capitals or no-caps at all.

Just sayin'.

HAHA this is gold

:oops: :oops: :oops:

Dont tell me just because he is greek and played half a season for SOFC that you are claiming dimi.

Pity in all articles about him he thanks penrith nepean club and associations for his development.

Dim is olympic boy, his dad played for the club and hes brothers play for the club

wtf u on about who gave him the exposure to be snapped up by the hakoa clang

Edited by ultragirl: 18/1/2011 04:05:43 PM

Once again though, the development was done elsewhere, so maybe they should be rewarded for it. Did Olympic 'fairly' compensate them for that? Likely not.

It just goes to prove that sometimes things are not as clear as they seem.

Vedran Janjetovic 23 years old. Spent a bit of time on loan at Brisbane last season. Goalkeeper of the year in the NSWPL the season before last. Would be a good pick up for someone like North Qld if they're around next season.

guys cmon lets be serious Angelo his dad is an Olympic legend longtime player and ambassador, Dimi was at games from the time he was a little kid he loves the club and he wanted to play at Olympic, and even got the chance to play there in the first team with his dad.

end of the day his dad taught him all he knows how long is a piece of string? hes our boy we are his fans and we wish him all the best in what we know will be a massive career

stupid Sydney FC scabs why do you all hate the fact we have players that history with us and loved playing for us? get a grip who have u produced? a big fat patata nobody

he was playing at Penrith with his dad in the same team

and im sure he had a great year there too. Whats with all the anti-Olympic agendas?


new football embracing everybody? great role models you all are =d>

Hard to embrace ignorant cocks like you.

You Olympic cunts are retarded

I'm sure that he supported the club as a kid... but WTF has that got to do with his FOOTBALLING DEVELOPMENT?

He has tolded me all he wanted to do was become like CARDOZO from Olympic.

Thats what olympic has to do with it baby

The Petratos'. A family of mullets :D

olympic mullets

Correction Cardozo from Olympic,West Adelaide, Northern Spirit,Parramatta Power,Sydney United,Melbourne Knights?

Either way good luck to him. Not a bad young player

:lol: :lol:

I think you forgot green gully, richmond, and Bankstown

From ultragirls logic ever club that signs a player who grew up wanting to play for MUFC or LFC should be paying them for developing the kid?

This is nothing to do with 'old soccer' vs 'new football' but has to do with abject stupidity vs reason - and I dislike having to say that.

WTF?????

look all i ask is when we come to belmore this year (we know you cunts wont come to Edensor)can you please roll me a few joints of what ever the fuck youre smoking cause it must be some killer gear....

ktnxbi

I'm sure that there are sensible Olympic supporters with an IQ in double digits out there somewhere... It's just too bad that only the retarded ones seem to use the internet

HAHAHAHA

Love it

Isn't minimalistix a SOFC member? He has his head screwed on right.

At the end of the day, every club has some idiots, its just a pity that some choose to communicate on here, in the manner they do, which poisons the opinions of others. This ultimately leads to many seeing all in the same light.

everything about this comment smacks of the very intolerance and elitism that so many people accuse the FFA and its bandwagon followers of.

instead of working with all parties to the benefit of our sport some people think it is completely acceptable to trashtalk legitimate stakeholders of Australian football, on a forum no less.

sounds like the two main camps are accusing each other of intolerance, in an environment lacking in mutual trust. irrespective, I think I know what needs to be done to set our sport back on track, and I will continue to work towards this.

for football

Minimalistix is a good guy, but the rest of the others are just utter silly c@!?s I'd hate to buy anything from their fish and chip shop!

Pablo spend more time at West Adelaide then he did at Olympic.

He also has had more clubs the Greg Norman.