This is the squad for me going into next season:

I'm not ready to say Bes is past it yet. A quality AM feeding him can turn things around. But we do need a backup striker. He's played a lot of minutes in his time with us.

I'm also not convinced Thomas should stay. He's been found out a few times this year. He is also out of contract. I think we should look to see who is available. I think he also had ambitions to play overseas. 

I think you are very close to the mark.
The #9, AM and #6 would be filled by visa players.
Get a half decent local LB.
Would be happy if Deng, Nigro and Acton all stayed as bench player.

Supposedly Musky's contract is up end of season aka 7 games.

Wouldn't be renewing.

-PB

Would be best for both parties to seperate at the end of the year. Another poor season here and Muscat's rep will be gone, leaving at the end of the year and taking up something overseas and we can all look back on his time fondly.

I hope so, i hope it doesn't turn more sour than it already is.

Yeah edefinitely got some boos when he was shown on the big screen tonight.. 

If we lose our next game I would be pretty confident that we won't make the six or if we did it's out in Week 1.

-PB

If he manages to make it out of the group stage of the ACL, I reckon he'll have his contract renewed. However, If we finish 6th (or under) in the HAL and perform poorly at the ACL, I can't see any good reason to renew his contract.

Friday night might turn into a blessing tbh. it might be the result we needed to force change. 

I honestly don't feel as if Muscy is the problem but if he doesn't change the squad and become a catalyst that leads to squad changes.

How do you figure that?

He's an absolute wizard and we're going to definitely lose him

The Metricon sponsorship on our ACL looks a lot better than the one on the A-League kit, and the numbers on the front look infinitely better than the A-League logo, goes without saying.

Hahahahahah truth.

-PB

Hearing that Corey Brown staying put so I can see you guys looking to Davidson possibly

VFS posted earlier in the week that Kev is about to sign a 2 year extension. source: George Donikian. 

Concerning really :/

Yeah that's not good. 
Priority should be extended leroys contract then let kev go at the end of the season. 

It would be an awful idea to resign Kev at this point. Merrick got sacked after an embarrassing ACL campaign. Lets wait and see but it looks like this one will be worse. If Muscat doesn't go then Trimmers will get the boot as a scapegoat for the appalling squad balance and recruiting.
There is just so much wrong with this season, it shows on the table and it shows in the stands. 

Be interesting to see what team Kev puts out after the Shanghai trip, there's decent days off to recover but can see the same cookie cutter team being put out.

-PB

 This exactly.  With theo to follow in the next 18 months

That's if he lasts that long!

Anyone know what happened to Jordan Brown after we cut him? I thought he showed real promise

Playing for Box Hill. Injuries got the better of him

Agreed. 

Sportsbet still has us as favorites this weekend lol

-PB

Seriously, how fucken good is Leroy George, almost single-handedly winning us games at this point.

Also, I much prefer Sanchez alongside Antonis over Valeri. He offers us so much more fluidity, mobility and pace in the middle of the park.