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Confirmed transfers
Connor Chapman sold to Daejeon Citizen from Western United.
Brandon Wilson released from Perth Glory and signed for Wellington Phoenix.
Oskar Dillon to Western United from Gold Coast Knights.
Javier Cabrera released from Melbourne City and signed for Club Atletico Union.
Daniel Margus released from Adelaide United and signed for Perth Glory.
Brandon O’Neill sold to Pohang Steelers from Sydney FC.
Tommy Oar will join Macarthur at the conclusion of his contract.
Corey Brown released from Melbourne Victory and signed for Brisbane Roar.
Markel Susaeta to Melbourne City from Gamba Osaka.
Simon Cox to Western Sydney Wanderers from Southend United.
Alexander Meier released from Western Sydney Wanderers.
Aleksandar Jovanovic to FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo from Jeju Unted.
Scott McDonald released from Western United and signed for Brisbane Roar.
Vince Lia released from Adelaide United and signed for Perth Glory as an injury replacement for Dino Djulbic.
George Timotheou to Western United on loan from SV Zulte Waregem.
Bailey Wright to Sunderland AFC on loan from Bristol City.
Riley Warland released from Perth Glory.
Joey Jevtic and Jake Jovanovski to OFK Beograd U19 on loan from Central Coast Mariners Youth.
Jack Hendry to Melbourne City on loan from Celtic as an injury replacement for Richard Windbichler.
Ersan Gulum released from Western United and signed for Antalyaspor.
Kristijan Dobras released from Melbourne Victory.
Marco Rojas to Melbourne Victory.
Tomislav Uskok to Western United from Sydney United.
Nick Ansell to Gyeongnam FC from Jeonnam Dragons.
Dario Vidosic released from ATK.
Tarek Elrich released from Western Sydney Wanderers and signed for Perth Glory.
Aaron Mooy’s loan to Brighton and Hove Albion from Huddersfield Town has been made permanent.
Connor O’Toole released from Brisbane Roar and signed for Newcastle Jets.
Thomas Deng sold to Urawa Red Diamonds from Melbourne Victory.
Antony Golec to Perak FA from Badak Lampung.
Aaron Evans to PSS Sleman from PSM Makassar.
Ryan Teague sold to FC Flamilicao from Sydney FC.
Stefan Mauk released from Brisbane Roar and signed for Adelaide United.
Panos Armenakas releases from Panathinaikos.
Chris Harold released by Perth Glory and signed for Central Coast Mariners.
Giancarlo Gallifuoco released by Central Coast Mariners.
Roy O’Donovan released by Brisbane Roar and signed for Newcastle Jets.
Ben Folami to Stevenage on loan from Ipswich Town.
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sub007
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I can see O'Toole going to the Jets tbh. I don't rate him but he would be cheap and the Jets would be desperate for a LB.
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Panos Armenakas has been linked with Perth
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+xI can see O'Toole going to the Jets tbh. I don't rate him but he would be cheap and the Jets would be desperate for a LB. Have not been hugely impressed, apart from when he first appeared on the scene, but would take him as we're skint. Currently only have Bobby Burns as a natural left back and Merrick barely plays him.
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Brad Smith has a number of suitors apparently.
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+xI can see O'Toole going to the Jets tbh. I don't rate him but he would be cheap and the Jets would be desperate for a LB. Mariners would be the more likely destination tbh, probably better for his career under Stajic than Ernie as well.
He’s not a bad LB but really struggles to get an effective cross in which nowadays is a coach killer in most set ups.
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Armiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster.
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Carlito
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+xArmiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster. It's been confirmed apparently
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A list has been made by Hertha for players to leave in winter and Leckie is on it. Rumours they're after Xhaka and Drexler so they'll want to free up their wage bill big time. This is typical of Klinsmann. He likes a clean out. I wonder where Leckie may end up? I can see a loan for the short term at least.
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Barcelona are looking for a new striker and apparently they are looking at Matt Simon.
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+xArmiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster. Our midfield is pissweak at the moment, if he can play as a creative 10 better than Dobras (which isn't hard) then he has a shot.
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+xBarcelona are looking for a new striker and apparently they are looking at Matt Simon. Comunicacion oficial.
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+xBarcelona are looking for a new striker and apparently they are looking at Matt Simon. Gee, that would be a huge step down for the Wizard of Woy Woy.
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+x+xArmiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster. Our midfield is pissweak at the moment, if he can play as a creative 10 better than Dobras (which isn't hard) then he has a shot. To be fair on kiki. He hasnt actually had a proper run. He's either been injured or suspended. But I rather Elvis than instadobras
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+x+xArmiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster. Our midfield is pissweak at the moment, if he can play as a creative 10 better than Dobras (which isn't hard) then he has a shot. He can but he's more of a left winger. He has a great cross on him and has a reputation of being a gun set piece taker.
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paladisious
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+x+x+xArmiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster. Our midfield is pissweak at the moment, if he can play as a creative 10 better than Dobras (which isn't hard) then he has a shot. He can but he's more of a left winger. He has a great cross on him and has a reputation of being a gun set piece taker. Nice, but he'll have trouble getting game time at Victory as a winger, obviously.
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+x+x+x+xArmiento would be crazy to go to Victory. Even though Kurz knows the kid, the pressure on his job as manager wouldnt make him play the youngster. Our midfield is pissweak at the moment, if he can play as a creative 10 better than Dobras (which isn't hard) then he has a shot. He can but he's more of a left winger. He has a great cross on him and has a reputation of being a gun set piece taker. Nice, but he'll have trouble getting game time at Victory as a winger, obviously. Yeah he won't crack the starting XI but should get game time when the ACL rolls around.
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"Getting offered an A-League striker has definitely been the highlight of my day ffs #notmancityforsure "https://twitter.com/ThatGarateyjc/status/1209209481567068167I bet the player is Amadi-Holloway.
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That’s a bit cheeky for a league two club
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+xThat’s a bit cheeky for a league two club It's funny seeing fans of League Two/SPL clubs shit on the A-League when in reality most A-League clubs would beat those sides easily.
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+x+xThat’s a bit cheeky for a league two club It's funny seeing fans of League Two/SPL clubs shit on the A-League when in reality most A-League clubs would beat those sides easily. There’s not even a comparison - no A League club would survive a 50+ season in England with just 20 adult players.
Equally transpose any L2/SPL club to the heat of Australia and the Cap and they would struggle.
Honestly these constant comparisons and this need to somehow validate the A League by giving it a favourable overseas comparison just reinforces our lack of football culture and insecurities.
The only place any meaningful comparison can be done is in the ACL where it’s clear the best Australian clubs are a notch below those of Japan, Korea and China and possibly even Thailand.
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+x+x+xThat’s a bit cheeky for a league two club It's funny seeing fans of League Two/SPL clubs shit on the A-League when in reality most A-League clubs would beat those sides easily. There’s not even a comparison - no A League club would survive a 50+ season in England with just 20 adult players.
Equally transpose any L2/SPL club to the heat of Australia and the Cap and they would struggle.
Honestly these constant comparisons and this need to somehow validate the A League by giving it a favourable overseas comparison just reinforces our lack of football culture and insecurities.
The only place any meaningful comparison can be done is in the ACL where it’s clear the best Australian clubs are a notch below those of Japan, Korea and China and possibly even Thailand. If an A-League side (well maybe not Roar or Jets) played a one off match on neutral ground against a League Two side or most SPL sides, the A-League side would win easily.
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+x+x+x+xThat’s a bit cheeky for a league two club It's funny seeing fans of League Two/SPL clubs shit on the A-League when in reality most A-League clubs would beat those sides easily. There’s not even a comparison - no A League club would survive a 50+ season in England with just 20 adult players.
Equally transpose any L2/SPL club to the heat of Australia and the Cap and they would struggle.
Honestly these constant comparisons and this need to somehow validate the A League by giving it a favourable overseas comparison just reinforces our lack of football culture and insecurities.
The only place any meaningful comparison can be done is in the ACL where it’s clear the best Australian clubs are a notch below those of Japan, Korea and China and possibly even Thailand. If an A-League side (well maybe not Roar or Jets) played a one off match on neutral ground against a League Two side or most SPL sides, the A-League side would win easily. Disagree with that as a premise.
The very basic principle of football is, unlike many other sports, any one side can win over 90 minutes - it’s the very essence of Cup football. So the result of a one-off game is meaningless in determining absolute quality of one side over the other, let alone one league over an other imo.
Im not sure what the point of this latest comparison is - SPL I haven’t seen for years but does seem to have declined in quality but then again - MacLaren is easily above A League quality but barely managed a goal every 4 games in the SPL (1 in 3 in you include pens), does that say anything?
League Two I would be surprised if they had the quality the HAL has but then again where are you comparing it too? The lower end of League 2 only spends around $2m on player salaries whereas the upper end is $7.5m+ and often playing some good stuff.
In the current seasons only SFC would stand any comparison. Everyone else is pretty inconsistent from city down.
The NBL tried this recently claiming they were the second best Basketball league in the world - no evidence offered - so it would seem Australian sports fans care about this stuff. That would explain why NPL crowds are so poor too.
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+x+x+xThat’s a bit cheeky for a league two club It's funny seeing fans of League Two/SPL clubs shit on the A-League when in reality most A-League clubs would beat those sides easily. There’s not even a comparison - no A League club would survive a 50+ season in England with just 20 adult players.
Equally transpose any L2/SPL club to the heat of Australia and the Cap and they would struggle.
Honestly these constant comparisons and this need to somehow validate the A League by giving it a favourable overseas comparison just reinforces our lack of football culture and insecurities.
The only place any meaningful comparison can be done is in the ACL where it’s clear the best Australian clubs are a notch below those of Japan, Korea and China and possibly even Thailand. You hit the nail on the head. They cannot be compared. Frank Arok wanted to play the return leg against Scotland at noon in Darwin. Instead we played at night in Melbourne. Conditions play a huge part in the quality of play - whether it is for a one-off game or competing in a long grinding season with limited players.
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Part of being a sports fan is comparing players and teams to each other
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Read a rumour linking Vidosic back to Adelaide, but not sure about its veracity
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Keanu bachus to a club in Denmark
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+xKeanu bachus to a club in Denmark AGF where Gersbach, Amini and Duncan play
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+xRead a rumour linking Vidosic back to Adelaide, but not sure about its veracity Probably false given Verbeek said we wouldn't sign anyone.
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Not exactly summer but Brattan to sign a 2 year deal to return to Brisbane for next season.
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