and puts the bed the flores didn't wana leave crap things people said to having a go at the owners. should all apologize.

Edited by liverpoolfan2010: 5/6/2012 12:50:55 PM

I missed the first members meeting but I imagine spirits will be a little higher at this one now :lol:

Ill make sure I say hello as well

This is never going to happen as he is a saint and the owners are the devil, well at least according to some ;)

Dimi will be exstatic he got a question through though!

Adelaide United – little fish in a big Asian pond

Tuesday, 5 June 2012 1:40 PM

With the 2012 edition of the AFC Champions League down to eight, it is now an even more prevalent that there is Adelaide United and then there is the rest.

Whenever an Australian club fronts up against some of the biggest, wealthiest clubs in Asia, it is often about David v Goliath, minnows against might – so ahead of the Quarter Finals, we thought we would highlight the stature of the other seven clubs that the Reds could find themselves up against.

Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan Hyundai is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai Heavy Industries, a South Korean conglomerate which employs over 24,000 staff and has an annual turnover of more than $30 billion dollars. Sixth place finishers in the K-League regular season in 2011 and runners-up in the post-season playoffs, Ulsan Hyundai have won two K-League titles and come second on six occasions.
Club Profile

Bunyodkor
Based in the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent, Bunyodkor is owned by Uzbekgas, an oil and gas exploration company with an annual turnover in excess of $2 billion dollars employing 124,000 staff. In 2008, former World Player of the Year and Brazilian superstar Rivaldo joined Bunyodkor on a reported $14 million dollar, two-year contract. His countryman, Brazilian World Cup legend Zico, signed on shortly after to manage the club in a one-year deal on a multi million dollar salary.
Club Profile

Al-Ittihad FC
Also known as Itti, it is a Saudi Arabian club based in Jeddah. Al Ittihad’s major sponsor is the Saudi Telecommunications Company, a government owned communications provider with an annual revenue of more than $15 billion. Al-Ittihad has won eight Saudi league titles and holds 45 official championships. It also has a lofty reputation for being the oldest still-surviving and most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia.

The club has won two Asian Champions League titles, in 2004 and 2005, and is the only club to have won the AFC Champions League in consecutive years. Al Ittihad reportedly has over eight million fans in Saudi Arabia alone and in December 2006, in what was thought to be the most lucrative deal in Arabian football, the club offered Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo a multi-million dollar a year deal.
Club Profile

Al Hilal
Another Saudi Arabian club, Al-Hilal is based in the country's capital Riyadh. It holds 53 official championships since its founding in 1957 (a record 36 national championships, as well as six Asian championships and seven Arab & Gulf Championships). Al-Hilal has a reputation for being the most widely supported club in Saudi Arabia.

The club's president is a son of the King of Saudi Arabia Musad bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, who along with other board members, pay any extra money required to run the club, the total extra expenses of the club in recent seasons surpassing $50 million. This increase is due to the high level of foreign and national players the club has recently signed such as Thiago Neves, Mirel Radoi, Christian Wilhelmsson, Osama Hawsawi, Youssef El-Arabi among others.
Club Profile

Al Ahli
The third and final Saudi Arabian club in the last eight is Al-Ahli Saudi Sports Club, which is based in Jeddah. They were AFC Champions League Runners Up in 1986 and currently have around 70 major sponsors; most of them from the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia and some of Saudi’s richest businessmen. The club’s biggest backer is the Prince Khaled Abdulallh al-saud.
Club Profile

Guangzhou Evergrande
China’s only representative in the Quarter Finals, Guangzhou Evergrande, is owned by the Evergrande Real Estate Group, one of the largest real estate developers in mainland China. The Evergrande Real Estate Group currently owns 45.8 million square metres of development land and real estate projects across 22 cities in China. Before the club returned to China’s top flight, the Chinese Super League, the Evergrande Group promised even bigger spending to strengthen the team as it added five national team players.

The transfer of Brazilian Cléo from Football Club Partizan set the new record transfer fee of $5 million. Alongside Cléo, the club brought in Korean national squad player Cho Won-Hee, Brazilian defender Paulo and his countryman, midfielder Renato, the transfer fees in total registering $16 million. By early July 2011, the club signed Argentinian Darío Conca, again with a record-breaking $10 million transfer fee. With the newly built Evergrande Football Training facility included, the Evergrande Group injected up to $96 million into the club in 2011.

Three weeks ago legendary Italian World Cup winning Coach Marecello Lippi was appointed as Head Coach and on 2 May 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had officially signed Paraguayan Barrios on a four-year deal for a domestic record fee of $15 million. In his move to Guangzhou Evergrande, Barrios will earn $12million a year. If that was not not enough, recently departed AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf has flown to China to hold talks with Guangzhou Evergrande, the club hoping to convince him to continue his career in China with a two-year contract worth $11 million-a-season.
Club Profile

Sepahan Isfahan
An Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Sepahan competes in Iran's top flight, better known as the Persian Gulf League (PGL). Sepahan hold most of the records in the PGL and are the reigning champions having secured the title for a record fourth time in the PGL’s eleven year history. The club is also the first and only one to have won the title in consecutive seasons (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12). Furthermore, Sepahan became the first non-Tehran based side to win the title when they were victorious in 2002/03.

Even earlier on, Sepahan were one of the most successful football clubs in Iran during the 1980s and are one of only six clubs who have been present in every season of the PGL. They were also the first Iranian club to reach the Asian Champions League final in 2007, which resulted in securing a place in the FIFA Club World Cup in the same year.

The club is the football division of Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club and is owned by the giant steel company Mobarakeh Steel Co, which is Iran's largest steel maker and one of the largest industrial complexes operating in Iran as it employs over 6,000 staff.
Club Profile

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Adelaide-United--little-fish-in-a-big-Asian-pond/47620

If that what you think I'm am well that ok

some players are worth every penny they ask for & should be paid accordingly - and Marcos is one of them.

He is one of the few Imports that has performed, he has won us many matches, and bring supporters through the turnstiles

As they say you pay peanuts you end up with monkeys - unitll he is back in a reds shirt hell will freeze over before I apologies to anybody:evil:

What is the date of the draw again?

Adelaide United FC has moved to secure one of its talented home grown players with midfielder Osama Malik signing a two year contract extension to stay at the Reds.

The deal means Malik, who was the club’s Rising Star in 2011/12, will continue his career in Adelaide until the end of the 2014/15 season.

“We are delighted that Ozzie has shown faith in the club and decided to sign on,” Adelaide United Football Director Michael Petrillo said.

“He’s got a great future ahead of him and it’s fantastic to have another local kid committing for a longer term with the club.”

Particularly over the past 12 months, Malik has proven to be an integral part of the Reds’ squad. Having chalked up 47 Hyundai A-League appearances to date, 23 of which came for the now defunct North Queensland Fury, Malik has grown in stature.

Malik featured prominently in helping the Reds finish top of their group in the AFC Champions League and has flourished in a holding midfield role, a position Coach John Kosmina used him in after taking charge of the squad back in December last year.

“It’s obviously an exciting time for us at the moment and hopefully we can take that beyond now and achieve something in the future,” Malik said.

“Since Kossie has come in it has been great for me, he has let me play a lot and hopefully I can keep progressing and improving to become the player that I want to be.”

On top of locking down his future for the next three years, Malik added that being able to stay and play with his home town club is extra special.

“It’s great to be playing for the team I grew up supporting and the town where I was born, and it will be great to be around the family for at least another couple of years,” Mali said.

The 21 year old has missed the last two games of the Reds’ AFC Champions League campaign due to a knee injury but he is expected to be ready to go for the Quarter Finals of the Asian club competition in September and the start of the Hyundai A-League 2012/13 Season.

Meanwhile, the club wishes to advise that midfielders Spase Dilevski and Ricardo Da Silva have been released and will not be part of the Reds’ squad for next season.

Dilevski made 12 appearances and scored one goal for the club, while Da Silva played five games in his first taste of the Hyundai A-League. The club sincerely thanks both players for their contribution and wishes them all the best for the future.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Malik-extends-contract-with-Reds/47628

Who hear hopes we have more variety in the merchandise this year.

I want to get my own adelaide united squid beanie.

Those ones you see in the afl in club colors but look like your wearing tentacles on your head.

What do you reckon the club should merchandise in club couloirs other then jerseys and scarfs etc.

Looking forward to seeing you :) Have met most of the others here and there now, reckon you are about one of the only ones left! :lol:

Also this should mean that next season we can start the pre game beer/softy meet ups ;)

If that what you think I'm am well that ok

some players are worth every penny they ask for & should be paid accordingly - and Marcos is one of them.

He is one of the few Imports that has performed, he has won us many matches, and bring supporters through the turnstiles

As they say you pay peanuts you end up with monkeys - unitll he is back in a reds shirt hell will freeze over before I apologies to anybody:evil:

Who hear hopes we have more variety in the merchandise this year.

I want to get my own adelaide united squid beanie.

Those ones you see in the afl in club colors but look like your wearing tentacles on your head.

What do you reckon the club should merchandise in club couloirs other then jerseys and scarfs etc.

I reckon I may know Davide from many many years ago :) That is of course if Davide is his real name and he was born in 1982. Can't be that many in Adelaide that fit that criteria ;)

There will be two Adelaide v Victory games at Hindmarsh this season.

There will be two Adelaide v Victory games at Hindmarsh this season.

Haha chill, I have a baby to attend to :)

Did you go to St Joseph's Hectorville? ;)

Yes it was that long ago. :lol:

Edited by mcjules: 6/6/2012 02:26:51 PM

Ha ha I was only mucking around re revealing yourself man

Oh and yes I did
Don't make me go find a year book as I assume your birth name isnt mcjules ;)

Good lord we are talking pre 1994
Do you realise how old we both are then?
Ugh

Bloody children, the both of youse!

Ha ha I was only mucking around re revealing yourself man

Oh and yes I did
Don't make me go find a year book as I assume your birth name isnt mcjules ;)

Good lord we are talking pre 1994
Do you realise how old we both are then?
Ugh

Haha yeah I don't mind revealing my real name but I think you'll work it out with the following info. We were quite good friends in Year 5 and I used to live around the corner from you on East St :)

Where did our youth go? :d