Awesome mate, great read

karacic doesn't sound like a terrible option tbh

Yeah doesn't fill me with confidence. I wonder if we try something left field. 

God help us...

+ Atkinson is still without a team. Jones, Miller and Karacic seem to be the options. 

Fran Karacic with another full game. Highest rating on Fotmob for his team. Could be coming into form at exactly the right time for a Socceroo call up, considering Strain is out

Massive. He's going to be one of our most important players over the next decade 

Circati expected to start against AC Milan tomorrow morning 

Feel like he doesn't get talked enough because his a defender but that's a huge match 

He certainly needs it but a bit of perspective. At Hannover Hamburg tonight good strikers like Glatzel and Selke were shut out. It's helpful to seek the ball but also the instruction might be not to and the Aalborg service hasn't been the best. They lost 4:0 so it suggests their backs were to the wall. Aalborg are a promoted side but a big club so their fans are in a bit of an identity crisis currently. 

Iredale subbed off at half time. Needs some goals and assists soon u would think

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/08/24/new-golden-boys-early-signs-the-dark-ages-of-youth-development-are-finally-over-for-the-socceroos/

Wrote a quick overseas aussie blog

At 96 HSV but I'll keep an eye on it. 

iredale starting

Apparently yengi one more week, farrell returns to running but no contact and will return after the international break

Silvera ineligable this weekend as middlesbrough are the parent club

Hope farrel and yengi are fit

Full game for Sebastian Esposito in a 5-1 win for Lecce U20 against Udinese U20 in Italy's Primavera. 

Unfortunately the timing and potential lack of scouting didn't help Goodwin. Worse was he got some really bad splints after training at Sparta on astroturf as once stated in an interview. A late bloomer also but you just wonder what skills could have been developed with a few more younger years in the right environment. 

Would’ve been comfortable in any big 4 league imo. The better the players around him the more he stands out.

My mail is that there was plenty of talk but no genuine offers except from China which was torpedoed by Arnie (apparently).

That’s a funny quote, reminds me of when players are interviewed after signing for a new team and they’re like:

”I have dreamed of playing for Ross County ever since I was a little lad, this is a dream come true for me”

So when Pep said he cant play in tight spaces as he's not a midfielder, he was wrong? ok mate lol

Goodwin is an example of a player that never had the right move at the right time. He was good enough to play at a much higher level. 

That's a coaches quote. His audience is his fans. I'd bet his goal was to make the fans feel good about the club and the signing. So grain of salt. 

I think theres some truth in there. I believe at least one Eredivisie club was interested but prioritised other signings. The time it took for Nisbet to sign felt like Nisbet was waiting on a better deal that didn't come. 

Hopefully he goes well at Ross County and the club or clubs interested in him from the Eredivisie bite in a future transfer window. 

While Ross County and Scotland isn't the best playing fit for Nisbet it is a lot of competitive games and a bigger shop window for Europe compared to the AL. It may be a step to bigger things. 

Goodwin two goals to kick off the Saudi league 

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/6563704/ross-county-trio-return-rangers/

Claims that ross country beat off interest from all over the world. So he did have options

oof last minute goal against hearts

will need a big win at home

Martinez has extended with Villa until 2029. Run Joe! 

My thoughts exactly. The EFL schedule is good if you're part of rotation but if you're always starting it's very intensive. EPL has 8 games fewer and if he's going to play a secondary role then he'll be reasonably sharp and quite fresh for international duty. 

Rowles and Devlin starting in Europa League. 

This is why Mass should come back to the socceroos. Less matches in the Premier league than the champ, he has more competition now and finally playing for the socceroos will keep him fit and help push his case whether to his manager or to another club