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Cityslicker10
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Reports in Europe have suggested Melbourne City have signed former Aston Villa and Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.
The Danish keeper has penned a two-year deal with the A-League club but the signing won't be announced for a few weeks, according to Danish news website BT.
Sorensen spent 16 consecutive seasons in the Premier League with 364 appearances playing for Aston Villa, Stoke City and Sunderland between 1999-2015.
The 39-year-old played in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups for Denmark - accumulating 101 international appearances over 13 years.
Melbourne City have been consistently linked to Sorensen after releasing goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne at the end of last season.
Tando Velaphi is currently the only custodian on the Melbourne club's books
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salmonfc
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"Okay gentlemen, David Villa's 10 4 game stint and a permacrock Damien Duff failed to appeal to fans. We've secured Aaron Mooy as one of our marquees for another three years or until a Championship side snaps him up, but we still need a big name to make our marketing experiment appeal to potential consumers. Our CFG overlords are willing to fund a move for a more well known player. Someone who will get people into the stadium and sell shirts." "Let's sign a goalie!" "Mate..." "..." "... you're a frickin' genius."
For the first time, but certainly not the last, I began to believe that Arsenals moods and fortunes somehow reflected my own. - Hornby
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Cityslicker10
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salmonfc wrote:"Okay gentlemen, David Villa's 10 4 game stint and a permacrock Damien Duff failed to appeal to fans. We've secured Aaron Mooy as one of our marquees for another three years or until a Championship side snaps him up, but we still need a big name to make our marketing experiment appeal to potential consumers. Our CFG overlords are willing to fund a move for a more well known player. Someone who will get people into the stadium and sell shirts."
"Let's sign a goalie!"
"Mate..."
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"... you're a frickin' genius." We still have time to get Villa back on loan :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: All hail I mighty oil money cashed up overlords
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Bowden
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salmonfc wrote:"Okay gentlemen, David Villa's 10 4 game stint and a permacrock Damien Duff failed to appeal to fans. We've secured Aaron Mooy as one of our marquees for another three years or until a Championship side snaps him up, but we still need a big name to make our marketing experiment appeal to potential consumers. Our CFG overlords are willing to fund a move for a more well known player. Someone who will get people into the stadium and sell shirts."
"Let's sign a goalie!"
"Mate..."
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"... you're a frickin' genius." :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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DinosMum
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Is this the first foreign keeper?
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samb
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DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix
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deluka
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Melbourne Football reporting three year deal and imminent announcement so who knows.
JVS said that we'd announce two players before our Wellington fixture, so I suspect that this is the one.
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samb wrote:DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix And technically Jamie Yong.
WOLLONGONG WOLVES FOR A-LEAGUE EXPANSION!
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DinosMum
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Heineken wrote:samb wrote:DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix And technically Jamie Yong. Well he's Aussie cit isn't he? I have no clue why you would waste a spot on a keeper unless they were outstanding and you had sorted out your whole squad and were left with a spot or two. There are some decent kids coming through and a few very good guys in the NPL
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Dillhole
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DinosMum wrote:Heineken wrote:samb wrote:DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix And technically Jamie Yong. Well he's Aussie cit isn't he? I have no clue why you would waste a spot on a keeper unless they were outstanding and you had sorted out your whole squad and were left with a spot or two. There are some decent kids coming through and a few very good guys in the NPL according to wiki he played for englands u20, 19's and 18's
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Slobodan Drauposevic
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salmonfc wrote:"Okay gentlemen, David Villa's 10 4 game stint and a permacrock Damien Duff failed to appeal to fans. We've secured Aaron Mooy as one of our marquees for another three years or until a Championship side snaps him up, but we still need a big name to make our marketing experiment appeal to potential consumers. Our CFG overlords are willing to fund a move for a more well known player. Someone who will get people into the stadium and sell shirts."
"Let's sign a goalie!"
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"... you're a frickin' genius." Class :lol: A retired keeper no less.
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Heineken wrote:samb wrote:DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix And technically Jamie Yong. Could add in Moss when he was playing for clubs other than NZ based ones?
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Bender Parma
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DinosMum wrote:Heineken wrote:samb wrote:DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix And technically Jamie Yong. Well he's Aussie cit isn't he? I have no clue why you would waste a spot on a keeper unless they were outstanding and you had sorted out your whole squad and were left with a spot or two. There are some decent kids coming through and a few very good guys in the NPL Without commenting on this particular keeper, i actually disagree with this being a wasted spot. A good keeper is equally as important as a good striker. It only takes a keeper to make 1 save a game that other keepers wouldnt make and that can make a difference of 2 points or even 3 points. In a league as close as the A league, a classy keeper can be easily the difference between a premiership and missing the finals. We do have a lot of good keepers in Australia, but i cant see how signing a keeper is a wasted spot, if they are better than their replacement. If anything, it is is smart thinking. And even from a spectator point of view, there is nothing more exciting than seeing your keeper make a spectacular save. I think it is actually a pretty good move, if they guy is still any good, of course.
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Carlito
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Dillhole wrote:DinosMum wrote:Heineken wrote:samb wrote:DinosMum wrote:Is this the first foreign keeper? Only other one I can think of is Tony Warner for Phoenix And technically Jamie Yong. Well he's Aussie cit isn't he? I have no clue why you would waste a spot on a keeper unless they were outstanding and you had sorted out your whole squad and were left with a spot or two. There are some decent kids coming through and a few very good guys in the NPL according to wiki he played for englands u20, 19's and 18's Young is an aussie born under age rep of english sides.
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