A-League Transfers and Rumours

[midfielder]

Jefferson Farfan rumoured to be a new marquee for Adelaide

By F he looks quality the league is just getting stronger each year..

 

[midfielder]

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/08/18/german-marksman-kuranyi-targeted-adelaide-united

Adelaide United is reportedly waiting on an answer from former German international striker Kevin Kuranyi to become the A-League club's full-season guest marquee player.

By F if they get both they would be very strong.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Can we please hurry up and become "SUSTAINABLE".

 

[FFC Mariner]

Unlike Roar then?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

As unlike roar as possible. No one was happy with the NSO debacle, entertain at all costs mantra or no money abject humiliation ball... but there's no arguing he's been focused on making the club financially viable and at least always trying to pull in the one direction - misguided or otherwise.

I have no idea what the Bakries have been trying to achieve. But it has gone from bad to worse.

 

[dibo]

Sneak peek of Sydney FC's CEO introducing their new marquee, Bobo

 

[dibo]

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[Rowdy]

Western Sydney Wanderers have signed forward Kerem Bulut for the next two A-League seasons.

Kerem Bulut is headed back to the Western Sydney Wanderers after the A-League club confirmed his signing on Wednesday.

Bulut, 24, links up with the Wanderers on a two-year deal after his time at Greek club Iraklis came to an end.

"It's great to be here, I had a bit of a rough season last year so it's good to be back," Bulut said in a statement.

"We've got a big season coming up with the league and the Champions League, the new squad is looking perfect and it's just good to be around at the club that I love.

"There are big goals to achieve this year - from the coaching staff to the boys we want to finish on top in the league, go as far as we can in the Champions League and on a personal note I want to help the team and score 15-20 goals."

Bulut previously played for the Wanderers in 2015 after joining the club in the January transfer window.

The forward scored five goals in nine league appearances, including two in a famous 4-3 loss to city rivals Sydney FC.

Born in Sydney, he has represented Australia at various youth levels but is yet to receive a call up to the senior national team.

The Wanderers, last season's runners-up, begin their 2016-17 A-League campaign against Sydney FC on October 8.

 

[Rowdy]

RBB will be getting hard-on right about now.

 

[sydmariner]

Western Sydney Wanderers have signed forward Kerem Bulut for the next two A-League seasons.

Kerem Bulut is headed back to the Western Sydney Wanderers after the A-League club confirmed his signing on Wednesday.

Bulut, 24, links up with the Wanderers on a two-year deal after his time at Greek club Iraklis came to an end.

"It's great to be here, I had a bit of a rough season last year so it's good to be back," Bulut said in a statement.

"We've got a big season coming up with the league and the Champions League, the new squad is looking perfect and it's just good to be around at the club that I love.

"There are big goals to achieve this year - from the coaching staff to the boys we want to finish on top in the league, go as far as we can in the Champions League and on a personal note I want to help the team and score 15-20 goals."

Bulut previously played for the Wanderers in 2015 after joining the club in the January transfer window.

The forward scored five goals in nine league appearances, including two in a famous 4-3 loss to city rivals Sydney FC.

Born in Sydney, he has represented Australia at various youth levels but is yet to receive a call up to the senior national team.

The Wanderers, last season's runners-up, begin their 2016-17 A-League campaign against Sydney FC on October 8.

 

[Rowdy]

If he can stay away from his so-called DH 'mates', he'll do alright.

I rate him as a decent goal-scorer who def needs to take his game to the next level.

 

[Rowdy]

Speculation is growing that Marco Rojas could be returning to the Melbourne Victory with the Johnny Warren medallist set to touch down in Melbourne Thursday morning.

It was thought Rojas was being hunted by the Jets, however, a club spokesman confirmed to Four Four Two on Wednesday that Newcastle would not be seeking the winger's services.

Rojas is certain to be courted by several A-League clubs after he agreed to terminate his contract with Germans Vfb Stuttgart.

The 24-year-old was loaned to second tier German club Greuther Furth and had a more successful stint with Swiss side Thun last season, where he scored four goals in 37 games.

Rojas earned 50 caps with the Victory between 2011-13 and would be a fine acquisition should the club sign him.

 

[Rowdy]

Good replacement for Muscat of fellow kiwi & recently departed Victory player Kosta Barbarouses.

Would be interesting to see how he devoloped whilst in the Bundisleaga.

 

[Rowdy]

Rojas agrees to terms to re-join Melbourne Victory:

Brilliant forward Marco Rojas will re-join the club where his star was born after agreeing to terms with Melbourne Victory this week.

It was at Thun where Rojas was able to make a significant impact, playing 37 matches and scoring four goals in an 18 month period.

But after being told he was surplus to requirements at Stuttgart in recent weeks, despite having a year to run on his contract, Rojas was allowed to seek a new home.

Victory coach Kevin Muscat couldn’t snap the "Kiwi Messi" up quickly enough, having enjoyed a front row seat during Rojas’s first spell with the club, when he scored 15 goals in 50 games between 2011 and 2013.

Having also re-signed fan favourite James Troisi, after an ill-fated stint in China, the acquisition of Rojas will catapult Victory back into title contention, having successfully replaced the void left by Gui Finkler and Kosta Barbarouses, who have both joined the Phoenix.

 

[Rowdy]

Further reports say the 24-year-old underwent a medical at AAMI Stadium Thursday morning shortly after landing in Melbourne.

Melbourne Victory expected to officially announce a likely 2 year deal later this afternoon.

 

[Rowdy]

-------------------------Thomas ------------------------

------------ Donachie ----------Ansell ------------

Geria ---------------------------------- Georgievski

------------- Valeri -------------- Bozanic -----------

Rojas/Khalfallah ------- Austin/Ingham ---

------- Rojas/Troisi ------- Berisha --------------

Bench:
Spinella(GK), Broxham, Mahazi, Galloway, Nigro, Baro.

On paper, Victory looking like a formidable team this sesson.

 

[Rowdy]

From the Sporting News
Secret Agent:
- Van 't Schip feeling the heat?

It seems Melbourne City coach JVS might be feeling the pressure a bit.

It is commonly known that he survived the chop last season due to the fact that City's owners did not want to pay out his $700,000 a year contract, but with one season of that deal to run, the coach knows failure is not an option.

With Tim Cahill’s arrival and his contract nearly up, the usually reserved JVS blew up last week because someone at the club had failed to remove training facility posters containing images of players who have left the club.

The images of Aaron Mooy and Jack Clisby left JVS furiously demanding their removal. You might think interior decoration was quite far down his list of priorities...

 

[Rowdy]

And maybe this is the reason why;

The Secret Agent has got a juicy one from Melbourne this week involving everyone's favourite new signing.

Tim Cahill may have hogged the headlines after completing his move to Melbourne City, but it seems he might have grabbed something else as well!

Coach Cahill in the box seat at City?:

Not long after completing his $3.5 million dollar move to Melbourne City, I understand Tim Cahill might be rocking the boat. I'm hearing from inside the City camp that our Tim has become somewhat of the coach.

Cahill, who signed a two-year playing deal, which includes a coaching pathway offered to him in year three has already started addressing the players at the club, perhaps being a bit over zealous with the whole coaching thing.

Some players are secretly referring to him as 'Coach Cahill' and are possibly getting mixed messages as to who is the real boss.

 

[Rowdy]

Not surprised one bit about the above.

Listing to 'Lord Cahill' being interviewed after Melb.City's FFA Cup game up at Perry Park in Brisbane the other night he quips:

"I'm really glad that I can contribute to THIS tonight !

'THIS' being a sell-out crowd of around
3, 500.

He's constantly the centre of everything that comes out of his mouth, to the point of ad nauseum.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

-------------------------Thomas ------------------------

------------ Donachie ----------Ansell ------------

Geria ---------------------------------- Georgievski

------------- Valeri -------------- Bozanic -----------

Rojas/Khalfallah ------- Austin/Ingham ---

------- Rojas/Troisi ------- Berisha --------------

Bench:
Spinella(GK), Broxham, Mahazi, Galloway, Nigro, Baro.

On paper, Victory looking like a formidable team this sesson.

Yeah, very strong. The only thing I look at that lineup and think they may be missing is leadership.
Also looks like they're intending to deploy Trosi as a CAM.