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Interesting article in the smh.
MC has no idea about things at times and why our club does things the way we do. He should be saying the Mariners policy of community development as well as develop local talent.
Clearly shows we are different.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/clubs-diverge-on-foreign-muscle/2008/04/17/1208025381800.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
Clubs diverge on foreign muscle
Michael Cockerill
April 18, 2008
HAVING won the championship, Newcastle Jets are readying themselves to take on Asia, and as football director Remo Nogarotto fits the final pieces of his recruiting puzzle he's convinced success will be decided by finding the right type of foreign talent to flesh out the squad.
Arch rivals Central Coast Mariners have taken a different approach - the minor premiers are likely to head into next year's Asian Champions League without a single import on their books. It's a stark contrast, and one which underlines the A-League's evolving philosophical divide. Foreigners, or not?
As it stands, the Mariners are likely to be the only club heading into the next domestic season without an import. Executive chairman Lyall Gorman admits he's surprised by the statistic, but on the evidence of the first three seasons of the A-League it's no great shock - German midfielder Andre Gumprecht and Scottish striker Stewart Petrie are the only visa players to have worn the yellow and blue.
Gorman hasn't ruled out recruiting an import specifically for the ACL, saying the club's recent partnership deal with Sheffield United "gives us the chance to consider our options". [size=10pt]But he doesn't shy away from the Mariners' core policy, which is to develop Australian talent.[/size]
"Our history has been about repatriating Australian players, and developing our own talent - that's very much our focus," he said. "Our view is that unless you're talking about marquee category - and we've tended to shy away from that - then our own players are generally just as good as a lot of foreigners. I think our success rate over the last three years proves that."
Certainly the A-League's track record in the international transfer market remains a chequered one. For the first two years of the competition there were no restrictions on the number of imports, and clubs largely focused on British players.
Last season, Football Federation Australia tightened the regulations to limit each club to four visa players, a ceiling which will again apply next season. That makes 32 visa spots across the league. Last season only 25 were taken up, almost half of them Brazilian, and results were mixed.
Right now, only 14 imports have been registered for next season, but Queensland Roar, Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory are all trying to conclude deals with foreign recruits. Nonetheless, only Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne are likely to fill their quotas - meaning there will be fewer imports in the league next season than ever before.
That worries Nogarotto, who believes foreigners are crucial to the progress of the A-League - despite the travails of last season when the flop of Mario Jardel highlighted the perils of recruiting abroad. The Jets already have exciting Korean Song Jin-hyung under lock and key for next season, and coach Gary van Egmond will join Nogarotto in Europe next week to try to complete the signing of two more foreigners with the ACL campaign in mind.
"Players sourced from outside our shores do three things in my view," Nogarotto said. "Firstly, they can add a new technical dimension to our game. Secondly, they arouse interest and hype among the fans, and, thirdly, they help keep a lid on the inflationary pressures we've seen emerge from within the local talent pool.
"The sort of players I'm talking about are what I call second-tier imports. Players like Milton Rodriguez, Fred, and Song prove you can get that 'something different' at an affordable price and, most importantly, within the boundaries of the salary cap. Obviously we've made some mistakes in the past, as all clubs have, but it hasn't put us off. You've got to learn your lessons, and try and do it [recruiting] better, and smarter.
"The fact is we're a multi-cultural society, and we need to create an A-League which is not a mini-me version of the lower levels of the English leagues. And as far as the [Asian] Champions League is concerned, it's obvious you need a couple of quality imports if you're going to be competitive. It's not the same as lining up against A-League teams every weekend, you need a breadth of talent."
Queensland aren't going into Asia next year (although a wildcard entry is still a possibility), but they have a growing fan base to satisfy, and Roar chief executive Lawrence Oudendyk said: "Fans want foreign players, they add flavour, they add variety, they add excitement if we could have four next season we would, but because of the salary cap it's more likely to be three.
"People talk about mistakes, but hopefully you make less of them as you get more experience of the market. The fact is, you can make mistakes with local players as well, and we believe imports add value on and off the field."
FOREIGN LEGION
Sydney FC: Mike Enfield (US), Terry McFlynn (N. Ireland)
Central Coast: None
Newcastle Jets: Song Jin-Hyung (South Korea)
Adelaide: Diego, Cassio (Brazil), Jonas Salley (Ivory Coast)
Queensland: Hyuk Su-Seo (South Korea)
Wellington: Daniel (Brazil), Leilei Gao (China)
Perth: James Robinson (England), Eugene Dadi (Ivory Coast)
Melbourne: Carlos Hernandez (Costa Rica), Joseph Keenan (England), Grant Brebner (Scotland)
MC has no idea about things at times and why our club does things the way we do. He should be saying the Mariners policy of community development as well as develop local talent.
Clearly shows we are different.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/clubs-diverge-on-foreign-muscle/2008/04/17/1208025381800.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
Clubs diverge on foreign muscle
Michael Cockerill
April 18, 2008
HAVING won the championship, Newcastle Jets are readying themselves to take on Asia, and as football director Remo Nogarotto fits the final pieces of his recruiting puzzle he's convinced success will be decided by finding the right type of foreign talent to flesh out the squad.
Arch rivals Central Coast Mariners have taken a different approach - the minor premiers are likely to head into next year's Asian Champions League without a single import on their books. It's a stark contrast, and one which underlines the A-League's evolving philosophical divide. Foreigners, or not?
As it stands, the Mariners are likely to be the only club heading into the next domestic season without an import. Executive chairman Lyall Gorman admits he's surprised by the statistic, but on the evidence of the first three seasons of the A-League it's no great shock - German midfielder Andre Gumprecht and Scottish striker Stewart Petrie are the only visa players to have worn the yellow and blue.
Gorman hasn't ruled out recruiting an import specifically for the ACL, saying the club's recent partnership deal with Sheffield United "gives us the chance to consider our options". [size=10pt]But he doesn't shy away from the Mariners' core policy, which is to develop Australian talent.[/size]
"Our history has been about repatriating Australian players, and developing our own talent - that's very much our focus," he said. "Our view is that unless you're talking about marquee category - and we've tended to shy away from that - then our own players are generally just as good as a lot of foreigners. I think our success rate over the last three years proves that."
Certainly the A-League's track record in the international transfer market remains a chequered one. For the first two years of the competition there were no restrictions on the number of imports, and clubs largely focused on British players.
Last season, Football Federation Australia tightened the regulations to limit each club to four visa players, a ceiling which will again apply next season. That makes 32 visa spots across the league. Last season only 25 were taken up, almost half of them Brazilian, and results were mixed.
Right now, only 14 imports have been registered for next season, but Queensland Roar, Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory are all trying to conclude deals with foreign recruits. Nonetheless, only Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne are likely to fill their quotas - meaning there will be fewer imports in the league next season than ever before.
That worries Nogarotto, who believes foreigners are crucial to the progress of the A-League - despite the travails of last season when the flop of Mario Jardel highlighted the perils of recruiting abroad. The Jets already have exciting Korean Song Jin-hyung under lock and key for next season, and coach Gary van Egmond will join Nogarotto in Europe next week to try to complete the signing of two more foreigners with the ACL campaign in mind.
"Players sourced from outside our shores do three things in my view," Nogarotto said. "Firstly, they can add a new technical dimension to our game. Secondly, they arouse interest and hype among the fans, and, thirdly, they help keep a lid on the inflationary pressures we've seen emerge from within the local talent pool.
"The sort of players I'm talking about are what I call second-tier imports. Players like Milton Rodriguez, Fred, and Song prove you can get that 'something different' at an affordable price and, most importantly, within the boundaries of the salary cap. Obviously we've made some mistakes in the past, as all clubs have, but it hasn't put us off. You've got to learn your lessons, and try and do it [recruiting] better, and smarter.
"The fact is we're a multi-cultural society, and we need to create an A-League which is not a mini-me version of the lower levels of the English leagues. And as far as the [Asian] Champions League is concerned, it's obvious you need a couple of quality imports if you're going to be competitive. It's not the same as lining up against A-League teams every weekend, you need a breadth of talent."
Queensland aren't going into Asia next year (although a wildcard entry is still a possibility), but they have a growing fan base to satisfy, and Roar chief executive Lawrence Oudendyk said: "Fans want foreign players, they add flavour, they add variety, they add excitement if we could have four next season we would, but because of the salary cap it's more likely to be three.
"People talk about mistakes, but hopefully you make less of them as you get more experience of the market. The fact is, you can make mistakes with local players as well, and we believe imports add value on and off the field."
FOREIGN LEGION
Sydney FC: Mike Enfield (US), Terry McFlynn (N. Ireland)
Central Coast: None
Newcastle Jets: Song Jin-Hyung (South Korea)
Adelaide: Diego, Cassio (Brazil), Jonas Salley (Ivory Coast)
Queensland: Hyuk Su-Seo (South Korea)
Wellington: Daniel (Brazil), Leilei Gao (China)
Perth: James Robinson (England), Eugene Dadi (Ivory Coast)
Melbourne: Carlos Hernandez (Costa Rica), Joseph Keenan (England), Grant Brebner (Scotland)
