FC Vaduz in loan deal with Harnwell
Defender turned super striker, Jamie Harnwell has been loaned out to Liechtenstein club FC Vaduz who play in the Swiss second division.
Harnwell trialled with the club early last year, and caught the eye once again with his Golden Boot Award for the Perth Glory.
Perth was approached only last Tuesday by the club and coach David Mitchell agreed to let him take up the short term loan.
Harnwell will return to Perth at the commencement of the loan contract which expires on June 30.
One more time: Mariners appeal Vukovic ban
The Central Coast Mariners have decided to have another go appealing Danny Vukovic’s nine month ban.
They haven’t ruled out taking the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Vukovic received a red-card in the grand final after striking referee Mark Shields when he turned down a clear penalty with only minutes left in the match.
The original appeal succeeded in reducing the suspended part of the sentence but the actual time spent on the sidelines remained the same.
Despite this, the Mariners have decided to appeal again in the hope of having Vukovic available for the start of version 4 of the Hyundai A-League. Whatever the outcome of this appeal, it is almost certain that Vukovic will miss the chance to represent Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Daddy Vidosic to take charge of baby Roars
QLD Roar assistant coach, Rado Vidosic has been contracted to the youth team coaching position until 2010.
Vidosic was credited with un-earthing Queensland stars Kruse, Zullo and had a hand in his son Dario’s rise to fame.
“Rado has been with the club since the inception of the A-League on a part-time basis as assistant … and has an extensive history with youth development in Queensland,” Roar chief executive Lawrence Oudendyk said.
“His role will be to focus on the development of young players and youth league players - he will still be assistant coach of the Queensland Roar first team and we feel this will mean a good link between the two sides.”
Aussie teams off to a flier in Asian Champions League
A-League representatives, Melbourne Victory and Adelaide Utd have both made winning starts to their ACL campaigns with solid 2-0 victories.
These results put them at the top of their group tables.
Melbourne coach Ernie Merrick is confident his players can continue their fantastic start in their next match against Chonburi of Thailand.
Adelaide on the other hand were drawn to play away to Korean side Pohang Steelers. Their 2-0 upset victory was made even more sweet as they were forced to play with 10 men for half the game due to the send off of Jonas Salley.
Robert Cornthwaite and Bruce Djite put away the goals on the nigh. Pohang had many chances to get on the scoreboard but they hit the bar 3 times.
Adelaide’s next match is at home against Chinese champion Changchun Yatai.
Australian squad named for game against Singapore
Aussie coach Pim Verbeek has finalised his squad for the March 22 friendly against Singapore. He has named an Olyroo-heavy team for the match up only four days before the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against the Chinese in Kunming.
Verbeek can’t be blamed for feeling a little nervous for their next qualifier as it falls smack bang in the middle of the European club football season therefore it made his decision an easy one to name an inexperienced team for the Singapore match.
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Galaxy & Thunder a no go
A-League hopefuls the Gold Coast Galaxy and Northern Thunder will almost surely have to wait another season for entry into the Hyundai A-League. Football Federation Australia were not convinced that the fledgling franchises were up to scratch for the coming 2008/09 season. This all despite FFA chiefs granting provisional licenses to both clubs just two weeks earlier.
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Sydney FC Chief Executive Steps Down
Sydney FC’s George Perry has resigned from his post as CEO after just 18 months at the helm.
Perry confirmed his departure by handing in his resignation on Monday morning, citing personal reasons.
“I’ve handed in my resignation effective today, and am looking forward to spending more time with my family,” AAP
This departure continues the merry-go-round that is Sydney FC and Perry’s resignation is only one of many since the A-League began only three seasons ago.
Sydney FC has amazingly had two CEO’s, three chairmen and the introduction of John Kosmina halfway through season three makes it four coaches.
Mariners get their man Elrich
The Central Coast Mariners have signed Ahmad Elrich on a two year deal after being released by the Wellington Phoenix. The one-time Socceroo will hope that this move will put him back onto Pim Verbeek’s radar for the 2010 World Cup.”Our signing of Ahmad is another clear showing of our intent for season four,” said Mariners executive chairman Lyall Gorman.
Elrich has been capped by his country 17 times and has scored five international goals. The 26 year old has had spells with Busan of South Korea, Fulham and Norways FC Lyn Oslo. He started his professional career with Parramatta Power in the now defunct NSL.
Elrich is the Mariner’s second signing for the 2008/09 Hyundai A-League Season joining Adrian Caceres from the Victory.
A-League to have its own National Youth League
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has made huge steps in giving young footballers in Australia regular, quality competitive games by finalising plans for a National Youth League Competition. The NYL will kickoff in line with the next Hyundai A-League Season.
“The establishment of a national youth league competition was identified as a priority in the National Football Development Plan we released last November,” said FFA CEO, Ben Buckley.
“This competition is particularly important because, for the first time, talented young players will have an opportunity to play regular, quality competitive games regardless of whether they are part of the AIS program, the State sports institutes or the State football leagues.
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Socceroos to play warm up match against Singapore
There will be a 5 day camp in Singapore ahead of the Socceroos next World Cup qualifier against China in Kunming. The boys will also be booked on the play a friendly against Singapore during this time.
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