2025 Roster and Transfer Discussion Thread

Now that Bogert is reporting I guess it is pretty official and I'm claiming the dub.
I’m very confident we’re signing an attacking DP this summer. I’m moderately confident he will be a CAM. I’m slightly confident he will be older than 22.
I’ve no idea if he’s coming from Europe, LatAm or elsewhere, or what we’ll spend or how good he will be.
Three for three. I still don't think this was a great leap of faith but there were doubts.
 
Maxi. And I have a feeling he'll be for it too lol
Seriously. The effort he's put out this campaign is damn near superhuman, especially considering the injury he had to overcome to get back. If he doesn't get a statue in front of Etihad Park, there's no justice in the world.
 
Maxi. And I have a feeling he'll be for it too lol

I'm sure this is the plan, but down the stretch and come playoffs, any coach is going to choose a lineup of 4 competent professionals over the Ojeda/Fernandez devolopment project. Come playoff time, if everyone is healthy, I'd bet money our starting lineup is Wolf, Martines, Maxis ,and Nicolas Fernandez.
 
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He’s 25. He thinks this is the best chance to get to a bigger club.
Right. And at his age, he hopefully has the maturity to understand that being a pro and not half-assing it here will lead him to better opportunities. Unlike the other brat who thought he'd automatically start and play every minute regardless of performance in training and on the pitch.
 
Jansen values positional flexibility and can interchange across the attack, and this guy has played everywhere so dont be surprised to see him on the wing.
We could have a real one here. The more I prowl and probe, the more I like what I see. He's going to have time to acclimate and get ready to hit the ground running, too.

We might have to call him Zeke (for Ezequiel) to not confuse him with Julian Fernandez, though. (Side note: Zeke and Juli would be a great title for a movie — some gritty urban thing set in 1970s New York, maybe.)

Anyway, all joking aside, if he's everything I suspect he is, David Lee may have come through at last.
 
Right. And at his age, he hopefully has the maturity to understand that being a pro and not half-assing it here will lead him to better opportunities. Unlike the other brat who thought he'd automatically start and play every minute regardless of performance in training and on the pitch.
Shouldn't speak ill of Gio like that imo

Joking Mikey Day GIF by Saturday Night Live
 
Right. And at his age, he hopefully has the maturity to understand that being a pro and not half-assing it here will lead him to better opportunities. Unlike the other brat who thought he'd automatically start and play every minute regardless of performance in training and on the pitch.
Quoting, because I can only Like it once.


We might have to call him Zeke (for Ezequiel) to not confuse him with Julian Fernandez, though.
Zeke....... I like that. That was the name of my dad's best friend.

Shouldn't speak ill of Gio like that imo

Maybe it's just me, but for whatever crazy reason he's cut loose I'd sign him.
 
Do we take this recent DP signing as a signal that the plan is to stay the course with lower-profile DP signings even as we enter the new stadium, or is there still a chance we get a recognizable star in the Martins DP slot?
 
Do we take this recent DP signing as a signal that the plan is to stay the course with lower-profile DP signings even as we enter the new stadium, or is there still a chance we get a recognizable star in the Martins DP slot as we enter the new stadium?
i think martins contract is up end of 2025. its possible after 2026 WC. the plan will be better revealed then.
 
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