Who's signed for next season

[ChillyPhilly]

Jero was originally on loan too.

[ZANZIBAR]

is drogba available?
i'm allowed to dream.........

[bpowell454]

Drogba is playing for Galatasaray, scored a back heel for them a couple of days ago.

[ZANZIBAR]

yeah was watching that game..turned on just as he did it..the guy just knows how to score

[bpowell454]

When his time in china didn't end well I thought to myself he would be great for any a-league team but I guess he's still good enough to play for big European clubs so doubt Australia's on his radar... yet.

[Stuckey]

He's on loan to Gala from his Chinese club. At the end of the season he'll return to China to see out the last year of his $365,000 per week contract.

[bpowell454]

Oh, I thought his Chinese club weren't paying him or something like that so he left. Thanks for the info stuck.

[Stuckey]

CENTRAL midfielder Fabian Barbiero and midfielder Evan Kostopoulos face a six-week wait before learning whether they have A-League futures at Adelaide United.

United has three positions to fill on its 2013-14 squad but will not decide whether to offer Barbiero or Kostopoulos contract extensions until incoming coach Josep Gombau arrives in Adelaide in mid-July.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/foo ... 6652535200

Makes sense to me. Both are players that clearly have AUFC at heart but I'm afraid they are both known quantities now.

[Terence]

Juric has signed with Western Sydney, he's gone.

[Stuckey]

Yep I have deleted him of the list in my original post.

[EdDog]

Lets do the math. We have 3 visa players meaning we have 2 available?

I can imagine Jo wanting to bring in at least 1 or 2 of his own type of player and then probably Barbs will get the last spot and the Kosto a youth gig?

I don't really rate any of them as good players so would rather take a chance on someone else.

[CoolenCleanser]

Barbs is done, signed a deal with Croydon in the local league.

[ChillyPhilly]

Barbs is done, signed a deal with Croydon in the local league.

Beat me to it by five minutes! Now only Evan is waiting.

It's definitely the curse of the season ticket/membership...

[EdDog]

Feel for the guy - a true clubman but for whatever reason, just couldn't cut the mustard at HAL level.

[shinAUFC]

surprised he could not get a gig at another club as a squadie, could probably be in the starting 11 at the nix.

Kostopolous has to go though, he has always flown under the radar because he was a "youth project" but many would shocked to find he is actually 23.

IMO he in not fast enough to cut it in the A-league and does not have the quality on the ball to make up for his lack of pace.

I wouldnt feel sorry for these guys though, would be a fairly lucrative life they can still lead being semi professional and being something as simple as a PT during the day.

Goodluck to them! May not be the last we hear of them since the APL is due to get up and running