tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36679125.post4837078155497626528..comments2023-10-05T21:05:09.753+10:00Comments on A seat at the A-League: Three Card Trick - Tahj Minnieconjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598217628490483035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36679125.post-33393644705798580552009-01-05T09:08:00.000+10:002009-01-05T09:08:00.000+10:00I can understand the frustration, but this sort of...I can understand the frustration, but this sort of move is inevitable in a salary-capped league - I don't think the problem is the 'youth marquee' spot. Even if this option didn't exist there are a number of clubs that may have been willing to offer Tahj a better deal under the cap than Queensland would have been prepared to give him. It's just business. And it's better for Australian football that players like him are able stay in Australia on good money rather than moving overseas too early(imagine if N Burns was lighting up our league again as Gold Coast's 'youth marquee' rather than rotting on the bench in Greece, for example). Some clubs are good at finding or developing youth talent (Adelaide, Qld, Central Coast), and if they can't hold onto these players then the players are entitled to move somewhere else.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885851243420089718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36679125.post-5069939758228445072009-01-04T14:47:00.000+10:002009-01-04T14:47:00.000+10:00one message that all the clubs really need to push...one message that all the clubs really need to push is that the club is bigger than anyone. that includes owner, manager, and players. <BR/><BR/>especially players. current a-league contracts are 1 - 2 years max - gotta expect a lot of player shuffle when they come off contract so often. if little jimmy/jill is a tahj fan rather than a roar fan - well, the roar has a problem, doesn`t it? <BR/><BR/>after the last game - i couldn`t pinpoint any 1 particular weak point on the team, i just thought it wasn`t good enough - across the board. all of the youngsters need to improve on what they are doing. did anyone look like they could walk into an overseas team? <BR/><BR/>will tahj become a national team quality performer? or will he stay a poor man`s archie? who knows? a lot of talent falls to the wayside. they don`t all turn into champions. <BR/><BR/>nichols readiness to step up will take the sting out of losing tahj. just as tahj`s contributions took the sting out of losing (last season`s) robbie kruse. i read somewhere that next season three youth marquees slots are available per club. this will help the roar<BR/><BR/>tell you who has a problem - good luck replacing jedi, CCM. <BR/><BR/>claytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com