Everybody is probably already aware of it, but for those who don’t know, Frank Farina is looking to sign up everybody’s favourite penalty-taking hero John Aloisi with the Queensland Roar. Aloisi’s contract with Spanish club Alaves expires at the end of the season so there is every chance of Farina pulling off what would be – by far – the biggest transfer in the club’s short history.
The acquisition of Aloisi would go a long way to solving the Roar’s infamous reputation of being poor finishers. He is a proven goalscorer at international level, and I would expect a player of this quality would be worth at least 10 points over the course of the season. In other words, if we can get him, I’d say we’re almost a certainty to make the top four for the first time.
As for the impact this could have on the club as franchise – you only have to look at the effect of Melbourne Victory’s big signings from last season to understand that this would be a wise investment by the Queensland Roar. Aloisi is seen as one of Australia’s real heroes, kids and adults alike will want to see the man who secured Australian football history in the flesh. And if he happens to bag a few goals, as would obviously be expected, the crowds at Suncorp could really soar this season.
Fingers crossed that Farina and the board can pull this one off because it really would be an exciting start to the season.
May 9, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Hey hey, first post! Nice idea for the blog, it should be a success if you get enough people into the swing of things.
As for Aloisi, get him in… unless of course the club can nab Solskjaer instead!
May 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Definitely sounds great about the chance of Aloisi, in the team. He’d make a fine addition to the team. Great idea for a Roar Blog eh, hopefully word will spread, looking forward to a promising season next year.
May 9, 2007 at 11:36 pm
Cheers guys. Just remember that Roarblog will only be as successful as the readers who contribute to it. In only two days the site has had well over 200 visitors, its about getting these visitors to start posting their thoughts. Once this happens, Roarblog will get interesting.
As for your point about Solskjaer, Pete, I would prefer Aloisi over the Norwegian. I’m not sure why and I would welcome Solskjaer as well, so we’ll see how things unfold.
May 11, 2007 at 12:08 pm
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May 12, 2007 at 11:42 pm
ALOISI, MARCINHO, LYNCH, REINALDO. THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!!
May 15, 2007 at 9:31 am
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