Ernie Merrick is somewhere looking for players, but Gary Cole says the club’s “not at liberty” to discuss the coach’s whereabouts:
“He’s going to various places over the course of the next seven days to look at a few different players. We’re not going to discuss where he is, that just complicates things.”
Cole can retain his silence, but it seems likely that Merrick’s sojourn is to Central America - with a particular emphasis on Costa Rica (update: Costa Rican press confirms this). Both Windell Gabriel and José Luis López have been rumoured to be in negotiations with the Victory, with Carlos Hernández putting in a good word for his countrymen. Seven days should be more than enough for Merrick to check out some of the other talent pools around Central America. I’ve heard particularly good reports about Honduras, and Mexico seems like another place worth scouting out.
One thing Cole is willing to confirm is that the club only has one available visa spot “at the moment.” So if Merrick is indeed in the Americas looking for talent, what of the Ney Fabiano rumour? Or perhaps the club intends to bid farewell to one of its current crop of international players?
In other coaching news, former Socceroo Mehmet Durakovic has been made coach of the Victory’s inaugural Youth League team. As Assistant Coach will be Steve Mautone, the current goalkeeping coach and third ‘keeper for the ACL campaign, who will be Assistant Coach.
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1 Philip // May 18, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Is it just me or does anyone else get peeved by the “no comment” rule at MVFC. I cant see what difference it makes if Cole tells us that Merrick is Sth America or Japan or Thailand or all the above. Sure, i agree that there are some things better kept in house but most of the time the supporters know nothing about the clubs plans (esp when it comes to team construction or tactical plans).
At least mushrooms are kept in the dark and fed on something, we are just kept in the dark!
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