MVFC Blog

Ney Fabiano, Chonburi FC’s Brazilian striker, is playing his last game for the the Thai champions tonight. According to the Bangkok Post, Fabiano is moving to Australia.
It was Stephane Baga that made the biggest impression when Melbourne Victory played Chonburi in March, but Fabiano set Chonburi on their way with his first half goal. He’s […]

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The Age is reporting that the Victory are pursuing one José Luis López, a Costa Rican defensive midfielder currently playing for Deportivo Saprissa. But Gary Cole and Ernie Merrick won’t reveal any details:
“We are looking to get the best combination possible of a striker and midfielder for Melbourne Victory next season … We need a […]

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With Archie Thompson set to miss the rest of the Asian Champions League group stage, Gary Cole has turned his attention to finding a replacement striker, fast. And a report in the Herald Sun today indicated that the Victory are looking to Costa Rica for their salvation.
“Encouraged by Hernandez’s form late in the A-League […]

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The Herald Sun indicated last week that the Central Coast’s Tom Pondeljak is currently in negotiations with the Melbourne Victory.
Responses on the Melbourne Victory forum have been quite mixed. Pondeljak is a technically gifted player, but one who, at 32, is in the twilight of his career. In short, signing him would be risky and […]

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The Melbourne Victory doesn’t seem to be having much luck attracting new players.
Nathan Burns has re-signed with Adelaide United; and indications are that Sasa Ognenovski will be heading over there too. The Queensland Roar defender already seems to be burning bridges with his current club: last week, he got in a fight with Roar goalkeeper […]

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According to this post on the Melbourne Victory forum, Tony Ising has been “retrenched from his position as Media Manager of Melbourne Victory Football Club”.
On the official Victory website, however, his name is still listed.
Tony Ising was one of the original creators of the Melbourne Victory. A few years ago, Peter and I met him […]

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Since I first posted about Lucas Pantelis potentially signing with Melbourne Victory, a few more potential new recruits have been mentioned in the press:

Sasa Ognenovski: Simon Hill mentioned this one during the match on Saturday night. Could the Queensland Roar defender be on his way down to Melbourne? The chance to play in the Asian […]

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Talk of the town is that Lucas Pantelis has been discussing his options with the Melbourne Victory recently.
The 25-year old midfielder, who has been with Adelaide United since the start of the A-League, may be after a change of scenery when his contract runs out with Adelaide in January.
If he is signed, Pantelis would be […]

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Ljubo Milicevic has been invited back to training, but his future with the Melbourne Victory is still looking doubtful.
An article in The Advertiser today, titled “Ljubo up for grabs”, once again suggests that Ljubo could join Adelaide United in November, as a replacement for Angelo Costanzo, who picked up an injury in the clash with […]

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News from the Herald Sun today suggests that Adrian Leijer may be on his way over to England. London side Fulham has offered the Melbourne Victory a deal for the defender. The money would be good, according to the HS:
“It could be lucrative for Victory, which will receive a tidy transfer fee for a player […]

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