[Slagathor]

The first signing for the new season has been made so it's time to open a new squad thread.

THE SQUAD_________________________________________

Jordy Deckers | Goalkeeper

Joey Didulica | Goalkeeper

Sergio Romero | Goalkeeper

Gijs Luirink | Defender

Gill Swerts | Defender (new)

Héctor Moreno | Defender

Kees Luijckx | Defender

Kew Jaliens | Defender

Niklas Moisander | Defender (new)

Ragnar Klavan | Defender (new)

Sébastien Pocognoli | Defender

Toni Kolehmainen | Defender

Brett Holman | Midfielder (new)

David Mendes da Silva | Midfielder

Demy de Zeeuw | Midfielder

Maarten Martens | Midfielder

Marko Vejinović | Midfielder

Nick van der Velden | Midfielder (new)

Simon Poulsen | Midfielder

Stijn Schaars | Midfielder

Ari | Forward

Graziano Pellè | Forward

Jeremain Lens | Forward

Mounir El Hamdaoui | Forward

Moussa Dembélé | Forward

Louis van Gaal | Coach

IN__________________________________________________

Brett Holman
Position: attacking midfielder
Date of birth: 27 March 1984
Nationality: Australia
From: NEC Nijmegen
Transferfee: 3,000,000
Contract expires: July 2012
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Gill Swerts
Position: right back
Date of birth: 23 September 1982
Nationality: Belgium
From: Vitesse Arnhem
Transferfee: free
Contract expires: July 2012
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Nick van der Velden
Position: midfielder
Date of birth: 16 December 1981
Nationality: Netherlands
From: FC Dordrecht
Transferfee: € 750,000
Contract expires: July 2012
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Niklas Moisander
Position: defender
Date of birth: 29 September 1985
Nationality: Finland
From: FC Zwolle
Transferfee: € 600,000
Contract expires: July 2012
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Ragnar Klavan
Position: defender
Date of birth: 30 October 1985
Nationality: Estonia
From: Heracles Almelo
Transferfee: undisclosed
Contract expires: July 2013
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RETURNING FROM LOAN_____________________________

Jeremain Lens | Forward (NEC Nijmegen)
Kees Luijckx | Defender (Excelsior Rotterdam)

OUT_________________________________________________

Barry Opdam | Defender (Red Bull Salzburg - on a free)
Julian Jenner | Forward (Vitesse Arnhem - transferfee unknown)
Haris Medunjanin | Midfielder (Real Valladolid - transferfee unknown)
Rogier Molhoek | Midfielder (Vitesse Arnhem - transferfee unknown)
Ruud Vormer | Midfielder (Roda JC - on a free)

OUT ON LOAN________________________________________

Boy Waterman | Goalkeeper (ADO Den Haag)
Furdjel Narsingh | Midfielder (FC Volendam)
Gregory Nelson | Forward (RBC Roosendaal)
Kemy Agustien | Midfielder (Birmingham City)
Milano Koenders | Defender (NEC Nijmegen)
Ryan Donk | Defender (West Bromwich Albion)
Simon Cziommer | Midfielder (FC Utrecht)
Theo Zwarthoed | Goalkeeper (RKC Waalwijk)

 

[Styg]

Get rid of Waterman, Romero, Didulica, Opdam, Jaliens, Medunjanin, Koenders, Mendes, Ari and El Hamdaoui, find some decent replacements and you're all set

 

[Slagathor]

I agree on all of those except Romero, I like him

 

[Styg]

Of course, every team needs it's maniac / village idiot

 

[henryrules]

I would keep Ari.Because he could be better next season.You cant think players will do it in there 1st season.And Mendes i keep as well.Play him as a defensive midfielder and you get the best out of him.How have the players on loan been doing as well.What is the new player like as well.

 

[Slagathor]

I have no idea what the new dude is like, I don't follow Dordrecht at all.

From the players on loan, Luijckx and Lens have been performing really well. They're also set to come back. Luijckx's return has been verified, Lens' hasn't yet but realistically it's in the bag.

 

[henryrules]

Do you agree about what i say about Ari and Mendes, Slagathor.

 

[Slagathor]

Yeah I think we should keep them but we should be on the look out for better replacements anyway. Ari and Mendes are sorta in between bench and starting line-up for me.

 

[henryrules]

Any news on us getting new players for next season.

 

[Slagathor]

Any news on us getting new players for next season.

http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showpost.php?p=6255624&postcount=119

 

[Slagathor]

So according to De Telegraaf, Brands and Van Gaal are supposed to be in Argentina to check out some forward at Independiente called Germán Denis. He scored 18 goals last year and he's on six goals in ten games so far in 2008. Wikipedia says he's 26 years old and 183cm (6f) tall.

 

[Wally]

3 goals all season when he moved to Serie B. Still it looks like he's found his feet though in the Argentinian top division lately. Hope he's decent.

 

[Andor]

AZ contracteert Gill Swerts

AZ heeft zich voor vier seizoenen versterkt met Gill Swerts. De 25-jarige Belg tekent een contract tot medio 2012. Swerts komt transfervrij over van Vitesse en is in Alkmaar gehaald voor de rechtsbackpositie.

"Gill is een speler die al een tijd op onze verlanglijst stond," aldus directeur voetbalzaken Marcel Brands. "Hij was extra interessant vanwege zijn transfervrije status. Gill is een voetballer die opvalt door zijn mentaliteit en nooit aflatende strijdlust. Na het wegvallen van Grétar Steinsson als rechtsback, is hij het juiste type speler voor die positie."

Swerts speelde in het verleden voor Feyenoord, Excelsior en ADO Den Haag. De afgelopen drie seizoenen droeg hij het shirt van Vitesse.

 

[Slagathor]

GAH, what the hell are we doing buying Feyenoord rejects :fero: And it's not like that Van der Velden character is going to add anything. This is turning out to be an even worse transfer period than last summer. And we'll be suffering another year of Van Gaal too. It's like they're begging us to set the stadium on fire.

That Argentine striker should be good, probably Jupiler League material huh :lazy:

 

[Wally]

Gil Swerts :howler: :howler: :howler: :dielaugh: and a 4 year contract too!!!

as long as it doesn't mean you're going to sell Kew to us :groan: :groan:

 

[Slagathor]

It's gonna be another disaster season. With a squad filled with morons that I wouldn't wanna watch if they paid me

 

[Wally]

Buijs Buijs Buijs :hopeful:

I mean if this is going to be the trend you're going to set...

. Gill is een voetballer die opvalt door zijn mentaliteit en nooit aflatende strijdlust

...it might even happen

 

[Slagathor]

Oh that wouldn't surprise me at all.

I haven't felt this disconnected to the club in years :lazy:

 

[henryrules]

Oh that wouldn't surprise me at all.

I haven't felt this disconnected to the club in years :lazy:

He cant be that bad this new right back.And Denis will score a lot of goals for us if we get him.Keep the faith Slag:hopeful:

 

[Andor]

Maybe he will act as security with his brother being some sort of karatekid champion