Mark Milligan will count as a AFC player. each CSL team is allowed to have 4 imports: 3 non-AFC player and 1 AFC player. Same thing for the ACL competition. There was no special case for AFC import before. I guess that's why Aussie players are becoming popular these days. Just read that Ng Weichao becomes a foreign import this year because he is registered with HongKong football association, separate from China. His club. zhejiang greentown is not very happy about it.
the newcastle jet owner is greedy !!!! he said that was an offert u can't refuse, of course 3M AU$, even if a team from micronesia offert 3M AU$ he will accept, but that guy play bitchy for Griffith, he is ok for a one year rent 350K AU$ but with the clause of "no playing against the jets in ACL" lol so u r greedy and u think other r stupid to accept this kind of clause. U rent this player for a small price and the reason why Beijing want him is for play against ACL teams inclunding Jets, maybe he is scared that griffith may kill them
Con doesn't want Joel to play against Jets as it would be the ultimate disrespect to Newcastle fans to see their best player playing for another team against their own team just because the owner wants some $$$
Beijing receive the visit of 3 hondurians players for a trial Quiarol Arzù, Henry Cordoba and Adan Ramirez all come from the club del Platense
here is a interview with Ryan Griffiths who is becoming a star in china http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2009-02-02/11014194615.shtml and here are some of the general translation, about how joel joins Beijing 1. Ryan suggests the club to do so, he tayped some matches of joel and showed it to the club on January 5th as he backes to china, the club decided to buy him later. 2. the club need joel as a winger to replace Honruras international Walter Matinez who left guo'an to join Spanish club Alaves. 3. they are brothers so the club believe they should cooperate well. about the three griffiths 1. the two brothers are better tham him 2. he want Adam to join CSL too, He had offered a trail in Tianjin Teda but failed to sign a contract. about the new season 1. as a joint, Ryan and Joel hopes to score 25 goals in total and bring the club what they want - the League title. last time Beijing win the league was in 1984, 25 years ago. 2. I know CSL better than joel so this time I'll be better than him. about choose Guoan after the liaoning contract finished 1. Guo'an is a powerhouse club & I like the style of the team 2. It's very comfortable living here, the stadium is only 5 minutes away from the headquarter of Guo'an and ryan could live with his family everyday. about future If I can I would like to stay at Guo'an until I retire from football
good to hear from him. He is the type of player who should be playing in Asian Cup Qualifiers not useless players like Dean Heffernan and Tom Pendeljak
Joel Griffiths - the road to Beijing Guo'an, from 800k USD transfer to 770k loan. it's more like this? Beijing Go'an Chairman "Hi Ryan we want your brother joel, it'll cost us how much?" Ryan says " about 1m AUD boss, that's about 600k USD (Joel should give me 100k after the deal Hahaa)" Beijing Go'an Chairman "OK then, Hi Mr Chairman of Newcastle jets, we want your Joel Griffiths, We offer 800k USD" Con says "I am sorry Mr Chairman of Beijing Go'an, Joel Griffiths is not for sale. Joel is our top scorer and cruicially important to our ACL hopes." Beijing Go'an Chairman " We offer 1mill USD" Con "he's not for sale" Beijing Go'an Chairman " We offer 1.5mill USD" Con "how about a loan" Beijing Go'an Chairman " Ok then We'll offer 320k USD for that" Con "I am sorry Mr Chairmain of Beijing Go'an, Joel Griffiths is not for loan. Joel is our top scorer and cruicially important to our ACL hopes."" Beijing Go'an Chairman " Ok then We'll offer 770k USD for that" Con "I will personally pack joel's bags and he will be on tonight's plane.....be sure he should not play against us"
Zhou Haibin will go to europe free of contract, he is doing like Feng Xiaoting, now china will have more and more problem like those if the teams don't resign players before end of their contract
former Shanghai Shenhua & Guangzhou Yiyao player Luis Alfredo Ramírez joins J-League club Nagoya Grampus, this guy played in China for three seasons, 2006 in Shanghai Shenhua, 27 caps 13 goals, 2007 & 2008 in Guangzhou Yiyao, 54 matchs 31 goals, he is 31 years old now
the new training base and home stadium for Chengdu Blades, located in Shuangliu, a star city of chengdu, had finished construction, the New stadium for Chengdu is named Shuangliu Stadium, the capacity is about 20,000, Chengdu will use it from the new season
so it will be very convinient for the team to be there , like this they r at the airport very quickly, and the stadium is a human size stadium 20 000 stadium is what CSL need. Green do u have any pic of the stadium?
A frenchman in china. Jean Phillipe Caillet (菲力浦-凯莱) is set to sign with Tianjin. teda should pay around 6M Yuan for him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Philippe_Caillet