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Everton friendly a possibility for new A-League club Melbourne Heart
Date: April 22nd 2010
Author: Grantley Bernard
From: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE Heart is hoping to make a major splash by hosting English Premier League club Everton and Socceroo star Tim Cahill in a pre-season friendly.
Talks between Heart, preparing for its A-League debut in August, and Everton have progressed to the stage where club officials are confident the Toffees could line up at AAMI Park in mid-July.
"We've been chatting to them and it would be fantastic," Heart chief executive Scott Munn said yesterday.
"Tim Cahill is probably the hottest property at the moment and if he played it would be phenomenal for the game and for us.
"It's got to about a 50 per cent chance. Everton are keen to come here. It's just about how it ties into their pre-season schedule. They're keen to explore the situation."
It is believed Heart also had preliminary talks with Scottish giant Glasgow Celtic and Greek powerhouse Olympiakos, but the Everton option seems more likely with the club looking at a three-game tour, with other games against Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC.
"Everton, Tim Cahill, a new stadium, our guys firing ... it's a good way to kick off," Munn said.
"There would be a lot of interest in a top-level EPL club."
MELBOURNE Victory has had to cut ticket prices for Kevin Muscat's testimonial game after plans to include several well-known guest players collapsed.
Victory had hoped to have some past and/or present Socceroos play in the May 14 game between the A-League runner-up and the Come Play XI, consisting of Young Socceroos, at AAMI Park.
But when the players could not work the game into their schedules, despite their best intentions, Victory felt it only fair to fans to cut admission prices, which ranged from $31.40 to $60.40 for adults, by $10-12, bringing the cost more into line with A-League games.
A-LEAGUE clubs have received more salary cap relief. They can sign three National Youth League players to minimum wage contracts outside the cap.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/everton-friendly-a-possibility-for-new-a-league-club-melbourne-heart/story-e6frfg8x-1225856589741
Author: Grantley Bernard
From: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE Heart is hoping to make a major splash by hosting English Premier League club Everton and Socceroo star Tim Cahill in a pre-season friendly.
Talks between Heart, preparing for its A-League debut in August, and Everton have progressed to the stage where club officials are confident the Toffees could line up at AAMI Park in mid-July.
"We've been chatting to them and it would be fantastic," Heart chief executive Scott Munn said yesterday.
"Tim Cahill is probably the hottest property at the moment and if he played it would be phenomenal for the game and for us.
"It's got to about a 50 per cent chance. Everton are keen to come here. It's just about how it ties into their pre-season schedule. They're keen to explore the situation."
It is believed Heart also had preliminary talks with Scottish giant Glasgow Celtic and Greek powerhouse Olympiakos, but the Everton option seems more likely with the club looking at a three-game tour, with other games against Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC.
"Everton, Tim Cahill, a new stadium, our guys firing ... it's a good way to kick off," Munn said.
"There would be a lot of interest in a top-level EPL club."
MELBOURNE Victory has had to cut ticket prices for Kevin Muscat's testimonial game after plans to include several well-known guest players collapsed.
Victory had hoped to have some past and/or present Socceroos play in the May 14 game between the A-League runner-up and the Come Play XI, consisting of Young Socceroos, at AAMI Park.
But when the players could not work the game into their schedules, despite their best intentions, Victory felt it only fair to fans to cut admission prices, which ranged from $31.40 to $60.40 for adults, by $10-12, bringing the cost more into line with A-League games.
A-LEAGUE clubs have received more salary cap relief. They can sign three National Youth League players to minimum wage contracts outside the cap.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/everton-friendly-a-possibility-for-new-a-league-club-melbourne-heart/story-e6frfg8x-1225856589741
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