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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Heart signs Wayne Srhoj, closes on Josip Skoko
Date: April 13th 2010
Author: Grantley Bernard
From: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE Heart is close to finalising a deal to bring former Socceroo Josip Skoko home to finish his career.
Heart will announce the signing of Perth Glory midfielder Wayne Srhoj, while negotiations are advanced with Argentine and Brazilian attacking players identified during coach John van't Schip's recent scouting trip to South America.
But the signature of Skoko, who is playing for Croatian club Hajduk Split, is the one Heart covets, adding his skill and experience to a squad that includes John Aloisi, Clint Bolton, Simon Colosimo, Matt Thompson, Dean Heffernan and now Srhoj.
"We're close," Heart chief executive Scott Munn said of Skoko, who has played in Belgium, England and Turkey and won 51 Socceroos caps.
"He's still playing in Croatia and he's focused on that."
Srhoj has played 36 games in the past two seasons for Perth and Heart will be looking for him to command a key midfield role with Skoko and Thompson.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory is hoping midfielders Carlos Hernandez and Nick Ward will be fit for tomorrow night's Asian Champions League game against Beijing Guoan at Etihad Stadium.
The pair missed training yesterday with a virus.
"There's been a virus going through the team and they should be right tomorrow," coach Ernie Merrick said yesterday. "They've had the weekend and today off, so we're hoping they're going to be OK."
While Hernandez and Ward will be monitored, it seems almost certain veteran midfielders Grant Brebner and Tom Pondeljak will miss the must-win game against Beijing because of hamstring problems.
"They're close and they're both desperate to play," Merrick said.
"But they're in their 30s and there's a risk of tearing it again, so we'll probably err on the side of caution."
After losing the first three games of its Champions League campaign, Victory salvaged its chances of reaching the knockout phase by beating Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 a fortnight ago at Docklands.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/heart-signs-wayne-srhoj-closes-on-josip-skoko/story-e6frfg8x-1225852912331
Author: Grantley Bernard
From: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE Heart is close to finalising a deal to bring former Socceroo Josip Skoko home to finish his career.
Heart will announce the signing of Perth Glory midfielder Wayne Srhoj, while negotiations are advanced with Argentine and Brazilian attacking players identified during coach John van't Schip's recent scouting trip to South America.
But the signature of Skoko, who is playing for Croatian club Hajduk Split, is the one Heart covets, adding his skill and experience to a squad that includes John Aloisi, Clint Bolton, Simon Colosimo, Matt Thompson, Dean Heffernan and now Srhoj.
"We're close," Heart chief executive Scott Munn said of Skoko, who has played in Belgium, England and Turkey and won 51 Socceroos caps.
"He's still playing in Croatia and he's focused on that."
Srhoj has played 36 games in the past two seasons for Perth and Heart will be looking for him to command a key midfield role with Skoko and Thompson.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory is hoping midfielders Carlos Hernandez and Nick Ward will be fit for tomorrow night's Asian Champions League game against Beijing Guoan at Etihad Stadium.
The pair missed training yesterday with a virus.
"There's been a virus going through the team and they should be right tomorrow," coach Ernie Merrick said yesterday. "They've had the weekend and today off, so we're hoping they're going to be OK."
While Hernandez and Ward will be monitored, it seems almost certain veteran midfielders Grant Brebner and Tom Pondeljak will miss the must-win game against Beijing because of hamstring problems.
"They're close and they're both desperate to play," Merrick said.
"But they're in their 30s and there's a risk of tearing it again, so we'll probably err on the side of caution."
After losing the first three games of its Champions League campaign, Victory salvaged its chances of reaching the knockout phase by beating Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 a fortnight ago at Docklands.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/heart-signs-wayne-srhoj-closes-on-josip-skoko/story-e6frfg8x-1225852912331
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