Burns in Poland Shocker

RE: errrrrrm

ff

seriously i hope ritchie has got summats up his sleeve as a replacement

 

RE: Bugger

i think the transfer window is different in eastern europe and deffinatly in scandanavia and russia due to there seasons not running in line with ours.

so they are still able to sign players i beleive.

 

RE: BFC were after one Michael Thwaite

PROMISING Socceroos defender Michael Thwaite this week turned his back on a move to England to sign a long-term contract with Poland's leading club, believing his World Cup chances will be enhanced by joining eastern Europe's football revolution.

Thwaite, 22, has signed a five-year deal with Polish champions Wisla Krakow - rejecting offers from lower-division English clubs Nottingham Forest and Barnsley, as well as clubs in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland. Thwaite hopes to leave his current Romanian club, FC National Bucharest, before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, but a dispute over the transfer fee could delay the move until the end of the European season.

Either way, Thwaite is excited by the prospect of moving to Poland, where he will be coached by Romanian great Dan Petrescu. The former Chelsea fullback has just joined Wisla Krakow and, after being impressed by Thwaite's form in the Romanian league, vowed to make him his first major signing.

Money has poured into eastern European leagues over the past five years, and clubs are now able to sign players from all over the world. Thwaite is happy to ride the wave.

"The Australian mentality is to rush to England, but I don't agree with that," Thwaite said. "Because of the television exposure, the English league is pumped up back in Australia.

"But going to England now didn't suit my intentions at all. I'm 100 per cent clear in my mind that what I've done is the right thing. I can improve myself as a player and as a person. This gives me the option to play against big teams and big players, and I'm convinced it will brighten my prospects for the World Cup."

Thwaite has been with FC National Bucharest for almost three seasons since leaving Marconi Stallions, playing alongside compatriots Wayne Srhoj, Ryan Griffiths and - until the start of this season - Jon McKain. Petrescu, who coached Romanian first-division rivals FC Sportul Studentesc before joining Wisla Krakow on January 1, has spent the past two months convincing Thwaite to follow him to Poland.

Wisla Krakow have won the past three Polish championships but have failed to progress to the group stage of the Champions League. When the league resumes in March, they will take a one-point lead over second-placed Legia Warsaw into the second half of the season.

"I'm going to the top team in Poland, one which competes regularly in the [preliminary] Champions League, and I'm going to play for a coach who made it clear he wants me," Thwaite said.

"Petrescu is obviously a big name in football - he has achieved everything I want to achieve. And as a defender who needs developing, I know he can help me. It's a secure contract, the city is absolutely beautiful, and I just couldn't be happier with my decision."

It was a decision also made with the national team in mind.

"I had a long talk to Guus [Hiddink] in Argentina [before the first leg of the World Cup play-offs in Montevideo], and he wanted me to make the progression to a club which was playing regularly in European competition," Thwaite said.

"I took that advice on board. At the moment I'm a fringe player for the Australian team, and hopefully moving to a bigger club will help me. Despite some media talk that I would get a game against Uruguay, I never really felt it would happen. After all, I've only played one game for my country.

"Guus went with experienced defenders against Uruguay, and obviously he's been proved right. But I see it as a new ball game now, and if I keep my head down, work hard, and play frequently, then I'm hoping spots are up for grabs. I'm definitely putting my hand up for selection."

 

From Wisla Krakow website

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Trening i test w Skotnikach </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>

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PilkarzeBialej Gwiazdy maja nadal wolne, jedna tak jak wczoraj nie wszyscymogli odpoczywac. W treningu, który odbyl sie dzis w Skotnikachuczestniczylo 6 zawodników - Pawel Brozek, Radoslaw Sobolewski, MauroCantoro, Radoslaw Majdan, Norbert Verga oraz przebywajacy od dzis natestach, australijski pomocnik Jacob Burns.

<p align="justify">Cwiczenia rozpoczely sie tradycyjna rozgrzewka zMichaelem Bonem. Po niej zawodnicy zostali podzieleni na dwatrzyosobowe zespoly (jeden z nich uzupelnil Kazimierz Moskal), którerozpoczely zajecia z pilka. W tym samym czasie Radek Majdan trenowal zboku z trenerem Danem Stangaciu. Musial radzic sobie m.in. zdosrodkowaniami oraz mocnymi strzalami z linii 16 metrów. Po okolo 20minutach graczy wzial ponownie w swoje rece trener Bon i zarzadziltrening biegowy. Zawodnicy pokonywali cierpliwie okrazenia, mimo iz naich twarzach z kazdym kolejnym widac bylo coraz wieksze zmeczenie, gdyztempo cwiczen  bylo wysokie. </p><p align="justify">Po zakonczonych seriach, trener Petrescu zalecil kolejne zajecia z pilka.Tym razem polegaly one na prowadzeniu futbolówki blisko przy nodze,dryblingu miedzy pacholami, a nastepnie oddaniu strzalu w kierunkubramki bronionej przez Radka Majdana. Mocnymi strzalami popisywal siePawel Brozek - bylo widac, ze po kontuzji nie ma juz sladu. </p><p align="justify">Nakoniec jeszcze krótkie rozbieganie i mozna bylo ruszyc w droge powrotnado klubu. Po przyjezdzie na obiekty przy Reymonta zawodnicy udali siena chwile do szatni, jednak dosc szybko ja opuszczali, aby jaknajwiecej czasu spedzic w domu, gdyz juz jutro rozpoczna sie  treningiz cala druzyna, która wraca do zajec po dwóch wolnych dniach.</p></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

 

RE: From Wisla Krakow website

yeh, i tend to agree with that, it makes an interesting read

 

Which apparently translates to:

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I have 3 Polisk people that work for me and they have translated the page for me.

 

Or

Training and test in Skotnikach                                                                                                                                  

The footballers of White Star have as before free, it wins over so how yesterday not all they could rest. In training which he did today in Skotnikach it participated 6 competitors - Pavel Brozhek, Radoslav Sobolevski, Mauro Cantoro, Radoslav Maidan, Norbert Verga as well as spending from today on tests, australian helper Yacob Burns.

Instructions began  traditional just to get warm zRados?aw Maidan when just to get warm with coach Danem With Stangaciu Michaelem Bond. After her competitors were divided on two of three persons groups (one from them he completed Kazimier Moskal) which they began employments with ball. Including oneself time Radek Maidan trenowa? from side with coach Danem Stangaciu. He had to advise itself in particular  With centers as well as with strong shots from the line 16 meters.
For round 20 minutes of players took again in his arm the coach of Nursery maids and gave orders race training. Competitors defeated patiently encirclements, past that on their faces with each alternating widac' was still greater fatigue, as of tempo instructions was high.

For ended sets, coach Petrescu recommended alternating employments with Yacob Burns and Norbert Varga during c'wiczen'pi?ka;. With this time relied they on leadership futbolówki near by at leg, the dribble of balk pacho?ami, to and next return of shot in the direction of gate defended through Radka Maidan. With strong shots he showed off  Pavel Brozhek - it was widac' that after contusion it has not already footprint.

On end still brief rozbieganie and one can was to budge in regressive road to club. After arrival on objects at Reymonta competitors imitated  on moment to cloak-rooms, however pretty quickly her they lowered, in order to how the most time to spend indoors, as already tomorrow will begin  trainings with all body-guard which it returns to employments after two free days.

 

well, there you go....

and I'd say that Thwaite has some influence with Jacob and Petrescu.... it's all about mates and your network..

good luck to 'em. Jacob has done the right thing all along. His attitude has been bang on.

 

Me too

Promotion chances like this don't come around very often. I know we have to run the club as a business and I know that if a player wants to leave there's little point in keeping him here and making him unhappy, but sometimes you've just got to say that a player is too important to be allowed to leave at this stage of the season. I think Burns falls into that category and judging by the amount of games he's played, Ritchie must think that too. Can't imagine Jacob wants to take his wife and new born off for a Polish winter.

 

Me neither , but if you get the chance for Champions League Footy,

or at least the UEFA Cup with the chance of progressing then you are going to think about it.</p>

 

On Sunday,I have been informed it was 75 degress in poland </p>

 

do you work in a brothel?

 

Or Manchester , its like LIttle Warsaw over here!

 

below freezing??

 

Also I would rather fetch a new born up anywhere rather than this country, everytime you put the news on there a mugging or somebody being murdered ,all I can say is good luck to the lad and his family

 

its struggling to make it above freezing in poland at the moment!

 

thats generally what the news reports on

i doubt that poland is the safest country in the world to be honest mate

 

Doesnt Poland have the worst road safety in the EU?

 

75 degress on Sunday,I'm telling you one of the girls who works for me phoned her parents.