Muff 245 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 He's been mentioned on here quite a few times over the last few seasons, even before we played Panathianikos in the UEFA Cup. He's fallen out of favour with Henk Ten Cate and has supposidly been dropped from Panathinaikos pre-season tour, and has today been linked with Celtc. A left footed, left sided midfielder, who can also play in a more central attacking role. He has two good feet, touch, vision, good technique, very good passer of the ball, has a thumping shot, and is known for his excellent deliver; hence the nickname, the Austrian David Beckham. He's still only 25, and was the captain of the national side at the European Championships back in 2008. He's a talented player, and one who I think would fit into our team very well. £750K is the fee being banded about, and I think he's worth every penny, should he be available at that price!? The good old YouTube video; can make any player look good, but Ivanschitz has already proven himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 £750k!? And Adam is worth £1m He would be a terrific signing. He'd be that creative spark we have lacked in the past couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiogh 178 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Everytime I've seen him he's looked like a good player, that's only about 3/4 times though. Is £750k really a big risk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 I would absolutely hate to see him go to the tims. The sort of player we have been needing for years. He'll guarantee you performances, assists, and goals - his left foot is a weapon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Left sided, cheap and experienced. Exactly what we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 555 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 GET HIM SIGNED NOW!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 GET HIM SIGNED NOW!!!!! Looks a cracking player! ------ Add on; Hes at Panathinaikos who im sure we have good relations with since UEFA Cup run.. would be a bonus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenDavis 112 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Muff, another excellent suggestion. We should defenitely look into this signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinho87 1 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 great shout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 52,642 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 He'sa player I was actually reading about the other day. However I think he's totally wasted on the left. He's far better when he's playing at the point of a diamond like he does for Austria. Still at £750,000 I wouldn't say no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willboy1873 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Not for me, think its pish....................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 He's been good everytime I've seen him play. And you don't run across skilled left sided players with lots of international experience for 750K very often Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanRfc 1 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 someone get his name emailed to a scout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue87 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Great shout Muff, there are some things I have to say about Andreas Ivanschitz though: Yes, hes was the captain of our national team at Euro 2008, but since then he's had rather little game time. Not only has he lost the captaincy, he's fallen out of the national squad completely under new coach Constantini and Austria has arguably produced its best football since France 98 in the first games of his reign. As Muff said, he's also out of favour at Panathinaikos. Ivanschitz is no captain, he's very skillful and has a great left foot - technically he's definitely one of Austria's best players, but he's not a leader. He has to concentrate on his own game, can't carry others. Hans Krankl has done his development no good when he made him captain of the national team at the age of 19, I say that really ruined him and hindered him doing what he's best at. When he's in the right team, used in the right way he definitely is a weapon and a threat to any team. He's a bit overrated by most though IMO, but I believe we've yet to see his best football. When some coach manages to get the best out of him, Ivanschitz will be a joy to watch. I believe for us he could be tremendous and at 750k he'd be an absolute steal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 This is the type of player we should be looking to sign. His left foot is a real threat and he would bring something we severely lack, good delivery from free kicks and corners. But I'm sure our 'Chief Scout' Ewan Chester has never heard of him as he is too busy searching high and low in Britain for a player or checking www.skysports.com to see who is being linked with who. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue87 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Another thing that's probably worth mentioning: I remember reading an interview with him a couple of years ago, in which he was asked what club he would like to play for and one of the names he replied was Rangers. There is also a video on youtube from the time he was still playing at Rapid Vienna and they managed to reach the group stages of the CL. When asked what teams he'd like Rapid to face he said Barcelona, Rangers and Ajax. He'd definitely not be opposed to coming to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonics7 1 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 He's good in my FM team, so why the hell not ?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Great shout Muff, there are some things I have to say about Andreas Ivanschitz though: Yes, hes was the captain of our national team at Euro 2008, but since then he's had rather little game time. Not only has he lost the captaincy, he's fallen out of the national squad completely under new coach Constantini and Austria has arguably produced its best football since France 98 in the first games of his reign. As Muff said, he's also out of favour at Panathinaikos. Ivanschitz is no captain, he's very skillful and has a great left foot - technically he's definitely one of Austria's best players, but he's not a leader. He has to concentrate on his own game, can't carry others. Hans Krankl has done his development no good when he made him captain of the national team at the age of 19, I say that really ruined him and hindered him doing what he's best at. When he's in the right team, used in the right way he definitely is a weapon and a threat to any team. He's a bit overrated by most though IMO, but I believe we've yet to see his best football. When some coach manages to get the best out of him, Ivanschitz will be a joy to watch. I believe for us he could be tremendous and at 750k he'd be an absolute steal. And that's why I think he's work well under Walter Smith, Ally McCoist, and alongside the likes of David Weir, Madjid Bougherra, Steven Davis, Maurice Edu, Kevin Thomson, Pedro Mendes, Kyle Lafferty and Kenny Miller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanger 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 bit off topic but on the subject of Greek football, does anyone know whats come of Toni Calvo, used to play for Aris? he was a great talent, it should be these sorts of leagues we're looking into. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue87 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Great shout Muff, there are some things I have to say about Andreas Ivanschitz though: Yes, hes was the captain of our national team at Euro 2008, but since then he's had rather little game time. Not only has he lost the captaincy, he's fallen out of the national squad completely under new coach Constantini and Austria has arguably produced its best football since France 98 in the first games of his reign. As Muff said, he's also out of favour at Panathinaikos. Ivanschitz is no captain, he's very skillful and has a great left foot - technically he's definitely one of Austria's best players, but he's not a leader. He has to concentrate on his own game, can't carry others. Hans Krankl has done his development no good when he made him captain of the national team at the age of 19, I say that really ruined him and hindered him doing what he's best at. When he's in the right team, used in the right way he definitely is a weapon and a threat to any team. He's a bit overrated by most though IMO, but I believe we've yet to see his best football. When some coach manages to get the best out of him, Ivanschitz will be a joy to watch. I believe for us he could be tremendous and at 750k he'd be an absolute steal. And that's why I think he's work well under Walter Smith, Ally McCoist, and alongside the likes of David Weir, Madjid Bougherra, Steven Davis, Maurice Edu, Kevin Thomson, Pedro Mendes, Kyle Lafferty and Kenny Miller. Yep, I also think he'd fit in there very well. Ivanschitz for 750k or Commons for 3.5m? - I'll choose Andi without thinking twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM_72 3,306 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow. Available at 750k? That's an absolute bargain. Someone I would never have thought to recommend because I thought he'd be out of our price range. Really would be disappointed if we didn't chase this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Toni Calvo looked a player earlier on in his career. I know he's still relatively young, but he's hardly set the heather on fire at Aris. He's been messed about quite a bit position wise, along with rarely getting a game, and he's not found the from that people expected from him. A nippy, silky wee player who did have pretty good technique, but is very small and lightweight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue87 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow. Available at 750k? That's an absolute bargain. Someone I would never have thought to recommend because I thought he'd be out of our price range. Really would be disappointed if we didn't chase this one. That's the thing though, I doubt our "scouts" even know much about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 How many would he lay on a plate for Boyd? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 I reckon he's get 15 assists in the league alone! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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