Dandal Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 It seems like the silly season is in full fledge now: A strong rumour (published by Sweden's biggest daily, http://aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,489852,00.html ) says Fernando Aguiar has signed with swedish premier division side Landskrona BoIS. Reason for Aguiar's move is said to be that he expects to be able to play at the most another year in Portugal, while he can stay competetive in Sweden for several years. And he wants to continue playing professional football. According to the story he signed the deal yesterday and his signing bonus is close to US$300K. He'll be one of the highest paid players in Sweden. Once again, this is not confirmed by anyone involved. The club refuses to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Wow!!! This story has really caught me by surprise. I never expected Aguiar bound for Sweden. Thanx for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandal Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 Ok, Landskrona BoIS just confirmed. Check http://www.landskronabois.com , Aguiar dressed in Landskrona's colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Here's Fernando wearing the new uniform of his Swedish club Landskrona BoIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Well... that does look like a guy with a massive ego alright. Make sure you tell everyone in Sweden Dandal that this guy PLAYED FOR BENFICA and THEY BEAT PORTO THIS YEAR... cause he sure made if clear that he wanted everyone to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian B. Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 This is not a good news for me. Aguiar was playing regularly in one of the top team in a league that features the European champions. I don't understand why he's moving to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Can. in UK Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 $$$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian B. Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Can. in UK $$$$$$$ I got it. [V] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 HEy Dandal, how about an up-date on Matondo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 quote:Originally posted by François HEy Dandal, how about an up-date on Matondo? Yes, I'm more interested in Canadian internationals. FA's big head won't fit into a Canadian jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandal Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 Ok, but the Aguiar deal is pretty big in swedish news today. Benfica is a well known and much respected club with a lot of ties to Sweden. We've had a bunch of players there over the last decade and a manager to that (Sven-Göran Eriksson). Signing a guy that is a regular with Benfica is big, regardless that nobody's ever heard of Aguiar before. Not much to say on Matondo. He is with the youth team and you actually have to go to the matches to keep in touch with events there. They've played 6 games in the youth team league so far (4-1-1), Matondo has scored at least 3 goals. He's also been on the squad-list for the reserves most of their games, but I can't find out if he's played. I don't watch those games either. And the club is, as you can understand, not very generous with information on these teams. So, my apologies for the lack of in-depth info on Matondo. But I've got a pic for you, from the youth teams match against IFK Göteborg a couple of weeks ago: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Interesting to see that the photos of Fernando Aguiar (FA) chatting amicably with reporters and posing with Landskrona BoIS fans doesn’t make it onto the board. Man I can see the arrogance emanating from his pores!! He is pure evil!! FA congratulations on your signing. Best of luck in Portugal. (Not like he will ever come back to this forum again…sometimes I wonder why I come here myself?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Here are other pictures of Aguiar signing with Landskrona BoIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua "Hey boys, don't you know that I played for Benfica? And they beat Porto this year? Do you know Porto? Quick Bubbles, smokes ... (Trailer Park Boys reference)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Portuguese sources today have reported that he has signed for the rest of this year and two more, and that his salary will be above what he was making at Benfica, which suprises me. Also mention the signing was on the front page of two Swedish sports papers. More suprising are the comments that he was actually negotiating this very week a possible re-signing with Benfica, and that he had other Portugal offers, such as from Vitoria Guimaraes. Benfica, by the way, has reportedly signed Luis Fernandez as coach after Espanyol here in Barcelona rejected his demands. What is pretty amazing is that after a long season where he played a lot he is hardly taking vacations and is going right into Swedish action, maybe he has had 2 weeks off. I think from what I know that he was tired of Portugal, had pretty well accomplished there all he could (two Cups, play in European cups, and promoting with Beira Mar to top flight), perhaps going to another club after Benfica was a let-down, and was interested in more than single year contracts as at his age he needed one final strong contract. This will take him to the end of the 2006 season. It is a good challenge as the club is struggling in Swedish top flight and if they can turn things around he'll have felt useful. Suppose he will be moving with his family, who were living in the north in his wife's town while he was in Lisbon and who he only saw a day or two each week if lucky, often going full weeks without seeing them. All I can ask, Fernando, is that you go easy on Atiba when you meet him on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua Here's Fernando wearing the new uniform of his Swedish club Landskrona BoIS ENOUGH SPONSORS ON THE JERSEY?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 I was wrong about Fernando stepping in to play immediately, Sweden top flight takes almost a month off for the Eurocup, back on the first weekend of July. So effectively he signs, takes vacations and sets up, and is back training maybe late June. Atiba would also be completely freed up from club committments these days as well, no conflict at all. We need to be arranging a friendly to prep for semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Fernando going to Sweden can only mean one thing: He wants to play for Canada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Gordon Fernando going to Sweden can only mean one thing: He wants to play for Canada! What doesn't make sense is that he didn't sign for a lower division team, that would have really caught Yallop's eye. I don't know why people keep slagging Fernando when he was totally ripped off by our coach, a terribly unfair decision that I am sure was brought on by old boys pressure, doesn't say much about Yallop's independence and bodes badly for our nats. But I think he's moved on, glad to see it. The interview on the Landskrona page seems interesting, I did an online translation which is crap, one thing he does say is that he is glad to be somewhere where he can watch hockey, which he prefers as a spectator to football. Also laughs about not being a Maradona when asked about his techique, admitting he's a defensive mid, and also a data about his physique: 1.86 and 97 kilos, which the interviewer was shocked by. He says he was officially 88 but weights helped him put on muscle. But 97 is really heavy for someone in game shape at his height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 quote:I don't know why people keep slagging Fernando when he was totally ripped off by our coach, a terribly unfair decision that I am sure was brought on by old boys pressure, doesn't say much about Yallop's independence and bodes badly for our nats. After Aguair's posts here I think it is clear that he was left off the team because of his attitude and relationship with other team members. I don't see your point about the old boy network because there is only one call up that could possibly be seen as that and that is Watson. Holger in contrast always had no fewer than three questionable call ups. Whether Watson deserves to be called or not will be determined on Sunday by his play (if he plays). I am not going to slag Aguair because he has accomplished a fair bit with or despite of his attitude and maybe he is a great guy. However, his comments here did not impress me at all and he seems to have some issues with other teammates. Having attended a team practice this week, I saw first hand that they have a great team spirit and enjoy playing with each other (none of the players seemed to have a problem with Watson). While Aguair is a good player and a small upgrade for us at defensive mid (where we are not weak) he is certainly not good enough to risk destroying this chemistry. I think you should look at who bears responsibility for the exclusion before you start spreading conspiracy theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyleG Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 quote:Originally posted by fza ENOUGH SPONSORS ON THE JERSEY?? What Don Cherry would call a "Walking Bus Bench". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcl_19 Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Jeffrey S. What doesn't make sense is that he didn't sign for a lower division team, that would have really caught Yallop's eye. ya i heard the Battery of the a-league are lookin for a midfeilder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Jeffrey S. What doesn't make sense is that he didn't sign for a lower division team, that would have really caught Yallop's eye. I don't know why people keep slagging Fernando when he was totally ripped off by our coach, a terribly unfair decision that I am sure was brought on by old boys pressure, doesn't say much about Yallop's independence and bodes badly for our nats. But I think he's moved on, glad to see it. Is slagging Fernando fo rhis attitude any different than making a statement like "he was totally ripped off by our coach, a terribly unfair decision that I am sure was brought on by old boys pressure, doesn't say much about Yallop's independence and bodes badly for our nats." You've never heard Frank's side of it (nor is it likely any of us will), yet you feel no compulsion to give Frank the benefit of the doubt based on, frankly, flimsier ground than the theory that Fernando has an attitude. Is it really so hard for you to believe that Fernando - a role (amd squad) player or a decent team in a relatively good league - just simply did not show enough in the limited time frame he had to warrant inclusion at this time? Frank didn't close the door on Fernando and indicated that he was still in the picture according to Fernando himself. And while I have my doubts on Watson generally (and it is Hutchinson and/or Imhoff who are on the team at Fernando's expence), I would rather see our coach picking players based on form rather than reputation or past performance. Even if that means Watson earns a call up. Just remember that the last time you were on about a coach playing favourites over a Portuguese based player (Fernandes), the guy who made the team went on to perform pretty darn well in both qualifying and the U-20 World Cup. At the end of the Day, Jeffrey, you may in fact be right. Maybe it was an old boys decision. But the alternatives, at this time, see far more plausible to me. In any event, I posted my original remark merely as a joke directed at Fernando's statements regarding the quality of the leagues that some Canadian nats play in. I think there was a great deal of irony in it given circumstances. I also think that Fernando probably (never seen him play firsthand that i can recall) deserves to be playing for Canada, even if I can see reasons why he wasn't selected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 As for those bashing Fernando Aguiar, I personally feel that he should have been given a chance on the National squad. In fact, I am convinced that, by having his enormous talent as an attacking defender on the Nats, he would have been an enormous benefit for Yallop's team. When comparing Aguiar vs Watson in a defensive position, there is no doubt that Aguiar would have wiped the floor here. Aguiar is an amazing veteran that holds more talent than Watson (no doubt). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 My problem with the Aguiar situation is that he wasn't even given 1 friendly to prove himself. Brushing FA aside after 2 days of training doesn't seem fair to me. Yallop could have used one of the Wales or San Jose friendlies to see if Aguair could add to the national team. I think telling a guy who's already 32 years old that he isn't needed at the moment, but to just wait for his time, is essentially telling him he won't ever be a part of the team. Also, the jury is still out on whether Yallop uses an old boys network to make his selections. The selection of Watson is damning evidence against Yallop. Only time will tell, if this is true. One thing is certian, Yallop has decided on a core of players he wants playing for Canada. This is evidenced by the roster moves made for the Wales friendly, the SJ friendly and the Belize series. At the moment, I think its going to be very difficult for any player outside of this group to crack the roster (barring injuries). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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