Why is Ogenovski not in squad?

[mavromooni]

Thoughts?

[LUFC]

Hey man not sure ay but maybe it has something to do with the fact that he HAS PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY or something ay.

[mavromooni]

You will find he was still available for selection...for Australia

[LUFC]

You will find he has expressed interest in playing for Macedonia, and would have if it had not been for visa issues.

Old mate can FO

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Let's imagine that you were eligible to play for 2 countries. The first country tells you that you won't get picked for them, then later on the second country says we'll play you.

Obviously, playing at an international level is the pinnacle, so you decide to play for the 2nd, since the 1st doesn't want you.

Then the 2nd country can't actually pick you, due to visa trouble.

Does that mean that the 1st shouldn't pick up, if they have the ability and the desire to?

I wouldn't be surprised to see Sasa play in the first friendly after Pim leaves.

[Chelsea4thewin]

hes too big and slow

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Chelsea4thewin

hes too big and slow

let me counter a stereotype with a stereotype.....

he cant be "too big and slow" playing in asia againt fleet footed strikers!!!!!

[Red-4-Life]

coz hes capable of scoring goals...

Pim dont want that

[themagnet]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Sasa play in the first friendly after Pim leaves.

[the_gun]

he said he wants to play for another country... once a player says that hes not gonna get a call up unless he comes out and publically says he made a mistake and has changed his mind. its a matter of principle.

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

he wanted to play for his country not socceroo's..........he stated that!!!!!


an its called SLARVI Macedonia ........


NOT Macedonia........GREEKS ARE Macedonia NOT FKKKKNNNN SLARVI..........

GET IT RIGHT........

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Ognenovski made up his mind to accept an invitation from Macedonia coach Srecko Katanec after being continually overlooked by Verbeek last year; when the Socceroos boss eventually made inquiries before the opening Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in late January the horse had bolted.

"I was never spoken about by Pim until the Indonesia game," Ognenovski said. "I'd played in the A-League for a while, a lot of people thought I was doing OK, but I was never asked to a camp, no one had contacted me.

"Macedonia had kept tabs on me, they'd watched our [Adelaide] games in the Asian Champions League and when they invited me into this camp it wasn't hard to say yes. Pim did try and get in touch at the last minute but by then my mind was made up. If he'd spoken to me even a few weeks earlier, my decision might have been different, who knows?"

This tells me he ONLY decided to pledge for Macedonia AFTER being snubbed.

[Steelinho]

Ognenovski made up his mind to accept an invitation from Macedonia coach Srecko Katanec after being continually overlooked by Verbeek last year; when the Socceroos boss eventually made inquiries before the opening Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in late January the horse had bolted.

"I was never spoken about by Pim until the Indonesia game," Ognenovski said. "I'd played in the A-League for a while, a lot of people thought I was doing OK, but I was never asked to a camp, no one had contacted me.

"Macedonia had kept tabs on me, they'd watched our [Adelaide] games in the Asian Champions League and when they invited me into this camp it wasn't hard to say yes. Pim did try and get in touch at the last minute but by then my mind was made up. If he'd spoken to me even a few weeks earlier, my decision might have been different, who knows?"

This tells me he ONLY decided to pledge for Macedonia AFTER being snubbed.

Quotes are quotes.

Truths are not always truths.

[Con]

1. Jimara is right - we gotta get the name politically correct as it is known @ the U.N. - it's F.Y.R.O.M (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)

2. Jimara, FYROM isn't Sasa's country. I bet he might even have been born here. It's the place of his heritage.

3. We're now all whistling in the wind. The 23 has to come from the prelim. list of 31. It's too late. Verbeek farrkd up man-managing this debacle.

Now farrk off to the Morocco Under 20s, Mr Boring

[Loppermann]

maybe you'll get it if I write it bigger

HE DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY FOR AUSTRALIA, HE WANTS TO PLAY FOR MACEDONIA

[Con]

OK, OK. Stop shouting Lopperman. My ears hurt.

Anyhow, Sasa for OZ in June is too late now.

And by the way it's still F.Y.R.O.M, not just the word "Macedonia" - get it right when you next SHOUT

[Loppermann]

OK, OK. Stop shouting Lopperman. My ears hurt.

Anyhow, Sasa for OZ in June is too late now.

And by the way it's still F.Y.R.O.M, not just the word "Macedonia" - get it right when you next SHOUT

I know it's Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, they're just twats for making their name so unnecessarily long

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If I can't play for Australia, but Liechtenstein came calling, I'd be signing in a flash.. Plenty of Brazilians go play for other countries. Doesn't mean they don't want to play for Brazil, just that they have a better chance with Qatar etc.

Take some cricketers for example. John Davison & Dirk Nannes both went to o/s countries to get their chances. Dirk came back to Australia.

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Keppler Wessels went the other way.

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And by the way it's still F.Y.R.O.M, not just the word "Macedonia" - get it right when you next SHOUT

No, I don't recall Sasa mentioning those letters you talk about.

[Ollo Ollo]

hes too big and slow

and Moore and Neil are not.

[Bomber]

Simple reason why he is not in squad. He wasnt selected!

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

he told me personally to me face when we met in the mall introducing the players,


ew quote,

I HATE GREEKS...............I DON'T LIKE YOU OR GREEKS...........

so he can get farrrrked an stick whatever he says up his koooulooo........

his a slavvv macedonian, not freaking greek macedonian.......


again i have to explain in ENGLESI.......

A REAL SNOBBY C U N T.......

[Kayui Kintama]

again i have to explain in ENGLESI.......

Yet when you spoke to him you spoke to him in greek, a language he (probably) doesn't understand. :?

[Con]

Get this last paragraph in a column by Sebastian Hassett in a Fairfax publication:

"Asked whether he considered Sasa Ognenovski, an overwhelming public favourite for the role (centre-back) after starring in the Korean league, Verbeek was dismissive. "No never", he said "Because we have better players".

Vindictive? Dismissive of the public's opinion? All of the above?

What do you forumite inglorious basterds think?

And ps, Jimara, don't worry about the race thing. Was Sasa taking the mickey?
I reckon his blood would run red like yours and all the rest of us (pun intended).

[Hawkesy]

OK, OK. Stop shouting Lopperman. My ears hurt.

Anyhow, Sasa for OZ in June is too late now.

And by the way it's still F.Y.R.O.M, not just the word "Macedonia" - get it right when you next SHOUT

I know it's Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, they're just twats for making their name so unnecessarily long

They didn't, they named it the Republic of Macedonia.

[DOC]

hes too big and slow

and Moore and Neil are not.

haha at the neill comment, good enough for everton, west ham and galatasary, but not for aus ok then

[Loppermann]

OK, OK. Stop shouting Lopperman. My ears hurt.

Anyhow, Sasa for OZ in June is too late now.

And by the way it's still F.Y.R.O.M, not just the word "Macedonia" - get it right when you next SHOUT

I know it's Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, they're just twats for making their name so unnecessarily long

They didn't, they named it the Republic of Macedonia.

lrn 2 geography

[Loppermann]

hes too big and slow

and Moore and Neil are not.

haha at the neill comment, good enough for everton, west ham and galatasary, but not for aus ok then

wasn't good enough for Everton or West Ham, that's why he isn't there anymore, and Gala have definately seen better days

[Hawkesy]

I know it's Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, they're just twats for making their name so unnecessarily long

They didn't, they named it the Republic of Macedonia.

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