Putting South in their place |
Rarely do you see someone bleed for a club like that. And like many players in recent times at the Knights, Uskok grow up with the club. Like plenty before him, he dreamed of one day playing for the club he had a deep passion for. Had he not made the cut he would be on the terraces every week supporting the club, something he even did while playing for another club in the same league!
As unfortunate as it is that he felt the need to leave the club to further himself (as many young players do at the club), it was probably justified considering where our club was at the point in time. Staying put would have seen him in the Knights first team perhaps a year earlier than his return, but no one was to know the turn of events that were about to take place at the club.
I don't really have a problem with players leaving the club at the age Uskok left, I actually think it's good for a players development. The gap between U20 football and first team football is just too big. What I do have a problem with is players leaving the club and forever holding a grudge. Either because they simply weren't good enough, or they were good enough but felt that they should have been in the starting line-up by the age of 15, or the U20s by 14. Thankfully for us Uskok had his heart in the right place and came full circle.
His return came at a time when he needed us and we needed him. After a transitional season the club found it's feet and saw Uskok become a vital piece to the puzzle. Perhaps with a bit more luck we would have seen Uskok lifting more than just the Dockerty Cup, or finally landing that A-league contract that has been dangled in front of him time and time again.
While his departure makes things a little more difficult for us in 2016 not only needing to replace a key player but also a captain, I wish him nothing but the best up North and look forward to his return in 2017. Until next time, Captain!
A few things...
ReplyDeleteThis 'hard nut' of ours Mr Uskok is going to Sydney because his missus is from there and the papucar se udaje. Eto ti passion i kapetana, nemogu vam vise igrat jer mi cura stiklu ubola u jaje. Hardcore. And we're embelishing a little on his qualities on the pitch.
If this blog is going to try and maintain a Cro identity as seems to be the case with the heading then how about attaching a youtube clip of nesto nase? What's this khalifa bullshit. Let's be Melbourne Croatia in action not just words, the upholding of papucarstvo and the music selection goes against the grain of those who created the club.
I'm already getting a sense that this blog is not too independent of club admin...
I can think of worse reasons people have left the club.
DeleteKhalifa was a bit of sarcasm. You might not like it, but we can't please everyone.
Blog is 100% independent of club admin.