wswfc Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Very disappointed that Shinji will be leaving the club, particularly given that it seems he wanted to stay on with us. He has been in every sense the ultimate professional and club man, and will forever be a Wanderers legend. His farewell will be bittersweet; while it will be sad to seem him play his last game in the red and black, I'm sure the occasion will truly be something to behold. BANZAI SHINJI!!! Redhead, wendybr, nl689 and 1 other 4
nl689 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 In a world where many quality footballers become money hungry grubs it is amazing to see a TRULY professional player grace our league and particularly play for our club. Im sure we will all miss Shinji particularly those of us who are disillusioned at how this all came to pass.. but onwards and upwards. No one player is bigger than the club and id be keen to see who we bring in next. but if he proves to be even half the player and person Shinji is I will be pleased. Up the mighty wanderers! wendybr and wswfc 2
sydneycroatia58 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Should be mentioned that Shinji left Bochum after about 2 years, similar time to what he's been here, to go back to Japan to be with his family. So I find it hard to believe being with his family hasn't played a part in his decision, he is only human after all.
Unlimited Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Maybe perhaps the club don't feel they can get regular game time out of him in the seasons to come? Like Gallas for instance, or Engelaar with injuries and stuff... dunno but shinji was very, very good for us
TehSmileyBandit Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Should be mentioned that Shinji left Bochum after about 2 years, similar time to what he's been here, to go back to Japan to be with his family. So I find it hard to believe being with his family hasn't played a part in his decision, he is only human after all. ...in the same way that Mufasa is only a widdle kitty cat, Wanderers are only a football club and Manfred doesn't mind a chat. ManfredSchaefer and theguyyouwishyouwere 2
Davo Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 The first time I read that as Mifsud instead of Mufasa. Was very funny. theguyyouwishyouwere 1
Guest mickisnot Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Should be mentioned that Shinji left Bochum after about 2 years, similar time to what he's been here, to go back to Japan to be with his family. So I find it hard to believe being with his family hasn't played a part in his decision, he is only human after all. That paragraph brought a tear to my eye. Wish he scored that bicycle kick today, I'm entirely sure Galekovic had it covered even if it was on target. But that would of been goal of the bicentennial. wendybr and GunnerWanderer 2
Wanderer747 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Just passed Ono on his car waiting at the lights near Parra Stadium - I was t even sure it was him but he saw my jersey and gave a smile and wave Absolute class act - cant say anything negative about him. What a gentleman and off the field Balkanite, Prydzopolis, meryn and 3 others 6
MCHammer Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 I might just shed a tear for Shinji's eventual last home game. I hope we make a mad tifo for him
TehSmileyBandit Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 I might just shed a tear for Shinji's eventual last home game. I hope we make a mad tifo for him I beat you to it Hammer. I was crying last night at the prospect. MCHammer, blurbel and Balkanite 3
giggs11 Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Anyone else notice the amazing bit of control on the outside of the foot from a long ball last night?? Made it look toooo easy. Class player and a class man. Would have been good to keep him around to show any young player coming through what being a professional footballer is all about. wswfc and Prydzopolis 2
GunnerWanderer Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 yeah that was one of those moments when you just know we are lucky to have such a class player here. I always make sure I show my son stuff like that on the replay over and over and then make him practise outside!
andypk Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) The man has so much class. I absolutely adore him. The one negative thing about him though that grinds on me is his delivery from set pieces, particularly corners. Why does he take them? The most basic thing to do when taking a corner is to beat the first defender yet Shinji struggles with this big time, almost every time it seems. The 2nd away game against the Victory when we had 195 corners to their zero and lost, Mooy took most of the corners and I seem to remember several finding a Wanderers player. Topor had a glaring miss from one I seem to recall. A couple of others were perfect if one of our players decided to attack the far post. Shinji came on in the second half in that game and reclaimed the corner duties with zero improvement. Since then nothing has changed. Anyhow, that's my little gripe about Shinji and surely can be fixed with a little more concentration for a man of his calibre. Like I said everything else about the man is top notch. It's an honour to watch him play. Edited February 13, 2014 by andypk YakuzaFC 1
delilah Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 I might just shed a tear for Shinji's eventual last home game. I hope we make a mad tifo for him couldnt agree more... this tifo as a tribute needs to happen
pseudonym Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Nice one @parracity: We've awarded Shinji Ono a commemorative medal for his dedication to football and Western Sydney @wswanderersfc http://t.co/HiCYBMayiv Prydzopolis, YakuzaFC, WSW27 and 7 others 10
GunnerWanderer Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Back in form tonight. Really good to see towards the business end of the season. Redhead, Burgerman and Burztur 3
Prydzopolis Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Back in form tonight. Really good to see towards the business end of the season. Having two matches off has probably paid dividends, wonder wether he will just be an impact player on the weekend to save his energy!
teddies Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 They will probably start for most ACL games i think. Impact player off the bench for HAL. He was great tonight. Makes me wonder who can replace him?
Burgerman Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Some of his flick kick passes were cool. Lifted his game and didn't have to take all the corners kicks tonight YakuzaFC 1
teddies Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 It was awesome to see when Kawasaki were shaking hands with Wanderers before kickoff, you could actually see the amount of respect Kawasaki gave Shinji. Gave me butterflies...
Burztur Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 One of the players actually bowed at Shinji post match.
theguyyouwishyouwere Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 They will probably start for most ACL games i think. Impact player off the bench for HAL. He was great tonight. Makes me wonder who can replace him? Aaron Mooy?
Redhead Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 We were speaking with several Japanese supporters after the game. They are so amazed that we all love Shinji. One, when I said that we all loved Shinji, even bowed to me. I thought the whole game last night was played with great respect between both the players and the supporters. We will miss Shinji Ono. Prydzopolis, TehSmileyBandit, lloydy136 and 3 others 6
mack Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Makes me wonder who can replace him? Finkler. Malone 1
Malone Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Makes me wonder who can replace him? Finkler. Make it happen board. Then next time we play Guizhou Renhe it can be called the Gui Derby. theguyyouwishyouwere and teddies 2
West13 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Surely we can buy out his Sapporo contract with Lederers half a billion and keep him here?
antoniocortell Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Given the fact that Shinji will be leaving us and the club announced we will go global to replace him, who would be your ideal and realistic replacement and why? I'd love to see us get Andrea Pirlo, obviously a bit of biased as I also support Juventus but he is coming off a contract and if he does't resign one he would be a free transfer after the world cup. But I do see similarities at times between the two, both have great vision and are good at set pieces and Pirlo could probably play the role that Shinji plays for us. Edited March 20, 2014 by antoniocortell
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