Queensland Roar season 2007-08

New players joining the squad

Name	Position	Moving from
Danny Tiatto	Midfield	Leicester City
Tahj Minniecon	Forward	AIS
Robbie Kruse	Forward	AIS
Chris Grossman	Midfield	AIS / Rochedale Rovers
Mitch Nichols	Midfield	Palm Beach
Matthew Ham	Goalkeeper	Brisbane Wolves
Griffin McMaster	Goalkeeper	Mount Gravatt Hawks
Michael Zullo	Midfield	Brisbane City Soccer Club
Marcinho	Forward	São Paulo FC
Craig Moore	Defender	Newcastle United FC
Zoran Petrevski	Forward	Preston Lions

Failure to qualify for the 2006-2007 finals series resulted in the release from contract of defenders Chad Gibson (the club's first captain and A-league pin-up boy) and Swiss import Remo Buess. Both left on good terms with the club during January 2007 stating that the team had to be altered to make it more competitive in the future.

In further evidence of "spring cleaning" in preparation for Season 3, Chinese signing Yuning Zhang was released from an inauspicious contract with the Roar. Billed as the Chinese David Beckham, Zhang underwhelmed Roar supporters and will return to China in search of a club within the local scene there.

Danny Tiatto has signed a two year contract with Queensland Roar, becoming Frank Farina's first 07/08 signing . Tiatto, who has played in England for the past 11 years for Leicester City and Manchester City, agreed to terms with Queensland after Melbourne declined to sign him.

Farina has highlighted his favoritism toward young Queensland and indeed Australian players with the signings for the 2007-08 season of highly-rated Queenslanders and Youth International Strikers Robbie Kruse and Tahj Minniecon, as well as attacking Midfielder Mitch Nichols. Also, the contracts of highly-rated 20-year-olds Chris Grossman and Ben Griffin have been renewed, while Farina has given two-year contracts to Queenslanders Under-17 International Striker Tahj Minniecon and Under-20 and AIS Scholarship holder Robbie. These signings have all made the Roar a team of bright, young talent, predominantly Queenslanders which is Farina's focus.

Queensland Roar's German import Marcus Wedau has been released from the remaining year of his contract by the A-League club on compassionate grounds. Wedau, 31, will return to Germany to be with his pregnant partner who is expecting their first child in October.

On July 25, 2007, Craig Moore was be unveiled as the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to play in the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season and the 2008-2009 season ^[1][2]

Players departing

Name	Position	Moving to
Chad Gibson	Defender	Released: contract not renewed
Remo Buess	Defender	Released: contract not renewed
Yuning Zhang	Forward	Released: contract not renewed
Dario Vidosic	Midfield	1. FC Nürnberg
Spase Dilevski	Midfield	FC Universitatea Craiova
Marcus Wedau	Midfield	Released: compassionate grounds
Tom Willis	Goalkeeper	Released: contract not renewed
Ante Milicic	Forward	Free Transfer: Shahzan Muda FC (December 2007)

 Foreign player
 Marquee