Edge has made some favourable comments abut the NIX and in the Stuff article, Callum did not rule it out, although he is off to Europe to try his luck first.
Yipe may even be a fledging bromance now between Edge and Rudan.
Any improving relationship between Ole/Wests/ES and the Nix, can only be good for NZ football.
Going to be niggly when Rudes leaves.
Meanwhile, Stuff understands the Phoenix have expressed interest in signing New Zealand under-20 captain Joe Bell for next season. The young midfielder came through the Phoenix academy system but left for the University of Virginia after failing to win an A-League contract.
Big call coming down here and losing his amateur status and therefore college eligibility if he is still studying (haven't read the article, not working for me)
Assuming that what the article says about Rudan wanting Krishna to be a marquee, I wonder whether the offer the club has given Roy is indeed a marquee wage. Of course Rudan's family is the biggest factor in terms of him staying, but the club being ambitious was something he keeps saying too. I really hope we aren't going to keep spending minimum cap with no marquee, otherwise we won't be keeping anyone - players or Rudan.
Assuming that what the article says about Rudan wanting Krishna to be a marquee, I wonder whether the offer the club has given Roy is indeed a marquee wage. Of course Rudan's family is the biggest factor in terms of him staying, but the club being ambitious was something he keeps saying too. I really hope we aren't going to keep spending minimum cap with no marquee, otherwise we won't be keeping anyone - players or Rudan.
can we offer Rudan's family marquee status?
Big call coming down here and losing his amateur status and therefore college eligibility if he is still studying (haven't read the article, not working for me)
rate him. Great energy and a touch of class about him.
Kopa is on loan, complicates things a little.
Unlikely to stay on
In the stuff article he seems to want to stay, says he likes the city, the league, and doesn't feel homesick although his girlfriend did her ACL playing for Oriental Rongotai.
I see Williams has come out and said he won't sign until he knows who's boss next season. Fair enough, really hope this report clears up the future of the club and the club provide Rudan with what he's after.
I see Williams has come out and said he won't sign until he knows who's boss next season. Fair enough, really hope this report clears up the future of the club and the club provide Rudan with what he's after.
Assuming that what the article says about Rudan wanting Krishna to be a marquee, I wonder whether the offer the club has given Roy is indeed a marquee wage. Of course Rudan's family is the biggest factor in terms of him staying, but the club being ambitious was something he keeps saying too. I really hope we aren't going to keep spending minimum cap with no marquee, otherwise we won't be keeping anyone - players or Rudan.
can we offer Rudan's family marquee status?
Given retaining Rudan is going to revolve around getting his family over here perhaps the only marquee talk should be around the size of the one we give them to live in.
Surely it can't be that hard to move a wide and two teenagers from Sydney to Wellington?
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Yep i to will enjoy the rest of the season but will still be thoroughly PO if Rudan walks away after all his words.Would love it if someone in football enforced a contract just once.
If you don't believe the club/WelNix are doing all they can, short of enforcing the contract at the moment, then you're kidding yourself. I can't speak for forcing the contract but there sometimes things more than money when it comes to jobs.
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
Risk of enforcing a contract, particularly with your manager, is things may not go so well next season if he'd rather Be somewhere else.
Then when you try to get rid, he might raise the whole enforce-the-contract thing, which could get expensive.
Surely it can't be that hard to move a wide and two teenagers from Sydney to Wellington?
Bit rude. I thought she looked quite fit myselt
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
Risk of enforcing a contract, particularly with your manager, is things may not go so well next season if he'd rather Be somewhere else.
Then when you try to get rid, he might raise the whole enforce-the-contract thing, which could get expensive.
Yeh, it's an angry reaction.
Napier was talking about him sitting out a year. For a guy who has talked about professionalism a lot, breaking your contract and taking players with you, damaging your former team seems to be not anywhere near professional.
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
Risk of enforcing a contract, particularly with your manager, is things may not go so well next season if he'd rather Be somewhere else.
Then when you try to get rid, he might raise the whole enforce-the-contract thing, which could get expensive.
Yeh, it's an angry reaction.
Napier was talking about him sitting out a year. For a guy who has talked about professionalism a lot, breaking your contract and taking players with you, damaging your former team seems to be not anywhere near professional.
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
Risk of enforcing a contract, particularly with your manager, is things may not go so well next season if he'd rather Be somewhere else.
Then when you try to get rid, he might raise the whole enforce-the-contract thing, which could get expensive.
Yeh, it's an angry reaction.
Napier was talking about him sitting out a year. For a guy who has talked about professionalism a lot, breaking your contract and taking players with you, damaging your former team seems to be not anywhere near professional.
We need a coach who is going to stick with us. And be good. Frustrating to have to start again. Frustrating to have funded West-wtf-evers coach and player development.
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
Risk of enforcing a contract, particularly with your manager, is things may not go so well next season if he'd rather Be somewhere else.
Then when you try to get rid, he might raise the whole enforce-the-contract thing, which could get expensive.
Yeh, it's an angry reaction.
Napier was talking about him sitting out a year. For a guy who has talked about professionalism a lot, breaking your contract and taking players with you, damaging your former team seems to be not anywhere near professional.
We need a coach who is going to stick with us. And be good. Frustrating to have to start again. Frustrating to have funded West-wtf-evers coach and player development.
You realise that at this point everything is speculation?
This all hinges on our license. If that's sorted, it becomes a lot easier to give Rudan and the players what they want. Until that time, we only exist for next season and I don't blame the coach and players for putting themselves first.
I think people need to start preparing for Rudan to be gone and some players to follow them. I know I'm going to enjoy the rest of this season while we've still got them!
Enforce the contract- the reason the club doesn't invest more? Because they get screwed over time and again. We aren't the West Melbourne development club.
Risk of enforcing a contract, particularly with your manager, is things may not go so well next season if he'd rather Be somewhere else.
Then when you try to get rid, he might raise the whole enforce-the-contract thing, which could get expensive.
Yeh, it's an angry reaction.
Napier was talking about him sitting out a year. For a guy who has talked about professionalism a lot, breaking your contract and taking players with you, damaging your former team seems to be not anywhere near professional.
We need a coach who is going to stick with us. And be good. Frustrating to have to start again. Frustrating to have funded West-wtf-evers coach and player development.
You realise that at this point everything is speculation?
This all hinges on our license. If that's sorted, it becomes a lot easier to give Rudan and the players what they want. Until that time, we only exist for next season and I don't blame the coach and players for putting themselves first.
If Matt is saying it I suspect there are some reliable grapevines and jungle drums
And oh so frustrating to double down- we get intentional breaks and play a total of sfa.
Surely it can't be that hard to move a wide and two teenagers from Sydney to Wellington?
Pretty sure it's hard to move teenagers anywhere; they have their groups of friends pretty firmly entrenched by that point. If they were older or younger it's different.
Surely it can't be that hard to move a wide and two teenagers from Sydney to Wellington?
Pretty sure it's hard to move teenagers anywhere; they have their groups of friends pretty firmly entrenched by that point. If they were older or younger it's different.
Surely it can't be that hard to move a wide and two teenagers from Sydney to Wellington?
Pretty sure it's hard to move teenagers anywhere; they have their groups of friends pretty firmly entrenched by that point. If they were older or younger it's different.
Perhaps that's why you make calls like that?
Its a pretty harsh statement to make and what works for one does not always work for someone else.
Things, your father is a professional coach. The chances of him staying put for more than a couple of seasons at a time are slim.
And surely the transition from Aus to NZ is as soft as it gets?
Things, your father is a professional coach. The chances of him staying put for more than a couple of seasons at a time are slim.
And surely the transition from Aus to NZ is as soft as it gets?
Well if he's good 4,5,6 years a possibility. And that must have been our hope- lock in the culture and gains and usher in our most settled post-Ricki period.
But the kids don't choose their fathers profession, so to say they should accept it as part of the job is short-sighted. Dealing with a dad who does shift work and works nights is very different to, hey team, daddies got a new job that may last a year, maybe more so lets pack up everything and go.
But the kids don't choose their fathers profession, so to say they should accept it as part of the job is short-sighted. Dealing with a dad who does shift work and works nights is very different to, hey team, daddies got a new job that may last a year, maybe more so lets pack up everything and go.
Getting things back on topic, I posted a list of off contract players here the other day http://yellowfever.co.nz/posts/1284498 Is there anyone people want us to target for next season?
But the kids don't choose their fathers profession, so to say they should accept it as part of the job is short-sighted. Dealing with a dad who does shift work and works nights is very different to, hey team, daddies got a new job that may last a year, maybe more so lets pack up everything and go.
Getting things back on topic, I posted a list of off contract players here the other day http://yellowfever.co.nz/posts/1284498 Is there anyone people want us to target for next season?
But the kids don't choose their fathers profession, so to say they should accept it as part of the job is short-sighted. Dealing with a dad who does shift work and works nights is very different to, hey team, daddies got a new job that may last a year, maybe more so lets pack up everything and go.
Getting things back on topic, I posted a list of off contract players here the other day http://yellowfever.co.nz/posts/1284498 Is there anyone people want us to target for next season?
Barbarouses really? After his last sojourn here I wouldn't take him if he paid us to play here! Moot point anyway I know as his wife wouldn't let him come but still..
apart from the unrealistic ones like Brillante, Barbarouses, Spiranovic, etc I don't really think there is anybody I'd really take from that list. I'd rather keep most of the guys we have currently
Surely it can't be that hard to move a wide and two teenagers from Sydney to Wellington?
Pretty sure it's hard to move teenagers anywhere; they have their groups of friends pretty firmly entrenched by that point. If they were older or younger it's different.
Good for you.
Also; if he lives in Melbourne and they stay in Sydney - a 90 min domestic flight is far easier than a 3-4 hour international one, especially considering he would have games against the Jets/Sydney/WSW/CCM where he'd be in NSW
Sydney based teenagers would consider moving to Melbourne a drag, unless they are early hipsters. If they were told to move to Wellington instead, they would think they were banished to Siberia. New Zealand suffers from a long term bad press among Aussies. Those Sydneysiders who made the move find that - after the initial adjustment - it is much better than expected. That was certainly my experience.
But the kids don't choose their fathers profession, so to say they should accept it as part of the job is short-sighted. Dealing with a dad who does shift work and works nights is very different to, hey team, daddies got a new job that may last a year, maybe more so lets pack up everything and go.
Getting things back on topic, I posted a list of off contract players here the other day http://yellowfever.co.nz/posts/1284498 Is there anyone people want us to target for next season?
Barbarouses really? After his last sojourn here I wouldn't take him if he paid us to play here! Moot point anyway I know as his wife wouldn't let him come but still..
apart from the unrealistic ones like Brillante, Barbarouses, Spiranovic, etc I don't really think there is anybody I'd really take from that list. I'd rather keep most of the guys we have currently
apart from the unrealistic ones like Brillante, Barbarouses, Spiranovic, etc I don't really think there is anybody I'd really take from that list. I'd rather keep most of the guys we have currently
It will be interesting to see what happens to Brattan after the Manchester deal comes to an end. Can't see him getting re-signed there!
Kopa is on loan, complicates things a little.
Unlikely to stay on
When does his Polish contract expire, it maybe the end of the season freeing him up to move here or if he's really liking it and his club don't see him in their plans they just release him.
