Age restriction on switching countries removed

Age restriction on switching countries removed

Interesting article, some UK based players are back in our sights

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/8539751

That's a HUGE bit of news.

Yes, who can we think of:

Fallon
McGlinchey?

So who does that clear the way for us to select? Fallon,who else?

Archie  (yes, i know capped for Aus - it was a joke).

I'm thinking more the likes of Winston Reid and Tommy Smith in the next three or four years.

Winston Reid, Rory Fallon, McGlinchey, I'm sure there's another.

has tommy smith even played for england's age group teams yet?

Winston Reid can still be selected for Demark's National Team yet because he is that good enough and when that happens, then we are totally screwed in his case.

Micheal McGlinchey (age 22) has been recently released from Celtic with a little injury. Whilst a midfielder, he could be up front as an striker as well.

Is Rory Fallon good enough now that we have Chris Killen, Shane Smeltz and Chris Woods plus Kris Bright and Jarrod Smith floating about up front?

Are we going to see the three Chris attacking strategy ever?

I am sure we have a few Australians in our scope as well.

Anyway, that is big news but then the climb up the ranking table has just got that much harder for us compare to other mid-table national teams.AllWhitebelievr2009-06-04 13:59:17

Daniel on a good day.  This is such sweet news.

Daniel should be available for selection by the World Cup Qualifying Playoff Game against the fifth placed Asian Team, I think.

That was early Jan 2007, since then he had about 80 appearances for the Championship side Plymouth Argyle for 13 goals and his club contract is ending by the end of this month of June. Also a Japanese Business man is looking to takeover the club ownership in the next few weeks. So his performance will be assessed very soon. The stats may not to be good enough for him to stick around. He has been off the bench a number of times during the season.

Anyway, I mean good enough to overtake Killen, Smeltz and Wood up front, his goals per game is not as impressive as theirs and he maybe better as an attacking midfielder rather than striker in the internationals.

Does anyone know if Fallon would even want to play for NZ?

I think it would silly not to consider trying international matches, there is no chance he would play for England at the moment, he still not playing at EPL level to stake such a claim. NZ has playing against very strong teams in the last four years.

There will be no Kevin Fallon involved.

He tried to get an excemption when the rule came in but left it too late.  He'd like to play for NZ.

Its top news,

While I'm sure Ricki and co know about this new change in rules I'm worried they won't do anything about it.  Would love to see Fallon and McGlinchey in a NZ football top, and Winston Reid, unlikely though it is, that would be brilliant.

Here here, this news has made me very happy after the loss to Tanzania.  Bright, one would assume would be on the outer after this.

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Think you're underestimating the level Bright's playing at atm.

Was talking to Fallon's brother in Perth regarding Rory playing for NZ. His comment was that he wouldn't be interested as it would have too much of an impact on him getting back into the starting 11 on returning from international duty for NZ!!!!

Should read Knights, my mistake!!!!

When foes this come into effect? now?

Sean.

But those appeareances came in the top division in Greece. Which is ranked in the top 12 in Europe I believe.el grapadura2009-06-04 21:39:43

Yes, but they got relegated, stone motherless.  Think Team Loaded at Futsal.

Team Loaded is the best futsal team in the world.el grapadura2009-06-04 21:41:49

Well it depends on his headspace really. He should be available for NZ during the FIFA International Windows when professional clubs can't play during that time. So it doesn't affect his starting 11.

It is more of the case of injuries while on International duties versus club commitment. Club foots the bill but it really silly talk as injuries can happen anywhere and at anytime including club time and such predictions are really soothsaying. Like in Ryan Nelson case, there has been talks between club and country with the country losing out more than club with his injuries. The other factor is his club manager/coach and how things are at his club.

He shouldn't really turn down a chance and these things can be negotiable between the club manager and the national coach. As it most probably likely to happen than not he won't be that available until it comes to WC qualifiers, WC finals and Confederations Cups.

Having international representation helps with the Player's CV when club hunting and those club who buys him knows how to treat their International Rep players in the club. It's a fact of the club system. His players price will increase after a good international showing as well which helps the club in selling him to a high bidder.

He should not underestimate what it could do for him.

Os Desesperados FTW

Internationals do tend to be valued more highly, even though they may have the extra travel and games clubs like them as it puts their club on the map, especially in the lower divisions.  Players will come there knowing they can play international football.

He's as much a kiwi as anyone else born in Wellington!!

??

a.) I understood he is Kiwi

b.) He's 22 now but didn't apply to change before age 21. But this means that later if he isn't selected for them, then it opens doors for us still and also gives him hope to play internationals for NZ like playing against Brazil, Italy, Spain etc as it comes round to Confederations and with extra warms games being Oceania's Champions.

He was undecided then and now the door has been open after the age of 21, he is undecided again.

But if I am Ricki, I will give him a wee trial to check how good he has become.

I still don't understand why we don't have national team trials to display the talent about and give fringe players a taste of what level they should be challenging for. I would love to see a Central, Southern and Northern select teams play against each other. Or a possibles and a probable team trial afterwards. I like to see some provincial pride.

If you think about it, the likes of Paul Seaman, Graham Fyfe,Daniel Kirkup, Greg Walters, Neil Emblen and Darren Bazeley in the NZFC comes into the frame if they were good enough.

Someone young and of their irk could end up in the NZ team in the future one day.

Another trivial reason to have another A-league team from NZ?