I hate glasgow celtic coz im a rangers fan, but thats beside the
point, the point is Chris Killen has become surplus to requirements
at celtic and is FREE to leave in January, now i was thinking as he
is a born and bread kiwi and is a current All white star and is a
good striker, why dont the phoenix try and get him to join us for
next season?
what are your thoughts?
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i thought the coach rated him at Celtic?
I like tautologies because I like them.
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i thought the coach rated him at Celtic?
yeah but the strikeforce at celtic is a bit congested
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January = basically the end of the season
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i thought the coach rated him at Celtic?
yeah but the strikeforce at celtic is a bit congested
he shoulda stayed with hibs, he was scoring goals for fun last
season, he was out injured for a few months but still managed to be
2nd top goal scorer in the SPL, celtic have wasted him, its a shame
coz he was amazing at hibs, the hibs supporter on this forum will
back me up.
gordon strachan only signed killen becoz rangers were wanting
to sign him and look whats happened hes left on the bench every
week, so hes not getting a chance to prove himself, but hes only
young and i think the a-league would be good for him, plus he can
play for a NZ side in the phoenix under his all whites coach retro
rikki!!
I think it would be nuts if the phoenix didnt at least enquire
about his services.
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January = basically the end of the season
January is the transfer window in europe coz their season ends
in May, i hear you saying its basically the end of the season,
thats what im saying why dont we try and get him for next season
rather than the current season, him and smeltz up front would be a
good combo.
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i thought the coach rated him at Celtic?
yeah but the strikeforce at celtic is a bit congested
he shoulda stayed with hibs, he was scoring goals for fun last
season, he was out injured for a few months but still managed to be
2nd top goal scorer in the SPL, celtic have wasted him, its a shame
coz he was amazing at hibs, the hibs supporter on this forum will
back me up.
gordon strachan only signed killen becoz rangers were wanting
to sign him and look whats happened hes left on the bench every
week, so hes not getting a chance to prove himself, but hes only
young and i think the a-league would be good for him, plus he can
play for a NZ side in the phoenix under his all whites coach retro
rikki!!
I think it would be nuts if the phoenix didnt at least enquire
about his services.
from what I can remember Hibs didnt want him. He was basically
as good as signed by a Eng Championship side before Celtic came out
of nowhere - so rangers didnt want him. Being on the bench for
Celtic is a decent effort, and what he is getting paid would kick
ass. He will always make the All Whites. So basically what Im
saying is a disagree with everything you say..
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from what I can remember Hibs didnt want him.
I dont think that was true. It was just accpeted he was good
enough to move on to a bigger club.
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Dave572007-11-04 11:10:16
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dont think there were too many teams knocking on his door
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The duuurty Ozzie Scott MacDonald is firing on all cylinders which
is helping CK's cause....
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He went to Celtic because of the money
Skippy is hitting them in from everywhere, so no chance for KIllen
Scottishbhoy2007-11-04 12:31:44
He went to Celtic because he realised Cardiff are not top
quality, and Rangers are scum
Jar of Vinegar of Kitchensink and Skippy either need to be
injured or suspensed for Killen to really get another go.
Skippy is hitting them in from everywhere, so no chance for KIllen
I was confused that Killen started infront for Skippy in the
CPL game recently
Yes he could come to Phoenix, but will Terry want to spend the
big bucks?
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
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Hibs were offering him a 1 year contract, which he turned down
saying it wasn't long enough
I think offering him a 1 year contract was fair enough considering he was injured and had only played half a season.
Saying that he's probably earned as much sitting on the bench for Celtic in 4 months than he did in a season playing for Hibs.
I think offering him a 1 year contract was fair enough considering he was injured and had only played half a season.
Saying that he's probably earned as much sitting on the bench for Celtic in 4 months than he did in a season playing for Hibs.
When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!
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I hate glasgow celtic coz im a rangers fan, but thats beside the
point, the point is Chris Killen has become surplus to requirements
at celtic and is FREE to leave in January, now i was thinking as he
is a born and bread kiwi and is a current All white star and is a
good striker, why dont the phoenix try and get him to join us for
next season?
what are your thoughts?
Free to leave?
Source please.
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
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I think Killen has been overshadowed by the Aussie. Godamn Aussies
always screwing us over..
a.haak
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If true then that was a quick fall out of favour,as i read an
interview last week where strachan said he was impressed with how
he handled himself since arriving and said he deserved to be
pushing for one of the starting spots.Even macdonald said he
enjoyed playing with killen and how he wouldnt be getting as many
chances if it wasnt for him.
GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS
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Why would he move from celtic, playing oin the champs league, to
the phoenix? Career killer...
He is on the bench every game, and starting the odd one too.
Id hardly call that surplus to requirements. Strachan loves him and
says he could be pushing for a starting spot next season...
I disagree with everything you said also
Allegedly
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right, if you disagree then check this out
read down to gordon strachans comments.
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan says fringe players like
Derek Riordan, Bobo Balde and Chris Killen are free to leave in
January if they are unhappy at the Glasgow club.
(Express)
so you are all telling me that you would NOT like to see chris
killen at the phoenix??
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sorry, didnt see that on the BBC
but thats is all gossip... AND HANG ON
BOBO BALDE.... BRING HIM HERE FOR CLEBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
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right, if you disagree then check this out
I'm struggling to work out how Killen is suddenly "surplus to
requirements", given there has never been a time since his signing
by Celtic at which he has been more important to them. When he was
signed he was the 4th striker (arguably). Now, with injuries he is
perhaps number two, and just bc McDonald is playing well doesnt
make Killen redundant. He scored a fortnight back, started the CPL
game, played a full 90 against Motherwell, and has got excellent
raps from the manager last few weeks.
read down to gordon strachans comments.
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan says fringe players like
Derek Riordan, Bobo Balde and Chris Killen are free to leave in
January if they are unhappy at the Glasgow club.
(Express)
so you are all telling me that you would NOT like to see chris
killen at the phoenix??
So, given his contractual situation (which is short-term no
doubt partly due to his recent injury probelms) I can understand
the manager giving him the option of leaving if he is not playing
and not enjoying himself - but that does not mean he is
"surplus".
Maybe Strachan will sign further strikers and maybe Killen
will fall out of favour, but it seems to me that just right now he
is doint pretty nicely thank you and any specualation about being
able to drag him from Celtic and the CPL to Welington are a touch
far-fetched.
If he does fall out of favour at Celtic, given his goal
scoring record for Hibs, and the contribution he has made at
Celtic, I suspect there will be options for him.
Marius Lacatus2007-11-04 15:34:09
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perhaps killen's name got lumped in with the other two in that
gossip piece?
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"If he does fall out of favour at Celtic, given his goal scoring
record for Hibs, and the contribution he has made at Celtic, I
suspect there will be options for him."
Yes there will be options but i'm sure that they will lie in the lower English divisions ,i reckon he has a very savvy agent looking after his contractual stuff just look at the way he bailed out when Sponge Head Bob's revolution started at Easter Road first flirting with Cardiff then pulling the pin at the last second before jumping into bed with wee Stricken at Dark heid !
I'm convinced he's a temporary fixture in at Sheltic Perk and will leave at the end of the season probably for Englush div one Cocacola anonymity ,he is a good striker but very prone to injury and can be a expensive bench warmer i think it will be a few years before he heads back down to this side of the planet !
Kiwi Jambo2007-11-04 17:20:41
Yes there will be options but i'm sure that they will lie in the lower English divisions ,i reckon he has a very savvy agent looking after his contractual stuff just look at the way he bailed out when Sponge Head Bob's revolution started at Easter Road first flirting with Cardiff then pulling the pin at the last second before jumping into bed with wee Stricken at Dark heid !
I'm convinced he's a temporary fixture in at Sheltic Perk and will leave at the end of the season probably for Englush div one Cocacola anonymity ,he is a good striker but very prone to injury and can be a expensive bench warmer i think it will be a few years before he heads back down to this side of the planet !
Kiwi Jambo2007-11-04 17:20:41
The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.
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this is bullsh*t. killen is in favour at the mo and that is hardly
a reliable source.
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but if the story were true and he had fallen out with celtic, are
you all telling me you would NOT like to see him play for the
phoenix?? i thought the point about a team is to make it stronger
each season?
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His deal at Celtic was reportedly worth in excess of $1 million
dollars. And there was a few clubs after him as until he got
injured he was top goalscorer in the SPL and Strachan has been
singing his praises of late.
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"if they are unhappy" are the key words in this 'quote' Why would
Killen be unhappy, he's getting a bit of game time... he'd be dumb
to move.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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he was 2nd top goalscorer in the SPL, 1st was Kris Boyd - what im
trying to say is that what if killen came out and said "i want to
play for the phoenix", would you all not take him to enhance the
team?
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This is all very interesting, but why isn't it in the All Whites
section?
Not really anything to do with Phoenix ...
Not really anything to do with Phoenix ...
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he was 2nd top goalscorer in the SPL, 1st was Kris Boyd - what im
trying to say is that what if killen came out and said "i want to
play for the phoenix", would you all not take him to enhance the
team?
until he got injured he was 1st
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I'll state the obvious - this is a very speculative thread.
Although I'm quite happy with Smeltz being here, as Wolfben said
somewhere else I think, Killen is poor man's Smeltz...
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This is all very interesting, but why isn't it in the All Whites
section?
Not really anything to do with Phoenix ...
Not really anything to do with Phoenix ...
i think that is the KEY point. This thread should only be in
this section of the forum if you believe there is some possibility
Killen is going to move from Celtic to the Phoenix.
Fair to say, while of course we would like to see him here,
along with Nelsen perhaps and maybe Drogba, there is not even the
remotest suggestion it is on the cards, and, therefore, I support
the proposition this should be in the AWs section, or a new string
dedicated to fantasy.
I will, of course look like a plonker if Ricki grabs
him in the transfer window. But on the basis of the fact
that a.) we have a full squad b.) we just signed our marquee c.) he
is playing champs league football d.) he is doing fine at Parkhead
(getting game time, even scored the other day) e.) he is
making a guzillion $ right now (even on the bench) f.) other
Scottish/English clubs would take him g.) there is not a shred of
suggestion he is interested or we could afford him ...
Im going to stick my neck out!
Mods - please shift to AW section
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Are you saying we are signing Drogba?
moved
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This is just British tabaloid dribble. I presume some people
on here believe the Truth and Sunday News too?
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I don't think celtic won't to leave Killen,because
1-over vennegoor and mc donald,he's the best striker of the team(zurawski is old and riordan is great but his young, and olso the others strikers.
2-Gordon Strachan likes him.
3-And I'm sure Mc donald can't play well and strike all the
season,killen's moment is not far.
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Killen on in the 66th min versus Benfica, Celtic up 1-nil
I say tackle him in the face.
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To say that Killen is the poor mans Smeltz is a little silly.
Although I have always thought Smeltz had potential, realistically
this is his first really succesful season. Killen seems to have a
reasonable scoring record wherever he goes. A case in
point...compare their goalscoring records for NZ. Another good
season from Smeltz next year might convince me otherwise.
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To say that Killen is the poor mans Smeltz is a little silly.
Although I have always thought Smeltz had potential, realistically
this is his first really succesful season. Killen seems to have a
reasonable scoring record wherever he goes. A case in
point...compare their goalscoring records for NZ. Another good
season from Smeltz next year might convince me otherwise.
Bang on. I fully believe that Killy will become NZ's
greatest ever striker (I would say he's fourth right now
behind Covs, Summner and WR).
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According to what I've read in UK papers, things seem to be
positive in that Strachan seems to like him and thinks that a part
of the reason MacDonald is scoring so frequently is the way he
works with Killen.
Haven't seen many matches recently so hard to judge form, but just happy he's doing well for the time being. Long may it continue as we've got to have players playing at a high level for the good of the All Whites.
Haven't seen many matches recently so hard to judge form, but just happy he's doing well for the time being. Long may it continue as we've got to have players playing at a high level for the good of the All Whites.
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To say that Killen is the poor mans Smeltz is a little silly.
Although I have always thought Smeltz had potential, realistically
this is his first really succesful season. Killen seems to have a
reasonable scoring record wherever he goes. A case in
point...compare their goalscoring records for NZ. Another good
season from Smeltz next year might convince me otherwise.
Bang on. I fully believe that Killy will become NZ's
greatest ever striker (I would say he's fourth right now
behind Covs, Summner and WR).
Greater than Wynton Rufer? IMO not a chance of that happening. Second best, maybe.
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