When is our squad named?
Probably later this month but the journos will know better than me. There’s a training camp lined up (I assume in Auckland) which hasn’t been officially named but has been planned out by NZF, and will apparently involve players from Australia as well. These camps typically are on the eve of the naming so can’t be long now. A few people I’ve heard are supposedly involved in this pre-squad camp (on top of the A League guys who you’d expect) are Myer Bevan, Cam Brown, Alex Paulsen, Yousif al Khalisy, Regan Diver, Ben Old, so a mix of who you’d expect and a few surprises. Sarpreet Singh and Callan Elliot are both in NZ right now so should be there too.
Shark isn't Diver only 17? That’s awesome, did he displace Anderson at Rovers, or is he just injured? The only time I've really seen him play was in a U23s game vs. Auckland City which certainly wasn't the most endearing game considering the leaky defense in front of him
What a name for a keeper by the way, sure he gets that all the fkn time though
Al-Kalisy's a cool one. Can't remember if he actually played for Iraq's U23s or if it was just his brother. Always rated him at ACFC, very versatile.
Out of that list though, the only ones I'd say are with a shot are Brown and Paulsen (for backup keeper)