Uffie would make it interesting. And it ties fans into the AWs through the Phoenix.
Uffie is also the kind of guy who can connect with a wider Australasian sport public. I still remember Steven Price as a stand out pro for the Warriors, even though I don’t follow them closely. Uffie could easily build that kind of profile. And imo NZ soccer/football needs to identify itself more with Southern Hemisphere football to attract fans.
While we’ve got a big debt to the UK for our football, cultural cringing isn’t going to bring in the fans.
Uffie’s got a no nonsense manner in front of a camera. He never says something is good when it isn’t. He’s also worked with a lot of NZ’s exciting young talent. Plus it adds that dynamic for the media to talk about and cover. How will the Nix affect the AWs? How will the AWs affect the Nix? Is there favoritism? Should a player be rested? Etc etc.
But sounds like a done deal?
But apparently Paul Nevin is a top quality coach at a big club (?) now too, so don’t judge a Knight by that one game you watched them play I suppose…
Uffie is also the kind of guy who can connect with a wider Australasian sport public. I still remember Steven Price as a stand out pro for the Warriors, even though I don’t follow them closely. Uffie could easily build that kind of profile. And imo NZ soccer/football needs to identify itself more with Southern Hemisphere football to attract fans.
While we’ve got a big debt to the UK for our football, cultural cringing isn’t going to bring in the fans.
Uffie’s got a no nonsense manner in front of a camera. He never says something is good when it isn’t. He’s also worked with a lot of NZ’s exciting young talent. Plus it adds that dynamic for the media to talk about and cover. How will the Nix affect the AWs? How will the AWs affect the Nix? Is there favoritism? Should a player be rested? Etc etc.
But sounds like a done deal?
But apparently Paul Nevin is a top quality coach at a big club (?) now too, so don’t judge a Knight by that one game you watched them play I suppose…