Whats happening with...

Whats happening with...

Steven Old: hows he going in Aussie??

No idea about the first two, though with regards to Jeremy Brockie, people have been saying he is soon to be signed up by an A-League squad.  I also read elsewhere that after his Olympic performance a Danish club wanted to give him a trial.

Old trial in Denmark

Heard a rumour of Old to the NZFC,  Hogg played for Waitak on Sunday (read in to that what you will).

Jeremy Brockie is of course with the Team Wellington and then off to the new A-league franchise North Queensland Fury FC, he recently signed up.

Nothing came of Hoggy's jaunt in England although there was some interest and I believe he has plans to give it another whip after the U20s qualifiers.  

What's happening with...Jack Pelter? He seems to have dropped right off the radar.

Very good question, Jack Pelter, where are you??

Also Daniel Keat, I remember thinking he looked pretty solid a couple years ago before he did his knee.

aaron clapham is in the MLS training camp another south Island boy beneath the radar

Dan Keat is still at Dartmout.  He's actually over in the UK as its his off season at the moment.

What about Michael White?  He just disappeared.

He's playing in the welsh premier league with Rhyl FC, semi pro

Don`t think Michae Whitel is at Rhyl any longer, his name doesn`t feature in any squad lists or game reports.

Pelter trialling at Crewe

Thanks for the update on Pelter. Good to know he's not been spat out the wringer and finished after such a short stint in the top flight.

didnt white trial with Cant. united a few weeks ago?

Do NZFC teams have trials?  Don't you just have t turn up for training?

white finished in wales some time ago. 

Do you think he has ideas above his station Reg or is he a good player with a future who is ambitious and doing the right thing looking overseas?

I recon that we have more of idea of how players are doing then NZF.  I know alot of quality kiwis playing around the world who have never been mentioned in any NZ team, junior or senior.  Maybe NZF/Ricky should start using Football Manager as a scouting tool just to discover some quality leads etc.

For example?

Not that many of you rate the J-League but I know that Michael Fitzgerald has been re-signed by the J-League team Albirex Niigata and they are loaning him out this year. Rumour is Niigata is looking at processing his Residency so they can take him back in 2010 as a Japanese Resident rather than a foreigner.  Apparently he has a J2 Team who are interested in loaning him and they will be looking at him over the next few months.  (Just to put some perspective on the J-League, Joel Griffiths played for a J2 team in his off-season.) It will be interesting to see what happens to this player over the next few years and if we'll see him emerge. It seems at this stage, he has managed to keep his J1 Team  interested - something that neither Leo Shin or Kayne Vincent were able to do as they were both released by the J2 clubs that signed them.

I haven't seen anyone bagging the J League on here.

Are you his mum?

No but if he makes it, I wouldn't mind being his mum.

I wouldn't take it too personally, people questioning the level your son('s friend) is playing at.

Is it any higher than that of the kids playing College football in America?  Who knows?  At the end of the day good on him for giving it a whip and cream will rise to the top in the end so even if he's not on NZF's radar at the moment if he's good enough he will be eventually. 

Has he sent in tape (or even an email) to try and force his way in?  People like Stu aren't omniscient, and Japan's a long way away.

I can't imagine there are any/many who are likely to have fallen through the cracks of the All Whites though.  NZ is just too small for it to happen.  News and his FM mates might disagree with me on that - and I'd be interested to hear it.

Smithy2009-02-02 19:07:58

I don't take it personally and not sure why you think I should - Do you know something that I don't - I'm pretty sure I didn't father the boy!

But he's still never played for the first team hasn't he? That was the point that was mad on the last thread, peopl can't go over and watch someone train.
The fact is YOU haven't even seen him play so how can you call for him to be in the side?

NZF know who all of these guys are, butfinances are what they are, let's be honest.   james dean2009-02-03 23:06:32

Jack Pelter now trialling with FC United (Manchester) of the Unibond Premier League

If you are part of a first team squad in a J league club, then you are good enough to be in any New Zealand team.
You will soon see the major difference in standard in a couple of weeks, when the NZ under 17 go over to face Japan under 17. There trainings involve 6 days a week and is there life over there. By comparisons our trainings are soft, soft , soft. After training 3 days a week over here, half the team is injured and can not handle the pace.

James Dean said:

I am Michael's mother and a friend told us that there was a discussion involving Michael.

You are quite right, he has never played for the first team. However there is only one first team squad so when you're signed, you're signed as a first team member not as a Reserve Team member but a First Team member. You all train together and it's not until the end of the week that the coach decides who his squad of 15 for a game will be, so every training you have an opportunity to potentially play for the first team. Michael made the 15 man squad 4 times but unfortunately did not come off the bench.

 

We've had lots of people ask us why he wasn't considered for the NZ U20s or the Olympic Team but we aren't concerned and neither is he. (It's quite laugable because in his second year of High School the Japanese U20 coach was interested in him and asked his soccer coach if Michael had any Japanese heritage but of course he didn't, so wasn't eligible to attend their training camp.) At the end of the day he's living his dream and that's all that matters. We know how hard he has worked to get where he is and people here will have no comprehension of his achievement because they know so little about Japan and the J-League. This year Michael is on loan and his main focus is to be a playing member in 2010 when he returns to Albirex.

 

 

 

Tell ya what, got to be careful on here what you say.  Mothers lurking around every corner

Especially when people say dumn things with no idea what the fxxxk they are talking about

james dean2009-03-03 06:42:52

james dean2009-03-03 06:43:15

Agreed JD. I was thinking about him again last weekend when another centre back was needed for Charlton's relegation dog-fight. Not being in one of the higher leagues you just drop right off the radar when emergency loans are required in the Championship and L1/2. I hope he stays fit and gets noticed when recruiting season starts again.