so do we have an underperforming team, over hyped team, or no need to worry as we are 3 points off of top 4?
You should ask the guys that have played for the Dragons under Willy and given The dragons a miss this year, some going to other clubs.
You will find you have to add another item to your list.
This team need to get to the final this season for it not to be a big fail on all the clubs management.
Look at the amount of money being spent on players that would be lucky to get a run in some MPL clubs starting X1s.
Brock Messenger and Andre de Jong - both playing overseas, both headed home to auckland/eastern subs to play some summer football in nz. No real surprises there.
Any other players from last year's squad playing for another national league club?
He left 2 years ago but Kilkolly is another who both went overseas and came back to the national league.
and he said this year he went to Team Wellington this season because he wanted to play Oceania Champions League
On the other side you've got Coey Turipa who left Tasman to link up with Gerdsen and Canterbury United again this season
would be surprised if they get to the finals this season, they are a decent enough team, but don't have anyone that can score and now they've lost Clapham the option of scoring from penalties seems to have gone as well
Clapham was the only person who took the penalties and set pieces that is why he scored from them. Vadar is right you would expect the person to be taking the penalties to have a pretty high goal result from taking them - pretty logical really.
Since Clapham has left I have seen at least one goal at home from a set piece can't quite remember who it was (number 9?) but it was well taken straight around the wall and in.
There must be more to Clapham over the years than meets the eye for him to be 'so good' and not secure a decent professional contract.