Playing for Neil Emblen......?
Kris Bright
It does seem like the sun has set on his overseas career.
He's had more clubs than a baby seal. You would think he is better then NRFL 1 standard.
Playing for Neil Emblen......?
Not going to be the only relatively big name I'm told. As for your second point, that's what NRFL has turned into - whoever has the money, etc Glenfield last year, gets the big talent, regardless of what division they are in. And playing for the potential All Whites coach is another big carrot.
I can tell you for a fact that there is no money at Springs for players. As stupid as it sounds, playing for Emblen has been the main pull and for players that play in the summer, they can still play winter at a level that won't tax them on a decent surface. Krishna was going there until he signed at the Phoenix.
I can tell you for a fact that there is no money at Springs for players. As stupid as it sounds, playing for Emblen has been the main pull and for players that play in the summer, they can still play winter at a level that won't tax them on a decent surface. Krishna was going there until he signed at the Phoenix.
Strange strategy, build a state of the art facility, splurge on the coach, and then try get him to recruit the players. Doesn't scream sustainability but clearly it works in the short-term. Every few years there's a side who rises from Div Two all the way to the Prem, and inevitably end up back down the barrel, Springs will be hoping they only complete half of that cycle.
I can tell you for a fact that there is no money at Springs for players. As stupid as it sounds, playing for Emblen has been the main pull and for players that play in the summer, they can still play winter at a level that won't tax them on a decent surface. Krishna was going there until he signed at the Phoenix.
Strange strategy, build a state of the art facility, splurge on the coach, and then try get him to recruit the players. Doesn't scream sustainability but clearly it works in the short-term. Every few years there's a side who rises from Div Two all the way to the Prem, and inevitably end up back down the barrel, Springs will be hoping they only complete half of that cycle.
I reckon it's far more sustainable than throwing money at a completely new first team a la Glenfield, FHM or even Lynn Avon years ago.
Oh Emblen is on a wedge and he coaches more than a few teams there as well.
Like Ellerslie, Springs now have facilities and are in a part of town where there is no real competition (unlike that block that has BO, Onehunga, Central, Metro, MAP, 3 Kings)
I agree with Buffy that it is more sustainable. Think about what BO would have splashed last year to finish in the toilet.
what's not sustainable about great facilities? strange call that
i was talking to a club chairman a few years ago. despite being a player at the time, i advised him to stop paying the players and to set about getting the best facilities in wellington. he thought i was joking. they are still not even in central league despite shelling out god knows how much on average players over the years
good to see that working out well for western springs
Aka: The Rojas Effect.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26497843
Joined Lincoln City.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26497843
Joined Lincoln City.
dam beat me too it
Conference Premier - 5th tier of English football. Better than ASB Premiership but nowhere as good as A-League....
Probably a good level for him.
Lincoln 16th last season. Currently 16th this season in the 24 team league.
Got a goal in their 2-1 loss this morning
Call him up!!
Call him up!!
Don't give anyone ideas!
GOALS AND INSPIRES A PITCH INVASION
Kris has been doing pretty well for Lincoln City in the Conference after a slow start apparently:
Seven appearances, two goals - a regular starter in the last month of the season. Scored on debut vs. Welling on March 12. Missed a few games after being sent off in his second game vs. Braintree on March 16 and didn't appear again until April 6 but a regular starter after that.:
http://int.soccerway.com/players/kris-bright/72217/
Last game of the season - 3-3 draw with Barnet and Kris scored - and his disallowed goal provoked a major pitch invasion:
http://www.lincoln.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=357507
"...The second half began with the Imps racing out of the blocks to get themselves ahead, and some good work in midfield by Kris Bright released the excellent Jon Nolan, whose pin point cross found Bright in the box, with the big New Zealander heading home after making an intelligent late run."
"The match ended on a sour note as a pitch invasion from a section of Lincoln City fans delayed the game. Bright’s disallowed goal for offside sparked the charge of people onto the pitch. In response Barnet boss Martin Allen took his team down the tunnel and off the pitch. Lincoln City players stood waiting and finally when order was restored the Barnet team came out. The fourth official added an additional eight minutes for the stoppage. In the additional time Barnet struck to level the game."
"Bright took his time to get going, but in recent weeks he has really got up to speed.
He’s done a lot of work that probably goes unnoticed, but he has also got a few goals as well."
RECENT VIDEO INTERVIEW FOLLOWED BY PRINT INTERVIEW:
KRIS' GOALS FOR LINCOLN CITY THIS SEASON:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhpYHfzv9zM
ALL HIS VIDS FROM LAST YEAR IN FINLAND:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVNeSKlRSFdszea6d1-5TcA/videos
15 MINS HIGHLIGHTS VS. SALISBURY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-TM4H16YQ4
HIGHLIGHTS THE LAST GAME OF SEASON VS. BARNET AND PITCH INVASION:
Somebody pointed out to me recently that Bright is at least the second Kiwi to play for Lincoln City.
Former All Whites legend from the 1982 team, Richard Wilson is held in high regard there after helping them win the Conference Premier in the 1987-88 season.
Richard Wilson had a couple of seasons in the Conference in the 1980's playing for Lincoln City and Kettering Town.
With Kettering Town he finished second in the Conference Premier and reached the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1988-89.
Somebody pointed out to me recently that Bright is at least the second Kiwi to play for Lincoln City.
Former All Whites legend from the 1982 team, Richard Wilson is held in high regard there after helping them win the Conference Premier in the 1987-88 season.
Richard Wilson had a couple of seasons in the Conference in the 1980's playing for Lincoln City and Kettering Town.
With Kettering Town he finished second in the Conference Premier and reached the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1988-89.
Somebody pointed out to me recently that Bright is at least the second Kiwi to play for Lincoln City.
Former All Whites legend from the 1982 team, Richard Wilson is held in high regard there after helping them win the Conference Premier in the 1987-88 season.
Richard Wilson had a couple of seasons in the Conference in the 1980's playing for Lincoln City and Kettering Town.
With Kettering Town he finished second in the Conference Premier and reached the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1988-89.
Richard had a brief spell in England playing in the Vauxhall Conference in the late 80's but mostly had a stellar career as one of the best goalies of the 80's in the old Aussie NSL, mostly for Canberra City and Preston Makedonia. I seem to remember him still playing in the early 1990's but not in the NSL perhaps. Last All Whites game was in 1985. Coached and played the odd game in Christchurch in the 1990's and early 2000's (Avon United, Woolston, Rangers).
Some interesting facts:
(1) Richard was a pioneer in trying to establish a Players' Union in Australia in the 1980's. His dad was a prominent Trade Unionist in Christchurch. See here:
http://www.library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/ASSH%20Bulletins/No%2024/ASSHBulletin24c.pdf
"Richard Wilson, New Zealand international goalkeeper, made an attempt to start a players’ union in Victoria, Australia in May 1985.
Wilson was in dispute with Preston Makedonia at the time, having been replaced by his protege Phil Traianides. Wilson claimed that being
demoted to the reserves for seven weeks had cost him his place in the New Zealand international team. He also pointed to other recent cases where players were in dispute with clubs or were concerned about the running and organisation of the game. Robert Markovac had gone to court to try and arrange a transfer between Melbourne Croatia and Heidelberg Alexander. Tommy Cumming had an injury compensation claim, while playing with the international team, and Charlie Egan had caused a public sensation with his complaints about the running of the Australian international team.
Wilson was recalled to the New Zealand team in May, when his rival for the keeping position, Clint Gosling’s employers refused to release him for a series of four games against the visiting English club Newcastle United. Unfortunately, Hardie Wilson, Richard’s father died a day earlier. Wilson, senior, was a prominent figure in sporting and trade union circles in Christchurch. After his trip to New Zealand, Wilson returned to sort through ‘a mountain of mail’ from players keen to join in starting a players’ union. He reported that he had talked to the English players about the formation of a union and about the operations of the Professional Footballers’ Association while he was in New Zealand. He announced that he would call a meeting shortly to form an Australian players’ union.
The timing of Wilson’s intervention was not propitious. It coincided with the Heysel tragedy in Brussels, when hooliganism by English fans,
before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus of Italy, precipitated an incident in which thirty-nine fans died, the majority
crushed to death, when a wall collapsed under the pressure of fleeing spectators....By mid-June, Wilson reported that the players’ union was set to go. He claimed all the players of thirty-two teams and sixty other players had agreed to join a national players’ association. Wilson said
that he would call a meeting in August to start the association officially would seek affiliation with the Victorian and Australian Soccer
Federations. The objectives of the new body were: to represent all players in any dispute contractual or otherwise; to protect the rights and conditions of contracted players; to represent the players at State and National level; to support the players in the preparation of an appeal; to publicly investigate any unjust action taken against a player or players; and to promote a better environment in which a player can continue his career as long as he wishes.
....When the players met in St Kilda on 22 August, they were told that they should be free to move on completion of their contracts. ‘It would
stop the transfer fee system—and that is one of our aims.‘ This latter aim is of course one of the key demands of the current players’
association. A larger meeting was planned to be held in October or November, with the association being ‘operational’ by January 1986.
There was however, no sign of a union meeting in the October issues of Soccer Action in 1985, or that the union had become active early in 1986. Both Peter Desira of the Herald-Sun and Laurie Schwab of the Age remember Wilson’s attempt to set up a players’ union in 1985-86. Schwab, who was the editor of Soccer Action, says that the players ‘chickened out’ on this occasion. There was pressure from the soccer authorities on potential members. He remembers having to encourage Wilson to go on with his activities, after giving the proposal strong support in the paper.So the pattern detected by Dabscheck of a clear sense of grievance among players and a strong initial interest in the formation of a union, proved once again to be an inadequate basis for the establishment of a viable organisation among semi-professional soccer players."
(2) Richard is a professional graphic designer and graphic design teacher (had a graphic design business in Australia and taught graphic design at Christchurch Polytech in the 1990's). Richard moved back to Christchurch to live in 1996 and coached Avon United but has since moved back to Australia I believe.
He is also a painter and has had exhibitions in Christchurch and Australia.
(3) Held the world record (listed in the Guiness Book of Records) for many years for longest time with a clean sheet in World Cup qualifying:
went 921 minutes without conceding a goal during New Zealand's successful World Cup qualifying campaign in 1982.
Somebody pointed out to me recently that Bright is at least the second Kiwi to play for Lincoln City.
Former All Whites legend from the 1982 team, Richard Wilson is held in high regard there after helping them win the Conference Premier in the 1987-88 season.
Richard Wilson had a couple of seasons in the Conference in the 1980's playing for Lincoln City and Kettering Town.
With Kettering Town he finished second in the Conference Premier and reached the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1988-89.
I think Alan Pearce or one of the other young fringe All Whites from the early '00s player there too... Rayner etc
Yeah pearce was there - dont think Dave Rayner was though
for what it's worth, mick waitt played there
On the verge of signing in I-league
Played for Bharat FC in their first ever I-League match, new club & apparently Kris was their first signing. Was a 0-0 draw, he blasted one over the bar in last minute.
So he has now signed for a club in South Africa as well. Soon enough we can have our own South African based kiwi team.
https://twitter.com/bidvestwits/status/619487536323383297
So he has now signed for a club in South Africa as well. Soon enough we can have our own South African based kiwi team.
Very interesting trend starting here.
https://twitter.com/bidvestwits/status/619487536323383297
This guy is looking to play in every country he can before he turns too old
BidVest Wits (formerly Wits University) are one of the more moneyed clubs in South Africa, although they have a pretty small fan base. They are backed by the big BidVest corporation and Bright will do well there under the coach, Gavin Hunt, who has countless titles to his name. As has been pointed out, it's an interesting trend that's developing...
Good place for the following to go...
Chris James
Jason Hicks
Liam Jordan is there too
Played for Bharat FC in their first ever I-League match, new club & apparently Kris was their first signing. Was a 0-0 draw, he blasted one over the bar in last minute.
http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bharat-fc-vs-de...
Maybe Kris knew the Bharat coach Watkiss, an Englishman.
Kris finished the club's top-scorer this season which concluded May 30 with six goals in seventeen matches:
http://int.soccerway.com/players/kris-bright/72217/
Bharat only scored a total of 13 goals in their 20 games.
Palestinian international defender Omar Jarun was next highest scorer with 3.
The other strikers scored two and one respectively (the ones who did score).
The midfielders scored zero goals.
However, Kris couldn't save his team from relegation (the only side relegated from the eleven team league).
Kris Bright finally got to make his debut for Wits tonight. They hosted Maritzburg United in Johannesburg tonight and won 2-0 with both goals scored by Bright, a superb debut.
Kris Bright finally got to make his debut for Wits tonight. They hosted Maritzburg United in Johannesburg tonight and won 2-0 with both goals scored by Bright, a superb debut.
2nd goal has been credited to someone else. He has been given an assist for it
Quite correct. I see Vilakazi has now been credited with the 2nd...
Highlights?
Just looked at all the countries he has played professional football.
This is country number 10.
I don't know what the record is but is is 28 yrs of age he could no doubt give it a good shake.
10 is conservative is it not. I suspect he has had more clubs that Tiger Woods and a baby seal combined.
Countries not clubs. He's played for more clubs. A couple in the UK, a couple in Norway etc
Just looked at all the countries he has played professional football.
This is country number 10.
I don't know what the record is but is is 28 yrs of age he could no doubt give it a good shake.
Lutz Pfannenstiel 15 countries and every federation.