NZFC off season transfers - post all rumours here
I also heard Suri and Wylie were coming and expect Jeff Campbell to join up with his father and maybe even Puna who has played for Clive at North Shore for a few years.
This would mean we have signed 6 players from across town. So it is not a one way street and presumably Colin Tuaa knows what he wants as he has had the job longer than the other lot. Anyone he hasn't signed presumably he didn't want.
Good luck to Sykes, Gillespie and Hayne they did the club proud in their time but you can't complain if they weren't wanted and are able to get a game elsewhere
Sykes is poo anyway and only good for coming across like an hard ass gone soft. When I think about the 5 midfielders they had last year in the form of Seaman, Smith, Mulrooney, Pritchett and Sykes, He would always be last cab off the rank, left footed or not in my book.
Yeah, sorry CityFan, I did forget about the those others.
Yip, I also wish them all the luck, I know for a fact that Gillespie left as i see's more of a chance to play there, and the other two where just not wanted by Tuaa.
I did hear that Jeff will also be coming across...... Not worried about who City have or have not signed, as i still see them being there at the end....and that is the main aim.
Both Canterbury and Hawkes Bay have also asked him but the lure of the Phoenix holds appeal.
The Hogg brothers (Ian & Stu) are likely to end up in Hawkes Bay.
Neil Emblen has signed for Waitakere
Tuaa is doing a good job on the recruitment front.
Hopefully he nails Campbell and Puna
Shame that Boxall is going to the US College system
What's happening in Wellington. Who has Stu signed?
Rumors Rumors............I love rumors.
No real suprise here but I'm sure Hawkes Bay United will sign Greg Henslee. Greg had great sucess in the Scottish 3rd division. He is currently playing for Napier in the CL and scoring goals.
Also Manawatu have signed and announced Fijian Pair Osea Vakatalesau and Peni Finau. Both are full Internationals and I'm sure will make an impact on the league.
Just have to sit tight and wait and see when The god will sheed light on Tommy Smith's previous clubsStill only a rumour - I hope he hasn't!
Unfortuantely - though with Jonathan "Retired" Perry and Sykesy they are in danger of becoming our version of the Bolton retirement home.
It is more likely they will have Shane Pascoe at full back as he has also signed for them.
They get Pascoe and we get Wylie. I fell like the school boy who swaps his Booby Moore trading card for one of Gordon McQueen.
So a back line of Pascoe, Hay, Perry and a RB looks pretty decent to me and will be dangerous on attacking set pieces.
Our back line is looking like
Wylie, Uhlmann, Suri, Pritchett
I'm happy with Pritch and Uhlmann has delivered in the past. However, Suri and Wylie? Why did they sign for us if they could go to Japan with the club they qualified with? Did we lure them or were they not wanted? I'm tending to think the latter.
We desparately need a centre back hopefully Tuaa is talking to Sigmund and can get him back from Australia.