National League / OCL

Step up from nzfc to a-league

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Step up from nzfc to a-league
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

how big exactly is the step up in your eyes,,

i guess only a few players have made the step up, coasta, draper, banks, bunce,white,
a numba have made the step down like hay,brockie,emblen,bazely and a number were signed first year for the knights like christie,brockie,
 
i mean jeremy brockie shined for the knights and was average for sydney, now he's playin average for H.B,

Darren Bazely and emblen, haven't seen them play in nzfc how they adjusting,

 

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ahahah, and then there is a the numba of player that have made the step up.....and then step down...IE: Utting, Glen Collins, Glen Marsh, David Rayner, Nicholson, Tamiti Williams, Sigmund, Wilyie, Banks, ...just to name a couple....
 
 
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I think there is a bit of a difference between A-League and the old NSL. 
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Darren Bazely and emblen, haven't seen them play in nzfc how they adjusting,

 


Emblen came on, set up a goal and scored I believe but Ive heard he broke his foot? Not sure if its true but he wasnt playing yesterday.

Bazeley fits in fine - judging by yesterday again - but certainly doesnt shine.
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Big step up from social to pro football.
 
Brookie only looked good as he was comming on for last 10 mins. Emblen and Bazely were not up to A League level.

A dog with a bone :)

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Brockie shining for the Knights - you're not serious are you ? Was very ordinary and it was his dreadlocks and a couple of spectacular goals that gave him the profile not any great ability.
Bazeley just a solid pro ,nothing more. 
Huge step NZFc to A League - social football to full time.
Very few players in NZFc that I think would make it in the A League - perhaps Sigmund , Jordan and Young (if five to ten years younger) and that's about it ?
Players would be better off going to the State leagues in australia and then making the step up. 
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Good call on the Brockie front. He's not exactly setting the NZFC on fire...
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Maybe thats our problem though - we promote our youngsters too quick and instead of going forward, they dont push on and drop back a couple of levels - so how hard will it be for Brockie to ever get back up?

As an example, I think what they are doing with Costa, Draper and Spoonley is the way to go - develop them as players and then release them into the games when they are ready....
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

how big exactly is the step up in your eyes,,

i guess only a few players have made the step up, coasta, draper, banks, bunce,white,
a numba have made the step down like hay,brockie,emblen,bazely and a number were signed first year for the knights like christie,brockie,
 
i mean jeremy brockie shined for the knights and was average for sydney, now he's playin average for H.B,

Darren Bazely and emblen, haven't seen them play in nzfc how they adjusting,

 

 
You've gotta be joking when you say Costa, Draper, Banks, Bunce and White made the step up. None of them became established players in Professional football. Some of them had good spells at NZFC franchises, but that hardly justifies your claim. Costa and Draper have the opportunity to make the grade (as does Pelter and some other young lads in the UK, Germany, Japan etc) but it will be a few years before you can say they have made the grade. Do they have the desire? We'll have to wait and see. The difference between the A league and the NZFC is chalk and cheese as can be seen by the number of ex Knights players who do not stand out in the NZFC, which is exactly why they struggled.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Its a bit like stepping up from capital three to capital one... very difficult
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Brockie sucked,i went to watch the U-21s qualifers and he could even score 1
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