As it says above "The Handy" kicks off on Sunday
Here is part 1 of a 3 part fans preview I have put together for it
WeeNix - NZ National League
ah I dunno which team they are in. The youth team used to be under 17 didn't it? Bouzoukis must be older than that.
I think they must have grabbed a whole lot of local club players for youth league
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
The ones in bold all played for Wellington United during this last season, of the others I know Tullamore MacFayden is in the academy
not heard of the rest
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
The ones in bold all played for Wellington United during this last season, of the others I know Tullamore MacFayden is in the academy
not heard of the rest
Zac Jones is ex-Olympic, went to WBA for a trial? in NZ U-17s
Kurtis Mogg winter at Hibiscus Coast in Auckland
Gromme, O'Connor, Wentowrth, Hillis, Manuel, Hamilton, MacFayden all Wellington United over the winter too.
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
The ones in bold all played for Wellington United during this last season, of the others I know Tullamore MacFayden is in the academy
not heard of the rest
Heaps of those named in the weenix though. I don't think that is the roster.
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
The ones in bold all played for Wellington United during this last season, of the others I know Tullamore MacFayden is in the academy
not heard of the rest
Heaps of those named in the weenix though. I don't think that is the roster.
As noted, they did take these down from the web.
Some of the overlap is because WeeNix will have 3 seniors down a week (+Singh/Rogerson/McGarry)
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
The ones in bold all played for Wellington United during this last season, of the others I know Tullamore MacFayden is in the academy
not heard of the rest
Heaps of those named in the weenix though. I don't think that is the roster.
As noted, they did take these down from the web.
Some of the overlap is because WeeNix will have 3 seniors down a week (+Singh/Rogerson/McGarry)
is there a limit? Singh, Rogerson and McGarry are seniors, there used to be a limit but I thought the deal changes evrey season and they are just a reserve team this season rather than an U20 one
Pretty sure that is not the roster as was talking to someone from the Greeks over the weekend and they have Luke Agalawatta, Jacob Masseurs, Manny Achol and Gianni Boukoukis all involved in NYL and ISPS Branda Premiership.
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
The ones in bold all played for Wellington United during this last season, of the others I know Tullamore MacFayden is in the academy
not heard of the rest
Heaps of those named in the weenix though. I don't think that is the roster.
As noted, they did take these down from the web.
Some of the overlap is because WeeNix will have 3 seniors down a week (+Singh/Rogerson/McGarry)
is there a limit? Singh, Rogerson and McGarry are seniors, there used to be a limit but I thought the deal changes evrey season and they are just a reserve team this season rather than an U20 one
Last year it seemed to be that they could drop down a senior keeper, two senior pros, and as many under-20 pros as they wanted. Would imagine it's still that, given they have Singh/Rogerson/McGarry (under-20 pros) all listed as regular squad members.
Pretty sure that is not the roster as was talking to someone from the Greeks over the weekend and they have Luke Agalawatta, Jacob Masseurs, Manny Achol and Gianni Boukoukis all involved in NYL and ISPS Branda Premiership.
All the players on the roster have been transferred, but so have these guys, so they must have added a few extra bodies.
Anyone know these guys
| Batchelor, Maximilian |
| Thomas, Ben |
| Nyatsanza , Forbes |
| Singh, Pranay |
Have all been transferred to ISPS Handa (first two from Miramar, second two from Lower Hutt) but aren't in Team Welly afaik.
Pretty sure that is not the roster as was talking to someone from the Greeks over the weekend and they have Luke Agalawatta, Jacob Masseurs, Manny Achol and Gianni Boukoukis all involved in NYL and ISPS Branda Premiership.
All the players on the roster have been transferred, but so have these guys, so they must have added a few extra bodies.
Anyone know these guys
| Batchelor, Maximilian |
| Thomas, Ben |
| Nyatsanza , Forbes |
| Singh, Pranay |
Have all been transferred to ISPS Handa (first two from Miramar, second two from Lower Hutt) but aren't in Team Welly afaik.
and those greeks
is Hedge gone from Nix?
why is hedge gone? he did a great job
why is hedge gone? he did a great job
Not sure if he is or not - but maybe the new coaches don't see the need to place emphasis on the academy (as they def seem to have cut back a bit)
Chris Greenacre announced as Wellington Phoenix Premiership head coach
Wellington Phoenix are proud to announce Chris Greenacre as the new Head Coach of Phoenix Youth Programme, including the Premiership team.
Competing in the ISPS Handa Premiership, New Zealand’s top-tier national domestic competition, Greenacre will oversee the Wellington Phoenix U-20s and help integrate talented young players from the club’s Academy into the first team environment.
For General Manager David Dome Greenacre’s experience both as a professional footballer in England but also as co-coach of the Phoenix’s senior side during the second half of last year’s A-League campaign make him a perfect fit for the role.
“For a young player looking to make that step up from potential to actual professional footballer you couldn’t hope for a better role model than Chris,” said Dome.
“He’s been there, he’s done that – he’s made it the hard way in mid-90s English football and he knows the day-in, day-out discipline it takes to make it to the top.”
“Coupled with his experience last season as A-League co-coach, Chris is perfectly placed to know the level our younger boys need to reach, and that’s ultimately our goal with the Academy – to bring through the best young talent New Zealand offers and provide them a pathway to becoming professionals.”
Greenacre made 500 professional league and cup appearances over a sixteen-year playing career for clubs such as Manchester City, Stoke City and Tranmere Rovers, scoring 144 goals, including 19 with Wellington Phoenix over three seasons.
For Greenacre, having worked as an assistant to both Ricki Herbert and Ernie Merrick as well as co-coach alongside Des Buckingham the opportunity to bring through the next generation of Phoenix first-team players is an exciting proposition.
“I’ve been incredibly fortunate to continue learning in all the roles I’ve fulfilled since hanging up my boots,” said Greenacre, “so having the responsibility to develop youth players is an exciting new challenge for me.”
“My experience both as a player and a coach within the Wellington Phoenix senior setup enables me to give our Academy boys the best possible chance to make it as pros.”
“The individual professional standards, the detailed commitment you need to succeed, if I can pass those on to our young lads than I’m confident Paul [Temple] and I can continue to build off the excellent base that Andy [Hedge] has put in place.”
Wellington Phoenix would like to put on record its gratitude to departing coach Andy Hedge and acknowledge the very sound foundations he and Paul Temple have put in place over the past three years, bringing through players such as Sarpreet Singh and Keegan Smith.
Temple continues both with administrative and coaching responsibilities inside the Academy helping ensure a continuity of footballing philosophy and values across all programmes.
“Since arriving at the club I have really enjoyed working with Andy and I’ve learnt a lot from him,” said Temple. “I have nothing but respect and admiration for him, I want to wish him well in the future and hope he continues to positively influence the game in this country”.
“Having Chris involved is fantastic, he knows what it takes to play in the A-League and brings many valuable experiences with him into the Academy environment. The players & staff will really benefit from having him around and I’m looking forward to working closely with him over the summer”.
The ISPS Handa Premiership begins Saturday 15 October with the Charity Cup clash between last season’s finalists Team Wellington and Auckland City.
Wellington Phoenix U-20s start their ISPS Handa Premiership campaign Monday 23 October away to Hawkes Bay United in Napier.
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Not sure if he is or not - but maybe the new coaches don't see the need to place emphasis on the academy (as they def seem to have cut back a bit)
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Sorry Feverish, I can assure you Andy has gone. A letter was sent out today from David Dome explaining the reasons and the new structure. Greenacre new head of Phoenix Youth program ( includes Premiership/u 20's), Temple as assistant to Prem team and NYL coach. As I said above, no mention as yet who's taking the 15's with Hale's departure. The reasons for Andy's departure were also outlined.
What were the reasons?
Spurred on by JourneyFan's preview I am watching some highlights from last year.
How good was this???
WeeNix fan preview is a bit shark.
have they got a lot of non academy players in this year?
Why would they? Isn't the whole idea that the academy pipeline just keeps producing weewee nixers - from Wellington, Onehunga etc.
Though I suppose they picked up Marowa from outside last year, so what do I know?
Maybe they aren't using the aucklanders? Think I saw masseurs and bazoukis in a pic
These squads were posted on the WPFA website as '2017-18 squads' last month, have since been taken down/website's changed anyway. What age are 'masseurs' and 'bazoukis' - both have been transferred to the Handy as per Capital clearances.
Obvious JHS has gone from the WeeNix.
WeeNix
GK Keegan Smith, Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jack-Henry Sinclair, Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liam Wood, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Sam Philip, Kurtis Mogg
MF Sarpreet Singh*, James McGarry*, Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Luke Tongue
FW Logan Rogerson*, Tinashe Marowa, Ben Waine
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
Tullamore is back at Tasman United Youth
have they got a lot of non academy players in this year?
Why would they? Isn't the whole idea that the academy pipeline just keeps producing weewee nixers - from Wellington, Onehunga etc.
Though I suppose they picked up Marowa from outside last year, so what do I know?
Maybe they aren't using the aucklanders? Think I saw masseurs and bazoukis in a pic
These squads were posted on the WPFA website as '2017-18 squads' last month, have since been taken down/website's changed anyway. What age are 'masseurs' and 'bazoukis' - both have been transferred to the Handy as per Capital clearances.
Obvious JHS has gone from the WeeNix.
WeeNix
GK Keegan Smith, Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jack-Henry Sinclair, Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liam Wood, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Sam Philip, Kurtis Mogg
MF Sarpreet Singh*, James McGarry*, Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Luke Tongue
FW Logan Rogerson*, Tinashe Marowa, Ben Waine
PeeWeeNix
GK Zac Dean, Zac Jones
DF Jake Williams, Liam Moore, Liberato Cacace, Ollie Valentine, Noah Tipene-Clegg, Tommi-Joe McIndoe, Eric Gromme, Kurtis Mogg, Finn O’Connor
MF Ollie Whyte, Willem Ebbinge, Sam Sutton, Tuyi Byamana, Owen Smith, Josh Wentworth, Adam Hillis, Jackson Manuel
FW Oskar van Hattum, Ben Waine, Henry Hamilton, Tullamore MacFadyen
Tullamore is back at Tasman United Youth
And Marowa back at Tasman United.
How does it work with Smith being GK in the first team and not being signed as a professional?
I did my best trying to find a website or Facebook page for this team, but alas no. Any info on them that isn't Yellow Fever?
And for all those Bay Football fans
strange how the peewee nix have Mar players when they are meant to be a stakeholder in the TW Yoof team. Or is it totally Ole run?
How does it work with Smith being GK in the first team and not being signed as a professional?
Great question...does anyone know?
strange how the peewee nix have Mar players when they are meant to be a stakeholder in the TW Yoof team. Or is it totally Ole run?
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Not sure if he is or not - but maybe the new coaches don't see the need to place emphasis on the academy (as they def seem to have cut back a bit)
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Sorry Feverish, I can assure you Andy has gone. A letter was sent out today from David Dome explaining the reasons and the new structure. Greenacre new head of Phoenix Youth program ( includes Premiership/u 20's), Temple as assistant to Prem team and NYL coach. As I said above, no mention as yet who's taking the 15's with Hale's departure. The reasons for Andy's departure were also outlined.
What were the reasons?
I'm interested in this too...?
No Singh for the WeeNix, is he hurt atm?
No Singh for the WeeNix, is he hurt atm?
Phoenix had no one listed as unavailable on the A-League round three ins and outs.
Mambo made a double save off a penalty to earn the Wee Nix a point.
FULL TIME | Lots of chances making for exciting football - but neither team could find the back of the net #ISPSHandaPrem #HBvWP (0-0) pic.twitter.com/CgIN0IBVnS
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) October 23, 2017
Pretty strong line up for the Wel Clasico today
14' | GOAL!! #Weenix Rogerson with a great run into the box - calm tap in from the six yard line #ISPSHandaPrem #WPvTW (1-0) pic.twitter.com/4pOOtnSLHk
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) October 28, 2017
22' | GOAL @TeamWelly Bevin makes the most of a Jackson long throw and slots one past #Weenix Sail #ISPSHandaPrem #WPvTW (1-1)
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) October 28, 2017
37' | GOAL @TeamWelly Jackson with a calm finish at the back post from an incoming cross to take the lead #ISPSHandaPrem #WPvTW (1-2)
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) October 28, 2017
55' | GOAL @TeamWelly Stevens squeezes his shot from a tight angle between the post and #Weenix Sail #ISPSHandaPrem #WPvTW (1-3)
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) October 28, 2017