History for coochiee

The problem for the Nix, as per the Surman 'nominal fee' rumours is you leave it too late, (last 12 months of a contract) - you potentially hugely reduce the highly valuable transfer fee income.

If the player feels they are ready, and the offer is really good, in this current shark financial environment for the A League you have to take the money. It's not just cash for the owners, it's the whole club that benefits. The ALW team, the academy teams, all the staff.

Plus these guys have been in a pro football environment now for 5-6 years, since first entering the Academy. They have been listening in daily to old heads like Ball, Wootten, etc talk about the challenges of Europe. The right people in the club will after 5-6 years know these young guys inside out. Know their families and support networks, and importantly know how mentally tough they are or not, and so their readiness for such a big move.

It's cliched but once you get to this level and have all the technical skills, high fitness then so much of it then comes down to the top 2 inches. How much do you want it, how will you respond to the inevitable set backs etc. These Weenix grads are far far better equipped to do well up there, than say naive green guys in the past getting signed from NZ domestic football into the UK.

You get the sense from far away St Etienne really want Old, and will have a plan for him. No reason he can't improve & grow as a player in France.

The right club/manager is oh so important. Libby starting in Belgium definitely got that right. You sense with time Plymouth will be seen at a good start for Waineo. Sadly Singh hasn't yet been able to find that right home for him.

The problem for the Nix, as per the Surman 'nominal fee' rumours is you leave it too late, (last 12 months of a contract) - you potentially hugely reduce the highly valuable transfer fee income.

If the player feels they are ready, and the offer is really good, in this current shark financial environment for the A League you have to take the money. It's not just cash for the owners, it's the whole club that benefits. The ALW team, the academy teams, all the staff.

Plus these guys have been in a pro football environment now for 5-6 years, since first entering the Academy. They have been listening in daily to old heads like Ball, Wootten, etc talk about the challenges of Europe. The right people in the club will after 5-6 years know these young guys inside out. Know their families and support networks, and importantly know how mentally tough they are or not, and so their readiness for such a big move.

It's cliched but once you get to this level and have all the technical skills, high fitness then so much of it then comes down to the top 2 inches. How much do you want it, how will you respond to the inevitable set backs etc. These Weenix grads are far far better equipped to do well up there, than say naive green guys in the past getting signed from NZ domestic football into the UK.

You get the sense from far away St Etienne really want Old, and will have a plan for him. No reason he can't improve & grow as a player in France.

The right club/manager is oh so important. Libby starting definitely got that right. You sense with time Plymouth will be seen at a good start for Waineo. Sadly Singh hasn't yet been able to find that right home for him.

The problem for the Nix, as per the Surman 'nominal fee' rumours is you leave it too late, (last 12 months of a contract) - you potentially hugely reduce the highly valuable transfer fee income.

If the player feels they are ready, and the offer is really good, in this current shark financial environment for the A League you have to take the money. It's not just cash for the owners, it's the whole club that benefits. The ALW team, the academy teams, all the staff.

Plus these guys have been in a pro football environment now for 5-6 years, since first entering the Academy. They have been listening in daily to old heads like Ball, Wootten, etc talk about the challenges of Europe. The right people in the club will after 5-6 years know these young guys inside out. Know their families and support networks, and importantly know how mentally tough they are or not, and so their readiness for such a big move.

It's cliched but once you get to this level and have all the technical skills, high fitness then so much of it then comes down to the top 2 inches. How much do you want it, how will you respond to the inevitable set backs etc. These Weenix grads are far far better equipped to do well up there, than say naive green guys in the past getting signed from NZ domestic football into the UK.

You get the sense from far away St Etienne really want Old, and will have a plan for him. No reason he can't improve & grow as a player in France.

The problem for the Nix, as per the Surman 'nominal fee' rumours is you leave it too late, (last 12 months of a contract) - you potentially hugely reduce the highly valuable transfer fee income.

If the player feels they are ready, and the offer is really good, in this current shark financial environment for the A League you have to take the money. It's not just cash for the owners, it's the whole club that benefits. The ALW team, the academy teams, all the staff.

Plus these guys have been in a pro football environment now for 5-6 years, since first entering the Academy. They have been listening in daily to old heads like Ball, Wootten, etc talk about the challenges of Europe. The right people in the club will after 5-6 years know these young guys inside out. Know their familires and support networks, and importantly know how mentally tough they are or not, and so their readiness for such a big move.

It's cliched but once you get to this level and have all the technical skills, high fitness then so much of it then comes down to the top 2 inches. How much do you want it, how will you respond to the inevitable set backs etc. These Weenix grads are far far better equipped to do well up there, than say naive green guys in the past getting signed from NZ domestic football into the UK.

You get the sense from far away St Etienne really want Old, and will have a plan for him. No reason he can't grow as a player in France.