It was him or Greenie, that said that in most teams in the A-League there is 1 player that could possibly play in the EPL. 2-3 that could play in Champ etc etc.
Chris James (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat)
It was him or Greenie, that said that in most teams in the A-League there is 1 player that could possibly play in the EPL. 2-3 that could play in Champ etc etc.
I reckon if Hernandez got into amazing condition, lost 10kg (maybe more), he wouldn't be the worst player in the premier league.
I reckon if Hernandez got into amazing condition, lost 10kg (maybe more), he wouldn't be the worst player in the premier league.
I agree. Also Culina, Ifill could manage in the EPL. Off topic though...
International clearance can sometimes take a while to come through but hopefully he'll be up and running shortly. He won't need a work permit though as he has a British passport.
I, for one, am looking forward to seeing how Chris gets on at Underhill.That's a start i suppose.
Hmmm 7 and a half minutes of added time so nearly 10 minutes on the park.
sanday2010-04-06 04:09:14
Meanwhile, fringe All White Chris James has signed for League Two (fourth tier) club Barnet FC in a bid to press his claim for a World Cup place.
James, a 22-year-old attacking midfielder, received his international clearance on Good Friday. He has been named in Barnet's squad for a match against Chesterfield on Tuesday (NZ Time).
The former Fulham reserve last played for Finnish club Tampere United.
He has 16 All Whites' caps but was not in the squad for the World Cup playoffs with Bahrain.
James has joined Barnet until the end of the season. The club's website reported he had been told by New Zealand football authorities that he needed to be playing for a club to be considered for the Wordl Cup squad.
Barnet manager Ian Hendon told www.barnetfc.com: ''His aim is first to force his way into our team and then get a few games in to earn himself a ticket for South Africa in June.''
Hopefully another loss for Barnet sees some changes happen.
But - if he's training with them.. and fit, how's that different to Mulligan?
hockeycam2010-04-15 13:35:57
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If he had the same season in the Fulham Reserve team, he would have broke in the first team for an appearance at least.
Part of the problem is he has to wait for the incumbants to fail before getting a look in. But sometimes the manager is not sure whether he should take shot or not even when the players that he has fielded doesn't do the job. It's hard for any new player that has come in after most of the season is gone to get a start even when everything is not going to plan.AllWhitebelievr2010-04-25 19:11:06
If he had the same season in the Fulham Reserve team, he would have broke in the first team for an appearance at least.
Part of the problem is he has to wait for the incumbants to fail before getting a look in. But sometimes the manager is not sure whether he should take shot or not even when the players that he has fielded doesn't do the job. It's hard for any new player that has come in after most of the season is gone to get a start even when everything is not going to plan.
or perhaps he's just not that great
I did use the word "If" and have said "part of the problem. . ." I had assumed that he may have not up to it with injuries being a problem for fitness.
However, I recalled that a number of Fulham fans at the time, suggested that he was a team player and does his role well and thinks he has a decent future and enough potential to crack into the first team squad nab a few games.
It can be one of those "better the devil you know than the devil you don't know" thinking that you get with selections. Still having him on the bench and not playing in the reserves after so many matches definitely means he is in the big grey area of selection.
No it doesn't.
Only a small percentage of players in those teams ever get to have prolonged professional careers, most sink ito obscurity within a year or two.