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Eli Just (Swansea City | Wales)

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3 months ago
Motherwell away to Hibs final game of the season (11:30pm Saturday kickoff NZT).

Big game with Motherwell currently fourth, 1 point ahead of Hibs with a place in the second qualifying round of the Conference League on the line. Motherwell win or draw (or Celtic win in the Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline next weekend) gets European football for them (and Eli if he is not moved in the summer window) next season.
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martinb
3 months ago · edited 3 months ago · History
Just starts as does Martin Boyle for Hibs.

Edit - Just off at 72 mins (1-0) in a 1-0 win.

Motherwell finish 4th, and so qualify for UEFA Conference League. Is that enough to keep Eli at the club? Doubtful.


Elsewhere Celtic beat Hearts 3-1, which really sucks. 1-1 until 88 mins.
Hearts after leading the SPL race for sooo long, finish 2 pts behind the Hoops.
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3 months ago
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360979899/heartbreak-hearts-celtic-crowned-scottish-premiership-champion

McInnes did shake hands with O’Neill, who later in the afternoon stood in the goal that Osmand and Maeda had scored in to face penalties from his grandchildren, but you can guarantee Hearts will have something to say about this whole farce in the next 24 hours.

They deserved so much more from this season than being chased out of town, battered and bruised. It was hard enough dealing with Wednesday night, when a hugely contentious VAR decision in Motherwell changed the course of the title race, and no amount of plaudits will help them get over this day.
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2 months ago
His value just went up a few mill after that performance.. 
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LGYe
2 months ago · edited 2 months ago · History
Still think (hope) he will follow Askou to Toulouse, which would be huge for him, considering not that long ago he was working away in the danish second division (on loan in Austria second division)……. Abit like OPP and his rise up the ranks
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coochiee
2 months ago
Yeah I’d hope he goes to Toulouse rather than either of the Old Firm clubs, and same same SPL

Askou a big part his success the last 12 months
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duYe
about 2 months ago
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360999065/interesting-phone-calls-await-all-whites-breakout-world-cup-star-eli-just

Just said on the eve of the tournament in San Diego he felt he had arrived at the World Cup at the peak of his powers after finally finding his feet at club level, but even he could not have predicted the impact he would have on football’s biggest stage.

The 1.74m midfielder was a revelation for the All Whites and his performances did not go unnoticed. Moments after the final whistle against Belgium, defender Brandon Mechele asked to swap shirts with Just.

Just said his first goal against Iran, which gave the All Whites an early lead, was his favourite moment of the tournament.

Chris Wood chested the ball into his path before Just flicked it up with his left foot and volleyed home with his weaker right.

“Coming in we struggled against Haiti and had a good defensive performance against England but no goals.

“You’re not really sure what is going to happen and there’s always a possibility things get even worse for us, so to get that first goal at the big stadium, on the big occasion, seeing all my team-mates all so happy, that is my moment of the tournament.
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hepatitismartinb
about 2 months ago
Thanks goodness he is cap tied so Die Mannschaft can't poach him.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ0W-lWGY4O/
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Chinese-German Elijah Just makes history as the first New Zealander to score a brace in a single World Cup game 
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LG
about 2 months ago
A good lesson in "applying one's self and reaping the rewards". Young fella had a great tournament.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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about 2 months ago
I hope he follows his coach to Toulouse. He’s almost certain to get game time with a coach who knows his abilities. The EPL is a pipe dream. All of the clubs have huge rosters and loan out dozens of players every season. Just needs to play, not sit on the bench or be constantly loaned out. Moving to a mid table Ligue 1 club would be ideal IMO. It’s a great league for developing talent. Plus Toulouse is a lovely city with a good fan base and the club has wealthy ambitious owners.
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AucklandPhoenixcoochieeJamesBoKhalil Media+1
about 2 months ago
Yep, I guess money can be a deciding factor but from what I’ve seen of Just he appears to be one of our more intelligent players and has been around the traps long enough to know the score.

Hope he follows his Manager. 

Auckland will rise once more

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about 2 months ago
He has talked about how his career was struggling along until he reunited with Askou who laid out that Motherwell were going to play an exciting possession game totally suiting Eli. The right manager at the right time
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about 1 month ago
If Eli does go to rangers atleast he will be in good company, Cammy Devlin just been confirmed as signing for them
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about 1 month ago
Noticed Eli hasn’t been taken on the friendly tour, wonder if that means he’s officially being looked at or if they are still resting him from the World Cup? On the flip side we might see him play in the conference against Havnar before he transfers out.
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about 1 month ago
YellowAndBlack wrote:
If Eli does go to rangers atleast he will be in good company, Cammy Devlin just been confirmed as signing for them
That would be a thoroughly disappointing move. Horrible and toxic fan base won’t do his confidence any good when things go south at Govan, as they always do.
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about 1 month ago
YellowAndBlack wrote:
If Eli does go to rangers atleast he will be in good company, Cammy Devlin just been confirmed as signing for them

Has Rangers been linked? I thought it was Celtic.
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about 1 month ago · edited about 1 month ago · History
RR wrote:
 YellowAndBlack wrote:
If Eli does go to rangers atleast he will be in good company, Cammy Devlin just been confirmed as signing for them

Has Rangers been linked? I thought it was Celtic.
Both, though the noises from Celtic seem louder. 

Lets hope it's neither. Just openly talks about trying to play at the highest level he can. 
That's not the SPL now.

I think he should go to Toulouse with Askou.
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WanderingSheep
about 1 month ago
coochiee wrote:
 RR wrote:
 YellowAndBlack wrote:
If Eli does go to rangers atleast he will be in good company, Cammy Devlin just been confirmed as signing for them
 
Has Rangers been linked? I thought it was Celtic.
Both, though the noises from Celtic seem louder. 

Lets hope it's neither. Just openly talks about trying to play at the highest level he can. 
That's not the SPL now.

I think he should go to Toulouse with Askou.
Despite obviously being a fan of the league, I would genuinely hope better for him. Agree with following Askou to Toulouse. If it were to be either of the cheeks, Celtic would suit him more. 
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about 1 month ago
Southampton have been mentioned a few times online as being a possible destination. 
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about 1 month ago
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
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about 1 month ago
WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea

Club record sale, so will be over 5 million GBP (NZD$11.5 million). Insane
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about 1 month ago
WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea

Reports suggest it might break their club record fee, which is currently 5 million pounds.

Nice little payday coming up for Western Suburbs.
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coochieeLGWanderingSheep
about 1 month ago
Once the beeb reports it, it’s official 😂

Three kiwis now in the championship at Welsh Clubs.

Auckland will rise once more

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about 1 month ago
RR wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea

Reports suggest it might break their club record fee, which is currently 5 million pounds.

Nice little payday coming up for Western Suburbs.
what would it be? not too much would it
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about 1 month ago
Themooseman wrote:
 RR wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
 
Reports suggest it might break their club record fee, which is currently 5 million pounds.

Nice little payday coming up for Western Suburbs.
what would it be? not too much would it
Use the link below and play around with the fee (€) I went with €6 million.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/solidarityFeeCalculator/index

Don't pay too much mind to Team Wellington and PEC Zwolle in there. If anything the Team Wellington amount will be what Western Suburbs get if the fee is at that €6 million level.
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RR
about 1 month ago · edited about 1 month ago · History
WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
cannot see how this is much of a step up, least not to the level I would have hoped
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about 1 month ago · edited about 1 month ago · History
Depends whether Swansea are going to have a genuine crack at getting promoted. 11th last campaign.

As someone else said if they manage to keep Jans Vipotnik (25 goals in the Championship last season) that will be a statement of intent. West Ham United, Brighton, Sporting CP and Benfica are all reportedly interested in the Slovenian international.

Libby left Serie A for The Championship. Though yes we all know Wrexham are targeting EPL promotion.
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about 1 month ago
dick le roc returns wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
cannot see how this is much of a step up, least not to the level I would have hoped
Massive step up from the SPL - Yes Rangers and Celtic would compete (and Hearts more recently) but the difference in quality is huge. The SPL is not the comp it use to be.
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Buffon IIBullionNelfoosob+1
about 1 month ago
Great to see this. An advance, but not too big a step, and can go on from here if he excels. Good luck Eli
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WanderingSheep
about 1 month ago
Not what I hoped for Just but it is a step up. Toulouse, if they were interested would not match that transfer fee. The Championship is a long tough season and if Just can shine there then he might be moving up the ranks again. It is a lottery though. It all depends on if his new coach rates him, if they play a game that suits Just and if they’re give him match time. That’s a lot of ifs
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about 1 month ago
MetalLegNZ wrote:
 dick le roc returns wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
cannot see how this is much of a step up, least not to the level I would have hoped
Massive step up from the SPL - Yes Rangers and Celtic would compete (and Hearts more recently) but the difference in quality is huge. The SPL is not the comp it use to be.
Even a massive SPFL fan like myself would find it hard to disagree with that. The championship has a lot of teams and a lot of wealth. For all intents and purposes it is a PL2. We can’t compete with that.
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about 1 month ago
WanderingSheep wrote:
 MetalLegNZ wrote:
 dick le roc returns wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
cannot see how this is much of a step up, least not to the level I would have hoped
Massive step up from the SPL - Yes Rangers and Celtic would compete (and Hearts more recently) but the difference in quality is huge. The SPL is not the comp it use to be.
Even a massive SPFL fan like myself would find it hard to disagree with that. The championship has a lot of teams and a lot of wealth. For all intents and purposes it is a PL2. We can’t compete with that.
Yeah, I was talking to someone who followed the SPFL and said the problem with the league is you have a potential EPL team or two playing with EFL League two teams. Half the Scottish teams can't even beat teams around Europe from leagues ranked 20 (UEFA) or below.

The British media massively overrates Celtic/Rangers to push the EPL expansion when they would end up like Cardiff/Swansea over time.
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about 1 month ago
observerfromuh wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
 MetalLegNZ wrote:
 dick le roc returns wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
cannot see how this is much of a step up, least not to the level I would have hoped
Massive step up from the SPL - Yes Rangers and Celtic would compete (and Hearts more recently) but the difference in quality is huge. The SPL is not the comp it use to be.
Even a massive SPFL fan like myself would find it hard to disagree with that. The championship has a lot of teams and a lot of wealth. For all intents and purposes it is a PL2. We can’t compete with that.
Yeah, I was talking to someone who followed the SPFL and said the problem with the league is you have a potential EPL team or two playing with EFL League two teams. Half the Scottish teams can't even beat teams around Europe from leagues ranked 20 (UEFA) or below.

The British media massively overrates Celtic/Rangers to push the EPL expansion when they would end up like Cardiff/Swansea over time.
Agree with the first point, but not the second. Celtic and Rangers are massive compared to the Welsh clubs, and I say that as a regular at Cardiff city. They might struggle at the start, but certainly Celtic at least would end up cementing top 10 eventually.
Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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about 1 month ago
observerfromuh wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
 MetalLegNZ wrote:
 dick le roc returns wrote:
 WanderingSheep wrote:
Apparently agreed a fee with Swansea
cannot see how this is much of a step up, least not to the level I would have hoped
Massive step up from the SPL - Yes Rangers and Celtic would compete (and Hearts more recently) but the difference in quality is huge. The SPL is not the comp it use to be.
Even a massive SPFL fan like myself would find it hard to disagree with that. The championship has a lot of teams and a lot of wealth. For all intents and purposes it is a PL2. We can’t compete with that.
Yeah, I was talking to someone who followed the SPFL and said the problem with the league is you have a potential EPL team or two playing with EFL League two teams. Half the Scottish teams can't even beat teams around Europe from leagues ranked 20 (UEFA) or below.

The British media massively overrates Celtic/Rangers to push the EPL expansion when they would end up like Cardiff/Swansea over time.
The medium sized SPL teams regularly sign good English League One players so it's overboard to say the are only as good as English League Two teams. 
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about 1 month ago · edited about 1 month ago · History
Higher rated than Summer's tap in against Scotland or Smeltz's Italian top poke.
Kudos. Only 12 goals to pick from. Was his 1st goal v Iran.
https://twitter.com/NZ_Football/status/2079363060796654017https://twitter.com/NZ_Football/status/2079363060796654017

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about 1 month ago
Weirdly I thought it was the other goal that was the better one. Much more of a team goal - maybe the most cohesive and fluent attacking passage I can ever remember seeing from NZ at a high level. But team goals never make the shortlist for these awards. 
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about 1 month ago
Swansea are not messing around, they've signed Joseph Opoku, a young Ghanaian winger who tore up the Belgian Pro League last season. Right footed but plays on the left, think it'll be Just on the right, Cullen as the 10 and Vipotnik up top. That has the potential to be a very potent championship front 4.
Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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