Nah. Perniskie only turned 18 in January. FIFA guidelines mandate that players under 18 cannot sign professional contracts lasting longer than 3 years.
Problem was that Luke Supyk (age 20) didn't develop as hoped and has been let go. Could the Nix halfway through last season tried to negotiate an early Supyk exit and offer Perniskie a scholarship deal with chance to upgrade to senior? Not easy to do. Maybe they tried, but being that brutal with young players (as it would have been on Supyk) is not really their (or the NZ) way. Apparently that sort of stuff is common in the tough UK scene??
Again there is no perfect science to picking which players will develop and at which rate.
Perniske's agent must have some connections somewhere, and good on them for seemingly getting this MK Dons opportunity.
Though going to the UK at such a young age is no guarantee of success. The A League is littered with young Aussies who have returned to Australia, after their youth deals at UK clubs never lead anywhere much. Fingers crossed for young Jack. NZ badly needs a young promising striker coming through.
RR will know all this stuff in far more depth, but I've read under FIFA and national regulations, clubs that invested time and resources into a player's development between the ages of 12 and 21 are financially rewarded. So the Nix/Weenix will get some coin for Perniskie wherever his career goes from here.
Problem was that Luke Supyk (age 20) didn't develop as hoped and has been let go. Could the Nix halfway through last season tried to negotiate an early Supyk exit and offer Perniskie a scholarship deal with chance to upgrade to senior? Not easy to do. Maybe they tried, but being that brutal with young players (as it would have been on Supyk) is not really their (or the NZ) way. Apparently that sort of stuff is common in the tough UK scene??
Again there is no perfect science to picking which players will develop and at which rate.
Perniske's agent must have some connections somewhere, and good on them for seemingly getting this MK Dons opportunity.
Though going to the UK at such a young age is no guarantee of success. The A League is littered with young Aussies who have returned to Australia, after their youth deals at UK clubs never lead anywhere much. Fingers crossed for young Jack. NZ badly needs a young promising striker coming through.
RR will know all this stuff in far more depth, but I've read under FIFA and national regulations, clubs that invested time and resources into a player's development between the ages of 12 and 21 are financially rewarded. So the Nix/Weenix will get some coin for Perniskie wherever his career goes from here.