Oli Colloty is on trial at Sheffield Wednesday, according to a journalist who writes about them. He has a UK passport, wouldn't be able to sign in England without one.
Wonder if he was at the Newcastle FA Cup game. Would have copped a bit of ribbing about fellow Kiwi strikers big miss if so!
Seems a while since a Kiwi signed a youth deal direct to a UK club aka Payne, Howieson, Patterson, Woud, Brotherton, Mitchell, Jake Butler etc etc in the day. I guess with the Nix Academy gobbling up so much of NZ’s young talent, different pathways now for young players. And to be fair when you look at the above names the UK youth deal one, was rarely successful