You won't be waiting too long to find your answer.
Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC | A-Leagues)
You won't be waiting too long to find your answer.
Nice cryptic response YH.
So which is it the Nix or AFC? There are no loose lips here, your secret is safe with 100 souls give or take a few!
I reckon it maybe the Nix. More obvious need for an experienced CB, and someone recently posted that another (can only be non visa now) CB maybe incoming.
But then I've also heard AFC will be signing at least 1 more Kiwi, plus the 4 extra visa guys they have space for.
Come on YH spill the beans! Anyway wherever it is, good news at last it's sayonara to the LOI.
I think he would of been a good pick up for the NIX of AFC. Hopefully someone in the UK thinks so to.
You won't be waiting too long to find your answer.
Nice cryptic response YH.
So which is it the Nix or AFC? There are no loose lips here, your secret is safe with 100 souls give or take a few!
I reckon it maybe the Nix. More obvious need for an experienced CB, and somone recently posted that another (can only be non visa now) CB maybe incoming.
But then I've also heard AFC will be signing at least 1 more Kiwi, plus the 4 extra visa guys they have space for.
Come on YH spill the beans! Anyway wherever it is, good news at last it's sayonara to the LOI.
I think he would of been a good pick up for the NIX of AFC. Hopefully someone in the UK thinks so to.
You won't be waiting too long to find your answer.
Nice cryptic response YH.
So which is it the Nix or AFC? There are no loose lips here, your secret is safe with 100 souls give or take a few!
I reckon it maybe the Nix. More obvious need for an experienced CB, and somone recently posted that another (can only be non visa now) CB maybe incoming.
But then I've also heard AFC will be signing at least 1 more Kiwi, plus the 4 extra visa guys they have space for.
Come on YH spill the beans! Anyway wherever it is, good news at last it's sayonara to the LOI.
Deliberately ambiguous from me unfortunately. 🙊🤐
I know how quickly word gets out across Facebook, Twitter etc. Like I said though, you shouldn't have too long to wait for your answer.
Wonder about playing out from the back. But we’ll see.
But maybe it's like my career is going nowhere in Eire, I've seen how Surman got picked up by a MLS team, after a great ALM season - so why not me. Maybe the Nix guys in AWs have waxed lyrical to Nando about the defensive coaching abilities of Adam Griffiths
If (IF) the signing is true an excellent pickup for the Nix. For sure Pijnaker's had some shaky moments for the AWs, but he'll have a bit more time & space in the A League verus playing Sweden, Egypt etc.
Has a really nice long cross switch, and generally pretty good on the ball, like most out of Porirrua.
If it is true, Nix really starting to now form a strongly competitive, very seasoned squad. Lots of experienced guys coming in with Rojas, Retre, Nagasawa & likely Ishige. Potential Pijnaker an 18 cap international. Even Oluwayemi has a few years behind him as a pro (more than Paulsen). Certainly more experienced than last season.
Still think that tall Plan B striker would be handy, but Chiefy doesn't seem too fussed on that, so in him we trust.
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As much as I bag the loi its probably not that far behind from a skill point of view.
He'd probably be on a better salary down here too.
I would expect that's factored into it.
Nando Pijnaker departs
— Sligo Rovers (@sligorovers) September 1, 2024
Everyone at the club would like to thank Nando for his time at the club, and wish him all the very best in his future career.
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Guys, I hate to burst your bubble here. But it's Auckland...
Nando Pijnaker departs
— Sligo Rovers (@sligorovers) September 1, 2024
Everyone at the club would like to thank Nando for his time at the club, and wish him all the very best in his future career.
Full article below ⬇️https://t.co/e9Q9GO8bDZ#Bitored | #Since19128 pic.twitter.com/m0Pf2yzPTW
Guys, I hate to burst your bubble here. But it's Auckland...
Danny Hay impact... but how many CB's does one club need unless they are looking at playing 3 CBs maybe??
I blame Ninja! But yeah bugger I got it so wrong he's not coming to the Nix.
Happy he's leaving the LOI, but feel the Phoenix would have been a better fit than AFC. Wonder if the Nix did actually approach him?
At AFC you imagine he'll be directly competing with Smith for that left sided CB spot. So one AW CB on the bench every weekend. Also not great news I imagine for Callan Elliot, as likely means Sakai will be staying at RB??
AFC could have bench of current & former AW defenders if Galloway starts ahead of de Vries.
Pijnaker sure loves hanging out with Max Mata, AFC will be the 3rd club they have been at together.
Buddism all the rage in Europe in the late nineties?
Nando Zen Pijnaker DOB 25 February 1999
Place of birth - Brummen, Netherlands
Joe Zen Robert Bell DOB 27 April 1999
Place of birth - Bristol, England
If Nando Pijnaker joins Auckland FC as expected, he’ll be linking up with his mate Max Mata yet again
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) September 1, 2024
They were teammates at GC Zurich, teammates at Sligo Rovers, soon to be teammates at Auckland FC, went to the same U20 World Cup & made their All Whites debuts in the same game https://t.co/jQxaO1LbzR
Not Nando’s fault, but it does make me think we need more defensive depth.
Nando: "There were a lot of times where clubs were knocking at the door and for quite a few of those teams I said no because I believed in the project at Sligo. I still do but obviously these opportunities come and theres a limited time where you can accept or say no to them and… https://t.co/T1O2T4Zu0I
— chris mcmanus (@chris17_srfc) September 2, 2024
Just shows that outside our top 14 odd nz players we still don't have amazing depth.
Lots in professional environments but not many playing at a decent level consistently. Give it another 10 years and hopefully it'll be different...
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Starting to be confirmed through the media now too.
All Whites defender Nando Pijnaker signs with Auckland FC via @bonniejan24 https://t.co/4Tbb75F3PF
— Jason Pine (@pineynz) September 2, 2024
015: Nando Pijnaker
— Auckland FC (@fc_auckland) September 3, 2024
Auckland FC welcomes Nando to the club 👏
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