There was also that bit after the last game in CHR when Siggy let slip about doing it for Ryan in his last game? Let me try find that. They may have already known but not been 'official'
Edit: Found it. Siggy said on air "Nelly reckons it might be his last one"
Grumpy old bastard alert
Fred Woodcock has been busy dredging up a whole lot of negative feedback on the appointment from over in Canada...
Ryan Nelsen's appointment unpopular in Toronto
There's some real zingers in there!
how many times have coaches been hired mid-season especially in the MLS so if he cant link up with the team until May/June then so be it. anyway im sure he will get an early release. people are running away with this story
"Nelsen differs from the rest in terms of resume - in the sense that he doesn't have one"
how many times have coaches been hired mid-season especially in the MLS so if he cant link up with the team until May/June then so be it. anyway im sure he will get an early release. people are running away with this story
"Nelsen differs from the rest in terms of resume - in the sense that he doesn't have one"
Same. I used that in the front page news item but someone beat me to it with the article (and the sack race picture was better than my revolving door)
"Nelsen differs from the rest in terms of resume - in the sense that he doesn't have one"
I hope he does alright and shoves it up all their arses.
If you believe this, QPR are probably considering letting him go:
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/harry-redknapp-eyes-william-gallas-to-rescue-qpr-8444054.htmlA retirement home where everyone is rolling in green. Supposedly everyone there was on more than the highest paid at Tottenham*
* 'arry never qualified if that included Adebayor when he was on-loan.
Why are people funny about Andrew Durante playing for NZ but fine with Tommy Smith and Michael McGlinchey doing the same?
This is just bizarre. Should've been eased in with an Assistant coaching role with an experienced head coach. Instead, he's the head coach and they've got an assistant who has only coached college teams. Strange. Puts Nelsen in a horrible position and could ruin his coaching career before it's even started.
A note though: Toronto have been consistently crap and they still get 18k average crowds! Not bad.
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Oh man, James Dean must be on holiday or something. I am literally peeing myself with excitement waiting to hear how he rationalises this one.
"The more I think about it the more bizarre this gets. He has literally no experience or qualification for this job" - JD after NZF appointed Fred de Jong as High Performance Manager.
Come on JD, gimme some of that sugar baby. Oooh yeah.
He just needs to be half a success in Toronto and he will be a legend.Toronto really does suck at sport.
Sure is going to be fun watching this unfold.
Totally understand the angst from the Toronto fans. Sounds like they have just had a merry go round of managers and now they have one appointed with no experience, who might not be available until after the season starts.
He will have a big test getting the fans faith but he has the support of the GM, so hopefully it works out for him.
Why are people funny about Andrew Durante playing for NZ but fine with Tommy Smith and Michael McGlinchey doing the same?
how many times have coaches been hired mid-season especially in the MLS so if he cant link up with the team until May/June then so be it. anyway im sure he will get an early release. people are running away with this story
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
I have no problem with how Nelsen has handled himself in the past.
Obviously I would like him to have played more, but at the same time, I respect the fact that he has "possibly" put himself, his family and career first (no actual direct evidence of this to my knowledge). Why risk injury (which can heavily impact income with playing bonuses etc and potential future contracts) by playing in meaningless games that are not properly organised only to return to your club tired and jet lagged to hell.
Professional athletes all around the world pick and choose what tournaments to play in (football is not quite as open), whether it be track and field, golf, tennis etc etc.
When the games have mattered he's shown up and played his heart out.
Good luck to him.
but he didn't play in the OFCNC for instance - hardly 'meaningless' games considering our performance there meant missing out on the confeds cup. Like I said, I understand not playing freindlies
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
I think it's because Smith and MacGlinchey never accepted a call up to their other national teams, Durante did.
Tom Hanks
Ryan Nelsen
(there are probably better pics out there ...)
Why are people funny about Andrew Durante playing for NZ but fine with Tommy Smith and Michael McGlinchey doing the same?
My thoughts exactly. In fact I've always been a little bit unsure of Nelsen's relationship to NZF and football in NZ in general. There's no denying that when he's played he's played his heart out but too often he made up bogus injuries to avoid the trips. And yes I know all that stuff everyone says about playing in the EPL being more important and his club not being happy and blah blah blah but in the media he's constantly presented as the shining saviour of the All Whites and it's just not true. He plays when he wants to, not every game. And sure matches against the Solomon Islands and Vanuata aren't glamourous but if you really want to play in a World Cup you should damn well help your team qualify. New Zealand football partly lacks credibility because of the way overseas players like Nelsen pick and choose the games they want to play. It's fine to skip friendlies, I don't care about that but if you want to play football for you country you should play every competitive game you can. I wonder what sort of message that attitude sends to young guys in the squad - what if Reid, Smith, Wood, Rojas, Barbarouses, Payne, Howieson are all playing in Europe in a few years and they all decide to fake injuries to avoid playing OFC qualifiers because this great NZ football legend made it seem okay to do that - what then?
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I think it's because Smith and MacGlinchey never accepted a call up to their other national teams, Durante did.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Audio if anyone is interested.
Radio Sport's Jason Pine talks to Nigel Yalden about news Ryan Nelsen will take up a head coaching role with Toronto FC in the MLS
http://radiosport.co.nz/player/ondemand/884413051-ryan-nelsen-heading-to-canada
QPR midfielder Shaun Derry talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about team mate Ryan Nelsen's decision to sign with Toronto FC as head coach.
http://radiosport.co.nz/player/ondemand/23590934-shaun-derry--nelsen-s-not-a-normal-january-transfer
All White Ben Sigmund talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about what Ryan Nelsen will bring to the table as a coach following the announcement by the All Whites captain heading to Toronto FC.
http://radiosport.co.nz/player/ondemand/318424497-ben-sigmund--nelsen-would-make-fantastic-manager
NZ Football high performance manager Fred de Jong talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about the decision by Ryan Nelsen to move into a coaching role in the MLS which will effectively end his playing career.
http://radiosport.co.nz/player/ondemand/557761985-fred-de-jong--nelsen-s-all-whites-future-unclear
The President of the Toronto FC supporters club Phil Tobin talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about Ryan Nelsen being made the head coach of their MLS side.
http://radiosport.co.nz/player/ondemand/11051576-positive-canadian-reaction-to-nelsen-signing
Maddafords having a slow news day
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10858503
Grumpy old bastard alert
I hope he does alright and shoves it up all their arses.
Why are people funny about Andrew Durante playing for NZ but fine with Tommy Smith and Michael McGlinchey doing the same?
I would be intrigued as to why. I recall with Marco, he didn't have to pick sides until he got on the pitch for NZ in a 'meaningful' game and then he was tied for sure. Had he stayed on the bench, he would still be elligible for Chile?
Grumpy old bastard alert
I would be intrigued as to why. I recall with Marco, he didn't have to pick sides until he got on the pitch for NZ in a 'meaningful' game and then he was tied for sure. Had he stayed on the bench, he would still be elligible for Chile?
Im just looking forward to it. Dura will be as close to a replacement for Nelsen as we could hope for. Id have to say hes probably one of the greatest Aussie defenders in recent history to have never played for his country, i dont think thats an exaggeration. Always thought he was a lot better than McKain and North when they played here.
