austin111 wrote: nixin wrote:
Tim Pine is right. Peaked a couple of years ago, then injuries and ageing, and here we are, heading for a slightly early retirement. Clearly Olimpia don't rate him.
This was a great bit of business for Tim and for Wellington, who shoulda given Loke more of a go.
Thats s bit harsh. How do you know Olimpia dont rate him? The season has barely got going. He arrived late after the WC. He doesnt speak Spanish so hes going to need time to learn the onfield calls. Plus its a new country a new league, a new style of football. The club also has an established player in his position
Of course its going to time for him to get up to speed.
Payne has had injury issues but hes hardly a dud. He had a solid WC and didnt look out of place. We will miss him at the Nix IMO. Do you think we will get the same leadership and assists out of the two youngsters who will playing RB this season?
Give the guy a break. Hes given great service to the Nix over the years and deserves some respect
The club made contact with the phoenix the moment he went viral and they have never seen him play before then, it was clearly a marketing stunt & good on them, they’re not a well-off club & needed to get hype and marketing..
Social media around the Paraguay league & Latin American football is still cynical around this signing & so far the lack of game time is probably a telling sign (Olimpia have been actually been poor defensively this season, with many goals they concede is from the right hand side)..
In saying that, good on him for going on this adventure & i hope he succeeds
