Do you think we have him sown up for the national team? He’s not tied to us yet and there’s been plenty of interest in him from the US setup and it doesn’t take a genius to realise there’s more opportunity if you can cut it for the US team (that’s a big if). I just can’t help but wonder if we are insurance for him.
Whereas with MDD, despite having heard less from him, I’m more confident that if he plays for a national team it will be us.
Whereas with MDD, despite having heard less from him, I’m more confident that if he plays for a national team it will be us.
It really looks the other way round. Bindon has clearly stated his future is with NZ, though yes won’t be cap tied until June's ONC. But he’s openly said it’s NZ. He sounds like a Kiwi and has spent more of his life in Aotearoa than Stateside. There will be 10 or more CBs ahead of him with the US.
MDD yeah is a long long shot for either England, Portugual or Brazil. But for now he’s taking his time. Can see him avoiding the ONC like Tyler Boyd did with Hudson's AWs in PNG, keeping his options open a bit longer. Then he'll go with the Olywhites to Paris see how it goes at the Olympics. Maybe I'm wrong and he's now decided it's NZ all the way.
I really hope we can somehow get Jack Iredale eligible. Be great for the CB stocks, especially being left sided.