Kiwi Players Elsewhere

Winston Reid (Unattached FC)

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
From what I have read on KUMB, West Ham don't really have a right back. Just midfielders like Behrami and Faubert that can play as right backs so maybe that's where they are thinking of playing him
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linds wrote:
From what I have read on KUMB, West Ham don't really have a right back. Just midfielders like Behrami and Faubert that can play as right backs so maybe that's where they are thinking of playing him


If the Hammer's retrain him for RB, that would actually work out for the AWs very well.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I don't really see how playing a centre back out of position at right back is any better than playing a right midfielder out of position at right back.  I would assume that if the club have signed a centre back it would be because they want to play him at centre back.

 

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I am really really excited by this but am really trying hard not to get too happy just yet after what happened with Blackburn and Arsenal rumours.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
The only West Ham Site that has picked this up so far is

 http://www.westhamtillidie.com

Quite a few Australasian posts but the locals are all still getting up.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
In the Mirror

West Ham are poised to complete the �5million signing of highly-rated New Zealand World Cup star Winston Reid.

Football Spy can reveal that the 22-year-old is the mystery signing the Hammers tantalisingly promised fans on their website last night.


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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
5million. Nice!
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Frankie Mac wrote:

I don't really see how playing a centre back out of position at right back is any better than playing a right midfielder out of position at right back.  I would assume that if the club have signed a centre back it would be because they want to play him at centre back.

 
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
nah - decided that while I was still in the right shape I should play one last season (for about the 6th time).
 
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Interesting quotes from the Mirror:

Reid has also been watched by Spurs, Everton and Aston Villa

And in a coup for the east Londoners, co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan have swooped to land the centre-back, who can also play right side, after he was identified by boss Avram Grant as a priority target.


They see the signing as a coup, meaning they see him as a player who could have gone elsewhere?
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
This is so awesome. Really hope he does well.
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nzmanu wrote:
Interesting quotes from the Mirror:

Reid has also been watched by Spurs, Everton and Aston Villa

And in a coup for the east Londoners, co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan have swooped to land the centre-back, who can also play right side, after he was identified by boss Avram Grant as a priority target.


They see the signing as a coup, meaning they see him as a player who could have gone elsewhere?
 
I think you should take that with a grain of salt.  They may well describe it as a coup so as to appease their currently underwhelmed fanbase.  West Ham have been linking themselves with all sorts of high profile players while very much shopping at the lower end of the market - it's a very old PR trick.
 
BTW - the Mirror is a very nasty rag.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Danish fans were talking about Reid going to one of the bigger leagues pre world cup. he has been on the radar for a while, but the WC would have obviously given it all a healthy nudge.
It wouldnt suprise me if Serie A clubs were genuinely looking at Reid after Simon Kjaer made such a successful transition from Midtjyland to Palermo and now off to WOlfsburg. Reid has been touted as the next Kjaer in Denmark.
Then if you add the other Premiership interest rumours plus the talk about Bundesliga clubs chasing his signature  I think reasonable to believe there could well be competition for him. He hasnt come from nowhere and the fact he's played 100 times for Midtyland at only 22 with UEFA cup experience and all the Danish age groups stuff behind him means he's not exactly a wild gamble. he has been groomed.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Does anyone know any way to get hold of Reid or have any contacts with him?  WOuld be good for YF to get the first interview after signing...

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Noah Hickey seemed to be able to get hold of him fairly easily during/after the WC.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
That would have to be the highest ever paid for a NZ player
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Just thinking that. Who is current highest Kiwi transfer fee?
Nelsen was free to BB. Killens may have all been frees/off-contract moves as well. I'm struggling.

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subria wrote:
Sky Sports UK is reporting that Reid has signed for West Ham United, pending a medical check. Should be done by the weekend. �4 million transfer fee.
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[quote]The FC Midtjylland stopper made a huge impression during the finals in South Africa


??? That means "goalkeeper" in Britspeak, doesn't it?

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Doloras wrote:
subria wrote:
Sky Sports UK is reporting that Reid has signed for West Ham United, pending a medical check. Should be done by the weekend. �4 million transfer fee.
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[quote]The FC Midtjylland stopper made a huge impression during the finals in South Africa


??? That means "goalkeeper" in Britspeak, doesn't it?


But it's been mentioned he's a centre back who can play on the right, so they haven't mistaken Reid with Paston.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
..one news at midday "West Ham are believed to have agreed terms with Reid's Dutch club." New Zealand media eh..
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Turfmoore wrote:
Just thinking that. Who is current highest Kiwi transfer fee?
Nelsen was free to BB. Killens may have all been frees/off-contract moves as well. I'm struggling.

Fallon from Swansea to Plymouth? reported as 300,000 pounds.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
One of the reports last night indicated that Reid would become the sixth NZ player to play EPL if he gets a contract and plays

Hay, Nelsen, Elliottt, Wood and ?

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
it's an odd one nathan someone or something...not a well known...I think..?


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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
uiron wrote:
One of the reports last night indicated that Reid would become the sixth NZ player to play EPL if he gets a contract and plays

Hay, Nelsen, Elliotttt, Wood and ?

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Kiwi Star's $9M West Ham Move
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/175254,kiwi-stars-9million-west-ham-move.aspx

Is that pounds?!

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ummmmmm
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
^ $
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Think I read somewhere it was 4 mil pounds - don't know if that equates to $9mil NZ though.
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Therk wrote:
Kiwi Star's $9M West Ham Move
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/175254,kiwi-stars-9million-west-ham-move.aspx

Is that pounds?!



It says dollars in your own post
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Doloras wrote:
subria wrote:
Sky Sports UK is reporting that Reid has signed for West Ham United, pending a medical check. Should be done by the weekend. �4 million transfer fee.
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[quote]The FC Midtjylland stopper made a huge impression during the finals in South Africa


??? That means "goalkeeper" in Britspeak, doesn't it?
Generally means a player who's job is to stop the other team scoring goals, usually a keeper or centre back.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
sanday wrote:

Turfmoore wrote:
Just thinking that. Who is current highest Kiwi transfer fee?
Nelsen was free to BB. Killens may have all been frees/off-contract moves as well. I'm struggling.
Fallon from Swansea to Plymouth? reported as 300,000 pounds.
I was thinking that, pretty sure Rory is still Plymouth's record signing
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
yeah, i reckon. Elliotttt from Columbus to Fulham also a free transfer. What about Killen from Hibs to Celtic?
No, he was out of contract. so its Fallon I reckon.
also, we are off topic quite a long way in fairness now to Mr Reid (my fault)
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Fallon was also 300k from Swindon to Swansea.

Smeltz would have got it, as Shandong payed the 300k buyout clause in his contract.

Killens only transfer fee was 200k from Man City to Oldham.
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
You would think that this deal would have quite a few contingencies, �4m is quite a lot for a fairly untried player (although he is young)
 
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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Family member has stated the deal is now done. Reid to West Ham, signed and sealed.
 
Quite a meteoric rise to fame for him, hope he does well.
 
Might suggest a wee loan deal to Hibs if he can't quite break into the first team straight away...

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It will be interesting to see whether he is intended to go into their 25 man list as he is neither home grown nor U21, quite a hard place to be...

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