Post history

History for coochiee

Winston Reid (Unattached FC)

Back to topic

Current version

Posted September 24, 2021 02:50 · last edited September 24, 2021 02:54

.

Previous versions

2 versions
Unknown editor edited September 24, 2021 02:54
theprof

Reading this article seems a guy like Ben Old will be getting some serious minutes in Australia.

The Phoenix have 18 players on board for the upcoming season but Talay indicated he wanted five more to complete his playing roster before they embark on another lengthy stint in Australia, including a “young” centre-back to provide injury cover behind captain Steven Taylor, Tim Payne and Joshua Laws.

He said the final five spots would likely be filled by players from the club’s reserve team.

“I’m looking to take 22-23 players over to New South Wales,” Talay said.

With two import spots up for grabs, Talay said a lot of prospective players had been offered to the club in recent weeks, but the Phoenix had not been able to “pull the trigger” and sign any of them because of the current border restrictions in New Zealand and Australia.

He said at this stage it was looking increasingly likely that the Phoenix would not be in a position to sign another import until January.

Although a return to Wollongong, where they were stationed last season, remained a possibility, Talay said the facilities at the University of Wollongong were not up to scratch and urged club officials to look for a new base.

“The setup that we currently have here, we need to have over there to be able to do our jobs.”

Unknown editor edited September 24, 2021 02:51
theprof

Reading this article seems a guy like Ben Old will be getting some serious minutes in Australia.

The Phoenix have 18 players on board for the upcoming season but Talay indicated he wanted five more to complete his playing roster before they embark on another lengthy stint in Australia, including a “young” centre-back to provide injury cover behind captain Steven Taylor, Tim Payne and Joshua Laws.

He said the final five spots would likely be filled by players from the club’s reserve team.

“I’m looking to take 22-23 players over to New South Wales,” Talay said.

With two import spots up for grabs, Talay said a lot of prospective players had been offered to the club in recent weeks, but the Phoenix had not been able to “pull the trigger” and sign any of them because of the current border restrictions in New Zealand and Australia.

He said at this stage it was looking increasingly likely that the Phoenix would not be in a position to sign another import until January.