Shame on the Phoenix

It would have been moot if we had of waited a week...seen that Nelsen was playing,then just not said anything...

Instead we made it an issue by saying that even Nelsen wasnt released we still wouldnt have been keen to release players to help out.

Bad move...ah well

sigh all these articles bagging the phoenix are petty and pathetic to say the least. people advocating the phoenix and NZF must work together should get real tbh, the phoenix are a far more creditable and solid entity than NZF in my eyes, and they have no reason to help those who have snubbed them so much already, these articles are just old football writers taking a chance to have yet another go at the phoenix. 

o and midfielder, moot point, smeltz and lochhead have stated they understand

o and terminator, please get off your highhorse, all of these blogs about the decision were designed to get people like u to have a go at the phoenix, i don't know if they were aucklanders, but i can tell u with the attitude up here, the phoenix and NZF will never work together, also your claims are extremely unfounded.

I've generally stayed out of this, but I was disappointed by the decision.  For a club whose mission statement is to support and develop the game in New Zealand, it was an unnecessary media cycle.

At worst Lochhead might have been called, he is dominantly the best left back in the country and for the good of the game, and the profile of the game he should have been allowed.  Ignoring the fact that Nelson is now there, the club made a mistake in my view.

I perfectly understand where they want to be, but for a club that is pretty careful about it's media perception it was a needless way to give the media ammunition and the knockers in the game to have a swipe.  The Phoenix don't make many mistakes but this was a clanger.

Still, gone now, no point in re-litigating it.  Just hope they have noted the reaction and will be a little more circumspect in future.  Stoked we'll have Lochy and Smeltz ready to go.

james dean2008-07-03 02:50:23

Couldn't agree more with the posts of Hard News and James Dean - well said, both!