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about 2 hours ago
Wonder if Bill Foley knew much about the A League's salary cap system, when he agreed to setup Auckland FC?

Though to be fair his other startup sports franchise the Vegas Golden Knights, operate in the NHL which has a salary cap ($USD104M!). 

Yet VGK have made the playoffs in 8 of their 9 seasons, and made the Stanley Cup final for the 3rd time this season (lost to Carolina Hurricanes). 
They are the most successful start up team in NHL history apparently. 

In contrast a Canadian team hasn't won the Stanley since 1993. 33 years and counting, when it's 'their sport'. That must sting!
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about 2 hours ago
Think he was pretty clued up as one of his criteria for the first coach handed down is that they had to have experience of  a cap.

Auckland will rise once more

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about 2 hours ago
Not sure if the prior increased salary cap is the only reason a lot Aucklands replacements are a lot weaker than last years squad or they've decided to go even cheaper than the cap? But unless their last import player is an upgrade on May, I don't think anyone they've signed is an upgrade or equal other than maybe Prins to Gillion.
Randall > Bayliss
Hall > Calver
Verstraete > Normann
Unsigned visa ? = May
Prins =/> Gillion
JGR > Wynne

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about 2 hours ago · edited about 2 hours ago · History
Definitely downgrades as Hall and Verstrate were elite by A league standards.

But in terms of salary you would expect Bayliss to be on considerably more coin than Randall was last year.

Different type of player and time will tell, but think his career could go higher.

Auckland will rise once more

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about 2 hours ago
20 Legend wrote:
The negativity in here is wild.

Terrible weather restricted what players could do on the pitch. Auckland FC played fine. This is what the lower salary cap a-league looks like. And oh by the way this is their first preseason run out. Spurs did exactly what we expected, played some kids and played some bigger hitters at the end.

I enjoyed watching the heavy hitters showing off their clearly significant ability, even the smaller stuff like Tel's tighter and full speed dribbling. Or Gallagher actually being able to pick out a proper cross (i.e., not just floating it in and hoping).  I loved Gallegos absolutely clatter Richiarlison.

Some of you negative nancies need a slap honestly.
You seem to have forgotton this is a forum for Wellington Phoenix fans. Nothing wrong at all with people being as negstive as they want about out Northern rivals.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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about 1 hour ago
wilbaker wrote:
Randall > Bayliss

Not sure about this. I think Bayliss actually had the better season overall last year.

Randall earned his move and fair play to him, but his form dipped after that while Bayliss remained crucial to the Jets winning the plate.

Agree with the rest though.

Three for me, and two for them.

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about 1 hour ago
ballane wrote:
 20 Legend wrote:
The negativity in here is wild.

Terrible weather restricted what players could do on the pitch. Auckland FC played fine. This is what the lower salary cap a-league looks like. And oh by the way this is their first preseason run out. Spurs did exactly what we expected, played some kids and played some bigger hitters at the end.

I enjoyed watching the heavy hitters showing off their clearly significant ability, even the smaller stuff like Tel's tighter and full speed dribbling. Or Gallagher actually being able to pick out a proper cross (i.e., not just floating it in and hoping).  I loved Gallegos absolutely clatter Richiarlison.

Some of you negative nancies need a slap honestly.
You seem to have forgotton this is a forum for Wellington Phoenix fans. Nothing wrong at all with people being as negstive as they want about out Northern rivals.
I went to the Bocca game. That weather killed our touring group, but at least it had Paul Ifill. 

We gotta begin to question how much about Auckland was Corica and Verstraete. And May that first season.

Lots of other clubs tried imitating that style or aspects- Brisbane, CC and Victory for starters. But they lacked something. 

Guess we’ll see this season. But previous tours have been tournaments or exhibitions. They’ve been fun. That was dull and Auckland didn’t offer much to make a game of it. 


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