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Smeltz and other Gold Coast recruiting

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Critical_Lemon wrote:
On a similar note, why is it Jason Pine's FFT blogs get on the YF front page but mine don't?
And I'm not in the mood for anyone to say its because they're sh*t.


Because we're lazy Lemon.  You know that.  It's just pot luck that any story gets up.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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DKP22 wrote:
Quit f**king whining and put a f**king link to your f**king blog so I can f**king read it.

f**k.


Are you Tourets in disguise ?

How's my driving? - Whine here

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The(O)Dor wrote:
Royal wrote:
ballane wrote:
Sorry cant agree with having a crack at Smeltzs family even in jest.Give it to him sure but to me family is off limits.Dont expect many to agree guess im just old fashioned.
 
Not sure who had a crack, but these decisions aren't always made by the player.
Steve Price is a great example. There was no way he was going to go to Auckland because his wife was dead set against coming to NZ. What did the Warriors do? They flew her across and wined and dined her at the best places possible and worked entirely on selling Auckland to her. Price signed the next week.
Clearly Shane's decision isn't just his and not entirely football based. Fair enough


It kind of puts things in some perspective.  I am a massive Steve Price fan for all the traits and leadership he offers, let alone his playing ability... The thing I despise about this situation is that Shane said to Pignata that he hadn't signed.  It all seems a bit of a hush hush job when Gold Coast were announcing it or at least it was going through the Gold Coast media at the same time when you hope he's being honest to his current employer and at that time he's saying it's not true he has not signed.  It just seems a bit sus that he had already made the decision but was pulling Pignata's and the Phoenix's pubes in not being completely honest.

That's the disappointing aspect for me.

PS:  Are you sure Jo Price was against coming to NZ?  I know the Warriors flew her across and invited her to the player's wife's box at a game and wined and dined her, but I was not under the impression she was ever against it, she was just curious about what lifestyle she could give to her kids here.
 
Yep, she hated the thought of coming to NZ, to the point Price wasn't going to sign. It was the effort put in by the club to make sure his family was sold that got the best player the team has had to come here.
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Hard News wrote:

DKP22 wrote:
Quit f**king whining and put a f**king link to your f**king blog so I can f**king read it.

f**k.
Are you Tourets in disguise ?


No, just kids these days expect everything done for them.
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Hard News wrote:
DKP22 wrote:
No, just kids these days expect everything done for them.


Ha ! You saying 'kids'. 
 
haha I thought that too
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First they take Smeltz (which I can eventually accept - just) but now they have taken a photo of the fever zone for their website!
 
 
They now have cross a line in the sand...
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Brewer wrote:
First they take Smeltz (which I can eventually accept - just) but now they have taken a photo of the fever zone for their website!
 
 
They now have cross a line in the sand...


. i cannot wait to face them next season
 
timmy2008-11-07 17:12:10
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Shane Smeltz has lost mana I reckon. He's 27 playing the best football of his career. So what does he do.....slopes off to some brand new club so that he can lie on the beach after training.
 
I would have respected him if he had gone to, say Adelaide...a top A-League team currently playing in the Asian Championship. If he had signed with them he might be playing Asian Champs next season. A chance to impress on a bigger stage....and who knows if you play well a contract with a club in the bigger, wealthierJ League.
 
But no...he took the beach bum choice...FFS you can spend the rest of your life hanging out at the beach after your football career is finished. I just hope he performs in a professional manner for the rest of the season with the Phoenix
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Adelaide aren't playing in the ACL next year, Newcastle and CCM are.

a.haak

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valeo wrote:
Adelaide aren't playing in the ACL next year, Newcastle and CCM are.
 
 
 
Ok...then maybe Adelaide might be in the ACL the following year. The point though is why take the lifestyle option in mid career?
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He was raised on the gold coast 2ndBest2008-11-07 20:13:04
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
GCU could be there in two years anyway, and if you were offered a job in your hometown complete with a private jet and, as you said, the oppurtunity to lie down on the beach after training with your family being where they want to be wouldn't you take it??
 
Edit  - And just as an aside, I thought the GCU logo i saw yesterday was pretty bad, but I just saw this thing -  on the aleague website banner, which I could have whipped up in 10 seconds on wordart.
Oska2008-11-07 20:10:15
You know we belong together...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Good thing we benched smeltz aye...wins then scores the winning penalty...bench smeltz...what a smart idea that was...

Allegedly

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'd be in favour of benching him if we actually had someone who could do anywhere near the same job.

a.haak

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
If he keeps playing like he did last night then I'll be very pleased that he got it out in the open this week, it really does seem to be that that was the thing dragging him down in the previous few weeks
You know we belong together...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It will be sad to see Smeltz go.. but still, it will be exciting to have a new team to try and beat in the A - League..

When we verse GCU at the RoF are we gonna support Smeltz or shun him??
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Oska wrote:
If he keeps playing like he did last night then I'll be very pleased that he got it out in the open this week, it really does seem to be that that was the thing dragging him down in the previous few weeks


agreed.


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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

agreed that itll be good to see some fresh teams to liven the comp up some exciting players coming into the gold coast to not so sure about north qld looks like perth to me

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
or us in season one, picking up dregs.
You know we belong together...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Torne wrote:
It will be sad to see Smeltz go.. but still, it will be exciting to have a new team to try and beat in the A - League..

When we verse GCU at the RoF are we gonna support Smeltz or shun him??


Why would we support an opposition player? Just like how Aussies are honorary NZers when playing for the Nix, anyone who leaves to another A-League club is a dirty cheating aussie.

a.haak

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I wouldnt go as far as booing him whenever he touches the ball though. Hes still a legend. Just treat him like any other opposition player i say
 
Course we want us to kick the sh*t out of GCU,fullly hate them already

Allegedly

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valeo wrote:
Torne wrote:
It will be sad to see Smeltz go.. but still, it will be exciting to have a new team to try and beat in the A - League..

When we verse GCU at the RoF are we gonna support Smeltz or shun him??


Why would we support an opposition player? Just like how Aussies are honorary NZers when playing for the Nix, anyone who leaves to another A-League club is a dirty cheating aussie.


Hmm. I see your point

But dont you live in Australia?
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
So who else has the Gold Coast got?
Don't they have Felipe as well?
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Stevo wrote:
 
Those cheeky pricks.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Felipe signed for the old proposed Gold Coast entity, not 'Palmer's Queensland Bling'.

Jess Vanstratten
Scott Higgins
Kristian Rees
Daniel Piorkowski
Zenon Caravella
Matthew Osman
James Brown (U-20 spot)
Steve Fitzsimmons
Shane Smeltz

Lots of rumours, but these seem the most likely:
Brendan Santalab
Steve Pantelidis
Adam Griffiths
Michael Thwaite
Joel Porter

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Oh I see... Well perhaps we could give him a call and kindly request his services again.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
From Tony's midyear report:
 
To that end, it would be disappointing if fans gave him undue flak or harsh treatment given his decision. I think once fans digest the news and appreciate what has happened they�ll respect his decision as well and support him over the coming weeks.
 
in the words of the doors, it's only cos there'll never be another one like Smeltzy


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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
what was Zenon Caravella like for the Knights? 
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I hate this bloody deal signing before the season ends, perhaps we need a Janurary transfer window or something.. although that could flip the A-league round entirely every year.
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Michael wrote:
I hate this bloody deal signing before the season ends, perhaps we need a Janurary transfer window or something.. although that could flip the A-league round entirely every year.


We do. November I think.
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WillyB wrote:
what was Zenon Caravella like for the Knights? 


Not the worst they had.  Just a little lightweight.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Didn't Steve Fitzsimmons also play for the Knights?
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
f**k Danny Hay is a muppet, has he read a newspaper or listened/watched an interview with Tony since Shane left? It clearly was not about money, everyone has said that. f**k he is a c**t who should be ashamed of himself, do some f**king research before you write uninformed dribble you twat.
and yes i feel strongly about this

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Are we going to be bringing in a marquee player this season?

Fred is our guest player right, so do you think we'll bringing in a marquee as well? When?
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