Smeltz and other Gold Coast recruiting

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Tegal wrote:

He was a god to many people on this forum and now there is talk of booing and benching him?

Some of you guys are seriously pathetic

I think some people are just angry and not thinking before they post (hardly new).

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Tegal wrote:

He was a god to many people on this forum and now there is talk of booing and benching him?

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Some of you guys are seriously pathetic

El**ch was MY hero but I had no problem booing him or with him on the bench.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

This is going to hurt us big time for the rest of the season...our only potent attacker drifting through until the end of his contract. He is hardly likely to be 100% fired up for the phoenix now is he. Thats football I guess...we did the same thing with Durante( mind you that was nearly at the end of the season)

I don't want to wish bad on a player so go well Shane, you were our best an brightest. We took you from playing for some suburban pub team in some shiite hole in England and made you who you are now. You will be soon sunning yourself in Surfers...playing for some squillionaire, earning $600 k + for the next few years. All we ask of you is to play out the rest of your time with the Phoenix in a profesional manner. We need your effort and your goals.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

cant say i didnt see it coming, smeltz signing with another team

but i thought it would be in a bigger league like the championship or MLS

its looking like goldcoast are going to sign the better players from alot of a-league teams, im glad there is a salary cap!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Critical_Lemon wrote:

Tegal wrote:

He was a god to many people on this forum and now there is talk of booing and benching him?

Some of you guys are seriously pathetic

I think some people are just angry and not thinking before they post (hardly new).

and allowed to be. It's gut reaction. In the words of Vinnie Jones "Its bin emotional"

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I'm tipping Shane to have a great 2nd half of the season for us now this is confirmed, to be totally professional and to bang in a few more pearlers before he goes.

He's a legend in my world, has brought us some of the finest moments in our short history and has been brilliant for the rising profile of the Phoenix and NZ Football.

Thanks Smeltzy, I 'm guttererererdeded (that's for you News) but wish you all the best for your future and for your family on the GC......but when we play you, you'll be owned by Siggy and then we'll let the Dodd out!!!

Ohhhhh Smeltzy WE love you!!

Coxey2008-11-04 23:29:45

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I hope you get sunburnt

Founder

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

and a quote from the goldcoast forum:

Hey Guys,

Read a while ago about shane smeltz signing on theworldgame, any more info since, yellow fever are kicking up a stink

Great player for us i reckon"

not happy.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Gold Coast forum ?

Meh.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hard News wrote:

Her Indoors doesn't like Wellington... therefore he's gone.

I'm sure this is the main reason (I think I read she is an Aussie anyway, so hardly a crime to want to live in your own country I s'pose, not that I am though, but that was England!) and I'd have to say good luck to Shane and his family for the future.

But all I could think earlier when I heard the news was that it was bad enough that we only had one proven striker (in the sense of regularly scoring goals, which is all that really matters in the end for strikers). However it is so much worse to be in that position AND then to lose that one proven striker!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Its hardly a forum. More of an online meeting place for local idiots

Allegedly

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

...let's be honest at times we're no better.

I may not like the club and the incessant talking up but some people are going to work hard to give them a credible fan base and that shouldn't be belittled.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

O i know. Just a lame attempt at a joke

Allegedly

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

lol its just a thing for 5 neighbourhood friends to talk.

i think there are only 5 people on it. and they are all happy at the mo...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

While I don't think that we want to wish ill on any footballer I think as fans we have a right to be disappointed by the decision. I don't begrudge him leaving I wouldn't be welcoming him back with open arms. He's not moving to a proven side with better results, he's going to an expansion team that has no players and hasn't played a game purely for lifestyle reasons. That to me is disappointing for someone who supposedly takes his football seriously.

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Later Smeltz, hope you enjoy Dreamworld and Wet n Wild etc.

Central Hawkes Bay Nix
and tragic follower of Charlton Athletic

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

can't say I'm happy about it, but then the way he played in Peth didn't exactly make me want him to stay. I hope he does well for himself over there, I hope even more than he plays better for us in the coming months. If he doesn't do better then its time to give Draper or costa a go up front!

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

theprof wrote:

Yeah but zero service and being played with Cov and in a team that oozes poor morale? Hardly surprising.

Knew this was coming so why am I so gutted?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

suppoed to be happy when Lochead was trialing for Mbro, supposed to be happy when, pretty much our entire strikeforce, is leaving to play for the Pimps....

being a Nix supporter is a bit like being a Zen buddhist

I like tautologies because I like them.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Without Smeltz we might find ourselves in last.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Maybe this is the reason why the team has played so badly and without heart? I mean the focal point of the team is going it's bound to effect everyone? clutching at straws... ForteanTimes2008-11-05 07:41:25

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Hard News wrote:

brumbys wrote:

We'd have Brockie, Costa, Draper and (when he remembers how to) Kwasnik. Thats a pretty good strike force, we just need the midfield to start to deliver. We should be encouraging more shots![/QUOTE]

That is a strike force with one striker and three wingers...
[/QUOTE]

The funny thing is News that you've been saying that for how long and people don't listen.
Kwas has been tried and failed, Draper hasn't been tried (assumption is not up it it yet), Costa has never played up front in this life and is an attaching midfielder/half and Brockie shone playing for the Knights..... and did what at Sydney?? There is only 1 striker in that lot and he is currently still in development

[QUOTE=james dean]While I don't think that we want to wish ill on any footballer I think as fans we have a right to be disappointed by the decision. I don't begrudge him leaving I wouldn't be welcoming him back with open arms. He's not moving to a proven side with better results, he's going to an expansion team that has no players and hasn't played a game purely for lifestyle reasons. That to me is disappointing for someone who supposedly takes his football seriously.

This is probably the most common sense post here. Yeah as fans we can be disappointed and sad about it, but angry and vilify?? Its the realities of professional sports and trashing the guy cause he has gone to another team smacks of childish petulance

[QUOTE=Garry]Without Smeltz we might find ourselves in last.

With Smeltz
2007: Last
2008: Currently Last

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Garry wrote:

Without Smeltz we might find ourselves in last.

As opposed to where we are now with him?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Smacks of very good administration on the nix behalf

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sh!tballs as, but that's football. Transfers are a reality, regardless of who you are and where you play.

Dissapointed, but got no ill will towards Smeltzy. Easily one of the standouts from our first season, been a bit off the boil recently, but pretty much still the saving grace of the team this year.

Good luck Smeltzy. Cheers for the goals, you'll be missed mate...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I heard it this morning..

It sent chills down my spine..

Im not too concerned.. Its not the rest of the teams fault that he isnt scoring and that he dosent take shots when he should.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

terryslovechild wrote:

Smacks of very good administration on the nix behalf

how so ??

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Now with smeltz going does this mean we could do worse than last?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

f**k!!! Heard this last night and just went straight to bed, didn't even cook dinner.

<---- Better change my pic I suppose.

Listening to your woman? Come on Smeltz, shoulda dumped the Missus and just played the Welly sl*gs instead....easy choice!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

terryslovechild wrote:

I have administered some very good smack on the nix behalf

Err, not sure how that will help, tbh.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Garry wrote:

Without Smeltz we might find ourselves in last.

we are last even with him you knob

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Lets not also forget that he's going 'home' to where he grew up... good luck to him - he's done a great job for us and far exceeded the expectations of all but a few (well, perhaps two - Ricki and himself lol) upon his return to NZ.

Lets hope he keeps performing in the White (or black, or blue, or ???) shirt and I for one hope he goes well on the Goldie - more so when he's playing in the Qld derby... and less so when he's playing the Nix!!!

So we've lost he and Dodd to GCU... what others to follow? There's NQ too lets not forget so i'd be surprised if we don't lose another couple of players yet... TP needs to begin announcing some of these re-signings he's been aluding too - and perhaps a couple of new ones moving forward...

Thanks Smeltzy - hope you bang in another ten for us this year, and you and the whanau are happy back on the Goldie

E + R + O

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Dodd hasn't been confirmed to GCU yet though has he SurgeQld?? Bloody hell hope we can keep him caseym2008-11-05 09:18:25

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SurgeQld wrote:

Thanks Smeltzy - hope you bang in another ten for us this year, and you and the whanau are happy back on the Goldie and you play like sh*t for them.

Fixed.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can't blame him for leaving a team of struggling no hopers to go and play somewhere else. It should be a wake up call. I actually thought he could have done better for himself than that if he had played his cards right but it's obviously a good personal move for him. Unfortunately, our crowd are too polite to boo our own players (not that I'm suggesting Smeltz should get it). It frustrates me sometimes there have been no chants of "what a load of rubbish" even though we all know that's what we've been watching.

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Hard News wrote:

SurgeQld wrote:

Thanks Smeltzy - hope you bang in another ten for us this year, and you and the whanau are happy back on the Goldie and you play like sh*t for them.

Fixed.

Ya big gobsh*te!

E + R + O

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Its hardly a forum. More of an online meeting place for local idiots

Less of the "local " monkey boy some of us live in a town with a future past the next good sized earth tremor.....

The idiot part well ...ok thats fair enuff...

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

uncloz wrote:

Tegal wrote:

Its hardly a forum. More of an online meeting place for local idiots

Less of the "local " monkey boy some of us live in a town with a future past the next good sized earth tremor.....

The idiot part well ...ok thats fair enuff...

And some of you are in Beenleigh too

E + R + O

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Agent 47 wrote:

Costa has never played up front in this life and is an attaching midfielder/half

Not true.

He was an out and out forward for much of his youth and has generally played most of his recent football either out wide on the right (he's now generally considered a right wing) or as a striker running (very quickly) off a front man.