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Smeltz and other Gold Coast recruiting

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Mossy wrote:
Losing Smeltz isn't the end of the world.
Man U supporters thought that when Beckham left, but some one else filled his boots.
Same again when Van Nistelroy left.
Same will happen when C Ronaldo eventually goes to Madrid.
We aren't Man U, granted, but the principles are still the same.
 
Re Smeltzy being our saviour, he may yet still prove to be a 1.5 season wonder, and he's perhaps no more than just the good apple in a bad bunch.
 
Life will go on, I just hope that the Phoenix will turn their season around while we still have his services so we can attract players from a position of relative strength as opposed to perenial wooden spooners.
Thing is, 90% of pro footballers wouldn't think twice when offered a United contract, but a lot of persuasion and persiatance is needed to get a decent player to come to an isolated team at the bottom of the table in the Aleague that's playing bad football and is getting downwards of 7k crowds turning up and these numbers are dwindling.
You know we belong together...

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MikeC wrote:
that was for C-diddy!
 
Some people need to lighten the f*ck up!

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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MikeC wrote:
Michael wrote:
I can see this transfer being similar to van Nistelrooy's move to real (although it wasn't his choice) Anyway, now lets dump covs and build a new strike unit featuring Costa and other fast players.

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Honestly Costa was so sh*te on the weekend - had no impact at all!� I say sign Brockie instead!


He wasn't sh*t, he bought a bit of pace and flare. ACtually made some off the ball runs, which is the difference between the phoenix and the U17 Girls (Go them)
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
 
 
Sorry. Just had to get that off my chest.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
smeltzy coming on 3 news now!  be interested in what he has to say...................
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Nikita Rukavystka would be brilliant!
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Hard News wrote:
Words fail me.


Me?

Rukavystka would be good though, fastest in the league
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Torne wrote:
Hard News wrote:
Words fail me.


Me?

Rukavystka would be good though, fastest in the league
ba ha ha ha ha   nonsense
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Torne wrote:
Hard News wrote:
Words fail me.


Me?

Rukavystka would be good though, fastest in the league


lol
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Torne wrote:
Nikita Rukavystka would be brilliant!
Rukavystya, FYI. He wouldn't leave Glory just for another A-League club IMO.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ok. Smeltz, thanks for the great goals and everything. i don't like it but what ya going to do? I'll still be keeping the 'smeltzfan1' because he has done more than enough to earn that no matter what he does. He was always going to leave one day i just hoped it would be to the championship or smoewhere in europe. i wonder how he's going to feel walking into the ROF whenever the next home game is.
Au Revior Smeltzy.
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aussienixfan wrote:
Torne wrote:
Nikita Rukavystka would be brilliant!
Rukavystya, FYI. He wouldn't leave Glory just for another A-League club IMO.


Yes..

I see i have quite different views to other people on here. Next time i might just keep the more extreme ones to myself

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
There is no denying he would be excellent but you have to be realistic.  He's not likely to stay in the A-League and even if he does he isn't going to cross the Tasman.

You just copped my wrath as there had been a run of idiots on keyboards prior to that (BBW, come on down).

Also (like Costa) he is contracted to the end of next season.
Hard News2008-11-05 19:36:01

How's my driving? - Whine here

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Torne wrote:

aussienixfan wrote:
Torne wrote:
Nikita Rukavystka would be brilliant!
Rukavystya, FYI. He wouldn't leave Glory just for another A-League club IMO.
Yes..I see i have quite different views to other people on here. Next time i might just keep the more extreme ones to myself
Don't stress mate. I think once Ruka develops a bit he'll be great and he's a fave of mine. I'd be pumped if he came to the 'nix as well, just saying he's more likely to go to Europe if he gets good enough.

Edit - also apparently hes contracted to Glory for another year, cheers HN :)aussienixfan2008-11-05 19:37:38
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I reckon we should praise smeltzy for the rest of the year just to make him feel guilty. Then next season we rip him to pieces.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
"I reckon we should praise smeltzy for the rest of the year just to make him feel guilty. Then next season we rip him to pieces."

My thoughts exactly. I'll love the man with all my heart until mid-January...

Then after that we truly have a club rival.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
We need more smeltz chants
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If we shred him to pieces whiles he's playing for Gold Coast, then what will we do if he plays at the ROF with the All Whites, love him temporarily or still shred him.

My view is that I hope he goes well at Gold Coast, but just plays like sh*t when he plays us.
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simon_hampton wrote:

If we shred him to pieces whiles he's playing for Gold Coast, then what will we do if he plays at the ROF with the All Whites, love him temporarily or still shred him.

My view is that I hope he goes well at Gold Coast, but just plays like sh*t when he plays us.


IMHO, love him temporarily. Same deal as Leo got last year - we cheered for him for NZ vs Vanuatu, cheered against him for Nix vs Glory.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
HEs big hes black, hes our new centre back (forward) .. bob o bal de bo bo bal de..

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ya lose a smeltz ya get an obama, it's a funny old world
 
 
 
 
chant wise (not yet - because we badly need smeltz's goals, and now he's come out -  s to speak -h might score some)  for the last home game - at the end  "who were ya?" "who were ya?"
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
In reply Valeo re the Gold Coast--- grow up

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Seeing smeltz play for the gold coast will be like seeing an ex gf with another man
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
fair call
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Dave57 wrote:
Seeing smeltz play for the gold coast will be like seeing an ex gf with another man


This man nailed it
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
caseym wrote:
Dave57 wrote:
Seeing smeltz play for the gold coast will be like seeing an ex gf with another man


This man nailed it
 
all depends if you lovvvvvvvved that girl or hated her
 
 
 
good luck to him
sad that he's off but at the end of the day its WELLINGTON PHOENIX not wellington smeltz, we will live without him even though he scored most of our goals
 
lets get on with this season first then worry about next season!
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football_mum wrote:
caseym wrote:
Dave57 wrote:
Seeing smeltz play for the gold coast will be like seeing an ex gf with another man


This man nailed it
 
all depends if you lovvvvvvvved that girl or hated her
 
 
 
good luck to him
sad that he's off but at the end of the day its WELLINGTON PHOENIX not wellington smeltz, we will live without him even though he scored most of our goals
 
lets get on with this season first then worry about next season!


well said football mum !!

  Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
My take on Smeltz and the reaction to his departure:

http://theythinkitsallover.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/smeltz-goes-for-gold/

Bit behind the times I know but I've had a busy few days. Let me know what you think :)
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
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.
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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.


it's because they're sh*t
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Don't feed the troll.            Don't feed the troll.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
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.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
. Why not ask one of the yellow fever mods to put links to them on the main page?
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
But that would require being proactive! And no one does that around here.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Quit f**king whining and put a f**king link to your f**king blog so I can f**king read it.

f**k.
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Critical_Lemon wrote:
But that would require being proactive! And no one does that around here.


doesn't writing blogs about the nix for 442 require you to be proactive?
timmy2008-11-06 19:46:34
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  Yeah, I'd noticed that too. But I guess it is because 442 is a professional mag/website and so they assume it will necessarily be of a high standard, whereas ours could be sh*t. Though I'd hope that's not the case. It'd be cool if they did though.
EvertonFC2008-11-06 20:12:54
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