Phoenix not interested in Payne
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/10057663/Phoenix-not-interested-in-sidelined-Tim-Payne
Guess that means Joe Cole it is then
I do find it strange that Chris James and Tim Payne (who have started for the All Whites in recent times) both can't get a look in at the Phoenix yet someone like Jason Hicks who isn't on the All Whites radar yet can get a two year deal.
It's a salary capped league though innit? Hicks will be on the absolute minimum wage.
I've also made this point before in regard to Chris James but don't forget that the club knows a shit-load about the guys in the AWs set-up from the AWs already playing for the Nix.
Some of these decisions can seem a bit strange but you can be sure they are being made with a hell of a lot more relevant info available to the club than to us.