2015/16 Transfer Speculation

I think most players who have decent ability but couldn't make it in Europe would have some sort of injury (or personality) problem. We have to take that risk, really.

Looks like he's even less than a goal scorer than Sarpong :D

Really hope we hear some news today so this thread doesn't go through another round of semantic arguments.

Are we there yet?

Are they semantic arguments or healthy discussions about semantics?

Doesn't appear to matter as he has signed RCD Mallorca on the 15th August apparently.

On 15 August 2014

Meh, semantics!

Lets hope we get an announcement on Wednesday evening then if there is to be one that is. 

Guess I should read the whole thing...

Baby brain.

he looks quite excited to see us, he does look like the full package

On one hand, he used to play for Racing Santander so we can share some hilarious Ahsan Ali Syed jokes with him.

On the other hand... he's an Israeli rep, which means he brings with him a whole heap of political crap. Dude has a right to play football, but he'll face some tough questions about why Israel shouldn't be kicked out of FIFA for systematically trying to hobble the Palestine team, etc.

Why would he have to answer those questions? NZ are barely involved in any Palestine/Israeli kerfuffle and he's a f*cking footballer, not a diplomat. Not to mention the fact he's only played one game for the national team.

This, along with the comments on Sarpong being religious, get me pretty annoyed tbh. Just because a player is from a certain country or has certain religious beliefs does not mean they will have trouble settling in or getting on with the rest of the team. 

If an American footballer came here would you question him about the US invading Iraq/every other country?

If a player from South Africa came here would you question him about recent violence towards immigrants in his country? 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/787521/Protest...

The main difference with, say, Alex Smith, is that every Israeli adult citizen is drafted into the army and therefore is partly responsible for the country's occupation and foreign policies. Also, the Palestinians have called for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel until they adhere to UN resolutions.

There is a reason why we don't play Israel in the Oceania qualifiers any more, you know.

Anti semantics [see what I did there?]

Because Isreal has compulsary militairy service doesn't mean that Palastein is the individuals fault.

Russia has compulsary conscription but if I talk to someone from Russia I don't hold it against them individually about issues in the Caucasus and around Ukraine.

But someone DOES play them in World Cup qualifiers - so I can't quite see your point.

Yeah, sort of agree with the BDS movement.

sory that was an accidental this... lazy finger... 

what in the hell

this thread = down the toilet

on that point however there is nothing more sexy then a beautiful Israeli girl walking into a bar and laying her AK47 on the table.

SO about 20 rent a crouders will bother him for 5 minutes until their media attention dies down and they move onto the next thing to be outraged about. Meh. 

The people who protest this are in the most sincere and have been doing this for a good proportion of their lives. I think they are misguided, probably, though I haven't really thought about it at length.

Did Benayoun get much in the way of protest in his career?

In any case, can see there are serious points on both sides, and all in all we are very lucky to have been born in New Zealand, not just because we don't have to worry about eligibility issues!

Not much transfer speculation in this thread nowadays... We've had about 2 names mentioned all off season...

I did see what Jew did there!

The Israel situation explained

Or if a kiwi came here would you ask him why their Prime Minister would spend $26 to change a flag.   Or if an Australian came here would you ask him why Tony Abbott?

You can't blame a baby for popping out into a complex political narrative

I blame the Chinese

for forever blowing housing bubbles? Apparently, it is Canadians the haters gotta hate......I blame Canada

I think there is a song in that.

Nix, please release some actual news so we can stop talking about complex international issues like we have a clue.

Options open to us in pursuit of truth:

a) Hack computers of Welnix

b) Hack computer of Welnix's preferred medical doctor

c) Hook a biometric passport scanner at the border up to Transfermarkt

d) Pursue a political solution to every major global conflict through inane discussion and personal insult while we wait another 3 weeks for Welnix to say something............

I only have the technological skills for D..... 

Dome on Trackside radio this morning, still talking "A week or so"

Wait. The Chinese are buying up all the Canadian property in New Zealand?

By then we will be in the midst of a full blown civil YF war

Canadians v Chinese?

Yeah. What's that aboot?

Ehh

them Canadians can't be trusted......the first nation to burn down the white house until the aliens in independence day done it & they dishonoured our Ryan as well. A crime against humanity that country with a better flag than us, a crime