2015/16 Transfer Speculation

Bring back Musa

Still better than Fox, though, and think we'll miss Siggy a lot more than you might think. Guy is one player in the team that literally drives the team forward himself. Just like he did when we qualified for the WC.

Just going for proven A-League experience as less risk. Not against giving Musa a crack but we need a more likely option first.

Musa just got signed up at St Louis didnt he?

Bowles - re-signed on a 2 year contract

Lowry - signed a 2 & 1/2 year contract when joining the Glory

Clibsy - re-signed in a 2 year contract

A-League CB's off contract: McGowan, Donachie*, North, McGing, Uskok, Kisnorbo, Wilkinson, Ansell, Gallifuoco, A Grant, Anderson, Tratt, D’Cunha

* Donachie signed a deal until 16/17 but the Roar put the wrong date on it (15/16), so may or may not be off contract

Could also include Kantarovski as he can play CB but is used as a DM mostly now.

Never ever rated Kantarovski

What? You mean we can't just casually go and double the salary of a couple of players? But I do it in the football manager video game all the time!

Thanks RR.

McGowan it is!

Might be overly ambitious but Rhys Williams is off contract at Middlesbrough at the end of the season, or Robert Cornthwaite's contract in Korea is ending too

http://www.transfermarkt.com/rhys-williams/profil/...

http://www.transfermarkt.com/robert-cornthwaite/pr...

Tommy Smith is also off contract at the end of this season too

Do not rate Kisnorbo at all

At least we wouldn't lose him during international Windows...

He scores goals and keeps clean sheets and we win the league no problem. We all bitch and moan about NZF, he's just been silly enough to do it out loud and in public. And he was there for some of our direst moments. If you worked as hard as those Championship players and used your time off to lose in Honiara you'd reconsider things too I guess...

Plus if he was here it might mean it was easier for him to play for the AWs. 

but enormously hypothetical as he is rather unlikely to have the desire to play here. He seems to have been settled at Ipswich for some time...

well spotted.

Heck- I think he'd be a great player to have here, but he won't come. You'd think.Still never hurts to put the offer. Great place to bring up kids etc. etc. Who knows. Maybe he's put some pounds away and doesn't need to think only about the dosh.

That was my thinking, since Cornthwaite is due to finish in South Korea and then likely to return to Adelaide I guess. That would leave McGowan more likely to have to consider a cheaper contract, as they play in the same position and Corny commands higher wages.

would love to have musa for depth. Unfortunate he was thrown in the deep end when he played for us but deserves another shot. He can cover defensive mid too if im not wrong?

Was a lot of talk about Brendan Hamill being moved on from WSW during the January window but nothing happened. He isn't off contract but given he is P20 W1 D6 L13 with WSW, they may let him leave early.

http://www.a-league.com.au/video/wellington-phoeni...

Good press conference.

We're looking to sign two starting defenders. 

We need to raise the depth in the team, and we need to focus on consistency of the combinations, the lack of combinations is the biggest reason why we haven't performed this year. 

This year we had the youngest average age (which surprised me). 

The team has rebuilt, and are two defenders away from a first team.

Ernie want's the players who have guaranteed starting positions before to have competition for their spots.

He also talked about Roy and Riera getting NZ citizenship, Roy has been here for 7 years, RIera has been here for 5.5. 

He said its hard to get Australian Center Backs, they tend to go overseas if they're any good.

Used to be hard to get players to the Phoenix but now its easy.

Ernies words not mine, the way he tells it agents are throwing themselves at us like we're the bachelor or something.

Of course, he has hardly proven to be the most truthful of individuals in these press conferences.

... oh wait

I think the point before it may be the key...

This already feels like the longest off season ever

I loled

So Krishna gets NZ citizenship then goes to Rio to play for Fiji? #eggsinbasket

Exactly.

I think Riera is more likely to get an exemption as he's eligible for the AW's.

Correct. There is no provision for Roy under the immigration law if he does not represent the AWs.

For Riera, he would actually have to be called up, and then NZF would need to make a submission to INZ.

I don't know - I'm not an immigration lawyer obviously but on the immigration website (https://www.govt.nz/browse/nz-passports-and-citize...)

it says this:

• you already have the right to be in NZ indefinitely (you're a permanent resident of NZ or Australia, or you’re Australian)
• you’ve lived here for at least the last 5 years
• you intend to keep living here
• you speak English, and
• you're of good character.

Roy applied for his residency when he joined the nix, but has been here for 7 years according to Merrick. It doesn't say you have to be a permanent resident for five years, just that you've lived here for five years AND are a permanent resident.