2015/16 Transfer Speculation

I do remember in a previous final a similar stray elbow that cut the defender resulted in a straight red then. 

Ok, so you guys are saying his performance was impaired by the bandage and swollen face? Maybe that's fair enough. I still don't think he's very good even when he isn't all smashed around by Albanian elbows.

He may not be a game changer but we could easily do worse than Jurman. It all depends on the price.

Words to warm the Welnix heart

I wonder how Ernies European trip is going? We could always sign Joey Barton, Richard Dunne, Shaun Wright-Phillips, who is a mate of Greenacre's, Eduardo Vargas........

Surely Nix looking at Brotherton and Mitchell to get into the system at CB?

You'd hope so.

The YF at least are doing their usual scouting job free of pay!

Still think some of the NZ squad are worth having on our books, particularly Wynne, Mitchell and Lewis.

I thought Billingsley looked decent off the bench too, has some wheels! 

You would thought that with the need of at least two more CBs the Nix will sign Mitchell or Brotherton to have them as back up players

And what about Jesse Edge? I know he's in Italy but if he's no getting game time would be a great signing considering the lack of RBs the club has had since its formation, really liked his performance 

What Ernie said somewhere was something like all the good players in a competition like this are all taken anyway, so it's not really as worthwhile as you would think to scout it.

I would be extremely disappointed if he said that because it would be bull shark. 

Any talent that is u20 is going to be at a larger overseas club and part of that clubs succession planning. If there is any standout that is not signed, they would get snapped up by higher profile football clubs than the Wellington Phoenix.

If he needs to watch NZ because he has not seen some of the players, then that would be worse in not knowing what is in your own backyard.

RH styles?

We don't want an u-20 foreign player because we need to sign a striker who can score 10 plus a season. Most young guys can't do that (and if they could they would be signed up already). There is also no point scouting NZ players.

Archie Thompson?

http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league-arch...

Declan is unlikely to agree that is a good move.

Off the bench, sure, but far from convinced he's first 11 material for us, watching him the last few seasons.

Out of interest, how long has he been playing right back?

He started quite a few games for MV last season - who are a better team than we are. -  and performed well. 

May note have the absolute speed he once did, but he would probably come in behind only Krishna in a race with our squad. 

Despite fairly limited minutes, he still scored 11 last year

Doubt he'd come here but I'd be keen for a season

Quite a few players from non-European teams play their football in their home nation and a gig in the HAL could be a good choice. It would be stupid to write off everyone, not saying we will find the next Adama Traore and we only have 1 visa spot to play with but would have hoped the club will have an idea on players likely interested in a move to the HAL due to where they play and then having a look at them. Nothing might come of it now but good to have database of players scouted that could be referred to in the future.

He's still surprisingly quick, yeah. Quicker than WeeMac.

He'd score 10 +  which would be a good investment. He's still very fast.

True, a few will come off between now and October though

I thought he was minging in the first game - didn't particularly focus on him last night but in the first game he looked slow and unfit (I was just going to say fat to save a couple of words but that's not nice) - he got walked around numerous times and wasn't great in the air and distribution was poor.  also struggled to throw the ball in accurately.

He was the 4th best fullback on the night - by some margin.

Deklyn Wynne - now he is worth a look!

He was up against quality though... but, yes, I think your rating is fair.

I thought Edge was 2nd rate last night as well. Jamieson the 4th just toyed with him all night and played him like the 2nd rate fiddle he is.

Needs more Dimairo.

Is right back Jesse Edge's best position? thought he was a CB/midfielder for his club.