2016/17 Transfer Speculation

Hope Johnny boy is not going to pull any Chinese pony tails over there 

Don't put yr (Auckland) house on it.

The biggest risk in signing Key to a long term deal is that he might be playing for the opposition after the next election...

Not surprised he's signed up to play football, he was never gonna play Union, was he! 

Politics aside that is gold for the sponsors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Cansdell-Sherr...

I believe his contract expires soonish and he has plenty of experience. 

Plays centrally and as left-back, so can help ease in guys like Fox, Doyle, Gulley

Plus, we could always use someone else to police the backline

Can we get the Deputy too in a package deal?

Well with Johnny boy over there as our real estate agent, I might just end up doing that

Do Albion want to get shot of him

Brownlee could go in goal. He'd fill it and make it near impossible to be scored against

I would vote for Judith "Crusher" Collins as a CB, in Kevin Muscat style.

Next week, John meets up with old flame Helen and discusses whether genital surgery will help his profile on social media.

Sign up bloody McGowan. Pay him sharkloads.

Think we're too late on that one, but I agree. Had Fallandrolly in his back pocket all season.

I thought it was a commentary on our defensive qualities unless we recruit.

According to a facebook page called the secret agent,phoenix are in the hunt along with Wsw and Adelaide for a 25 year year old perth born defender called Tomislav Mrcella who has played all of his career in Croatia.Although it does stress wanderers are favorites to get him.

Now that's some good transfer speculation

Sadly isn't the most quality sauce if you look at their previous speculation

This is not as rare as it sounds.  There was a similar story with an Australian born player of Uruguayan parentage who spent most of his playing days in Uruguay and who was at least looked at but not selected (he was being championed by SBS pundits as a potential saviour during the striker-drought days post WC 2010). I only need to remember his name to complete a plausible argument here :-)

Not Alex Brosque. Not Richard Garcia, and not Nick Carle, and not Anthony Caceres.  

Bloody senile dementia. Just can't remember the name...

Richard Porta

Putter

Yes! That's him.

Amazing what collective brain power this forum has. 

With this brain power we could probably run FFA ourselves full-time, and NZF on weekends (and public holidays) as a part-time extra.

Ah, Richard Porta and Dean Bouzanis; the two former potential saviours of Australian football at one point (plucked from Football Manager)

If I recall Pim Verbeek did not want to pick Porta but Osieck did, I think the problems (leading to non-selection by Osieck for 2014 WC) were eventually logistics rather than talent. My recollection might be off-target (much like my post, as it is clearly off-topic)

Luciano Trani is available now his contract at Melbourne City has expired.

I'd be glad to have him back as Assistant Manager.

Can he play at Centre half?

Agreed. I like Greenie but unsure how much he actually brings to the table. I think having an opinion that may deviate from Ernie's strict gameplan might be helpful to create a bit of discussion amongst the coaching staff.

how do you know that doesn't happen now?

It's clear that the team requires a shakeup and there is no reason why it should only happen with the playing squad and not the technical managers. This also doesn't mean sacking Greenacre, other A-League sides have multiple assistant coaches so there is no reason why we should only have one.

A better reason would indicate how it/he would improve the Phoenix (I'm not saying he wouldn't just saying that because other teams do, isn't a strong enough reason to dictate that we should).

Or are you saying we just make changes for the sake of changing with no clear reasoning why? and if you do that, how do you know whether your change is successful, and if "it" is, why?