WPM 2021/22 Squad Speculation, Confirmation and Mutual Termination

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RR
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Bossi Insider
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Chooo chooooo!
Nicki
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Trialist
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Legend
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Billy Spleen having a good week. Will his big Friday prediction come off?

Edit - well now I review the thread, he's actually he's got 1 from 1 prediction wise!
Phoenix Academy
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billyspleen75
Wild conspiracy theory.

The club are using this week as a massive media opportunity.
Ticket sales updates each day. Tell a mate/bring a mate. Keep the Nix in the news. 

Monday - Arrive in Wellington. Plenty of videos/photos/articles
Tuesday - Announce resigning of solid local player (Lewis)
Wednesday - Announce resigning of fan favourite local player (Sail)
Thursday - Announce resigning of fan favourite local player (Waine)
Friday - The biggest announcement to go here... Davila? How to make the announcement EVEN bigger? Put rumours out that he is leaving. Could be Taylor too..
Saturday - First game at Sky Stadium after 200+ days after a massive week of support. Ticket sales breaking records

Hopefully im not just clutching at straws


THE PROPHERCY IS BEING FULFILLED! ALL HAIL BILLYSPLEEN AND AWAIT THE COMING OF OUR SAVIOR DAVLIA
and 5 others
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As much as I hope its Davila, if there's an announcement tomorrow, I expect it'll likely be Uffie. Or both. Definitely hoping for both!
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over 5 years
Please let it be Davila tomorrow!
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coochiee
Billy Spleen having a good week. Will his big Friday prediction come off?

Edit - well now I review the thread, he's actually he's got 1 from 1 prediction wise!
100% hit rate :D
WeeNix
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billyspleen75
Wild conspiracy theory.

The club are using this week as a massive media opportunity.
Ticket sales updates each day. Tell a mate/bring a mate. Keep the Nix in the news. 

Monday - Arrive in Wellington. Plenty of videos/photos/articles
Tuesday - Announce resigning of solid local player (Lewis)
Wednesday - Announce resigning of fan favourite local player (Sail)
Thursday - Announce resigning of fan favourite local player (Waine)
Friday - The biggest announcement to go here... Davila? How to make the announcement EVEN bigger? Put rumours out that he is leaving. Could be Taylor too..
Saturday - First game at Sky Stadium after 200+ days after a massive week of support. Ticket sales breaking records

Hopefully im not just clutching at straws

Excuse me mr prophet, could you use your powers to let me know if bitcoin is going to up or down from here?
Marquee
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Can someone post an updated table with players and their contract length please??
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Billy Spleen is Domey: confirmed.
and 1 other
Woof Woof
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almost 17 years
Gonna be Talay, surely.
Phoenix Academy
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More likely the Friday announcement is Uffie signing on for another 2 years rather than Davila?
Appiah without the pace
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almost 17 years
EXPIRES END OF 2020/21:
Ulises DÁVILA [V]
Luke DEVERE
Cameron DEVLIN [u23]
Louis FENTON
Tomer HEMED [V]
Joshua LAWS [u23]
Stefan MARINOVIC
James MCGARRY [u23]
Liam MCGING [u23]
Mirza MURATOVIC [u23]
Matthew RIDENTON
Steven TAYLOR
Charles LOKOLI-NGOY

EXPIRES END OF 2021/22:
Te Atawhai HUDSON-WIHONGI
Tim PAYNE
Reno PISCOPO [u23]
Jaushua SOTIRIO

EXPIRES END OF 2022/23:
David BALL [V]
Alex RUFER
Sam SUTTON [u23]
Clayton LEWIS [u23]
Oliver SAIL

EXPIRES END OF 2023/24:
Ben WAINE [u23]
Legend
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Waine turned down Coventry? wtf
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Feverish
Waine turned down Coventry? wtf

From the outside that seems like a good decision, he can stay at home and develop, because despite scoring 6 goals this season he is still not the finished product. Too many A League players see the lights of Europe after a breakout season and go too early (Arzani, Jacob Italiano, Yeboah etc). He should (and no doubt he would) look to follow the paths of McCowatt and Cacace and take incremental steps when (not if) he heads to Europe
Moar stars
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Bye bye Davila 😭
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carlind
Feverish
Waine turned down Coventry? wtf

From the outside that seems like a good decision, he can stay at home and develop, because despite scoring 6 goals this season he is still not the finished product. Too many A League players see the lights of Europe after a breakout season and go too early (Arzani, Jacob Italiano, Yeboah etc). He should (and no doubt he would) look to follow the paths of McCowatt and Cacace and take incremental steps when (not if) he heads to Europe
Cacace is the best example of what a young player should do before going to Europe in his break out season he played almost every game which is already a lot better than Waine and then he stayed for another season playing the most minutes. Now he's getting really good minutes overseas
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If Waine keeps going well, chance for us to get a transfer fee for him in a year or two. 
WeeNix
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about 3 years
2ndBest
EXPIRES END OF 2020/21:
Ulises DÁVILA [V]
Luke DEVERE
Cameron DEVLIN [u23]
Louis FENTON
Tomer HEMED [V]
Joshua LAWS [u23]
Stefan MARINOVIC
James MCGARRY [u23]
Liam MCGING [u23]
Mirza MURATOVIC [u23]
Matthew RIDENTON
Steven TAYLOR
Charles LOKOLI-NGOY

EXPIRES END OF 2021/22:
Te Atawhai HUDSON-WIHONGI
Tim PAYNE
Reno PISCOPO [u23]
Jaushua SOTIRIO

EXPIRES END OF 2022/23:
David BALL [V]
Alex RUFER
Sam SUTTON [u23]
Clayton LEWIS [u23]
Oliver SAIL

EXPIRES END OF 2023/24:
Ben WAINE [u23]

Of those off contract, I’d like to see extensions for Fenton, Laws, McGarry and Taylor. If possible Devlin but seems he might be leaving alongside Dávila. With Payne becoming a full time centre back by the looks of things surely it’s about time Jack-Henry Sinclair gets signed to challenge Fenton at right fullback. Could even give guys like Dane Schnell a possible trial as a box-to-box midfielder, given Ridenton seems to have fallen off a cliff performance-wise.
WeeNix
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520
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over 16 years
Losing Davila hurts. Feels like a severe gut punch to be fair. 
WeeNix
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640
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over 15 years
Kills me that we can't afford to keep a guy like Davila to build a squad around along with these young guys like Waine and Lewis.

Especially going to those cowbell ringing grrrivals with no fans

Legend
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carlind
2ndBest
EXPIRES END OF 2020/21:
Ulises DÁVILA [V]
Luke DEVERE
Cameron DEVLIN [u23]
Louis FENTON
Tomer HEMED [V]
Joshua LAWS [u23]
Stefan MARINOVIC
James MCGARRY [u23]
Liam MCGING [u23]
Mirza MURATOVIC [u23]
Matthew RIDENTON
Steven TAYLOR
Charles LOKOLI-NGOY

EXPIRES END OF 2021/22:
Te Atawhai HUDSON-WIHONGI
Tim PAYNE
Reno PISCOPO [u23]
Jaushua SOTIRIO

EXPIRES END OF 2022/23:
David BALL [V]
Alex RUFER
Sam SUTTON [u23]
Clayton LEWIS [u23]
Oliver SAIL

EXPIRES END OF 2023/24:
Ben WAINE [u23]

Of those off contract, I’d like to see extensions for Fenton, Laws, McGarry and Taylor. If possible Devlin but seems he might be leaving alongside Dávila. With Payne becoming a full time centre back by the looks of things surely it’s about time Jack-Henry Sinclair gets signed to challenge Fenton at right fullback. Could even give guys like Dane Schnell a possible trial as a box-to-box midfielder, given Ridenton seems to have fallen off a cliff performance-wise.

I'd also give trials to Oli Whyte & Trevor Zwetsloot.
Yes Ridenton, to be let go. Wonder what Matti Steinmann is up to.

WeeNix
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640
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over 15 years
I would absolutely be taking Steinmann and Hooper back if they were keen and not too pricey. 
I don't think a lot of us appreciated how effective Steinmann was going forward while he was here
and 2 others
First Team Squad
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over 5 years
Money talks and he’s fairly looking for one big final pay check. Doesn’t make it any easier to take. I had hoped we’d build around him. I mean, the cowbells ffs.
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Macarthur is our last game of the regular season. I now really hope this becomes the games that determines who makes the top six. And Davila has a blinder scoring a brace and eliminates the Bullsharkters from the final series. 
First Team Squad
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Smeltz4PM
I would absolutely be taking Steinmann and Hooper back if they were keen and not too pricey. 
I don't think a lot of us appreciated how effective Steinmann was going forward while he was here

Steinmann is off to Brisbane I believe
WeeNix
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580
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over 4 years
Out of the players off-contract, I would love to have these players re-signed:
Cameron DEVLIN [u23]
Louis FENTON
Joshua LAWS [u23]
James MCGARRY [u23]
Steven TAYLOR [V]

AND SIGN ROY KRISHNA!
Moar stars
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about 12 years
I really believe we need to move on from Fenton at right back. We need someone better.
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over 14 years
I really think we should just become a development club since we have no ambitions on winning silverware let alone holding great players, which is pretty much what we are now to some extent. 
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about 17 years
Feverish
Waine turned down Coventry? wtf

It's not quite the team it once was, does not even own its stadium anymore and might well be knee deep in poop financially like many other British clubs due to Covid.  

Now would actually be a good time for the Nix to get some decent players out of the UK as rumours abound that the money being offered from the Championship downwards to players has dried right up.
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about 17 years
WanderingSheep
Money talks and he’s fairly looking for one big final pay check. Doesn’t make it any easier to take. I had hoped we’d build around him. I mean, the cowbells ffs.
Would not surprise me in the slightest if his family have really enjoyed living in greater SYD more then Wellington so he took the easy option, especially with all the money on offer.  

Being based in the 'Gong has worked against us in more ways then one.

Lets be frank an honest SYD is a far more popular place to live then WLG especially for those with $$$$.
Marquee
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about 17 years
Legend
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15K
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over 16 years
nufc_nz
I really believe we need to move on from Fenton at right back. We need someone better.

I mean did get an assist, nearly set up one goal and then made the interception that lead to our equaliser. Sure he’s not Libby, but I reckon he’s done better than McGarry, for one. Would you rather have Galloway back?
Marquee
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almost 17 years
Which Galloway? The one now? Yes absolutely.  The one who played for us? Na, let's go for JHS
Moar stars
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about 12 years
martinb
nufc_nz
I really believe we need to move on from Fenton at right back. We need someone better.

I mean did get an assist, nearly set up one goal and then made the interception that lead to our equaliser. Sure he’s not Libby, but I reckon he’s done better than McGarry, for one. Would you rather have Galloway back?
I'm talking about the whole season and in fact every season. His consistent inability to cross a ball or even beat a defender lets us down when we are a counter attacking team.
First Team Squad
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I'm sure our scouting dept and the club can find another former Hot Prospect who maybe didn't do it at the top level in Europe and bring them over. We're getting good at it.
First Team Squad
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over 9 years
LOL, though imagine if they announced Krishna this afternoon and he played Saturday. Scenes.
Opinion Privileges revoked
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over 14 years
Royz
I really think we should just become a development club since we have no ambitions on winning silverware let alone holding great players, which is pretty much what we are now to some extent. 
I am absolutely outraged. Royz is saying something I utterly agree with, which means I must be wrong. :(
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WPM 2021/22 Squad Speculation, Confirmation and Mutual Termination