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Posted September 28, 2021 23:26 · last edited September 28, 2021 23:26

lthomas20
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Chances of getting Reid are bugger all as we know, wouldn't even bother thinking about him.

Bit concerned that our squad will be pretty threadbare and academy players could struggle (I'm all for pushing them through as we have done, but two or three at once not five or six). 

Serious suggestion - Miramar and Welly Olympic have a lot of the remains of Team Wellington and have both looked pretty flash this year, why not raid them? Yes it'd suck for them as they'd lose those key players for their National League campaigns, but priorities! Talking Andy Bevan, Sam Mason-Smith, Mario Barcia, JH Sinclair, maybe even Gulley for the depth...
iI know this makes sense to do, but I really hate it. I'd really like to see a welly team win the NL in this new revamped format and I truly think either team could do it with those players still in. Makes good sense for the Nix though, I can't see many other options for them.
Reason I pick out raiding the Wellington teams is because you know what Auckland City and other northern sides can be difficult (and I genuinely believe that, apart from ACFC, their players aren't as desirable). Yeah I'd feel bad about us fudgeing up their NL campaigns, but again, priorities! 

If I'm honest I'm a little bit sick of us holding on to Rufer and Fenton for so damn long... I'm 100% for the club supporting Kiwi players, but shouldn't this entail bringing top domestic players through. Look at the successes that Tim Payne, Clayton Lewis, Callum McCowatt and Callan Elliot to a slightly lesser extent have been!

Fenton and Rufer are both more than servicable A-League players, releasing them would be absolutely insane. Both would look like a whale shark in a fishbowl if they dropped back down to the Handy.

You need depth & squad players to compete. A-League experience is going to be invaluable this season - plenty of other spots in the squad to bring through top performers from local sides, if Talay decides to take that approach.

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lthomas20
Monto
lthomas20
Chances of getting Reid are bugger all as we know, wouldn't even bother thinking about him.

Bit concerned that our squad will be pretty threadbare and academy players could struggle (I'm all for pushing them through as we have done, but two or three at once not five or six). 

Serious suggestion - Miramar and Welly Olympic have a lot of the remains of Team Wellington and have both looked pretty flash this year, why not raid them? Yes it'd suck for them as they'd lose those key players for their National League campaigns, but priorities! Talking Andy Bevan, Sam Mason-Smith, Mario Barcia, JH Sinclair, maybe even Gulley for the depth...
iI know this makes sense to do, but I really hate it. I'd really like to see a welly team win the NL in this new revamped format and I truly think either team could do it with those players still in. Makes good sense for the Nix though, I can't see many other options for them.
Reason I pick out raiding the Wellington teams is because you know what Auckland City and other northern sides can be difficult (and I genuinely believe that, apart from ACFC, their players aren't as desirable). Yeah I'd feel bad about us fudgeing up their NL campaigns, but again, priorities! 

If I'm honest I'm a little bit sick of us holding on to Rufer and Fenton for so damn long... I'm 100% for the club supporting Kiwi players, but shouldn't this entail bringing top domestic players through. Look at the successes that Tim Payne, Clayton Lewis, Callum McCowatt and Callan Elliot to a slightly lesser extent have been!

Fenton and Rufer are both more than servicable A-League players, releasing them would be absolutely insane. Both would look like a whale shark in a garden pond if they dropped back down to the Handy.

You need depth & squad players to compete. A-League experience is going to be invaluable this season - plenty of other spots in the squad to bring through top performers from local sides, if Talay decides to take that approach.