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Alex Smith

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
AucklandPhoenix wrote:
The money is there at gareths end and rather then donating it to charity I wouldn't mind him investing it into the phoenix
 
I think the Nix have had more than enough.certainly for 2011/12.  .There are always more deserving causes than sport.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Leaving aside the marquee slots we might be closer to the cap than you think. Take Melbourne victory. Take out Kewel, Thomson and Rojas and they are almost on the cap. Our team should cost at least the same amount as the rest of their players I would have thought.
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
sthn.jeff wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:
Yeah he would be 36 then and to be honest, I think you get Smith or Greenie, but not both.
 
Based on perfromances would keep Greenie ahead of Smith next year if had to choose between the two
 
Man love aside, I would be pissed if Greenie is not in the squad next year let alone miss out to Smith.
 
Don't get me wrong Smith is good but you just cannot fault Greenie, how many foreign players in the A League actually show as much LOYALTY, DEDICATION, WORK ETHIC and TEAM WORK as him??
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I know what you mean I love Greenie too but if we spend a visa spot on a striker you expect more than 3 goals after all the games hes played this season.
raynes2012-01-19 23:01:13
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Greenacre is a tough one. He is a great professional, a great man to have around the club, works his arse off in games, but a striker makes his living around scoring goals...and he hasn't been able to put enough in.

I'd hate to lose him too but I think in the next 1-2 years we're going to have to replenish the squad - we are one of the oldest teams in the A-League if no-one didn't already notice.
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
The question is though, can Ricki be ruthless enough to make the call? This year he was expecting to play less but that has not really happened. When he isn't scoring much for the minutes he is playing, would he produce more next year? I think the answer unfortunately is obvious.
Jeff Vader2012-01-19 23:51:30

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
The question is though, can Ricki be ruthless enough to make the call? This year he was expecting to play less but that has not really happened. When he isn't scoring much for the minutes he is playing, would he produce more next year? I think the answer unfortunately is obvious.
 
True, but as I said before, the spot should be Greenies unless we get a better import to fill the spot, assuming of course he intends to continue playing
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
NewCastleGuy wrote:
Alex smith the best signing Ricky has ever done.


Paul Ifill?
Manny Muscat?
Danny Vukovich?
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
NewCastleGuy wrote:
NewCastleGuy is the biggest troll we've seen in this forum.
 
Mike, mike, mike...


Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.


Phoenix fans. We have to win them over one fan at a time.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
aitkenmike wrote:
NewCastleGuy wrote:
Alex smith the best signing Ricky has ever done.


Paul Ifill?
Manny Muscat?
Danny Vukovich?
 
Smeltz?
Reddy?
Brown?
Daniel?
Greenie?
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
bwtcf wrote:
NewCastleGuy wrote:
NewCastleGuy is the biggest troll we've seen in this forum.
 
Mike, mike, mike...

You rang? Although in fairness I didn't actually say it that time (definitely thought it)

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:
The question is though, can Ricki be ruthless enough to make the call? This year he was expecting to play less but that has not really happened. When he isn't scoring much for the minutes he is playing, would he produce more next year? I think the answer unfortunately is obvious.
Pav's broken arm, Ifill's injuries.  Otherwise he'd have played less.  I don't think that's evidence Ricki won't be able to make the call.
But, yeh, as others say, we need to sign some-one better, or Pav needs to come on in leaps and bounds before the end of the season.
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Smith is the best signing. SigmUnd is terrible. he only knows how to hurt people. Ifill keeps getting injured. Danny Vuka didnt even start. WASTE
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
NewCastleGuy wrote:
Smith is the best signing. SigmUnd is terrible. he only knows how to hurt people. Ifill keeps getting injured. Danny Vuka didnt even start. WASTE[/QUOTE]

Frankie Mac game time!

[QUOTE=NewCastleGuy] i didnt have a go at lochhead. The back 4 for the nix are sound. no alterations needed. yes lets go back to talking about brown
Tegal2012-01-20 12:46:43

Allegedly

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
NewCastleGuy wrote:
Smith is the best signing. SigmUnd is terrible. he only knows how to hurt people. Ifill keeps getting injured. Danny Vuka didnt even start. WASTE
 
You really AREN'T very good at this trolling thing, are you? But you're persistent, I'll give you that. 

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
thanks....
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
NewCastleGuy wrote:
thanks....
 
Now be a good chap and move along....nothing to see
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

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mjp22012-01-20 12:55:49
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
sthn.jeff wrote:
NewCastleGuy wrote:
thanks....
 
Now be a good chap and move along....nothing to see


yeah, how about finding a nice big hill and take a long walk off the top??? Your mindless dribble is eating up space.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
hahaha
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
theprof wrote:
sthn.jeff wrote:
NewCastleGuy wrote:
thanks....
 
Now be a good chap and move along....nothing to see


yeah, how about finding a nice big hill and take a long walk off the top??? Your mindless dribble is eating up space.
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
theprof wrote:

sthn.jeff wrote:

NewCastleGuy wrote:
thanks....

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Now be a good chap and move along....nothing to see
yeah, how about finding a nice big hill and take a long walk off the top??? Your mindless dribble is eating up space.

Please, don't feed the trolls.

Back on topic. Smith is a good piece of business for this season. The ball is in his court now if he wants to prove he is worth a spot in the squad next season. In that regard will put our other imports in a position of having to prove they are worth continuing with. I still think he is a better option to play alongside Lia and then its between Brown and Sanchez to play behind Greenacre, my pick will be Sanchez.Bullion2012-01-20 13:42:42
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yeah i agree
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Cant wait for the school holidays to finish.fml

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
whys that?
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Smith had a great game last night and contributed a lot. Youthful enthusiasm? Point to prove? I don't actually care, so long as he keeps playing that way. I'd also like to salute Tim Brown, who played his best game this season so far. Grandadi2012-01-21 20:42:20

Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
yeah for sure!
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almost 13 years ago

Alex Smith @al_smith

Wow childbirth is insane! so happy to welcome our son Quinn Sidney into the world... #whataday #cloudnine #recovering #sohappy w/@shportie
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almost 13 years ago · edited almost 13 years ago · History

Congratulations that man.

Grumpy old bastard alert

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almost 13 years ago · edited almost 13 years ago · History

might explain why he meant missing in action recently!

or was he just completely dropped from the squad?

but congrats

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almost 13 years ago

maynardf wrote:

might explain why he meant missing in action recently!

or was he just completely dropped from the squad?

but congrats

Podcast said he went to China for trials at one point. He has been tweeting about training with a local Aussie Rules club recently. Maybe he needed to have more days in Aussie for his residency application.

This weeks podcast mentioned Dura's missus was expecting also, seems our guys have been scoring more off the pitch than on it.
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almost 13 years ago

 So is Siggy's wife.

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almost 13 years ago
same hea

I LOVE LAMP

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almost 13 years ago

We've got the best swimmers in the league!

E + R + O

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almost 13 years ago
see ya good luck where ever you go

I LOVE LAMP

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almost 13 years ago
Sounds like he will be signing for the Oakleigh Cannons in the VPL.
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almost 13 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:
Sounds like he will be signing for the Oakleigh Cannons in the VPL.


... where Miron, the coach who axed him from GCU to get Fattie Rigters, is in charge? Or maybe he has great manlove for Michael Boxall.


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