Happy to see we re-signed Smith!
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Good call on getting Smith for the rest of the season. Balls in his court now to prove he warrants signing for next season as well.
With only four import slots next season and Ifill and Sanchez taking two...if Smith takes the third that leaves only one for next season.....which does not leave much scope for significantly strenghtening the team.
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He is quoted as saying negotiations are underway for him to stay next season too!
This is a huge call with one less import slot, writing on the wall for Warner
We will habe Ifill, Sanchez, Greenacre and Smith as foreigners if this goes ahead..............
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Good call on getting Smith for the rest of the season. Balls in his court now to prove he warrants signing for next season as well.
With only four import slots next season and Ifill and Sanchez taking two...if Smith takes the third that leaves only one for next season.....which does not leave much scope for significantly strenghtening the team.
Snap!
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/6281374/Alex-Smith-stays-on-with-Phoenix?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Smith Signs for rest of year.
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Great decision to keep him for next season, imo opinion he will have to improve a bit to show that he deserves a contract extension but at this stage I think he's worth his spot.
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Great decision to keep him for next season, imo opinion he will have to improve a bit to show that he deserves a contract extension but at this stage I think he's worth his spot.
Only signed for rest of this season. Smith would like to stay for next so I guess he has rest of year to prove himself worthy of import spot, but all things considered, think it is good to have him for rest of year
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Great decision to keep him for next season, imo opinion he will have to improve a bit to show that he deserves a contract extension but at this stage I think he's worth his spot.
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Only signed for rest of this season. Smith would like to stay for next so I guess he has rest of year to prove himself worthy of import spot, but all things considered, think it is good to have him for rest of year
Sorry, meant to say good that we've signed him until next season, not for next season. Agree that he'll be good for the rest of this year.
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I'm glad for the guy and happy he is staying. But it feels like the safe option, I think we should have gambled on signing a striker.
With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
Ryan's Rovers2012-01-19 10:05:36
With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
Ryan's Rovers2012-01-19 10:05:36
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I'm glad for the guy and happy he is staying. But it feels like the safe option, I think we should have gambled on signing a striker.
With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
Because quality strikers are falling from the sky at the moment!
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I'm glad for the guy and happy he is staying. But it feels like the safe option, I think we should have gambled on signing a striker. With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
How many away goals have we scored in total this season? With Smith getting one of them that must make him one of out leading away scorers!
Clutching at straws though, obviously.
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I'm glad for the guy and happy he is staying. But it feels like the safe option, I think we should have gambled on signing a striker. With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
How many away goals have we scored in total this season? With Smith getting one of them that must make him one of out leading away scorers!
Clutching at straws though, obviously.
Interesting that our 23 goals scored this season puts us in 4th place in terms of goals scored and the twenty conced leaves us 2nd equal with Brissy behind CCM
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Sure we have not scored as many away goals as we would like but:
1) Our goals spread across many players = good thing
2) Away goal problem is nothing new for us
3) There are very few (if any) quality strikers available at the moment that fit the bill in terms of import slot / local and $'s available.
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Because quality strikers are falling from the sky at the moment![/QUOTE]I'm not saying I have all the answers, I concede that maybe the club has been looking worldwide and settled for Smith.
[QUOTE=ShowUsYaNix]How many away goals have we scored in total this season? With Smith getting one of them that must make him one of out leading away scorers!
Clutching at straws though, obviously.
We have scored 4 away goals, Greenacre v GCU, Brown v Roar, Smith v Victory and Brown v GCU.[QUOTE=ShowUsYaNix]How many away goals have we scored in total this season? With Smith getting one of them that must make him one of out leading away scorers!
Clutching at straws though, obviously.
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I'm glad for the guy and happy he is staying. But it feels like the safe option, I think we should have gambled on signing a striker.
With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
With 10 games left, we are 1 point off 3rd, and 4 points off 2nd. We only have 4 games left at home, so need to do this on the road and we struggle to score goals away.
Because quality strikers are falling from the sky at the moment!
Smith has been pretty good, most of the time (last week excepted) we only play one striker and already have two imports for that slot. We have needed Smith in midfield several times and he has done fairly well. I guess if Lindsay really was ready to start we could have offloaded Smith but I can't say as have never really seen him play. And we could still bring in Killen of course. I'm happy with this re-signing.
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2011 W 1 D 2 F 4 A 9 Diff -5
2010 2 2 7 23 -16
2009 3 5 6 12 -6
2008 2 1 8 21 -13
2007 3 10 23 -13
Thats our away record since 2007. Overall this year not too disimilar to best year when look at Goal Differnce, so that is possibly a reflection of a more defensive mindset when away.
Undutedly everyone would love to see more away goals, but at least we seem to have sorted out leaks at the back.
My whole point is however that there is not really anyone around that will bang goals in for us that is available and that we can afford.
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Any news on Dani?
Apparently Sanchez wants to go to a club that knows how to use an attacking midfielder properly.
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The MAJOR PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT didn't really phase me.
I'm not convinced he is a 'first name picked' to be a starter and thus he would need to show more to prove that, and to get an import spot next year.
We should be treating next years import slots like gold and at the moment, based on current form, do not think he warrants one for next year. Forward thinking suggests if he signs for next year and the Phoenix want a gun striker then both Warner and Greenacre are gone. Guess he has the rest of the season to prove that.
Grumpy old bastard alert
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warner likely to be gne next year for some younger aussie keeper, Greenie will prabably not be on the roster, retire and stay on as a coach.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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warner likely to be gne next year for some younger aussie keeper, Greenie will prabably not be on the roster, retire and stay on as a coach.
Has there even been a hint of an official word about this? I know it seems likely, especially given Greenie's player/coach role this season, but has he or the nix actually said anything? All I've heard is speculation.
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warner likely to be gne next year for some younger aussie keeper, Greenie will prabably not be on the roster, retire and stay on as a coach.
Has there even been a hint of an official word about this? I know it seems likely, especially given Greenie's player/coach role this season, but has he or the nix actually said anything? All I've heard is speculation.
This place is built on speculation. It's what we do.
There's been nothing official anywhere, afaik, about Greenie retiring after this season
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
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warner likely to be gne next year for some younger aussie keeper, Greenie will prabably not be on the roster, retire and stay on as a coach.
Has there even been a hint of an official word about this? I know it seems likely, especially given Greenie's player/coach role this season, but has he or the nix actually said anything? All I've heard is speculation.
This place is built on speculation. It's what we do.
There's been nothing official anywhere, afaik, about Greenie retiring after this season
Unless we can sign anyone better, I would be happy enough for Greenie to stay another year. His fitness, professionalism and never say die attirude can not be faulted and so far this year, has avoided any injury of note. Sure he is not getting any quicker but his experience counts for a hell of a lot.
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How long until Greenacre qualifies as a local? I went to look on wikipedia but got cock-blocked by their stupid blackout...
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
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How long until Greenacre qualifies as a local? I went to look on wikipedia but got cock-blocked by their stupid blackout...
This is his third season so two more years i think
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Yeah he would be 36 then and to be honest, I think you get Smith or Greenie, but not both.
Grumpy old bastard alert
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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
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I agree
Holy sh*t....I am afraid.... thats twice in a day!
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My whole point is however that there is not really anyone around that will bang goals in for us that is available and that we can afford.
Drogba
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My whole point is however that there is not really anyone around that will bang goals in for us that is available and that we can afford.
Drogba
Not sure if Gareth would want to spend his entire fortune on a 3 week stint!
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I agree
Holy sh*t....I am afraid.... thats twice in a day!
You two, get a room.
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Not sure if Gareth would want to spend his entire fortune on a 3 week stint!
Why only 3 weeks?
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Whats Drogbha on? about a billion a week????
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Not sure if Gareth would want to spend his entire fortune on a 3 week stint!
...and end up getting Serry de Campos.
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Welcome Mr. Smith. Good news I reckon.
Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........
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Welcome Mr. Smith. Good news I reckon.
Yes a good move by the club. Supporter For Ever - Keep The Faith - Foundation Member - Never Lets FAX Get In The Way Of A Good Yarn
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Alex smith the best signing Ricky has ever done.
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I don't see why people mention money as a problem when they talk about signing players/imports. With 20 players we must be miles under the salary cap and looking at the other clubs rosters and comparing it to ours in my opinion our wage bill would be the lowest in the league. We also have all the marque spots left. The money is there at gareths end and rather then donating it to charity I wouldn't mind him investing it into the phoenix AucklandPhoenix2012-01-19 19:39:08
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The money is there at gareths end and rather then donating it to charity I wouldn't mind him investing it into the phoenix
No you don't.
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