Carlos Hernandez Valverde

No news on Sommet Sports screening the Aust friendly against Costa Rica?

The coach obviously taking advantage of their ready availability but still great for them both to know they are still on the national team radar.

Congratulations Carlos and Kenny!

Does that mean we lose them for a game as well?

Carlos has been nominated for October's ME Bank fair play award for concern he showed for Mooy in our win over WSW:

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Hernandez-Fair-Play-Recognised/78158?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=WWUP_131113

Get in and vote for him! If he wins he'll get to put some money into a club of his choice.

He's up against Berisha (WTF???) and Marc Warren.

He must be a shoe in considering Berisha's general antics and warren's lastest effort at a tackle

Am stoked that he has been called up along with Kenny.  May not be any kiwis playing at the WC next year but hopefully these two and a ref or two will be there to cheer along.

Is it true that Welnix haven't flown Carlos' family to Wellington yet ?????? No wonder he looks disinterested.

Judging by his brief showing on 3news I'd say he's not very happy with the situation.

Oh phew just a thigh injury flare up. Nothing to see here..

seems a little odd, the nix have an easy out - not fit, but given ernie and carlos were both saying this week that he was going to play I'm not convinced that the club hasn't screwed something up.

Hmmmmmm..get it sorted!..and change thread title to -Come on down Mrs Hernandez

For all those who missed it, TV3 +1 will have the sports news (and the Carlos story) on soon

http://www.3news.co.nz/Phoenix-to-take-on-Central-Coast-without-Hernandez/tabid/415/articleID/325816/Default.aspx

More to the story than the injury. Absolute cock up by the Phoenix if it's true that his family haven't been taken out here if previously agreed. 

commentators confimed sent home for personal reasons..and to get fit!

Hernandez in Wellington to "sort out some personal issues, and his fitness" according to commentator in tonight's build-up.

Maybe they said he had to score a few goals to get his family out here.

TV3 broadcast his address so we can pop around and ask him.

Sounds like there have been issues with getting visa's for his family.

This morning I've had random people, who don't follow the Nix too closely, txting me asking "Who's the Phoenix player who's leaving cos his family won't get flown here for Xmas". :-(

Merrick waters down Hernandez speculation

Merrick did acknowledge there were concerns around when Hernandez's family would arrive in New Zealand but said the club were working through the required paperwork.

"He's definitely partly complaining about some issue with his family, which I don't really understand,'' Merrick said. "Our staff have been working really hard to help him get passports and visas and all the rest of it for his family and we are working through that so I don't actually know what's going on there.''

Phoenix general manager David Dome was overseas when contacted by the Herald last night and wasn't in a position to comment around the specifics of Hernandez's sudden return to Wellington.

As for whether Hernandez was disgruntled around the delayed arrival of his family, Dome said he understood Hernandez's loved ones were due to arrive in New Zealand soon and believed there were no issues on the matter.

Dome said every player had a different agreement around their families and whether the club would foot the cost of relocating them to Wellington but said he didn't know the specifics of Hernandez's arrangement.

So Hernandez is a tad highly strung then?

His wife's probably just giving him shit about why he didn't put the visa applications in earlier.

Plus if they don't hurry up, they'll miss the good weather here.

how does the GM not know the specifics..?

I am wondering if that is a possible mis-quote and he actually meant he doesn't know the specifics of Hernandez' arrangements in regard to arranging visas for his family etc.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/merrick--no-guarantee-carlos-will-stay/81293

Irf Carlos was to throw the toys out of the Cot and walk away from the club, does that free up Visa spot and Salary Cap?

Misleading headline if you watch the video

OK . Have not watched the Video, just a quick read through the story and even from that it is obviously a long way from going totally tits up, but if it did and he walked out on club, do you know what position would be?

Man it's so refreshing listening to Ernie give an honest appraisal of the game and his players.

If he wants to go let him go, 

Last night we showed we can play the champions and outclass them without C.H