Holy Shark. Great news !
Contracted Players - Return of the Long Pins
This is awesome!
But how long will he need to quarantine for? Therefore what is the earliest we can expect him on the pitch?
This is awesome!
But how long will he need to quarantine for? Therefore what is the earliest we can expect him on the pitch?
Two weeks. He's already in quarantine - but not sure how long he's been there. When was his last game?
Captain when he first starts a game??
I saw this on Facebook and thought it was a joke. No wonder we've had 3 major earthquakes this morning. Earth-shattering news for us Phoenix fans....
Just great! we get Taylor back but he has to wait 2 weeks in quarantine then another 2 weeks before he is match fit. 1 month before we even see him play. Nothing to be excited about till April.
Move on.
That's why they call you Mr. positive!
My feeling both now and at the time he left was that he did not want to leave. It was all about a combination of uncertainty about the future of the A League re Covid, the Indian league was definitely about to start and finally, 35 years of age/coming to end of playing cvareer and needing certainty around pay days
Just great! we get Taylor back but he has to wait 2 weeks in quarantine then another 2 weeks before he is match fit. 1 month before we even see him play. Nothing to be excited about till April.
Move on.
Is very good news.
However Royz does have a point. Taylor's last game was on 25th Feb, and he was subbed off at 30 mins, so presumably some type of injury. Hopefully nothing serious, but could be April before he's ready to be a starter.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/24/india/...
He will be great for lifting the morale in the Gong. He'll be looking forward himself to being in NSW, to a pretty much Covid free normal life. Also his ISL side Odisha were shark. Bottom of the log. Someone else mentioned they watched a game, and he looked a frustrated figure.
Hopefully being by the southern NSW seaside gets him back to a happy place.
I saw this on Facebook and thought it was a joke. No wonder we've had 3 major earthquakes this morning. Earth-shattering news for us Phoenix fans....
Just comes to show that there is god, and she is listening.
I hope Taylor settles in well. What's the dating scene like in Wollongong?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/12...
Taylor will get out of managed isolation on March 19 and could be available for selection ahead of the Phoenix’s game against Brisbane Roar on March 21.
Captain when he first starts a game??
Unlikely, unless you really want to piss off Davila. Uli would not want to be anyone's second choice.
Wonder if we paid Oshida FC anything. Article says we negotiated an early termination for his contract.
Wonder if we paid Oshida FC anything. Article says we negotiated an early termination for his contract.
Was Taylor a free agent when he left Wellington, or did we sell him to the new club?
Wasn't Rufer captain in the last game... i remember seeing it or hearing it and thinking that was odd with Davilla playing.
Wonder if we paid Oshida FC anything. Article says we negotiated an early termination for his contract.
Was Taylor a free agent when he left Wellington, or did we sell him to the new club?
It was mutual termination from memory.
Superb news. Credit to the club, especially to Uffie by the sounds of it, for getting this through. Just knowing he's in and about the team again will give everyone a boost.
Wasn't Rufer captain in the last game... i remember seeing it or hearing it and thinking that was odd with Davilla playing.
Yes I think it was mentioned in the commentary with the Newcastle game. And it did seem strange. Davila not enjoying the C armband??
I'd be happy if he was just in the squad so that he could warm up behind the opposition keeper and give him grief for 90.
Wonder if we paid Oshida FC anything. Article says we negotiated an early termination for his contract.
Was Taylor a free agent when he left Wellington, or did we sell him to the new club?
It was mutual termination from memory.
Yeah, things were pretty unsettled then so it would have been hard to keep someone.
Wish everyones fav Fijian came back, we need a proven goal scorer. Roy Krishna come back plz!
the Indian pins obviously were not up to his quality
Great job Domey, Gilly, Uffie and Welnox who ultimately footed the bill! Can't wait to see him back in yellow or turquoise
what do we have to do to get Krishna back?
#Phoenixallstars
what do we have to do to get Krishna back?
#Phoenixallstars
Taylor was playing for the worse team in the ISL, is age 36, and would have made some serious dough over the years with 200 odd games for the Toon for starters. Now that he knows the A League is still going in a Covid world, he's probably happy to go for lifestyle over moolah.
Krishna is a bit younger (33), is scoring goals for fun and playing for last year's ISL champs ATK Mohun Bagan, who finished the regular season this year 2nd on GD. One of the title favourites I imagine going into the playoffs. And money ain't everything but whilst Taylor was playing in the EPL, Krishna was kicking around in the Handy Prem pre Nix.
It would be nice, but I doubt the Nix can afford Roy right now.
Stoked to get him back. Hope he can reingite our fairly stale defence.
It was meant to happen.
The signs are there in the phoenix home strip - the two black lines down the front are not stripes, they are pins ... Long pins.
He is back where he belongs (soon)
Who doesn't love a kick around with their mates?
Taylor already eager to stay beyond this season. Just hope all goes well and he signs that contract extension!
O Captain, My Captain.
Need to lock in Devlin for example sooner rather than later.
EXPIRES END OF 2020/21:
Ulises DÁVILA [V] ✅✅
Luke DEVERE
Cameron DEVLIN [u23] ✅✅
Louis FENTON ✅
Tomer HEMED [V]
Joshua LAWS [u23]
Clayton LEWIS [u23] ✅
Stefan MARINOVIC ✅
James MCGARRY [u23] ✅✅
Liam MCGING [u23] ✅
Mirza MURATOVIC [u23] ✅
Matthew RIDENTON
Oliver SAIL ✅
Ben WAINE [u23] ✅✅
+ Steven TAYLOR ✅✅
Those are the ones heading into the backend of their contracts.
Have gone with the ✅ system to show who I would be sitting down and at talking to. Two ✅✅ for the ones who should be at the front of the queue in terms of negotiations.
Undoubtedly a harsh system. Let's drum up some debate. I'd like to think I'm not too far off what most people would go for.