Contracted Players - Return of the Long Pins

From tonight's team sheet. Source = https://twitter.com/kiwiscotsman

I'd assume some of these will change for the proper season though? E.g. Moss taking the #1 jersey?

2 - Muscat
3 - Caira
4 - Adams
5 - Boxall
7 - Bertos
8 - Ifill
10 - Huysegems
14 - Rufer
16 - Fenton
17 - Lia
18 - Sigmund
20 - Moss
21 - Hernandez
22 - Durante
No number - Italiano

Trial Players
6 - Gulley
11 - Thompson
12 - Ridenton
13 - Bertsch
19 - Watson
23 - Stevens
39 - Spoonley

Ah excellent! Thanks

Doesn't Brockie have 11? Boyd had 12 last season,

Updated:

EXPIRES END OF 2013/14:

Luke ADAMS (u21, +1)

Leo BERTOS (+1)

Michael BOXALL

Josh BRINDELL-SOUTH (u21)

Stein HUYSEGEMS (f)

Paul IFILL (f)

Lewis ITALIANO

Vince LIA

Cameron LINDSAY (u21)

Manny MUSCAT

EXPIRES END OF 2014/15:

Tyler BOYD (u21)

Jeremy BROCKIE

Reece CAIRA

Kenny CUNNINGHAM (f)

Andrew DURANTE

Louis FENTON (u21)

Carlos HERNANDEZ (f)

Glen MOSS

Ben SIGMUND

EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:

Alex RUFER (u21)

Jeez the whole team is off contract within 2 years. A bit of instability there. 

Can't really expect a lot of long term deals. Key players were signed on 3 year deals last season and in a salary capped league, you can't give them new deals every season. There are a number of 1 year deals on untested kids, who will get new deals if they perform.

I think we are in a pretty good state contract wise.

Yeah reckon that's pretty standard for the A league. 

EXPIRES END OF 2013/14:

Luke ADAMS (u21, +1)

Leo BERTOS (+1)

Michael BOXALL

Josh BRINDELL-SOUTH (u21)

Stein HUYSEGEMS (f)

Paul IFILL (f)

Lewis ITALIANO

Vince LIA

Manny MUSCAT

EXPIRES END OF 2014/15:

Tyler BOYD (u21)

Jeremy BROCKIE

Reece CAIRA

Kenny CUNNINGHAM (f)

Andrew DURANTE

Louis FENTON (u21)

Carlos HERNANDEZ (f)

Glen MOSS

Ben SIGMUND

EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:

Alex RUFER (u21)

I wonder if Huysegems would be keent to resign for us.

Hopefully he gets a good run this year... I can image a few other A League clubs would try to poach him.

Not sure there would be a lot of interest in Waffles, unless he has a fantastic season.

Always got the impression Manny would be off back to Melbourne after this current deal, young family and business interests over there. Vinnie needs a big season, Ernie has already released him once.

Vinnie is gone next season. I have no doubt. Same with Manny.

If Manny rediscovers some of his form from 2010-11 when he was a machine and won player of the year & members' player of the year I'd definitely want him re-signed.

Lia will be goneski though.

Ifill will be gone as well...just turned 34. Would Ernie want a 35 yo outfield player next season?

I can see why there is a  push to get lots of kids into the squad. Under Ricki there was little attempt to rejuvenate an old squad. Ernie really has a total overhall job to do.

Manny has been a starter at right back. IIRC he hasn't ever been an established A-league defensive mid, last season didn't prove that at all. Can't remember if he played much in the midfield earlier in his 'Nix career.

The problem with Manny and Lia is if they have a rubbish season and Lia gets released and Manny decides on Melbourne, it's not guaranteed that they would be picked up in Australia. Manny needs to perform this year or he might find his pro career over. Lia too.

He could well be a domestic player next season, so well worth re-signing if that is the case.

I think Manny still has the potential to be a quality DM for us, as long as he's playing alongside a more composed technical distributing DM. Not Lia obviously...

Ifill gone? No way. I can see him going another year and then taking up a coaching role with the FSE or something.

Mcbreen won Golden boot last year as a 35 y/o

Has he done any coaching at the Nix, or anywhere else? Does he have any FIFA coaching badges?

I could see Ifill moving into commentary or something similar if he wanted to.

Is that a real job though? opportunities wouldn't be that great here in a full time gig.

Iffs could commentate ANYTHING and make it sound good.  

Even a boat race (oh wait, we don't have any of those)

Updated:

EXPIRES END OF 2013/14:

Luke ADAMS (u21, +1)

Leo BERTOS (+1)

Michael BOXALL

Josh BRINDELL-SOUTH (u21)

Stein HUYSEGEMS (f)

Paul IFILL (f)

Lewis ITALIANO

Vince LIA

Manny MUSCAT

Albert RIERA (f)

EXPIRES END OF 2014/15:

Tyler BOYD (u21)

Jeremy BROCKIE

Reece CAIRA

Kenny CUNNINGHAM (f)

Andrew DURANTE

Louis FENTON (u21)

Carlos HERNANDEZ (f)

Glen MOSS

Ben SIGMUND

EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:

Alex RUFER (u21)

He could take both of Fred De Jong's jobs then?

EXPIRES END OF 2013/14:

Luke ADAMS (u21, +1)

Leo BERTOS (+1)

Michael BOXALL

Josh BRINDELL-SOUTH (u21)

Stein HUYSEGEMS (f)

Paul IFILL (f)

Lewis ITALIANO

Vince LIA

Manny MUSCAT

Albert RIERA (f)

EXPIRES END OF 2014/15:

Tyler BOYD (u21)

Jeremy BROCKIE

Reece CAIRA

Kenny CUNNINGHAM (f)

Andrew DURANTE

Louis FENTON (u21)

Carlos HERNANDEZ (f)

Glen MOSS

Ben SIGMUND

EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:

Matthew RIDENTON (u21)

Alex RUFER (u21)

with yet another midfielder signed this surely has to mean the end for Lia!

Ridenton isn't a DM afaik.

Quite capable of being made into one IMO.

Right sided midfielder/attacking midfielder but could easily play a holding role based on what ive been told

EXPIRES END OF 2013/14:

Luke ADAMS (u21, +1)

Leo BERTOS (+1)

Michael BOXALL

Josh BRINDELL-SOUTH (u21)

Stein HUYSEGEMS (f)

Paul IFILL (f)

Lewis ITALIANO

Vince LIA

Manny MUSCAT

Albert RIERA (f)

EXPIRES END OF 2014/15:

Tyler BOYD (u21)

Jeremy BROCKIE

Reece CAIRA

Kenny CUNNINGHAM (f)

Andrew DURANTE

Louis FENTON (u21)

Carlos HERNANDEZ (f)

Jason HICKS

Glen MOSS

Ben SIGMUND

EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:

Matthew RIDENTON (u21)

Alex RUFER (u21)

Some big calls to be made about who to re-sign. Hope Iffy gets the paperwork to be classed as local next season.

According to David Davutovic, Carlos is on a 1+1 deal. He was included on the FFA's uncontracted list.

Feel Bertos, Lia and Sherminator are at the top of Ernie's cut list.

No Justin, you have been here all preseason but we don't think you quite have what it takes despite all the minutes you have played and noted potential. We are not going to sign you but instead bring in this Aussie kid that has not played a lick and probably wont because there is a suspicion I may or may not be doing someone a favour and he has a cool nickname.