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Posted April 16, 2014 18:51 · last edited April 16, 2014 18:55

james dean wrote:
austin10 wrote:

This is very much a "we will have to wait and see" sort of signing. 



My struggle with this is I cannot understand how this can be the best player that we can get to come to the club.  Steyn was a Belgian international, Carlos and Cunningham are internationals for a world cup team, Ifill was fringe premier league, Greenie solid career pro.  These are mid career professionals with a track record.  All have done a pretty decent job.  That's the standard we need from our imports to my mind.


It's absolutely not impossible to attract players to Wellington although the circumstances obviously have to be right.    Even Krishna has proven himself to a certain extent.  This guy is just a kid, I don't understand how anyone can truly have a view on whether he is good enough when he hasn't played a game of senior football.


There is an economic crisis in Spanish lower league football and our player of the year was a Spanish semi pro, I seriously cannot understand why we are not at least looking there initially.



A get where you are coming from. The little there is on the net suggests that Gorrin is a pretty skillful player, is good with the ball and knows how to pass it. He's scored a few goals too.

So on one hand I'm looking forward to see him and glad we've signed him, on the the other it's like well there goes an import slot...


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ForteanTimes edited April 16, 2014 18:55
james dean wrote:
austin10 wrote:

This is very much a "we will have to wait and see" sort of signing. 



My struggle with this is I cannot understand how this can be the best player that we can get to come to the club.  Steyn was a Belgian international, Carlos and Cunningham are internationals for a world cup team, Ifill was fringe premier league, Greenie solid career pro.  These are mid career professionals with a track record.  All have done a pretty decent job.  That's the standard we need from our imports to my mind.


It's absolutely not impossible to attract players to Wellington although the circumstances obviously have to be right.    Even Krishna has proven himself to a certain extent.  This guy is just a kid, I don't understand how anyone can truly have a view on whether he is good enough when he hasn't played a game of senior football.


There is an economic crisis in Spanish lower league football and our player of the year was a Spanish semi pro, I seriously cannot understand why we are not at least looking there initially.



A get where you are coming from. The little there is on the net suggests that Gorrin is a pretty skillful player, is good with the ball and knows how to pass it.

So on one hand I'm looking forward to see him and glad we've signed him, on the the other it's like well there goes an import slot...