Contracted Players - Return of the Long Pins

Can't really say he blocked Rogerson when they play different position and Rogerson has played more minutes for both the first and reserve side.

Hopefully Roly will be offerd a contract soon. 

believe Roly is off to Victory

Sauce? I heard Citeh.

Probably overheard Muscat on the sidelines last Tuesday night

If anything, this is the time to extend Tratt's contract like we did for Parkhouse.  

Tratt is only signed for a year.

We need to keep Roly and Tratt 

So wait, do we like Roly now?

I get confused how people change every 4 weeks.

Need to keep A-Rod imo, he's getting into gear now.

Hang on, A-Rod too?

I need a lie down

Or do you?

Let me help you out. Fans are happy with players when they play well. Fans are unhappy with players when they are sulky and playing like shark. Easy to understand.

There is no "Yellow Fever" view - it's just a bunch of different people!

How dare you call us different!

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EXPIRES END OF 2016/17:

Roly BONEVACIA (f)
Tom DOYLE
Louis FENTON
Lewis ITALIANO
Vince LIA
Ben LITFIN (+1)
Ryan LOWRY
Glen MOSS
Alex RODRIGUEZ GORRIN (f)
Oliver SAIL (u21)
Jacob TRATT (+1)
Hamish WATSON

6 of our current starting 11 have contracts expiring at the end of this year.

Id re-sign all highlighted, But with the plan of moving Lia on the bench and being our plan B in midfield. 
Also re-sign Mambo and Lowry(unless there is someone better coming through from the weenix??) No sure about Sail, havent seen him in action. With Watson, im not sure he's taken his opportunities. Some good games and some poor. probably deserves 1 year to go around. Might depend on how much he learns off Smeltz about movement. 

At times I find Doyle a bit frustrating, not very quick and runs very close to the wind with referees with shirt tugging

I'm still baffled as to why we re-signed Parkhouse, to be honest.; but I guess he'll become the new Fenton. Shoved into a variety of random positions, never really making one his own.

I really want Roly to stay, and have all season despite some poor performances. He's the x-factor in our team. He's a step above the rest skill-wise, though he doesn't always use it as effectively as he could. He also barely ever gets injured despite getting hacked every game.

every team needs some squaddies

especially one who can do a job at left back and is a proper touchline hugging winger as well.

Incidentally, Litfin should not be on the list.

Also, thought I heard Italiano was going?

No slight intended

Tratt has an option for another season. Those tend to be triggered by appearances, so he must be close to the specified amount of games if that is the case.

Going to be interesting with the keepers. Sail has just turned 20 so guessing we have to make a decision on whether we stick or twist with Italiano.

Edit: seems everyone else has picked up on this as well.

Tom Doyle signed on for another 2 years http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/87986319/phoenix-defender-tom-doyle-signs-twoyear-extension. His name shouldn't be on the 2016/2017 expiry list.

"It's the board, the football committee and the chairman, the guys who run the club. We can only advise and if they think it suits then great, we'll move forward, but there is a long way to go for the rest of the season and we start deciding the fate of people's futures."

Doesn't look like the Nix want to keep Rufer "The news was not so good for Alex Rufer, who remains on the outer after being left out of Tuesday's friendly against Beijing BG"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/895...

That's strange. Rufer had been considered one of the best talents for a while, getting game time with Ridention and now he's not in the picture. Any more theories on that?

Rufer is a far better footballer than Ridenton. Ridenton is very slow and it would a mistake to keep Ridenton and let Rufer go.

Without knowing their passport situations (rufer has Aussie I think) what do you reckon a realistic option would be? 

state league in aussie, then try to impress and hopefully get a bigger gig elswhere.

Lol. Nix signed more Aussie NPL players in last few years than rest of A league clubs combined.