Ernie Merrick - former Phoenix manager

 After he hung up from Smithy he threw some complete bullshit figures out about the Kingz or Knights as if they were true.Another of those who jumped on the band wagon when we had our sellout finals.But has since jumped off just as quickly while seeming to enjoy putting the boot in and along the way using false facts.

Please don't sign be Ian Ferguson.

Steve McLaren has just quit FC Twente. Sources tell me it's to enable his move to Wellington. Heard it here first.

What kind of rankled with me was the guy with near to zero knowledge of the game and club sitting on his high horse and preaching a lot of bullshit. All this comparison with the Kingz/Knights pisses me off as does this belief that the AFA is just an excuse away from pulling the pin on the Nix because some club in some tin pot outback town might want to join the A League.

Wow. Telfer. Wow.

The new Bio Mag salesperson.

(or f*cktard, or both)

 Ian Ferguson.... Steve McLaren.... what is it with the Perth connection / obsession thing? Neither would get me excited about our prospects.

Does anyone remember how Magilton could not get any decent performance coaching (briefly) Melbourne Victory. Sometimes a half-decent but nonetheless ageing coach is just not the thing.  I agree that Greenie is simply warming the seat for someone else (and saving the owners some money in the process), but at least he is respected by the team. A real decent bloke. My hope is for someone who is not here just for a quick gig before looking for a better deal elsewhere, which is why I am not that keen to consider any big names.

While there are lots of excellent and relatively inexpensive coaches in South America (Chile especially - Marcello Bielsa, anyone? Half price of a European coach, and at least he got his national team to the WC finals), the transition to that style of play would probably be beyond our current roster's capability. Someone like that would be better suited to work with our youth teams to develop the much vaunted possession skills, than to impart on-field tactics.

Miron Bleiberg, as much for his mouth as his brain.

Not sure Steve McLaren was ever at Perth...

Telfer just kept interrupting Smithy midsentence, with points that were wildly inaccurate. Idiot.

Its funny how that phone call also moved away from ricki resigning, to tearing the phoenix down and spouting the demise of the club. Agenda much?

Steve McMahon perhaps?

were doomed!

Eh?  He's having a go at our goalie too?  

I think Smithy countered his bollocks really well, but as others said, that just meant that he switched to another line of tabloid bollocks. The Marco stuff was really atrocious, even Worthington couldn't pen such dross. (I think).

Pretty sure he won't know the meaning of the word "dross".

Trani definitely keen - quotes in today's paper.

Sounds like Emblen not jumping into this one - says he needs to work as an assistant in pro football first

Aside from that, usual suspects.  Have heard from a decent source that the club is pretty confident in finding a quality replacement - apparently the A-League is quite in vogue at the moment and they have had a lot of unofficial approaches from overseas including a lot from the US.  Major risks with going down that route however

Which paper mate? Can't find much online other than Mark Reason's knife twisting write up.

I'm sure he thought it was witty and clever. I sure didn't. 

Sorry was just looking at dompost online not in the actual paper.  Reason's article is just so poor - he makes a couple of ok points but the filler is just ridiculous.  

Yeah absolutely unnecessary pot shots. Prick.

I don't have a problem with people holding opinions, but when those opinions are based on wrong facts (Phoenix having finished last twice already supposedly and going to finish again apparently) then it is hard to really take them seriously.  Constantly referring back to old English football stories is equally weak.

How about comparing to the Kingz?  How about comparing to the Knightz?  That would require (a) research and (b) knowledge of the context in NZ pro football that Phoenix sit in.

Can we really not get someone better than this?

Well said sir.

Nope, the man spouts utter pish at the best of times. He thinks he is some sporting guru when in fact he would seem to know SFA.

Have said it before, will say it again. He is a journalistic troll. Doesn't care about anything other than hits on the page, and will get them any way he can.

shock effect? a few !!!!!"s and a few ?? always make a good fiction story

I just hope for Ifill's sake Neil Warnock doesn't make it over here. Rumours are that he is resigning from Leeds at the end of the season if they don't get promoted. 

Any thoughts on Ramon Tribulietx? He definitely fits the playing style that Welnix want.

Personally I don't think any good can come from the US unless Jurgen Klinsmann is leaving the national team.

Paul Lambert might be looking for a new job soon..........

Ha exactly

Too busy trying to be barcelona d

That won't stop him applying though.

I think it's the right time to give Jose Quijada his chance.

LOL. Wngtn Utd. Like RT he's free to apply.

From what I could make of his comments on Gareth's blog he has applied numerous times.

LOL X 3!

I am going to keep pushing Lee Norfolk's name forward for this role.

He is the only candidate in the world (apart from Ryan Nelsen) whose credentials are as good as Danny Hay's, making him immune to criticism.

You will be glad to know I have reached out to Lee on Twitter to find out if he is applying.

Funny.