ex-Nix: Where/what are they now?

This is actually a really good start. From what I know of Guam, they're small but definitely improving as a NT and have invested a lot in facilities, grass root programs and improving their coaches.  They caused a few upsets recently and aren't regarded any longer as the worst team in the region. Could be good for him.

Tobias Bertsch - anyone remember him?

Former Weenix and TW player, just found out he played 90 minutes for his sixth-tier German team in the Deutscher Pokal (main German cup competition). Their opponent was none other than Borussia Dortmund. Aubameyang grabbing himself a hatty in a 4-0 win. Must have been one hell of an experience for him, playing in the heart of defense and having to mark one of the fastest men in world football

Very classy player.

IIRC he was in NZ for quite a few years studying etc and there was talk of potentially making him into a Kiwi eventually.

Real shame he decided to basically call it quits as he had a lot of promise.

Leo Bertos had a chat with ex All White, Michael Utting, on his new radio show Utter Football

Show goes out 7:30pm on Mondays on Wairarapa's Arrow FM (92.7) - you can live stream it or listen to it on a pod after at this link

http://www.arrowfm.co.nz/podcasts/Utter-football/

Has only just started (2 shows so far)

1st one he talks to Kingz founder Chris Turner and ex All White & Football Foundation director Noel Barkley

2nd show he speaks to Kevin Fallon and Leo Bertos

Sounds like A-Rod is trialling with Sepsi OSK in Romania

https://szekelyhon.ro/sport/ismet-dontetlent-ert-el-a-sepsi-osk

Bit of a step down from the Portuguese first division..

Zero games,zero mins,zero goals.

My prediction that the A-League would be the highest level he plays at remains intact!

Yep I knew that - still you'd think he would be able to market himself a wee bit better.

Yeah, but he's not very good

https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/nou-promovata-sepsi-sf-gheorghe-face-un-alt-transfer-spectaculos-un-mijlocas-care-a-jucat-la-boavista-371290

is it really? take the big 3 out of Portugal (Benfica, Sporting and Porto) and you have a pretty average european league

Don't know - is the Romanian first division considered 'average'? Agree that outside of the top 3, Portugal has little to offer though.

Romanian 1st division's actually pretty decent, some big recognisable teams like Steaua and Dinamo Bucharest. About as good as the A-League. Sepsi's one of the worst teams, second bottom right now.

Doesn't help that Romania's a horrible place to play if you want stability, clubs are going bankrupt left right and centre every season. If in the top two divisions there's a season where no club gets dissolved, consider yourself lucky

In the queue at Bogota Airport in me Merino woolen shoes. Look across the line at a 2m giant who is also wearing a pair. 

Turns out the giant is from northern California, and in his words "All Birds are all the cool rage in San Francisco right now".

Yeah they're the in shoes in the tech scene.

Still haven't gotten over Tim Brown retiring though, no matter how well he does in business.

Nice clip of Brockie and his wife on tv3 last night - sad story though!

https://www.threenow.co.nz/shows/the-project/monday-29-january-2018/S1173-784/M19273-489

Good on him. He’d probably achieved as much in football, as he was ever really going to given his limitations as a player. Missing playing at the 2010 WC through injury, no doubt gnaws away at him a bit.

Hopefully he finds the same adrenaline rush from business success, as he got from kicking a football. Plus he got to study at Cambridge for awhile, one of the worlds most famous universities.

A more interesting life than most of us will lead.

He was at LSE wasn't he? Or did he do Cambridge as well?

LSE for sure?

Apologies Google says was LSE, though he apparently had an option to study at both.

Si Elliott recruited as head coach of Sacramento Republic: https://twitter.com/SoccerInsider/status/959121582407999488?s=09

Smeltzy retired.

Looks like Tratt has made a good start to the NSW NPL season, 2 Team of the Week selections so far.

He's captain at the Sutherland Sharks too. That's actual sharks, not shark,

sign him up!

is that Andre De Jong in the 2nd team of the week? 

Yup.

Canterbury United striker Travis Nicklaw is a Guam international and was quite a decent college player in the States. .

Danny Vukovic (Nix keeper 2010-11 season, 17 appearances, scored one goal) made his debut for Australia against Colombia in the high-profile friendly on Tuesday night in London. 0-0 draw, saved a penalty. It was also his birthday !!!

Played the whole second half, replacing Brad Jones at half-time.

Now the number one for leading Belgian side Genk (28 starts this season) and played in the Belgian Cup Final two weeks ago (lost 1-0 in extra-time to Standard Liege). They are in the Belgian league top-six play-offs starting this weekend (same league system as A-League).

Won the A-League last season.

Definitely one of the Nix's most successful former players after leaving the club.

https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/a/39649957/da...

"A late penalty save from birthday boy Danny Vukovic, who at 33 became Australia's oldest debutant in 53 years, kept the scores level in front a raucous crowd dominated by Colombia fans at Craven Cottage.

Vukovic, who replaced Brad Jones at halftime, dived to his left to keep out Miguel Borja's 85th-minute spot-kick having brought down the striker in the box."

Career stats:

https://us.soccerway.com/players/danny-vukovic/175...

2 more goals for Dario tonight ...

Why i'm not going to watch Nix play City(gonna start a Nix Fifa 18 career mode won't play him and the other players that have left)

After a weeks absence, Tratt back into the NSW NPL team of the week

Must be off to Newcastle or someone in the A-League next season.

I'm not sure what was going on when he left. But assuming that is all sorted (I assume it is if he is playing again) then we should be offering him a contract as we need a right back

Some issues are sorted but some others (as I understand it) mean that he probably needs to stay in NSW for the near future. I was told the club are definitely still in touch and would have him back in a heartbeat if it was practical.