In order of likelihood I reckon.
Ernie - 70%
Extension - 28%
Sold - 1%
W-League - 0.5%
Friendly match vs big name - 0.3%
New Stadium - 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Have you any really bad ideas. Just in case
New caterer for home games at the Ring of Fire
I LOVE LAMP
Bovril and pies more like it.
god Ive missed Bovril in recent years
" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow
Actually I just walked past the ASB on Lambton Quay and their signs have been changed to ABS. I'd guess that major sporting entity they referred to is the national eggball team
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
Yeah there was a video a couple of hours about about ASB sponsoring the ABS.
Grumpy old bastard alert
Does anyone know if there is a link to this press conference??
Find a reporter that sticks to embargo times though...
What are they going to do, bar him? Who else would write about the Phoenix such is the dearth of coverage.
Grumpy old bastard alert
excellent news! Was starting to get a bit nervous about the prospect of Merrick going out of contract and leaving us.
Made my day.
Next up: licence extension.
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
Thats a bit of a downer Doloras
" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
interestingly, I just read that Ernie comes from a circus family.
Ernesto the Magnificent?
Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
Sigh. Doloras.
a.haak
"New suits ordered. Check."
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
Coaches get sacked well short of contract length all the time. Just costs a bit more. Moyes didn't even last one year into a 6 year contract
Damn, here I was all excited about the beginning of an Oligarch ownership model...
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
Grumpy old bastard alert
"I let Chris take over every now and again. And that's when we lose" - Merrick
my favourite quote of the presser
"I let Chris take over every now and again. And that's when we lose" - Merrick
my favourite quote of the presser
Hahaha
Well, I knew I'd get jumped on. But I think this is giving the man too much trust. Ricki went from a competent coach to being all out of ideas in much less than 3 years.
Ernie isnt Ricki
"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
Three more years of Greenick :)
it's a Merracre.
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
Coaches get sacked well short of contract length all the time. Just costs a bit more. Moyes didn't even last one year into a 6 year contract
Because United fans hounded him out.
Three for me, and two for them.
Well, I knew I'd get jumped on. But I think this is giving the man too much trust. Ricki went from a competent coach to being all out of ideas in much less than 3 years.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
I don't think it's good news, unless we can buy out Merrick 1 or 2 years early if his tactics start to flop again. There's not enough leeway to punish incompetence.
Coaches get sacked well short of contract length all the time. Just costs a bit more. Moyes didn't even last one year into a 6 year contract
Because United fans hounded him out.
Since when do fans actually make this type of decision. What a childish comment, which is what I would expect from a clown.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Pleased about the re-signings.....Ernie has been excellent for the club.
I wonder if Greenacre will stay the full three years. He has already had two as assistant. At some point he needs to get out and take over somewhere as head coach. Maybe starting in Central League or even ASB or even back in the UK somewhere. I think he has his coaching badges...must be time soon to have a go at the top job somewhere. I guess one day he might coach the Nix but he would need to prove himself as a head coach somewhere first IMO
5 years as an assistant is not long. Particularly in a league with only 27 games. Maybe he only aspires to be an assistant.
I think this is great news, very pleased to have Ernie commit to 3 years
Well, I knew I'd get jumped on. But I think this is giving the man too much trust. Ricki went from a competent coach to being all out of ideas in much less than 3 years.
Then you are really saying that we should never give a coach 3 years. I don't think Ricki ever had any other ideas. He had one style and he knew it well. I think Merrick is more adaptable.
Awesome news Ernie and Lord Greenacre. Well done WellNix.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
Well, I knew I'd get jumped on. But I think this is giving the man too much trust. Ricki went from a competent coach to being all out of ideas in much less than 3 years.
When you have a good coach, keep him and back him.
Grumpy old bastard alert
If Merrick did need to go for some reasons then the next most obvious options seem to be Declan Edge, Mike Mulvey, Ramon Tribulietx and Chris Greenacre. Of course you can take a risk and pick someone across the world. Even if Merrick did have a bad season then I would rather stick with him then pick up someone who is completely unproven.