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Marco - we are like so totally over you n

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Junior82 wrote:
unless they come in pears
 
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Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

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hmm
 

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Ah the offseason

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The wonderful thing about stuff polls is it is just amazing how often NONE of the options they offer is a suitable choice.
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Needed one about breaking legs.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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Textbook biased poll.  By putting the "he has a professional career to pursue" gloss on yes, they're implying that staying would hold back Marco's career.

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rjmiller wrote:
The wonderful thing about stuff polls is it is just amazing how often NONE of the options they offer is a suitable choice.


Like that stupid f**king embarrassment of a poll on the YF front page. I'm glad I stayed away from all this. Only comments I have seen are from friends saying that after the behavior from YF people doubt he'd want to play for NZ let alone the Phoenix.

f**king disgraceful.

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Wow. Lighten up.

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I love the "professional career to pursue" option.

Sorry Wellington Phoenix, you're too amateur to be considered a professional career option by the Doom Post/Stuff website muppets.
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Ard Righ wrote:
I love the "professional career to pursue" option.

Sorry Wellington Phoenix, you're too amateur to be considered a professional career option by the Doom Post/Stuff website muppets.
 
I don't want to keep bagging the article from a few days ago, but when the official YF statement is that Melbourne is a bigger and more professional club than the Phoenix, it is hard to be angry when the press start talking like that.
 
Anyway, I gave up on this thread a long time ago, and cannot be bothered reading through all that I have missed.  Can someone please provide a quick synopsis of what the current situation with Marco is?

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He is on course to become an NBA player

a.haak

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Actual poll. Honest Marco. Everyone loves you - even the PULSE!!
Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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Frankie Mac wrote:
Can someone please provide a quick synopsis of what the current situation with Marco is?


Just read this...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/4730036/Rojas-still-undecided-on-where-future-lies

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Marco may have to consider that his father (manager/agent) does not know what he is talking about. I can see Marco as an attacking midfielder as an option in the Nixs team formation. I can't see that happening in a experienced Victory midfield. At least in the Nixs, he is proven to be a starting line-up player and they could slowly move him in that position.

But in the victory team, he might not have a starting line-up and since melbourne has virtually no winger play, he is due to go into winger again, a position that he wanted to avoid in the Nixs. It's a mistake to go on so many accounts.

If he had about three full seasons, then he would be ready and he would go straight to the English Championship maybe since he would be working along side with Ifill.

Quite a puzzling situation imho.
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opinion piece from Noah Hickey

http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/noah-hickey-big-victory-rojas-4043182
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"The style the Phoenix play does not compliment Marco to his full capabilities, a team such as Brisbane is the perfect fit for such a player as we have seen with Kosta Barbarousas this season. Marco will enjoy the same sort of football at Melbourne and he is joining a team that has been extremely successful since the inception of the A-League."
 
 
Wow. Noah Hickey thinks Melbourne play the same sort of football as Brisbane.
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Addicks wrote:


Like that stupid f**king embarrassment of a poll on the YF front page. I'm glad I stayed away from all this. Only comments I have seen are from friends saying that after the behavior from YF people doubt he'd want to play for NZ let alone the Phoenix.

f**king disgraceful.

I think you've hit the nail on the head here.He will be much better off anywhere but the Phoenix where no one will evere criticise him for anything he does.
As for playing for NZ same as above.I'm sure playing for Chile will be all sweetness and light.
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sanday wrote:
Addicks wrote:


Like that stupid f**king embarrassment of a poll on the YF front page. I'm glad I stayed away from all this. Only comments I have seen are from friends saying that after the behavior from YF people doubt he'd want to play for NZ let alone the Phoenix.

f**king disgraceful.

I think you've hit the nail on the head here.He will be much better off anywhere but the Phoenix where no one will evere criticise him for anything he does.
As for playing for NZ same as above.I'm sure playing for Chile will be all sweetness and light.

Like victory fans never criticised Moss?
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Too much angry has borked it.
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George Kostanza wrote:
opinion piece from Noah Hickey

http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/noah-hickey-big-victory-rojas-4043182


Er...the way we play suits Marco _perfectly_. We basically just 'pass it to Marco' at every opportunity.

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This is part of our problem.  With Ifill out 'pass to marco' was a great substitute for 'pass to ifill' but if we play them both all our players will get confused...

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lol at that poll! That's Herald Sun standard right there. 
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I think the general media PR of team Rojas has been totally misguided (no surprise, given basically its an amatuer and a young tyro doing the talking).  Its like they're trying to condition people to understand it from an angle that isn't understandable.  Central midfielder?  His skills have been effective on the wing... yet there's as much a possibility of shifting central in Wellington as there is in Melbourne, especially with Ifill back its entirely plausible to give the Phoenix more punch in midfield to cause confusion in defences... best thing for his career?  I'd imagine if he is keen to play for the All Whites being under the current manager is a good start. 
 
I think the reason that Rojas is looking to go elsewhere is based on a lack of faith in the sustainability of the current ownership within the Phoenix.  I can't blame him on that.  The financial situation in the way it is being reported is fairly ordinary.  Andrew Durante said words to that effect on when he went to Sydney FC for the ACL that it had been playing on the minds of the players.  You can even go back to the Auckland Warriors situation when the club went bust and Eric Watson stepped in, and they appointed Daniel Anderson.  A lot of Kiwi internationals left the club in a screaming heap because of two reasons... firstly, lack of assurance in their careers (not being paid previously, not really knowing much about the new ownership structure), and secondly, the famous comment to Stacey Jones from Joe Vagana "who's your coach bro?"  Daniel who?  It seems a similar situation here at the 'Nix.  I don't think there were too many if any Warriors fans who gave it to the Vaganas for leaving... we were grateful that a number of the youngsters coming through at the time and some key talent in Ali Lauitiiti and Stacey Jones decided to give it another shot.  The guys who left because they had no faith on ensuring they got paid for the season... fair call. 
 
I think its time for Team Rojas to cut to the chase.  If you are going to continue to roll within the media circles, you are better off to give a plausible reason (lack of financial security is a fair one), rather than roll out a bunch of nonsense that makes no sense.  Its not just the fact the Yellow Fever brought Marco through that pings them off, to me its the excuses make no sense whatsoever, and I think the Yellow Fever fans are smart enough to cop an honest answer.
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Well written sir.
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I would have to agree

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Hard News wrote:
This is part of our problem.� With Ifill out 'pass to marco' was a great substitute for 'pass to ifill' but if we play them both all our players will get confused...


Or they could go with a comedy option and pass it to Siggy so we can watch him Charge down the flanks taking out anything in his way. Easily the most beautiful thing I have seen in a football match, a moving wall with a ball.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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Argh! Is this thread still going? Has Marco still not decided to stay? Doesn't he know we love him and everyone who ever criticised him were Melbourne fans pretending to Nix supporters? Come on my lad!
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not sure if this has been covered as my searches yeilded nothing. But our (probably for not much longer) has been nominated as one of seven finalists for the NAB Young Footballer of the year. He's February's nominee.

http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28778

18 February 2011

NAB Young Footballer of the Year - February nominee - Marco Rojas

Football Federation Australia and NAB are proud to announce the final nominee for the 2010/11 NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.

Marco Rojas from Wellington Phoenix was voted as the most outstanding U/21 player for the month of February.

Determined by a panel of experts the NAB Young Footballer of the Year - February nominee, Marco Rojas, was judged on his performance over weeks 26-27 of the Hyundai A-League 2010/11 season.

Marco Rojas is the seventh nominated player to be announced, in a list that includes North Queensland Fury�s Chris Payne, Adelaide United�s Mathew Leckie, Brisbane Roar�s Luke DeVere and Central Coast Mariners pair Mustafa Amini and Matthew Ryan and Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich. These seven players will qualify to be named the NAB Young Footballer of the Year at the Hyundai A-League Awards.

The overall winner will receive a $10,000 personal investment portfolio, a NAB Private Client Manager to assist with a range of banking and financial services, and the inaugural NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.

To acknowledge the vital role junior football clubs play in the development of today�s young stars as they strive to reach their potential, NAB will also present a $3,000 equipment pack to Marco Rojas' nominated junior club.
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I think it was announced just prior to our Adelaide v Phoenix finals playoff game, George...or was it the Adelaide game the week before?

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need to sign please ricky!!!!
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had a VIVID dream that marco decided to stay, so it will be done!!


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George Kostanza wrote:
not sure if this has been covered as my searches yeilded nothing. But our (probably for not much longer) has been nominated as one of seven finalists for the NAB Young Footballer of the year. He's February's nominee.

http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28778

18 February 2011

NAB Young Footballer of the Year - February nominee - Marco Rojas

Football Federation Australia and NAB are proud to announce the final nominee for the 2010/11 NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.

Marco Rojas from Wellington Phoenix was voted as the most outstanding U/21 player for the month of February.

Determined by a panel of experts the NAB Young Footballer of the Year - February nominee, Marco Rojas, was judged on his performance over weeks 26-27 of the Hyundai A-League 2010/11 season.

Marco Rojas is the seventh nominated player to be announced, in a list that includes North Queensland Fury�s Chris Payne, Adelaide United�s Mathew Leckie, Brisbane Roar�s Luke DeVere and Central Coast Mariners pair Mustafa Amini and Matthew Ryan and Melbourne Heart's Aziz Behich. These seven players will qualify to be named the NAB Young Footballer of the Year at the Hyundai A-League Awards.

The overall winner will receive a $10,000 personal investment portfolio, a NAB Private Client Manager to assist with a range of banking and financial services, and the inaugural NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.

To acknowledge the vital role junior football clubs play in the development of today�s young stars as they strive to reach their potential, NAB will also present a $3,000 equipment pack to Marco Rojas' nominated junior club.

I missed this. Young footballer of the year is supposed to be Australian?! Either that or they've changed it from 09/10 season.

And before you ask, source for last year's info:
http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/About_Us/7/4/2/8/Football+Federation+Australia+(FFA)/?ncID=ZBA

Australian players under the age of 21 at the commencement of the season, and who have not played more than 10 Hyundai A League games, are eligible to win the NAB A-League Young Footballer of the Year.

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Once he's lived in Melbourne for the next four years he'll be able to play for Australia.
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Bet he is waiting on the results of the whole 'will there be a club'. The timing of him saying a decision will be made early next week is too good.
 
In that case the fact he said "melbourne are strong favourites" leaves me rather worried that there will be no club  damn you brain stop thinking too much

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Soccer: Call-up may force Rojas to choose

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10710400

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Surely he couldn't do a double judas...?

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Azevo wrote:
Hard News wrote:
This is part of our problem.� With Ifill out 'pass to marco' was a great substitute for 'pass to ifill' but if we play them both all our players will get confused...


Or they could go with a comedy option and pass it to Siggy so we can watch him Charge down the flanks taking out anything in his way. Easily the most beautiful thing I have seen in a football match, a moving wall with a ball.


This ^^ Siggy marauding is like a Tank ballet dancing - gracefully destructive!
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Top article here by Michael Brown. Very balanced view of the whole Rojas situation - including the obvious parallels with Jeremys Brockie's move to Sydney in 2006.
 
 
Come on Marco. We love you here. Don't make the same mistake as Brockie. Please stay.
 

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terminator_x wrote:
Top article here by Michael Brown. Very balanced view of the whole Rojas situation - including the obvious parallels with Jeremys Brockie's move to Sydney in 2006.
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Come on Marco. We love you here. Don't make the same mistake as Brockie. Please stay.

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The one thing I thought was stupid was Jeremy actually went to Hawke's Bay because Ricki Herbert promised him he was going to make the Phoenix. That's why he left in contract early. He kept regular tabs with Brockie then all of a sudden stopped contacting him and he never ended up picking up. So the fact they're saying ..could Rojas end up in the NZFC if he doesn't crack the starting line up in Melbourne, is ridiculous.
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