Official Signings(Re or otherwise).

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Crap, didn't Dani Sanchez read this forum and realise he's wasting his time at a doomed club with no backroom staff, guaranteed tiny crowds and wooden spoon?

Ramming liberal dribble down your throat since 2009
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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Well, it could be worse - he may have had to go back to Scotland otherwise!

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Good stuff

I enjoy good news

Allegedly

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Does anyone remember - this is my own personal recollection from the 82 World Cup - that there was a kind of corn chip whose TV ad was a chant which ran thus:

SANCHO! (D major)
SANCHO! (Eb major)
SANCHO! (D major)

That has to be our new CAM's chant.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Good Phoenix news? I must be dreaming! Fantastic to hear, should boost fan morale a tad.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Excellent news, seems keen and happy to be here.

Thurtell, Bran and Chettleburgh signings will be announced on monday - you saw it here first

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

It is Monday.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

That was the announcement.

Allegedly

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Paulinho wrote:

"I had decided to go home but then changed my mind. I told myself that I really
wanted to be a Phoenix player and if you want something that badly you have to
work for it."

ï¿½

ï¿½Good quotes there. Good man.

Should help quieten the knitting circle now that we have signed one of their locals.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

welcome to the nix family Dani.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Doloras wrote:

It is Monday.

There is more than one monday in this lifetime (I hope)

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I don't like Mondays.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

He better be f**king good.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Stevo wrote:

He better be f**king good.

In Ricki we trust

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

All good, welcome

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Braaw!

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

I don't like Mondays.

Tell me why

COYN

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

Paulinho wrote:

"I had decided to go home but then changed my mind. I told myself that I really
wanted to be a Phoenix player and if you want something that badly you have to
work for it."

Good quotes there. Good man.

Should help quieten the knitting circle now that we have signed one of their locals.

Really good stuff.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

hamezilla wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

I don't like Mondays.

Tell me why

Nice one

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Word is he turned Wenger down to stay in Wellyfornia hence he turned to Arteta.

Everybody wins

E + R + O

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

welcome mr sanchez. Hope you can keep fighting your way into the starting lineup! Good luck, its gonna be hard to sway RH away from playing Brown

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Good old 'dirty'.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

"He will give us options when we need to change things during games."

sounds like he'll be used off the bench.

quality signing

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

twas my thinking also

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Scottishbhoy wrote:

"He will give us options when we need to change things during games."

sounds like he'll be used off the bench.

quality signing

That was my first impression too when I heard it.

Mind you, Ricki thought that was Kosta and Marco best position too.

B*llocks to subs, just start them if they can attack, its not as if there is any bloody relegation in this league.

UKandy2011-09-05 22:28:12

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Rojas was injured,then he started games. Sigh.

Allegedly

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I like the sounds of our dirty sanchez

Hope ricki gives him a fair go

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ok signing for me.....welcome to the club Dani

Sure hope Rickie gives the guy a chance. Start him from game one and let him get some confidence and develop some combinations. He is the sort of player we need to lead us to a different side of play. Attacking midfielders need to be confidence players.....he won't get that sitting on the bench.

I suspect Rickie will start the season conservatively with Brown, Lia and Muscat...and we will play our normal way...play it wide and whip in crosses. This is too easy to counter IMO. Sides will know to defend wide, stop Ifill and you shut the Nix down. A proper attacking mid would mix it up a bit more.

C'mon Rickie, give the lad a chance!!!!

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

                                                                  ifill
                     pantelis               sanchez        brown/greenacre                  bertos
                 downey                    durante          sigmund                                manny
                                                               paston

i would have sanchez starting .running at defenders playing on playing balls into the feet of pantelis, bertos and ifil. use brown to float and even 3 at back with manny playing further forward to help stop attacks on goal. i think this is a very attacking strategy but one we should go with.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ill be dissapointed if he doesnt get a shot to start, but seems he'll have to earn it off of the bench. Could be good for the side though, maybe it will put a wee bit more pressure on the current guys. We are still a striker short of a team I would be happy with. For me, if we could get a solid center forward, with Iffy on one of the flanks and the more selfless wingers on the other, then we will be allright

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

taranix wrote:

ï¿½ï¿½ ifill pantelis ï¿½sanchez ï¿½brown/greenacre bertos ï¿½ï¿½ downey durante sigmund manny ï¿½pastonï¿½ i would have sanchezï¿½starting .running atï¿½defenders playingï¿½on playing balls into the feet of pantelis, bertos and ifil. use brown to float and even 3 at back with manny playing further forward to help stop attacks on goal. i think this is a very attacking strategy but one we should go with.

I like this formation. Only 10 players, shows we've got balls. Sack Ricki, hire Taranix

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm looking forward to seeing him play. As I would be with any new creative mid-fielder. There is concern with how long it has taken to sign him, and what the reasoning behind that was, but before seeing him it is difficult to comment. Commentary from games has actually been fairly positive. He has showed he wants to be here by extending his trial right through his injury.rjmiller2011-09-06 09:10:25

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

zinidane wrote:

I suspect Rickie will start the season conservatively with Brown, Lia and Muscat...and we will play our normal way...play it wide and whip in crosses.

Unfortunately I agree with you. *sigh*

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ShowUsYaNix wrote:

taranix wrote:

I like this formation. Only 10 players, shows we've got balls. Sack Ricki, hire Taranix

IMO we can't afford to drop both Manny and Lia off CM....Brown will randomly disappear in game and our CBs will get exposed badly...this becomes more important if we want to start Sanchaz in CAM...IMO Brown only goes forward and score goals, if Sanchaz does his job he can replace Brown...

Ifill New Striker(Greeny)

Sanchaz

Pantalis Lia Manny

Lockhead Dura Siggy Downey(Bertos)

Manny/Lia/Siggy to cover right flank if needed, Downey/Bertos as wing back. Given how Bertos performed last year, i think he has become very "defensive", so probably good for him to start the season from playing wingback, fighting for starting spot with Downey. If his form stays like last season i don't want him to start every game...same to brown.

Safire2011-09-06 09:54:38

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Welcome Senor Sanchez! Great to have you on board!!

Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Starting line up should be:

Pav / Greenie / New Signing???
Leo Pantellis Lia Ifill

Muscat

Lochy Siggy Dura Downey

Paston

Bench: Nick T, Sanchez, Daniel/Brown, Warner

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Obviously just comments from the coaching staff, and they obviously wouldn't be saying bad things about a player they have just signed, but these comments sound positive.

Player-coach Chris Greenacre believes Sanchez will dazzle on attack. Greenacre says he's a player who has the potential to create goals with some spectacular passing in the midfield.

Asked if Sanchez shaped as the elusive playmaker, Herbert said: "I think he's different, he's clever, he's good off both feet, he's probably technically different to what we've got.

"He can play in behind a striker or in behind a front two; he can play a little wider if you needed him to.

"So the options are the appealing thing, but one of the big things is he's fitted in very quickly to the culture, accepted it, and he works really hard.

"I'm not saying other foreign players don't, but I'll give him his due, he's knuckled down and done everything that's been asked of him."

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

taranix wrote:

ï¿½ï¿½ ifill pantelis ï¿½sanchez ï¿½brown/greenacre bertos ï¿½ï¿½ downey durante sigmund manny ï¿½pastonï¿½

The famous 4-4-1

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I've like what I've seen of him on the park locally.Based on what Ricki says above he has the attributes of a good Nix team player and may surprise some.Welcome to the Nix Dani.

Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm really glad this guy actually came thru and signed, A decent striker and we will have a decnt enough team

starting XI for me would be

                      Paston

Downey    Siggy      Durante    Lochhead

               Muscat     Lia

Bertos/Ifill       Sanchez       Pantelis/Ifill

               New Striker/Ifillsmittyz112011-09-06 10:35:27

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