Well they've been cutting Archie Thompson's hair for years...
Thought Nix players used to have to be insured x2 didn't they? Aus + NZ due to playing half their games there and half here? Could be wrong?
Think that was it. Plus they would need to play ACC levies too.
The club would have to pay ACC costs of about $300,000 for the coming season, he said. It had the option of taking out private insurance instead of paying levies, as part of ACC's partnership programme, but was unlikely to take it up.
"For any sports organisation, us notwithstanding, there's just not a lot of cash flow...so meeting those ACC requirements for the partnership programme would probably be just too difficult for us," he said.
The club was "very keen to sit down with ACC" to continue discussions.
Phoenix owner Terry Serepisos had made some "enormous personal sacrifices" and the club was lucky to have his support, Mr Mitchell said.
He earlier said the club had not disputed the amount of levies owed, but did have an issue with the way ACC applied them.
The club was obliged to pay for private medical insurance in Australia as part of competition regulations, as well as ACC levies, he said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/4178071/Phoenix-future-not-in-threat
Ifill having an exchange with some.moron on twitter this morning, at one point stated "I also don't play football anymore". Read in to that what you will, could have been just trying to win an argument.
Ifill and Djite's smackdown of Chippendale's, I'll say it, racist comments about African footballers was epic. Big ups to both of them.
Speaking of Iffy's twitter, he's got no issue with making Carlos-KFC jokes, and reacted to someone who said he was like Ricki Herbert with horror. Refreshing honesty or just a big mouth that will cut short his career?
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But saying mean jokes about a former teammate? That's the kind of thing that'd be a big scandal if the media cared.
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I don't think its any secret how poorly Carlos fitted in to the nix squad.
Allegedly
But saying mean jokes about a former teammate? That's the kind of thing that'd be a big scandal if the media cared.
That's the difference.
currently in more ways that one. Neither of them are under contract at the club at the moment.
Allegedly
KIWI Paul Ifill on the football comeback Yes now a Kiwi and now can't fly
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Three spots. Wee Mac, Tom Doyle and an import. Where does he fit in?
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Wait so Ifill will be classed as a local now?!
"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"
Three spots. Wee Mac, Tom Doyle and an import. Where does he fit in?
above all them
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Three spots. Wee Mac, Tom Doyle and an import. Where does he fit in?
above all them
Anywhere he goddamn likes. He's Paul Ifill, bitches!
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COYN Wait so Ifill will be classed as a local now?!
nope. Need citizenship.
Boxey - apparently the Ifill family now has residency....still not enough to take him out of the import slots?
Wait so Ifill will be classed as a local now?!
nope. Need citizenship.
Boxey - apparently the Ifill family now has residency....still not enough to take him out of the import slots?
Apparently not, see transfer speculation thread. Seems you need citizenship to be a local and apparently you need residency for five years before that happens, so from that it seems we will never have Ifill as a non-import.
"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"
Wait so Ifill will be classed as a local now?!
nope. Need citizenship.
Boxey - apparently the Ifill family now has residency....still not enough to take him out of the import slots?
Apparently not, see transfer speculation thread. Seems you need citizenship to be a local and apparently you need residency for five years before that happens, so from that it seems we will never have Ifill as a non-import.
If Ifill has only just now got residency, which is needed for 5 years in order to get citizenship, how the hell did Daniel and Dura get it so fast?
What else are we going to do with our import slot?
Seems like Merick has nothing in mind for it, which leads me to believe its held for Ifill should he be ready for it.
Paul Ifill shouldn't be signed up if there is someone better out there. I think we would all prefer if the club looked for a striker. However, given it seems we have made all the major signings that we will make having Ifill is better than not having him at all.
You have to have had residence in NZ for five years before applying to become a citizen.
Eligible for citizenship if you:
‘New Zealand residence’ means you have a residence permit, a residence visa, or a permanent residence visa issued by Immigration New Zealand or you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
Please Note: If you can show that there are exceptional circumstances that warrant a reduction, you may be considered as long as you have a minimum presence in New Zealand of 450 days with New Zealand residence in the 20 months before you make your application.
End of an era. Vinnie - It's over.
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If Ifill has only just now got residency, which is needed for 5 years in order to get citizenship, how the hell did Daniel and Dura get it so fast?
Durante is an Aussie so automatically got residency, so could become a citizen after living here for 5 years. In Daniel's case I think someone must have pulled some strings cos he wasn't even here for 5 years before getting citizenship - someone probably convinced the powers that be he would be an asset to New Zealand as an All White. (Even though he wasn't eligible to play for NZ when he got citizenship cos he hadn;t been here 5 years!)
What else are we going to do with our import slot?
Seems like Merick has nothing in mind for it, which leads me to believe its held for Ifill should he be ready for it.
Save the spot and see who comes available?
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depends on cap space after Burns, Gorrin, and WeeMac we might not have any. Plus we can only sign someone on a one year deal. A one legged Ifill is still better than half the imports in the league.
Firstly, no-one has seen a one legged Ifill play. Secondly, and I feel like a broken record on this point but I think it's important, we need to focus on the next Ifill rather than pretending that Ifill 2014 is going to be the same player as Ifill 2008
Normo's coming home
depends on cap space after Burns, Gorrin, and WeeMac we might not have any. Plus we can only sign someone on a one year deal. A one legged Ifill is still better than half the imports in the league.
Firstly, no-one has seen a one legged Ifill play. Secondly, and I feel like a broken record on this point but I think it's important, we need to focus on the next Ifill rather than pretending that Ifill 2014 is going to be the same player as Ifill 2008
depends on cap space after Burns, Gorrin, and WeeMac we might not have any. Plus we can only sign someone on a one year deal. A one legged Ifill is still better than half the imports in the league.
Firstly, no-one has seen a one legged Ifill play. Secondly, and I feel like a broken record on this point but I think it's important, we need to focus on the next Ifill rather than pretending that Ifill 2014 is going to be the same player as Ifill 2008
Yes, if we can and if we have the cap space. Which I suspect we don't.
How do we have one of the worst teams in the A-League and not have any cap space? Also we still have 3 marquee spots. We don't need to get a super, super player as a marquee. Why can't we just sign a relatively average international marquee but pay him about what we pay our other international players. If Welnix don't want to buy another player then that is fine but having no cap space doesn't make sense to me.
depends on cap space after Burns, Gorrin, and WeeMac we might not have any. Plus we can only sign someone on a one year deal. A one legged Ifill is still better than half the imports in the league.
Firstly, no-one has seen a one legged Ifill play. Secondly, and I feel like a broken record on this point but I think it's important, we need to focus on the next Ifill rather than pretending that Ifill 2014 is going to be the same player as Ifill 2008
Yes, if we can and if we have the cap space. Which I suspect we don't.
How do we have one of the worst teams in the A-League and not have any cap space? Also we still have 3 marquee spots. We don't need to get a super, super player as a marquee. Why can't we just sign a relatively average international marquee but pay him about what we pay our other international players. If Welnix don't want to buy another player then that is fine but having no cap space doesn't make sense to me.
Because the owners have said that its a marquee less team.
The cap space issue is an assumption based on a few factors. firstly Burns and Gorrin would not have been cheap, secondly we apparently offered McGlinchey much more than any other team was able to without making him Marquee, thirdly we only have a couple of roster spots left and are looking only at cover players.
If McGlinchey falls through then we likely will have the cap space to sign the next Ifill (but will only be able to offer a single year as foreign space is precious and you would think that we would like to extend Cunningham and Riera if they have good seasons)
Who says we are one of the worse teams in the comp? I think we are going to be extremely competitive. I expect Krishna and Boyd to step up, Burns to show us what he can do, and Cunningham to get into double digits all with the benefit of a solid pre-season, etc.
Who says we are one of the worse teams in the comp?
A good majority of the posters here. We have a "pop-gun attack" and we're "weaker than last year", remember, because David Dome spent too much time on these Football United shenanigans (apparently).
Most of this forum have decided that 2014-15 is another bust season before a ball has been kicked.
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