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Posted July 17, 2025 11:59 · last edited July 17, 2025 12:57

Tyler

Lots of NZ teams are coached by foreigners. Most (well, over half) Central League clubs are coached by non-kiwis.

The academy has a few kiwis involved

Also worth noting that alot of our most experienced ex players never return to live in NZ. Nelsen, Elliott, Reid, Moss, Smeltz, Coveny, Bertos, Lochhead, Brown, Brockie, WeeMac, Killen* to name just a few.

Many of these guys have got into coaching after playing. Dan Keat & Cameron Knowles are others coaching overseas off the top of my head. It is a proper football brain drain.

Must be nearly half of that 2010 WC squad not living in Aotearoa. Falloon and Smith will soon leave. Neither Wood or Thomas will permanently return to NZ. That's a lot of top level football intellectual property that never returns.

Contrast that to say the UK where the vast majority of ex players stay living in Blighty, many moving into coaching.

*asterix for obvious reasons but putting the dodgy stuff aside, was one of our better AWs players

Lee Padmore and Steve Coleman (both Kiwis?) were 2 guys around the Academy that might have got roles with the first team had they stayed??

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Unknown editor edited July 17, 2025 12:57

Tyler

Lots of NZ teams are coached by foreigners. Most (well, over half) Central League clubs are coached by non-kiwis.

The academy has a few kiwis involved

Also worth noting that alot of our most experienced ex players never return to live in NZ. Nelsen, Elliott, Reid, Moss, Smeltz, Coveny, Bertos, Lochhead, Brown, Brockie, WeeMac, Killen* to name just a few.

Many of these guys have got into coaching after playing. Dan Keat & Cameron Knowles are others coaching overseas off the top of my head. It is a proper football brain drain.

Must be nearly half of that 2010 WC squad not living in Aotearoa. Falloon and Smith will soon leave. Neither Wood or Thomas will permanently return to NZ. That's a lot of top level football intellectual property that never returns.

Contrast that to say the UK where the vast majority of ex players stay living in Blighty.

*asterix for obvious reasons but putting the dodgy stuff aside, was one of our better AWs players

Lee Padmore and Steve Coleman (both Kiwis?) were 2 guys around the Academy that might have got roles with the first team had they stayed??

Unknown editor edited July 17, 2025 12:56

Tyler

Lots of NZ teams are coached by foreigners. Most (well, over half) Central League clubs are coached by non-kiwis.

The academy has a few kiwis involved

Also worth noting that alot of our most experienced ex players never return to live in NZ. Nelsen, Elliott, Reid, Moss, Smeltz, Coveny, Bertos, Lochhead, Brown, Brockie, WeeMac, Killen* to name just a few.

Many of these guys have got into coaching after playing. Dan Keat & Cameron Knowles are others coaching overseas off the top of my head. It is a proper football brain drain. Must be nearly half of that 2010 WC squad not living in Aotearoa. Falloon and Smith will soon leave.

But contrast that to the UK where the vast majority of ex players stay living in Blighty.

*asterix for obvious reasons but putting the dodgy stuff aside, was one of our better AWs players

Lee Padmore and Steve Coleman (both Kiwis?) were 2 guys around the Academy that might have got roles with the first team had they stayed??

Unknown editor edited July 17, 2025 12:07

Tyler

Lots of NZ teams are coached by foreigners. Most (well, over half) Central League clubs are coached by non-kiwis.

The academy has a few kiwis involved

Also worth noting that alot of our most experienced ex players never return to live in NZ. Nelsen, Elliott, Reid, Moss, Smeltz, Coveny, Bertos, Lochhead, Brown, Brockie, WeeMac, Killen* to name just a few.

Many of these guys have got into coaching after playing. Dan Keat & Cameron Knowles are others coaching overseas off the top of my head. It is a proper football brain drain. Must be nearly half of that 2010 WC squad not living in Aotearoa. Falloon and Smith will soon leave.

But contrast that to the UK where the vast majority of ex players stay living in Blighty.

*asterix for obvious reasons but putting the dodgy stuff aside, was one of our better AWs players

Lee Padmore and Steve Coleman (both Kiwis?) were 2 guys around the Academy that might have got roles with the first team had they stayed??

Unknown editor edited July 17, 2025 12:07

Tyler

Lots of NZ teams are coached by foreigners. Most (well, over half) Central League clubs are coached by non-kiwis.

The academy has a few kiwis involved

Unknown editor edited July 17, 2025 12:00

Tyler

Lots of NZ teams are coached by foreigners. Most (well, over half) Central League clubs are coached by non-kiwis.

The academy has a few kiwis involved

Also worth noting that alot of our most experienced ex players never return to live in NZ. Nelsen, Elliott, Reid, Moss, Smeltz, Coveny, Bertos, Lochhead, Brockie, WeeMac, Killen* to name just a few.

Alot of these guys have got into coaching after playing. Dan Keat & Cameron Knowles are others coaching overseas off the top of my head. It is a proper football brain drain. Must be nearly half of that 2010 WC squad not living in Aotearoa. Falloon and Smith will soon leave.

But contrast that to the UK where the vast majority of ex players stay living in Blighty.

*asterix for obvious reasons but putting the dodgy stuff aside, was one of our better AWs players