History for paige478

I can't remember all of the questions, but here's some of the answers I can remember:

• Neither the club nor Ernie have looked at the off-contract players yet, that will happen over the next week or so and decisions will be made.
• It is unlikely that there will be another pre-season trip to India or anywhere else, Merrick would prefer to play local NZ sides (I guess he meant ASB Prem sides) and travel to Oz to play some A-League sides.
• Season pass renewal will start on June 17.
• Merrick doesn't think that only having 1 import slot available to be filled will be a problem for the squad he wants to build
• The club has spoken to NZF about the potential overlap between the U20 side in the ASB Prem and the Academy, discussions still ongoing.
• Merrick wants to implement a game plan where the ball is transitioned from defence to attack quickly, and then for the attackers to hold the ball outside the box and pass it around until the killer ball is there to be made.
• To do that, he wants to sign a fast-paced striker to complement Brockie/Stein/Ifill who'll be able to make the run to get on the end of the killer ball (a la Berisha).
• Ernie likes the idea of having Manny in the midfield, which means something will be needed to be done to fill the gap at RB.
• Merrick doesn't want to focus on turning the Ring of Fire into a fortress, he would prefer to get the team playing just as well away from home as they do at home. Doesn't want the travel factor to be used as an excuse for poor away form.
• Domey likes the idea of choosing an away game to encourage as many fans as possible to attend, will look at doing packages with airlines and accommodation to make the trip a bit cheaper.
• Club has asked for double headers in Sydney or Melbourne to help out travelling fans, not sure if this will be able to be built into the draw or not by the FFA.

I can't remember all of the questions, but here's some of the answers I can remember:

• Neither the club nor Ernie have looked at the off-contract players yet, that will happen over the next week or so and decisions will be made.
• It is unlikely that there will be another pre-season trip to India or anywhere else, Merrick would prefer to play local NZ sides (I guess he meant ASB Prem sides) and travel to Oz to play some A-League sides.
• Season pass renewal will start on June 17.
• Merrick doesn't think that only having 1 import slot available to be filled will be a problem for the squad he wants to build
• The club has spoken to NZF about the potential overlap between the U20 side in the ASB Prem and the Academy, discussions still ongoing.
• Merrick wants to implement a game plan where the ball is transitioned from defence to attack quickly, and then for the attackers to hold the ball outside the box and pass it around until the killer ball is there to be made.
• To do that, he wants to sign a fast-paced striker to complement Brockie/Stein/Ifill who'll be able to make the run to get on the end of the killer ball (a la Berisha).
• Ernie likes the idea of having Manny in the midfield, which means something will be needed to be done to fill the gap at RB.
• Merrick doesn't want to focus on turning the Ring of Fire into a fortress, he would prefer to get the team playing just as well away from home as they do at home. Doesn't want the travel factor to be used as an excuse for poor away form.