Huawei Wellington United Phoenix Academy Football School of Excellence - WeeNix

What's the go with the academy next year? Are these guys just on a one year deal? Do we try get some more players in for next year? Do we go younger?

I think Tinnion is a real talent. Does he live here full time now or go home? I think he usually plays for Western Suburbs with Hindmarch. Hoyle came out early and played for Napier CR, don't know about Jones. What makes it hard for theses young guys is that they're imports in the A League sense and so can look forward to only NZFC football.

At the moment the Academy team allows fringe and returning from injury players to get a game at a reasonable level. If the academy goes younger, that will remove that opportunity I think. If the current players also train with the senior squad ( I don't know if they do or not) then younger players probably wouldn't be able to o that to the same extent. 

They really need a youth team playing in the junior nzfc and operate as a trues academy side. I think the current rules allow the use of 1 or 2 over age players, but then we get into pro in an amateur competition territory.  I've given more questions than answers really....

 They need to be playing in the Aus National Youth League...

Ressies finally had another win   5-1 v NZ Under 20`s

Another? I thought this would be there first?

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/Phoenix%20A%20Team%20Hits%20Its%20Straps/59614 

Not really much of a match report...

We cant beat anyone else, so lets give the other team some of our own players lol

lol the poll on that link asks who has been the nix's best youngster? And lists totori. Do the nix even know how old their players are?

I heard one of the tv commentators also mention how he was young and part of this youth revolution

He is 26 by the way

Just wondered that myself! I thought he was even older than that.

yeah i thought he was 28, but wiki says 26

Good to see them get a win though. Much needed.

I actually laughed at the Poll mentioning Totori as a "young" player.

Guess that means Messi should be Spain's Young Player of the Year :D

totori and smith scoring against the kids just shows where their skill level sits. Totori barely gets a look in on goal in the a-league but against players of lesser experience and ability he obviously shines, same with Smith - time for these two imports to stop taking up space on the bench and move on.

smith wasnt even in the squad for the jets game - sadly i didnt even realise this till after the game. Shows how valuable he is to us

yeah sadly he's just not worth his import spot. not even sure if he would be worth just a regular spot anymore. I really rated the guy too.

 Smith - like a lot of our young guys has promise, if he was given the supporting players around him he might achieve some good things. I'm surprised Waffles isn't better in the air - he has the height and the jump for it. Totori has to go. At best he is a bench player for the nix and a starter for the reserves (ASBP team)

For anybody interested in seeing how the reserves and fringe players go against below-par opponents, I'll be live tweeting the Waikato FC v Phoenix A game on @ASBPremiership, if not, continue as you were... 

So a few seniors missing from the Waikato team then......

Entertaining stuff so far! Waikato up 2-1 at the break.

4-1 two goals to rory turner who nobody on here rates. hmm

hmmmm alright - terrible score

Waikato FC played well but yeah you should expect a team stacked full of ASB Prem standouts to beat them, I guess its the team not gelling - maybe that's a lack of training time, match time, or coaching, it's hard for me to say.

maybe motivation is a factor

What was the Nix lineup?

oh I just read it on the link. Thanks.

Seriously?! 4-1 loss to Waikato?...

... Seriously?!

 No.  We made it up to make the knitting circle happy.

LOL!!!

Phoenix Reserves should be able to beat a team in the bottom half of the ASB Premiership!

You think?

Well, they managed to get spanked by Manawatu too, so it's not really that shocking.

wheres the motivation for these guys. its a nice stop gap i guess but the club needs a NYL side pronto. whats holding it up? Asia?

Money and the FFA not wanting them.

Minor things.

im sure the money thing can be resolved. ffa obviously not so much. 

They won't pay a media manager but the million dollar estimated for an NYL campaign 'can be resolved'... let's just say I'm cynical.