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Phoenix Transfer Speculation 2012/13

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over 13 years ago

I am now very excited about this season.

Our front players look strong

Our defenders are sound and I think Leo will be more then adequate

We have some good destructive midfielders

Our squad cover is stronger then many a year

If Sanchez and to a degree Smith can step up this season and give us a little creativity in the middle of the park then I think we can have a shot at the title this year



Auckland will rise once more

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over 13 years ago

I am now very excited about this season.

Our front players look strong

Our defenders are sound and I think Leo will be more then adequate

We have some good destructive midfielders

Our squad cover is stronger then many a year

If Sanchez and to a degree Smith can step up this season and give us a little creativity in the middle of the park then I think we can have a shot at the title this year

I'm worried with all this positivity, though I do agree with you.

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over 13 years ago

 Typical TVNZ news nothing about our newest signing, what a bunch of pratts!!!!

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over 13 years ago

TV3 had a good story. Minus points for giving News screen time.

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over 13 years ago

Missed it and now the TV3+1 channel is off air on Freeview.


(grrr emoticon)


"Phoenix till they lose"

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over 13 years ago
kiwikev wrote:

 Typical TVNZ news nothing about our newest signing, what a bunch of pratts!!!!

Yeah time ONE made a change there. Yeah the Rugby test is the lead, but Savill has no editorial judgement at all - fan club rugby guy -and talking to old AB fogies again is so boring - and how much grog they're gonna down tonight etc etc. Well done THREE again - at least McKay doesn't let his rugby genes get in the way.

 

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over 13 years ago
Bullion wrote:

I am now very excited about this season.

Our front players look strong

Our defenders are sound and I think Leo will be more then adequate

We have some good destructive midfielders

Our squad cover is stronger then many a year

If Sanchez and to a degree Smith can step up this season and give us a little creativity in the middle of the park then I think we can have a shot at the title this year

I'm worried with all this positivity, though I do agree with you.


This can't be right! Positivity! Sack Someone!!!!
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over 13 years ago

People, people.

We're three weeks out from the start and there's way too much feel good going on.

Let's put things in perspective:

  1. Season passes haven't arrived yet.
  2. Not much advertising
  3. Ifill is injured
  4. We haven't got a RB
Come on YF, where are you?  Ballane, Zinidine, Steve-O, let's be 'avving ya!

"Phoenix till they lose"

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over 13 years ago
Junior82 wrote:

People, people.

We're three weeks out from the start and there's way too much feel good going on.

Let's put things in perspective:

  1. Season passes haven't arrived yet.
  2. Not much advertising
  3. Ifill is injured
  4. We haven't got a RB
Come on YF, where are you?  Ballane, Zinidine, Steve-O, let's be 'avving ya!


Ahhh thats better.. Now I feel much more relaxed
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over 13 years ago


"Phoenix till they lose"

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over 13 years ago

There seem to be far too many youtube vids of this Shtein Hooggygems scoring sharp goals. I am positive this is some enormous con job. he will turn out to be 67years old with 2 tin knees.

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over 13 years ago
Junior82 wrote:

People, people.

We're three weeks out from the start and there's way too much feel good going on.

Let's put things in perspective:

  1. Season passes haven't arrived yet.
  2. Not much advertising
  3. Ifill is injured
  4. We haven't got a RB
Come on YF, where are you?  Ballane, Zinidine, Steve-O, let's be 'avving ya!

Actually on the radio on the way home tonight they were making a very big push for season membership sales. Ad placements all around the news on Newstalk ZB.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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over 13 years ago
the ant wrote:

There seem to be far too many youtube vids of this Shtein Hooggygems scoring sharp goals. I am positive this is some enormous con job. he will turn out to be 67years old with 2 tin knees.


To give balance, there are quite a few yootoob videos of Rory Fallon scoring snazzy goals, but if we signed him I'd poke my eyes out with a spoon.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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over 13 years ago

 perhpas this is what a real preseason is supposed to feel like, we have been deprioved for far too long. WE've got some quality signings, sure a few injury concerns but the club seems positive about these. Passess are due within the next week so fingers crossed this season is the one we've all been dreaming of.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 13 years ago

How many days in the last week have u checked Dom post?

How many radio stations have you checked.

Sony tell me -done very little advertising. 

Price 1 Dom post ad of that size and come back to me. Word of mouth is the best form of ad yet 

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over 13 years ago
Smithy wrote:
Junior82 wrote:

People, people.

We're three weeks out from the start and there's way too much feel good going on.

Let's put things in perspective:

  1. Season passes haven't arrived yet.
  2. Not much advertising
  3. Ifill is injured
  4. We haven't got a RB
Come on YF, where are you?  Ballane, Zinidine, Steve-O, let's be 'avving ya!

Actually on the radio on the way home tonight they were making a very big push for season membership sales. Ad placements all around the news on Newstalk ZB.

2. No advertising on the Concert Programme

(Newstalk ZB, pfft!)

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 13 years ago
Blew.3 wrote:

How many days in the last week have u checked Dom post?


What's a Dom Post?

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

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over 13 years ago
Smithy wrote:
the ant wrote:

There seem to be far too many youtube vids of this Shtein Hooggygems scoring sharp goals. I am positive this is some enormous con job. he will turn out to be 67years old with 2 tin knees.


To give balance, there are quite a few yootoob videos of Rory Fallon scoring snazzy goals, but if we signed him I'd poke my eyes out with a spoon.

a really large wooden spoon?
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over 13 years ago
Junior82 wrote:

[quote=Blew.3]

How many days in the last week have u checked Dom post? 


What's a Dom Post?

The Dominion - face lift model.
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over 13 years ago
kiwikev wrote:

 Typical TVNZ news nothing about our newest signing, what a bunch of pratts!!!!



Notice on ALeague twitter site there was no mention of Phoenix's new signing.  Fuck sakes, we're part of the Aleague would it kill them to tweet some news.  Instead they tweet their top contributors, hastags and other bs. 
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over 13 years ago

Coming up on Sports Tonight TV3

"Phoenix till they lose"

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over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:

TV3 had a good story. Minus points for giving News screen time.



Three times in 10 days.  Media whoring fucking HARD!

Are you the new yellow fever founder?

Founder

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over 13 years ago
Feverish wrote:
Hard News wrote:

TV3 had a good story. Minus points for giving News screen time.



Three times in 10 days.  Media whoring fucking HARD!

Are you the new yellow fever founder?

No u R

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over 13 years ago

 Good on the lad.  And Fenton too.  Thought Luke Rowe would have been a good choice to back up Lochhead. 


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over 13 years ago

terminator_x wrote:

 Can't wait for YF's favourite devil's advocate - James Dean - to awaken from his slumber and poor cold water on the so far largely unrestrained joy on display at this signing:

"He's too old"

"His goals per game ratio is crap"

"He hasn't played for months, he'll be unfit"

"This is a knee-jerk signing by the Phoenix three weeks out from the start of season"

"He's Belgian"

JD - you know I love you and you also know this is a thinly disguised attempt at a wind-up on my part but let me just pre-empt your natural inclination towards the dark-side by saying it's all cool bro. Just relax and have a little faith. Any signing is a gamble but on paper at least this seems like a good one. It is the natural state of any football fan three weeks out from the start of the season to be highly optimistic and dream that better days are ahead, so let's just enjoy the moment.

And with that I'm off to buy a packet of Belgian biscuits and settle down in front of Youtube for the evening watching 6 year-old videos of Stein scoring goals on FIFA.



Just saw this as been away in San Sebastien (I'd recommend it, great food great City beach)
This is exactly the type of signing I've been crying out for!  Quality, properly targeted to fill a gap in our squad and should enhance our style of play.  I'm really looking forward to seeing this guy in action - hope he has some match fitness.  He'll get a lot more chances here than he would do in Holland/Belgium with A-League defences so I wouldn't worry too much about those goal scoring stats.
Did people read the announcement as he had signed in the Ukraine but then backed out of the contract?  If so, we may have gotten a bit lucky with this one...

Normo's coming home

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over 13 years ago · edited over 13 years ago · History

Didn't read that he had signed for the Ukraine club, but that he went over and within a day realised that it wasn't suitable for his family.

That was either good forward planning on his part or very Smeltzy (depending on if he had signed up or not)..


"Phoenix till they lose"

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

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over 13 years ago

when we sign up the two from the school of excellence, will their spots be filled this season?

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over 13 years ago

we have signed Boyd btw


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over 13 years ago

the ant wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

People, people.

We're three weeks out from the start and there's way too much feel good going on.

Let's put things in perspective:

  1. Season passes haven't arrived yet.
  2. Not much advertising
  3. Ifill is injured
  4. We haven't got a RB
Come on YF, where are you?  Ballane, Zinidine, Steve-O, let's be 'avving ya!

Im back buggar all that stuff i want my bloody magnet.

Ahhh thats better.. Now I feel much more relaxed

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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over 13 years ago

FCB wrote:

when we sign up the two from the school of excellence, will their spots be filled this season?


Ricki said the other day at the press conference that they would replace the two school of excellance players.
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over 13 years ago

playwithFire wrote:

we have signed Boyd btw


3 year deal.
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over 13 years ago

playwithFire wrote:

we have signed Boyd btw

Must say I am surprised we signed him this season, I would have let him play for TW for at least this season. Unless we are going to sneak Pavlovic into one of the Wanderers luggage to take home from ChCh, I don't think he will get on the bench.
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over 13 years ago

 Remember we have half a team during two international windows.  Reckon he will get a game or 2.

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over 13 years ago · edited over 13 years ago · History

2ndBest wrote:

 Remember we have half a team during two international windows.  Reckon he will get a game or 2.

Not saying it is a bad signing, just questioning the way we have gone about it considering we have no youth side. I hope he does well against the Heart in round 2, and makes it hard for him to get dropped. I am just worried about what happens in between these 2 games if he doesn't.

He could play the Heart game, do the stand down and miss the first couple of TW games. He would still be available for us to call up if needed, and would get the benefit of  playing competitive games.

[Edit: fixed spelling]
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over 13 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

FCB wrote:

when we sign up the two from the school of excellence, will their spots be filled this season?


Ricki said the other day at the press conference that they would replace the two school of excellance players.
I hope they do and I hope they go younger

Normo's coming home

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over 13 years ago

Surely Boyd's goal will be to get himself above Pav in the pecking order, which is fairly realistic if he's decent. If he can do that he should get a fair few appearances off the bench, plus more game time during international windows and if there are injuries. Good signing imo.

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over 13 years ago

I wasnt sure he was the right choice - but now that he is signed, I am pumped for him and imagine Ricki will have a similar sort of Lindsay approach.

Congrats Tyler! 3 Years and he will still only be 20! Thats fantastic for all involved. 


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