Phoenix Transfer Speculation 2012/13

Get rid of Lia and Smith.

I would potentially keep Totori, annoying as he is, if we do move towards a more possession based game and look to get players in behind the line he may come of age, plus he's in his first year in a professional environment, give him a bit more time to develop. After all, Lia's been in one for how long and has looked arse this year.

Also Siggy took a while to find his feet.

Neither Lia nor Siggy take up an import slot.

George?

Nicky Ward?

This 'maybe' keeps popping up, but is there any substance to it?

With McGlinchey's contract expiring at the end of the season, I would be hoping we would be making a big play for him. 

With what money?

I think McG will certainly look to head back to Europe.

The A League did what he wanted, got him back into a professional environment and on Ricki's radar for the world cup. Time to head back and test himself against a higher level of opposition and see how good he really is.

Good luck with that

LOL Totori

#whatwerewethinking

As much as I would like Wee Mac, don't think he would leave CCM to another A-League side. I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to head overseas again. I think a J-League/K-League move wouldn't be a bad option.

Um but Ricki developed Rojas 

Okay so we really need a leftback for next season. Hogg is useless!!!! 

nah he's not he was just left with no help for a large part of the game,

like the comments above, given we are supposed to be at the cap we have to be paying some players a lot more than they are worth.

Probably too early to say.. but yet again isaka Cernak impressed

i agree with that last bit

watch the last goal again, manny didn't even bother to squeeze in behind his centre back

I can't write a big enough rant about last night. But on a transfer note the key areas of weakness depth are;

RB - Manny didn't look great,  and Leo isn't exactly at his best there. We need a solid RB performer.

DMF - No one in the squad bar Manny has performed there this season, and by Manny's standards he's off

I honestly believe that you plug those two gaps, and play a 4-2-3-1 we've got the ability to really shore up our defence, and start to unlock defences at the other end between Brockie, Ifill, Hysugems, and Fenton/Boyd/Totori/Sanchez

1] Hogg was abandoned for most of the game. He was getting skinned and had no help.

2] WTF is Paston up to? Yet again, the big welly up the field and giving the ball away so the 6'4 defenders could out jump our 5'6 strikers. We just gift the opposition possession every friggen time. Also as  our goalkeeper it is his job to keep the defenders informed of what is going on behind their backs. Over the last few games Siggy and Durante seem to be having a go at Paston for not telling them where the opposition players are behind them.

3] We don't ever play the long ball - yeah right. Why are we persisting in big 50 yard lobs all the friggen time? We have no height so keep the friggen ball on the ground. What is wrong with short passing? Last night we spent most of the game passing the ball straight to the opposition. CCM must have been laughing in their dressing room.

4] WTF Ifill? You didn't chase the passes that you could have gotten too - even with your slow legs. Yet, you ran your arse off to go after definate lost causes?? Is it time to call it a day? I fear the legs have gone.

5] STOP Playing route 1 football.

6] HAVE a plan "B"!!

7] STOP Playing route 1 football.

8] Have more passing at practices.

9] HAVE a plan "B" !

I beg to differ. Leo is looking better at right back than he has for a couple of seasons as a left mid. His confidence to take players on is back and stronger than it has been for a while. That said he only seems to be at his best when Siggy is barking orders at him. Still want a specialist RB instead of converting players into a stop gap though 

Sorry, posted that lot on the wrong thread. My apologies. In regards to transfers. We need some younger, hungrier legs. Fenton, Hogg etc, they show promise and will be much better players for this sad seasons experience. But some of the 30+ year olds really need to look at their motivation and their "efforts" that they put in.

Feverish

Back to my main point ... do you think weeMac or similar player would come to the Nix with RH as coach... WSW, MV, Mariners ... say now SFC, The Roar .... all have runs on the board .... in the coaching department ... 

the only players that are going to willingly come play for us are those that can't get game time elswehere - ala Cernak