Phoenix Transfer Speculation 2012/13

 I think you should have and/or Gareth. 

Yeah. That's where it comes from. No whining is justified. We're just haters and idiots. Silly us wanting a new coach after 6 years and a terrible season and a coach with no apparent plan B. The players just need to step up! Then everything will be great.

It's just that even something good like signing a young striker for the rest of the season turns to angst and sack ricki/the owners/nixie.

Hey I'm happy he signed. But Doloras makes it out that anyone who blames Ricki for anything is simply angsting for the sake of it.

Oh ok. She hardly ever tells us what she thinks. Only what we supposedly think.

Been there, done that with her.

No the other thing with the thing about the thing on.... oh nevermind.

 I don't tell you what I think because opinions are like assholes and therefore that would be akin to farting in an enclosed space.

Leave it to experts to educate the rest of us on things we do not know about.....

 But more seriously - if we replace Ricki over the summer I won't shed any tears, unless it's a scion of the Auckland Old Boys Network. But I am neutral on whether the issue is the coach or not. From Iffy's twitter, it seems that it's Welnix that have "lost the changing room", not Ricki. But we can't SACK WELNIX unless there's someone else better lined up. SAME WITH RICKI.

Thats an interesting point about the players rallying against the owners. Would be much the same as Blackburn I guess.

but we can't line anyone up if we don't line anyone else up (he says tautologically)

 Again, I would have no issue if Welnix's board (including people like Hickey and others who actually know football) were quietly looking at the "Coaches Available" listings on International Football TradeMe or however they do it. But again, not convinced that Ricki is the problem, rather than simply a plum target.

Wellnix + Ricki = The Problem

yeah, I don't see how he can not be. I haven't seen anything lately that indicates he is a good coach for this level. Good motivator, sure (although not now obviously).

What do you like about his coaching? (not rhetorical).

Is is worth enquiring if Sydney would release Culina, I understand he is not on much $:

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/263440,farina-culinas-time-at-sydney-may-be-up.aspx 

Don't give a rats arse if the players don't like owners. The owners don't defend like shit, pass like shit and generally give up in the second half. Time for a whole bunch of people to look in the mirror. Everyone is looking for someone to point the finger at. 

As for Ricki being a plum target. It standard practice in pro sport for the buck to stop with the coach if things are bad. Ricki has been "Mr Phoenix" for the last six years. He has had  total control of the footballing side of the club. If the team is not functioning then its his responsibility. He was told he could spend the salary cap. He chose to retain Smith and Sanchez as imports. Totori, Huysegems. Downey etc were all his picks. He always said that the Nix won't do marquee signings...well before Welnix came on the scene. He chose to play five attackers and only one DM against the league leaders. He chose to play a high defensive line against the Victory. He was happy to slide off and do the Olympic junket when all the other A_League coaches were fine tuning their recruitment and preseason work.

How anyone can say that Ricki is not the problem is beyond me. There might be some other mitigating factors but the reality is he runs the show and its gone belly up. He has to take the majority of the blame.

Wtf happened to Downey ? I though he left ?

Ricki doesn't defend like shit, pass like shit and generally give up in the second half.

Yep. That's how it works. Not very nice, but life isn't.

 I'd still have played him instead of Manny at Right back last Thursday.

He's a nice guy though. And yep he is definitely still around, saw him only yesterday!

You win a special prize for use of the word honking Patrick. 

 Not on my watch.

Could sign his old man as coach or as an assiant to Fergie. Dream team....not and bring Kruse in as Aust Marqee.

Sorry News, I will ban myself

Couldn't Culina do a job for the rest of this season? Pretty low risk on a short term contract and he is capable of passing to his team mates, unlike many of our current squad.

 For the 4th time.  Not on my watch.

Culina is decent quality for the A-League, bit of a cock though. Would I take him? In our current situation, in a heartbeat.

Its actually a possibility...