^ This.
[/quote] I have to laugh. I'm regularly at Kiwitea and Fred Taylor
God you talk bollocks. The onfield product is horrible. The one time we get a regular league game on TV, it was insipid crap football - certainly nothing to ATTRACT fans to go watch. By reflection, your team of imports play a lot better but if its only one team, how does this help to grow the league, as you stated a couple of pages back? The TW v Canty game was completely fucking awful and backs the point that if you want fans (both for Phoenix and ASB games) make the product worth watching, not find a new location to play it at.
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To call ASBP football "insipid crap" is pretty insulting to all the players involved and shows a complete lack of perspective. You seem to be too bitter and twisted to appreciate what's in front of you. I bet you're fun.
[/quote] Right, and if I insult Auckland over 30s div 5 is that insulting to them if that's the best level they can play at? Seriously man, get your hand off it. [/quote]
Just a minute. There is a sad hunched figure who is always loudly complaining about everything from the sidelines at Kiwitea St in a broad Northern British accent. It couldn't be...could it JV? You really need to lighten up old boy.
I'm a Kiwi sir.
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Shaun Derry was on the radio this morning saying he would not mind playing in the A League. Plays in the middle of the pitch and knows Ifill. Worth a phone call Ricki or at least get Ifill to do your spade work for you? Good for a season or 2 maybe?
Bit long in the tooth isn't he? Remember Derry when he played for Palace. A good combative midfielder. I think the Phoenix need a more creative player.
The Peacock is well past it, he's just a more streetwise Manny Muscat
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I'd like to see someone with a bit of strength in the air and presence in the box - even if they weren't a genuine goal scorer. Must be able to play back to goal
Someone like Billy Mehmet wouldve been good, dont know why Ricki didnt like him when he trialled with us
Didn't meet our no cocks policy
Wouldn't mind a mongrel though to be honest
Also, if the no cocks policy is stopping us signing good players then maybe it needs to be re-thought. If we have a cr@p team of nice guys that's not great...some of the best players in the league are complete bell ends. May make the managers job easier to not have to deal with difficult players but that's why they call it management really
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Well that's interesting. Has always been a bit of an excuse for not signing various players
But it does seem that the team is generally very close off the field and that is no bad thing
Oh come on, has anyone ever really regarded that as a serious policy? Has always seemed nothing more than forum banter to me.
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I'd like to see someone with a bit of strength in the air and presence in the box - even if they weren't a genuine goal scorer. Must be able to play back to goal
Someone like Billy Mehmet wouldve been good, dont know why Ricki didnt like him when he trialled with us
Didn't meet our no cocks policy
Wouldn't mind a mongrel though to be honest
Also, if the no cocks policy is stopping us signing good players then maybe it needs to be re-thought. If we have a cr@p team of nice guys that's not great...some of the best players in the league are complete bell ends. May make the managers job easier to not have to deal with difficult players but that's why they call it management really
Name your source, name your source I DEMAND YOU NAME YOUR SOURCE
Well that's interesting. Has always been a bit of an excuse for not signing various players
But it does seem that the team is generally very close off the field and that is no bad thing
Oh come on, has anyone ever really regarded that as a serious policy? Has always seemed nothing more than forum banter to me.
Well of course he did, plenty of us have trotted out the no cocks policy when transfer rumours have arisen, but that's why we don't pick the squad. I'd be seriously disappointed if professional decisions were made on that basis alone.
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In Magic Johnsons book, they were saying at the Lakers in their heydays of the 80's, the Lakers looked at character first cause everyone had talent that was not much different from the next guy. It was those guys that sat at the end of the squad, if they had a bad attitude, they they would infect the others. I know its not a real comparison to what we are talking about but their are some sports franchises that do look at that first.
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Probably not the best example (just one that I know of) but the Blackcaps selection has a % (albeit small) of the selection criteria for the player's character. Like I said poor example but it's unlikely the Blackcaps are trend setting in pro sport with that.
I think the talk of a no cocks policy on here might have lead people to believe it actually exists.
You're doing well if you don't have one or two fuckheads in your team even if you do actively try to recruit that way.
Fuck this stupid game
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well now I REALLY don't understand what our excuse is for having some of the players we do
Normo's coming home
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Proof the "No Cocks" Policy doesn't exsist...
"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
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I think I'm getting it now. The cocks we sign are good cocks, the cocks we don't sign (or who leave) are bad cocks?
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a bit like bollocks and the dog's bollocks
"Phoenix till they lose"
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"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
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Would be good if another club was to sign Beckham, then we could sign nearly any Scottish international we want, who would love to come and break his legs.
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Has done something or not shown something that has influenced National teams coach.
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I vote we sign him so that every 2nd article about football in NZ isn't 'Clapham to the Nix'
Any other news on the striking front?
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Clapham doesn't fit the no cocks policy. Thinks he is a lot better than he is, attitude is not there. My mate works at a bar in CHCH and has gotten into a few arguments with Clapham when he says that he deserves a pro contract and pulls out the "How many World Cups have you been to" card. Tbh I wouldn't want him here.
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Probably covered elsewhere, but we signed the GK with the coolest name in the league - Griffin McMaster, who will replace Moss (hernia) for the next month
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Clapham doesn't fit the no cocks policy. Thinks he is a lot better than he is, attitude is not there. My mate works at a bar in CHCH and has gotten into a few arguments with Clapham when he says that he deserves a pro contract and pulls out the "How many World Cups have you been to" card. Tbh I wouldn't want him here.
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Clapham doesn't fit the no cocks policy. Thinks he is a lot better than he is, attitude is not there. My mate works at a bar in CHCH and has gotten into a few arguments with Clapham when he says that he deserves a pro contract and pulls out the "How many World Cups have you been to" card. Tbh I wouldn't want him here.
My mate is the barman there, not some confronting dick in a bar annoying the shit out of people... and all the other staff I know that work there agree.
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Has done something or not shown something that has influenced National teams coach.
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It is possible to be a barman and a confronting dick annoying the shit out of people.
Just saying (and I don't know your mate or Aaron Clapham).
"Phoenix till they lose"
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It is possible to be a barman and a confronting dick annoying the shit out of people.
Just saying (and I don't know your mate or Aaron Clapham).
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no offence to AC, but on twitter he often does seem to overly promote himself, doesnt to seem that extra hunger that comes across with a lot of the other young lads I follow.
If he wanted pro football really badly, I reckon he could find it somewhere, but he doesnt to seem to have that drive
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Has done something or not shown something that has influenced National teams coach.
Would put my money on this answer. He's undeniably got some talent but Ricki always seems to dismiss any talk of signing him.
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It is possible to be a barman and a confronting dick annoying the shit out of people.
Just saying (and I don't know your mate or Aaron Clapham).
In Christchurch, yes.
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Linked on the home page: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/phoenix/8021740/Phoenix-at-full-force-face-soft-Western-Sydney
Herbert is hunting for an attack-minded midfielder, with Tom Biss (academy) and Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United) both options.
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Clapham doesn't fit the no cocks policy. Thinks he is a lot better than he is, attitude is not there. My mate works at a bar in CHCH and has gotten into a few arguments with Clapham when he says that he deserves a pro contract and pulls out the "How many World Cups have you been to" card. Tbh I wouldn't want him here.
My mate is the barman there, not some confronting dick in a bar annoying the shit out of people... and all the other staff I know that work there agree.
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Clapham doesn't fit the no cocks policy. Thinks he is a lot better than he is, attitude is not there. My mate works at a bar in CHCH and has gotten into a few arguments with Clapham when he says that he deserves a pro contract and pulls out the "How many World Cups have you been to" card. Tbh I wouldn't want him here.
My mate is the barman there, not some confronting dick in a bar annoying the shit out of people... and all the other staff I know that work there agree.
Haha yeah good point.
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Linked on the home page: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/phoenix/8021740/Phoenix-at-full-force-face-soft-Western-Sydney
Herbert is hunting for an attack-minded midfielder, with Tom Biss (academy) and Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United) both options.
I thought we were looking for a striker? Especially with Sanchez about to return.
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Any chance of strengthening our midfield with someone not out of the academy? I mean I'd like us to start shooting up the table, and I think it is the midfield where we are solid, but could definitely improve our team.
I'll go out on a limb and say we don't need any more strikers, but we do need a solid mega-fit, tackling, passing and creating type midfielder or another good option of some kind. Is Cam Lindsay every going to get a look in? Is he really that far behind Tyler Boyd?
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Still need a striker on todays performance.
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
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