He beat out most of Australia and New Zealand'e best in the Nike challenge earlier in the year and has been well-regarded for a long while. The club have had him in for weeks and made the decision to sign him it's not a knee-jerk 'want' signing.
I think Ryan and News just answered the question.
Grumpy old bastard alert
If you saw him play at Rotorua, his signing is an absolute no-brainer. He is too good to let go somewhere else, whether it be to the US, Europe or Australia. Every chance he'll turn into a Rojas and [this time] generate a bit of income for us when transfered. This nursery of NZ talent could end up quite lucrative if they play it right. From identifying the right talent, signing them and making it worth their while to be part of the club and therefore not be tempted by anmywhere else.
All Whites next.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Phoenix should have signed William Gallas
Clapham sheds tear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wWi6OrgZe4
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Phoenix should have signed William Gallas
No thanks. Just because he's a 'name' doesn't mean he will make a difference.
a.haak
Clapham sheds tear
good.
Fair enough too. Clapham's got the goods and should have been signed years ago.
Clapham sheds tear
good.
Fair enough too. Clapham's got the goods and should have been signed years ago.
HWFGA.
E + R + O
tbh if Ernie was here 2 years ago, going by the signings he has made recently - Clapham most likely would've been signed.
a.haak
maybe maybe not, surely if he wanted clapham he would have signed him now. 2 years is going to make any difference.
Queenslander 3x a year.
so what does hicks bring our squad numbers up to now? do we have ernies magic 22?
and also, from a "Dads army" team last year, this year we seem to be more "rug rats"
I like it
I have an amazing ability to find my way out of mazes. I'm pathological.
I think Hicks is a decent signing - overall he's made a positive impact and earned the opportunity. He gets caught too often in possession and gives the ball away too much but I put that down to him adjusting to the speed of thought required in the A-League compared to the ASB P - he has and, I think, will continue to get better as he adjusts.
I think Ernie has done bloody well getting value for money out of the salary cap. Given another off-season to make further adjustments to the playing roster / salaries I think he'll have the squad in great shape.
He dribbles a lot and the opposition dont like it - you can see it all over their faces. (Ron Atkinson)
Probably a pointless thought but I wonder what talent might have been unearthed from the ASBP a couple of years ago if RH had taken a punt?
Jesus wept guys, RH is gone. Stop beating the dead horse.
Ramming liberal dribble down your throat since 2009
This forum needs less angst and more Kate Bush threads
I think Hicks is a decent signing - overall he's made a positive impact and earned the opportunity. He gets caught too often in possession and gives the ball away too much but I put that down to him adjusting to the speed of thought required in the A-League compared to the ASB P - he has and, I think, will continue to get better as he adjusts.
I think Ernie has done bloody well getting value for money out of the salary cap. Given another off-season to make further adjustments to the playing roster / salaries I think he'll have the squad in great shape.
You just get the feeling looking at our squad that there are a few players on silly money for what they are contributing
Normo's coming home
so what does hicks bring our squad numbers up to now? do we have ernies magic 22?
and also, from a "Dads army" team last year, this year we seem to be more "rug rats"
I like it
And when does that need filled by? Wonder if we will take another NZU17 player, or give a contract to one of the guys that had been around the squad anyway like Hamish Watson, Justin Gulley etc..
And when does that need filled by? Wonder if we will take another NZU17 player, or give a contract to one of the guys that had been around the squad anyway like Hamish Watson, Justin Gulley etc..
And when does that need filled by? Wonder if we will take another NZU17 player, or give a contract to one of the guys that had been around the squad anyway like Hamish Watson, Justin Gulley etc..
Transfer window closes on the 31st I think?
"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"
And when does that need filled by? Wonder if we will take another NZU17 player, or give a contract to one of the guys that had been around the squad anyway like Hamish Watson, Justin Gulley etc..
Oh right, so a squad of 20-23. Makes sense. Remember Ernie wanting to keep that spot for an ASB Prem bolter anyway.
And when does that need filled by? Wonder if we will take another NZU17 player, or give a contract to one of the guys that had been around the squad anyway like Hamish Watson, Justin Gulley etc..
Oh right, so a squad of 20-23. Makes sense. Remember Ernie wanting to keep that spot for an ASB Prem bolter anyway.
Has he ever had a look at Adam Thomas? As in invited him to trial?
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
what did Gulley do wrong?
How about Roy Krishna for Auckland City. What does everyone think of him?
How about Roy Krishna for Auckland City. What does everyone think of him?
Grumpy old bastard alert
What about me?
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
