Phoenix Transfer Speculation 2013/14

If not James, we will need a someone better than James, probably at Ifill's quality (3-4 years back), who could make an immidiate impact and has the ability to turn our season around.  How many players we've ever signed? and how many as successful as Ifill's signing?  Based on Ernie's signings so far, good luck to Ernie.

I would love to have James here...seems like an obvious option to go for

The only real outstanding successes (Would walk into any other team) over the years have been Ifill,  Dura,  McKain, Smeltz, Rojas Brown Paston  and maybe Manny Brockie and Kosta. outside of that any other players we have had here have been solid or journeymen at best. This shows the difficulty in attracting to our fair city. It is an issue beyond $$$'s and it applies to Kiwis, Aussies and Imports.  Are there others I have missed?

Think the Tim Payne shout is a good one - his best position in my eyes is further up the park as a link between mids and forwards - and he could do that job for nix. Hard worker in defence and can score goals.

The other player I wouldn't rule out is Mr. Clapham...

It'll be Clapham.

I can't wait for the day that Clapham either retires or gets a contract overseas, just so I don't ever have to read his name in this thread again.

It'll be Clapham.

Just to be a nasty troll... if Ricki were still coach, would he have signed Chris James?

Just to be a nasty troll... if Ricki were still coach, would he have signed Chris James?

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the dragons can have him, we need as ernie says a box to box midfielder with defensive abilities, smart playmaking skills and the pace and energy to out last out run everyone else - is he going to find this in NZ (unlikely) in Aus (pretty sure he wont) does this mean e'll end up with some journeyman hack from aus (almost guaranteed)

Another question that's been playing on my mind is, what happened to Dani Sanchez since he was cut loose, and more importantly, if the decision to let him go was premature? Or was it just a matter of freeing up a visa spot / salary spot?

Also don't forget, they have to be a Kiwi or an Aussie - one that everyone other team has overlooked (or loan deal from Asia)

In view of the need for goals, wouldn't trying to get Chris Killen - proven goalscorer, Wellington boy - on a short-term loan from his Chinese club be a good idea?

Chongqing FC have been relegated so he will be looking for another club (Can't have foreign players in China Two)

Ryan Griffiths please.

No prob with Killen but we have one space dont we and we need a midfielder of quality. 

One option is Rostyn Griffiths on loan from China?

Paartalu is proven A league Quality DM who also scores goals, many of them absolute screamers. Scores a goal every 8 games or so. While maybe not a "box to box" in the Tim Brown sense if we had an opportunity to grab him, I would be say yes please! 

No prob with Killen but we have one space dont we and we need a midfielder of quality. 

How about clapham?