Phoenix Transfer Speculation 2013/14

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over 12 years ago

Didn't realise this: just read that the FFA are paying each club the entire salary cap the coming season, after previously subsidising $1.9 million of the cap with the clubs paying the remaining $700,000.

The FFA sold the TV rights for the A-League last November to Fox (live rights) and SBS (delayed free-to-air rights) for $ A 40 million / year over the next four years, starting next Monday, July 1st. This is double the previous TV deal. All A-League clubs, including the Nix are in for a hand-out of A$ 2.6 million per season, covering the entire salary cap.:

http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/international-news/ffa-doubles-up-with-new-broadcast-deal/

Frank Lowey: “We have to be prudent about it,” he added to the FFA’s official website. “The first thing we’re going to do is increase the subsidy to the clubs to the tune of $2.5 million, $2.6 million, to cover the salary cap. It was always my objective to do that, from day one. It took a few years to get there, but we are there. It’s very important. The clubs are playing a major part in the game. I without a good national competition there is no football. That’s what happened. Now we have a good competition, and the football is moving forward, but I think it will take another two or three years to really achieve our position where we should be.”

So, sweet financial times ahead for the Phoenix!!! Money in the bank...

Can we have some overflow on the salary cap then? Little bit of marquee on the side...?

"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"

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over 12 years ago

Roux to CCM would be a great move for him and the All Whites.

Tuiloma looks the better player anyhow.

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over 12 years ago

Luis Garcia wrote:

Roux to CCM would be a great move for him and the All Whites.

Tuiloma looks the better player anyhow.

Roux looked good in the U20s WC game against Uruguay. Certainly worth a trial at the Nix. If he goes to CCM then its our loss IMO. There are strong rumours that Tuiloma is being lined up by other clubs as well so we might miss out on him as well. Considering that Ernie has said that Manny is a DM then currently it looks like we have Hogg and Rowe scrapping over LB and ??????lined up for RB

I know Ernie has only been in the job for a couple of weeks but our roster is really thin. We have 2 imports to come. I'm very interested to see how we are going to fill up the rest of the squad from kiwis and Aussies.....especially if we miss out on Tuiloma and Roux. OK people are going to say that these two are unproven and the U20's is a crap competeition......but how about naming some alternative players because it looks like lean pickings from NZ the Oz scene has been well sifted through by other clubs already.

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over 12 years ago

asmodeus_82 wrote:

Can we have some overflow on the salary cap then? Little bit of marquee on the side...?

Marquee de Side?

Rise up, Wellington!

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over 12 years ago

Frankie Mac wrote:

he was never going to stay with us, and now we get to boooo him every time he touches the ball when he plays in Wellington. That is a win in my book (I love the pantomine of booing someone everytime they touch the ball)

I remember doing it to Leo in season 1 - feel a bit guilty about that

Normo's coming home

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over 12 years ago

Feverish wrote:

Would have liked Corey here. Bugger

Was he that great for us? He was energetic - but I didn't see him do an awful lot that made him stand out

Normo's coming home

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over 12 years ago

james dean wrote:

Feverish wrote:

Would have liked Corey here. Bugger

Was he that great for us? He was energetic - but I didn't see him do an awful lot that made him stand out

well being hungry and energetic made him stand out to me. He was willing to pull the trigger, and I just thought the enthusiasm he brought gave us something.

Founder

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over 12 years ago

Sydney fans on 442 seem very happy with the signing.

Considering his age I think he is a very decent A-League player.

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over 12 years ago

Aussie fans have massive wraps on him. I thought he brought a lot of energy, something we missed without Greenacre. I would have taken him but didn't see enough to be disappointed that we missed out.

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over 12 years ago

Yeah I just didn't see where we would be going to play him. Waffles (who I rate), Hernandez and Ifil have the attacking spots sewn up. He's not a wide player - so I wasn't a hundred per cent what his role would be

Normo's coming home

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over 12 years ago

I'm not too bothered on missing out on him. If he doesn't wanna be here then I don't want him. Plus is he any better than what we've got or what we're getting attacking wise? I don't think so. Maybe coming off the bench he would've made a good impact but otherwise good riddance. Bring on the Boos.

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over 12 years ago

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

The artist formerly known as Homer Simpson

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over 12 years ago

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over 12 years ago

"gilt-edged chance for Australia to score missed from 14 yards by Corey Gameiro of the Wellington Phoenix" - FIFA match round-up.

"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..."

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over 12 years ago

Jerzy Merino wrote:

"gilt-edged chance for Australia to score missed from 14 yards by Corey Gameiro of the Wellington Phoenix" - FIFA match round-up.

... in Australia Under-20's 1 Turkey 2

"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..."

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over 12 years ago

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

Outrageous call.

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over 12 years ago

el grapadura wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

Outrageous call.

Took me a long time to warm to Stein but he was really showing his class by the end. Assuming he can stay fit I think he will be very important for us this season.

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over 12 years ago

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

What game area you watching?

Grumpy old bastard alert

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over 12 years ago

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

Fail

COYN

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over 12 years ago

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

What game area you watching?

The front area, you know, near the goal

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over 12 years ago

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

I'm going to interpret the -->> as an arrow, and read that you are calling Gamiero a Big Bald Belgium Bumbler. It's more accurate than the other interpretation...

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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over 12 years ago

Fruglo wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

What game area you watching?

The front area, you know, near the goal

Gamiero 7 games, 1 goal. 0.143 goals per game.

Huysegems 22 games, 5 goals. 0.227 goals per game.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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over 12 years ago

You would expect anyone who has had a preseason to work with the team, plus a whole season to fit in to have a better scoring record, and as you saw the Belgian Bumbler was better at the end of the season than the start, Gameiro came in at the end, played very few games without a chance to see how the team plays and fit in, and barely played in his actual position of striker.

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over 12 years ago

Waffles wasn't helped by the fact we kept aiming for his head 99% of the time. He is pretty hopeless in the air but fantastic with the ball at his feet, kinda what you would expect from a wide striker from the Dutch leagues.

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over 12 years ago

Wow! With Lochy and Pasty gone, what money would have gone on Huysegems to be the new scapegoat?

Also, the return of the old chestnut: "Everyone the Phoenix signs sucks, because everyone who doesn't sign with the Phoenix rules."

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over 12 years ago

I know club is anti-marquee, anti-spending but Carlton Cole? 29 and off contract from West Ham

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over 12 years ago

Stein is good..he will excel this season.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 12 years ago

Doloras wrote:

Wow! With Lochy and Pasty gone, what money would have gone on Huysegems to be the new scapegoat?

Also, the return of the old chestnut: "Everyone the Phoenix signs sucks, because everyone who doesn't sign with the Phoenix rules."

Yep - one person says that they don't rate a player means that they are a scapegoat

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 12 years ago

TV wrote:

I know club is anti-marquee, anti-spending but Carlton Cole? 29 and off contract from West Ham

I doubt he would come. I imagine he would stick around in England for several more years... Hull City are rumoured to be about to pick him up on a free transfer so he's probably got a bit more time in the premier league if he's lucky and a few championship clubs would be keen to snatch him up after this. Maybe if he was 35-36 he would consider it. I think he's on about $25,000-40,000 pounds a week at West Ham too. Not sure the nix owners would pay 2 mill Nz for a single player unfortunately.

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over 12 years ago

Fruglo wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

What game area you watching?

The front area, you know, near the goal

With due respect, can I suggest watching it while not drunk because thast the only way you ever ever ever EVER get Gameiro as being better than Stein. Or you are doing a handstand watching it and think he is a defender...

Grumpy old bastard alert

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over 12 years ago

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

What game area you watching?

The front area, you know, near the goal

That's really harsh there JV. It might not be a popular opinion but he is allowed to have it.

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over 12 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Fruglo wrote:

Gameiro -->> Big Bald Belgian Bumbler

What game area you watching?

The front area, you know, near the goal

That's really harsh there JV. It might not be a popular opinion but he is allowed to have it.

No I can definitely be worse. Ordinarily I agree with you, but his statement is the football equivalent of calling John Key the 1st female PM of NZ. Sometimes, you just have to tell the Emperor that the invisible cloth he is wearing is actually nothing at all.

Grumpy old bastard alert

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over 12 years ago

Just watched Kiwi kids vs Croatia. Ernie sign Tuiloma, please....he played an excellent game as a CB. At 18 he is a great prospect. Can play RB, LB and CB. Roux would be worth a further look as well. These two could be the future wide defenders at the Nix. If anyone doubts this then who else should we sign instead?

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over 12 years ago

austin10 wrote:

I like Tuiloma too and he would be a nice back-up. He's not a starter at A League level IMO. The only ones I would consider would be Howieson or Payne on loan if say they were playing reserves or youth football still...but I'm sure there clubs would rather keep them close to home

Wildcard: Van Elia. Like the look of him.

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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History

Boro4eva wrote:

Stein is good..he will excel this season.

At keeping the bench warm.

Ive had a change of heart, I cant even see him making the bench.

A dog with a bone :)

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over 12 years ago

nightz wrote:

Boro4eva wrote:

Stein is good..he will excel this season.

At keeping the bench warm.

Ive had a change of heart, I cant even see him making the bench.

top scorer unless someone better arrives.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 12 years ago

Boro4eva wrote:

nightz wrote:

Boro4eva wrote:

Stein is good..he will excel this season.

At keeping the bench warm.

Ive had a change of heart, I cant even see him making the bench.

top scorer unless someone better arrives.

If the ball is played to his feet I can definitely see this, hopefully the ball doesn't keep getting kicked to his head.

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over 12 years ago

Stein finished clinically at the start of the season, but has yet to light the fire his reputation suggests he is capable of. To say he scored 5 goals is to say he did as well in that stat as Dani Sanchez the season before, and slightly worse than Tim Brown.

Though that season was also more cohesive and we were a threat from all over the park.

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