Phoenix Transfer - speculation (Part 1)

Bangkok Bangers 3 and Back Door Sluts 9?

Both classics.

Hard News2009-01-25 22:18:26

Meant as light relief...both are known to have had thier problems off-field.

Yes, was mean't in a caring, sharing way.

could we sign heskey then :) marquee player

Nah, he just sign for Villa 3 1/2 years. Imagine Michael Owen here though!!

His contract is up, we might sell him the Kiwi life style at a cut price in wages??

Sell the life style though, by his standards it'll cost him a lot less for high quality. More realistically, why not sign some Aussie youth players??

I have no problem with that, I just think that a player that the leagues leading youth development club is chucking in a season where he played under 100 minutes isn't good enough for us.

I'd much rather kiwi locals but if we find a good Australian youngster that is missed by the Aus sides (missed, not ignored) then damn right we should sign them.

Brockie is average though. I'm glad we didn't sign up tbh

I can understand why not though.  He's hardly shone in the NZFC since he came back, he flopped terribly in SYdney.  So far his form is some good football for the Olympic side (a couple of games) and excellent Central league which is a LOOOOONG way below the A-League.

I hope he does well in Townsville, but I can understand why the Phoenix didn't sign him particularly when we have a side chock full of wide players already.

Travis Dodd? Just watching him shoot from anywhere.

Adelaide Captain, currently contracted and wanted by Japanese clubs... can't see it.

If you are talking domestic players, I wouldn't mind them having a sniff at Cole Peverly. While is foul prone, i think he has shown real improvement to maybe worth a sniff. He has some lovely ball skills and I think looking at the Ben Sigmund example and a couple of his interviews, it'll take 3 months of graft to get up to pace.. He is also young and a better prospect than Draper although not a striker. I'd probably also look at Alan Pearce but I believe they took a look at him last year....?

We  Pevs...  Dodd replacement if he goes ?

With the way other teams are though, would Dodd start at another club ranked higher than the nix?

I would think in terms of game time, the nix would be his best bet.


IMO I think Peverly is very underrated and have said that on this forum for while.

Fair point. Would start at North Queensland, Sydney and Newcastle I think.

Ricki's thoughts on squad size and some discussion on prospects for Johnson,  Draper and others not yet re-signed. Whitby boy2009-01-26 08:50:20

Yeh, interesting. Cut the squad size? well, it seems small enough already to me! but if it helps a player fit under the salary cap... I guess it's a possibility

Seems a good idea to me, we do seem to have a few hangers on.. Drapes, Johnson (although he's set to leave anyway). I hope they get this youth team up and running. Would do wonders for both Nix and NZF future. I read somewhere that the Nix have a youth team in NZFC? WTF? could this be team wellington or am I misunderstanding what I saw?

Not sure about reading, but one of the commentators said it on Friday night. It's bollocks.

Maybe that's where I picked it up from, they do seem to say a lot of stuff that I see here on YF forums, maybe they come on here and pinch things to say on game day.

Ricky being playing FM too much??

If it works im 110% for it

And if that player gets injured we have some slots to compensate.

scribbler2009-01-26 15:14:50

Who's that?

Terry S and Tony P...

In the afore-mentioned interview/article - says Dodd is close to resigning. I hope he signs.

Not to forget Mulligan has taken a spot as well.

And Johnson.

So we've done ok this season with a basic squad of 18. Though we haven't really been hit by injuries/suspensions either.

We also haven't had a youth team to call up on which every other team has.