Wellington Phoenix
CONTRACT EXPIRES END OF THIS SEASON:
#1) Mark Paston
#2) Jeremy Christie
#5) Karl Dodd
#8) Vaughan Coveny
#9) Shane Smeltz
#12) Richard Johnson
#15) Adam Kwasnik
#19) Greg Draper
#20) Glen Moss
#25) Manny Muscat (long term injury cover for Vince Lia)
CONTRACT EXPIRES END OF SEASON FIVE:
#4) Jon McKain
#7) Leo Bertos
#10) Michael Ferrante
#13) Troy Hearfield
#16) David Mulligan
#17) Vince Lia
#23) Costa Barbarouses
#22) Andrew Durante
CONTRACT EXPIRES END OF SEASON SIX:
#3) Tony Lochhead
#6) Tim Brown
#11) Daniel
#18) Ben Sigmund
CONTRACT EXPIRES END OF THIS SEASON:
#1) Mark Paston
#2) Jeremy Christie
#5) Karl Dodd
#8) Vaughan Coveny
#9) Shane Smeltz
#12) Richard Johnson
#15) Adam Kwasnik
#19) Greg Draper
#20) Glen Moss
#25) Manny Muscat (long term injury cover for Vince Lia)
CONTRACT EXPIRES END OF SEASON FIVE:
#4) Jon McKain
#7) Leo Bertos
#10) Michael Ferrante
#13) Troy Hearfield
#16) David Mulligan
#17) Vince Lia
#23) Costa Barbarouses
#22) Andrew Durante
CONTRACT EXPIRES END OF SEASON SIX:
#3) Tony Lochhead
#6) Tim Brown
#11) Daniel
#18) Ben Sigmund
Thinking out loud - if we target an initial squad of 21 - keeping 2 spots up our sleeve and to help recruit some potential match winners while staying under the cap, we have 12 players already contracted. We need (IMHO) 2 goalies (happy with Paston as 1), 2 bloody good strikers, an attacking midfielder (e.g. Fred) and a defensive midfielder (like Ross Aloisi). That leaves 3 positions, excluding goalies, available for players with contracts expiring this season - my preferences; Dodd and Muscat (completes backline requirements) and Drapper - if Ricki believes he could reach A-league standard.