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Phoenix Transfer - speculation (Part 1)

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Posted January 28, 2009 23:42 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:44

I'm guessing Yomcat's point is there is a difference between picking up players who have been released by a club because they are no longer wanted and picking up players who are out of contract but are still wanted by their current club i.e we make a better offer than their current club or players we pick up by paying a transfer fee.
 
The acid test for me on new signings is;
 
1) Would they be good enough to secure or seriously compete for regular starts at Adelaide, Melbourne or the Roar (these are the teams we will have to compete with to be title contenders).
 
2) If not would they make the squad at those clubs and
 
3) Are they better than the player they are replacing in the Nix squad.
 
If the answer to 1 and/or 2 is yes then the answer to 3 will almost always be yes but not necessarily so (think Smeltz & Moss).
 
The answers, for me, with resepct to Diego are yes so, as long as we can get / keep him fit, he is a good addition.

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Unknown editor edited March 18, 2021 07:44

I'm guessing Yomcat's point is there is a difference between picking up players who have been released by a club because they are no longer wanted and picking up players who are out of contract but are still wanted by their current club i.e we make a better offer than their current club or players we pick up by paying a transfer fee.

 
The acid test for me on new signings is;
 
1) Would they be good enough to secure or seriously compete for regular starts at Adelaide, Melbourne or the Roar (these are the teams we will have to compete with to be title contenders).
 
2) If not would they make the squad at those clubs and
 
3) Are they better than the player they are replacing in the Nix squad.
 
If the answer to 1 and/or 2 is yes then the answer to 3 will almost always be yes but not necessarily so (think Smeltz & Moss).
 
The answers, for me, with resepct to Diego are yes so, as long as we can get / keep him fit, he is a good addition.