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Posted July 14, 2010 10:21 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:45

james dean wrote:
 
Saw U, honesty call, how many matches have you seen him play in the last 5 years?  That Wales game was a long time ago now...and he's struggled for game time at 2 MLS clubs now.
 
I haven't seen him play for anyone other than the AWs.  Appreciate the point about Dunedin, I saw him play down there too.  But that's not enough to get you a Phoenix gig.  I mean Mike McGarry is still running around down there

Cracking point, of course I've seen very little of him in recent years. Yes, "insert jokes about standard of Dunedin football here", but he was the stand-out in a Tech team that was competitive on a national level. And saying he's struggled for MLS game time is perhaps a bit unfair... he's played over 50 games in 3 seasons, that's a good "squad rotation" record at the least.

The fact he's been a part of the All Whites in the last couple of years, has got to say something at least. And I still think he's got a lot more in common upstairs with the likes of Siggie or Smeltzy, as opposed to the likes of Mulligan... my point is, I reckon he'd fit nicely into the phoenix, and he would genuinely make the most of a second chance.

...And, at the very least, would be cool to have someone 6'6" running around for us ;)

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james dean wrote:
 
Saw U, honesty call, how many matches have you seen him play in the last 5 years?  That Wales game was a long time ago now...and he's struggled for game time at 2 MLS clubs now.
 
I haven't seen him play for anyone other than the AWs.  Appreciate the point about Dunedin, I saw him play down there too.  But that's not enough to get you a Phoenix gig.  I mean Mike McGarry is still running around down there

Cracking point, of course I've seen very little of him in recent years. Yes, "insert jokes about standard of Dunedin football here", but he was the stand-out in a Tech team that was competitive on a national level. And saying he's struggled for MLS game time is perhaps a bit unfair... he's played over 50 games in 3 seasons, that's a good "squad rotation" record at the least.

The fact he's been a part of the All Whites in the last couple of years, has got to say something at least. And I still think he's got a lot more in common upstairs with the likes of Siggie or Smeltzy, as opposed to the likes of Mulligan... my point is, I reckon he'd fit nicely into the phoenix, and he would genuinely make the most of a second chance.

...And, at the very least, would be cool to have someone 6'6" running around for us ;)