Phoenix Transfer - speculation (Part 2)

Still don't think Greenie suits the way we play unfortunately

that is ridiculous.

if you can recall when greenie was out, we played the most diabolical football i have ever seen. eg palmy.

Ifill says without him the players find it hard to find space and so on.

this is because of greenie's work rate and the runs he makes to drag defenders out of position.

without him we don't have a lot, and a few of people don't see that.

Yes, and the 2-0, 3-0 and 3-1 pastings of CCM, Fury and Roar. I like him, but he is not absolutely essential to our game.

sure, but we can say that about Manny, Bertos.........

And your point??

my point is Manny & Bertos are not "absolutely essential to our game" just like you claim Greenacre isn't.

if Greenie doesn't cut it for that reason, lets get rid of/not play these two as well ?

No way, we are still a lot better with Greenacre on the park but it's not the end of the world if he is out. Don't really get what you are on about.

Greenacre is the best we have got in the position so we need him 2 play... But it wouldn t be the end of the world if someone better came in or if someone better was taught to play in the same position

or if we had someone who offered something a bit different like Costa did last year to give him a bit of competition or service and us a few options with our formation and style of play...

yer, thats wat i meant wen i said we got someone better or taught someone to paly as a striker.

anyone know of any good youngish strikers with pace and hieght comming of contract coz thats really wat we need, well can dream for

This. We actually had possibly the purplest patch of the season while Greenacre was out injured.

Bear in mind though that The Furries finished 7th, The Sea Dogs 8th, and The Mew 9th

True, but we had failed to put away all those teams in the prior encounters over the season. And that was the first time we beat the Roar.

OMG !!!!

Nicky Butt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what about him

He is leaving Newcastle at the end of the season. I'm assuming he is trying to say we should sign him, but who knows.

Exactly - our only wins against both Brisbane and Furries came in the two games that Greenacre didn't play in.

35, out of contract, quality player with good CV (man.u, nufc, England)

maybe a tad too old tho.

*facepalm*

Contradicting yourself there.

35, out of contract, quality player with good CV (man.u, nufc, England)

maybe a tad too old tho.
[/QUOTE]

Ryan Nelsen finishes contract with BB in two years.
35 going on 36.
Too old??

Butt - thanks butt no thanks.

Actually he may be quite good at this level. He was benched for most of the season - failed to make the starting XI of a team of journeymen and developing youngsters.

no, he was carrying a injury for the most part.

Nelsen's name would bring people to games. Butt wouldn't.

Bring back Cleberson, George, Plodder, Mulligan, Ferrante, Brownlie, Imray, Draper, Spoonley, Dodd, Elrich, Higgins, Chen, Rees, and Coveny.

Only then can we win the title.

Junior822010-04-26 01:08:17

If we're going to get an oldie then Kevin Phillips please :P

only older english based players i wouldnt mind, would be Giggs or Scholes, but thats never gonna happen

Lol sure we will get Kevin Phillips!

Been discussed a few times.

My personal opinion is that he's not there yet but has the potential to get there.

I actually thought Clapham was class, controlled the midfeild well, had great awareness, he looked a level above the rest of the other Canterbury players.  But in saying that he wasn't the best on the park and he's been training with the Phoenix a lot so he has been noticed, I believe he could be A-league quality but I don't think the Phoenix need him. If New Zealanders weren't counted as imports I wouldn't be surprised if he got picked him by the Fury, Heart or Rovers as a squad player.

He tends to drift wide though doesn't he.  That's what I noticed the two times I've seen him.

I don't know if it was a one off, but he hits a great free kick if the one against Auckland in the Round Robin is anything to go by.

Yeah, well, so did Mully allegedly and look what happened to him.

Nicky Butt is rubbish.

Nothing has been anounced or rumoured yet, can't imagine it will untill after the world cup. At this stage it's just wish lists or discussing an Australian Marquee

No - how this thread got to 440 pages I don't know.  There hasn't been a single rumour broken on this thread at all unless Hard News tells us 5 minutes before an official announcement is made

It's more a transfer wish list thread than speculation.

Fair point, he did that in the final (thats all I've seen from him) but I was still impressed, and maybe he was trying to do that because Canterbury just weren't offering anything on attack so he tried to go around the defender and do more himself? He just looked comfortable on the ball.