Thanks you Alan, I think you can probably assume that people here are
aware of the concept. Just as an FYI, the Phoenix have had two marquee
players:
Ahmad Elrich
Jon McKain
As an aside, do you have a spare million dollars that the Phoenix could use to pay for a marquee ? I'm sure Terry would be pleased for someone to pick up the slack for him on it.
alright if i win big wednesday ill get us a good player on me
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alright if i win big wednesday ill get us a good player on me
ditto
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alright if i win big wednesday ill get us a good player on me
dittoAny requets?
Its no longer a problem.
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Please don't start them off again Toffeeman. They don't need the encouragment.
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how many quality players are available for a guest spot during the middle of a season? not many? if the MLS is finished we maybe could get Ljunberg from Seattle.
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alright if i win big wednesday ill get us a good player on me
dittoAny requets?
Fred!
"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
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Yeah got my tickets. I'll Shout Adriano from Flamengo for a guest stint when I win
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Interesting to see John Tambouras trialling with the Fury!
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Yeah got my tickets. I'll Shout Adriano from Flamengo for a guest stint when I win
Good luck getting him to move from Rio to Wellington.
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Hey. guys, a bunch of overseas internationals might be open to a move south!
Iran has just slapped a life-ban on all the players who turned out at the Confederations Cup wearing green arm or wrist band - a sign of solidarity with the protesters back home.
Anyone spot a decent striker in that bunch?
Assuming, or course, we can get them and their families out of the country!
EDIT: scribbler - 2:40pm - Duh, of course it wasn't the Confederations Cup, Dumbo.
Ignore that bit and concentrate on the idea of the players who are suddenly available.
scribbler2009-06-24 14:42:07
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Iran at Confederations Cup?
You probably mean the WC qualifiers.
You probably mean the WC qualifiers.
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Interesting to see John Tambouras trialling with the Fury!
He has done more than trial, he has signed with them, and that fills their senior Australian quota.
Room for Krisha/ one other overseas player left
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Yeah got my tickets. I'll Shout Adriano from Flamengo for a guest stint when I win
Good luck getting him to move from Rio to Wellington.
You know what they say, a rouble can change a heart.
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Iran at Confederations Cup?
You probably mean the WC qualifiers.
You probably mean the WC qualifiers.
Probably! One of those ...
... moments.
scribbler2009-06-24 14:43:59 ... moments.
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Oska2009-06-24 16:42:16
You know we belong together...
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Yeah got my tickets. I'll Shout Adriano from Flamengo for a guest stint when I win
Guest Stint?
Tight Arse!
"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009
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they could be allowed into the country under the "refugee" status.
VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life
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Interesting to see John Tambouras trialling with the Fury!
He has done more than trial, he has signed with them, and that fills their senior Australian quota.
Room for Krisha/ one other overseas player left
A dog with a bone :)
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Nightz, what can I say?
Tambo's a legend, at least in my mind.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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Yeah "Captain" was a great player for us - quality and never got the recognition or honours he deserved in my opinion PROAK2009-06-24 21:32:20
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
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Seems decent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Karimi
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Be interested to know how the league he played in for FC Dordrecht, the Jupiler League, is compared to the A League
Sergio van Dijk played for FC Emmen from 2005 - 2008 scoring 35 goals in 95 games (a goal every 3 games). FC Emmen are in the same division (Eerste Div) as Putter's old club FC Dordrecht. Putter scored 56 goals in 213 games (a goal every 4 games, not sure all were in Eerste Div).
Putter is 27, van Dijk is 26.
If van Dijk is any indication of the relative standard of the Eerste and A-League Putter could be very useful in the A-League - let's hope so - a fit van Dijk standard striker, a fit Greenacre and fit Diego, our already solid defense and we could be useful.
Looking forward to seeing how new Nix trialist Eddy Putter does in Queenstown on Saturday against Melbourne. At least, as a Dutchman, the temperature will pose no problem.
Relating to the above stats, he scored 35 goals in 107 games for FC Dordrecht, his most recent club- that's a little better than a goal every three games (slightly ahead of Sergio van Dijk's ratio in the same league).
If you go to www.transfermarkt.co.uk you'll find Putter's transfer value as 311,500 UK Pounds or 350,000 Euros (about $NZ 800,000)- compare that to new Tranmere recruit Chris Greenacre at only 66,750 UK Pounds. (By the way,Chris Killen is rated as 534,000 UK Pounds and Ryan Nelsen a whopping great 3 million UK Pounds). That would probaly make Putter the most expensive player the Nix are looking at (although his contract is expiring on 30th June , so he'll be a freebie).
I would say the league that Putter's coming from, the Dutch Second Division ("Jupiler League"), is a few steps up from the A-League. It's just a step down from the top Dutch league, the Eredivisie, which ranks number six in Europe.
But if you're looking for humour, the funny league in the Netherlands is the Third Division, the "Hoofdklasse' ("Big League"), which is the only sizeable league in Europe which divides teams into Saturday and Sunday sections- first, it's divided into three regional leagues each comprising separate Saturday and Sunday competitions. This, bizarrely, is because traditionally Dutch Protestants won't play on a Sunday and Catholics can't play on a Saturday (a working day for them)- and this religious social division continues in 2009!!! At season's end, the Saturday Hoofdklasse Region A,B and C champions play for the National Saturday championship, while the regional Sunday champions play-off to find the National Sunday champion. It then comes down to a good old Protestant- Catholic scrap between the Saturday and Sunday champions to find the National Third Division Champion. All quite complicated!
Enter www.fcdordrecht.nl/midden/club/selectie1/putter.html into Google Translate to find a fanzine-style interview revealing what type of food Putter likes, music, his strengths and weaknesses etc. He's a Barcelona fan, so he's a good lad...
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
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I understand that Guus Hiddinks has said in the Australian newspaper a few years ago that he thinks that the A-league is at the same level as Dutch Second Division.
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Putter out of Victory match tomorrow with an ankle injury. Disapppointing, I was looking forward to seeing him play.
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Seems just about EVERYONE is out of the game against the Victory. What a bummer!!
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Byun Sung-Hwan seems like a good signing for sydney.
Although I do find it funny in a biography that it says "It is noted that he is a fast player - prior to 2005, he could run the 100m in 12.2 seconds." I don't know fast the nix players are but I can run faster than 12.2.
Although I do find it funny in a biography that it says "It is noted that he is a fast player - prior to 2005, he could run the 100m in 12.2 seconds." I don't know fast the nix players are but I can run faster than 12.2.
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Plodder marauding at his finest can break the 15 second barrier.
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Plodder marauding at his finest can break the 15 second barrier.
Way toooooo generous. marauding - "to roam about and raid in search of plunder" 
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Got to love Plodder as he looks like a slightly fitter version of Nick Frost. Something about the teeth.
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I wonder if we can get Owen to the game for tonight? Heard he's without a club
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Has this Joachime Rande fellow impressed Ricki and the team? The guy who set up Troys goal today...?
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Im pretty sure Rande was just there for training and not a potential signing for this season.
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Marco Rojas was just down for a weeks training on the Fever dime, but we've got a superb eye for a plyer... don't rule anything out.
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Good to hear about Rojas huge talent right there!!! And that striker Rande sounds the goods too?!! Greenacre, Putter, Costa and him could be good. And I'm a huge fan of signing up the bulk of the squad with youth.
If we had Costa, Crowther, Rojas, Rande and a CB then we would have a really good base for a future squad as well with not having to worry about signing new youth players each year
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Anyone else seen this?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/2544278/Melbourne-Victory-adamant-Glen-Moss-staying
A couple of South African clubs seriously interested at the moment after the Confed's Cup. Could get interesting, though Melbourne sound fairly convinced they've got their man.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/2544278/Melbourne-Victory-adamant-Glen-Moss-staying
A couple of South African clubs seriously interested at the moment after the Confed's Cup. Could get interesting, though Melbourne sound fairly convinced they've got their man.
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