Phoenix Transfer - speculation

I seem to remember that he'd overpriced himself and that we couldnt afford him!!

Or we thought he wasn't worth what he was asking.

I think thats more accurate

he didn't just over price himself. he was asking for ridiculous things like waterfront houses. he got in over his head. there are many more players with much more class and consistency that we can sign for alot less than what he was asking for

If another club is looking at Luis Corrales why arent the Phoenix?

Corrales would occupy an import spot.... (Pretty sure of that)
I'm of the opinion that if you are going to sign an import, then bring in players that are going to make a real difference, otherwise give the spot to non import/domestic players. I don't think Corrales would make a real difference as an import.

Who would you recommend signing from the NZFC?
Agent 472009-02-14 18:55:04

Yes, he would occupy an import slot but how many imports did the Nix use last season and how many imports are currently on the books? He would also be as cheap as a kiwi player.

Potentially Roy Krishna, Diego, and (according to Aus 4-4-2) two imported strikers and another imported attacking midfielder... that's the new 5 limit.

He's been in NZ much longer than Daniel... I would have thought some appropriate paper work would resolve that problem anyway.


Hard News2009-02-14 21:22:14

From the NZFC?
Krishna and Gillespie as reserve keeper

Gillespie ?  Unlikely.

McPeake as a youth and reserve keeper? Not A-League standard yet but one for the future.

Depends where people see the yoof spots going.  I can't see the number two keeper coming from NZ... best options here are probably Spoons or Imray but he has barely played this season and I don't see the club thinking that would put enough pressure on Paston.

I suspect we'll see an Australian.

News, do you know something we don't regarding Krishna?

Newspapers last week stated he was being watched by the Phoenix.

Ohh good stuff, how the heck did I miss that??

Theo?  Or is that rumour dead and buried?

The only rumours I have heard about Theo involve the UK.

Still linked to Everton http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25037462-11088,00.html

I know he's not really the type of player we need, but what about Andy Barron?

Andy Barron:

1: Skillful footballer no doubt.
2: Can K-Rock stop drinking long enough to concentrate on professional footballl?
3: Probably a bit light and small (from memory)

with richard johnson reitiring, would you rather have andy barron or cole peverly??

Tough choice

+1

oooooooooooo... I'm not sure.

They each offer something different with Pevs more defensively minded and the Barron more attacking.  The Barron certainly seems to have more impact on the NZFC side he plays for than Pevs does (from what I have seen and read).

So, still not sure.

I like the idea of barron - but perhaps pevs just because he has more room to grow.

don't think there is room for both

Heard that we were signing Chris Triantis from Syd FC's youth team.

That rumour was bouncing around a month ago (on SFCU) but since then he has trialled at either the Mariners or Newcastle.

Are those Brazilian trouble makers at PissAnt FC likely to be in Herbert's reckoning?

Rumour says the reason they are unhappy is the club not re-signing Diego.

I always knew that Diego was a good signing for us, but hearing that just makes it sound even better!

have they confirmed who these "trouble makers" are yet?

Would be nice to find out.  Those two certainly seem to be leaving and if they're not the instigators of the 'politics', either one or both would be nice signings :)

Just read that steven holloway signed a pro contract with Macarthur.didnt no they were a pro club. Have the phoenix lookd into him?

yeah.. I thought most of the teams that were in the nsw league were semi pro.

Travis Dodd was on BBC's World Football a few weeks ago saying there wasn't a "clique" of Brazilians in Adelaide and that they (he was mainly talking about Casio) were just regular lads.
Tim Vickery was surprised.

If the rumours are true, and we get them, we could end up with the same situation.

Cassio personally, though any one of them will do