Phoenix Transfer - speculation

You are thinking of Chris James.  Kris Bright has some talent problems... although I see he has played a bit for Shrewesbury.

Many goals?

O yes that's right.  Get those two mixed up all the time.

Hasn't scored much though.

Started once, been subbed on 11 times,  0 goals.

Apparently has no first name....
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=89684&cc=3888
2ndBest2009-12-31 16:26:25

With numbers like that he's slot straight in to the Chen spot.

He couldn't be worse than McBreen.

Where is Chris James at the moment? Wasnt he trailing at MK Dons?

It appears as though a number of Australian A-League players are preparing to sign loan deals during the transfer window in a bid to keep ticking over ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.


Craig Moore looks set to join St. Johnstone in Scotland at the turn of the year. What will happen to the six Wellington Phoenix New Zealand internationals? If they stay with the club until March how much football will they get between March and June?

Six to eight friendly internationals between March and June won't be enough competitive football for the WP players, surely..?

but they want to be constantly training and playing to keep good form and fitness

Heard on Radio this morn that we are definitely looking for new talent in the transfer window, but it could be just a player from the A-League.. Don't know who would be let go to come here though?

Hope its an attacking midfielder.

I'll be annoyed if we get someone and he's not a striker.

How about one of the Auckland City Players? The played well in the Fifa World Club.

I agree!! more talent at home. and it wont cost as much either.

So, name me an NZ striker who has won an NZFC scoring title ?  The leading players in the NZFC last season were Corrales and Krishna, they spent 4 weeks or longer with the Phoenix and never made the grade.

...and as Chen's wages were mostly covered by Tianjin explain to me how someone local will be cheaper ?

Soromon
homer_simpson2010-01-02 13:01:17

Didnt Auckland City do well on the world club stage? Im sure they did and that was only recently. The fact that AWs have qualified was there main reason. Players like Adam Dickinson and Jason Hayne. The door is still open for them to make the AW's squad, so why not a Phoenix Contract.

darkhorse2010-01-02 13:10:48

I'll give you Hayne as worth a trial (assuming he is interested) and seeing as he's played in every NZ age group side he's hardly unkonwn but Dickinson would use an import spot, hardly tore up the Welsh domestic leagues and has yet to score an NZFC goal from memory.



What, won an NZFC scoring title ?

When ?

Adam Dickinson is english so wont make the AW squad

No, didn't read your post properly, I thought you were asking who is better than Krishna and Corrales

It would be great to pick up that elusive target man or, at least, a 2nd striker to complement Greeny. If we can pick up a second striker then Ifill will be freed up more to roam and create. With Caceres finding form and, hopefully, Leo returning back to his best we will have all the creativity we need in the midfield.

Possibilities? Owusu or Cristiano? Both not used at Adelaide too much so could fancy a move. But I bloody hope we don't take either to be honest. Maybe Cristiano till the end of season?? But still think there is better talent out there.

Van Dijk not likely imo unless he hates Ange  too.

Bridge, Loloisi? Don't know. Bridge could be ok.

Dyron Daal would have been great but pretty sure hes happy. Could be McBreen seeing as hes leaving anyway??

CCM have quite a few strikers, so you never know with any of them?

Or you could get youngsters like Elasi from Melbourne who do have quality, but aren't proven so may be too harsh on Costa

Dadi is a tangible option, good size and not played, and proven. I really don't like the idea but he would come. If only option then I would take him over nothing just till the end of the season

I can't see many A-league strikers being a legit option.  Unlikely to get anyone from Sydney/Melbin/GCU as those players are more than likely going to stay put given the temptation of a ACL spot next season.
Anyone from Adelaide we would want? No
Anyone from Fury we  would want? No
Anyone from CCM we would want? No
Anyone from Roar we would want? Van Dyk - but he has been heavily linked to sydeny for next season so seems unlikely.
Anyone from Noocastle we would want? No
Anyone from Perth we would want? No

Dadi and Greenacre played along side each other at Tranmere, could be a good combination.

With seven games to go and probably finals football as well its critical that we get striker cover. If greenacre does not recover well and heaven forbid Ifill picks up an injury then the cupboard is bare. VDijk would be great but he would not move until end of season....only one I can think who would move now would be Dadi....could do worse for last 2 months of the season.

The fact that he is getting bugger all game time at perth tells me no thanks.

Lloyd Owusu? Just kidding...

Dadi is 50 pages back like on the last page

Can players be 'Transfered' in the A-league yet or can they just leave for a new club under bosman?

That is a very difficult link to follow... So:

Can't be bought from other clubs but can leave by mutual agreement with their current club to cut short their contract ie. Caceres, Miller, Reddy Moore etc.

So this is the only way we are going to get anyone, so the player is going to be one who is not getting much gametime or is unhappy.

Players I don't want, but could actually fit under these limitations: Cristiano, Owusu, Dadi, ...

Kwasnik? (ok maybe not him lol). But the Mariners have never got their strikers sorted so maybe like McCallister a possibility? I don't know though.


At the end of the day, we are going to have to probably take another clubs scraps, and turn them into something useful. (Caceres)

In case there is no one in the A-League, I'm more than happy to fill in for the Nix up front if they ever want me. Offer is there.

Correct me if im wrong but its the Fifa transfer window so Phoenix can look abroad as well right? any good players from Ivory Coast

Hmm, Facebook seems to suggest it may be Dadi...