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Phoenix Transfer - speculation

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Can't think who the former Man City player would be.  Off the top of my head I know paul Dickov is playing league one.  But he is 36.
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Feverish wrote:
this guy?
 
Hope you're right there.. this guy looks the goods 46 goals in 141 games...
 
Wibblebutt2009-02-04 12:58:59



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Looks very 'Porter-like' !!! Maybe a better physical build than Porter too!

Hope it is him!
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yeah looks like a top player. thats not a bad strike rate at all. didnt think ricki would be looking at english players though. im glad no names have been released, we dont want another joel porter saga but in saying that i cannot wait until a SIGNED players name is released :)
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Let's not get carried away (we've been there and done that already lol), Ricki and Terry haven't even gone over there yet and seen them so it's a long way from any kind of deal being DONE...

Though to be fair, this is the speculation thread

E + R + O

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English players?

Ahh, Knights flashbacks..

I trust in Tony P/Ricki though so hopefully it comes off.

a.haak

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HK_Keeper wrote:
CLEB JUST TOLD ME HIMSELF HE IS COMING TO GOLD COAST!!!!
 
Yeah, on holiday maybe

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Hard News wrote:
Your new Sean Devine...
 
Noooooooooooo!!



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Hard News wrote:
Your new Sean Devine...


Ever the cynic aye HN. 

At least these guys aren't well over the hill like Mr. Devine was. 

Speaking of which does anyone know whether he's still in AKL or is he now back in the UK?
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Current League One strikers ages 27-32 formerly of EPL clubs.
Approximate list, may be inaccurate.

Jo Kuffour (Bristol Rovers) - No EPL games but Arsenal 1998-2002 and Arsenal youth.
Michael Bridges (Carlisle United) - Sunderland 1995-1999, Leeds United 1999-2004, Newcastle United 2004 (loan).
Paul Connor (Cheltenham Town) - No EPL games but Middlesbrough 1996-1999.
Elvis Hammond (Cheltenham Town) Fulham 2001-2005.
Daniel Nardiello (Hartlepool United) No EPL games but Manchester United 2000-2005 and Man U youth.
Simon Johnson (Hereford United) Leeds United 2002-2005.
Phil Jevons (Huddersfield Town) - Everton 1996-2001.
Danny Cadamarteri (Huddersfield Town) Everton 1996-2002, Leeds United 2004.
Wayne Gray (Leyton Orient) Wimbledon 1999-2004.
Steve Howard (Leicester City) Derby County 2006-2008.
Gary Alexander (Millwall) No EPL games but West Ham 1997-2000.
Lee Hughes (Oldham Athletic) West Bromwhich Albion 2002-2004.
Michael Ricketts (Walsall) Bolton Wanderers 2000-2003, Middlesbrough 2003-2004, Leeds United 2004-2006). One England cap.

Critical_Lemon2009-02-04 14:31:44
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Critical_Lemon wrote:
Current League One strikers ages 27-32 formerly of EPL clubs.
Approximate list, may be inaccurate.

Jo Kuffour (Bristol Rovers) - No EPL games but Arsenal 1998-2002 and Arsenal youth.
Michael Bridges (Carlisle United) - Sunderland 1995-1999, Leeds United 1999-2004, Newcastle United 2004 (loan).
Paul Connor (Cheltenham Town) - No EPL games but Middlesbrough 1996-1999.
Elvis Hammond (Cheltenham Town) Fulham 2001-2005.
Simon Johnson (Hereford United) Leeds United 2002-2005.
Phil Jevons (Huddersfield Town) - Everton 1996-2001.
Danny Cadamarteri (Huddersfield Town) Everton 1996-2002, Leeds United 2004.
Steve Howard (Leicester City) Derby County 2006-2008.
Gary Alexander (Millwall) No EPL games but West Ham 1997-2000.
Lee Hughes (Oldham Athletic) West Bromwhich Albion 2002-2004.
Michael Ricketts (Walsall) Bolton Wanderers 2000-2003, Middlesbrough 2003-2004, Leeds United 2004-2006). One England cap.

 
Also Lee Peacock (Swindon Town) Manchester City 1999-2000,  although he's now playing as a midfielder.
 
Of that list only Michael Ricketts really stands out as worthwhile. Michael Bridges I believe is a Hull City player on loan to Carlisle so probably doesn't count.
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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hope one of them's the Elvis guy.
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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Micheal branch anyone? Recently released from Halifax town and a trial at QLDS Roar

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Where ever Mickey Byrne is, Sean Devine is sure to follow. Still at Metro..
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Ricketts was okay for Boro but kept getting injured I recall.  Still reckon we should get retired Mendietta as a marquee for midfield even for the half season when it snows over there!.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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DJ Campbell, at Leicester, on loan somewhere. Hes played in the PL, age 27 
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Lee Hughes was a very good striker before he got sent down. Still scoring for Oldham ... Islam convert
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Wolfben wrote:
DJ Campbell, at Leicester, on loan somewhere. Hes played in the PL, age 27 


He's at Blackpool - played in PL for Birmingham
HeySeus2009-02-04 16:40:11
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HeySeus wrote:
Lee Hughes Islam convert


Does he have a cool beard like Hashim Amla? If he does, we should definitely sign him up.
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Nah he's a slaphead on top and on the chin too.

Just read he has a stg400k get out clause at the Latics and is on stg1800 a week  so would assume he's out of our league - shame
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You can add Brett Ormerod - ex Saints now back at Blackpool to the list - 32 at the moment
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Richard Walker has played for villa. Gifton Noel Williams at Milwall must have had a run in the PL with watford.

Anyone but kevin gallen, although he is 32
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axmfc wrote:
If he's getting anywhere that sort of money in the British market, good luck to him.� It just shows the stupidity with respect�to the money spent there.�Killen's definitely not marquee player quality for the A-League and definitely not worth in the A-League market anywhere near the sort of money calculated by Agent 47.� The Phoenix or any A-League club would be mad to spend that sort of money on a player�with credentials similar to Killen's.
You wouldn't want a player who was top scorer in the SPL for Hibernian?wellyphoenixfan2009-02-04 17:29:08
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HeySeus wrote:
Lee Hughes was a very good striker before he got sent down. Still scoring for Oldham ... Islam convert
I agree good striker before doing porridge..but F****** hell what an accent

" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow

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wellyphoenixfan wrote:
axmfc wrote:
If he's getting anywhere that sort of money in the British market, good luck to him.  It just shows the stupidity with respect to the money spent there. Killen's definitely not marquee player quality for the A-League and definitely not worth in the A-League market anywhere near the sort of money calculated by Agent 47.  The Phoenix or any A-League club would be mad to spend that sort of money on a player with credentials similar to Killen's.
You wouldn't want a player who was top scorer in the SPL for Hibernian?
Agreed, Killen has proven he can score at SPL level so why wouldn't he be able to score at HAL level? The fact that he's been injury ridden since moving to Celtic doesn't nessisarily meen he's injury prone. The fact that Celtic even wanted to sign him should be insentive for the Nix to cash in. Still let's see how he goes while on loan.
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paullt wrote:
HeySeus wrote:
Lee Hughes was a very good striker before he got sent down. Still scoring for Oldham ... Islam convert

I agree good striker before doing porridge..but F****** hell what an accent

If hes at Oldham we want him! A side of undoubted quality, has scored 15 goals in 26 games in the League.

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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Current state of play;
 
15 players contracted by the club for next season and beyond are;
 
Paston
 
Muscat, Sigmund, Lochhead, Durante, Mulligan
 
Diego, Daniel, Brown, McKain, Bertos,  Ferrante, Lia, Hearfield
 
Costa
 
We need to sign another keeper, Dodd (or another centre back) and 2 youth players. That makes 19. Talk is about 3 strikers (2 from UK + Brazilian). That makes 22.
 
I think that will be it - we should / will keep at least 1 squad slot up our sleeves for too good to miss opportunites / flops.
 
Means no place for Christie.
 
Also can't help starting to think someone is playing silly buggers with the time it is taking for Dodd to re-sign.
He dribbles a lot and the opposition dont like it - you can see it all over their faces. (Ron Atkinson)
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Personally, if Christie does get dropped I hope Ferrante improves a lot next year, because Christie IMO is a very useful sub, not super-sub status but useful none the less.
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From memory Phil Jevons was alright back at Everton, didn't play a heap but EPL quality none the less
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axmfc wrote:
If he's getting anywhere that sort of money in the British market, good luck to him.  It just shows the stupidity with respect to the money spent there. Killen's definitely not marquee player quality for the A-League and definitely not worth in the A-League market anywhere near the sort of money calculated by Agent 47.  The Phoenix or any A-League club would be mad to spend that sort of money on a player with credentials similar to Killen's.
 
He's not worth 6k a week doing nothing, but having seen him play almost every game he ever played for Hibs, I'd say he could do as well as Smeltz, if not better.
 
As I also said, we would not have to pay him the $800,000 calculated above because his value has gone nowhere but downhill since he signed for Celtic.

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Jevons, Alexander, Bridges all have a Tigers background
 
of the 3 Bridges has the pedigree (if - as News  hinted - he can stay injury free) but even then seems to have a bit of funny attitude
 
the other two have a reasonable lower league record - probably better than smeltz's - and look what a gem he turned out to be
 
following the  leilei gao experience, i hope whoever we sign passes both the fitness test and the 'attitude test'
 
 
 
 
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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
simon elliot anyone??????
showed he had the skills over in china.
 
and what about ivan vicelich,
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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Last I checked neither of them were strikers or attacking midfielders...

Normo's coming home

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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Allegedly Ivan was offered a deal this season but wouldn't move to Wellington.


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about 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Based on how he has (or in this case hasn't) played for Auckland City so far, I would have to say that I'm glad he didn't
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