Phoenix Transfer - speculation

I think McKain would be crazy to leave the Phoenix now that he's playing better football.

He could end up exactly like Dodd, go to another club, and end up in a worse position.

Centre back is his favoured position though apparently, so he may wish to move to another club in order to play there rather than def. mid.

Hopefully we don't try and movee him back to midfield.  He was fantastic against Melbourne, one of the best displays I've seen from a Phoenix player.

Where that leaves Dura is an interesting question though.

We surely couldn't guarantee any of those 3 Dura, Siggie or McKain a start- all top quality players...

shouldn't rule out Mckain in midfield...but it's Caceres, Diego etc etc in the creative part of the midfield that has been awol....

Can Dura play left back? (On FM08 he was)

FM10 as well, but the researchers a numpty.

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Daniel likes the idea of being banned before 3001 Hard News2009-10-14 17:53:05

Could always try the all whites approach of three (Actually 5) at the back and get all three of them game time... 

No. Well not like that lol. If you did it, you'd surely have to play something more like

Love the above team.

NO MULLIGAN???

this is funny looking transfer speculation

I think that Dura has stepped up a hell of a lot over the course of the last few games. Honestly, if we were just going on Phoenix performance and nothing else, i'd have to drop Siggy if McKain was fit. (not that he's played bad, mind you)

Never on my watch.

nope i agree. Durante has been playing outstanding. As did McKain at Melbourne. So Sigmund Right back perhaps

Yeah, I agree, just saying based on the form in this season alone (though Dura was horrible first game up)

I think in general for his reputation and ability McKain has been somewhat of a disappointment at the Phoenix.  That's not to say that he hasn't been good, or that we wouldn't want to re-sign him, but you'd expect him to be one of the better players in his position in the competition and he simply hasn't done it often enough for that to be the case.  He's one of the top earners in the side.

We need to play him in defence more. Then he'll perform to his ability

If that is the case though there doesn't seem a lot of point in having both him and Durante and Sigmund, when Durante and McKain will both be in the top end of our wage structure. james dean2009-10-16 01:51:57

Gotta remember though how bad our defense was. Also that that would put us one injury away from being badly exposed in defence...

We would need a youth defender like Steven Old (but not him) as cover. Something for next season.

We need a whole youth/reserve team next season playing in a competition like the Australian National Youth League or NZFC . . . . then we wouldn't need to be in such a position.

When (if :/) we get our license renewed there will be absolutely no excuse for not getting a youth team imo. We need one to be level with the other teams.



I would agree, but Durante has only had a handful of good games (he's been progressively getting better this season) - McKain been more consistant. So has Siggy. McKain was great against Melbourne though.

valeo2009-10-16 23:12:01

My belief is that we aren't using the full cap and that is without using the marquee.

We've only got 21 players so you would assume that is the case

We aren't using the youth marquee either are we?
valeo2009-10-16 23:12:40

No... some <expletive removed> tried to spend it on Kruse.

It's a pity because I think we're only one player short from being up there with the best sides in the competition

Fredtastic!

Shane Smeltz.

I think with Smeltz we'd be sitting a lot better on the table.  Not that I think there is anything wrong with how we play now, but he'd give us that genuine scorer and I think make a lot of chances for Greenacre in a style more suitable to Greenacres play.

Of course that boat has sailed.  While Fred would be nice to have we're creating as many or more chances in a match than any other side in the league, we just can't finish.

last we heard on Fred was that he had an offer from the 'Nix but had not made any decision yet.

Smeltz would be on 30 goals by now if he was still with you lot.

on Fifa10 im upto 2012 and looked at the a-league squads and Jon Mckain has made his way to the Roar.. sign of things to come  

I found a Phil Ifill (any relation?) in the transfer market, he turned down my offer to join the Phoenix

Agree with all of this.