He will move into this Director of Football role we keep hearing about so that he can go and spend more time with the All Whites, which has pretty much been the plan all along I think.
And the we'll get some B-grade Aussie to replace him as coach.
By the way, I think it would be absolutely stupid of the Nix to cut him loose completely. He is still the longest serving coach in the A-League and has a massive amount of knowledge and experience compared to anyone else at the club. I think we still need him around even if it's not as first team coach.
Ironically, the only thing that may derail this plan is the financial situation. Can Welnix afford a DoF and a first team coach?
This is interesting. I don't know how many people saw Mark Rudan's post-match interview with Ricki recently but Rudan put this question to him: "Do you have ambitions next season to continue coaching both the All Whites and the Phoenix?".
To which Ricki replied with an emphatic and firm-jawed "Yes".