2017/18 Transfer Speculation

yeah i know but was more thinking for when/if the unnamed nix player people have been talking about getting released in early Jan actually goes. I think in an ideal scenario we let go of Watson or Lowry, probably most likely the latter but if it's both that could be decent. I like Watson and he's a nice guy but he just doesn't cut it at A-League level as we are all painfully aware of. I'd rather get another midfielder or a defender from the Handy Prem or something, surely there are some guys in there who could do a job for us

If Kalezic is never going to play him we're better to release him than keep paying him if he wants to go.

Schweinsteiger is open for options, chuck some big $ for a 6 month contract to organise our midfield, team spirit and work ethic.

I'm guessing Abbas is one that will be released in Jan, since we haven't seen anything of him since Rado left. Any others on the chopping block? Lowry?

Lowry can go to Perth and join his brother - they are losing a few u23 players.

Abbas would get picked up as a squadie if released and Watson, might try Scandanavia or similar in Europe if keen, otherwise back to Welly.

McGarry - what is he up to?

How many do we think are actually going to leave/be pushed out in January -Rossi, Lowry, Abbas, Watson? Others?

Can the owners replace them all and still be under the cap? 

This.

From what I've read, Rossi may not have "lived up to people's expectations", but it would be more to do with people's expectations than with Rossi's performance.  As an Italian defender from Serie A who has shown over the season that he is not accident-prone, has good work ethic and does not mind living in Wellington for a while, he is more than good enough for me. If Rossi decides to leave (and I have not heard anything to indicate that) then I will be the first to wish him well, name a goalpost at the RoF after him, and thank him for his uncomplaining reliable service.

In contrast, if Lowry does not play because he had a fallout with the gaffer, then that's not good for anyone involved. While he had a number of errors on the field that nearly cost us dearly, you might argue that this was not any worse than some stuff from  Mullen or even from Dura. However, it could be unrelated to his on-field performance and more to the attitude issues?

I doubt Lowry would be happy to play in Nix reserves in our domestic competition where nobody from the Australian scene would ever get to see him. It would be more sensible for him to play in a provincial level comp in Australia where he would get noticed if he was good enough.  Who knows, he might get picked up by Glory and have a cracker of a game against us, just to prove the point. 

I can’t remember anything special about Lowry except Tratt was the better of the bunch who came at the time.

Speaking of Tratt, what the fudge? Hasn't had a club in a year, hope he's doing alright for himself. Even though we have fullback depth it wouldn't hurt to have him back in if Abbas or Lowry leave, him and Doyle could provide central cover too

Tamati Williams released from Aalborg. Surely an international keeper's worth a shout, even if it's only for the season?

To be fair, a lot of that was caused by the earthquakes in Bonevacia and Finklers case.

Having a newborn baby halfway across the world from your family hands-on support is a tough assignment, as myself and my beloved can testify.  How it is managed by the player, the club and the player's agent is a separate issue though.

I think both Roly and Finkler had a good number of reasons for not staying here. Seeing Finkler leave was no real issue for mine, he never really did a lot for us. Roly on the other hand could have been one of our greats but I think for him there was the hope that by playing for another team he wouldn't get so mercilessly hacked by the opposition like he was for us. Plus at WSW he seems to be allowed to play with a lot more freedom.

Anyway, back to signings - I actually don't care who or where the players come from, as long as they want to play for us and they are of a reasonable quality.

This is our perennial problem and will only be fixed either by the improvement in refereeing standards, or by us actually contracting more Australian players of representative grade where the issue of hacking them down will immediately be seen in a different light.

More rumblings out of City that Kilkenny wants out, yes he is a bit of a wanker on the park but I still think he would add the steel to our midfield that we need atm.

Oh My God! Neil Kilkenny?

Yes please! I'd love to have him in, you don't get awarded the club's 2016/17 player of the season for nothing

corrected for a more balanced sense of anticipation

given our current run of form maybe we need a few more dickheads in the squad?!

"The Black and Yellow Strip" gets a makeover

There is rumours that he is looking to come back but others have heard he is training with Sydney and maybe sign with them as a replacement for ACL duty

I'd love to have Tratt back!

I wonder about Lowry, he hasn't been seen for a will (doing his time in the WeeNix). Maybe he will leave and go back to Aus

If you check the thread a couple of pages back, there was a bit of chatter about Lowry allegedly falling out with the coach.

Tratts the way i'd like it too!

Tratt was on his way for a POTY nomination when he left. I'd have him back in a heart beat. He was improving all the time and really did tied up our then weakness.

Yeah, it would bring some sunshine back for sure

Be nice to have a decent chant back too!