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Posted January 01, 2018 21:45 · last edited January 02, 2018 20:53

ConanTroutman wrote:

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[/quote]Lowry has put a foot wrong on the pitch IIRC - last season he had a mare in one game. I think it was against Perth? But I think Rossi is the only defender we have who hasn't had an absolute shocker at least once. And his form has dropped off too even

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. 

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ConanTroutman wrote:

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[/quote]Lowry has put a foot wrong on the pitch IIRC - last season he had a mare in one game. I think it was against Perth? But I think Rossi is the only defender we have who hasn't had an absolute shocker at least once. And his form has dropped off too even

This.

From what I'e read, Rossi may not have "lived up to people's expectations", but it might be more to do with people's expectations than with Rossi.  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, 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 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 our reserves in the domestic competition, where nobody from the Australian scene would ever get to notice 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.  He might get picked up by Glory and have a cracker of a game against us, just to prove the point. 

Unknown editor edited January 01, 2018 21:54
ConanTroutman wrote:

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[/quote]Lowry has put a foot wrong on the pitch IIRC - last season he had a mare in one game. I think it was against Perth? But I think Rossi is the only defender we have who hasn't had an absolute shocker at least once. And his form has dropped off too even

This.

Rossi may not have lived up to people's expectations, but it might be more to do with people's expectations than with Rossi.  For me, an Italian defender from Serie A who is not accident-prone is and has good work ethic and does not mind living in Wellington is more than good enough. If he leaves then I will be the first to wish him well and thank him for his uncomplaining service.

If Lowry does not play because he had a fallout with the gaffer then that's not good for anyone. I doubt he would be happy to play in our reserves in the domestic competition, where nobody from the Australian scene would ever get to notice 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.  He might get picked up by Glory and have a cracker of a game against us, just to prove the point.