Spoonley GOOOONE

 

yes I can read, and good on them. Just hope he finds something. No guarantees he will

 

Do you no where?

 

I am pretty sure that any chance of a NCAA Scholorship would now be void as he has been a professional player. I have heard through the grapevine that he may be off to Derby County in a few months

. I have heard through the grapevine that he may be off to Derby County in a few months

So he will probly be in league two as derby will get religated

 

 

He has more chance of "making" it overseas... he's very talented, and seems no-one has a bad thing to say about him... plus he is the only player I've heard of that gets told to rest because he "over-trains"...

 

A little bit odd that the NZ Young Player of the year in 2007 get's released?!?!?! Makes no sense...

 

Oh well... Good luck to Jacob - he'll go places!!! (He's better than Paston)

Having 3 youth players in the squad is good for development only if they get game time.... and lets face it Spoonley was never going to get game time with Moss and Paston ahead of him.  Having talanted young players (like him, Costa and Draper) starved of any game time in the most important development stage of his career is just dumb (lets hope the youth league fixes this).

 

Plus now because he has been pro the US College soccer route is no longer available for him.  He could have been playing every week and got a free education rather than entertaining the crowd at half time.

 

Also the A-League website has got a picture of Moss in the story about Spoonley.... do they actually watch the A League.  

 

No-one forced him to sign a contract, you pays yer money and takes yer chance.  I'd rather they let him go than string him along.

 

I agree that letting him go is the best option now --- he needs to get game time.

 

I'm just questioning whether signing him, or any other youth player who won't get any game time, is in the players best interests or is it just to satisfy the rule that the club needs to have 3 u20 players on their books.  The rule is there to develop young players... the question is did it do what it was supposed to last year for the Phoenix?  I don't think starving players of games develops players.  Anyway youth league will hopefully fix things.

 

It's true that no-one forced him to sign --- although the fact that he is young and the lines are blurred between the Phoenix and NZFootball makes things a little more complicated. 

 

Pancakes, I think you will find that it was Chris Sinclair in goal and not Mike?

 

All of those people who constantly sl*g Pastey off for being crap are IDIOTS. If it hadn't been for a freak accident at training the morning before the Melbourne game, Pastey would have started and Mossy may have never got his chance. Pastey got brought in against Adelaide having not played any lead up games, on a windy day, where a number of players also didn't play well and made a couple of errors. It happens. All his negative comments seem to stem from this one game. As Valeo said, Pasty was immense for the Knights and Im sure when he gets his chance with the Nix this year he will do the same for us. We are lucky to have two fantastic keepers in the squad and it will be a great battle for the number 1 jersey over the next 5 months.

As for a possible 3rd keeper, Jake Gleeson would be a great option. He is 17, a Wellington boy, a real talent and will thrive in this environment. Giving him the opportunity to train 3 or 4 times a week with the team will help prepare him for the next step. If he is good enough for Everton to want to pay for him to go back there, he is good enough for the nix to look at him.

 

Could well have been, old son. I felt a bit sorry for the lad - he was at fault for both goals - I can imagine it would shatter a boy's confidence.

 

 

All of those people who constantly sl*g Pastey off for being crap are IDIOTS. If it hadn't been for a freak accident at training the morning before the Melbourne game, Pastey would have started and Mossy may have never got his chance. Pastey got brought in against Adelaide having not played any lead up games, on a windy day, where a number of players also didn't play well and made a couple of errors. It happens. All his negative comments seem to stem from this one game. As Valeo said, Pasty was immense for the Knights and Im sure when he gets his chance with the Nix this year he will do the same for us. We are lucky to have two fantastic keepers in the squad and it will be a great battle for the number 1 jersey over the next 5 months.

 

 

Ollie, you cant come on here and say that stuff. Feverish will be after you for speaking such sense.

 

Although to be fair to the lad, the back passes put him in a difficult position. Then again, I'm a keeper so always like to think the defence were at fault