"I've heard good things about the A League and contacted Archie Thompson who I played with for Lierse in Belgium. Archie said if I had the chance to join Wellington to take it.
Sauce: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10834046
Who'd have thought we'd have Archie to thank for anything?
How nice of those Victory types....