I love the Unused Subs, and I'm no huge fan of Bazely, but Goran's suggestion in their latest pod that the buzz around Payne could have any impact on team selection is almost insulting to the coaching staff.
Also maybe I'm too deep in the Welly sphere, but they made it sound like Elliot should be starting without question which baffles me - I'd be incredibly shocked if Tim doesn't start every match. Callum ended the season well, but Payney has been great for the all whites
I really wanted to like them, but Goran Paladin I can't listen to, a combination of his takes and his voice makes what should be a great podcast completely unlistenable. Spoonley gets a little grating after a while too.
Iffy has got better at going in to bat for us, but given he's a club legend he's still a little too on the fence sometimes for my liking. Maybe that'll change with Greenie in charge
YellowAndBlack wrote: I use to like the unused subs but they basically turned into a Auckland fan boy pod cast, just made it impossible to watch for me.
Jazzy Jeff wrote: I love the Unused Subs, and I'm no huge fan of Bazely, but Goran's suggestion in their latest pod that the buzz around Payne could have any impact on team selection is almost insulting to the coaching staff.
Also maybe I'm too deep in the Welly sphere, but they made it sound like Elliot should be starting without question which baffles me - I'd be incredibly shocked if Tim doesn't start every match. Callum ended the season well, but Payney has been great for the all whites
Multiple times last season Callan was defensively surviving on the edge. His pace kept him in 1:1 battles because his positioning wasn't.
Based on that, I think Callan is more likely to be found out by better opponents than Payne.
This story is amazing and quite funny. But i suspect once the WC starts everyones attention will be focused on the games and following their own teams. Payne strikes me as a down to earth guy. I cant see him wanting to become an influencer. Because to make this pay he has to be regularly feeding in content. At the moment he posts on Insta about once a year.
He has someone running his social media now, so I expect he'll be posting more to maintain engagement as much as possible.
Shouldn't be a distraction for him, but done well he could leverage this into a post-football career. He seems like a clever enough bloke to know that and use it if he wants to.
And I'd probably entertain it for a cool $10-20 million! 😆
I remember the supposed rumours during the 2023 U20 WC in Argy, that Boca Juniors were interested in Roa-Conchie.
Take this stuff all with a giant pinch of salt.
Still hopefully yes he can somehow monetise this crazy exposure he is getting at the moment. Will help that his partner is Costa Rican and a nativo Espanol speaker.
But if CCM were genuinely seriously looking at signing Usain Bolt, why wouldn't overseas clubs consider signing a proper footballer like Payne for some increased exposure/publicity.
All Whites player Tim Payne has met the Argentine influencer who helped turn him into a global social media sensation with nearly 5 million followers. His newfound fame could see him earn thousands of dollars for a single Instagram post.
A bit of background on this club, Deportivo Reistra - they made global headlines by fielding Argentine YouTube and Twitch streamer Iván "Spreen" Buhajeruk in an official Primera División match against Vélez Sarsfield. Spreen started as a striker but was substituted after just 50 seconds without touching the ball. The stunt, which the club admitted was a marketing initiative for their main energy drink sponsor, sparked outrage throughout the Argentine football community. Notable players and managers condemned it as a "lack of respect" to the sport, and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the matter (you know its serious when the AFA investigate the ethics of this, considering how unethical they're themselves)... Their sponsor is an energy drink that does all sort of weird promos like this so no surprise they're "linked" to him.. In Argentina, very few imports are actually signed & vast majority of players are locals, and academy players.. With the moment a player is good enough, they get sold overseas.. Remember, clubs in Argentina are owned by the members of the club & none of them have a foreign backer/owner, so its highly unlikely this will actually happen
Nixieboys222 wrote: A bit of background on this club, Deportivo Reistra - they made global headlines by fielding Argentine YouTube and Twitch streamer Iván "Spreen" Buhajeruk in an official Primera División match against Vélez Sarsfield. Spreen started as a striker but was substituted after just 50 seconds without touching the ball. The stunt, which the club admitted was a marketing initiative for their main energy drink sponsor, sparked outrage throughout the Argentine football community. Notable players and managers condemned it as a "lack of respect" to the sport, and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the matter (you know its serious when the AFA investigate the ethics of this, considering how unethical they're themselves)... Their sponsor is an energy drink that does all sort of weird promos like this so no surprise they're "linked" to him.. In Argentina, very few imports are actually signed & vast majority of players are locals, and academy players.. With the moment a player is good enough, they get sold overseas.. Remember, clubs in Argentina are owned by the members of the club & none of them have a foreign backer/owner, so its highly unlikely this will actually happen
I can say my knowledge of the domestic game in Argentina isn't of a very high standard, so I appreciate the insight. It all seems very far-fetched from where we were only a week or two ago, but I guess the world moves in strange ways these days
I find it all interesting though. Two weeks ago this is not even a conversation anyone is even considering having, but fast forward to today and it's all hot property.
And I'm not up with the social media game and all that carry on either, but from the outside looking in it seems like there will be nefarious parties out there who will simply be trying to cash in on his name while it's a hot topic, but the medium to long term plan is much less clear.
Whatever value Tim gets out of this sudden rise to fame, whether on the field or off it, I just hope it all works out in his favour.
Nixieboys222 wrote: A bit of background on this club, Deportivo Reistra - they made global headlines by fielding Argentine YouTube and Twitch streamer Iván "Spreen" Buhajeruk in an official Primera División match against Vélez Sarsfield. Spreen started as a striker but was substituted after just 50 seconds without touching the ball. The stunt, which the club admitted was a marketing initiative for their main energy drink sponsor, sparked outrage throughout the Argentine football community. Notable players and managers condemned it as a "lack of respect" to the sport, and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the matter (you know its serious when the AFA investigate the ethics of this, considering how unethical they're themselves)... Their sponsor is an energy drink that does all sort of weird promos like this so no surprise they're "linked" to him.. In Argentina, very few imports are actually signed & vast majority of players are locals, and academy players.. With the moment a player is good enough, they get sold overseas.. Remember, clubs in Argentina are owned by the members of the club & none of them have a foreign backer/owner, so its highly unlikely this will actually happen
I can say my knowledge of the domestic game in Argentina isn't of a very high standard, so I appreciate the insight. It all seems very far-fetched from where we were only a week or two ago, but I guess the world moves in strange ways these days
I find it all interesting though. Two weeks ago this is not even a conversation anyone is even considering having, but fast forward to today and it's all hot property.
And I'm not up with the social media game and all that carry on either, but from the outside looking in it seems like there will be nefarious parties out there who will simply be trying to cash in on his name while it's a hot topic, but the medium to long term plan is much less clear.
Whatever value Tim gets out of this sudden rise to fame, whether on the field or off it, I just hope it all works out in his favour.
Dont worry - We dont understand it either :D Our glorious AFA president Claudio Tapia once said "Dont try to understand - Just enjoy it"... In all seriousness, it's a mess. AFA’s current 30-team top flight (yes - 30! including the AFAs president's own club who did a miracle double promotion to the top division from third division), established in 2014. It goes something like this:
- Throught the year, two separate tournaments are held: Copa de la Liga and Liga Profesional
Copa de la Liga is a two stage tournament. First its a group stage, with the teams divided in two groups. After that, the best four of each group go to play a knockout style final-8 to decide the champion
The Liga Profesional is just a regular league. Everyone plays against everyone. The champion is the one with the most points.
After everything is played, the winners of each torunament play for a final, separate trophy (Trofeo de Campeones)
In parallel, there's an annual table which counts ALL the points every team did during year, on both tournaments. All this one decides is the entry to international tournaments and relegations.
AFA's leadership has been corrupt since… well, since it was founded. So it's all power dynamics. There was a power vacuum after the death of lifelong tyrant Julio Grondona in 2014 and the new great ruler (Tapia), being weak and talentless and little more than a mediocre fixer and go-between (in other words, the same as Grondona had been upon taking office), decided that the best way to earn and then maintain his hold on power was to make gifts to everybody. So, like Grondona before him, he gives away promotions or impromptu exemptions from relegation to his ‘friends’ and punished his enemies. Which, logically, results in having more and more teams in the higher divisions so you have to fit them in the calendar somewhere. Grondona, once upon a time, had 32-team tournaments in the first division and, later in his life and career, took the number to 30 again.
So the procedure is first to promote your friends and punish your enemies, then to make up yet another unclassifiable tournament to try and sort-of wrench the fixture into something that can be played in a 52-week year. Every year we make up a new calendar and play following it, sort-of.
Can confirm the rumour is legit, and Riestra have approached him. They’ve bypassed the Nix, however; wondering if they realise how things work over here. Wild times
This gets crazier and crazier. In all honesty, this is the last thing he needs going into these massive games. Hope he is able to put it all to one side.
Procrastinixing wrote: This gets crazier and crazier. In all honesty, this is the last thing he needs going into these massive games. Hope he is able to put it all to one side.
In an interview for the BBC, Tim was asked what he thought about all the Tim memes circulating around. Tim simply replied that they weren't memes, then went back to his daily routine of playing football ☄️ against lions 🦁 and dinosaurs 🦖.
It'd be a negligible/token fee. A team that wants Tim Payne is not going to have the money to pay a substantial transfer fee.
I think the Nix wouldnt stand in his way if he is keen to have the adventure. Because Tim has been massively injury prone in recent seasons and is one of our highest paid players, and we have Sheridan & Loke waiting in the wings. We could probably entice Kirwan back from Italy if we wanted a more experienced replacement too.
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