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Posted October 01, 2018 03:05 · last edited October 01, 2018 03:06

DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:

DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:

MetalLegNZ wrote:

I can't believe we are this close to the start of the season and we still have so many spots to fill.

I can only assume, despite some rumours, that Tratt and the Spanish trialist are going to be signed along with the young kiwi lad (u20 player), because the reality is, anyone else would have to come in from outside the group and would have no time to learn the systems. So unless the are "Marquee" status, any inclusions have the potential to be more disruptive than anything.

exactly, far too late on to properly integrate someone into the squad. Assuming Mandi, Tratt, Callan Elliott, but don't we need a minimum of 4 signings? Can't see where the fourth player will come from, unless it's this Burgess guy. 

actually maybe priority for import spots goes to mandi (Defensive midfield) and we keep Yoo in the camp in case we can't sign a marquee striker. I know Mandi would be the 5th and final import, but we were looking at guest players who don't count. Maybe if we cant find any star forward then we will just sign Yoo on a guest contract, and therefore getting around the rule. Maybe by January Krishna has his residency and we could sign him permanently or get someone else in. If this is what the club are doing I'll be pretty happy, it's a smart move

Guest players have to satisfy 'marketability' criteria, so we wouldn't be able to get Yoo on one of those. 

I'm guessing that Rudan has figured out that getting a good foreign forward is going to be difficult at this stage, so by going for a foreign DM means, in theory, we tighten things at the back and aim not to give away too many, and hope that the combination of Krishna/Burns/Singh/Williams/Nichols can score enough to keep us in the hunt. And then, if Krishna gets the citizenship before Christmas, re-evaluate and see if you can get another good import player in the January window.

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DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:
DJ Jazzy Jeff Sarpong wrote:
MetalLegNZ wrote:

I can't believe we are this close to the start of the season and we still have so many spots to fill.

I can only assume, despite some rumours, that Tratt and the Spanish trialist are going to be signed along with the young kiwi lad (u20 player), because the reality is, anyone else would have to come in from outside the group and would have no time to learn the systems. So unless the are "Marquee" status, any inclusions have the potential to be more disruptive than anything.

exactly, far too late on to properly integrate someone into the squad. Assuming Mandi, Tratt, Callan Elliott, but don't we need a minimum of 4 signings? Can't see where the fourth player will come from, unless it's this Burgess guy. 
actually maybe priority for import spots goes to mandi (Defensive midfield) and we keep Yoo in the camp in case we can't sign a marquee striker. I know Mandi would be the 5th and final import, but we were looking at guest players who don't count. Maybe if we cant find any star forward then we will just sign Yoo on a guest contract, and therefore getting around the rule. Maybe by January Krishna has his residency and we could sign him permanently or get someone else in. If this is what the club are doing I'll be pretty happy, it's a smart move

Guest players have to satisfy 'marketability' criteria, so we wouldn't be able to get Yoo on one of those. 

I'm guessing that Rudan has figured out that getting a good foreign forward is going to be difficult at this stage, so going for a foreign DM means, in theory, we tighten things at the back and aim not to give away too many, and hope that the combination of Krishna/Burns/Singh/Williams/Nichols can score enough to keep us in the hunt. And then, if Krishna gets the citizenship before Christmas, re-evaluate and see if you can get another good import player in the January window.