Transfer Talk - 2018/19 Season

I'm a big fan of this Steven Tyler fella's music, not sure about his football yet though

Meet my Taylor

He's called Steven

I know he's going to fit....

Who did this?!

No, you're thinking of swahili.

Toon fanatic Adam Peacock with his take on this potential signing

Announcment @ 2:30pm today. 

Here we go lads....

Hopefully NZF have fax'd over the paperwork.

Is there a presser? Will it be streamed?

done deal passed medical

Email announcement just sent out.

Great signing

A good option for captain too

https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-...

Always plays with passion. It's what we need now more than ever.

He'll give a clinic in how to defend too. 

Technically (defensively) he's brilliant and he wouldn't have lost that with age.

Has never been the quickest, but he shouldn't struggle with that at this level

coach Mark Rudan confirms that no players who were off contract at the end of last season are currently training with the club.

https://twitter.com/DewiPreece1/status/1016516400985268224

seriously conflicted with that signing.. :-o

Worlds worst kept secret revealed after two days. Was on facebook. Good signing although at 32, how long do others thinks he might be good for? No language barriers either.

Only needs to be good for two years.

So Howieson and Payne have left eh

Does anyone know if this means they will not be signed or if there is still hope for them?

Yes I can generally understand what the characters say on Vera (great show), but Geordie Shore less so.

See he was born in London town anyways.

If he picked up a Geordie accent with all that time at Newcastle, an interpreter will most certainly be needed.

Welcome to Wellington though Steven.  fantastic to have you here

They were never here.

So is this under the marquee rules or what??

Oh, I see

https://twitter.com/ByPhillipRollo/status/1016524053979455488

Hudson-Wihongi is also training with the team. Might see him tomorrow. https://twitter.com/byphilliprollo/status/1016521956647055360

I wouldn't think so.

Just to sum it all up, the club has confirmed the following players off contract and aren't training with them

Rufer - rumoured off to Switzerland

Galloway

Italiano

Rogerson - rumour to be signed by Carl Zeiss Jena in German 3rd division

Mullen

McGarry - signed with Willem II in Dutch 1st division

Patterson

Confirmed training with the Nix at the moment are

Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi

Callen Elliot

Jack-Henry Sinclair

Justin Gulley

Andre De Jong

good to see these young kiwis finding gigs elsewhere

Pleased about Rudans first signing as well

Good signing, the exact type of player we need.

Rollo:

Not that he wanted to talk about it but Mark Rudan also confirmed every off contract player from last

season has gone, only to add “that’s not to say they won’t be invited back.”

Re kiwis on trial, Gulley maybe. 

Elliot, according to Ifill, isn't ready. Highlights video confirms this.

My 2c says the other three are not as good as Galloway, Mullen, and Rogerson even.

Steven Taylor is a great signing. Glad he's come in now and can play under a coach who looks like he wants to revamp the Phoenix legacy.

Let's hope the next few signings take us over the edge from a bottom of the table club into a top 4 contender

bit sad to see Mullen go, he would be good for us.

Mullens the only one above I may've kept, but even then I wasn't particularly impressed. Fingers crossed the lot from the HAL are considered good enough.

Recent All White not with pro club was invited to Phoenix to trial. Would only come for guaranteed contract. I'll let you figure out how that went down with the coach.

https://twitter.com/pineyzb/status/1016554245531656193?s=21

Surely Howieson?

great signing.

I know a local team that plays in Newcastle colours that he can come and support :)

actually pleasing to sign an import player whose name I actually recognise