Was - Phoenix Transfer Speculation (Part 1)

Who would have thought that by adding Jade North, Danny Vukovic, Simon Elliott, Nick Ward and now Joel Griffiths, that we would be worse off than last season. That is some outstanding recruitment. Still can't get my head around Vukovic not starting and Sigmund getting some sort of preference over North. All should be starters.Griffiths is the exact player we need, someone who can score goals!

...you mean apart from the fact that Sigmund has been better than North, that it's a hysterical joke that he gets call-ups for the Socceroos ahead of Durante or even some 55yo playing for Sydney United's Masters side?

Of those try to resign:

Tony Lochhead
Daniel Cortes
Troy Hearfield (reserve more or less)
Marco Rojas
Nicky Ward
Danny Vukovic

Crazy suggestion with regards to North, but has he ever played higher up the park, say RM?  He's gone up there several times in recent games getting Siggy or whoever to cover him and tried to make things happen in and around the box.  Almost seemed to have more of a clue than some of the current mids.

That is true and he is also being played out position. Durante took a while to start playing at his  best for us so it may only be a matter of time for North. However, would he want to re-sign with us? He seems to have a lot of ambition and his wages are pretty high for us to afford. I say if he is willing to take a pay cut then we should re-sign him

Err he's played his worst football at CB.

Ricki obviously hates Oughton,because we havent signed him yet.

He also obviously hates Christiano Ronaldo because we haven't signed him either

Its time Ricki starts putting his obvious personal prejudices aside and do whats best for the team.

Oughton to be next signing please!! Ricki better atleast try!!

clapham, please sign clapham.

I wouldn't bother trying to resign the likes of Daniel as he is no more than a substitute player in this club. Better to spend the money and the place on someone with a future and/or the ability to really press for a starting position. I'm a Daniel fan but wonder at his value to the playing side of the club now.

Pretty sure all the lists around have said Daniel is contracted for next year.

We've already got plenty of wide players.

Because the nix never make a sub do they?

Did he ever get a cross pass the first defender?

North is a CB and at a stretch RB, nothing else (though I think he played striker when he was young with dreadlocks)valeo2010-11-20 11:28:04

do any of our players?

I really want to troll your sarcasm for entertainment

Who's being sarcastic?

We'd have Ronaldo by now if ricki didn't have his head so far up his own arse

Totally agree.

Lets get him. Could explode the Phoenix in to the playoffs.

https://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/189776,another-iraqi-star-for-aleague.aspx

He'd want to be a shed load better than Abbas.

Does Daniel, or Leo, or Hearfiedl or Manny etc etc

I'm not saying this is a fact, just saying what was said at the Backbencher on Wednesday night. bwtcf2010-11-26 09:05:31

well my dad, who is related to my brother, who lives in hamilton, who plays with davey, who knows a guy who walks a dog, said the dog told him that Chris Killen is coming back for a break and some games as a Nix. sir les2010-11-26 09:24:20

Which breed?

Nice sauce.

Yeah, people who are told things by dogs are generally unreliable.

I heard somewhere, can't remember where, that one of our ex-Jets players wants out to return to the Jets. No idea who it is though. Might be all false though can't really remember.

North probably

Also someone on the Melb forum saying Manny Muscat is going to sign for themvaleo2010-11-27 01:49:59

Would be a hell of a signing!

Better bloody not, he is our most reliable and consistant performer!

They are just jealous that they have the wrong Muscat

Manny is still contracted to us for next season I just realised

Fixed

so if he's contracted and they want him they will have to pay us a couple of million dollars, hopefully.
Not happy to get rid of him, but I think that's what clubs do, too. They get unknown players for next to nothing and make a profit out of them.

Newcastle - or any other A-League clubs - cannot purchase or sell players to other A-League clubs. We will grant him an early release if it does happen, and I see it as unlikely. We won't make any money unless he goes overseas.

Manny Muscat needs a three year deal. He's a no-nonense player who in many eyes has been our best this season. I think it's great that he's a Maltese international. It's cool having current internationals in the team. But he is a quality player.

Have we resigned Hearfield? I would be very surprised if Jade North wanted to stay here next season, but I really hope he does. Until Jon McKain is a free agent. But if he does go, I wonder if we would ever try get Andy Boyens. Or more importantly, if we would even want Andy Boyens.