So would people rather a young Aussie player being paid to train with the Nix but not play? Or a young Kiwi player?
Because barring an Arsenal-fullbacks-like injury streak that's what we're talking about.
Does anybody KNOW that Ricki hasn't said to Lucas, or any of the other younger kids - that they're better staying in the ASB comp and PLAYING FOOTBALL for the next year or two, maybe coming to TW so they have exposure to the Nix environment? At least until such time as the Welnix vision comes to fruition and the Nix have another avenue through which to offer them competitive game/development time?
How many people are saying that the stellar professional career (in Wales, absolutely no disrespect intended) enjoyed by Greg Draper was due to the opportunity (2 games in 2 seasons?) given to him by the Nix?
I don't know what the answer is and obviously every player and situation is different. We've clearly made mistakes in the past and undoubtedly will do in the future.
But until we have a reserve/youth team somewhere, whatever the club/Ricki does they're going to be strung up by half of you lol.
So would people rather a young Aussie player being paid to train with the Nix but not play? Or a young Kiwi player?
Because barring an Arsenal-fullbacks-like injury streak that's what we're talking about.
Does anybody KNOW that Ricki hasn't said to Lucas, or any of the other younger kids - that they're better staying in the ASB comp and PLAYING FOOTBALL for the next year or two, maybe coming to TW so they have exposure to the Nix environment? At least until such time as the Welnix vision comes to fruition and the Nix have another avenue through which to offer them competitive game/development time?
How many people are saying that the stellar professional career (in Wales, absolutely no disrespect intended) enjoyed by Greg Draper was due to the opportunity (2 games in 2 seasons?) given to him by the Nix?
I don't know what the answer is and obviously every player and situation is different. We've clearly made mistakes in the past and undoubtedly will do in the future.
But until we have a reserve/youth team somewhere, whatever the club/Ricki does they're going to be strung up by half of you lol.