And we’ve never seen any evidence that David is overworked. Same argument, different metaphor.
What we heard is that the ownership and he got the pip at one point because they spent extra money on the squad several times and got no return. They spent money on advertising, and given the restraints on the size of the market, the got no or little uptick for their cash. From that point they’ve avoided the Terry method.
I guess what we or at least Austin and others are looking at is what we might be missing to get a better bang for our buck.
Also, sad to say, I think a large, large amount of success in the A league is the manager, his powering belief and momentum: Ange, Arnold, Merrick, Popovic, Vidmar, McKinna, Montgomery, Kisnorbo, Corica and Milligan. Sorry if I’ve missed anyone. We tried the same with Uffie/Chief and in the end Uffie wasn’t quite in that echelon with us.
We’ve had several squads that should have been in the mix.
The other point to make is Domey hasn’t been here for 18 years.
It’s a bit counterintuitive, but I think we should ignore Auckland FC as far as a model, for most of it. They’ve brought in guys like Hay, Rogerson and Pijnaker. These guys are never coming to the Nix. And their location meant they could get Howieson. And their cash meant they could get Sakai, Brimmer, Verstraete, Hall, Girdwood-Reich, Paulsen etc etc They went for Corica because he’s their style. Niggly, mouthy, strong in the challenge.
None of that applies to us, so we’ve got to organise around what we can. Talk of the possibility of Singh. A strong leader already in Bill Tuiloma. Hughes a homegrown workhorse. Our academy years and continuity there. Our heritage.
We’ve got to be positive about the Nix and tell positive stories about us. Wonder what McKain or Manny Muscat are doing?
We’re the club from the ashes, where Auckland failed twice, and now we rise again after the end of the Uffie/Chief era.
What we heard is that the ownership and he got the pip at one point because they spent extra money on the squad several times and got no return. They spent money on advertising, and given the restraints on the size of the market, the got no or little uptick for their cash. From that point they’ve avoided the Terry method.
I guess what we or at least Austin and others are looking at is what we might be missing to get a better bang for our buck.
Also, sad to say, I think a large, large amount of success in the A league is the manager, his powering belief and momentum: Ange, Arnold, Merrick, Popovic, Vidmar, McKinna, Montgomery, Kisnorbo, Corica and Milligan. Sorry if I’ve missed anyone. We tried the same with Uffie/Chief and in the end Uffie wasn’t quite in that echelon with us.
We’ve had several squads that should have been in the mix.
The other point to make is Domey hasn’t been here for 18 years.
It’s a bit counterintuitive, but I think we should ignore Auckland FC as far as a model, for most of it. They’ve brought in guys like Hay, Rogerson and Pijnaker. These guys are never coming to the Nix. And their location meant they could get Howieson. And their cash meant they could get Sakai, Brimmer, Verstraete, Hall, Girdwood-Reich, Paulsen etc etc They went for Corica because he’s their style. Niggly, mouthy, strong in the challenge.
None of that applies to us, so we’ve got to organise around what we can. Talk of the possibility of Singh. A strong leader already in Bill Tuiloma. Hughes a homegrown workhorse. Our academy years and continuity there. Our heritage.
We’ve got to be positive about the Nix and tell positive stories about us. Wonder what McKain or Manny Muscat are doing?
We’re the club from the ashes, where Auckland failed twice, and now we rise again after the end of the Uffie/Chief era.