WPM 2022/23 Squad Speculation, Confirmation and Mutual Termination

Wusty Wab

Why are you guys trying to wind just me up? Plenty of other people on this forum have suggested players we could sign how am I any different?

Don't get too wound up. You're not the first and you definitely won't be the last to have the piss taken out of ya.

Yes, people are having you on, but it's good to see a new face pop up every now and then. I for one have enjoyed the chatter over the past few days, in what is typically the quietest time of the year round these here parts.

Now if only the chatter was somewhat more substantial then we'd really be onto something.

MetalLegNZ

I keep seeing a multitude of posts and get excited only to leave disappointed every time.

I understand how you feel. I am as keen as anybody to hear some solid rumors, the only reason there have been so many replies is because I suggested a player we could sign and then nearly everyone here started to try and wind me up.

Wusty Wab

MetalLegNZ

I keep seeing a multitude of posts and get excited only to leave disappointed every time.

I understand how you feel. I am as keen as anybody to hear some solid rumors, the only reason there have been so many replies is because I suggested a player we could sign and then nearly everyone here started to try and wind me up.

You've become a forum legend. People will always remember Pierre-Michel Lasogga now. It's just a bit of banter, don't take it too seriously. 

I like the Lasogga rumour and it's good to see some new thoughts contributed, so welcome to the forum.

First week on this forum, if you have an opinion, you always get gang whacked 

Ninja

Wusty Wab

MetalLegNZ

I keep seeing a multitude of posts and get excited only to leave disappointed every time.

I understand how you feel. I am as keen as anybody to hear some solid rumors, the only reason there have been so many replies is because I suggested a player we could sign and then nearly everyone here started to try and wind me up.

You've become a forum legend. People will always remember Pierre-Michel Lasogga now. It's just a bit of banter, don't take it too seriously. 

I like the Lasogga rumour and it's good to see some new thoughts contributed, so welcome to the forum.

Or the brief and Beatles-mania esque  rule of Horus the Egyptian god of PAX…

Does anyone here actually have some news on possible signings?

Will Griggs apparently
but i hope the manger watches Netflix and Sunderland till I die, before signing him

imagine if the Lasogga signing actually happened? Wusty would be an automatic GOD!

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

Until Lasogga is announced (which I’m sure he will be) he joins the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Michael Essien, Sery Ely de Campos and Obafemi Martins as an off season fan rumour legend.

Eto'o was once rumored to join the Phoenix? That is insane.

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

Wusty Wab

Eto'o was once rumored to join the Phoenix? That is insane.

Yeah we tried to get him in as a marquee for 2018/19(?) but the FFA wouldn’t let us use the marquee fund

Friar Tuck

Until Lasogga is announced (which I’m sure he will be) he joins the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Michael Essien, Sery Ely de Campos and Obafemi Martins as an off season fan rumour legend.

I'd forgotten about those... Wasn't there a Ronaldinho one years back too? Hilarious 

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

I don't know. If Talay and Gill are looking for strikers off contract his name could maybe pop up somehow.

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

 Nah come on now, be fair to Wusty here. You could say that about almost any of our visa signings over the years, how the fudge did Ricky Herbert know about Ricardo Clarke, or Rudan know about Sheridan, an Irish geezer plodding in the Polish league

Wusty Wab

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

I don't know. If Talay and Gill are looking for strikers off contract his name could maybe pop up somehow.

cos they read the forums and his agent is posting about him? or magically? or do you actually think the Nix have scouts in Qatar?

Jazzy Jeff

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

 Nah come on now, be fair to Wusty here. You could say that about almost any of our visa signings over the years, how the fudge did Ricky Herbert know about Ricardo Clarke, or Rudan know about Sheridan, an Irish geezer plodding in the Polish league

the answer is easy - the player agents were pushing them wherever they could.

theprof

Wusty Wab

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

I don't know. If Talay and Gill are looking for strikers off contract his name could maybe pop up somehow.

cos they read the forums and his agent is posting about him? or magically? or do you actually think the Nix have scouts in Qatar?

Well I was told that in the past players and staff have commented in the forum.

Wusty Wab

theprof

Wusty Wab

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

I don't know. If Talay and Gill are looking for strikers off contract his name could maybe pop up somehow.

cos they read the forums and his agent is posting about him? or magically? or do you actually think the Nix have scouts in Qatar?

Well I was told that in the past players and staff have commented in the forum.

it's true - they have, im not sure about managers though, i'd doubt they'd be on here looking for signing tips though.

Wusty is sort of half implying that Talay and Gill: a) know about Lasogga, and b) are actually considering signing the guy. More than that - that they are having serious internal negotiations about this guy as we speak.

There's probably a pool of 10,000 strikers off contract at the moment.

theprof

Wusty Wab

theprof

Wusty Wab

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Like I said before, it will depend on whether or not Talay and Gill are interested in him, they may not even know who he is. As for Will Grigg, apparently he is training with MK Dons.

How on earth would Talay and Gill know who Lasogga is? He's a random German journeyman striker playing in Qatar.

I don't know. If Talay and Gill are looking for strikers off contract his name could maybe pop up somehow.

cos they read the forums and his agent is posting about him? or magically? or do you actually think the Nix have scouts in Qatar?

Well I was told that in the past players and staff have commented in the forum.

it's true - they have, im not sure about managers though, i'd doubt they'd be on here looking for signing tips though.

I literally asked if anyone thought or knew if Talay and Gill were aware about this forum as I was curious. What I have just told you about players and staff commenting in the past was the response I got.

Alrighty team, god I regret pulling up Wusty on his Lasogga crusade, this has gotten ridiculous. No, Wusty isn't his agent, yes we're all bored of the off season. Genuine, bona-fide rumours from this point on (*ahem, mods).... Go! 

Jazzy Jeff

Alrighty team, god I regret pulling up Wusty on his Lasogga crusade, this has gotten ridiculous. No, Wusty isn't his agent, yes we're all bored of the off season. Genuine, bona-fide rumours from this point on (*ahem, mods).... Go! 

 Did I mention that I saw Josh Brindell South walking down Lambton Quay the other day?

Ninja

Wusty is sort of half implying that Talay and Gill: a) know about Lasogga, and b) are actually considering signing the guy. More than that - that they are having serious internal negotiations about this guy as we speak.

There's probably a pool of 10,000 strikers off contract at the moment.

I am not saying there aren't. I am just saying that his name could pop up like several other strikers.

Friar Tuck

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I mean the timing of that, unreal hahahaha

Friar Tuck

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That is actually pretty funny.

Wusty Wab

Ninja

Wusty is sort of half implying that Talay and Gill: a) know about Lasogga, and b) are actually considering signing the guy. More than that - that they are having serious internal negotiations about this guy as we speak.

There's probably a pool of 10,000 strikers off contract at the moment.

I am not saying there aren't. I am just saying that his name could pop up like several other strikers.

1 in a 10,000 chance of that happening! Fanciful at best - its like you just randomly picked a name from a website and threw it out there.

theprof

Wusty Wab

Ninja

Wusty is sort of half implying that Talay and Gill: a) know about Lasogga, and b) are actually considering signing the guy. More than that - that they are having serious internal negotiations about this guy as we speak.

There's probably a pool of 10,000 strikers off contract at the moment.

I am not saying there aren't. I am just saying that his name could pop up like several other strikers.

1 in a 10,000 chance of that happening! Fanciful at best - its like you just randomly picked a name from a website and threw it out there.

I was just trying to be helpful. I looked at heaps of off contract strikers. I found some championship strikers who either did not look very impressive or were getting interests from other clubs. I was very disappointed when we missed out on Charlie Austin.

ok then......

The streets will never forget the Lasoggaposting era. In terms of other off contract/free agent strikers, former Stoke man Mame Diouf is leaving Hatayspor. He’s 34 but has been in great form in the Super Lig.

Lewis Grabban is likely leaving Nottingham too which would be pretty top notch.

Harry Cornick is off contract too which would be a bit of a coup.

Friar Tuck

The streets will never forget the Lasoggaposting era. In terms of other off contract/free agent strikers, former Stoke man Mame Diouf is leaving Hatayspor. He’s 34 but has been in great form in the Super Lig.

Lewis Grabban is likely leaving Nottingham too which would be pretty top notch.

Harry Cornick is off contract too which would be a bit of a coup.

Cornick has played a lot of his career as a winger though, I would like someone who has played as a target man throughout pretty much all of their career. Grabban is the same age as Hooper so I am not sure.

Wusty Wab

Friar Tuck

The streets will never forget the Lasoggaposting era. In terms of other off contract/free agent strikers, former Stoke man Mame Diouf is leaving Hatayspor. He’s 34 but has been in great form in the Super Lig.

Lewis Grabban is likely leaving Nottingham too which would be pretty top notch.

Harry Cornick is off contract too which would be a bit of a coup.

Cornick has played a lot of his career as a winger though, I would like someone who has played as a target man throughout pretty much all of their career. Grabban is the same age as Hooper so I am not sure.

 Who would you suggest?

Wusty Wab

Friar Tuck

The streets will never forget the Lasoggaposting era. In terms of other off contract/free agent strikers, former Stoke man Mame Diouf is leaving Hatayspor. He’s 34 but has been in great form in the Super Lig.

Lewis Grabban is likely leaving Nottingham too which would be pretty top notch.

Harry Cornick is off contract too which would be a bit of a coup.

Cornick has played a lot of his career as a winger though, I would like someone who has played as a target man throughout pretty much all of their career. Grabban is the same age as Hooper so I am not sure.

I found this guy who’s played his whole career as an out and out target man striker. Not too old and has pedigree in some very respectable leagues. Not sure if Talay and Gill know anything about him but he’s off contract and could be worth a look?

Ninja

Wusty Wab

Friar Tuck

The streets will never forget the Lasoggaposting era. In terms of other off contract/free agent strikers, former Stoke man Mame Diouf is leaving Hatayspor. He’s 34 but has been in great form in the Super Lig.

Lewis Grabban is likely leaving Nottingham too which would be pretty top notch.

Harry Cornick is off contract too which would be a bit of a coup.

Cornick has played a lot of his career as a winger though, I would like someone who has played as a target man throughout pretty much all of their career. Grabban is the same age as Hooper so I am not sure.

 Who would you suggest?

That is tough. There is Bas Dost but he is incredibly prolific. He has just left Club Brugge and there are rumors Rangers want him.

Friar Tuck

Wusty Wab

Friar Tuck

The streets will never forget the Lasoggaposting era. In terms of other off contract/free agent strikers, former Stoke man Mame Diouf is leaving Hatayspor. He’s 34 but has been in great form in the Super Lig.

Lewis Grabban is likely leaving Nottingham too which would be pretty top notch.

Harry Cornick is off contract too which would be a bit of a coup.

Cornick has played a lot of his career as a winger though, I would like someone who has played as a target man throughout pretty much all of their career. Grabban is the same age as Hooper so I am not sure.

I found this guy who’s played his whole career as an out and out target man striker. Not too old and has pedigree in some very respectable leagues. Not sure if Talay and Gill know anything about him but he’s off contract and could be worth a look?

Very funny smartass.

This is now longer than most of last season’s match threads.

Anyway, Philip Rollo has been linking the Phoenix with Rojas for months, it could just be wishful thinking but he's obviously got connections with the club. Think he was the one who broke the Sotirio and McGarry to the Jets story.

So that's the strongest rumour, the other rumour is obviously Krishna, but mainly because he's returning to the league, had a connection with the club, and is a domestic player for us.