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WPM 2025/26 Squad Speculation, Confirmation and Mutual Termination

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Posted January 06, 2026 00:55 · last edited January 06, 2026 00:58

If that did happen, is no point getting bitter and twisted about it.

He's an Aucklander, and almost more importantly an Auckland Samoan. If Sakai retires, I could definitely see AFC signing BT and making him captain. And that would be a great football story for NZ. 

The guy who's dad sold his fishing boat, to finance his early career, returns to the world's biggest Polynesian city to be captain of the football team. Would definitely help the code make some inroads into the under tapped Polynesian market in Aotearoa.


For now it's a great little coup the Nix bringing him to Welly. I wrote off any real chance of that happening because of the wages he was on in the MLS. Happy to be very wrong, and he now has a few weeks in Welly to get hammered fitness wise and hopefully be ready to make an immediate impact when the window officially opens. I pick him to be very good at ALM level.

And hey maybe he loves his time in the capital, and extends long term. He could be a natural new Nix captain if Rufer leaves?? And as someone else said Welly in some ways is a small version of rainy, hipster central, lefty, Portland.

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Unknown editor edited January 06, 2026 00:58
If that did happen, is no point getting bitter and twisted about it.

He's an Aucklander, and almost more importantly an Auckland Samoan. If Sakai retires, I could definitely see AFC signing BT and making him captain. And that would be a great football story for NZ. 

The guy who's dad sold his fishing boat, to finance his early career, returns to the world's biggest Polynesian city to be captain of the football team. Would definitely help the code make some inroads into the under tapped Polynesian market in Aotearoa.


For now it's a great little coup the Nix bringing him to Welly. I wrote off any real chance of that happening because of the wages he was on in the MLS. Happy to be very wrong, and he now has a few weeks in Welly to get hammered fitness wise and hopefully be ready to make an immediate impact when the window officially opens. I pick him to be very good at ALM level.

And hey maybe he loves his time in the capital, and extends long term. He could be a natural new Nix captain if Rufer leaves?? And as someone else said Welly in some ways is a small version of rainy, lefty, hipster central Portland.
Unknown editor edited January 06, 2026 00:56
If that did happen, is no point getting bitter and twisted about it.

He's an Aucklander, and almost more importantly an Auckland Samoan. If Sakai retires, I could definitely see AFC signing BT and making him captain. And that would be a great football story for NZ. 

The guy who's dad sold his fishing boat, to finance his early career, returns to the world's biggest Polynesian city to be captain of the football team. Would definitely help the code make some inroads into the under tapped Polynesian market in Aotearoa.


For now it's a great little coup the Nix bringing him to Welly. I wrote off any real chance of that happening because of the wages he was on in the MLS. Happy to be very wrong, and he now has a few weeks in Welly to get hammered fitness wise and hopefully be ready to make an immediate impact went the window officially opens. I pick him to be very good at ALM level.

And hey maybe he loves his time in the capital, and extends long term. He could be a natural new Nix captain if Rufer leaves?? And as someone else said Welly in some ways is a small version of rainy, lefty, hipster central Portland.