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WPM 2026/27 Squad Speculation, Confirmation and Mutual Termination

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4 days ago

Should add Boyd has 2 assists in his last 4 LAFC games, over which he has played only 44 mins.

Bit of a super sub, for a stacked LAFC who are 2nd on GD in the MLS Western Conference. Being on same pts as Whitecaps (1st) and San Jose (3rd).
No shame to Boyd being a back up to Gabon international Denis Bouanga (10 goals), Venezuelan international David Martinez David (6 goals) and Korean/Spurs legend Son Heung-min (3 goals) at LAFC.

As Nelfoos says even if LAFC don't re-sign Tyler B, he'll get another MLS gig somewhere, at 5-10x what the Nix can pay him.

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3 days ago

PKB wrote:
coochiee wrote:
If it's this from Boyd's Insta, it's him his partner and kids modelling on some sort of LA runway, his little daughter clad in a LAFC top.
All this to a song by Boyd's doppelganger Justin Beiber.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DbQ4sP7Bxdq/

I see that Boyd & Tuiloma are Insta friends.
Nothing to see here.

Shades of Piper selling Mileusnic's car online, and suddenly Corban is off overseas.
If so, then the Phoenix ought to look at another option. Not a winger or striker, but Johnny Yull from Adelaide. If he doesn't get an offer to go North, what does he want?
Or for a striker/winger, maybe Raphael Lea'i, with A League level 1 on 1 coaching to add a bit more consistency, why not? He actually scored against Bulgaria this year.
Or Alex Saniel, the Vanuatu Adam Taggart. Still got 4 foreign places, imagine 1 or 2 of those 3, an attacking midfielder from a more advanced league and a main striker from a more advanced league. Something a bit like the Mariners 2020s recruitment.

Or, Jez Lofthouse, Owen Smith. Both are keen ball running players with the occasional goal and assist that could be substitutes here. & Willem Des Tombe from the Phoenix academy if they want him.

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3 days ago · edited 3 days ago · History

The only thing with Tyler I could imagine is the same thing as with Kosta- he’s got young kids who haven’t seen much of their grandparents, if they’re still in Wellington or nearby. Is any of that the case?

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2 days ago

Kosta's family are still here, no idea about Tyler's

Queenslander 3x a year.

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2 days ago

Kosta's family are still here, no idea about Tyler's

Queenslander 3x a year.

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2 days ago · edited 2 days ago · History

At least one of Tyler’s parents are Californian and he spent some of his early life growing up there as well as Tauranga. His folks maybe back in the Bear State.

Edit - Dual Heritage and Background

Born in New Zealand to a Kiwi father and an American mother, but raised for his first ten years in California before moving to New Zealand.

Felt equal loyalty to both nations, describing the choice as being like "choosing between your mum and your dad".

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2 days ago

Considering he has already been selected (once?) to the USA national team (not senior) I am sure his future is there and not here.

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1 day ago · edited 1 day ago · History

Another thing about potential new players for the Phoenix (or for Aussie A League teams) South Melbourne.
They won 2:1 over an A League team in the Australia Cup yesterday, Adelaide United. Former Heidelberg A League slayer Bul Juach scored a banger pinged inside of post and in like Sander Kartum's winning goal v Melbourne Victory. & Uchida scored too. A League moves next? Also David Yoo from South Island played that, and Mesourouni, Pasquali (Ex A League), Hassan Ramazani (ex Vanuatu United) played. & Ex Phoenix Paulo Retre played. Uchida is an affordable foreign winger, in this hard A League salary cap with special categories gone if accepted by (PFA) got to have another affordable foreign player along with Nagasawa. So they can afford the best main striker and main attacking midfielder they can
(Zawada/Eze, Carlos Hernandez/Davila).
With a sort of Ben Waine level guy as 2nd striker, could be foreign or Bul Juach or Ryan Feutz.

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1 day ago

Chiefytheman wrote:
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Any more hints to this?

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1 day ago

wilbaker wrote:
Chiefytheman wrote:
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Any more hints to this?

Is this account reputable? It's a very vague 'rumour' to put it lightly

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dunnix wrote:
wilbaker wrote:
Chiefytheman wrote:
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Any more hints to this?
Is this account reputable? It's a very vague 'rumour' to put it lightly

Well, remember not much was revealed about Eze before time. We will see. If its a foreign striker there could be a delay with getting the visa approved or whatever, so no reveal as of yet.

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1 day ago

It's like a horoscope how it's worded to be generally applicable. Of course we bloody well should be signing a striker soon - we haven't got any and preseason training has started!

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1 day ago

Silent wrote:
It's like a horoscope how it's worded to be generally applicable. Of course we bloody well should be signing a striker soon - we haven't got any and preseason training has started!

Yes. & an attacking midfielder and a winger. Thing is, they had to talk with Rufer very recently on convincing him to not leave, and extend 2 seasons more. & tried to keep Luke Brooke Smith another season & had to communicate him leaving. & new Bev's wingback. Now that's over I think they will lock into getting those new players.

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1 day ago

Silent wrote:
It's like a horoscope how it's worded to be generally applicable. Of course we bloody well should be signing a striker soon - we haven't got any and preseason training has started!

The Nix are going to "meet a tall dark stranger, take a trip over water and come into money". or maybe with the Brooke Smith stuff "come into money as a not tall dark player becomes a stranger with a trip over water"

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about 4 hours ago

coochiee wrote:
Gracias
Young guy in the blue bib, shorts no 20?
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It looks like Joe McIntyre - played in midfield at the U17 World Cup

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KiwiMancunian wrote:
coochiee wrote:
Gracias
Young guy in the blue bib, shorts no 20?
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It looks like Joe McIntyre - played in midfield at the U17 World Cup

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/football-rising-star-shines-in-keepy-uppy-challange/E6SJP7WYXUBEN3UJP7F4CEOUEE/

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