Odds on seeing Nelsen against Vanuatu
Odds on seeing Nelsen against Vanuatu
Anyone seeing Nelsen getting out of this one? You think he will make an appearance?
I don't see any chances
What are the chances of the away game being played this month?
Perhaps a better question should be "do you think Nelsen should
come and play in the Vanuatu qualifier?"
Much as I would love to see him playing, I think it is important that he retains his fitness and his place in the team at Blackburn. The long journeys (and the organisational debacles around this qualifying campaign) could be too risky. If we cannot beat Vanuatu etc without Nelsen and Killen (and I know we didn't - even with them- in the not too distant past), we are surely going to struggle should we get to the playoff stages anyway.
Nelsen playing in an (say) an FA cup final this season, or in European competition next season, or risking himself against Vanuatu while still recovering from an injury? Which is better for the long term development of the game?
Much as I would love to see him playing, I think it is important that he retains his fitness and his place in the team at Blackburn. The long journeys (and the organisational debacles around this qualifying campaign) could be too risky. If we cannot beat Vanuatu etc without Nelsen and Killen (and I know we didn't - even with them- in the not too distant past), we are surely going to struggle should we get to the playoff stages anyway.
Nelsen playing in an (say) an FA cup final this season, or in European competition next season, or risking himself against Vanuatu while still recovering from an injury? Which is better for the long term development of the game?
do we even need him?
We should be able to beat these smaller nations without Nelsen and
Killen, but realistically if we hope to get to the next World Cup
or even come close, we will Killen and Nelsen to be familiar with
the other players. If we hope to be even semi-successful we are
going to rely on team work to win us matches because man for man we
don't match up with a lot of the teams we come up against. I think
if we hope to be successful the sooner we have players like this
available for every game so we can work on team structure and
strategies the better.
We should be able to beat these smaller nations without Nelsen and
Killen, but realistically if we hope to get to the next World Cup
or even come close, we will Killen and Nelsen to be familiar with
the other players. If we hope to be even semi-successful we are
going to rely on team work to win us matches because man for man we
don't match up with a lot of the teams we come up against. I think
if we hope to be successful the sooner we have players like this
available for every game so we can work on team structure and
strategies the better.
Very true.
We should be able to beat these smaller nations without Nelsen and
Killen, but realistically if we hope to get to the next World Cup
or even come close, we will Killen and Nelsen to be familiar with
the other players. If we hope to be even semi-successful we are
going to rely on team work to win us matches because man for man we
don't match up with a lot of the teams we come up against. I think
if we hope to be successful the sooner we have players like this
available for every game so we can work on team structure and
strategies the better.
Guess that we well evident in the match against Fiji..lacked
cohesion...bit like the All Blacks backline in world cup year
do we even need him?
we need him for profile, if nothing else
his presence here would great for football
Marius is all about the profile!
Marius is all about the profile!
He is handy at centre back also
Marius is all about the profile!
He is handy at centre back alsoHe sure is. To be honest, I'm just waiting for someone to start a thread along the lines 'The Nix should sign Nelsen'...
Doubt we'd have a chance of getting him before he's 40
Doubt we'd have a chance of getting him before he's 40
What, you think he'd rather stay and play in the Premiership? Shock, horror.
I voted yes bc its starting to get pretty cold in Blackburn
do we even need him?
we need him for profile, if nothing else
his presence here would great for football
very good point
i'm praying for him to play...but im a realist.
Well, like always hes let us down 
Well we have 27 correct answers and 10 incorrect answers.
I wonder if this pending birth was planned for this exact
date...lol
Blackburn captain,extremly good pay packet ,a new family, life,s
good at the top... why would nelsen bother returning to our shores
,he has already giveh our national team the big cold sholder and
has forgotten his roots ,im bloody gutted..its not as though we are
over run with international players,and with killen joining the
unavaible list ,world cup qualifing again is a long and distant
hope for kiwi fans.I will watch with intrest to see if Nelsen
inertia dissapates if we do qualifiy for the Cup...