Does the window close at midnight on the east coast of au?
Must have been Sarpong requesting a release rather than being sacked.
2015/16 Transfer Speculation
Seriously hope the new lad does well - but how has Ben Harris not be given an opportunity? 8 from 8 at ASB - looks the real deal and has a bit of X-Factor about him..?
Lea'alafa has gone off the boil from what I have seen of his latter games after such a bright start so has come back to the pack. I think the only one worthy of a look is de Vries possibly and see how he would go but he would be training pitch fodder I suspect and with Rogerson a project and Stephens destined for a contract, would we sign more fodder? Probably not.
I don't think there is anything in the ASBP that is worth signing that would improve the team. Plenty of guys you would give a go but would probably be not much more than training pitch fodder. If we are to lift standards, I would not think this is the avenue to go down although I respect we do have to fill a team and sign some Kiwis. Its just which ones are the ones to sign that improve the team.
Stephens?
Apparently Harris only trains once a week because his body is shot. Not really what you're looking for in an A-league player.
Can confirm. Have reasonably close ties to the Nelson club that bought him over to NZ (played for them my whole junior years and in the 1st team up until 4 years ago and Dad was the treasurer for a decade) and he's had massive injury problems in recent years. Looks the goods but not sure he's worth an import slot, he's definitely not at full fitness yet though.
Does the window close at midnight on the east coast of au?
Must have been Sarpong requesting a release rather than being sacked.
Seriously hope the new lad does well - but how has Ben Harris not be given an opportunity? 8 from 8 at ASB - looks the real deal and has a bit of X-Factor about him..?
How did you think Corrales went?
Too bad Alex Wilkinson isn't on our radar (though perhaps he is and we just haven't heard anything). Would be a perfect replacement for Siggy + he's not a dick.
Yeah Wilkinson would be good
Going to City. (Sauce).
Seriously - how many players do they need?
All of the players...
Beats the shark out of me how they afford the wage bill within the salary cap. I'm sure there's something fecking shady going on...
Beats the shark out of me how they afford the wage bill within the salary cap. I'm sure there's something fecking shady going on...
Must be a lot of fashion shows for the wives in Melbourne
Plenty of holes in the salary cap, 2 x marquees, mature age rookie, home grown player, etc. Also the connection to New York and Manchester City means that some players may take a salary cut just to be in that system and what it could mean if you over perform.
They also can't physically have a squad bigger than 23 + 2 or whatever it is.
Plenty of holes in the salary cap, 2 x marquees, mature age rookie, home grown player, etc. Also the connection to New York and Manchester City means that some players may take a salary cut just to be in that system and what it could mean if you over perform.
They also can't physically have a squad bigger than 23 + 2 or whatever it is.
Yeah, exactly - some teams are using the cap to the fullest potential, some aren't.
Yeah, exactly - some teams are using the cap to the fullest potential, some aren't.
I guess the question is whether "fullest potential" is within the FFA's definition thereof or Perth Glory's :)
Some are funded by Middle-Eastern Billionaires or 30,000 members. Some aren't.
are Lia and Manny out of contract at the end of the season?
Plenty of holes in the salary cap, 2 x marquees, mature age rookie, home grown player, etc. Also the connection to New York and Manchester City means that some players may take a salary cut just to be in that system and what it could mean if you over perform.
They also can't physically have a squad bigger than 23 + 2 or whatever it is.
I don't think City have been around long enough (or have anyone who has) to have the home grown player, no mature age rookie so just the marquees and any youth players.
are Lia and Manny out of contract at the end of the season?
EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:
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Kwabena APPIAH-KUBI
Troy DANASKOS
Tom DOYLE
Andrew DURANTE
Justin GULLEY
Lewis ITALIANO
Alex JONES (f) (loan)
Roy KRISHNA (f)
Vince LIA
Michael McGLINCHEY
Manny MUSCAT
Blake POWELL (+1)
Matthew RIDENTON (u21)
Alex RODRIGUEZ GORRIN (f) (+1)
Alex RUFER (u21)
Ben SIGMUND
I think some of those have extended or have extentions depending on licence.
are Lia and Manny out of contract at the end of the season?
EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:
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Wellington PHOENIX
mmmm.10 plus new players....
are Lia and Manny out of contract at the end of the season?
EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:
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Wellington PHOENIX (+4+3+3)
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are Lia and Manny out of contract at the end of the season?
EXPIRES END OF 2015/16:
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Wellington PHOENIX (+4+3+3)
More like this
Yawn. Bit touchy there, chaps? Have a cup of tea and relax.
I said "some of our support', but if the cap fits. I think the kind of thing I'm talking about is quite obvious in the quoted posts at the top of this page. Right, you can go back to being defensive now.
Oh, and speculation isn't complaining about signings we've made. It's discussing signings we might make. Just saying.
The problem in this thread is that many posters are making specific posts criticisng specific actions which the club has taken. I have not seen one specific post criticising the signing of Alex Jones, yet you acted as though that was the crux of the discussion. If you have seen specific posts doing so then you should quote them. The problem is that rather than respond to the specific criticisms being made, all the criticisms have just been conflated together. People like Jeff and yourself have said that members are displaying opinions which if you actually read the specific posts you would find that those opinions are not actually held. Basically, it is difficult to have a discussion when the other side has no genuine interest in actually discussing the points you made.
Chopah over the last few pages did an excellent job of responding to el grapadrua. The two had a nuanced conversation where they both made a genuine attempt to understand where the other was coming from.
As to your point about some of the posts near the top of this page, I do not understand. It seemed you had pressed the this button to those posts.
I "liked" a response to the two fairly negative posts which I referred to. Maybe it's just me who sees a post which starts "Hate to say this but if he was actually any good....." as a negative. My apologies. Anyway, you lads carry on.
Hi Jag, clearly this is a dig at me but I stand behind what I said.
I hope he proves me wrong and does great here at the Nix but my gut instinct says we would have been better off just giving another young Aussie/Kiwi a run around for a couple of months, as that is about all i can honestly see happening here.
I'm not being negative by the way, just saying it as how I and many others see it.
What young Aussie or kiwi though?
We have Appiah, Powell, Stevens, Rogerson all young Aussies and Kiwis we are letting run around. I don't see anyone significantly better than them not already at an A-League club.
What young Aussie or kiwi though?
We have Appiah, Powell, Stephens, Rogerson all young Aussies and Kiwis we are letting run around. I don't see anyone significantly better than them not already at an A-League club.
David Browne. But he got away.
It's STEVENS ffs
It's STEPHENS ffs
What young Aussie or kiwi though?
We have Appiah, Powell, Stevens, Rogerson all young Aussies and Kiwis we are letting run around. I don't see anyone significantly better than them not already at an A-League club.
What young Aussie or kiwi though?
We have Appiah, Powell, Stephens, Rogerson all young Aussies and Kiwis we are letting run around. I don't see anyone significantly better than them not already at an A-League club.
David Browne. But he got away.
Was he in the stands last night.
Clayton Lewis.
What young Aussie or kiwi though?
We have Appiah, Powell, Stephens, Rogerson all young Aussies and Kiwis we are letting run around. I don't see anyone significantly better than them not already at an A-League club.
David Browne. But he got away.
I think he could be import quality.
What young Aussie or kiwi though?
We have Appiah, Powell, Stephens, Rogerson all young Aussies and Kiwis we are letting run around. I don't see anyone significantly better than them not already at an A-League club.
David Browne. But he got away.
Just needs dual citizenship to not count as a visa player
Clayton Lewis is the new Clapham... except Clapham can actually play a bit.
For Vuck's Sake saying Kosta is Nix Marquee for 2016-17
Talking to some at the game I'm not the only one who would love him to come home as the Marque.
Kosta is a great player, love to have him playing for us.
For Vuck's Sake saying Kosta is Nix Marquee for 2016-17
https://soundcloud.com/forvuckssake/ep-19-guest-simon-hill#t=22:29