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How many times do you want to be smashed across the snout with a rolled newspaper.?
Sorry but the club has to lead me back to positivity this year. Im a man on the edge.
Vent and hold me accountable by all means, that comes with the territory regardless of the situation. But personal attacks and name calling is going too far especially from a recognised business owner in the community. Like you said it is tricky to be totally transparent with player signings and re-signings but all I want to say is that Alen has given every player a clean slate opportunity to earn a contract and make his own mind up.
This is evident by the signing of Adam Pearce who would never have been signed by the former coach, even Adam would agree to that. The new coaching staff wanted as much time as possible to see how all the players up for renewal played, trained and behaved. Then they have to compare what they see and what they can get in the player market for the same value, and also how that works with their intended playing style and roster.
This is not a process that we can discuss publicly for every player until there is a final decision. Also the players need to know the outcomes before we can tell the members. There are a few players at the moment still waiting on decisions by the football department and those decisions have not yet been made, this process is designed to be a thorough as possible. As soon as we can make a public statement we will.
So to clarify there is no lying by Tom in telling you that he has not yet been offered a contact or neither had he been told he was not wanted for next year. But his agent has had every email responded to by myself and he confirmed that he will discuss options with Tom when he is back in Holland - happy to show you when we meet. So to say that I have not responded to an agents email is a simple mistruth, I cannot comment on what Toms agent tells Tom.
We will make player departure and announcements very shortly but until things are contractually fully locked away you can all appreciate that we simply cannot comment until this the time is right - often things have leaked before hand as agents, family members, medical staff, hotel staff, travel agents, other players all get involved during a process as it unfolds. This is not to keep members in the dark, this is to avoid saying something that still might change, I am sure that no one wants the club to announce a player and then have them fail a medical and we have to retract a player announcement.
Please stay tuned for details of upcoming members information night when Anton Tagliaferro and Alen Stajcic will be available to meet and answer your questions in person.
Vent and hold me accountable by all means, that comes with the territory regardless of the situation. But personal attacks and name calling is going too far especially from a recognised business owner in the community. Like you said it is tricky to be totally transparent with player signings and re-signings but all I want to say is that Alen has given every player a clean slate opportunity to earn a contract and make his own mind up.
This is evident by the signing of Adam Pearce who would never have been signed by the former coach, even Adam would agree to that. The new coaching staff wanted as much time as possible to see how all the players up for renewal played, trained and behaved. Then they have to compare what they see and what they can get in the player market for the same value, and also how that works with their intended playing style and roster.
This is not a process that we can discuss publicly for every player until there is a final decision. Also the players need to know the outcomes before we can tell the members. There are a few players at the moment still waiting on decisions by the football department and those decisions have not yet been made, this process is designed to be a thorough as possible. As soon as we can make a public statement we will.
So to clarify there is no lying by Tom in telling you that he has not yet been offered a contact or neither had he been told he was not wanted for next year. But his agent has had every email responded to by myself and he confirmed that he will discuss options with Tom when he is back in Holland - happy to show you when we meet. So to say that I have not responded to an agents email is a simple mistruth, I cannot comment on what Toms agent tells Tom.
We will make player departure and announcements very shortly but until things are contractually fully locked away you can all appreciate that we simply cannot comment until this the time is right - often things have leaked before hand as agents, family members, medical staff, hotel staff, travel agents, other players all get involved during a process as it unfolds. This is not to keep members in the dark, this is to avoid saying something that still might change, I am sure that no one wants the club to announce a player and then have them fail a medical and we have to retract a player announcement.
Please stay tuned for details of upcoming members information night when Anton Tagliaferro and Alen Stajcic will be available to meet and answer your questions in person.
I was amused to read of the shit vortex and also the shit nose dive ala Mr LaheyThat depends on how often they keep shitting in the house or humping my sofa.
No, seriously I don’t expect you or any other fan to be or do anything. Certainly not be positive. Not what my post was meaning to communicate,
Just stating my own position. Which is I’m worn down too so I need to start looking forward. And yep, that’s absolutely on the club to inspire and assist with.
When shit gets really hard I’ve learnt I can’t afford to use too much energy on the negatives. Or things typically just get worse. An abundance of shit, like we now have always creates it’s own gravitational pull, so that pretty much anything and everything is in danger of being sucked into the vortex.
It may not be fair, because we weren’t piloting the plane, but at some point each one of us obviously hard core fans will have to make a choice of whether we’re going to walk away or are willing and able to put all the shit aside, suck it up and do the little we can to help pull us out of the nose dive.
Not because it’s fair, not because it’s deserved, just because if we still want a club, we don’t have another better choice.
Anyway, just how I see it. But everyone has to make their own calls and after all the suffering I don’t judge anyone for whatever they decide.
Shaun,
The crux of it is ...... You should just troll wombat like the rest of us. He's just a grumpy mouthy C*nt.
Seriously though, we're out of patience as fans. It's been too long between good seasons. There's been too many fan favourites let slip to other clubs. Too many big dick showy moves that detract from the main game such as Bolt and Phelan.
We're desperate for some bloody relief. And in the absence of information, good will and progress, there's going to be plenty of unpleasant things said by us. Especially when we're surviving on rumour, hearsay, innuendo and the occasional smelly fart.
Nathan Burns, Antony Golec, Justin Gulley, Michal Kopczyński, Ryan Lowry, and Cillian Sheridan have all left the Phoenix. Personally would take Burns and Golec with Lowry on trial.
Didn't he allude to that being the reason he left?You cant take Golec back unless he couldn't cope with Mulvey.
Worth a contract?
Is a very good player. Has played in South America too.
Definitely part of that 5% of NPL player category that would slot into the aleague with ease. Even more so that he’s been in a professional environment again.
Centre mid and can play 10
Yeah should be signed after he left South America, he was playing regular first division. Blew me away for no HAL teams to go for him. Shows how broken HAL setup is.Is a very good player. Has played in South America too.
Definitely part of that 5% of NPL player category that would slot into the aleague with ease. Even more so that he’s been in a professional environment again.
Centre mid and can play 10
Strap in folks - this means we are going to hear nothing at all for another 8 days...and the member info night is on the 29th...
Yeah should be signed after he left South America, he was playing regular first division. Blew me away for no HAL teams to go for him. Shows how broken HAL setup is.
I love the optimism that you will hear anything other than vague promises as we go for the reboot.Strap in folks - this means we are going to hear nothing at all for another 8 days
I thought there were no transfer fees allowed between A league clubs.My thoughts exactly. There’s been plenty down the years.
Remember Kurz blowing up in January he couldn’t get an ex La Liga CB from a south Aus NPL team because transfer fees aren’t aloud.
Laughable.