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Ifill move to Wellington confirmed
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Evil Edna
Roll the dice!
What a waste 
Why not? He knows exactly what he will get at Brighton, certainly nothing new. A this stage of his career I can see the appeal of a fresh start in a new country. I would do exactly the same.
It's a dead end move though. Say it doesn't work out at Wellington. He could've completed screwed his career over. Cough *BECKHAM* Cough, anyone?
Don't see how it would. Other players have been to Japan and such and have returned to UK professional football.
Forster's Armband
Well-known member
To be honest we have probably dodged a bullet there. Good luck to him but I reckon as well as these trialists Slade has proper signings lined up.
rcf0712
Out Here In The Perimeter
Word to the wise fellahs, Wellington actually play in the (Australian) A-League which is good enough for Lloyd Owuzu, Paul Reid, Robbie Fowler, Chris Coyne, Jason Culina and Andy Todd, plus as Wellington's "marquee player" he will earn truck loads more than he would have for the albeit worthier cause of the mighty Albion this coming season, and ahve a blast being treated as superstar.... It's all relative really.
The Maharajah of Sydney
Well-known member
" Paul Ifill ", " marquee player " .
Never thought I'd see those words together in the same sentence .
Not even in this neck of the woods .
rcf0712
Out Here In The Perimeter
mad isn't it?
I'm sure he would also factor in quality of life, cost of living, tax, etc.
Yes in an ideal world every footballer would play for the best team he had the talent to get into, but in the real world, football is also a job, a short term job, so it becomes about earning as much as you can as quickly as you can.
There's also some of the right wing attitude about broken britain and over crowding of immigrants, and over taxing of hardworking folks etc. that make life in the antipodes quite appealing to some people.
Yes in an ideal world every footballer would play for the best team he had the talent to get into, but in the real world, football is also a job, a short term job, so it becomes about earning as much as you can as quickly as you can.
There's also some of the right wing attitude about broken britain and over crowding of immigrants, and over taxing of hardworking folks etc. that make life in the antipodes quite appealing to some people.
