Flying Kiwis – June 3


Ben Old - AS Saint-Étienne (French Ligue 2)

It’s Ligue 2’s St-Étienne and it will remain Ligue 2’s St-Étienne after Les Verts were beaten 4-1 in the away leg of their promotion playoff against Nice. This following the 0-0 draw at home on Wednesday. The first hour went by scoreless before Jonathan Clauss put the top division side ahead on 61’. ASSE were able to get back level through a Zuriko Davitashvili penalty (78’)... only to concede straight away to Kail Boudache (80’) and then a late runaway double for Elye Wahi (86’, 90+1’) made it pretty comprehensive. Not good. ASSE kept it close until late but couldn’t find the moments they needed and are therefore doomed to another year in the second tier.

No, Ben Old did not play. After months as an undisputed starter at left-back he picked up a muscle injury leading into this two-legged playoff and wasn’t able to feature. Not in the squad at all for the first leg. On the bench but unused in the second leg. Gotta be frustrating to work his way into being a ninety minute player over the course of this campaign, thanks to his change in positions, only to be unable to affect things in the games that defined their season.

ASSE did temporarily take the lead in that game but the ninth minute strike from Irvin Cardona was ruled out because striker Lucas Stassin was standing in an offside position when he ducked under it, deemed to be interfering with the goalkeeper’s eyesight (harsh... but their penalty was for a pretty fortunate handball so it balanced out). Stassin would also hit the post later in the game and miss at least one other presentable chance. Tough break for that guy having also missed out on Belgium’s World Cup squad within the past fortnight. But after a good opening twenty mins, it was Nice who were in control most of the way... playing with freedom in front of an empty stadium due to recent crowd troubles – you weren’t even allowed in the vicinity of the stadium with an OGC Nice jersey on the day of the game.

Guts for St-Étienne who are just going to have to try again next season. Ben Old has two more years on his contract there so nothing changes for him. The form that the team showed after Philippe Montagnier came in as coach was worthy of promotion and Ben Old was a big part of that in his own unique way. He’s obviously not a typical fullback coming at this position from a different perspective as he is... but it seems he’s making it work. For one thing, his pace would have been very useful against the transitional goals they conceded late against Nice. Have a look at this scouting graphic that’s turned up...

On the whole he ranks as a middling left-back... though you can see there are some things he does superbly. Very much one of those ‘he’s great in the right system’ players. The ratings there are percentiles compared to other Ligue 2 defenders and naturally they’re in French though you can probably figure out most of them. Goals and assists are low because he only had 1 goal and 2 assists all season (and 1G/1A came in the opening game when he was still a forward)... but he’s 97th percentile for 2nd/3rd degree Key Passes (ie not the bloke who makes the key pass but the bloke who gets that bloke the ball... or the bloke who gets the bloke who gets that bloke the ball the ball) and his physical numbers are massive. You get a pretty good idea of what he’s like as a player just by looking at the particulars that he does well. He’s very good in the build-up, doesn’t make many errors or commit fouls, and he works extremely hard.

Ben Old’s Left-Back Skill Set

  • 2nd/3rd degree Key Passes (97th percentile)

  • Fouls (94)

  • Yellow Cards (86)

  • Attacking Duels (87)

  • High Intensity Runs (78)

  • High Intensity Distance (76)

  • Total Sprints (85)

  • Sprinting Distance (87)

  • Sudden Accelerations (90)

  • Passes Received (90)

  • Successful Passes (87)

  • Forward Passes (87)

Strengths

  • High percentage of his shots are on target

  • Makes few mistakes

  • Lots of touches in the opposition’s area

Areas of Improvement

  • Wasteful passing in the attacking third

  • Rarely looks to find passes behind the defensive line

  • Not very accurate with his long passing

Up Next: Oldy’s already had to shrug off that disappointment and fly to North America where he was the 26th and last player to link up with the All Whites squad ahead of the World Cup

Ally Green - FC København (Danish B-Liga)

Ben Old’s fellas couldn’t do it but Ally Green’s team could. A 4-1 win over Thy-Thisted on the weekend has clinched promotion to the top division with a week to spare. Ordinarily they’d still need to get a result against leaders FC Midtjylland for that top two finish in the Promotion/Relegation playoffs (they’re second at the moment) but this year is different because they’re expanding the A-Liga from eight teams to ten teams so the top four all get top flight status. That means that FCK have already done enough. Back to back promotions for the club having only just established their women’s team in 2024.

Ally Green played 75 minutes in the Thy-Thisted win. Didn’t have to do a whole lot on attack as her team took a 3-0 lead into the break so she just held it down at the back. Steady as she goes. Green had played full games in the previous three fixtures so the fact she was subbed in this one was probably a concession to having already wrapped things up.

Admittedly this is second tier stuff but Copenhagen have won four times and drawn twice from the six matches that Ally Green has started. The three that she didn’t start since signing with the club during the winter break included their only two defeats in this time span. And the (other) good news is that she signed an 18-month contract when she joined the club so Greeny will remain with FCK as they stroll on into the A-Liga – a level that she’s already got some experience at from when she was with Aarhus.

Meanwhile, there’s been a twist in this season’s A-Liga with FC Nordsjælland holding second-placed Brøndby to a 2-2 draw. That allows HB Køge to move three points clear at the top with one round left. It also, annoyingly, has allowed Fortuna Hjørring to jump ahead of FCN by a single point to take the upper hand as those two meet each other after the international break with Champions League qualification on the line. FCN will have to win in order to overtake Fortuna.

That task wouldn’t actually have been any different had they lost to Brøndby but shout out to Flora Hojer who scored a 90+6th minute equaliser anyway. Grace Wisnewski got a full game there, Malia Steinmetz got half an hour off the bench (and a yellow card). Couple of magnificent goals in that match, by the way.

Up Next: Both FCK vs Midtjylland and Fortuna vs FCN are on at 0:00 on Sunday 14 June (NZT)

Helena Errington – FH Hafnarfjörður (Icelandic Besta Deild)

Six wins in a row in all competitions for FH and once again this one came with bundles of goals. Six of them in fact. One of which was scored by Helena Errington – her third in four matches. They had a little bit of trouble in this one trailing 2-1 at half-time against Fram but then half-time substitute Nia Christopher scored the first two of her three goals and Errington made it 4-2 on the hour. The NZ U20s midfielder was substituted with twenty to go having returned to the starting line-up, making this the most she’s played in a game this season.

The goal she scored was a beautiful first-time finish from around the penalty spot... and that was only one of four shots on target that she mustered against Fram. Mostly from outside the area. There was another that made the highlights where she brilliantly skipped past two defenders although lost her balance for the shot which dribbled straight at the keeper. She’s already scoring goals and soon enough they’ll be bangers too. And to be honest, for a team that’s scored 19 goals in their last four matches (one cup game and three league games) she probably needs to keep scoring just to stay in the team. Errington’s one of six players in her team who’ve already scored multiple times. FH are currently second in the Besta Deild, two points behind Breiðablik (whom they beat 3-2 last week).

Up Next: After the international break, it’s Vikingur vs FH at 2am on Sunday 14 June (NZT)

Owen Parker-Price - Örgryte IS (Swedish Allsvenskan)

Strange couple weeks for OPP. He missed out on the World Cup squad and then with his team in a bad state struggling to assert themselves in the highest division after promotion he found himself either dropped or rested as Örgryte lost 2-0 to last-placed Halmstads, a result that saw the two teams swap places on the ladder. Parker-Price had started all eight Allsvenskan games up until that point but he was an unused sub in game nine. Again, it could have just been some rest and rotation... but they lost a very demoralising one without him to make it four defeats in a row so OPP returned to play 63 minutes against Elfsborg next up.

And they drew. Against the team sitting fourth. They were 1-0 down when OPP was subbed (conceding from a first half penalty) and would soon leak a second but Noah Christoffersson scored twice in the last twenty minutes to steal a point at home. OPP was one of five changes to the starting team from the Halmstads loss and they got a positive result out of it to halt the losing streak. Parker-Price almost scored a few minutes before he was replaced, dashing into the area and ripping a shot off the near post – it’s in the highlights above.

He’s gone close a couple times this season... hopefully the next one rips the net because he’s getting into that frisky part of the season where his team need some wins and nobody’s position is going to be safe until they get them. That’s to be expected. This dude was at the bottom of the third tier this time a year ago so the fact he’s starting games against the strongest clubs in Sweden and almost made the World Cup squad is pretty astounding. ÖIS have got a month’s break now for the World Cup, plenty of time to hit the training pitch and work on a few things.

Not so long ago GAIS were also in crisis mode but then number one keeper Mergim Krasniqi returned and they immediately returned to last year’s form. They went LLLDD without him and then promptly went WWDWLW after he resumed GK duties. Not a great reflection upon Kees Sims although despite losing his starting spot to Andreas Hermansen after the second game, Sims has remained on the bench as Krasniqi’s backup throughout. At first that was because Hermansen was absent with either a concussion or a knee injury (or maybe both consecutive, not sure, it’s been reported both ways). It’s been six games and over a month since that happened so maybe they were just being careful with a reserve goalkeeper but that does tell us that GAIS haven’t given up on Sims by any means. Their coach said a few weeks ago that “few in the Allsvenskan can match our goalkeeper situation” so he rates all three of them. We’ll see how things look when they return to action in July.

Up Next: Kalmar vs ÖIS at 0:00 on 6 July (NZT)

Katie Bowen - Inter Milan (Italian Serie A)

Inter Milan: “Katie Bowen arrived in Milano in the summer of 2023 after her spell with Melbourne City. The New Zealand centre-back brought solidity and experience to the Nerazzurri defence, becoming a key pillar of the team during her three seasons with Inter Women. Bowen made 78 appearances for Inter, playing a major role in the club’s historic qualification for the UEFA Women’s Champions League: 62 appearances in Serie A, six in the Coppa Italia, four in the Serie A Women’s Cup, two in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Mini Tournament, and four in the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup.”

Another one on the move. We’ve already had Kate Taylor strongly hint that she’ll be leaving Dijon amidst their ongoing financial worries and Indi Riley’s departing Crystal Palace after their promotion back to the WSL (same thing that Ria Percival did a few years go, come to think of it). So arguably the three Football Ferns in the highest quality club situations are all seeking new employment as we come into a World Cup year.

Internazionale also said ka kite to Tessa Wullaert and Telma Ivarsdottir in the same announcement. Wullaert just led the league in both goals (14) and assists (9) while Ivarsdottir was a reserve goalkeeper who only made one league appearance this season. With Bowen having been slightly less prominent this year compared to her first two at the club (although she still ranked seventh in the squad for Serie A minutes in 2025-26), there’s a huge span between the prominence of those three players which makes is hard to draw any conclusions. Not a major surprise that Bowen’s looking elsewhere though. Kinda felt like they were priming for her exit when she only started two of their last eight league games.

Up Next: Let’s see what the agent cooks up

Alex Paulsen - AFC Bournemouth (English Premier League)

Things got pretty brutal for Alex Paulsen towards the end of his loan at Lechia Gdańsk. It wasn’t a bad season on the whole from him, they got better as he arrived and for a while there they were pondering a European push, but his rawness at this level was exposed in the latter months as Lechia tumbled into a relegation battle and he ended up being dropped for the last game of the season (which they lost to the bottom team to confirm that relegation). Lots of criticism has been directed his way from the Polish crowd. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth when things end that poorly. It was tough.

It’s also over, allowing us to look back with some perspective. In terms of the level he was playing at, this was a fantastic move chucking him into a starting role at 23 years of age in a hugely competitive league like the Ekstraklasa. In terms of fit... not so much. After playing consecutively for two superb defensive teams in the A-League (2023-24 Wellington and 2024-25 Auckland) he found himself between the sticks for a team that couldn’t keep clean sheets, which allowed nearly two goals per game, culminating in the pressure-cooker environment of a relegation battle. Lechia were especially vulnerable from set pieces. All of which put Paulsen in a spotlight that he wasn’t able to live up to... because as much as it’d be nice to lay out the stats which show he was a helpless victim in this downfall, there just aren’t any.

Lechia Gdansk scored the same amount of goals as the champions Lech Poznan yet they got relegated. They even had the Golden Boot winner in their team in Tomáš Bobček. They conceded the most goals (1.91 per90) despite only facing the sixth most shots on target (4.35 per90) and 11th most shots overall (13.5 per90). Opposition teams scored from 13% of their shots versus Lechia, easily the highest figure in the division, and the team-wide save percentage of 60.1% was also dead last. Not all of that was AP, who played in 24/32 games, but his personal save percentage was only marginally better at 61%. Didn’t even save any of the five penalties he faced. There’s not a lot to brag about here...

And so now the focus shifts back to Bournemouth where he’s now two years into a four year contract. One year spent on loan in Auckland. One year spent on loan in Poland. He spent the majority of preseason with the Cherries ahead of the Lechia move so they’ll have a pretty good idea of where he’s at – and they were reportedly very hands-on when he got injured for a spell in Poland, bringing him back to England for check-ups with their own medical team. But despite a little bit of goalkeeping confusion behind number one Djordje Petrovic - with Fraser Forster signed on short-term free and Christos Mandas picked up on loan from Lazio in January to allow Will Dennis to go out on loan to Leyton Orient - reports suggest that Paulsen’s not going to be in that frame next season. Rather, they want to keep Forster as an experienced GK3 and bring in someone else (maybe even another loan for Mandas) to keep the heat on Petrovic... and also probably to alternate with him after the Cherries qualified for the Europa League with a sixth-placed finish.

Bournemouth Echo: “Another keeper who will head back out on loan from Bournemouth is Alex Paulsen. The Kiwi keeper had plenty of gametime at Lechia Gdansk, but they were relegated. Bournemouth believe Paulsen needs to build his physicality as he is not ready for that aspect of the Premier League in particular, so they will be looking to loan him to a team in a league like the Belgian or Dutch top flights.”

Curious that Belgium and Netherlands are the spots mentioned. Those are two common loan destinations for foreign players at English clubs, partly because those are two of the younger and more forgiving leagues for players to settle at (relatively speaking) and partly also because of the easier work permit regulations. Paulsen has Namibian and South African heritage plus he’s not actually played very many international games so it’d probably be tricky for him to get a loan move within England – although when it comes to football there’s always a loophole for every rule. The other thing emphasised in that excerpt is that, same as with Polish media worrying about his lack of height, it seems Bournemouth also have physicality on their minds. AP’s gonna have to hit the gym.

There’s a similar state of affairs for Tyler Bindon at Nottingham Forest. He returned from loan at Sheffield United with positive recommendations and did spent a week or two training with Chris Wood and the lads prior to jetting off for the World Cup so he’s made his introductions to the coaching staff and his potential teammates. There’s a crowd at centre-back for NFFC with Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic strongly embedded as the top choice (Murillo had some transfer interest but ended up signing a contract extension recently) and Jair Cunha impressed in a few spots late last season. Zach Abbott is a homegrown youngster also in the mix – those last two are the ones Bindon’s trying to compete with.

At least it does seem like veteran Willy Boly is on his way out while David Carmo doesn’t seem to have a future and will likely be loaned out again, probably to affiliate club Olympiakos. So barring any change in circumstances between now and preseason, Bindon’s best case scenario is fourth-choice... and the fourth-choice CB would probably get some game time across a full Premier League season, even one without European footy. Alternatively they might choose to loan him out again. Either way he’s on the right track.

Up Next: Decisions to be made... after the World Cup

Lara Colpi – FC Thun Berner-Oberland (Swiss Super League)

FC Thun did what they needed to do, winning 6-1 away to FC Sion in their final game of the season. They may have conceded first after fifteen minutes but they were 2-1 up by half-time and then ran away with it from there. Another full game for Lara Colpi in the midfield. Didn’t score any of those six but she was heavily involved in the moves for the second and sixth and she assisted the fifth goal. Alas, as that was happening, Yverdon were hanging on for a 0-0 draw against FC Luzern which ruined everything. Thus Yverdon finished one point ahead of Thun and earn promotion at their expense. Bugger.

If Luzern had lost, even if it was only 1-0, then Thun’s winning margin would have been enough to save them. Despite already being having booked their spot in the top division for next year, Luzern did give it a proper swing forcing several saves and at one stage rocking the crossbar. But it wasn’t to be. Thun have been relegated. They won three games and lost three games during the playoff rounds and in the end it all came back to the first round when they lost 4-2 to Yverdon after being two goals ahead at HT.

Colpi was picked out for a postgame chat (in the clip above) where she spoke about trying to take the positives from having turned in a strong performance with plenty of goals and said that they’re just going to have to take that into next season... that’s the kind of thing you say after a result like that so it doesn’t necessarily mean that she’ll be returning in the second division but it does suggest she might. Soccerdonna reckons she’s got two more years on her contract.

Relegation often changes things but she’s in a good spot there, starting most games this season and playing almost every minute during the six playoff games. Thun should be able to get back to these same playoffs next year (from below rather than from above this time) and while the dip in levels would be rough – particularly if Colpi’s got ambitions to crack the Football Ferns in the next twelve months – it would be nice to win a few more games. All up, Colpi played 20 times for Thun in 2025-26, scoring two goals with one assist.

Up Next: See how it goes

Riley Bidois – Monterey Bay (American USL Championship)

As we sorta anticipated, it was a false alarm with Riley Bidois going off injured last game (after scoring in his first start for two months following injury). Not only was he fit to play against his former club Loudoun United, not only was he in the starting eleven again, but he scored two more goals as Monterey Bay won 4-1... consecutive wins after not winning at all over the first nine matches. Looks like they’ve found their secret weapon.

One of those goals was a penalty but it was a penalty that he won himself. Also, after Bidois scored the opener against Loudoun (similar goal to his one against Birmingham Legion in the previous game where he ghosted into an open spot in the box to tap home from a cut-back) it was his shot that was saved and then converted on the rebounds for the second goal. Heavily involved in that victory. That’s how you make it a party against the team that let you walk.

Bidois scored 11 goals in 58 games (with 4 assists) playing for Loudoun over the previous two years... with almost half of of them coming in cup competitions. Had to play off the bench a lot, in fairness, so the overall ratio of goals per game isn’t up to much. In terms of league football in the USL Championship he scored 2 goals in 2024 and he scored 5 goals in 2025. Well, he’s already got three goals in the last two matches... must be that Californian climate for the lad from Tauranga.

Up Next: June 11 at 2pm, Monterey vs Sporting Jax (NZT)

Meikayla Moore & Tilly James – Calgary Wild (Canadian Northern Super League)

Meikayla Moore was back in the squad for the visit of AFC Toronto after being absent last round. She’s been dealing with an injury which probably has a lot to do with why she’s not in the current Football Ferns squad. But they subbed her on for the last 15 minutes, the third time in five matches that she’s been able to get 15-20 minutes as a substitute as she works back on limited minutes. Tilly James has started all five of those games at centre-back and has played 90 minutes in all but one of them. This was another full game for her.

There were some good signs for Calgary in this game... but not enough of them. Their goalkeeper got tackled after dawdling in the six yard box for the first goal they conceded (12’). James wasn’t able to cut out the pass for the second goal (48’). They blew their marking in the box for the third (75’). And the fourth took a slight deflection and probably should have been saved (90+1’). Difficult stuff on the way to a 4-0 defeat at home. Calgary’s season so far has seen them lose 2-0 to Montreal, lost 5-2 to Ottawa, draw 2-2 vs Montreal, lost 4-0 to Halifax, and lose 4-0 to Toronto. Every other team has at least two wins and they’ve got none.

In amongst all that, Tilly James had a headed chance while it was still 0-1, getting forward for a free kick which she put over the bar. She may have been very slightly at fault for the second goal but otherwise she repeatedly stepped up with important defensive interventions – blocking a shot in the six yard box, winning a slide tackle in the penalty area, numerous tough tackles stepping up. When Moore came on, James moved out to fullback which seems like it’s probably her best position and is probably where she’ll end up once Moore is fit enough to start. They definitely need Moore out there for some leadership and stability but it looks like James is locking down a first eleven spot too.

Up Next: After the international break it’s Halifax vs Calgary at 4.30am on June 14 (NZT)

Katie Kitching - Sunderland (English Super League 2)

Sunderland AFC: “Katy Watson, Emily Scarr, Mary Corbyn, Izzy Atkinson, Rhiannon Roberts, Emily Cassap, Brianna Westrup, Katie Kitching and Marissa Sheva are all under contract. Chloe Paxton, Jenny Blench, Ella West, Niyah Dunbar and Niamh Boothroyd have all signed their first professional contracts with the Club. ”

She got her club’s Goal of the Season award and it’s also been confirmed that Katie Kitching remains under contract with Sunderland as they head into their first full year under new ownership. Good news upon good news. It would be cool if perhaps a WSL club might take a punt on her after two superb seasons in the second tier and an established international career but hey there’s nothing stopping them from getting out the cheque book if they really want her. Otherwise she’s in a sturdy place as a key player for a team that’ll be hoping to give promotion a nudge if that Bay Collective money starts flowing. At the very least, they’ve been promised upgraded facilities.

Already got Indi Riley leaving Crystal Palace and Grace Neville staying with Ipswich Town. Still waiting to see Durham’s retained list with Mickey Foster and Hannah Blake waiting patiently... though both have been used in promo stuff trying to sell season tickets and advertising for mascots for next season and that seems like a positive sign.

Up Next: Footy Ferns vs Haiti and Morocco as far as Kitch is concerned

Jana Radosavljević - CF Marítimo (Portugese Campeonato Nacional)

There’s been too much bad relegation news lately (with respect to Ally Green’s promotion at FCK – that’s why she’s up near the top of this edition) so shout outs to Jana Radosavljević and CF Marítimo who drew their second leg relegation playoff 0-0 against Clube de Albergaria. Having won the home leg 1-0 a week ago that means they’ve saved their top flight status in Portugal. Happy days.

Rado played 64 minutes in the second leg after getting 86 mins in the previous meeting and 90 in the last game of the regular season. She’d only started two games since returning from from an ACL injury suffered in Chinese Taipei upon her Football Ferns recall before being in the eleven for the last three matches of the season. The positive to having suffered multiple serious knee injuries already in her career is that she knows how to come back from them. First thing to watch here is whether she returns for a third season with Marítimo. Second thing is whether there’s still time to get another audition with the Fernies before the World Cup next year.

Up Next: Nothing much for the time being

Rebecca Lake - Thai Nguyen T&T (Vietnamese National League)

Third place in the Vietnamese Cup, that’ll do. After losing in the semis on penalties last week, Thai Nguyen T&T had a consolation game against Phong Phú Hà Nam to wrap up this phase of the season and they won it 1-0 thanks to a goal from Minh Chuyen Ngoc (49’). The grand final, which was played immediately afterwards at the same ground (TN’s own ground – they hosted the finals this year), also went to penalties where Ha Noi’s success in the previous round completely deserted them as they missed all three of their attempts in a 3-0 shootout loss to Ho Chi Minh following a 0-0 draw in the match itself. Ho Chi Minh have won this competition two years in a row and in five of the last seven attempts. Rebecca Lake was everpresent throughout the cup run and should have a similar presence when the league kicks off in a few weeks.

Up Next: Thai Nguyen vs Phong Phu Ha Ham at 11pm on 20 June in the league opener (NZT)

Oliver Colloty - Peterhead FC (Scottish League One)

No surprises that Oli Colloty’s been released by Peterhead... he joined them last season on their way towards promotion from League Two but didn’t really get much of a chance in League One hence he left on loan pretty early in the picture to join Elgin City back in L2. That was going alright for him for the first few months, working his way into the starting side by December, but then he suffered a back injury that required surgery and therefore ruled him out of the rest of the season. Elgin City cut his loan short in January and he returned to Aotearoa to have his operation and do his recovery. Now he’s a free agent.

Interesting to see that Ayr United are in discussions to keep Matthew Warbrick around for another season. The kiwi winger joined the Scottish Championship club after trialling during preseason but only ever played three minutes for them as a late substitute in a Scottish Cup win in November. Beyond that he was only on the bench for one League Cup game and one Championship game. Warbrick was only signed to be a depth player but it seems likely he must have had some injuries too. Looks like he scored in an U19s game in January, a common step on the pathway back to fitness (unless they have a teenager at the club also called Matthew Warbrick). But yeah we’ll see how that goes with his discussions.

Lawton Green made one appearance for Queen of the South in Scotland’s League One, the Tauranga born goalkeeper subbed on in a 1-1 draw against Kelty Hearts in April when the main man got injured. He was on the bench for pretty much every game from December onwards. He also appeared in three cup games. That lot fell short in the playoff semi-finals trying to get into the Championship and it’s not yet been confirmed if Lawton Green will be sticking around.

And then of course Elijah Just (Motherwell), George Stanger (Kilmarnock), and Jesse Randall (Dundee United) will be in the Scottish Premiership next season... presuming that Just doesn’t get snapped up somewhere in the transfer window. And that’s quite a big presumption.

Up Next: Got a few wait-and-sees there

Moses Dyer - Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodian Premier League)

Up Next: More of the same next season, presumably

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