This appears in the Monday, October 1, 2012 edition of the Business Mirror.
Q&A with Nomads coach Mick Denison
Q&A with Nomads coach Mick Denison
by rick olivares
UFL: How does
Nomads look into the new season?
Coach Mick: We have a very strong squad when everyone is available due to
work commitments.
UFL: What changed
in the offseason?
Coach Mick: Randy has stepped down as his wife is
pregnant. He’s still captain but Nichi Severino is now my right hand man plus
Paul Hynes is now assistant.
UFL: Does the club
have enough funds now to sign players and compete?
Coach Mick: At the moment no we do not have money to compete. I am working
on a sponsorship deal for the UFL league. Too late for the Cup. Our lads who do
not work are basically getting minimal expenses for training and games.
UFL: The UFL just
got a whole lot more competitive with the promotion of Pachanga and their
subsequent merger with Diliman. Has Nomads ever discussed as a team about
staying in Division One and not wanting to move down?
Coach Mick: We will be OK. Similar to last year. 5th is excellent for
us. We should not be in the bottom 3. We have a friendly versus Pachanga at
Nomads on Sunday at 4pm.
UFL: Who are the
new players and where did they come from?
Coach Mick: The two Fil-Brits Aaron De Rama and Jason Arroyo turned up for
try outs and are very good players. They will be big assets for us. I want to
give them contracts if we get a sponsor. John Atangana is still very raw from
the 2nd team but has a lot of promise and I expect him to play well
this year. He is a very nice lad and I like him very much. Mikael Carduso came
from the 2nd team too, he can play football and I like him. The other new
lads are very much an unknown at the moment as we have struggled to train
because of the rain and pitch closure.
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