Edit - Give the AWs head coaching job to Des (plus the U23 Olympics). But offer Talay number 1 assistant role. Long shot but might be enough to keep Uffie at the Nix, with big carrot of going to 2026 WC, admittedly not as the head gaffer.
Uffie has openly stated he's in no rush with his coaching career, preferring to slowly build his coaching credentials
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/130448597/wellington-phoenix-coach-ufuk-talay-confirms-he-has-applied-for-all-whites-job
Applications for the position closed this week and NZ Football hopes to have a new coach in place by Christmas, but it must first find a new high performance manager as that is one of the key steps in the hiring process for the All Whites role.
Talay is expected to face stiff competition from former New Zealand under-20 and under-23 coach Des Buckingham, who having missed out on the job in 2019 and is currently the head coach of Mumbai City in the Indian Super League, while former Auckland City coach Ramon Tribulietx, another to have missed out previously, might also be interested.
Uffie has openly stated he's in no rush with his coaching career, preferring to slowly build his coaching credentials
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/130448597/wellington-phoenix-coach-ufuk-talay-confirms-he-has-applied-for-all-whites-job
Applications for the position closed this week and NZ Football hopes to have a new coach in place by Christmas, but it must first find a new high performance manager as that is one of the key steps in the hiring process for the All Whites role.
Talay is expected to face stiff competition from former New Zealand under-20 and under-23 coach Des Buckingham, who having missed out on the job in 2019 and is currently the head coach of Mumbai City in the Indian Super League, while former Auckland City coach Ramon Tribulietx, another to have missed out previously, might also be interested.
NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell told Stuff earlier this month that the high performance boss would be installed some time in November, with the final interviews for the All Whites job to take place at the end of the month or in early December, with a hiring announcement to follow before Christmas.
Pragnell was also bullish about locking in the All Whites' fixture list for 2023 sooner rather than later.
“I'd like to think that before Christmas we'll be in a position to announce, or very close to announcing, a really exciting, strong lineup of fixtures for them for the whole year,” he said.