WELLINGTON PHOENIX 

Another busy bee that's been a little more style than substance have been the Nix under new boss Ufuk Talay, with the new gaffer tasked with not only filling the shoes of Mark Rudan, but also replacing half the team that followed him to Western United.

It's a bit of a hammer blow for the Nix, who also announced the bittersweet departure of Sarpreet Singh to Bayern Munich. It's left a squad with large holes and a lot of unproven talent to fill them.

The only two sizeable names the Nix have recruited so far, Luke DeVere and Stefan Marinovic, are a little hit-and-hope.

Marinovic is an experienced, talented shot stopper with large boots to fill, but he hasn't played a lot of first-team football lately so whether or not he'll be a success back in his home country is unclear.

DeVere's similar, but despite his obvious talent, the former Socceroo's injury history makes for devastating reading. He was so unreliable at Brisbane Roar that far from the exciting signing he should be, it reads more as a backup...with little backing it up.

Sotirio leads a line of inexperienced youngsters (although Sotirio's not that young anymore) who will try to restore some depth. But it'll come as a surprise to no one that Wellington will require so much more, with almost all of the bright sparks from last season now missing in action.

Particularly in need of a massive revamp is the squad's forward line after losing both Krishna and Williams. It's hard to think of a squad that's been harder hit in the off-season and a squad that needed it less.

IN

Luke DeVere (Brisbane Roar) 
Stefan Marinović (Bristol City)
Walter Scott (Perth Glory) 
Jaushua Sotirio (unattached) 
Ben Waine (Academy) 
Callum McCowatt (Eastern Suburbs) 

OUT

Filip Kurto (Western United)
Max Burgess (Western United) 
Roy Krishna 
Nathan Burns, Antony Golec, Justin Gulley, Michal Kopczyński, Ryan Lowry, Cillian Sheridan (released) 
David Williams (unconfirmed) 
Andrew Durante (Western United) 
Tom Doyle (unconfirmed)