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Confirmed on BBC website - usually reliable.  New Zealander to go with the Aussie we got in the week!  Crook''s influence?!  Its like Grant all over again when all we signed were Scots...

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I think he is ok, nothing amazing but certainly better than what we have

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[quote user="Dion''s Lightsaber"]Confirmed on BBC website - usually reliable.  New Zealander to go with the Aussie we got in the week!  Crook''s influence?!  Its like Grant all over again when all we signed were Scots...[/quote

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[quote user="Delias Tasty Nibblets"]funnily enough although im not managing them hes been at norwich for 3 seasons now. Psychic that Sigames lot i think. Im Eastbourne Borough btw, upto league one![/quote]I am managing King''s Lynn now and have got them to League One also [<:o)]Strangely though, on that game, Norwich signed Killen as well [:O]

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[quote user="Lrrr"][quote user="Delias Tasty Nibblets"]anything official? i cant find anything.[/quote]

Sort of:

[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7862582.stm[/url]

I signed him for Norwich on FM09 and he was crap.
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His loan doesn''t count towards the number allowed from the English leagues. We are only allowed another 2 from the English leagues.....does this mean we will be signing someone on a perm or will Croft signing a new contract count (remember the spin when somebody else extended their contract with NCFC. and that was spun as a new signing!).

 

Enjoy the Joe Lewis Diner. Come in and get fed up!

 

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Chris Killen

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Chris Killen
Personal information
Full nameChristopher John Killen
Date of birthOctober 8, 1981 (1981-10-08) (age 27)
Place of birth   Wellington, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubNorwich City
(on loan from Celtic)
NumberTBA
Youth career

1998–1999
Miramar Rangers
Manchester City
Senior career1
YearsClubApp (Gls)*
1999–2002
2000
2001
2002–2006
2006–2007
2007–
2009–
Manchester City
→ Wrexham (loan)
→ Port Vale (loan)
Oldham Athletic
Hibernian
Celtic
→ Norwich City (loan)
03 0(0)
12 0(3)
09 0(6)
78 (17)
25 (16)
21 0(1)
00 0(0)   
National team2
2000–New Zealand26 (15)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 13:18, 31 January 2009 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 3 September, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Christopher John "Chris" Killen (born October 8, 1981 in Wellington) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays for Norwich City as a striker, on loan from Celtic.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Killen grew up in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay. As a youth he played for Miramar Rangers, whose coach arranged a trial with Manchester City.[1] The trial was successful, and the 17 year old Killen joined City''s youth academy. His first senior club appearances came during a loan spell at Wrexham in September 2000. He scored his first league goal on 9 September 2000 against Oldham,[2] and in total scored three goals in nine appearances for the Welsh club. The following season he was loaned to Port Vale, scoring six goals in nine league games. In November 2001 he was recalled from loan as a number of Manchester City strikers were injured, and was a substitute in a 2–1 win against Rotherham United.[3] he made two further substitute appearances that season, and finished as top goalscorer for the reserves.[4]

[edit] Oldham Athletic

He joined Oldham Athletic in July 2002[5] for £250,000. He remained with Oldham for 3 and a half years, scoring 24 goals in 78 league appearances. Failing to match his price tag and seemingly high wage through continuous injury, Oldham no longer required his services and released him on a free transfer.

[edit] Hibernian

In January 2006, Killen joined Hibernian on a free transfer.[6] He scored on his debut as he netted the third goal in Hibs'' 3–0 defeat of Rangers at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup 4th round in February 2006.[7] His first home goal was the opener in a 7–0 win against Livingston four days later.[8] Despite arriving in January, he had scored five goals for Hibs by the end of the season. He also scored the opening goal of Hibs 5–0 defeat of Latvia''s Dinaburg in the Intertoto Cup second round game at Easter Road on 2 July 2006.[9].

Following the departure of strikers Garry O''Connor and Derek Riordan, Killen was expected to be an important player for Hibs in 2006–07. By December 2006 he had scored 11 goals, including two in a 2–1 win over Rangers.[10] A ruptured achilles suffered in a 2–2 draw with Aberdeen in a Scottish Cup tie prematurely ended his season in January. Killen''s contract with Hibernian expired in mid-2007. He rejected the offer of a one-year extension from the Edinburgh club and was expected to sign for Cardiff City before Celtic''s intervention.[11]

[edit] Celtic

Killen signed for Celtic on a three year contract in May 2007.[12]. Killen made his debut on 5 August 2007, coming off the bench in a goalless draw against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park. His first goal for the club came on 7 October at Fir Park; with Celtic trailing 1–0 to Gretna, Killen equalised in the 89th minute before Scott McDonald scored the winner for Celtic in stoppage time. He made his UEFA Champions League debut for Celtic at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica against S.L. Benfica on 24 October.

Since then, however, he has found chances hard to come by after Scott McDonald scored 31 goals in his debut season, and he has also found himself behind Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in selection. Killen now mostly plays in the reserves, but he scored a goal against Southampton in a pre-season friendly in May 2008. On 31 January 2009 Killen joined Championship side Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[13]

[edit] International career

Killen made his international debut for New Zealand during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup against Tahiti,[14] three months before his first senior appearance at club level. He collected his 20th cap (8 goals) against Brazil on June 4, 2006. Killen was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of 3 over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott[15]

[edit] Honours

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Seems  a  bit  injury  prone  and  patchy  career  to  date. He  scored  about  16  for  Hibs  in 20 odd games which is cause for optimism.Guess he will take half adozen games toget fit though.Better than we have but abit disappointing if that is as good as it gets

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[quote user="Dion Dublin Legend"]I hope we have this guy on a pay-to-play type loan deal, because he''s VERY injury prone. This is a real gamble of a signing, shows that Gunn''s got very little to work with.[/quote]

Exactly, the guy''s a sick note!.

Bloody stupid, careless and desperate signing by the boards puppet.

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[quote user="1st Wizard"]

[quote user="Dion Dublin Legend"]I hope we have this guy on a pay-to-play type loan deal, because he''s VERY injury prone. This is a real gamble of a signing, shows that Gunn''s got very little to work with.[/quote]

Exactly, the guy''s a sick note!.

Bloody stupid, careless and desperate signing by the boards puppet.

[/quote]

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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He has had one injury that I can see. Thats hardly a sicknote is it?  Jeese, Dublin had few injuries in his life, so had Beckham etc etc etc, does that make them injury prone?

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