Rudan questions Phoenix future
Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan says he will put his family above his future with the club and may not stay around for next season.
The Australian has been strongly linked with Western United, who will enter the A-League next season.
I'm here and I'm going to be working as hard as I can.
Mark Rudan
He is just nine months into a two-year deal with the Phoenix, who are keen for him to stay, but he says he won't continue in his role unless his family relocate to New Zealand.
Rudan says it's been harder than he had expected to live away from his Sydney-based family, but he's assured fans that he remains focussed on his job at the moment, as the Phoenix look to secure a Finals Series spot.
Wellington are sixth in the table, two points above Newcastle Jets with a game in hand.
Rudan said his family - he has a wife and two teenage sons - were first and foremost in his thoughts regarding the future.
"I have struggled to live without them. We have had discussion about it, but I've made a decision that my family has to be with me," he added.
"It's not going to be a come and go situation, it just doesn't work; my boys need me, I need them as well."
The coach said he would take a year away from the game if need be, to ensure that he could be with his family.
He added: "I'm here and I'm going to be working as hard as I can; the plan is to stay here, if I can. I have to get my personal situation sorted out."
Rudan's immediate priority is to extend the gap above Newcastle by ending Wellington's form slump. They have only won once since mid-January, with three draws and three defeats in that span.
The Phoenix are 19/20 to win their next game against Central Coast Mariners, who are 13/5, with the draw 13/5.
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Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan says he will put his family above his future with the club and may not stay around for next season.
The Australian has been strongly linked with Western United, who will enter the A-League next season.
I'm here and I'm going to be working as hard as I can.
Mark Rudan
He is just nine months into a two-year deal with the Phoenix, who are keen for him to stay, but he says he won't continue in his role unless his family relocate to New Zealand.
Rudan says it's been harder than he had expected to live away from his Sydney-based family, but he's assured fans that he remains focussed on his job at the moment, as the Phoenix look to secure a Finals Series spot.
Wellington are sixth in the table, two points above Newcastle Jets with a game in hand.
Rudan said his family - he has a wife and two teenage sons - were first and foremost in his thoughts regarding the future.
"I have struggled to live without them. We have had discussion about it, but I've made a decision that my family has to be with me," he added.
"It's not going to be a come and go situation, it just doesn't work; my boys need me, I need them as well."
The coach said he would take a year away from the game if need be, to ensure that he could be with his family.
He added: "I'm here and I'm going to be working as hard as I can; the plan is to stay here, if I can. I have to get my personal situation sorted out."
Rudan's immediate priority is to extend the gap above Newcastle by ending Wellington's form slump. They have only won once since mid-January, with three draws and three defeats in that span.
The Phoenix are 19/20 to win their next game against Central Coast Mariners, who are 13/5, with the draw 13/5.
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Source: bet365.com
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