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2011 Friendlies Discussion

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AJ13 wrote:
Footpaul wrote:
AJ13 wrote:
I thought Winston Reid is banned for two matches following his red card against Paraguay?


Is it one or is it two matches? I've done some searching of news stories following the Paraguay game and on the FIFA site but I've had no luck. Am I wrong in thinking that a red card is an automatic one game suspension, but if the incident is deemed severe enough extra penalties may be applied, such as another game suspended?

Thats what i thought but im sure Vicelich was banned for two games (Mexico and  Australia) for his red card against Jordan, didnt think there was any additional disciplinary handed down to him either. I thought 2 games was the standard.

Which is what Glenn Moss got, with added disciplinary action on top of that 2 games.

I also hear Nelsen is out for our next 'non friendly' (whever that will be) for back to back yellows at the WC, apparently FIFA still follow through with those through to the next non friendly match, so the commentators said anyway.


I'm sure someone will get to the bottom of it!

Nelsen can surely use his suspension on one of the Oceania qualifiers he was not likely to play anyway!
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Footpaul wrote:
I'm sure someone will get to the bottom of it!

Nelsen can surely use his suspension on one of the Oceania qualifiers he was not likely to play anyway!
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Yeah our next compeditive match will be against Vanuatu or something anyway

[QUOTE=George Kostanza]covering the same info in two places - squad discussion here
http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14811

why does it matter? both threads are similar. and we were talking about how the suspension system works anyway, not the players nor tactics, formations... etc
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I would have been keen for the Tokyo game but the timing is way off for me. Still it's a big game to miss....

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I work with a Japanese woman and she says that staying in Japan is not that expensive if you stay away from the big hotels and eateries. From memory I have heard that before and my brother lived there for a year or so doing karate and he said the same. I'm sure you could go on the proposed White Noise tour and kick around Vietnam for a day or 2 and get a cheap flight to Japan and back to Nam and maybe only spend a night in one of those guesthouses [ryokan] this place http://www.cheap-hostel-tokyo.com/ is about $NZ55 a night and there must be others. Just eat noodles....
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Or if you're on a tight schedule/budget it is possible to get there and fly out without actually needing accommodation. Costs around $2500 Chch >Singapore > Tokyo and back. My plan was flight arrives in Tokyo 6am game day and flys out around 10am the day after (just have to party up a big AW win over Japan that night).
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Jetstar fly to Tokyo, and there are some ways to make Japan a bit cheaper. From Narita get the local commuter train for 1,000Y instead of the airport express. And eat lunch at 7-11 convenience store. Hotel and eating flash dinners kills the budget, otherwise it isn't that expensive.

Would be good to meet up with some of you guys if you end up coming through HK.


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guys cheapest way to japan is jet star, to aus then to japan. it cheap if u want it to be, if your going to go out and eat foreign food expect to pay for it, while japanese food is quite cheap, also look down the side allies, interesting and cheap. there plenty of cheap places to stay to, but lots wont speak english, but i going to the game with some other mates so can help out in theat department if needed

Calling all fans in Japan, come down and support the mighty nix in Osaka

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cheapest places to stay are internet cafes u got bed ans shower in them to, and like 15-20 for the night. or 5 hours of it, or captule hotels for like 30$ for the whole night

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Smithy wrote:
There is no way in the universe that Marco will start.

WHITE NOISE tours looking very likely to do China game via Vietnam and very unlikely to do Japan game.

If you're interested and want to be added to email list PM me.
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comon u cant skip japan

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Would really like to see us get a friendly with one or more of these:

US, Croatia, Russia, Denmark, Turkey, South Korea and France
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information about tickets came out here in japan today go on sale 23rd of January, pretty decent prices to


edit: K/O time is 7:20pm here BTW, so if you still in daylight savings be 11:20pm there if without 10:20pmdetoxin2011-01-17 22:11:35

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Wish I could go to Japan, but the missus would never let me
 

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*whip crack*

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Rumour floating around that Chile will be playing Aus in June.  It's during a 2 match international window so would be good to get on the back of that match.
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2ndBest wrote:
Rumour floating around that Chile will be playing Aus in June.� It's during a 2 match international window so would be good to get on the back of that match.


Hopefully we made connections during our pre-WC match and are able to get them here.

Three for me, and two for them.

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Pretty sure NZF and Chile have quite strong connections atm.  Number of yoof teams have toured here.
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Yeah I think a guy playing for the Phoenix is in the Chile squad for that game.
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Luis Garcia wrote:
Yeah I think a guy playing for the Phoenix is in the Chile squad for that game.


play half a game for each team?

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2ndBest wrote:
Pretty sure NZF and Chile have quite strong connections atm.� Number of yoof teams have toured here.


Easy, Diego's Son will have us joining CONMEBOL if you say that.
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2ndBest wrote:
Rumour floating around that Chile will be playing Aus in June.� It's during a 2 match international window so would be good to get on the back of that match.


Would be good. It is something I think could work well for both countries - split costs to get teams over here.
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Has anyone decided where we're sitting for the Japan game? Category 4 I guess, to get away from the Samurai Blue?
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progeny wrote:
Has anyone decided where we're sitting for the Japan game? Category 4 I guess, to get away from the Samurai Blue?


this

need to get my tickets

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They're ?? for Category 4 (non-reserved seats) so we don't need to buy them together. Just need to get there early.
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swt i got my tickets to the game, cant wait

Calling all fans in Japan, come down and support the mighty nix in Osaka

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"The Advertiser understands that Australia will play World Cup nemesis Serbia in an international friendly in June and the match will almost certainly be in Adelaide, as Melbourne cannot host the game because of clashes with other football codes."
WOuld be good to get Serbia over here too.  Might even get to finish the entire 90 this time.
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2ndBest wrote:
"The Advertiser understands that Australia will play World Cup nemesis Serbia in an international friendly in June and the match will almost certainly be in Adelaide, as Melbourne cannot host the game because of clashes with other football codes."
WOuld be good to get Serbia over here too.  Might even get to finish the entire 90 this time.
 
They are also tipping that we will play Chile in June. I would be shocked if Chile don't play in New Zealand as well, with the direct flight from Santiago, probably before Chile play in Australia.
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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Japan game cancelled. Well we withdrew.

http://nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=951&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=dd9ca99205
raynes2011-03-17 20:35:35
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I just read that too. It's understandable but quite a shame. Too short time frame to move the game outside Japan I guess, I have a friend in the north who was looking forward to watching it amid the chaos there.
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Hopefully China is keen to play 2 games...

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ridiculous and short-sighted call. We are unlikely to get a friendly against such top-quality opposition again any time soon.

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Doloras wrote:
Ridiculous and short-sighted call. We are unlikely to get a friendly against such top-quality opposition again any time soon.


But if there is a nuclear explosion when they were meant to be over there, we will all be commending the great decision that NZF made.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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Yes, and I'm sure you'll applaud every country for pulling out of the rugby World Cup because there is no guarantee that Christchurch won't sink into the ocean and take the rest of the country with it.

... although I'm assuming that NZF made the call. If the players themselves made the call, it's fair enough since they're the ones who had to run the risk.
Doloras2011-03-17 21:19:25

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Doloras wrote:

Yes, and I'm sure you'll applaud every country for pulling out of the rugby World Cup because there is no guarantee that Christchurch won't sink into the ocean and take the rest of the country with it.... although I'm assuming that NZF made the call. If the players themselves made the call, it's fair enough since they're the ones who had to run the risk.


Could be insurance issues if there is still a travel advisory on Japan?
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Doloras wrote:
Ridiculous and short-sighted call. We are unlikely to get a friendly against such top-quality opposition again any time soon.
 
You're joking, eh?  Getting friendlies against high-quality opposition is what's important at the moment?  Not the safety of the players who are going to play in those games? And to compare it to the RWC in Chch is invalid - there isn't any danger of exposure to radioactivity in Chch.
 
At a time when non-essential travel to Japan is being discouraged, using the rationale that we should go there because it gives the AW's a game against a highly-ranked FIFA nation- one which, incidentally, has just undergone the worst natural disaster in its history - is ridiculous.
 
 
 
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Doloras wrote:
Ridiculous and short-sighted call. We are unlikely to get a friendly against such top-quality opposition again any time soon.
 
f**kwit.
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bobboltontawa2 wrote:
Doloras wrote:
Ridiculous and short-sighted call. We are unlikely to get a friendly against such top-quality opposition again any time soon.
 
f**kwit.

Why? It would be like cancelling a game in Wellington because of the Chch quake, and its not like Japan didnt want to play. I think youre the fuckwit
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AJ13 wrote:
bobboltontawa2 wrote:
Doloras wrote:
Ridiculous and short-sighted call. We are unlikely to get a friendly against such top-quality opposition again any time soon.
 
f**kwit.

Why? It would be like cancelling a game in Wellington because of the Chch quake, and its not like Japan didnt want to play. I think youre the fuckwit
 
comparing japans disaster to chch makes you the f**kwit.
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you being simon angus makes you a fuckwit.
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I doubt there would be many people in here that would be interested in travelling to Japan right now.
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