2011 Friendlies Discussion

Reports say that the AW's will fly out straight out of Denver the evening of the match and via quite a few conections land in Adelaide 36 hours before the Oz game.....big ask for the lads but I am sure the lads will be fired up.

Has Diego's Son's head asploded yet?

Tough travel ask let alone oppostion ask..assume most of squad woul have to be non A league based as they would be out of fitness?  Presents opportunities and challenges...

Denver is at reasonable altitude also - approx. 1500 metres above sea level.

About the same as we played in South Africa.

I'm going down... flights aren't too exxy. Anyone know Adelaide at all and good accom options with easy access to Hindhole and Coopers Sparkling?

Yes, for which we trained at altitude in Austria for a couple of weeks, and then didn't fly to Adelaide the day after.

Surge isn't it at the Oval, not hindmarsh?

Yeah... only just saw that. These Aussies have munted me already and I haven't even been back a month!!!

Would love to go to the Aussie game.

I'm going.

I stayed at Our House backpackers for the Nix playoff, which was really central and affordable. I'm not doing the dorm thing again though this time!

No luck with the Swedish backpacker then?

Are you going to make sure the Smiggle shop hasn't re-opened?

Unfortunately not! Hard to bring a girl back to your top bunk in a room you share with 10 others. Oh well, always June 5...

Any action I did or did not take against the Smiggle on Rundle Mall was/would have been in vain anyway. At least little Marco will be able to do some souvenir shopping before the AW game.


So is anyone still doing the Denver game?

I just realised this game will be during queens birthday weekend. Awesome. Can we safely assume sky will show these games?

We can safely assume they will show the Australia game, because of the deal they have with Fox Sports. I have no clue about the Mexico game though.

might send them an email, can't hurt eh.

will AW play friendlies with Gold Cup finalists like El Salvador, Guatemala ..... before Mexico match ?
weaker than Mexico but still good oppoents

No.  They won't.

I shall tweet them again.patrick4782011-04-20 23:03:14

Doloras2011-04-21 10:18:22

Not sure this has been mentioned but KO time has been confirmed as 5pm Adelaide time, so 7.30pm NZT on Sunday June 5.

Just got this email from myfootball.com.au - Socceroos v All Whitees ticket pre-sales (you may need to sign up to myffotball.com.au to purchase I'm not sure)
Note - All proices are eeen Ozzie dollaz maaayte

QANTAS SOCCEROOS vs. New Zealand

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Sunday 5th June, 2011
Kick Off - 5.00pm Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
Gates Open - 3.00pm

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- $85.00 All tickets
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NZ Selection v Waitakere Utd Invitational Trusts Stadium, Waitakere

New Zealand Selection v Waitakere United Invitational XI
May 25, 7.30pm
Trusts Stadium, Henderson
Admission: $10 Adults, Kids aged 15 or under free.

The Australian and New Zealand based All Whites assemble in Auckland for a five day camp to prepare for international against Mexico (in Denver) and Australia (in Adelaide).

As part of that camp, they will take on a Waitakere United Invitational XI at Trusts Stadium on May 25.

Get along to see you Australiasian-based All Whites in action.

Tickets available at the gate.

will it be televised?

Calling it very unlikely.

Will Hernandez be playing for Mexico? seems unlikely if he will be playing in the Champions League final on the 29th isn't it?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/5035240/Tony-Lochhead-remains-defiant

locheads out

"Javier Hernandez is scheduled to join the Mexican national team in Dallas prior to the start of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. "
http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2011/05/mexico-announces-roster-denver-game

So no he won't be playing in the NZ game.

Time to give Ian Hogg a chance...

nice assist from the ref

Are we going to arrange friendlies for october international fixture?

if we do we should look at playing some team like america or canada, maybe even el salvador, someone from that region

We could have played 5 matches in the last 3 international windows but didn't.
It's better to play teams like Indonesia than not playing!
Last 2011 FIFA date is on the 11th of november.
Anyone knows if we're going to arrange any match?Stormpark942011-10-22 03:45:13

That costs money. They will hang on to the dosh from the WC for as long as possible.

Friendly game arranged for feb 2012 anyone know were this game is and who it might be against?

No idea just yet. Would be good to get that game against Japan back on track though. Also if a game were scheduled for our new 30,000 seater (thanks NZ taxpayer) I'd be f**king wrapped.

would love it to be against japan, would be a great game