2012 Friendly Discussion

5 years of being a resident

How do you know he is a Resident here? Could be on a work visa.

Regardless, until he has a NZ passport, he can't represent NZ.

As per the above, an ausi citizen becomes a resident of nz, when he walks into the country. There is no need to get work visas of nz for our ausi cobblers.

After 5 years of being a resident here he can apply for his citizenship

Love this

Thought I heard the Fox commentators say on the weekend during the Central Coast- Newcastle game on the tele, that the All Whites are playing Norway during the next FIFA International window in February.

Clubs can't not release players if they are called up for their national team if the game is played in the FIFA international window (they could ostensibly fake an injury, but the NZF would have the option of having their own medical professional ascertain the nature of the injury, or authorise one to do so).

As for the Norway game, hadn't heard that before, the talk was about playing Canada next month, but nothing was officially confirmed.

From the FIFA regulations:

4. Players must also be released for the period of preparation before the match,
which is laid down as follows:
a) friendly matches: 48 hours;
b) qualifying matches for an international tournament:
� four days (including the day of the match). The release period
shall be extended to ?ve days if the match concerned is held in
a different confederation to the one in which the player�s club is
registered;
� prior to double-dates (Friday � Tuesday) listed in the coordinated
international match calendar, the release period shall in any case
be ?ve days prior to the beginning of the time span ?xed by the
calendar (including the relevant Friday);
c) qualifying matches for an international tournament that are staged on a
date reserved for friendly matches: 48 hours;
d) friendly matches that are staged on a date reserved for qualifying
matches for an international tournament: 48 hours;
e) the ?nal competition of an international tournament: 14 days before
the ?rst match in the competition.
Players shall join the association team no later than 48 hours before kick-off.el grapadura2012-01-17 16:30:11

So in reality they have to be released for 48 hours. Given travel, Surely a North American game would be the best option

No, they have to be released for a "period of preparation before the match", which for friendly games is 48 hours prior to the start of the game.

Yeah got that but to travel to Oslo? (if that is the case) probably 30+ of the 48 hours taken up in travel, not great use of time I would have thought

Actually, just checked and I hadn't posted the entire clause - the end of the clause states that "players shall join the national team no later than 48 hours before kick-off".

So guess that means that travel time is not counted for the 48 hours preparation period.

Ohh ok that puts a differnt perspective to it.

Updated the original post citing the entire clause so people don't think I'm talking out of my arse.

Also, this is what is says about the players returning to clubs from international duty:

7. Players complying with a call-up from their association under the terms of
this article shall resume duty with their clubs no later than 24 hours after the
end of the match for which they were called up. This period shall be extended
to 48 hours if the match concerned took place in a different confederation
to the one in which the player�s club is registered. Clubs shall be informed in
writing of a player�s outbound and return schedule ten days before the match.
Associations shall ensure that players are able to return to their clubs on time
after the match.

The Canadian Soccer Association have just announced that plans to play NZ in the 29th have fallen through. Canada will now be playing Armenia in Cyprus.

Booooo 

How much truth is there to the Norway game?

Don't know, but Norway have a friendly against N.Ireland at the end of Feb.

Ok, I'm over in Europe and was just wandering. Would be great to see them play.

All Whites vs Jamaica  Yeesssss  !!

The president of the Jamaican Football Federation has announced the Reggae Boyz are coming to Auckland to play an international friendly on February 29th.

The fixture is also listed on FIFA's website.

New Zealand Football had been looking at playing in Europe during the international window in late February and has yet to confirm the fixture.

Jamaica's ranked 52nd by FIFA, 66 places ahead of the All Whites.

boom- will be a good match - good challenge.

Wonder if the likes of Reid & Smith will be wanting to come over from England and risk losing their spot?

Do we have any suspensions?

Awesome news, I would of preferred it to be in Wellington of course, but that is just being picky!

exciting.  cheap airfares to auckland from $69 ex wellington.  

just saw that too. very keen to go, when will we know if the fixture is confirmed?

Reality for the boys in the Northern Hemisphere

maybe they wil pick more southern hemisphere based players?

What's the emoticon for smug face? I called this two pages back (although I got the date wrong)

I'm gonna go with this one:

Instead of a Go West theme to to get people to stand up, you could go with the much simpler "Get up, Stand up" from Bob Marley.

Get up, stand up
Stand up for All Whites...

Get up stand up
Stand up For All Whites...

etc etc

Easy!

Aw's vs Reggae boys......how cool is that.

Another assault on Auckland. Awesomeness.

Yes.  Warned people here about leave.

Contemplating two options - was thinking of taking a holiday in February, so could try to incorporate this with it. Or alternatively just fly up Wednesday and come back Thursday. Have to check.

Flights bookled up at 3.00pm on the 29th Back at 9.30am on the 1st. $69 each way!

Hmmmmm $200 return to AUCKLAND or save up to get the Nix GRAND FINAL appearance??? Decisions decisions....

Of course had the game been in WELLINGTON I probably would have my flights paid for already....

Jeff have I ever told you you are a legend?

You are a legend

Are we 118th now??