All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams
Why Asia? Why not just get the same team to travel to NZ after first match. See how they respond to the travel etc. I'm sure a El Salvador or a Guatemala would be accomodating
Why Asia? Why not just get the same team to travel to NZ after first match. See how they respond to the travel etc. I'm sure a El Salvador or a Guatemala would be accomodating
Maybe you're right but It's an idea. Maybe just not a very good one. Ha
Okay so we've qualified now for the inter continental playoff later this year. With no Confederations Cup this time around we seriously need to arrange some competitive internationals in the next few months to prepare for a potential clash with Costa Rica or Honduras.
I'm a big fan of a game in London against Canada and I'd put money on another test against Australia (hhopefully in NZ this time). A mini tour in May/June to the USA again would be a good idea, perhaps play Trinidad and Panama in the US?
And then two games at home in September against someone like China, Japan, Thailand, Korea or Malaysia?
I wonder what it would take to get England over for a couple of games in May 2015? I'd love to see that
NZF have already said they are not playing any games in the June windows to give players in their off season a rest.
Belize? What you smoking? We'll only end up playing in September
Okay so we've qualified now for the inter continental playoff later this year. With no Confederations Cup this time around we seriously need to arrange some competitive internationals in the next few months to prepare for a potential clash with Costa Rica or Honduras.
I'm a big fan of a game in London against Canada and I'd put money on another test against Australia (hhopefully in NZ this time). A mini tour in May/June to the USA again would be a good idea, perhaps play Trinidad and Panama in the US?
And then two games at home in September against someone like China, Japan, Thailand, Korea or Malaysia?
I wonder what it would take to get England over for a couple of games in May 2015? I'd love to see that
#wecandream
Looks like Jordan will not visit New Zealand for 4 June.
Grumpy old bastard alert
That's over 2.5 million dollars in match fees and appearance fees in that.
Just who is paying?
I LOVE LAMP
Okay so we've qualified now for the inter continental playoff later this year. With no Confederations Cup this time around we seriously need to arrange some competitive internationals in the next few months to prepare for a potential clash with Costa Rica or Honduras.
I'm a big fan of a game in London against Canada and I'd put money on another test against Australia (hhopefully in NZ this time). A mini tour in May/June to the USA again would be a good idea, perhaps play Trinidad and Panama in the US?
And then two games at home in September against someone like China, Japan, Thailand, Korea or Malaysia?
I wonder what it would take to get England over for a couple of games in May 2015? I'd love to see that
#wecandream
US tour??
That's over 2.5 million dollars in match fees and appearance fees in that.
Just who is paying?
Not that Jordan!
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Terry will pay*
*pending approval of a loan to bail out debt
(is he still waiting for this?)
Terry will pay*
*pending approval of a loan to bail out debt
(is he still waiting for this?)
I hope not. T S's hoped for saviour, Indian businessman Ahsan Aly Syed, owner of bankrupt Spanish 2 Div club Racing Santander, has had a warrant issued for his arrest in Bahrain, where he has been sheltering from fleeced Irish, Australian and NZ property developers since 2011.
Source: Matt Nippert, today's Star Times, Business section.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
So, Ricki confirms no All Whites matches till August. Any solid rumours who our opponents will be? Maybe Australia in one game?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/8611171/Herbert-eager-for-tougher-games-for-All-Whites
"We're pencilled to play warmup games in August, two games in September, two in October and the big games are in November," said Herbert, who was in Taranaki this week with his football academy running coaching sessions at the invitation of the Inglewood Football Club.
Herbert said the All Whites squad was a far younger side than the one that went through unbeaten in the last World Cup.
"Now that we've qualified for the fourth round, I think it will be good to pit them against some pretty tough opposition (yet to be confirmed).
"We did it last [World Cup] and the lead-up games were tough then. I think it really stood us in good stead for what we faced later on."
Herbert is contracted as All Whites head coach until New Zealand's World Cup campaign finishes.
"That could be November but hopefully it will be until June," he said on Sunday.
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
The dates Ricki is hoping to have the AW's playing friendlies on as discussed above:
14 August*FIFA friendly match day
6 September*FIFA official match day
10 September*FIFA official match day
11 October*FIFA official match day
15 October*FIFA official match day
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
The dates Ricki is hoping to have the AW's playing friendlies on as discussed above:
14 August*FIFA friendly match day
6 September*FIFA official match day
10 September*FIFA official match day
11 October*FIFA official match day
15 October*FIFA official match day
Any news about the matches yet? NZF should announce who they are planning to play.
I think we should play England, then Spain, Italy and finish it off with Argentina and Brazil
Grumpy old bastard alert
Has been mentioned that the opponents will be from Asia & Concacaf, but no mention of teams. Personal assumption would be that there won't be a game in NZ, Look to games in USA (Against Central American teams), and wouldn't be surprised to see us play the Japan game delayed by Tsunami, then who knows.
Has been mentioned that the opponents will be from Asia & Concacaf, but no mention of teams. Personal assumption would be that there won't be a game in NZ, Look to games in USA (Against Central American teams), and wouldn't be surprised to see us play the Japan game delayed by Tsunami, then who knows.
Has been mentioned that the opponents will be from Asia & Concacaf, but no mention of teams. Personal assumption would be that there won't be a game in NZ, Look to games in USA (Against Central American teams), and wouldn't be surprised to see us play the Japan game delayed by Tsunami, then who knows.
I heard Canada in August but ?
If that's the case perhaps it would make sense to take on El Salvador and Guatemala in September or October given these 3 were the teams who just missed the hex...
Ricki in today's paper: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/phoenix/8778661/Lochheads-All-Whites-spot-not-under-threat
ALL WHITES FRIENDLY OPPONENTS TO BE CONFIRMED IN NEXT WEEK (PROBABLY)
"From a preparation point of view, Herbert is confident New Zealand Football will be able to organise matches in each of the upcoming Fifa windows. He didn't give anything away about who the August and September opponents might be, but is hopeful a CONCACAF side can be found for home and away matches in the October window.
"That would replicate what we're doing in November so we're working hard on that," he said.
He expected confirmation of the All Whites' friendly foes within the next week or so.
Herbert will also be taking a keen interest in the performance of the New Zealand team at this month's Fifa U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Players tend to go to these tournaments hoping to attract the interest of professional clubs, but Herbert said some have the opportunity to play themselves into the All Whites as well.
"For me it's not about age, it'll be about performance and if we felt one, two or more are capable of being part of the national squad for
the qualifiers, then we'd bring them in."Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Ricki in today's paper: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/phoenix/8778661/Lochheads-All-Whites-spot-not-under-threat
ALL WHITES FRIENDLY OPPONENTS TO BE CONFIRMED IN NEXT WEEK (PROBABLY)
"From a preparation point of view, Herbert is confident New Zealand Football will be able to organise matches in each of the upcoming Fifa windows. He didn't give anything away about who the August and September opponents might be, but is hopeful a CONCACAF side can be found for home and away matches in the October window.
"That would replicate what we're doing in November so we're working hard on that," he said.
He expected confirmation of the All Whites' friendly foes within the next week or so.
Herbert will also be taking a keen interest in the performance of the New Zealand team at this month's Fifa U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Players tend to go to these tournaments hoping to attract the interest of professional clubs, but Herbert said some have the opportunity to play themselves into the All Whites as well.
"For me it's not about age, it'll be about performance and if we felt one, two or more are capable of being part of the national squad for
the qualifiers, then we'd bring them in."According to FIFA.com
The All Whites are playing the UAE in Saudi Arabia on 6 September.
According to FIFA.com
The All Whites are playing the UAE in Saudi Arabia on 6 September.
Should be a pleasant 45 degrees plus.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
I've tried to defend NZF in the past but I honestly can't this time with this whole friendlies/ticket price for WC Qualifying thing. It is absolute bullshit that they can't even keep us in the loop of what progress is or isn't been made. They have some serious communication issues. The sad thing is that they have a captive audience, we will all just muddle on, buy our tickets, attend games, watch games, blindly support the team but NZF obviously don't give a fuck..... really disappointing.....
Some news on progress towards arranging friendlies on the weekend (erm...:news is there's not much progress....):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/8969424/NZ-Football-playing-cards-too-close-to-chest
NZ FOOTBALL PLAYING CARDS TOO CLOSE TO CHEST
SAM WORTHINGTON
Worryingly, there are still no warmup games confirmed for the international windows in August, September and October.
NZF high performance manager Fred de Jong said there was now a "high likelihood" that the August window would pass the All Whites by.
However, the plan was to play two games in September and another two in October....
"We haven't signed any contracts, we're close on a contract at the moment for September," de Jong said.
"We are still in negotiations for October. We're trying to get as many Concacaf opponents as we can so we're trying to work through that. The ideal would have been to go to the Confederations Cup and you really feel that pain now. The ability to get games on the back of the Confederations Cup, as we saw four years ago, is a lot easier.
"At the moment you've got to work that much harder to put a campaign together and it's way more expensive. That's the price of missing out in Honiara."
De Jong met All Whites coach Ricki Herbert and assistant Brian Turner in Auckland yesterday to try to firm up their plans.
He hoped two games would be against Concacaf opponents while a September tournament in Saudi Arabia was a possibility.
The NZF brains trust had sharpened their focus to preparing for Honduras and Panama as their most likely opponents come November.
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
I've tried to defend NZF in the past but I honestly can't this time with this whole friendlies/ticket price for WC Qualifying thing. It is absolute bullshit that they can't even keep us in the loop of what progress is or isn't been made. They have some serious communication issues. The sad thing is that they have a captive audience, we will all just muddle on, buy our tickets, attend games, watch games, blindly support the team but NZF obviously don't give a fuck..... really disappointing.....
I've tried to defend NZF in the past but I honestly can't this time with this whole friendlies/ticket price for WC Qualifying thing. It is absolute bullshit that they can't even keep us in the loop of what progress is or isn't been made. They have some serious communication issues. The sad thing is that they have a captive audience, we will all just muddle on, buy our tickets, attend games, watch games, blindly support the team but NZF obviously don't give a fuck..... really disappointing.....
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
Actually, moving on from my suggestion re annual All Whites v Oz matches, why not All Whites v China, now that we're so pally? In today's Herald Brian Rudman notes that according to the 1996 census 19% of Auckland's pop (268,600) identified themselves as Asian, and by 2021 this proportion will have jumped to 30% (469,800 on projected figures).
So why don't NZF suggest to China we play them on a regular basis, e.g. annually, home and away? Fonterra to promote. Auckland to host.
Last time I saw China play in Auckland, at Western Springs in 1996, there was a last minute stampede to get in. About 13,000 were there as I recall. Tho it was probably Rufer that was the drawcard.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Actually, moving on from my suggestion re annual All Whites v Oz matches, why not All Whites v China, now that we're so pally? In today's Herald Brian Rudman notes that according to the 1996 census 19% of Auckland's pop (268,600) identified themselves as Asian, and by 2021 this proportion will have jumped to 30% (469,800 on projected figures).
So why don't NZF suggest to China we play them on a regular basis, e.g. annually, home and away? Fonterra to promote. Auckland to host.
Last time I saw China play in Auckland, at Western Springs in 1996, there was a last minute stampede to get in. About 13,000 were there as I recall. Tho it was probably Rufer that was the drawcard.
On FIFA website:
6 September
Saudi Arabia vs New Zealand
UAE vs Trinidad and Tobago
interested to see how long before the "official" announcement these games come out, as Fred said on Radio Sport couple of days ago "we not signed yet", well Fifa seem to think its a done deal if its on their website!
