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Posted October 30, 2021 03:51 · last edited October 30, 2021 04:04

Khalil Media
Am not a fan of non-cap games for an All Whites side, but stoked the Gambia match is sorted - 3 games in a couple of months, all a bit overwhelming...
There really is a paucity of options, and those June playoff games (yes need to win OFC tourney first) will come around very quickly. Hay needs all warmup games he can get. AWs just need to play at every opportunity.

I actually mooted idea awhile back of using Rory's connections at Swansea, and a game against Wales B or similar - if Hay had other NZ based staff had to return to NZ, for this Nov window.

But another game in the UAE heat against a quality ME club side or international U23 team, likely makes more sense.

Encouraging also that the late Jan FIFA window is being looked at as well for games.

Edit - note that minnows Gambia & Gabon, grabbed the 2 African Nations Cup spots in their qualifying pool, ahead of much bigger nations Angola & Congo DR. So Gambia can't be complete mugs. But maybe with Covid travel restrictions teams were only using local players (no Euro based players) etc. Who knows. 

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Khalil Media
Am not a fan of non-cap games for an All Whites side, but stoked the Gambia match is sorted - 3 games in a couple of months, all a bit overwhelming...
There really is a paucity of options, and those June playoff games (yes need to win OFC tourney first) will come around very quickly. Hay needs all warmup games he can get. AWs just need to play at every opportunity.

I actually mooted idea awhile back of using Rory's connections at Swansea, and a game against Wales B or similar - if Hay had other NZ based staff had to return to NZ, for this Nov window.

But another game in the UAE heat against a quality ME club side or international U23 team, likely makes more sense.

Encouraging also that the late Jan FIFA window is being looked at as well for games.
Unknown editor edited October 30, 2021 03:52
Khalil Media
Am not a fan of non-cap games for an All Whites side, but stoked the Gambia match is sorted - 3 games in a couple of months, all a bit overwhelming...
There really is a paucity of options, and those June playoffs games (yes need to win OFC tourney first) will come around very quickly. Hay needs all warmup games he can get.

I actually mooted idea awhile back of using Rory's connections at Swansea, and a game against Wales B or similar - if Hay had other NZ based staff had to return to NZ, for this Nov window.

But another game in the UAE heat against a quality ME club side or international U23 team, likely makes more sense.