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Posted September 06, 2017 03:21 · last edited September 06, 2017 03:23

inafoxhole wrote:

austin11 wrote:

The Argies drew 1-1 with bottom place Venezula and Chile lost to Bolivia. So Argentina are still 5th and now Chile are 6th. Amazing tight still with only 4 points seperating 2nd from 6th.

I would love us to playoff against Argentina or Chile. We are screwed anyway so why not a game against a super premium side. Messi at the Cake tin would be fantastic. I would imagine there would be plenty of South American fans come over as well.

The reality is this could be our last big big football game in NZ for the AW's. Soon we will get direct entry to the WC. So there will no longer be the prospect of another huge meaningful WC playoff game. Never again will we see scenes like the qualifiers for the 1982 WC, or the Bahrain home game or even the big game against Mexico. Instead it will be playoffs against the likes of the mighty Solomon islands every four years.

I must admit casting an envious eye over the latest round of exciting WC qualifying matches around the globe. In particular some of the Asian qualifiers have been cracking.....the Syrians drawing with Iran to make the playoffs, the aussies not doing enough against Thailand. I would swap direct WC qualification for a piece of that sort of action.

Instead we are in boring Oceania banging in 8 goals in a playoff that failed to ignite the fans or media, no TV deals, no packed stadiums....we are now stuck in Oceania....we are shackled to a corpse!!!!!!!

underestimate ofc at yr peril going forward

Yeah the Island nations are improving, but they will never be much chop just due to their small populations & limited resources. Oceania will always be shark & boring. Don't agree with Austin that want to play Argentina or Chile - want the 'weakest' South American team possible - but agree with everything else. 

Also envious of all these top quality, high tension qualifying games happening around the world, that we can just watch from afar. Yes direct OFC qualification to future World Cups, will mean the end of any meaningful exciting, get the pulse racing AWs games in NZ - and that's sad.

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inafoxhole wrote:
austin11 wrote:

The Argies drew 1-1 with bottom place Venezula and Chile lost to Bolivia. So Argentina are still 5th and now Chile are 6th. Amazing tight still with only 4 points seperating 2nd from 6th.

I would love us to playoff against Argentina or Chile. We are screwed anyway so why not a game against a super premium side. Messi at the Cake tin would be fantastic. I would imagine there would be plenty of South American fans come over as well.

The reality is this could be our last big big football game in NZ for the AW's. Soon we will get direct entry to the WC. So there will no longer be the prospect of another huge meaningful WC playoff game. Never again will we see scenes like the qualifiers for the 1982 WC, or the Bahrain home game or even the big game against Mexico. Instead it will be playoffs against the likes of the mighty Solomon islands every four years.

I must admit casting an envious eye over the latest round of exciting WC qualifying matches around the globe. In particular some of the Asian qualifiers have been cracking.....the Syrians drawing with Iran to make the playoffs, the aussies not doing enough against Thailand. I would swap direct WC qualification for a piece of that sort of action.

Instead we are in boring Oceania banging in 8 goals in a playoff that failed to ignite the fans or media, no TV deals, no packed stadiums....we are now stuck in Oceania....we are shackled to a corpse!!!!!!!

underestimate ofc at yr peril going forward

Yeah the Island nations are improving, but they will never be much chop just due to their small populations & limited resources. Oceania will always be shark & boring. Don't agree with Austin that want to play Argentina or Chile - want the 'weakest' South American team possible - but agree with everything else. 

Also envious of all these top quality, high tension qualifying games happening around the world, that we can just watch from afar. Yes direct OFC qualification to future World Cups, will mean the end of any meaningful exciting, get the pulse racing AWs games in NZ - and that's sad.

Unknown editor edited September 06, 2017 03:22
inafoxhole wrote:
austin11 wrote:

The Argies drew 1-1 with bottom place Venezula and Chile lost to Bolivia. So Argentina are still 5th and now Chile are 6th. Amazing tight still with only 4 points seperating 2nd from 6th.

I would love us to playoff against Argentina or Chile. We are screwed anyway so why not a game against a super premium side. Messi at the Cake tin would be fantastic. I would imagine there would be plenty of South American fans come over as well.

The reality is this could be our last big big football game in NZ for the AW's. Soon we will get direct entry to the WC. So there will no longer be the prospect of another huge meaningful WC playoff game. Never again will we see scenes like the qualifiers for the 1982 WC, or the Bahrain home game or even the big game against Mexico. Instead it will be playoffs against the likes of the mighty Solomon islands every four years.

I must admit casting an envious eye over the latest round of exciting WC qualifying matches around the globe. In particular some of the Asian qualifiers have been cracking.....the Syrians drawing with Iran to make the playoffs, the aussies not doing enough against Thailand. I would swap direct WC qualification for a piece of that sort of action.

Instead we are in boring Oceania banging in 8 goals in a playoff that failed to ignite the fans or media, no TV deals, no packed stadiums....we are now stuck in Oceania....we are shackled to a corpse!!!!!!!

underestimate ofc at yr peril going forward

Yeah the Island nations are improving, but they will never be much chop just due to their small populations & limited resources. Oceania will always be shark & boring. Don't agree with Austin that want to play Argentina or Chile - want the 'weakest' South American team possible - but agree with everything else. 

Also envious of all these top quality, high tension qualifying games happening around the world, that we can just watch from afar. Yes direct OFC qualification to future World Cups, will mean the end of any meaningful exciting, get the pulse racing AWs games in NZ - and that's sad.

Unknown editor edited September 06, 2017 03:22
inafoxhole wrote:
austin11 wrote:

The Argies drew 1-1 with bottom place Venezula and Chile lost to Bolivia. So Argentina are still 5th and now Chile are 6th. Amazing tight still with only 4 points seperating 2nd from 6th.

I would love us to playoff against Argentina or Chile. We are screwed anyway so why not a game against a super premium side. Messi at the Cake tin would be fantastic. I would imagine there would be plenty of South American fans come over as well.

The reality is this could be our last big big football game in NZ for the AW's. Soon we will get direct entry to the WC. So there will no longer be the prospect of another huge meaningful WC playoff game. Never again will we see scenes like the qualifiers for the 1982 WC, or the Bahrain home game or even the big game against Mexico. Instead it will be playoffs against the likes of the mighty Solomon islands every four years.

I must admit casting an envious eye over the latest round of exciting WC qualifying matches around the globe. In particular some of the Asian qualifiers have been cracking.....the Syrians drawing with Iran to make the playoffs, the aussies not doing enough against Thailand. I would swap direct WC qualification for a piece of that sort of action.

Instead we are in boring Oceania banging in 8 goals in a playoff that failed to ignite the fans or media, no TV deals, no packed stadiums....we are now stuck in Oceania....we are shackled to a corpse!!!!!!!

underestimate ofc at yr peril going forward

Yeah the Island nations are improving, but they will never be much chop just due to their small populations & limited resources. Oceania will always be shark & boring. Don't agree with Austin that want to play Argentina or Chile - want the 'weakest' South American team possible - but agree with everything else. 

Also envious of all these top quality, high tension qualifying games happening around the world, that we can just watch from afar. Yes direct OFC qualification to future World Cups, will mean the end of any meaningful exciting, get the pulse racing AWs games in NZ - and that's sad.

Unknown editor edited September 06, 2017 03:22
inafoxhole wrote:
austin11 wrote:

The Argies drew 1-1 with bottom place Venezula and Chile lost to Bolivia. So Argentina are still 5th and now Chile are 6th. Amazing tight still with only 4 points seperating 2nd from 6th.

I would love us to playoff against Argentina or Chile. We are screwed anyway so why not a game against a super premium side. Messi at the Cake tin would be fantastic. I would imagine there would be plenty of South American fans come over as well.

The reality is this could be our last big big football game in NZ for the AW's. Soon we will get direct entry to the WC. So there will no longer be the prospect of another huge meaningful WC playoff game. Never again will we see scenes like the qualifiers for the 1982 WC, or the Bahrain home game or even the big game against Mexico. Instead it will be playoffs against the likes of the mighty Solomon islands every four years.

I must admit casting an envious eye over the latest round of exciting WC qualifying matches around the globe. In particular some of the Asian qualifiers have been cracking.....the Syrians drawing with Iran to make the playoffs, the aussies not doing enough against Thailand. I would swap direct WC qualification for a piece of that sort of action.

Instead we are in boring Oceania banging in 8 goals in a playoff that failed to ignite the fans or media, no TV deals, no packed stadiums....we are now stuck in Oceania....we are shackled to a corpse!!!!!!!

underestimate ofc at yr peril going forward

Yeah the Island nations are improving, but they will never be much chop just due to their small populations & limited resources. Oceania will always be shark & boring. Don't agree with Austin that want to play Argentina or Chile - want the 'weakest' South American team possible - but agree with everything else. 

Also envious of all these top quality, high tension qualifying games happening around the world, that we can just watch from afar. Yes direct OFC qualification to future World Cups, will mean the end of any meaningful exciting AWs games in NZ - and that's sad.