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All Whites V Saudi Arabia Friday 6 Sept 6.15am SS2

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over 12 years ago

I also do worry a bit that he will lose sharpness by not having a professional club but will have to wait and see on that.

Of course he's going to lose sharpness. Training fitness is totally different to match fitness. It will also be an issue if the Phoenix do not allow him to train with them - doing your own training is never the same as training with a squad. (Does anyone know if it's definite that he is allowed to train with them)

As far as playing in the Indian league goes - the only comment I make is Kayne Vincent played in it and was a star, then he moves to Japan and hardly gets game time. So that's the quality of that league. So what if Colosimo, Mehmet are there, doesn't mean Indian League is great prep for AWs going to the world cup. 

I guess he'll be fine if AWs are only going to be playing against nobody but the CONCACAF team they come up against will not exactly be pushovers.

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over 12 years ago
newbyone wrote:

I also do worry a bit that he will lose sharpness by not having a professional club but will have to wait and see on that.

Of course he's going to lose sharpness. Training fitness is totally different to match fitness. It will also be an issue if the Phoenix do not allow him to train with them - doing your own training is never the same as training with a squad. (Does anyone know if it's definite that he is allowed to train with them)

As far as playing in the Indian league goes - the only comment I make is Kayne Vincent played in it and was a star, then he moves to Japan and hardly gets game time. So that's the quality of that league. So what if Colosimo, Mehmet are there, doesn't mean Indian League is great prep for AWs going to the world cup. 

I guess he'll be fine if AWs are only going to be playing against nobody but the CONCACAF team they come up against will not exactly be pushovers.


So sit at home, dont go to india because vincent was good in the league. Got it
 



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over 12 years ago

Vincent didn't do much when he was at Waitakere.

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over 12 years ago

Its a pro option starting soon. China and thailand etc finishing soon. 


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over 12 years ago
TV wrote:

I think going forward if Storm Roux is starting week in week out for the Mariners at RB then basically problem solved.

that might not be so straghtforward

seip, the mariners new dutch defender is more of a right back than centre back.  there's a good chance that arnold will start with seip at right back, anderson and sainsbury in the middle and rose on the left.  the choice really is between anderson and roux (with seip at centre back)

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over 12 years ago
TV wrote:

Its a pro option starting soon. China and thailand etc finishing soon. 



it's a good option compared to the asb prem in november

the lad just needs pro footy

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over 12 years ago

Guess everyone's definition of pro footy is different. 

IMO I think he's in NZ cause he isn't good enough to get anything, anywhere else. At the very least I thought one of the other A-League sides might have been interested but no-one came calling which says a lot. 

So Reg and TV you might be right, India may be the only League that might offer him something.

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over 12 years ago
TV wrote:

Its a pro option starting soon. China and thailand etc finishing soon. 



It's his choice where he goes. There may be a number of reasons he doesnt want to go to India.
It is possible that staying in Wellington, playing there, may be enough to get him in the final squad for WC games, it has been enough in the past

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over 12 years ago

And let's not forget, playing in the ASBP gets Ivan picked each and every game.....

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over 12 years ago
reg22 wrote:
TV wrote:

I think going forward if Storm Roux is starting week in week out for the Mariners at RB then basically problem solved.

that might not be so straghtforward

seip, the mariners new dutch defender is more of a right back than centre back.  there's a good chance that arnold will start with seip at right back, anderson and sainsbury in the middle and rose on the left.  the choice really is between anderson and roux (with seip at centre back)

Its not its between roux and morton for RB Arnold has stated that. Seip is CB and has been signed as such


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over 12 years ago

Big win tomorrow, I can feel it in my bones.

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over 12 years ago


5 - 0 was easy enough last time

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 12 years ago

for those of us in the UK does anyone have a stream for the kick off in 45 minutes?

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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History
Marto wrote:

for those of us in the UK does anyone have a stream for the kick off in 45 minutes?


I know you're in a different time zone, but i'm hoping you are in a different space time continuum, otherwise i've missed the game!


COYAW

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over 12 years ago

Not even on tv yet, updated planner says 6.25...grrrr

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over 12 years ago

They keep bumping it out for some reason.

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over 12 years ago

has Dennis slept in?

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 12 years ago

Would imply a problem at the ground

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over 12 years ago
Kiwi Hatter wrote:
Marto wrote:

for those of us in the UK does anyone have a stream for the kick off in 45 minutes?


I know you're in a different time zone, but i'm hoping you are in a different space time continuum, otherwise i've missed the game!


COYAW


BBC put it down at 1700.  Eurosport has it as now.  Still cant find it.  Anyone having any luck with a stream?
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over 12 years ago

nice to find out I could have had an extra 25 minutes in bed

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Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 12 years ago

good crowd there 

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Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 12 years ago

Looks like a Phoenix crowd. If this was in NZ, there would be outrage....

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over 12 years ago

Stream anyone? Only one I can find is Saudi.

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over 12 years ago

do we lose now to play trinadad and tabago?

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over 12 years ago

So it was Moss, Sigmund, Reid, Smith, Lochhead, Kosta, James, Butler, Brockie, Wood and one other I missed

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over 12 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:

So it was Moss, Sigmund, Reid, Smith, Lochhead, Kosta, James, Butler, Brockie, Wood and one other I missed

durante

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over 12 years ago

Right so a 4-2-3-1. That's what I'd prefer to see

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over 12 years ago
Jeff Vader wrote:

Right so a 4-2-3-1. That's what I'd prefer to see


Im shocked


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over 12 years ago

Fred didn't ask them for their $2k each. I can tell cause there are no names on the back of the shirts. It's all part of the program Fred...

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over 12 years ago
TV wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:

Right so a 4-2-3-1. That's what I'd prefer to see


Im shocked

Agree but I think this is the best for us. It allows us to hide any defensive weakness against stronger sides. Good on Ricki

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over 12 years ago

We just got split open the length of the field...

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over 12 years ago

Damn NHS has justintv blocked and the other doesn't work here, any other links?  Have tried usa goals etc

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over 12 years ago

For all the people that said Moss can't organise a back 4, he's certainly talking a lot.

Why are the Saudi bench wearing black when we wear black? Surely they should be in bibs.

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over 12 years ago

my betting syndicate (lead by Greenie) has $500 on Saudi to win this.  After 10 mins of the game, i am very nervous.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 12 years ago

keep trying to force the pass when its not on

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over 12 years ago

should be 1 up not happy with kosta so far

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over 12 years ago
Frankie Mac wrote:

my betting syndicate (lead by Greenie) has $500 on Saudi to win this.  After 10 mins of the game, i am very nervous.

it's early days but it's looking shaky...

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over 12 years ago

Dura is putting in a ton of yards. Getting to both ends of the pitch 

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