Gourdie reckons it's an announcement regarding sponsorship. The world waits......
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If they create a trophy for it will all the rugby head stop complaining about it being a friendly.
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NZFC - the league with no teams
Founder
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Bill gates is dying and leaving all his money to NZF PLEEEEEAAAASE
Allegedly
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i thought it would be about Ricki's contract? maybe a sponsor for the Nix reserve team?
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NZRU have bought them out.
Plus another couple of unrelated announcements.
- The shape of the ball is changing
- you may now use your hands
- back to ancient offside rules whereby you cant pass forward.
Allegedly
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What was the announcement?
Three for me, and two for them.
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Chatham Cup to be known as the ASB Chatham Cup
5 years, a 'multi-million' dollar deal. The upcoming all whites internationals will be known as the 'ASB international series'
ASB new sponsors of NZF
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Time to change banks then.
Three for me, and two for them.
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ASB NZFC or they couldn't swing that ?
Knittign circle alarm ahoy.
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Or they could think of it as "if we can get a multimillion dollar deal for the chatham cup imagine what we could get for the NZFC...billions"
Its great news. Though yeah would also like an NZFC sponsor.
Allegedly
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I agree with Tegal. I think that this kind of sponsorship deal for our national grassroots cup competition is excellent news. I'm sure sponsorship for the NZFC will follow in time, but for now NZF are just getting their house in order, which is great to see.
Three for me, and two for them.
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Hopefully this can fund a few teams to travel more in the opening rounds.
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I read on some provincial paper that the NZFC is being rebranded again as "The National League". If that's happening, perhaps a sponsorship agreement will be announced then.
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Had heard this as well, big dust ups continue about amateur status and how some sides will function this coming season though.
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ASB NZFC or they couldn't swing that ?
Knittign circle alarm ahoy.
ASB...as easy as NZFC...
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I read on some provincial paper that the NZFC is being rebranded again as "The National League". If that's happening, perhaps a sponsorship agreement will be announced then.
Just been announced. NZFC being rebranded as the "ASB Premiership" as part of the big sponsorship package.
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Hopefully the deal might include some TV coverage of later rounds of Chatham Cup to help ASB's exposure. (To much to hope for?)
Good news though.
Good news though.
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http://nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=701&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=55004bef0a
Looks like a lot of grassroots stuff planned, NZFC renamed to "ASB Premiership" with (hopefully) the "ASB Phoenix Challenge" seeing a Nix reserves squad play ASBP teams.
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Just been announced. NZFC being rebranded as the "ASB Premiership" as part of the big sponsorship package.
Really ?
Okay.
Interesting.
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Even more interesting...
"New Zealand Football has also been working to establish the new ASB Phoenix Challenge, where the eight ASB Premiership clubs will enter into a competition with a Phoenix reserve team".
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So does that mean actual competition for the nix reserves rather than just mid-week friendlies? If so that's great news.
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So does that mean actual competition for the nix reserves rather than just mid-week friendlies? If so that's great news.
I'm guessing it's a fancy name for midweek friendlies. Though I strongly hope we don't play midweek.
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i also get the impression that AWs sponsorship is still up for grabs. That is probably of most value to somebody with an international market.
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I'm guessing it's a fancy name for midweek friendlies.[/QUOTE]
This.
[QUOTE=Robb]Though I strongly hope we don't play midweek.
Almost certainly not this.
They'll play midwweek so long term bench players for the firsts can get some gametime.
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Fair call, but I wonder if that could be dealt with by staggering matches. For example - when the seniors play Friday, reserves could play on Saturday or Sunday (although travel would be an issue, esp from Perth etc). I feel that matches against Nix reserves would be a pretty damn good marketing tool for all parties involved, and that might be wasted midweek. The Nix have trouble getting people to come on a Wednesday, what luck would YoungHeart have?
That being said, the most important thing is getting match time for the benchers, so midweek would be fine in that respect.
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So does that mean actual competition for the nix reserves rather than just mid-week friendlies? If so that's great news.
I'm guessing it's a fancy name for midweek friendlies. Though I strongly hope we don't play midweek.
Naaaah, it's the ASB Phoenix Challenge! It sounds AWESOME!!
I bet there's going to be a trophy and everything.
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Friendlies. If they're not tests they don't count.
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Naaaah, it's the ASB Phoenix Challenge! It sounds AWESOME!!
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I bet there's going to be a trophy and everything.
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I am going to assume that the name "Challenge" signifies: "Any ASB-Prem team that beats the Nix reserves gets a VALUABLE PRIZE!" (Most probably a few cases of beer and a signed photo of the guy who played Goldstein in the ads.)Doloras2010-09-02 16:57:12
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No way. I was sceptical until they used the word "Challenge". Now I'm expecting some awesome Fear Factor style contest to the death.
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All for more sponsorship. But now everything will have ASB infront of it.. oh well
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Wow. An Amateur competition called the Premiership. Nice.
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
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Auckland Savings Bank...
what will this do to the chants angst????
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Great news, this. If they could get one game televised per week I'd be over the moon.
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This is great news. Saw on CGW that it was the largest sports sponsorship agreement ASB has. Good to see football is really being taken seriously. Brilliant to see some of that sponsorship go the way of the NZFC, really lends more credibility to it. Now just some television coverage!
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Hate to be a party pooper, but....
When the ASB All Whites play Paraguay in Wellington,
Will we be able to see ASB Advertising along the sideline at the Other Bank Stadium
When the ASB All Whites play Paraguay in Wellington,
Will we be able to see ASB Advertising along the sideline at the Other Bank Stadium
We're Forever Causing Trouble
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