All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams

AWs v Jamaica Mt Smart Feb 29th 7:30pm

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I still have return from Wellington flights and a ticket to GIVE AWAY must make contact via PM today as I am off out of the country later this afternoon.  
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2 sleeps to go!
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Oceanic6 wrote:
It would be good if they got a full house.  Especially the amount of travel some of the players are doing to get to this game.  Surely people can travel 10 or so kilometres to see our national team?

 
I agree with your sentiments but I'm guessing you're not from Auckland? Plenty will be coming south from the shore and the west no doubt which are both a fair bit more than 10km and combined with Auckland traffic on a weeknight it's not a pleasant journey at all.
 
But no excuses, get into it Aucks!
 

All Whites | Phoenix | Baggies

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You're right I'm not Auckland, flying up from Wellington.   But you get what I mean.  
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Can't wait for this came! Counting the hours, let alone the days! just grabbed 4 tickets, PAX is 9822

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We are coming up from Hamilton, I figure if we leave at 4.30 here we miss our own rush hour traffic and then we arrive in Auckland just after 6pm and hopefully creep through to mt smart.
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Oceanic6 wrote:
You're right I'm not Auckland, flying up from Wellington.   But you get what I mean.  
 
Yep I hear ya. 
I'm going from work out West across to the Shore to meet some mates then in from there, that will be fun at that time of night

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hi All
Tickets have gone to Ashby
Enjoy the match
Cheers
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Much awesomeness Jeff!

You'll never beat The Salmon!

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Two of the people who were gonna fly up with me have bailed, so am gonna take my little cousin instead, this will be his first Football match I think, definitely first time for him being in amongst the chants and banter.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I hope Reid was misquoted when he said he wouldnt always come back for fixtures...outside of FIFA window I can understand but...

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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Azevo wrote:
Just saw this..

http://nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1468&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=3a888d9c7c

$8 NZD to stream the match online..


The article was written on the 27th of January and they are only letting people know about it now???  Also do they check their articles before they post?

�We�re dipping out toes into the water and long term it�s another way for us to make home games financially viable. But at $8 we think there�ll be a fair amount of expat Kiwis and Jamaicans logging in, and even interest from other CONCACAF nations.�

edit: realised they typo'd the date, probably meant to say 27th February 2012


George Costanza2012-02-27 20:06:29
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Probably done in a rush, but I suppose it's good news to those outside the country? Unless it will be streamed on betting sites as well.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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Ive signed up to try it out $8 is a fair price if its a quality stream, plus it will save having to hunt around for one on game day. Good initiative from NZF
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I am guessing this will probably be one of those things they're gonna try out for the future. Will be good to see it happen. If I can pay for a reliable stream, I would (and I have, until pompey tv got shut down).

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
12K presales so far.
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LJ1982 wrote:
Ive signed up to try it out $8 is a fair price if its a quality stream, plus it will save having to hunt around for one on game day. Good initiative from NZF
 
Yeah this is great news. hopefully it goes well so we can have this option for all NZ games not just the home games.
 
Yeah, hope the stream is good and the commentary is not in arabic ;)
 
I am gonig to sign up now.
 
Someone should start a post on this webstreaming article or put the article on the front of yellowfever for more awareness. help nz football out with their promotion of it ;)

If we build it, they will come...

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LondonChris wrote:
 
Someone should start a post on this webstreaming article or put the article on the front of yellowfever for more awareness. help nz football out with their promotion of it ;)
 
Oops, just saw the front page

If we build it, they will come...

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/6489013/No-excuses-for-All-Whites-Shane-Smeltz
from above article.

"And Smeltz said it was a good thing that the All Whites, on the back of their 2010 World Cup heroics, had now set the bar so high in terms of expected performance levels.

"I think we have to do that. It doesn't matter who we play, especially coming here. We just want to put in a good performance and get the right result, which we've been doing. We want to keep that going now."


Has he forgotten the loss to Paraguay (at home), the thumpings at the hands of Mexico and Australia?


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LondonChris wrote:
LondonChris wrote:
 
Someone should start a post on this webstreaming article or put the article on the front of yellowfever for more awareness. help nz football out with their promotion of it ;)
 
Oops, just saw the front page


We get there in the end...
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George Kostanza wrote:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/6489013/No-excuses-for-All-Whites-Shane-Smeltzfrom above article.



    "And Smeltz said it was a good thing that the All Whites, on the back
of their 2010 World Cup heroics, had now set the bar so high in terms
of expected performance levels.





    "I think we have to do that. It doesn't matter who we play,
especially coming here. We just want to put in a good performance and
get the right result, which we've been doing. We want to keep that going
now."

Has he forgotten the loss to Paraguay (at home), the thumpings at the hands of Mexico and Australia?



Would love to watch another game against Mexico tbh. They play some good football, gold cup was a good watch last year.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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12000 isn't toob bad, although i suspect that includes the 2000 ticket give away.
 
20 might be a go, which for a friendly game of footy is pretty good especially when Jamaica is not a household name in football. (looking at their potential squad - they have some real quality there though).
 
Really interested to see what the line up will be like.
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According to the Jamaican football forum the teams flight to LA had emergency landing in texas. So missed connecting flight to nz.   They could end up arriving hours before kick off

Calling all fans in Japan, come down and support the mighty nix in Osaka

http://www.facebook.com/WellingtonPhoenixClubMembersSupportersGroupOsaka

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TouchMe wrote:
12000 isn't toob bad, although i suspect that includes the 2000 ticket give away.
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20 might be a go, which for a friendly game of footy is pretty good especially when Jamaica is not a household name in football. (looking at their potential squad - they have some real quality there though).

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Really interested to see what the line up will be like.


Had a look at their squad and to be honest have never heard of any of them. Just interested to know what quality they have?
On home turf, I reckon we should win well.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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Ugh, thats sucks, I wanted to see us against the most prepared Jamaican team possible..

Only one name I recognise in their squad, Omar Cummings, even then I don't remember how he played when I saw him (if I did), I think he scored against the Timbers, meh?

Azevo2012-02-27 22:36:22

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I wonder if their home league is professional?
 
Ricki to finally find that elusive new striker or attacking CM?
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Any open trainings or signings today or tomorrow?
You know we belong together...

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Can't wait for this, been a while since I've seen the All Whites (proper, not age level or A).

Any special chants in the works?

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/users/195

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I don't know if I'm to happy that Herbert wants to keep the 3-4-3 formation with Mcglinchy on the wing, I thought he would be better suited as a cm in an attacking role.
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Leggy wrote:
TouchMe wrote:
12000 isn't toob bad, although i suspect that includes the 2000 ticket give away.
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20 might be a go, which for a friendly game of footy is pretty good especially when Jamaica is not a household name in football. (looking at their potential squad - they have some real quality there though).

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Really interested to see what the line up will be like.


Had a look at their squad and to be honest have never heard of any of them. Just interested to know what quality they have?
On home turf, I reckon we should win well.


The issue with Jamaica is that there is quite a few quality players who are eligible to play for them (something like 20 in the Premiership and top Championship clubs), but who, for one reason or another, haven't yet played for them. The only two Premiership players who have played for them in the past few years are Ricardo Fuller and Ricardo Gardner, but even they haven't played for a while.

But you get the feeling that if Jamaica is close to making the World Cup that a lot of these players would get a sudden interest in playing for them (kind of what happened with us in 2010). With this in mind, they could prove to be quite a tricky opponent if they're the team to make the inter-continental playoff in 2013.
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Nommag wrote:
I don't know if I'm to happy that Herbert wants to keep the 3-4-3 formation with Mcglinchy on the wing, I thought he would be better suited as a cm in an attacking role.
 
This
 
Not surprising really.....Ricki doesn't do attacking mids. Also with such a short lead in time they will go with the tried and true settup.
 
Prob team
 
            Paston
 
      Reid  Nelsen   Smith
 
Bertos   Keat  Brown   McClinchy
 
      Smeltz  Wood  Killen/Barbarousses
 
I'm really looking forward to seeing how some of the new guys go....especially Keat. With Vicilich and Brown getting on in years he could have that DM role for many years if he is good enough.
 
Really exciting times to be a AW supporter. lots of young talent coming through. Ried, Barbarouses, Rojas etc are all excellent players. Can't wait to see them in action.
 
 
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Leggy wrote:
TouchMe wrote:
12000 isn't toob bad, although i suspect that includes the 2000 ticket give away.
 

20 might be a go, which for a friendly game of footy is pretty good especially when Jamaica is not a household name in football. (looking at their potential squad - they have some real quality there though).

 

Really interested to see what the line up will be like.


Had a look at their squad and to be honest have never heard of any of them. Just interested to know what quality they have?
On home turf, I reckon we should win well.
 
JAMAICAN SQUAD:
 
 

Goalkeepers
Dwayne MILLER (Syrianska FC, Sweden)
Jacomena BARRETT (Montega Bay United, Jamaica)

Defenders
Xavian VIRGO (Boys� Town, Jamaica)
Claude DAVIS (Crawley Town, England)
Keniel MOODIE (Montego Bay United, Jamaica)
Jermaine TAYLOR (Houston Dynamo FC, USA)
Damian STEWART (Notts County, England)
Adrian REID (Portmore United, Jamaica)

Midfielders
Troy SMITH (Montego Bay United, Jamaica)
O�Neil THOMPSON (Boys Town FC, Jamaica)
Richard EDWARDS (Harbour View FC, Jamaica)
Je�Vaughan WATSON (Houston Dynamo, USA)
Jorginho JAMES (Harbour View FC, Jamaica)

Forwards
Keammar DALEY (Preston North End, England)
Luton SHELTON (Karab�kspor, Turkey)
Omar CUMMINGS (Colorado Rapids, USA)
Navian BOYD (Tivoli Gardens, Jamaica)
Tremaine STEWART (Portmore United, Jamaica)
Romeo PARKES (St. George�s Sports Club, Jamaica)

"...Arriving in New Zealand on Monday, the Reggae Boyz squad will be headlined by all time top scorer Luton Shelton, who plays for Turkish club Karab�kspor, and has scored his 31 international goals from 60 matches.

Goalkeeper Dwayne Miller flies in from Sweden while Keammar Daley, Claude Davis and Damian Stewart arrive from English clubs.

Major League Soccer supplies three players � Houston Dynamo pair Jermaine Taylor and Je�Vaughan Watson along with Omar Cummings from the Colorado Rapids.

After Jorginho James scored on debut in Thursday�s 1-0 win and earned himself a ticket to Auckland, Jamaica stepped up a gear with a comprehensive 3-0 win on Saturday.

Watson joined the squad in time for Saturday�s match and led the rout with his first international goal, while there was no room in the travelling squad for Mitchly Waul or Toronto FC�s Ryan Johnson despite their goals against Cuba.
Marvin Elliott, a team mate of All Whites striker Chris Wood at Bristol City, was ruled out with injury last week.

The steam is coached by Theodore Whitmore, a member of Jamaica�s 1998 FIFA World Cup squad."

Dwayne Miller: emerging as one of the best goalkeepers in Sweden after hugely impressive debut season proving crucial to Syrianska winning Div. 1 in 2010 and promotion to Premiership
 
Luton Shelton: Played some games for Sheffield Utd in the Premier League 2007. Though he has never settled long at any club  in Europe, is a legend as the all-time top-scorer for Jamaica. 5 goals in 24 matches in Turkey's top flight this season. 6' tall.
2006�2007Helsingborgs IF19(9)2007�2008Sheffield United19(1)2008�2011V�lerenga58(17)2009�2010? AaB (loan)11(1)2011�Karab�kspor23(5)National team�2004�Jamaica60(31)
 
Damion Stewart: 6' 3" centre-back. Team-mate of Chris Wood at Bristol City, currently on loan to Notts County. One of QPR's best players before promotion season- Supporters' Player, and Players' Player of the Year 2010. Differences with manager saw him seek transfer.
See: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/-Stew-Peas--to-spice-up-W-Cup-Qualifiers_10861681#ixzz1ncyMy3jI
 
2005�2006? Bradford City (loan)23(1)2006�2010Queens Park Rangers168(13)2010�Bristol City24(1)2012�? Notts County (loan)0(0)National team�1999�Jamaica55(3)

 

 

Claude Davis: Solid career in English Championship (one season in Premiership); now with Crawley Town (League 2):
2003�2006Preston North End94(4)2006�2007Sheffield United21(0)2007�2009Derby County27(0)2009? Crystal Palace (loan)7(0)2009�2011Crystal Palace45(0)2011�Crawley Town12(2)National team�1999�Jamaica64(2)
Big Pete 652012-02-29 13:21:54

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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JAMAICAN TEAM'S TRAVEL NIGHTMARE:
 
 
The coaching staff and seven players missed the flight from  LA to Auckland (scheduled to arrive Monday morning) after the flight scheduled to take all 21 members of the party from Miami to LA was cancelled, resulting in the Jamaican party being re-booked onto three separate flights to LA.
Two groups made the scheduled Auckland flight, meaning seven players arrived in Auckland yesterday (Monday) morning. "They are expected to be joined in Auckland by Dwayne Miller, Luton Shelton, Damion Stewart, Claude Davis and Keammar Daley..." (UK & Europe-based players).
 
The coaching staff and seven remaining players were scheduled to arrive in Auckland this morning (Tuesday) at about 10am NZ time.
 
"The delay of the major group to New Zealand has reduced Whitmore and his technical staff to just one training session with the group which includes two players � Stewart and Davis � who have not played with the team in two-and-a-half years."


Big Pete 652012-02-28 13:50:19

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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Can I jsut say, I reckon there has been pretty good media coverage (mainly by tv3 and fairfax) for this game.
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PAX!!!!
assuming it's going to be low

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I thought McGlinchey was one our best when we played China in CM with Brockie playing in one of the wing back positions.

I would like to see
          
        Paston
   Reid Nelsen Smith
Bertos McGlinchey Keat/Brown Lochhead
   Kosta Killen/Wood Rojas

Would like to see what Keat offers, we know what Tim offers. Brockie could come in for one of the WBs or attackers but like the pace and mobility that Kosta and Rojas offer, thought Kosta has played well for the AWs in recent games, even in deeper positions. Wood is young and would be good to see how his game is progressing but do like Killen and thinks he offers a better all round game than Wood.
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Bullion wrote:
I thought McGlinchey was one our best when we played China in CM with Brockie playing in one of the wing back positions.

I would like to see
          
        Paston
   Reid Nelsen Smith
Bertos McGlinchey Keat/Brown Lochhead
   Kosta Killen/Wood Rojas

Would like to see what Keat offers, we know what Tim offers. Brockie could come in for one of the WBs or attackers but like the pace and mobility that Kosta and Rojas offer, thought Kosta has played well for the AWs in recent games, even in deeper positions. Wood is young and would be good to see how his game is progressing but do like Killen and thinks he offers a better all round game than Wood.


I'd much rather see this.

                 Paston
SigmUnd Reid Nelsen Smith
Brockie Brown McGlinchey Rojas
            Barbarouses Wood
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