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Bulid Up Games- Mexico/Serbia/Slovenia

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Exactly, the game is behind closed doors as Ricki tries his final combinations and formation, we don't want anyone to see it before the WC kicks off. We won't even get to hear a final score.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Although it would be funny to spread a rumour that NZ lost by a believable 6 goals in a failed training match to throw the Paraguay team off. (Paraguay lost the recent friendly match against Chile 2-1, and the WCQ matches lost 0-2 (2009) won 0-3 (2007) (NZ lost to Chile 4-1 and 1-0 in 2006.)
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Setanta Sports Australia has confirmed live TV coverage of NZ warm up games.
Serbia v NZ  Sunday 30 May3:15am NZ Time
Slovenia v NZ Saturday 5 June 7am NZ Time.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hope Ricki is watching sky sports 1 at 12pm, cause Fifa World Cup Official Preview is looking at Slovenia and Slovakia!
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Is anyone on here going to the Serbia or Slovenia games??
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
bun1 wrote:
Setanta Sports Australia has confirmed live TV coverage of NZ warm up games.
Serbia v NZ� Sunday 30 May3:15am NZ Time
Slovenia v NZ Saturday 5 June 7am NZ Time.


Yessssss :D

a.haak

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Must have been asked a million times, but seeing as there is coverage in Aus will there be coverage of these games in NZ?
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Saw sky had coverage of the Serbia game, not sure about the others.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
  Confirmed: Sky in NZ has All Whites v Serbia: 3am Sunday 30th May (Sky Sport 1)
and All Whites v Slovenia: 6.30am Saturday 5th June (ESPN are broadcasting this one I think)
(v Chile in SA is just a training game & won't be broadcast.)
 
Also check out form of our opponents Paraguay in a friendly in Dublin live Wednesday morning:
Ireland v Paraguay: 6.30am Wednesday 26th ESPN 
Big Pete 652010-05-25 05:16:41

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
SERBIA SQUAD:
NZ on the weekend will be facing a strong Serb team, but maybe without the attacking flair of past sides. Strength is in their defence:
Ivanovic (Chelsea), Vidic (Man Utd), the rest of the defence entirely plays in the top Italian, Spanish and German leagues.
Midfield: only household name is Stankovic (Inter Milan), though the rest play mostly in Germany and Russia.
Forwards: Biggest names are Zigic (Valencia) and Pantelic (Ajax Amsterdam)
 
Full list of Serb squad of 24 (one more to be omitted) announced a few days ago at:
Some big names have been dropped. Coach Raddy Antic played for Luton Town in the '80s and is the only man to have coached both Real Madrid and Barcelona (& Athletico Madrid).
Big Pete 652010-05-25 05:53:26

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
BigDunc - any plans for the Kings to be open this Sunday morning for the game?

14/11/09

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Nicola Zigic of Serbia has just signed for Birmingham for and estimated 6M pounds. He's had a rough time of it at Valencia but at a slighly lower level has always scored goals.
He's also 6'8" tall, bigger than Crouch, so unfortunately there is only Andy Boyens of the defenders who could realistically come close to competing with him in the air (based on height stats alone).
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Zigic is overrated.

Their main threat comes down the flanks from Krasic and Jovanovic.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
guys, we have overlapping threads here. Lets try keep the serbian discussion to the dedicated thread where most of banter happening ...
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Marius Lacatus wrote:
guys, we have overlapping threads here. Lets try keep the serbian discussion to the dedicated thread where most of banter happening ...
 
Sticky the Serbia thread?

14/11/09

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