Crap Akld Semi Pro Teams

Crap Akld Semi Pro Teams

Sorry people, I'm bored, so what about a best ever line-up from the combined talents of the Kingz, Knights and Knix (apologies to those of you too young to remember the  first two outfits!) Oi Oi Edgecumbe2009-07-08 22:25:41

Siggy for emblen for me. Whos  Almendra?

Patricio Almendra, a Chilean wizard / playmaker - full of tricks

Awesome topic

He was quality that lad

What! No George!! This thread has already gone to the dogs . . .

Dennis Ibrahim.

He could do something good, but he did it so rarely and was so inconsistent.  Think of him as the Chilean Felipe.

Oh and no Harry, no glory.

Something like this Scottishbhoy2009-07-08 23:02:56

As I was a teenager in Chch I had to watch them on a snowy TV reception and the coverage was shocking. I was always a fan of the way Mark Burton could string passes together and Jackson was a terrier in the midfield. Stergiopolous was another character/nutter. Got along to both matches at Lancaster Park in those first two seasons, just to see Rufer the first time and I think he slotted home a penalty.

That line up would baffle most opposition sides
Dissapointed Bartrum Suri isn't there


Royal2009-07-08 23:24:32

Needs more Sime Kovacevic, Alexander Midtsian, Johnny Foundoulakis, Andy Bluhm and Andy Vlahos...

...want me to post a list of them all ?

Incidentally, 1st October is the 10th Anniversary of the Kingz first competitive match.  Despite what some cynics say, I think we should celebrate it.

Have I got a reward for you then.

Kingz
Patricio Almendra - Chile
Con Anthopolos - Australia
Mark Atkinson - New Zealand
Campbell Banks - New Zealand
James Bannatyne - New Zealand
Jason Batty - New Zealand
Mark Beldham - New Zealand
Scott Bishop - New Zealand
Andy Bluhm - Germany
James Bryce - New Zealand
Con Boutsianis - Australia
Vinko Buljabasic - Australia
Che Bunce - New Zealand
Mark Burton - New Zealand
Jeff Campbell - New Zealand
Michael Cartwright - Australia
Jeremy Christie - New Zealand
Glenn Collins - New Zealand
Chad Coombes - New Zealand
Julio Cuello - Chile
Gerard Davis - New Zealand
Raf de Gregorio - New Zealand
Fred de Jong - New Zealand
Paul Dempsey - England
Mauro Donoso - Chile
Sean Douglas - New Zealand
Daniel Duke - Australia
Simon Eaddy - New Zealand
Lance Eeson - New Zealand
Mark Elrick - New Zealand
Sean Fallon - New Zealand
John Foundalakis - New Zealand
George Goutziolis - Australia
Paul Harries - Australia
Danny Hay - New Zealand
Nick Haigh - USA
Noah Hickey - New Zealand
Robbie Hooker - Australia
Dennis Ibrahim - Germany
Chris Jackson - New Zealand
Lee Jones - New Zealand
Vas Kalageracos - Australia
Leigh Kenyon - New Zealand
John Lammers - Holland
Aaran Lines - New Zealand
Edmilson Maciel - Brazil
Fabio Macolino - Brazil
John Markovski - Australia
Chris Marsh - New Zealand
Tallan martin - Australia
Dino Menillo - Australia
Robbie Middleby - Australia
Aleksander Midtsian - Norway
Hiroshi Miyazawa - Japan
David Moya - Chile
Harry Ngata - New Zealand
Ross Nicholson - New Zealand
Levent Osman - Australia
Jonathon Perry - New Zealand
James Pritchett - New Zealand
David Rayner - New Zealand
David Richmond - New Zealand
Stu Riddle - New Zealand
Jason Rowley - New Zealand
Wynton Rufer - New Zealand
Espen Shjerven - Norway
Brad Scott - New Zealand
Paul Seaman - Wales
Ben Sigmund - New Zealand
Aaron Silva - Chile
Marcus Stergiopolous - Australia
Tim Stevens - New Zealand
Batrim Suri - Solomon Islands
John Tambouras - Australia
Johnathon Taylor - New Zealand
Michael Theoklitos - Australia
Kaz Townsend - New Zealand
Steven Turner - New Zealand
Paul Urlovic - New Zealand
Michael Utting - New Zealand
Riki van Steedan - New Zealand
Ivan Vicelich - New Zealand
Andy Vlahos - Australia
Michael Williams - New Zealand
Tamati Williams - New Zealand
Rob Ward - New Zealand
Craig Wylie - New Zealand
Darren Young - New Zealand

Knights

Banks, Campbell - New Zealand
Bazeley, Darren - England
Brockie, Jeremy - New Zealand
Bull, Ronnie - England
Bunce, Che - New Zealand
Buari, Malik - Ghana
Caravella, Zenon - Australia
Carbon, Matt - England
Casey, Adam - Australia
Christie, Jeremy - New Zealand
Collett, Ben - England
Crossley, Nick - Australia
Devine, Sean - England
Duruz, Gr�gory - Switzerland
de Moraes, Fernando - Brazil
Emblen, Neil - England
Fitzsimmons, Steve - Australia
Fleming, Jeffery - New Zealand
G**, Leilei - China
Gemmill, Scot - Scotland
Gordon, Dean - England
Danny Hay  - New Zealand
Hickey, Noah - New Zealand
Imaya, Naoki - Australia
Jasper, Sam - New Zealand
Johnston, Richard - Australia
Kovacevic, Sime - Australia
Yan, Li - China
Marcina, Alen - Canada
Maguire, Josh - Australia
Milosevic, Danny - Australia
Mohamed Hamza - Ghana
Moss, Glen - New Zealand
O'Dor, Steven - Australia
Paston, Mark - New Zealand
Parisi, Franco - Australia
Richter, Jonti - Australia
Rose, Joshua - Australia
Rodrigues, Dani - Portugal
Salley, Jonas - Cote d'Ivoire
Tambouras, John - Australia
Tinkler, Cole - New Zealand
Turnbull, Michael - Australia
van Eijs, Frank - Netherlands
Wells, Dustin - Australia
White, Michael - New Zealand
Zhang, Xiaobin - China
Simon Yeo  - England

Phoenix

Ross Aloisi - Australia
Costa Barbarouses - New Zealand
Leo Bertos - New Zealand
Tim Brown - New Zealand
Jeremy Christie - New Zealand
Cleberson  - Brazil
Vaughan Coveny - New Zealand
Rhys Crowther - Australia
Daniel  - Brazil
Diego  - Brazil
Karl Dodd - Australia
Greg Draper - New Zealand
Andrew Durante - Australia
Ahmad Elrich - Australia
Felipe  - Brazil
Michael Ferrante - Australia
Fred  - Brazil
Leilei G** - China
George  - Brazil
Chris Greenacre - England
Troy Hearfield - Australia
Scott Higgins - Australia
Phil Imray - New Zealand
Richard Johnstone - Australia
Adam Kwasnik - Australia
Vinnie Lia - Australia
Tony Lochhead - New Zealand
Jon McKain - Australia
Glenn Moss - New Zealand
David Mulligan - New Zealand
Manny Muscat - Australia
Steven O'Dor - Australia
Steven Old - New Zealand
Mark Paston - New Zealand
Kristian Rees - Australia
Marco Rojas - New Zealand
Ben Sigmund - New Zealand
Shane Smeltz - New Zealand
Jacob Spoonley - New Zealand
Stuart Webster - Australia

Siggy played for the Kingz?

I should point out not all these players played first team for these sides, but they were all engaged with these clubs in a playing capacity at some point.

Siggy played just 1 or 2 games, in the last few shambolic seasons.  It was before he had his epiphany that took him to the AW's and the Phoenix.

Interesting when you compare the number of English players in the Knights with the amount in the Kingz and Phoenix.  

Actually some of them were younger, and some were good.  Some were here on holiday, and many of the Australians were as well.

A catalog of disasters.

I always thought Dustin Wells was a decent player, what happened to him?

Justin Fashanu is that who you are talking about? He was at Mirimar Rangers late 90's before he committed suicide and didnt his brother play there too years before?uptheeverton2009-07-09 01:40:34

Yes I think it was Justin Fashanu at Miramar Rangers in 97. 18 appearances and 12 Goals. However, he had a problematic life which saw him estranged from his brother John in 1990 when he came out as gay and later in 98 was accused of sexual assault by a 17 year old. He hanged himself in a garage believing that he was presumed guilty by media (there was no warrant or evidence) and not wanting to "further" shame his family and friends.

I remember him the sports news, where the club had no problems with his lifestyle.

John, his brother did played with Miramar Rangers in 1982 apparently. And he was playing on the old Big League Soccer show with Wimbledons famous crazy gang a few years later. Top notch player.

The lucky guy got to co-host Gladiators with Ulrika Jonsson . . . .

Justin was always spoken of very highly by those who knew him at miramar, sad really, but I remember him banging him in at Centennial.  In the first big local derby of that season, I think it was against United, they had the sold out signs up.  Centennial Park - sold out!

Yeah he really enjoyed his time at Miramar Rangers. I think he loved NZ because of the relaxed environment away from the UK media. Still the only professional football player that came out of the closet.

Had he came out nowdays instead of 1990, his life would be much different and there would be plenty of managers willing to give him a better break, unlike Brian Crough and others. Born ten years too early, I guess.

Some say he could have been better than his brother if doors didn't closed on him from the media fall out, I'm not so sure but he was a missed opportunity that has gone begging.

I agree with most would replace Hay with Vicelich, would start with Harry (Ngata) in stead of Jonas, have tambouras and Moss on the bench as well, and Middleby on the flank instead of either hickey or Bertos (the other one being benched).

News, wasn't Paul Harries English from memory, I remember playing against him whilst playing for Ngaruawahia AFC?
disco_mart2009-07-09 12:29:12

I thought he was Australian but was in the UK for years.  The sheet that came from was last updated back in 2004 so it's a bit blurry.

Yep Paul Harries was tall but crap.

Id maybe have George Goutzoulis in there purely because he once got a screaming volley from outside the box!

And Levent Osman for character, seeing that he was only 5 foot nothing but always manage to get the better of the big Target men.

Goutsi ?

Hell no, clasic of that era of Aus players, the moment it went wrong the head dropped and they stopped giving a sh*t.

Yeah actually true.

I did actually think Ibrahim was something special though, I might have been too young to realise who was actually good or not but I knew Ibrahim was the goods,

Midtsian looked cool with his headband and all but had the softest touch and would always pussyfoot around the ball...

Tim Stevens FTW, owned a Gull petrol station in south auckland, HUGE head and scored 3 or 4 i think??? I'd never pick a fight with that guy.

I'd forgotten Julio Cuello... lovely chap, but a terrible keeper. Couldn't have caught cold if he'd walked through Twizel in a snowstorm in nothing but his undies.

Scored 4 in three games at the start of one season then didn't score again.

Julio Cuello is Argintinian not Chilean sloth2009-07-09 18:01:55

Theokilitos
Bazeley
Tambouras
McKain
Hickey
Salley
Bertos
Vicelich
Rufer
Smeltz
Ibrahim

always thought  Levent Osman was a deccent player

Utting, haza,haza,haza,haza,haza,haza,haza,haza,haza,haza

Yeh if we were looking for entertainment value, Utting would have to be in there, along with Goutsioulis, Jacko, and the Chinese geezer