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Posted January 09, 2024 10:07 · last edited January 09, 2024 10:23



Showtime Nixie
But NZF have the "Whole of Football Plan" in full force! hahaha comical stuff...its absolute bollix. One poor decision by the wrong person making a decision can have serious long term repercussions. Welcome to NZF. Never blame the players blame the clown upstairs. 

Wynton Rufer does a great job - he is very selective with who he works with and he upskills the boys and theres no doubt he produces technically better players, but they have a bit of ability before he gets them. He would be great but he will never work with nzf.

Ole Academy seen by some as Cult attitude not the best. Not sure what its like now. A couple of players have come out of there. But players come out of other places too.

Agree talent has to be identified earlier in this country. That also takes the right people identifying the talent....problem is anyone with half a football brain in this country won't go near NZF or the game here.

The issues run too deep. But we must remember we are only a few small detached islands in the middle of the pacific....Never gonna be world beaters in the world of football. But we can try to improve with the right education with the right educators.

As for the last U17 keeping their job? These guys at NZF all ring fence their positions. No ones going no where. No ones to blame. No Accountability.


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for the past few years i watched some youth talent move through a non akl club that had  recently made finals or won national age group tournaments. I can only think of one player that got an age group trial (not selection )
When the club u17 team played the national finals the boys noticed the national 17s coach had his back to them most of their games including when they played the  final!
Was gutted for them when they realised it was all a stitch up as the boys watched the coach yap to the phoenix kids on a first name basis at the finals prizegiving. The Phoenix team did not even make semis that year and yet hes yapping to them without any awareness for how it looked in front of the kids who had just played the final. Was a bitter conversation amongst those 17 year olds on the bus trip home
Clueless prick
I hope one of those boys becomes the next chris wood and does a steven adams on the organisation.

Showtime Nixie
But NZF have the "Whole of Football Plan" in full force! hahaha comical stuff...its absolute bollix. One poor decision by the wrong person making a decision can have serious long term repercussions. Welcome to NZF. Never blame the players blame the clown upstairs. 

Wynton Rufer does a great job - he is very selective with who he works with and he upskills the boys and theres no doubt he produces technically better players, but they have a bit of ability before he gets them. He would be great but he will never work with nzf.

Ole Academy seen by some as Cult attitude not the best. Not sure what its like now. A couple of players have come out of there. But players come out of other places too.

Agree talent has to be identified earlier in this country. That also takes the right people identifying the talent....problem is anyone with half a football brain in this country won't go near NZF or the game here.

The issues run too deep. But we must remember we are only a few small detached islands in the middle of the pacific....Never gonna be world beaters in the world of football. But we can try to improve with the right education with the right educators.

As for the last U17 keeping their job? These guys at NZF all ring fence their positions. No ones going no where. No ones to blame. No Accountability.