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Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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f**k that is gay, Shulda had 7 points, win over england and draw with nigeria. Man that is heartbreak
All Aboard the Phoenix/ All Whites Bandwagon!!
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now that its all over, I'll have my rant. All of you who made those stupid nasty comments about our goalie are a disgrace. None of it was funny. More than likely she's�done more in her football career than you ever have or will. Calll yourself supporters?
Exactly right. The really sad thing is that the girls and their families read this forum. Bet they really appreciate these comments
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now that its all over, I'll have my rant. All of you who made those stupid nasty comments about our goalie are a disgrace. None of it was funny. More than likely she's done more in her football career than you ever have or will. Calll yourself supporters?
We wondered about modding them Rightstr but at the end of the day at U20s you're not a kid any more and as a national representative you're going to get good and bad written about you. That's life as an international footballer.
That's not to say that I disagree with you, although some of it was - in point of fact - funny.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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My apologies, but we still have the right to voice our opinion. The primary concern about Wood is that she didn't seem up to standard.....her weight was a side issue that people used to vent frustration. Not meant to harm anyone.
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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That's not to say that I disagree with you, although some of it was - in point of fact - funny.
Only in relation to Park Life.
Agreed RS
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To be fair, 2ndBest, a kick in the nuts is funny when you put it next to Park Life.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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The primary concern about Wood is that she didn't seem up to standard.
Though for most of the game today she showed significant improvement from the last game. Have my questions about where her head was at towards the end. I may be wrong but it appeared in the last 15 mins she was more intent on slowing the play down too much, instead of keeping the team focused.
That being said all credit to the gals and to their coach. They definitely did us proud
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The only thing I agree with in the posts from Smithy and BP is that she wasn't up to standard.
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Hows it go lads?
"Same old Kiwis, always crying..... Same old Kiwis, always crying...."
Seriously great work to the English Girls, very sad for you Kiwis, You lost again!
"Same old Kiwis, always crying..... Same old Kiwis, always crying...."
Seriously great work to the English Girls, very sad for you Kiwis, You lost again!
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absolutely gutting result ... but still awesome progress made by the under-17s and under-20s - not sure many of us expected two wins and a draw from 6 world cup games just over a month ago! 
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Fair.
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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Wasn't it another very late goal by Nigeria that stole the points off them in the 1st game?
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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I hope England get absolutely annihalated in the quarter-final.
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I even managed to pull a few of my non football colleagues to Four Kings for the second half, they were well into it!! Hopefully get them to the Phoenix on friday.
Bad luck ladies, but promising promising signs....
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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Wasn't it another very late goal by Nigeria that stole the points off them in the 1st game?
Yeah it was, and in the U17 one we lost in last mins....need to maintain that concentration to teh bitter end.
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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The only thing I agree with in the posts from Smithy and BP is that she wasn't up to standard.
She redeemed herself to day i think-some brave and decisive keeping
Absolute heart break though
Salmon swim upstream
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She redeemed herself to day i think-some brave and decisive keeping
Absolute heart break though
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I hear that.
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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we scored the most goals in the group...
Same at the U17s.
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I hope England get absolutely annihalated in the quarter-final.
Nah, it will be all good bro, we will get a England trade-mark late goal to go through
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that was gutting, had an air or inevitability though. So disappointing for the girls.
a last minute goal conceded again - also if we hadnt conceded so many against chile we would have gone through.
Well done to the team - we would have settled for a draw & a win before teh tournament.
Future looks good for girls football in this country.
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I hope England get absolutely annihalated in the quarter-final.
Nah, it will be all good bro, we will get a England trade-mark late goal to go through
Yeah, but we all know that they'll uphold their proud English tradition by losing on penalties to somebody at the business end of the Comp. 
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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a last minute goal conceded again - also if we hadnt conceded so many against chile we would have gone through.
Nope.
Nigeria got 7, England 5, Us 4, Chile 0.
GD didn't come in to it at all.
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That did seem almost inevitable. Great effort, but like many other NZ teams we dont hold onto possesion when we need to - hence the endless wave of attacks in the last 20 (albeit we were down to 10). They were technically better than us. Great to see an NZ side able to score goals though and a good showing overall.
Thanks to Rightstr for bagging the comments re Wood. They were only funny if you revel in other people's humiliation, which is what she would have felt if she ever read them or heard similar remarks from anybody else. I think we should be moderating that stuff and am disappointed in mysefl for not doing so. I cringed each time I read one of them. I thought she played very poorly against Chile, but not bad today. Taking the p!ss out of an 17 year old amateur female footballer about her weight is not the same as getting stuck into a professional footballer - and even then its marginal when your comments extend too far beyond performance.
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That did seem almost inevitable. Great effort, but like many other NZ teams we dont hold onto possesion when we need to - hence the endless wave of attacks in the last 20 (albeit we were down to 10). They were technically better than us. Great to see an NZ side able to score goals though and a good showing overall.
Thanks to Rightstr for bagging the comments re Wood. They were only funny if you revel in other people's humiliation, which is what she would have felt if she ever read them or heard similar remarks from anybody else. I think we should be moderating that stuff and am disappointed in mysefl for not doing so. I cringed each time I read one of them. I thought she played very poorly against Chile, but not bad today. Taking the p!ss out of an 17 year old amateur female footballer about her weight is not the same as getting stuck into a professional footballer - and even then its marginal when your comments extend too far beyond performance.
Sorry bout that.
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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Yeah, but we all know that they'll uphold their proud English tradition by losing on penalties to somebody at the business end of the Comp.
You mean like the penalty shootout that put us through against Japan, like that one :)
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As one of the guilty parties, I take those comments on board and apologise for any offence I may have caused.
However, can I ask if any similar comments made about NZ players, I can think of one goalkeeper in particular as an example, will be moderated? Or if similar comments made about members of this forum, for example, would be moderated?
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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Yeah, but we all know that they'll uphold their proud English tradition by losing on penalties to somebody at the business end of the Comp.
You mean like the penalty shootout that put us through against Japan, like that one :)
Law of averages. You had to win one eventually!
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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now that its all over, I'll have my rant. All of you who made those stupid nasty comments about our goalie are a disgrace. None of it was funny. More than likely she's done more in her football career than you ever have or will. Calll yourself supporters?
We wondered about modding them Rightstr but at the end of the day at U20s you're not a kid any more and as a national representative you're going to get good and bad written about you. That's life as an international footballer.
I have to agree with Smithy, I hate to reach for the call of reverse sexism but I don't think many people would be up in arms or shocked if a 19 year old man representing his country was labelled fat as a method of venting anger at a poor performance.
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Absolutely gutted.....great effort from the girls though. We were in trouble when the skipper got sent off. England were all over us in the last 20. We just needed to hold onto the ball.
Why is that NZ teams seem to always concede in the last minutes?
Yeah...stop picking on the goalie size. She has a big heart to match!!!!
Actually I could not believe she was not subbed with 10mins to go. She was hobbling badly. Why would you keep an injured goalie on when you are under the pump, hanging on to a small lead. I also would question why the coach did not sub off Percival when she was on one card and the game won against Chile? End result second card and NZ lost their best player for this match.
On the plus side NZ can really compete at this level. Perhaps there is more of a case for NZFA's limited resoures to go more towards the women game in NZ.We have the players....with the right support these girls will make a final one day.
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Yeah, but we all know that they'll uphold their proud English tradition by losing on penalties to somebody at the business end of the Comp.
You mean like the penalty shootout that put us through against Japan, like that one :)
Law of averages. You had to win one eventually!
Fair point!
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On the plus side NZ can really compete at this level. Perhaps there is more of a case for NZFA's limited resoures to go more towards the women game in NZ.We have the players....with the right support these girls will make a final one day.
Aboslutely right!!!
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
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I have to agree with Smithy, I hate to reach for the call of reverse sexism but I don't think many people would be up in arms or shocked if a 19 year old man representing his country was labelled fat as a method of venting anger at a poor performance.
Further to the point everyone bagged David Batty for being a porker. Not 19 but still...
Before someone points it out I too was/am a largish keeper. Fat kids represent!
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Jason Batty maybe?
Dave Batty is still far too good a player to take the piss out of.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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Further to the point everyone bagged David Batty for being a porker. Not 19 but still...
Before someone points it out I too was/am a largish keeper. Fat kids represent!
Jason Batty ?
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Beat you to it fat boy.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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Beat you to it fat boy.
I think it's a disgrace that this poor fellow, who obviously has an uncontrollable addiction to doughnuts, should be subjected to this sort of personal abuse. Just because poor Mr News has a problem with his feet, in that he can't keep them out of the fish and chip shop, doesn't excuse this sort of thing. The psychological effects could be devastating, Mr News could suffer appalliing and distressing symptoms such as weight loss and loss of appetite. I know Mr News likes to keep in shape, it's not his fault that it's the shape of a sack of potatoes. Smithy, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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Jason Batty maybe?
Yes my apologies. Did mean Jason.
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I'm sorry for any offence caused by poking fun at the goalkeepers weight.
However, I would hope she reads it and it triggers a disciplined weight loss programme so she will be back in a few years leaner and meaner for the senior womens world cup.
Obesity is a choice, its not a disease.
Educate yourself on how to lose weight, be disclipined and cut out self-endulgance.
I did it.
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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