All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams
We're going to the Olympics.
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Radio Sports 17:00 news lead with the news that the Olympic Committee have been unanimous in deciding to send both sides to the Olympics.
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fantastic
I say tackle him in the face.
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Yes!! whew!!
I'll email them to say "well done"
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Yahoo.
Now we start on TVNZ to show the full games.
A dog with a bone :)
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had to happen - will wait and see who picks up the games covg, surely TVNZ has the Olympics this year so that would mean the football gets a showing???
Queenslander 3x a year.
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That's brilliant news. Thanks for putting it up Hard News.
Just emailed them telling them what a good decision they've made.
loyalgunner2008-03-27 18:26:58
Just emailed them telling them what a good decision they've made.
loyalgunner2008-03-27 18:26:58
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Guess i'll be watching the Olympics now.
Three for me, and two for them.
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Great news.
If anyone is planning on going, bear in mind that the football competition is not just in Beijing but is being played in other cities as well. The draw is only being made on April 20 so nobody will know what city the Oly-whites will be playing in until then.
If it is in the Beijing group the bad news is that hotel rates are already five times higher than normal rates, and apartment owners are renting out for the month of August at ten times normal rental rates.
If drawn in a group playing in Shanghai, Tianjin, Qinghuangdao or Shenyang, hotel prices will be a bit higher than normal but not by much (especially in Shanghai where it shouldn't make much difference). Air NZ flies directly to Shanghai and will to Beijing by August, to get to Tianjin or Shenyang there are flights from Hong Kong.
You can check out normal rates on www.hoteltravel.com or www.asiarooms.com however bear in mind that they may be the usual rates, and after submitting a booking you might get an email back saying "sorry the room is not available at that rate due to a major event".
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well done to Barry Maister and his posse
Now let's hope we dont get drawn to play in Tibet
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Awesome!
Great news. Good luck to the boys - lets give em hell!
Great news. Good luck to the boys - lets give em hell!
a.haak
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Yahoo.
Now we start on TVNZ to show the full games.
surely they will!!
but yeah a few emails might just help!
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Great news.
(Heard on the wireless tonight that the NZOC weren't that keen on the women going, didn't think they passed their selection criteria, but decided to let them go anyway. FFS)
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Brilliant!!!
Olympics now have a new meaning!!!
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Brilliant!!!
Olympics now have a new meaning!!!
FTFY 
I'm seriously reconsidering my boycott of watching these particular Olympics, if only for the football, and even then only for matches where NZ and Australia are involved.
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FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!!!! 
Can't wait for August!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO THE OLY-WHITES!
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So who are the 3 overage players going to be. For mine it should be Smetlz/Killen, Elliot and Nelsen. It's UK off season so Chris, Ryan and Simon should be able to go. The Nix will miss Smeltzy though.
Its no longer a problem.
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I thought it was the first part of the actual season ?
Assume Pelter and James become available as well...
Assume Pelter and James become available as well...
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True, I had my calender out by a month. Thought the Olympics were July but their August. Doh!
Its no longer a problem.
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I see the Royal NZ Herald's disdain for the beautiful game continues...
Headline: "Flak likely over Olympics decision." (unauthored of course)
From whom I wonder? Dylan Cleaver? Rugby heads who feel uncomfortably threatened by another sport? f**ked if I know.
Stevo2008-03-28 14:10:47
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Headline: "Flak likely over Olympics decision." (unauthored of course)
What a load of rubbish! its a great decision. The WORST thing that can happen is they lose all their games and a few players get noticed and get signed overseas.
We send so many people to the olympics that have no chance of getting a medal.
They qualified so they are in. good on them.
Hope they bring in Neilson, Killen and Smeltz
hockeycam2008-03-28 20:18:21
What a load of rubbish! its a great decision. The WORST thing that can happen is they lose all their games and a few players get noticed and get signed overseas.
We send so many people to the olympics that have no chance of getting a medal.
They qualified so they are in. good on them.
Hope they bring in Neilson, Killen and Smeltz
hockeycam2008-03-28 20:18:21
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http://tvnz.co.nz/. FFS. Wendy Petrie: "The World's so-called greatest game." Tart. James Dolphin? Clueless.
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re Petrie - vietch would probably have been even more sneering (though he has improved slightly of late)
tigers2008-03-28 21:29:24
what tv 1 clearly doesn't understand (small minded and ignorant as they are) is that football is the only sport that stands a chance of being called the "World's Greatest" -
but because TVNZ believes the world ends at the Bombay Hills they really just end up coming across like a bunch of ten year olds - "my dad plays rugby -so everyone in the world must plays rugby" - tragic really 
re Dolphin - blow it out your other hole sunshine
wtf - "puff pant I'm speechless" - no mate you're just thick: there are words in English which might allow you to vent your frustration but you just don't know them, either that or you're a bit puffed
but just possibly Mr dolphin you are as clever as your aquatic namesakes are supposed to be, and realise that a team sport can develop over a four year period in a way that a track athlete of your age probably won't and therefore realise it's futile to mount a counter-arguement
I'm going with thick or or puffed
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Congratulations guys and girls, hopefully you can both make the second round.
(On a sader not I have the feeling that this might be it for Int. footie for a while 
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)Supporter world's best and worst football teams: Waikato/WaiBop, Kingz, Knights, Phoenix, The Argyle, The Whites & the All Whites
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http://tvnz.co.nz/. FFS. Wendy Petrie: "The World's so-called greatest game." Tart. James Dolphin? Clueless.
ALL tv journalists in NZ are pretty f**king bad
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Andrew Gourdie's alright.
Three for me, and two for them.
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Bloody hell stevo... I think you've set a record for the largest signature on the forums. And the campest!
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Andrew Gourdie's alright.
true, Gourdie's done some good stuff on the Nix, in general TV 3 seem to 'sign better players' and have a much better attitude towards football
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What did this Dolphin bloke do again?
Three for me, and two for them.
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he made the mistake of saying "I'm speechless"
which he might have got away with had Stevo not valiantly jumped to save the honour of NZ football
his comment was in response to both NZ football teams going to the Olympics
not quite a hanging offence but Stevo is a vigilant soldier and I'm always happy to get the horses out ready to harness them to the bandwagon
tigers2008-03-31 14:38:42
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Thanks for that Tigger. My pleasure. By the way, check out the Royal NZ Herald for 'latest' A-League soccer news...
Maintained by Dylan Cleaver apparently...
The disdain.
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Telfer just had a discussion with Gordon Irving about the Football Ferns going to the olympics and fielded a few calls. From about 9.20am to 10am.
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Telfer just had a discussion with Gordon Irving about the Football Ferns going to the olympics and fielded a few calls. From about 9.20am to 10am.
Yes I heard it, and I don't understand telfer's point of view. Sounds like he thinks they shouldn't be there because they didn't reach the same qualification standards as athletes who have to not only meet olympic times but also NZ standard times which are more demanding.
The problem is that criteria for the football is being able to finish in the top half of the field, which is entirely subjective as apposed to an actual numerical target.
The team has done everything that they can to qualify. How can they prove they will finish in the top half? Beat PNG 10-0?? Football isn't like that.
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Yes I heard it, and I don't understand telfer's point of view.
Remember dude, always take Telfer with a pinch of sh*t. He knows absolutely jack about football.
FFS.
Listening to it now. He's just playing the intellectual "I'll argue that an orange is an apple" twerp card. Pathetic really. Stick to f**king netball Telfer.
"This is the other thing about soccer"...He almost spat that out...
"The Round ball game"...FFS.
I gave up. Telfer's voice. Oh that f**king scornful smarmy voice...
Stevo2008-04-04 14:17:42
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Imagine being in the same room alone with Brendan Telfer and Joseph 'Rugby's a Global Game' Romanos.
Stevo2008-04-04 14:34:58
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