Auckland City FC - Thanks a Trillion

Possibly but always no2 behind Feneridis no matter who's in form due to influences of field. Can't remember when I last saw him play or warm the bench.

Also for someone who looks strong is prone to injury. 

McGeorge needs game time so he'd be far better off playing State league as he's not likely to play very much, if at all, this season.

The thing is, he would make a huge difference in the midfield in a WaiBOP side and play every week.

AlanFord mind your own business...

Ramon using the WaiBOP game this weekend to make final selection for Morocco squad. Full-on commitment expected.

will he give some fringe players a run?

Bit late for that I think. But you never know.

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And yet for all those big minus' the club has not gone under like other clubs (WFC and YHM) in the ASBP who don't go.

Ivan has a point, but only so far.

ACFC Vs Waitakere - Sat 2pm...

... Get in!

Over half the squad identify themselves as non NZ....

I think the point speaks for itself.

you honestly don't get the point yet?

it's is a bit of a tricky one but the point is how many kiwi players (that are eligable to play for NZ) are Auckland City helping through the system?


yes the ASB needs a strong team in the CWC but do we need as many non-kiwi's there as you have?  that is the point..

Burfoot is a Kiwi so thats 10 in the squad. Isn't Browne tryna get Kiwi citizenship as well? 11

Sam Malcolmson and Michael McGlinchey have represented NZ but talk like me. Steve Sumner and Tommy Smith also yet they talk like Englishmen. Chopah - who in your 1950's Truman Show world should be allowed to play for ACFC or, for that matter, NZ?

I'm speculating here, but I'd say the majority of the population of Auckland was not born here so do you exclude them form playing or do you take an exact representation of the population and have 35% Asian player, 15% PI etc, etc? Get out of dreamland.

And before anyone picks me up on percentages, I've plucked them out my head. 

correct me if I am wrong but hasn't David Browne played for PNG?  therefore it's great he is becoming a citizen but that still makes him not able to represent the All Whites.

it's not about being born here - it's about promoting players into the All Whites - dosn't matter what colour or what accent they have - this is not a race thing - this is NZ's biggest semi-pro/amateur club promoting guys who can play for NZ - not 30+ year olds who can't...

for a start not all NZ players are mediocre are they?  and some of the imports City have are barely better than some kiwi's - so what's the point?  imports for imports sake?

Represented PNG at Under-17 level. Didn't Rory Fallon rep England at junior age group level then go on to play senior internationals for NZ? Or am I thinking of someone else?

ACFC want to win a game or two at the World Club Cup. Actually, most of these 'imports' as you call them approached ACFC of their own free will, wanting to come to Auckland for the lifestyle - Riera, Berlanga, being two - and to play for a team that would be playing the in the WCC before a world TV audience.

Hey, I'm a proud Cantabrian - but not afraid to admit I was born in Auckland - and of Dutch & Welsh/English parents!

My memories are of Auckland being  areal melting pot back in the 60's and 70's. Have always been back there over the decades.

My earliest memories are of Pacific Island neighbours and Italian neighbours (the mother was always shouting "Luigi! Luigi!" and the Italian girl next door was really cute -we ran away together when she was five and I was four but a neighbour brought us back).

So, I say good luck to Auckland for recruiting as strong a team as possible from any nationalities. If locally-born players are good enough, they'll still make the team.

Wow! Tribulietx has scored some primo build-up with a training camp in Barcelona - and a friendly against La Liga side Espanyol, second biggest club in Barcelona - fantastic stuff!!!!

http://www.asbpremiership.co.nz/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2057&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3&cHash=90676dcb4e

"The Oceania champions also play a glamour friendly with La Liga outfit Espanyol at a Barcelona training camp just prior to heading to Morocco, a game that means a lot to Tribulietx, a Catalonian.

“In some ways it’s a dream come true to take our club back to my home town but it will be very difficult. Espanyol will be a mixture of first, B-team and youth players,” he said.

All games in the Club World cup live on Sommet Sports starting with Auckland v Raja Casablanca 

8.30 am  Thursday December 12

This!

Beating the drum a bit aren't you?

Haha! Nice one.

Hilarious !

Wrong team ..but still Hilarious !

You can safely bet he'll be an All White one day soon.

actually that brings me to a question - I was at the game against WaiBOP and the guy was there with his drum but what was he saying instead of yellow yellow?

I guess I will find out tomorrow - looking forward to the game.

You can safely bet he'll be an All White one day soon.

Odds?