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Canterbury United

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onthemoney wrote:
Canterbury to cement their place in the finals this weekend.  This has been a fantastic turn around from the Monsef and late Halligan days - at last someone that can coach and has a rapport with the players and the fans.
 
I note you omitted the match officials .
Danny and Korosh will feel a mite miffed with this slight, both are very good coaches who struggled with limited resources. And the rapport with players might be a bit stretched given the number and quality of the players turning out for Otago but living here. Nevertheless it has been a very good season so far. Playoffs looming, hopefully we make the final and give the Northern dandies a run for their (pots of) money.  

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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Ronaldoknow wrote:
Playoffs looming, hopefully we make the final and give the Northern dandies a run for their (pots of) money.  


Fulltime: Hawkes Bay 2 Canty 1

you mugs have blown it!

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yeah can't believe it....  Terris will certainly be missed...
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Canterbury may have been lucky to have got as close to HB as they did.
Early starts at the airport [6.30am] with a Saturday game day can be tough if you've had a busy week at work. Still no excuse at this level and i'm not saying that they did not give it their all.
We shall have to wait for Keith and the boys comments on the game.
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from on otago pt of veiw it means that if we beat youngheart manawatu whatever happens between canterbury and wellington next week will keep us in the playoff race.
Ie (assuming we beat yhm) : canty win or match drawn we'd be in ahead of welly, if welly win canty would have to beat auckland (in two weeks) to knock us out and go through with welly. If they lost to welly and auckland (after us beating manwatu) otago would go through with welly.
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otagofan wrote:
from on otago pt of veiw it means that if we beat youngheart manawatu whatever happens between canterbury and wellington next week will keep us in the playoff race.
Ie (assuming we beat yhm) : canty win or match drawn we'd be in ahead of welly, if welly win canty would have to beat auckland (in two weeks) to knock us out and go through with welly. If they lost to welly and auckland (after us beating manwatu) otago would go through with welly.
Sounds like a whole lotta clutching @ straws.
 
Best stick to your own Otago (Canty B) thread.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Quite agree Vim, almost spamming if you ask me. Banstick!

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
No doubt we'll walk all over TW anyway, they're playing home away from home. I haven't noticed any rants from the Newtown Park faithful yet.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Is the play-offs only between the top 3?

That would explain my initial confusion.
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loyalgunner wrote:
Is the play-offs only between the top 3?

That would explain my initial confusion.


Top 4 i think.

Three for me, and two for them.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Definitely top four.  With home and away series so at least 3rd and 4th get another home game.  Not sure what rules apply ie away goals etc....  Anyone know cannot find anything on NZFC site.
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Well if it's top four there's nothing to worry about at all.

I could live to regret those words.
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timmymadden wrote:
No doubt we'll walk all over TW anyway, they're playing home away from home. I haven't noticed any rants from the Newtown Park faithful yet.


Last time I checked Porirua was in Wellington...

But you know. That's completely the same thing as playing a game 600km away.
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onthemoney wrote:
Definitely top four.  With home and away series so at least 3rd and 4th get another home game.  Not sure what rules apply ie away goals etc....  Anyone know cannot find anything on NZFC site.
 
As I'm aware it is  top four semifinals (1v4, 2v3) which is played over two legs with away goals in play if nessecary. The first leg is the the home ground of teams ranked 3 and 4 with the second leg at home for team 1 and 2. The final is one leg only played at the home ground of the team ranked highest at the end of the double round robin league season.
 
So in all probablness we'll have Auckland vs 4th Place (probably either Otago or Wellington) at Carisbrook/Newtown then Kiwitea and Waitakere vs Canterbury at English Park then Fred Taylor.
 
Hope that helps.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Good work Currie


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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Whooo.

Final Score. Otago 1 YHA 1.
Yes get in there son.
O Heck at this hour of the morning it was only a dream.
Oh well maybe a good omen for The Dragons.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
All sounds great at least it wasn't a nightmare.  Lets hope Stu Kelly has been out on the booze last night - some what of a trademark of his....
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Now canterbury we did you a favour and secured your finals spot how about you do us a favour and beat wellington by four and secure our final spot.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
i can see them playing out a dull 0-0 draw.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
DUMB AND DUNBAR wrote:
Ronaldoknow wrote:
Playoffs looming, hopefully we make the final and give the Northern dandies a run for their (pots of) money.  


Fulltime: Hawkes Bay 2 Canty 1

you mugs have blown it!

 
Yes, yes you have .

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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2ndBest wrote:
i can see them playing out a dull 0-0 draw.
 
So you think Wellywood are going to play out of there skins then?

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.
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With Canterbury A securing their top 4 position maybe the A squad can put a four goal difference on Wellington to help out the reserves....
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Mr_Incredible wrote:
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.

If anything Porirua is the central most area of Capital football. its plum in the middle of wellington, hutt valley and kapiti. for the people who cant be bothered heading into newtown, there wont be much of an excuse to not go to this match. i live in whitby and know a lot of people out this way who cant be bothered heading into newtown.
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Mr_Incredible wrote:
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.
125 according to NZFC.co.nz
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That is some great play-by-play.
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timmymadden wrote:
Mr_Incredible wrote:
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.
125 according to NZFC.co.nz
 
It was that many?  I was there but a little surprised at that number.  I quite like the grandstand at Porirua park.  Team Wellinton 2 Canterbury 0
The Canterbury coach(?) won the swearing competition by a long shot.
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was 2-1 Product.
Was close to 125.  Sent someone out to count them for us.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
2ndBest wrote:
was 2-1 Product.
Was close to 125.  Sent someone out to count them for us.


he's alluding to the two wins over Canty not todays score - sharpen up
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2ndBest wrote:
That is some great play-by-play.



Three for me, and two for them.

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Product wrote:
timmymadden wrote:
Mr_Incredible wrote:
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.
125 according to NZFC.co.nz
 
It was that many?  I was there but a little surprised at that number.  I quite like the grandstand at Porirua park.  Team Wellinton 2 Canterbury 0
The Canterbury coach(?) won the swearing competition by a long shot.
 
Braithwaite is probably the only R rated coach in the league. Takes his own hairdryer to all games

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timmymadden wrote:
Mr_Incredible wrote:
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.
125 according to NZFC.co.nz


SCANDAL: Rumour has it that name was inflated! In an exclusive expose on TW counting procedures my sources can reveal that the number was closer to 88!
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
spreading lie cos you spend 500 buck to watch your team lose 2ndBest2010-03-14 22:25:01
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Mr_Incredible wrote:

timmymadden wrote:
Mr_Incredible wrote:
Can see it being the lowest NZFC crowd this year. Porirua + Tons in Sydney = Fail.
125 according to NZFC.co.nz
SCANDAL: Rumour has it that name was inflated! In an exclusive expose on TW counting procedures my sources can reveal that the number was closer to 88!


Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

It was a lovely afternoon and a cracking game of football. And TWs won. That's all that matters.
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2ndBest wrote:
spreading lie cos you spend 500 buck to watch your team lose


$120 ($160 if you include the $40 I had on the Dragons to win). But yes.... Very expensive for a fecking NZFC game... that we lost
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Could've been 7-6 to either team... how many times to Barron hit the woodwork? AJ132010-03-14 23:07:38
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Twice from memory.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Both teams missed Chances that really should have been taken. Good entertaining football though. Would do it all again tomo at the drop of a hat 
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AJ13 wrote:
Could've been 7-6 to either team... how many times to Barron hit the woodwork?


Must have been some good goalkeeping if Barron wasn't good enough to put it in the net.
Woodwork counts as off target in the stats report on a game.
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