Central League 2026

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6 months ago
Hidden secret: Callum Holmes DOF and First team Head coach at Island Bay. Revolving door that one.
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LT01Tyler
6 months ago
Is there any club that doesn’t have a revolving door? Martin obviously didn’t work out. 

Good pick up by the Bay I reckon
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theprof
4 months ago · edited 4 months ago · History
Jamie O'Connor new head coach at miramar
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LT01Shambles
4 months ago
Mods - this thread needs to be put into "National League / OCL", not here down with the lower level stuff.
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LT01Noah4thenixShamblesSouthernix
3 months ago
Any CL 2026 rumours? As far as I can see, all CL and CL2 teams except Wests and Karori have new coaches. Will that make a difference on results 
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3 months ago
Tyler
Any CL 2026 rumours? As far as I can see, all CL and CL2 teams except Wests and Karori have new coaches. Will that make a difference on results 

Saw a rumour in the CL2 chat that FC Western have withdrawn but nothing from the club/ NZF/ Capital football, so probably not worth the paper it’s written on. 
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Tyler
3 months ago
Tyler
Any CL 2026 rumours? As far as I can see, all CL and CL2 teams except Wests and Karori have new coaches. Will that make a difference on results 
Have heard that Justin Gulley has finally decided to return to Stop Out
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3 months ago · edited 3 months ago · History
Shambles
Tyler
Any CL 2026 rumours? As far as I can see, all CL and CL2 teams except Wests and Karori have new coaches. Will that make a difference on results 

Saw a rumour in the CL2 chat that FC Western have withdrawn but nothing from the club/ NZF/ Capital football, so probably not worth the paper it’s written on. 

Rumour going around Kailan Gould to Miramar back under Jamie
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3 months ago
IjustBrowse
Tyler
Any CL 2026 rumours? As far as I can see, all CL and CL2 teams except Wests and Karori have new coaches. Will that make a difference on results 
Have heard that Justin Gulley has finally decided to return to Stop Out

superb!

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3 months ago · edited 3 months ago · History
No Upper Hutt coach yet….. although I see they are training soon.

Re the Gould rumour…. I’ve heard he’s going back to Olympic
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3 months ago
Have heard from a very reliable source that Emi Tade will join Miramar Rangers after the OFC Pro League has finished up. This comes off the back of Miramars failed attempt to sign him 4 years ago where he has signed on the bottom line, photos had been taken, until the Chairman pulled the pin!
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Tyler
3 months ago · edited 3 months ago · History
Wow. That seems unlikely but hey, will take your rumour!

Kaelin Nguyen from Wests to Miramar

McMinn from Petone, Barton-Ginger and Noah Tipene-Clegg have gone to Olympic as well. 
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Shambles
2 months ago
Wellington Olympic really are the Bayern Munich of the Central League...
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2 months ago
SamCoughlan
Wellington Olympic really are the Bayern Munich of the Central League...
it really feels like it and even though it will never come out, seems like they are the Cap Football feeder team for AFC. (which is smart from AFC)
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2 months ago
observerfromuh
SamCoughlan
Wellington Olympic really are the Bayern Munich of the Central League...
it really feels like it and even though it will never come out, seems like they are the Cap Football feeder team for AFC. (which is smart from AFC)


Olympic and the nix have never really liked each other and the AFC connection gets stronger all the time, Jessie Randall went there, Isa Prins, at one point I heard Tor DP was going there to trial but I’m not sure what happened there. How many players have gone to the Nix? Even after establishing themselves as one of the best teams in NZ? Nix just over looked them.
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2 months ago
There'sprobably more to it than just the Nix overlooking Olympic. Early days the Nix have had some complocated relationships with a number of local clubs.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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Shambles
2 months ago · edited 2 months ago · History
Tyler
Wow. That seems unlikely but hey, will take your rumour!

Kaelin Nguyen from Wests to Miramar

McMinn from Petone, Barton-Ginger and Noah Tipene-Clegg have gone to Olympic as well. 

I'm like 96% sure you're the guy for this one - Any truth to the rumour that Ifill is going to Greytown? 👀

I've been sitting quietly on this one for a little while, and the sources are very solid. Don't know why I'm doubting it, but would love some sort of confirmation. 😅
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re
2 months ago
Wouldnt Randall have been set to go to Akld before he came back and played for Olympic? Does that timing make sense?

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2 months ago
Heard this one in about July last year! So…… yeah, seems that way!!
YoungHeartHM
Tyler
Wow. That seems unlikely but hey, will take your rumour!

Kaelin Nguyen from Wests to Miramar

McMinn from Petone, Barton-Ginger and Noah Tipene-Clegg have gone to Olympic as well. 

I'm like 96% sure you're the guy for this one - Any truth to the rumour that Ifill is going to Greytown? 👀

I've been sitting quietly on this one for a little while, and the sources are very solid. Don't know why I'm doubting it, but would love some sort of confirmation. 😅
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2 months ago
Tyler
Heard this one in about July last year! So…… yeah, seems that way!!
YoungHeartHM
Tyler
Wow. That seems unlikely but hey, will take your rumour!

Kaelin Nguyen from Wests to Miramar

McMinn from Petone, Barton-Ginger and Noah Tipene-Clegg have gone to Olympic as well. 

I'm like 96% sure you're the guy for this one - Any truth to the rumour that Ifill is going to Greytown? 👀

I've been sitting quietly on this one for a little while, and the sources are very solid. Don't know why I'm doubting it, but would love some sort of confirmation. 😅

You beat me by a couple months. 😆😅
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Tyler
2 months ago
As a non-Wellingtonian, Greytown the rural town north of Wellington or is there a club in Wellington nicknamed Greytown?? Sorry for my ignorance!
YoungHeartHM
Tyler
Heard this one in about July last year! So…… yeah, seems that way!!
YoungHeartHM
Tyler
Wow. That seems unlikely but hey, will take your rumour!

Kaelin Nguyen from Wests to Miramar

McMinn from Petone, Barton-Ginger and Noah Tipene-Clegg have gone to Olympic as well. 

I'm like 96% sure you're the guy for this one - Any truth to the rumour that Ifill is going to Greytown? 👀

I've been sitting quietly on this one for a little while, and the sources are very solid. Don't know why I'm doubting it, but would love some sort of confirmation. 😅

You beat me by a couple months. 😆😅
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2 months ago
Football enthusiast
As a non-Wellingtonian, Greytown the rural town north of Wellington or is there a club in Wellington nicknamed Greytown?? Sorry for my ignorance!
YoungHeartHM
Tyler
Heard this one in about July last year! So…… yeah, seems that way!!
YoungHeartHM
Tyler
Wow. That seems unlikely but hey, will take your rumour!

Kaelin Nguyen from Wests to Miramar

McMinn from Petone, Barton-Ginger and Noah Tipene-Clegg have gone to Olympic as well. 

I'm like 96% sure you're the guy for this one - Any truth to the rumour that Ifill is going to Greytown? 👀

I've been sitting quietly on this one for a little while, and the sources are very solid. Don't know why I'm doubting it, but would love some sort of confirmation. 😅

You beat me by a couple months. 😆😅

Greytown AFC, from the rural town
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2 months ago · edited 2 months ago · History
Hasn't the Ifill family lived on and off in the Rapa since Iffy finished with the Nix?

His daughters were right into their horse riding I remember reading once.
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2 months ago
coochiee
Hasn't the Ifill family lived on and off in the Rapa since Iffy finished with the Nix?

His daughters were right into their horse riding I remember reading once.
 Yes. Ran around a few times for Olympic's lower teams last year.
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2 months ago
Greytown is of course Keinzley Town so probably Phil would have been instrumental in the move.
Football in Wairarapa has gone through huge growth in recent years. There were so many wishing to play football at  Kuranui College just out of Greytown so they shut down the Rugby field to create a new football field and the one Rugby team that they had played at the Greytown rugby club's ground. 
There is no rugby in Feathertson so Football has taken over the fields and the rugby Club rooms. and there are other Rugby Clubs in the Rapa that have gone into recess.
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Noah4thenix
2 months ago
Rapa (& Upper Hutt) Wellington's northern banlieus. I await NZ's Thierry Henri.
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Shambles
2 months ago · edited 2 months ago · History
Hilton Petone starting next week. I’ve seen a draft draw. 

Can sus the formatting on my phone but Olympic to Villa. Upper Hutt to Lower Hutt and Wests to the Bay

Wellington Olympic Tawa A Petone A Douglas Villa Upper Hutt Miramar Rangers North Wellington A Lower Hutt Western Suburbs A Wellington Phoenix A Waterside Karori A Island Bay A
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Simon B
2 months ago
Who is the UH coach?

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2 months ago
No announcement but I’ve heard they’ve gone with a player plus Winkworth?
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2 months ago
Tyler
No announcement but I’ve heard they’ve gone with a player plus Winkworth?

Just saw an announcement. Some lad who looks like a teenager. 

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Tyler
2 months ago
Heard a rumour the club is in a bit of strife. Top two women's teams want out.
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Tyler
2 months ago
I’ve heard that FC Western have signed a number of Americans….5 maybe. 

Puts to bed them pulling out of central league!
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about 2 months ago · edited about 2 months ago · History
Tyler
I’ve heard that FC Western have signed a number of Americans….5 maybe. 

Puts to bed them pulling out of central league!

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Good initiative from the club. Will be an uphill fight for sure, so its nice to see them trying some other initiatives to drive interest and a bigger following.

If anyone's travelling up north (from Wellington) this season give me a buzz. I'll be trying to make all home games (work schedule allowing) so it would be good to meet a few more people on here than I already have. 🙂
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