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Posted October 29, 2018 04:54 · last edited October 29, 2018 10:10

Football Fanatic wrote:

I have been following this post with some interest. It does seem, sadly, like it's a little too late for Hawke's Bay United. Too many disenfranchised people by the sound of it. Seems as if frustration with the current administration, apparent financial mismanagement, and Central Football's continuous financial dripping to the detriment of supporting the development of football in the region - which is their purpose, has reached the tipping point.

Perhaps NZ Football should be taking a closer look at this.

Maybe Napier City Rovers should retake control - would that be the answer?. They seem to have undergone a resurgence under new leadership. A new chairman took control two years ago. No-one seems to know a lot about him - Phil Doran, I have heard he's Irish, but don't quote me. He seems to keep a low profile, but since he has came along they have established an academy, won three major championships at the club and the NCR U19s are back on track. Anyone know much about this guy?

They seem to have a good administration set-up, with old and new heads - interesting times!

Phil is not Irish, he's Scottish! Speaking from my perspective as a volunteer, Phil has done an amazing job. I've only been with the Rovers for one season and will most certainly be back. Also, I made friends with some of the players this year and they all really enjoyed their time with the club.  From the way they described things, the club was very supportive and well organised. 

Re HBU: they were the club I started volunteering with back in 2015. I actually knew nothing of the Rovers. We moved to Napier from Canada in 2015 so I really have very little background history of the clubs here. I'm just a footy fan without any agenda besides wanting to help promote the sport I love in our new home country. I really wanted it to work with HBU but the ongoing frustration with a whole lot of little things just came to a breaking point with me. 

I still wish both clubs well and if a solution was found to my problems with HBU I would consider returning. For now, I'm sticking only with NCR and if I had to pick one over the other to move forward it would be NCR. 

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Football Fanatic wrote:

I have been following this post with some interest. It does seem, sadly, like it's a little too late for Hawke's Bay United. Too many disenfranchised people by the sound of it. Seems as if frustration with the current administration, apparent financial mismanagement, and Central Football's continuous financial dripping to the detriment of supporting the development of football in the region - which is their purpose, has reached the tipping point.

Perhaps NZ Football should be taking a closer look at this.

Maybe Napier City Rovers should retake control - would that be the answer?. They seem to have undergone a resurgence under new leadership. A new chairman took control two years ago. No-one seems to know a lot about him - Phil Doran, I have heard he's Irish, but don't quote me. He seems to keep a low profile, but since he has came along they have established an academy, won three major championships at the club and the NCR U19s are back on track. Anyone know much about this guy?

They seem to have a good administration set-up, with old and new heads - interesting times!

Phil is not Irish, he's Scottish! Speaking from my perspective as a volunteer, Phil has done an amazing job. I've only been with the Rovers for one season and will most certainly be back. Also, I made friends with some of the players this year and they all really enjoyed their time with the club.  From the way they described things, the club was very supportive and well organised. 

Re HBU: they were the club I started volunteering with back in 2015. I actually knew nothing of the Rovers. We moved to Napier from Canada in 2015 so I really have very little background history of the clubs here. I'm just a footy fan without any agenda besides wanting to help promote the sport I love in our new home country. I really wanted it to work with HBU but the ongoing frustration with a whole lot of little things just came to a breaking point with me. 

I still wish both clubs well and if things improve with HBU I would consider returning. For now, I'm sticking only with NCR and if I had to pick one over the other to move forward it would be NCR. 

Unknown editor edited October 29, 2018 10:09
Football Fanatic wrote:

I have been following this post with some interest. It does seem, sadly, like it's a little too late for Hawke's Bay United. Too many disenfranchised people by the sound of it. Seems as if frustration with the current administration, apparent financial mismanagement, and Central Football's continuous financial dripping to the detriment of supporting the development of football in the region - which is their purpose, has reached the tipping point.

Perhaps NZ Football should be taking a closer look at this.

Maybe Napier City Rovers should retake control - would that be the answer?. They seem to have undergone a resurgence under new leadership. A new chairman took control two years ago. No-one seems to know a lot about him - Phil Doran, I have heard he's Irish, but don't quote me. He seems to keep a low profile, but since he has came along they have established an academy, won three major championships at the club and the NCR U19s are back on track. Anyone know much about this guy?

They seem to have a good administration set-up, with old and new heads - interesting times!

Phil is not Irish, he's Scottish! Speaking from my perspective as a volunteer, Phil has done an amazing job. I've only been with the Rovers for one season and will most certainly be back. Also, I made friends with some of the players this year and they all really enjoyed their time with the club.  From the way they described things, the club was very supportive and well organised. 

Re HBU: they were the club I started volunteering with back in 2015. I actually knew nothing of the Rovers. We moved to Napier from Canada in 2015 so I really have very little background history of the clubs here. I'm just a footy fan without any agenda. I really wanted it to work with HBU but the ongoing frustration with a whole lot of little things just came to a breaking point with me. 

I still wish both clubs well and if things improve with HBU I would consider returning. For now, I'm sticking only with NCR and if I had to pick one over the other to move forward it would be NCR. 

Unknown editor edited October 29, 2018 09:37
Football Fanatic wrote:

I have been following this post with some interest. It does seem, sadly, like it's a little too late for Hawke's Bay United. Too many disenfranchised people by the sound of it. Seems as if frustration with the current administration, apparent financial mismanagement, and Central Football's continuous financial dripping to the detriment of supporting the development of football in the region - which is their purpose, has reached the tipping point.

Perhaps NZ Football should be taking a closer look at this.

Maybe Napier City Rovers should retake control - would that be the answer?. They seem to have undergone a resurgence under new leadership. A new chairman took control two years ago. No-one seems to know a lot about him - Phil Doran, I have heard he's Irish, but don't quote me. He seems to keep a low profile, but since he has came along they have established an academy, won three major championships at the club and the NCR U19s are back on track. Anyone know much about this guy?

They seem to have a good administration set-up, with old and new heads - interesting times!

Phil is not Irish, he's Scottish! Speaking from my perspective as a volunteer, Phil has done an amazing job with the Rovers. I've only been with the Rovers for one season and will most certainly be back. Also, I made friends with some of the players this year and they all really enjoyed their time with the club.  From the way they described things, the club was very supportive and we'll organised. 

Re HBU: they were the club I started volunteering with back in 2015. I actually knew nothing of the Rovers. We moved to Napier from Canada in 2015 so I really have very little background history of the clubs here. I'm just a footy fan without any agenda. I really wanted it to work with HBU but the ongoing frustration with a whole lot of little things just came to a breaking point with me. 

I still wish both clubs well and if things improve with HBU I would consider returning. For now, I'm sticking only with NCR and if I had to pick one over the other to move forward it would be NCR. 

Unknown editor edited October 29, 2018 09:36
Football Fanatic wrote:

I have been following this post with some interest. It does seem, sadly, like it's a little too late for Hawke's Bay United. Too many disenfranchised people by the sound of it. Seems as if frustration with the current administration, apparent financial mismanagement, and Central Football's continuous financial dripping to the detriment of supporting the development of football in the region - which is their purpose, has reached the tipping point.

Perhaps NZ Football should be taking a closer look at this.

Maybe Napier City Rovers should retake control - would that be the answer?. They seem to have undergone a resurgence under new leadership. A new chairman took control two years ago. No-one seems to know a lot about him - Phil Doran, I have heard he's Irish, but don't quote me. He seems to keep a low profile, but since he has came along they have established an academy, won three major championships at the club and the NCR U19s are back on track. Anyone know much about this guy?

They seem to have a good administration set-up, with old and new heads - interesting times!

Phil is not Irish, he's Scottish! Speaking as a volunteer, he has done an amazing job. I've only been with the Rovers for one season and will most certainly be back. I also made friends with some of the players this year and they all really enjoyed their time with the club.  

Re HBU: they were the club I started with, I actually knew nothing of the Rovers. -We moved to Napier from Canada in 2015 so I really have very little background history of the clubs here. I'm just a footy fan without any agenda. I really wanted it to work with HBU but the frustration with a whole lot of little things just came to a breaking point with me. 

I still wish both clubs well and if things improve with HBU I would consider returning. For now, I'm sticking only with NCR and if I had to pick one over the other to move forward it would be NCR.