Select an Auckland United exhibition team
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"As a North Shore lad with a foot in both camps
I am curious about the make up of an Auckland United exhitbition
squad."
I'd like to expose our players to higher quality
opponents.
Borrowing from the past we could send an Auckland United squad
for a tour from current NZFC teams, and there are players from
outside Waitak/Ak City that ought to be considered.
Who would you select?
Emblem and Hay at the back...
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SQUAD FIRST
Goalkeepers: Eaddy and Nicholson - Tamati makes too many mistakes and Gillespie never plays
Defenders: Pritchard, Bazeley, Hay, Perry, Sigmund, Uhlmann and Sykes as neither side has a decent left back.
Midfielders: Allan Pearce, Coombes, Bale, Butler, Emblen, Seaman, Campbell, Little
Strikers: Young, Urlovic, Jordan, Menapi, Totori
Starting Lineup: 4-4-2 but could easily have a 3-5-2 or 4-3-3 or even the 3-4-3 of WU at the moment. It depends on opposition but if they were to play the Phoenix for the O-League.
Eaddy
Perry Hay Sigmund Sykes
Pearce Bale Emblen Little
Young Totori
That team would give anyone cause for concern. on the performance of the two Auckalnd City midfielders on the weekend they would struggle to play in a game that had to be a fight. Would love to see Totori running off a clever player like youngy. Emblen being the attacking player from the midfield would cause issues if he attacked crosses.
Actually that is a contest I would love to see.
Coaches: Milicich assisted by Tuaa - only because most of the players come from WU.
Goalkeepers: Eaddy and Nicholson - Tamati makes too many mistakes and Gillespie never plays
Defenders: Pritchard, Bazeley, Hay, Perry, Sigmund, Uhlmann and Sykes as neither side has a decent left back.
Midfielders: Allan Pearce, Coombes, Bale, Butler, Emblen, Seaman, Campbell, Little
Strikers: Young, Urlovic, Jordan, Menapi, Totori
Starting Lineup: 4-4-2 but could easily have a 3-5-2 or 4-3-3 or even the 3-4-3 of WU at the moment. It depends on opposition but if they were to play the Phoenix for the O-League.
Eaddy
Perry Hay Sigmund Sykes
Pearce Bale Emblen Little
Young Totori
That team would give anyone cause for concern. on the performance of the two Auckalnd City midfielders on the weekend they would struggle to play in a game that had to be a fight. Would love to see Totori running off a clever player like youngy. Emblen being the attacking player from the midfield would cause issues if he attacked crosses.
Actually that is a contest I would love to see.
Coaches: Milicich assisted by Tuaa - only because most of the players come from WU.
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Marama, just out of interest, how many of that squad came up through the Auckland junior ranks?
A dog with a bone :)
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Marama, just out of interest, how many of that squad came up through the Auckland junior ranks?
10 roughly
happyted2008-01-28 21:25:16
Do you know what nemesis means
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Marama, just out of interest, how many of that squad came up through the Auckland junior ranks?
10 roughly
10 of 22 
A dog with a bone :)
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I didnt know we could only pick players that have come through the
Auckland junior ranks. Not that makes a difference, surely if we
were to pick the best players we do so. Are we suggesting that the
only players eligible to play for the auckalnd clubs are players
brought up in Auckland. If that rule was applied in reverse a lot
of players in other franchises wouldnt be playing either.
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I didnt know we could only pick players that have come through the
Auckland junior ranks. Not that makes a difference, surely if we
were to pick the best players we do so. Are we suggesting that the
only players eligible to play for the auckalnd clubs are players
brought up in Auckland. If that rule was applied in reverse a lot
of players in other franchises wouldnt be playing either.
Not at all. I was just wondering. Dont be so paranoid.
A dog with a bone :)
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I didnt know we could only pick players that have come through the Auckland junior ranks. Not that makes a difference, surely if we were to pick the best players we do so. Are we suggesting that the only players eligible to play for the auckalnd clubs are players brought up in Auckland. If that rule was applied in reverse a lot of players in other franchises wouldnt be playing either.
They'd be the football equivalent of Yorkshire CCC.
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"As a North Shore�lad�with a foot in�both camps I am curious about the make up of an Auckland United exhitbition squad."
You poor confused lad, there is life south of the Bombay Hall. life must be utterly horrible when they play each other.
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"As a North Shore lad with a foot in both camps I am curious about the make up of an Auckland United exhitbition squad."
You poor confused lad, there is life south of the Bombay Hall. life must be utterly horrible when they play each other.
AllWhitebelievr, not as bad as going to work in London the morning after a Tottenham Chelsea derby and praying for a draw.
Still curious about a regional format that emerged some 30 years ago with teams like Otago United, an NPC styled provincial football tournament, I guess the NZFC is the club version of that.
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