Southern Football (incl Southern United) (Part 1)
Tech Tahuna park tonight at 6 be the or be square!
Here's my view
Changes need to happen from the top
The chair needs to move aside. The GM needs to go (although BVG has done a good job on reining him in). The coaches need to go and yes Steve Fleming deserves his chance as he has consistently got the best out of the players he has had available.
Some questions: Why has OU been paying the Tech coaches wages - for ostensibly coaching in the schools - but why him? Interesting that Chidley set this up as Fridge came into the country, despite OU spending 20k on the little irishman to set up an academy then never using him. He then made sure the two guys in post and available and in the schools were got rid of. Even this season when no longer with the team MR Fridge has still been paid by OU.
Where are the 2006/07 financial accounts? Amazing that they still haven't been produced, which is why BVG was brought in to 'supervise' where the money was going.
Why did the accountant on the board walk away?
Phelan's reputation as a player has given him more latitude than any other coach at any level in the world. He can't cope with the amateur player and has never got the best out of his squad. The squad this year was a good as any they've had since the start of the NZFC. Remember the year they reached the play-offs was with the same squad as the year before. The following season all but four of the squad left! Tells it's own story.
Best post so far on this forum - if the rest are this good im looking forward to seeing the next one!!!
ABSOLUTE GOLD!!!
...Mosgiel for the title.
i like the cut of this mans jib
Truth...
Truth..
I have talked to player�s out there and with no disrespect to Kevin it was just getting a bit stale out there and the team needed a change on environment to try and improve the team and go beyond the mid table team they have been over the last couple of years. In saying that I don�t truly believe you can go past the 3 teams you mentioned above and in my opinion having seen little to nothing at all that�s the order I think they will end up. As for Southland I think they will improve after a poor showing last year they have wee Barry Gardner in there ranks and he has also organized on of his friends from the UK to come over and strengthen the defending ranks so here�s hoping!
Horsehead Atherton would walk into your side Roslyn after not kicking a ball for a year no trouble in the world so to say he will do nothing to a side that struggled to score goals is ridiculous,Macraes is not bad same for Gun GI 1 Roslyn 0
Who are the board? Lamont, Chidley, Barnsie(I'll put the nets up)- Button,Adam resigned.
The fact that the chair and GM have had to lend money to the franchise speaks volume for the ability of those two individuals to ensure that the correct level of finances have been put into place. Supports my contention they should go.
The 2006/07 season was the first time all the players received remuneration. This was the cause of the atmosphere as the players never knew when they were going to be paid nor how much and indeed had to go asking the GM on several occasions. I believe there were only two Roslyn players in the squad, Boylan and Eisenhut and Eisenhut spent most of it injured. I know the coach you are speaking of and bias is not something you would accuse him of, brutal honesty maybe. The squad was basically Tech players, Deeley, Fleming, Boylan imports - particularly after xmas when webster, Mcgrenaghan left.
Facts are something I hold dear and I did my homework.
F**k roslyn they are Twits
Ant is ok..And thats about it!He looked good at SC because the were a sh*t team.But 9 goals would almost earn playeer of the year at Roslyn to be fair
When does the pre season cup start?any news on who plays who..
its a bit rubbish how politics dictate team selection. coming up in the grades it always seemed if you were say the son of one of the selectors you'd always make the rep teams even if you were pies and couldn't play for nuts.
you guys would know better than me and from what i read in your posts it doesn't sound like the team gels well off the field and you have a split along winter club lines. you reckon this wouuld have anything to do with poor performances on the pitch?
just throwing it out there