Southern Football (incl Southern United) (Part 1)

Far better off spending money on the likes of Phelo.

You might need to get your facts staight. Scoullar came in 2004 and was a Roslyn Jnr, Flipper came in 2002 and if memory serves me correctly the Letts brothers weren't in the 2003 Tech Nat league team but at Roslyn from the start of the season. Flipper and Jim also spent a large part of their early careers at Roslyn.

It has gone very quiet on here, horsehead must have been disconnected. Tech long ball won out over the masterclass of footballing genius from Roslyn. Another long end to the season lads out of the cup and battling for minor places of the league. There wasn't a great deal of singing and banging on doors after the game was there, a bit of humbleness and humilty goes a long way.

good point

Well done Tech and Cavvy, another good weekend for Southern football (if not for my beloved  Roslyn).

 

I think the difference here being that Cavy won the league (i.e. probably something worth celebrating). I came down south to watch that particular game (2008?) and see Caversham seal another title - I don't remember anything more than high fives and a few photo's. As you say as long as they keep it to the changing rooms it's prob not an issue, from all reports this isn't what occurred they other day at the Cale and as REDRUM has pointed out humble pie was dished up. Tech didn't bother celebrating too much either as "wasn't worth singing and slapping walls about, it was only Roslyn".

Who scored for Cavy today?

Anton Ross, Tom Schwarz, Darren Overton (2), Patrick Fleming and Ant Hancock

So what did you think of the game? Saw you there with your old man, went to say hello to the old feller after the game but you'd gone and didn't see either of you back at the aftermatch.

Entertaining to say the least. Took us a while to get going. A few first touches were letting the team down a bit on attack, but once they settled in, the long balls weren't so plentiful and ball was actually going to feet. Once Anton lobbed Matt I thought that was going to be the start of a match resembling the one against Western. Patrick was a terror on that right hand side, but some good disciplined defending kept you in it. Ash did bloody well to knock that first one in from that angle. Was disappointing to see that conceded from a halfway free-kick. 10 mins into the 2nd half i thought it was all over. 2 goals and 1 man up should have been the end of it. But that sparked a 25 minute period where you lot played smart, and we didnt. You won the ball where you needed to - in the middle of the park. You gave our middle men a lot of grief, and forced the play through the middle of the park, where the extra man couldn't count. Credit to Turnbull for 2 well-taken goals. Was still very disappointing to see 3 go in from set pieces. Ant Hancock's goal to make it 4-3 was where it came back on track, football-wise. Tim Horner provided composure to what was an increasingly worried and frustrated back 4. Ball started going to feet, and out to the wings again, and it came back together (bar Gareth's miracle header). Patricks strike was the clincher, the game seemed wrapped up after that. The lads kept possession this time, and played smart football for the last 10 mins. Number 6 came as a result of that.

For Monsef to call Cavy "the luckiest team in the world" seems a bit one-eyed. I agree it was touch and go there for a while. At 3-3 I thought you lot might go on and snatch it. But considering the number of chances each team had, I think the right team came out on top.

Favourite moment was the "He has to go, Ref" comment.

Dad was my lift to chch, and he's back in the red zone in the morning, so I didn't want to keep him waiting.

 

 

and yet you wont win anything.

I've seen plenty of people get carried away with celebrating and to be honest I love it. Bring back Flipper's Heskey DJ impersonation, get Liam Lockhart to do Crouch's robot and Burgie should do Bebeto's baby cradle, or my favourite Spike Milligan running to his own bench to abuse them cause he was off the nudey run. I even embrace Birchy's trademark run and fist pump towards the opposition (not my cup of tea but whatever spins your wheels). After games I've seen teams invade the pitch, spalsh champagne and once at school I saw ateam build a human pyramid its all part of the fun and if team sings in the corrider because TVG hasn't unlocked the changing rooms, big deal build a bridge and maybe take it as a compliment.

there are talks re the South Island stuff but only for the winners of each comp at this stage

Re McGarry, there was no National League team down here for him after City folded & why wouldn't you want to play for the best team in the country at that time? 10k for an All white of his quality in the early to mid 90's thats nothing really

McGarry was player coach for Roslyn in at least '94

Not sure about that, Steve Fleming was def player coach when Mike was there

hmm could be wrong. I remember playing them in the Cup fifth round and he didnt start - I thought he wasnt started himself due to being over confident. He quickly came on when we went ahead.

yeah. clinched it with a late goal past Warren Urqhart. No biggie

I remember that game very very well, although probably not as well as you.

yes it was. Gareth Rowes goal was a screamer from memory

I'm pretty sure I arrived late and missed it.

Very tough draw in the cup, wouldn't be surprised to see no Dunedin team in the semis.

What would be the best possible team made up of SPL players? Playing 4 at the back, you decide the rest.

Playing 4-1-2-3:

Evans

Myers Joy Schwarz Wild

Cunningham

Overton Fleming

Jackson Burgess Hancock

If they all stayed in Dunedin for the National League a team like this could probably challenge.

Good team,Would never happen

re the cup, wouldn't be suprised to see cavey beat onehunga, but tech will have to play out of thier skins to beat bays.

Cavvy will beat Onehunga pretty easily i'd suggest, Tech will have to get it right on the day but have done it before

this is going to cost cavvy a few pennies

               FLAWS thetruthnz2011-07-05 18:13:46

 

 

agree this would be a very tidy outfit but the odds of it happening and getting put together are small. The two dunedin teams left do have the skill to grind out a good result and in cup football anything can happen but it will be a battle.

prattley over wild though.

Roslyn might struggle this week without Connor & Mather, Northern will be up for this game

enjoy 3rd or 4th...

 

the fixer aka the nobend