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Southern Football (incl Southern United) (Part 1)

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Posted March 02, 2009 15:10 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:42

Otago Football

Seems like we have a few Southern players in here having a good laugh. Good Rosyln, Tech, Cavy banter - always enjoyable. But also just goes to highlight why Otago United are rubbish season after season. Most of the players in Otago can play in the Southern Premier League thinking they are superstars, scoring hatricks for fun and talking about it at the Cook for 2yrs but ask them to string 10 passes together in an NZFC match and they don't know whether to go for a sh"t or a pi*s. Yes Otago football has a bit of passion and there is a better team spirit than any other team in the league - that is why we are competitive but no player in the otago squad would make the starting line up for Waitak, Auckland, Wellington or maybe even Waikato or Manawatu - maybe Burgess back in his 99 Northern Spirit prime or a young lean scoullar (yes hard to believe). As in most Otago teams no possession = chasing shadows = tired legs = mistakes being made when
technique is flawed. You can't put in what god left out.

Ross McKenzie went to Wellington yes - too get a bit of lunch money for his C+ uni studies but has a heart like a pea and would have a lot of players ahead of him on my team sheet.

I admit Dunedin tech did well to get to the Chatham Cup final - but once again looked like they were just happy to be in final and played awefully against a very average East Coast Bays side. No thanks to the muppet fridge but still didn't show up.

Last year was Tech's best chance since the Roger Brooks glory years to do something in the league and cup. Just didn't quite pull it off, mainly due to inept individual errors costing them at crucial times (similar to Otago must be said) and a inverness muppet on the side line.

In terms of payments at otago - there has always been payment of some sort in the form of travel money, "coaching" by imports etc. I believe it is better for team moral if everyone gets a slice say 100 a win and 50 a game or whatever. It must grate some players nuts when imports (that for the past 7 yrs) have not been any better than the players in the team. When they are picking up 500-700 a week and are of the standard of terry alvino, franco caruso (good lads probably) or a canadian schoolboy 50kg dripping wet with stones in his pockets - then questions should be asked. The only decent import Otago have had in recent times was the nutter Lutz Phannestiel (check him out on youtube - hilarious also has NZFC highlights)

Phelan hasn't brought in any decent imports for all his personal contacts and because he has Mark Chidley in his back pocket as well as the board he will be coach again next season for sure. Steve Fleming seems like he has paid the price for all of Otago having a burning hatred towards his extended family. Rod easily the greatest fleming.

Bit of a rant with no real structure but a few points conveyed. Otago will never have a decent side that can consistently look superior to teams outside the Sth Island. Student player base, booze culture, throwing dave lamont pokey money down the toilet, crap imports etc.

At the end of the day it is not a professional league - the Otago lads train 4 times a week with phelan in their grill because they enjoy football and winning a game every now and again and the Mckenzies of this world should smartin up, get their C+ degree, enjoy their football and stop kidding themselves they are better than they are.

Who is this Mr soccer ?- if it is Cam Parkin- hope all is well picking the splinters out your a@se for the Bay - it must be horrific in your flat with blood everwhere. Although bet you gave shed 2 a good crack this summer.

I await your response - superstars of the SPL. Mosgiel for the title.

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Otago Football

Seems like we have a few Southern players in here having a good laugh. Good Rosyln, Tech, Cavy banter - always enjoyable. But also just goes to highlight why Otago United are rubbish season after season. Most of the players in Otago can play in the Southern Premier League thinking they are superstars, scoring hatricks for fun and talking about it at the Cook for 2yrs but ask them to string 10 passes together in an NZFC match and they don't know whether to go for a sh"t or a pi*s. Yes Otago football has a bit of passion and there is a better team spirit than any other team in the league - that is why we are competitive but no player in the otago squad would make the starting line up for Waitak, Auckland, Wellington or maybe even Waikato or Manawatu - maybe Burgess back in his 99 Northern Spirit prime or a young lean scoullar (yes hard to believe). As in most Otago teams no possession = chasing shadows = tired legs = mistakes being made when
technique is flawed. You can't put in what god left out.

Ross McKenzie went to Wellington yes - too get a bit of lunch money for his C+ uni studies but has a heart like a pea and would have a lot of players ahead of him on my team sheet.

I admit Dunedin tech did well to get to the Chatham Cup final - but once again looked like they were just happy to be in final and played awefully against a very average East Coast Bays side. No thanks to the muppet fridge but still didn't show up.

Last year was Tech's best chance since the Roger Brooks glory years to do something in the league and cup. Just didn't quite pull it off, mainly due to inept individual errors costing them at crucial times (similar to Otago must be said) and a inverness muppet on the side line.

In terms of payments at otago - there has always been payment of some sort in the form of travel money, "coaching" by imports etc. I believe it is better for team moral if everyone gets a slice say 100 a win and 50 a game or whatever. It must grate some players nuts when imports (that for the past 7 yrs) have not been any better than the players in the team. When they are picking up 500-700 a week and are of the standard of terry alvino, franco caruso (good lads probably) or a canadian schoolboy 50kg dripping wet with stones in his pockets - then questions should be asked. The only decent import Otago have had in recent times was the nutter Lutz Phannestiel (check him out on youtube - hilarious also has NZFC highlights)

Phelan hasn't brought in any decent imports for all his personal contacts and because he has Mark Chidley in his back pocket as well as the board he will be coach again next season for sure. Steve Fleming seems like he has paid the price for all of Otago having a burning hatred towards his extended family. Rod easily the greatest fleming.

Bit of a rant with no real structure but a few points conveyed. Otago will never have a decent side that can consistently look superior to teams outside the Sth Island. Student player base, booze culture, throwing dave lamont pokey money down the toilet, crap imports etc.

At the end of the day it is not a professional league - the Otago lads train 4 times a week with phelan in their grill because they enjoy football and winning a game every now and again and the Mckenzies of this world should smartin up, get their C+ degree, enjoy their football and stop kidding themselves they are better than they are.

Who is this Mr soccer ?- if it is Cam Parkin- hope all is well picking the splinters out your a@se for the Bay - it must be horrific in your flat with blood everwhere. Although bet you gave shed 2 a good crack this summer.

I await your response - superstars of the SPL. Mosgiel for the title.