Tough to follow a team that really has little to no connection with Otago / Southern. Only a handful of players grace the SPL and they come from 5 cavvy, 2 from mosgiel and 1 from roslyn. Might need to address these Irish lads playing in the winter league next year, if teams are serious about the south island league and for teams from otago to compete this is a must. If only i had a crystal ball...
Oh fark off - because the team's going ok that's the best you can come up with for negativity?
Our team is comparable to practically every team in the national league for # of locally based players.
"These Irish lads" are as good as locals now - working and living in the region for over a year, and doing a lot for the game. The main reason they didn't play winter football last year was because they had come straight in from a full Irish Premier league season without a break. Surely they'll be involved next winter given the SI League.
They're helping to bring the best out of the local league players. Ridden finally looks like a national league player for the first time.
If you loved football, you'd be supporting them and getting along to their games. They played some bloody good football against a team which hadn't been beaten this season and deserved the win. Sunnyvale was surprisingly good as a venue too (although would be a different story if the weather turned to sharke).
Apparently this weekend's game is live on Sky as a curtain-raiser for the Phoenix