Will the league post squads like they did last year?
Notable transfers I have, mainly internally within Canterbury, are:
Cashmere Technical: - Sam Richards - Lachie McIsaac
Christchurch United: - Daniel MacLennan - Jonty Roubos - Sanni Issa - Blake Weston - Paul Ifill (Registered) - Jordan Spain - Joel Petersen - Sam Petersen + various more out of towners
Coastal Spirit: - Seth Simpson - Michael Geologo
Ferrymead Bays: - Jamie Le Comte - Erik Panzer - Michael White
Nomads United: - Henry Finnis - Kenny Willox
Selwyn United: - Aidan Barbour-Ryan - Luke Jerkovic
I am sure to be missing a few, but it does feel like there is less transfers this year (barring Christchurch United's overhaul)?
New Zealand Football can confirm that this weekend’s Match Week 1 Southern League fixture between Selwyn United and Nomads United has been postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Selwyn United squad. The postponement was requested by Selwyn United and approved by New Zealand Football.
Joel Peterson has been at ChCh United for several season now, injury prevented Joel from getting any game time last season. United have also signed keeper, Scott Morris, formally at Wairarapa United, with Mika Rabuka also moving across town from Coastal.Mainland Analyst
Will the league post squads like they did last year?
Notable transfers I have, mainly internally within Canterbury, are:
Cashmere Technical: - Sam Richards - Lachie McIsaac
Christchurch United: - Daniel MacLennan - Jonty Roubos - Sanni Issa - Blake Weston - Paul Ifill (Registered) - Jordan Spain - Joel Petersen - Sam Petersen + various more out of towners
Coastal Spirit: - Seth Simpson - Michael Geologo
Ferrymead Bays: - Jamie Le Comte - Erik Panzer - Michael White
Nomads United: - Henry Finnis - Kenny Willox
Selwyn United: - Aidan Barbour-Ryan - Luke Jerkovic
I am sure to be missing a few, but it does feel like there is less transfers this year (barring Christchurch United's overhaul)?
So sounds like some Canty football folk, no doubt who are not big fans of ChCh Utd, have concluded via some rumours/Chinese whispers that Meyn has had his assets frozen by NZ Govt?? Maybe same sort of folks, who would struggle to find Ukraine on a map. Then wonder why Meyn can't be bothered giving his views on the complicated Ukraine/Russia situation - something 99% of Kiwis won't fully understand - given many folks ain't big on actual fact checking.
Maybe ChCh Utd players & staff are not getting paid, but as mentioned above by Steptoe, that's highly likely more related to Meyn having problems with SWIFT system effectively suspended for Russian banks. A very different thing.
And what is the procedure for NZ Govt freezing someone's assets in NZ? Does anyone know? Is it made public? What NZ agency does the investigating? SFO? How do you decide which rich Russians are friends of Putin, and who ain't? Good luck with that.
Doesn't seem like he's had his assets frozen, so why Meyn?
I'll bite, this is what the forum is for right?
I'm not a fan of Chch Utd, but I'm certainly able to locate the Ukraine, and am happy to say what a sh!tshow it is over there right now. You (and Slava) can run others down and say 99% of us don't understand it, but it's pretty obvious one country has invaded another and is actively killing thousands of people and destroying their property. How anyone can say that's ok (or say "you won't understand") is beyond me. And yes I know the same thing has happened (or is happening) in Afghanistan/Iraq/Palestine etc but that doesn't make what is happening in Ukraine any better. But that's not why I don't like Chch Utd.
Sure it's great he has set up a wicked resource at Yaldhurst, but don't forget it's $2500 per season for a early teen to play in their academy. Multiply that by a whole team, and a whole bunch of teams that's a good nudge. This ain't a local football club. Some might say that's all fine and dandy, and that's all good too.
For the last few years, Chch Utd have simply bought their first team and coach from elsewhere. The biggest coup was a few years back poaching almost all of Ferrymead Bays, including the coach. They didn't work out too well for them, I don't think anyone is still there.
This year they have bought a massive coach, a rival's head coach as his assistant, a few players from other clubs and a number of players from out of town. Doesn't really link that well with their academy programme does it? I've also heard their game DAY cost for the squad is (was) $8000. They also pinched Mainland's operations manager as their general manager but that didn't last long either.
So for all these reasons, I'm more than happy that this could all fall flat on its face because of the disgraceful actions the parent country, and the sh!thouse goings on at the club. What's Russian for Karma?
Disclaimer: also aware they could come out and thump my club this weekend, if that happens, a "take that" type comment on Monday doesn't count. :-) Happy to discuss, that's what makes this thread great!
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So sounds like some Canty football folk, no doubt who are not big fans of ChCh Utd, have concluded via some rumours/Chinese whispers that Meyn has had his assets frozen by NZ Govt?? Maybe same sort of folks, who would struggle to find Ukraine on a map. Then wonder why Meyn can't be bothered giving his views on the complicated Ukraine/Russia situation - something 99% of Kiwis won't fully understand - given many folks ain't big on actual fact checking.
Maybe ChCh Utd players & staff are not getting paid, but as mentioned above by Steptoe, that's highly likely more related to Meyn having problems with SWIFT system effectively suspended for Russian banks. A very different thing.
And what is the procedure for NZ Govt freezing someone's assets in NZ? Does anyone know? Is it made public? What NZ agency does the investigating? SFO? How do you decide which rich Russians are friends of Putin, and who ain't? Good luck with that.
Doesn't seem like he's had his assets frozen, so why Meyn?
I'll bite, this is what the forum is for right?
I'm not a fan of Chch Utd, but I'm certainly able to locate the Ukraine, and am happy to say what a sh!tshow it is over there right now. You (and Slava) can run others down and say 99% of us don't understand it, but it's pretty obvious one country has invaded another and is actively killing thousands of people and destroying their property. How anyone can say that's ok (or say "you won't understand") is beyond me. And yes I know the same thing has happened (or is happening) in Afghanistan/Iraq/Palestine etc but that doesn't make what is happening in Ukraine any better. But that's not why I don't like Chch Utd.
Sure it's great he has set up a wicked resource at Yaldhurst, but don't forget it's $2500 per season for a early teen to play in their academy. Multiply that by a whole team, and a whole bunch of teams that's a good nudge. This ain't a local football club. Some might say that's all fine and dandy, and that's all good too.
For the last few years, Chch Utd have simply bought their first team and coach from elsewhere. The biggest coup was a few years back poaching almost all of Ferrymead Bays, including the coach. They didn't work out too well for them, I don't think anyone is still there.
This year they have bought a massive coach, a rival's head coach as his assistant, a few players from other clubs and a number of players from out of town. Doesn't really link that well with their academy programme does it? I've also heard their game DAY cost for the squad is (was) $8000. They also pinched Mainland's operations manager as their general manager but that didn't last long either.
So for all these reasons, I'm more than happy that this could all fall flat on its face because of the disgraceful actions the parent country, and the sh!thouse goings on at the club. What's Russian for Karma?
Disclaimer: also aware they could come out and thump my club this weekend, if that happens, a "take that" type comment on Monday doesn't count. :-) Happy to discuss, that's what makes this thread great!
Will the league post squads like they did last year?
Notable transfers I have, mainly internally within Canterbury, are:
Cashmere Technical: - Sam Richards - Lachie McIsaac
Christchurch United: - Daniel MacLennan - Jonty Roubos - Sanni Issa - Blake Weston - Paul Ifill (Registered) - Jordan Spain - Joel Petersen - Sam Petersen + various more out of towners
Coastal Spirit: - Seth Simpson - Michael Geologo
Ferrymead Bays: - Jamie Le Comte - Erik Panzer - Michael White
Nomads United: - Henry Finnis - Kenny Willox
Selwyn United: - Aidan Barbour-Ryan - Luke Jerkovic
I am sure to be missing a few, but it does feel like there is less transfers this year (barring Christchurch United's overhaul)?
Yeah it's been disappointing how much of a lack of promotion there's been. I was expecting it to begin this week but it just hasn't.
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
Hey Vim I'll bite to this one. I'm assuming that's what people are after. I would have replied quicker, but it took me a while to go through and count the number of people we currently have out with COVID. On Tuesday it was 12 players + 3 coaches (including me). Last night we had 8 players and 2 coaches out, so getting better. As of 1pm today, we have 6 players out of our 16 player squad with COVID. I think 1 of the coaches is still out too. New Zealand football were all OK with it too. All going to plan we should see you next weekend. I don't think we have too many players left to get it.
Watched the united vs coastal game yesterday. Coastal will be disappointed to leave with nothing. They battled hard and deserved a draw. United looked like a team not settled and possibly playing for themselves. Disappointing as a supporter. Will be interesting to see how united go in next couple of weeks. As for the group of coastal supporters (namely a couple that have followed for a few seasons now) not cool, actually a disgrace.
Finally, have to agree with feverish, uniforms were to close. Coastal should have worn their black kit
Round 2 games -all on Saturday: Midday ChCh United vs. Dunedin City Royals 12:30pm Green Island vs. Nomads Mosgiel vs Ferrymead Bays 2pm Cashmere Technical vs. Nelson Suburbs 2:45pm Coastal Spirit vs. Selwyn
Fantastic game of football, really entertaining. Yes we are gutted not getting anything, but that's football for you.
Not sure why we wore our away (did we have to cos we were away?) kit either, way too much blue.
Great having football back, going to be an interesting season.
Yes was a great game first up, on the chances created United probably deserved to just come out on top but Coastal camp would a rightly disappointed to walk away from the game without a point after never giving up on the game.
I’m pretty sure mainland pick the kits to be worn when they send out there match confirmation. false 9
Watched the united vs coastal game yesterday. Coastal will be disappointed to leave with nothing. They battled hard and deserved a draw. United looked like a team not settled and possibly playing for themselves. Disappointing as a supporter. Will be interesting to see how united go in next couple of weeks. As for the group of coastal supporters (namely a couple that have followed for a few seasons now) not cool, actually a disgrace.
Finally, have to agree with feverish, uniforms were to close. Coastal should have worn their black kit
To assist with anyone interested in the teams for this season here are the players that were on the Team List's From Round 1, if not stated player played the whole 90 minutes - easier for me to list by games: Dunedin City Royals 13 GK Alexander BOOMER 2 Callan ROTHMETS replaced by 12 Oscar CROWE in the 86' 4 Timothy O'FARRELL 9 Oban HAWKINS 10 Braden FOWELL 14 Raven AUGUST 15 Jared GROVE - Captain 16 Ryan FLEMING replaced by Ollie PETERSEN in the 71' 18 Kaleb DE GROOT-GREEN replaced by 17 Benjamin STANLEY in the 58' 19 Connor NEIL 20 Olivier CASSIDY replaced by 7 En WATANABE in the 71' Subs Not Used 1 GK Jakob PEARSON Mosgiel 22 GK Daniel ROBINSON 2 Benjamin TAYLOR 3 C Rory FINDLAY - Captain 4 Javier LANGLEY 7 Matthew KELLY replaced by 15 Oliver SANDERS in the 76' 8 Rahan ALI 9 Cody BROOK 10 Isaac HAMILTON replaced by 14 Seb SMITH in the 76' 11 Caleb OSBORNE 12 Cameron MCPHAIL 17 Taylor DONALDSON replaced by 16 Joseph RENWICK in the 60' Subs not used 13 GK Hamish FIKKEN 5 Curtis DAY
To assist with anyone interested in the teams for this season here are the players that were on the Team List's From Round 1, if not stated player played the whole 90 minutes - easier for me to list by games:
Christchurch United 13 GK Edward ASHTON 2 Jordan SPAIN 5 Riley GROVER 7 Jonty ROUBOS replaced by 11 Sanni ISSA in the 80' 9 Daniel MACLENNAN replaced by 8 Paul IFILL in the 71' 10 Edward WILKINSON replaced by 16 Mika RABUKA in the 58' 14 Daniel MCCLAY 17 Joel PETERSON 21 Matthew BERGIN 22 Matt TODD-SMITH -Captain 27 Blake WESTON Subs not used: 1 GK Scott MORRIS 12 Joe HOOLE
Coastal Spirit 1 GK Ellis HARE-REID 3 Mark ZIMMERMAN replaced by 2 Nicholas SMITH in the 66' 4 Dominic MCGARR - Captain 5 Jake HODDER 8 Aashish RAI 9 Roque FUENTES SALINAS replaced by 18 Hemi INNES in the 58' 12 Luke PENNINGTON 15 Tristan NICOL replaced by 7 Kenshin HAYASHI in the 46' 16 Michael GEALOGO 17 Seth SIMPSON replaced by 11 Liam COTTER in the 58' 19 Treye BUTLER replaced by 14 Cameron REAN in the 81' Subs not used: None
To assist with anyone interested in the teams for this season here are the players that were on the Team List's From Round 1, if not stated player played the whole 90 minutes - easier for me to list by games: Ferrymead Bays 1 GK Coey TURIPA 2 Kosei OIKAWA replaced by 10 Ryan NICHOLSON in the 63' 4 Alex MEACLEM 6 Chris MURPHY replaced by 19 Michael WHITE in the 56' 7 Tyler MOUNTY replaced by 3 Callum SMITH in the 75' 8 James DEEHAN - Captain 9 Ryan STANLEY replaced by 5 Daniel METHERELLin the 75' 13 Louie BUSH 14 Rhys WILLIAMS 15 William PIERCE replaced by 20 Ben KIORE in the 56' 16 Erik PANZER Subs not used: None Cashmere Technical 22 GK Danny KNIGHT 3 Sam RICHARDS replaced by 80' 4 Luke TONGUE 5 Andrew STORER 6 Tom SCHWARZ - captain 7 Jacob RICHARDS replaced by 31 Yusuf VAN DAM in the 82' 8 Alex BALLARD 9 Lyle MATTHYSEN 11 Yuya TAGUCHI 14 Lachie MCISAAC replaced by 21 Declan TYNDALL in the61' 16 Fraser ANGUS Subs not Used: 13 GK Harrison ROWE 20 James BRITTAIN 35 Tom CAIRNS
To assist with anyone interested in the teams for this season here are the players that were on the Team List's From Round 1, if not stated player played the whole 90 minutes - easier for me to list by games: Nelson Suburbs 25 GK Corey WILSON 3 Hamish CADIGAN 6 Edward SILLARS replaced by 2 Joshua MOFFAT in the 81' 7 Corey LARSEN 11 Louis THOMAS replaced by 16 Jamie MCGOOKIN in the 70' 17 La Bu PAN replaced by 5 Lucas HOGG in the 81' 18 Jack CARTER replaced by 15 Scott WALLACE in the 60' 19 James MCPHIE 20 Noah PLATT replaced by 10 Van Hnin Cung CEN HIANG in the 60' 21 Jordan YONG 23 Sam AYERS - Captain Subs not used: None Green Island 1 GK Luke SCHAFFER-SWAN 5 Cameron BREWITT 7 Adam HEWSON - captain 10 Cameron ANDERSON replaced by 2 Oscar OWEN 82' 12 Caleb WILLIAMS 13 John WHELAN replaced by 4 Ollie SIMS in the 60' 14 Riley CUTHBERT replaced by 15 Morgan DAY in the 65' 16 Matthew HENRY 17 Jack KELLY 19 Harrison MCLEAN 23 Mathew MILTON Subs not used: None
To assist with anyone interested in the teams for this season here are the players that were on the Team List's From Round 1 and finally the players from the postponed game between Nomads and Selwyn: Nomads 1 Dublin BOON GK 2 Guy REEVES 3 Haroon ZEB 4 Riley CASWELL 5 Henry FINNIS 6 Spencer GABLE 9 Daniel THOMS 10 Caleb COTTOM - Captain 11 Declan HICKFORD 13 Joseph LOWE 17 Kenny WILLOX Subs 22 Tobin WILSON GK 12 Oakley MAGUIRE 15 Caleb JOHNSON 16 Josh PETERS 18 Yaquub ABDI Selwyn 26 Pieter-taco BIEREMA GK 3 Isaac TOPHAM 5 Jack ALLATT 6 Jayden BOOTH - Captain 7 Aidan BARBOUR-RYAN 8 Jamie CARRODUS 9 Joe ARNOTT 10 Daniel EDE 14 Jak STEVENSON 15 Mitchell COCKBURN 16 Luke MCKAY Subs 4 Luke JERKOVIC 11 Calum MURDOCH 12 Luke Pritchard 13 Mackenzie CAUGHEY 19 James MARTIN
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
Vim raises a wider issue here. Surely it is weak governance/management on the part of Mainland Football to allow an employee to be placed in a position where there is a perceived conflict of interest? I am absolutely not questioning Lee Padmore's integrity here, it's bad policy that permits Mainland's DoF to also hold concurrently the head coach role for a Southern League club. It just should not happen.
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
Vim raises a wider issue here. Surely it is weak governance/management on the part of Mainland Football to allow an employee to be placed in a position where there is a perceived conflict of interest? I am absolutely not questioning Lee Padmore's integrity here, it's bad policy that permits Mainland's DoF to also hold concurrently the head coach role for a Southern League club. It just should not happen.
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
So this aged well Vim...... :D
Huh? This makes the gag even better!
How can a head coach of a Premier League club be involved in anything to do with the Premier League?
Next time I'll draw stick figures or a meme to explain it a little better.
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
So this aged well Vim...... :D
Huh? This makes the gag even better!
How can a head coach of a Premier League club be involved in anything to do with the Premier League?
Next time I'll draw stick figures or a meme to explain it a little better.
Southern League is part of National League run by NZF. Not Premier League run by MF. Can’t draw nor find meme for that, so typed slowly. Not sure if that helps.
Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
So this aged well Vim...... :D
Huh? This makes the gag even better!
How can a head coach of a Premier League club be involved in anything to do with the Premier League?
Next time I'll draw stick figures or a meme to explain it a little better.
Southern League is part of National League run by NZF. Not Premier League run by MF. Can’t draw nor find meme for that, so typed slowly. Not sure if that helps.
What makes this different from when Keith Braithwaite had to stop coaching Tech because he was Canterbury United head coach? A conflict of interest I believe was the reasoning so unsure what has changed now.
Other than one overrated individual running the show and wanting to do what he wants
Two of Round 2 games not going ahead due to Covid, part of release from NZ Football below.
Southern League The fixture between Cashmere Technical and Nelson Suburbs, originally to be played at 12.45 pm on 2 April has been postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Nelson Suburbs squad. The postponement was requested by Nelson Suburbs and approved by New Zealand Football.
The fixture between Coastal Spirit and Selwyn United, originally to be played at 12.45 pm on 3 April has been postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Coastal Spirit squad. The postponement was requested by Coastal Spirit and approved by New Zealand Football.
The Northern, Central and Southern League are all a NZ Football competition, I believe some of the admin around the leagues may be done by local Federation staff.
Here is part of the Men's National League Regulation - Season 2002, full copy can be found on the NZ Football website.
The Competition 11 ORGANISATION OF THE COMPETITION
11.1 Unless otherwise determined by these Regulations, the entire control and management of the NL shall be vested in NZF. NZF shall have the power to do all other things necessary to ensure the progress of the NL through all its stages and may take appropriate action to bring about such results. All or any of the powers vested in NZF may be delegated to a nominee.
11.2 NZF will delegate the control and management of a relevant Regional League within the Regional Phase to a Controlling Federation who shall act on behalf of NZF to run the - 8 - Season 2022 Approved 15/12/2021 operational requirements of that Regional League in accordance with these Regulations and other NZF regulations as specified under clause 2.5.
11.3 NZF may appoint a Competition Manager or similar who shall be responsible for administration of the NL. All references to the exercise of a power or discretion by NZF in these Regulations shall include reference to the exercise of a power or discretion by the Competition Manager. The Competition Manager is authorised to determine the imposition and duration of the suspensions and fines pursuant to these Regulations and the NZF Disciplinary Code. The Competition Manager shall also retain the discretion to refer any matters to the relevant Judicial Body. Each Controlling Federation may also appoint a Competition Manager who shall perform such tasks as delegated to the Controlling Federation by NZF during the Regional Phase.
11.4 NZF will establish a Competitions Working Group (CWG) with a Competition Manager from each Controlling Federation and the NZF Competition Manager. The CWG will work as an advisory body to ensure alignment across the NL. For the avoidance of doubt, the CWG shall advise the respective Competition Manager, and where necessary NZF, on decisions in line with these Regulations who make the final decision under delegated responsibility.
11.5 Each Regional League included in the Regional Phase will be referred to as below, with the noted Controlling Federation: 11.5.1 Northern League, controlled by Northern Region Football; 11.5.2 Central League, controlled by Capital Football Federation; 11.5.3 Southern League, controlled by Mainland Football Federation.
11.6 Each Participant competing in the NL shall be primarily responsible for the organisation and control of each of their own Home Matches in a manner consistent with the objectives of the NL in accordance with the Regulations, and in accordance with any instructions as may from time to time be issued by NZF, in particular the Operations Manual, NZF Covid-19 Protocols, along with other circulars and documentation.
12 ENTRIES FOR THE COMPETITION
12.1 NZF shall determine the number of Participants that may compete in the NL. The decision of NZF as to the composition of the NL shall be final and binding. NZF retains the ability to increase or decrease the number of Participants at its sole discretion. VimFuego
Wait, wait. You're telling me Mainland Football has nothing to do with anything with the Southern League? Seems pretty far-fetched.
The difference is, Lee was brought in to do a job that was taken away from him with him not having any control of the situation. There is now no Dragons team any more so cannot bring players to one club on the premise of being selected for Canterbury.
He has been put down to a part time contract which has been communicated to clubs because of CU being no more.
If you look through the history of YF over the time he has been here (almost 10 years now as I joined around the same time) and the abuse he has had, considering the value he has added to the city on a football point of view, it’s crazy.
Ask the players and staff that have worked with/under him and see what they say, that is the only truth. I'm just one of those people who have worked with him, so don't just take my word for it. In a world of whoever shouts the loudest is telling the truth, what you get from Lee is the same message all the time. It goes a long wayRowdy Rich Russian Ram
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Lee Padmore (Head Coach of Selwyn): "Hey Mainland Football, we gotta few players out with Covid and injuries, any chance we can get this game postponed?"
Lee Padmore (Director of Football at Mainland Football): "No worries mate, consider it done."
So this aged well Vim...... :D
Huh? This makes the gag even better!
How can a head coach of a Premier League club be involved in anything to do with the Premier League?
Next time I'll draw stick figures or a meme to explain it a little better.
Southern League is part of National League run by NZF. Not Premier League run by MF. Can’t draw nor find meme for that, so typed slowly. Not sure if that helps.
What makes this different from when Keith Braithwaite had to stop coaching Tech because he was Canterbury United head coach? A conflict of interest I believe was the reasoning so unsure what has changed now.
Other than one overrated individual running the show and wanting to do what he wants
