Team Wellington OCL funding appeal

A message from Team Wellington about the upcoming Oceania Champions League campaign:

Wonder if there are enough people on here who might chip in to raise $2,200.

Galbraith? Angell?

Anyway, I'll chip in $100. Others keen?

I'll do $50.

I'll do $100 through YF

time for them to merge with Olympic?

Why the Fook aren't NZF or the Oceania Confederation paying for this? 

How do other teams across the region travel when NZL team (league champion) has such problems? Really sad.

Because they want to invest the 40% of ACFC prize money they receive every year wisely.

I'll happy to give $50. Happy somone else travel for me.

I can put in a 50 or 100. Is it possible to setup a givealittle page or is it against some kind rule?

please note the following before you read my comment:

- i do not know if or what TW players and officials are paid

- i do not have an opinion on this myself, i am just raising a point

but...

does anyone think this is icky ground? i.e. supporters paying when players get paid

def a strange one. Also they are going regardless of what coin gets thrown in the cap. 

It has also just been clarified by TW that OFC do actually pay towards their travel

So is the money that they're begging for simply to pay the players wages for the overseas trip?

Go to a travel agent and price the trip - you will find any OFC contribution does not come close to covering the cost.

But lets not let facts get in the way of a YF forum. :-)  

you gonna tell us what the OFC contribution is

It's Peter Chote who's saying the OFC covers the airfares, not the YF forum.

these are fair questions

Good on Peter, Air fares is part of the cost.  Accomodation - Food, most of which I beleive they purchase and taken from NZ to cut illness.  

For those who think otherwise I have no involvement with TW other than the BBQ and the extra sometimes supplied off the BBQ . 

But if your not interested in helping try not to sway people who may wish to help out a local team!  ?

Blew you are all over the show fella

Fudge I wish I was rich.  I'll probably make a small contribution, but more if I won lotto.

At the same time however, it appears to me there could be better transparency with this. As initially it would appear Joe Public was misled (unintentionally it would seem) to believe the full travel costs needed to be raised.

Also, contrary to what you say, you don't appear to be providing any actual facts.

But I may well be in the minority in terms of caring,  so perhaps I should just jog on.

Big Kevin Fallon and his Manukau City boys have taken over from Calcott at Pukeura F.C from the Cook Islands...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/89757085/kevin-fallon-now-stands-in-team-wellingtons-way-after-puaikura-part-ways-with-matt-calcott

They will get slaughtered more than perhaps they might have done.

Intrigued how the Cook Islands team can appear to transfer in 4-5 players a few days before the games ?

OFC

Think last year Thier were 13 ineligible players by the rules allowed to play. 

The fee to contest this was over $500 per player, hence no protests

Game will be live streamed on facebook here  https://www.facebook.com/nctv.nc/

KO 7pm

Wow - nice finish by Hailemariam

4 goals for team welly. Great win to start the campaign.

John Kirwan must have a bit of money, wonder if he has donated some to Team Welly crowd fund?

Team Wellington beat Hienghene Sport 3-1, so need a draw with Ba on Saturday to qualify from group - if Ba win they qualify

Hienghene Sport's goal was stunning overhead kick

Big Kev's not impressed with Team Wellington

"... after a few laconic words with a Team Wellington official we boarded the bus." lol