Waikao FC. UNOFFICAL UPDATE

Waikao FC. UNOFFICAL UPDATE

The following are exerts from Bruce Hollaways match report from the weekend.  Try not to laugh or pass judgment.

Having already been booked, Wilkinson was on thin ice when he celebrated by gesticulating at some Auckland fans who had been niggling at him all afternoon.

The fourth official argued a case for a second booking for Wilkinson, but referee Nick Waldron thought better of it.

It was a bittersweet afternoon for Wilkinson, who had been with Auckland for the previous two seasons.

"Scoring that goal exorcised a lot of demons," he said. "But in the final analysis when you�ve lost the match it hardly matters."

To cap it off, Wilkinson�s girlfriend missed the goal because she was locked out by Waikato Stadium officials.

Some days it seems as if the stadium has as two security staff for every fan, and after they discovered alcohol in her handbag during a mandatory ground entry search, they used their combined muscle to thwart her entry at every gate.

Raises some intresting questions.  Do you tell you girl she shouldn't feel bad as the security was being a bit silly that day?  Or do you question her drinking and ask the tough questions like,  Am I really that boring to watch?  Does she take a hip flask to the movies?  

Also  in the match report

Strange lot the officials at Waikato Stadium.

I was sitting behind the Auckland bench not far from the dug out when this guy came down towards the tunnel past me. He was ranting and raving at this guy from Waikato about being allowed to stay.

Apparently, this guy, his wife and two kids were kicked out of the stadium for bringing in bread rolls to feed their kids. If this is true, and judging by the mans family size and his anger I'd say likely, the question has to be asked in Waikato if they are just as much a bunch of muppets off field as on. While I respect that the Stadium and the team are separate organisations, this is just absolutely pathetic. I wasn't allowed to bring in a 750ml pump bottle either which I begrudgingly threw away assuming I could buy another inside. Nothing open at all!

I could understand if they had amenities open and were selling food but depriving kids of bread rolls at a football game on a Sunday afternoon in Hamilton where slightly more than 2 men and a dog turned up is just pathetic. What is going on in Hamilton??

Not that I went there myself, but what part of the Food counter was not open? (or were you just really early?)  I saw plenty of people with food. Chips, hot dogs, burgers, beers. Stadi-Yum, more like Stadi-bloody-rip-off, but I digress, they were open. s2art2007-12-03 22:50:27

Gumboot - Quality article, most entertaining!

i hear luke findlay is on the verge of leaving..apparently has trials with Perth Glory

I have heard that David Samson wants away too.....whats happened.....should we not start asking the question of Wilkinson or am i the only stupid one????

The team is in a bit of a state from the sounds of it.

Findlay struggles at Northern League level let alone A-League so I'm going to assume thats a deliberate troll. They've got two of there better players who for one reason or another, are not playing. Funny that Bunce is forgoing the NZFC to concentrate on his real estate career yet is playing up in Fiji. Thats speaks volumes. The big lump Williams left and to be fair, spoke a better game than delivered. Doubt he'll ever be back to his U21 Welsh form if in fact it was much better than that. Talk of Dave Samson wanting to leave and the Wilkinator getting the love only from his dad (I just love it how he sl*gs his team mates off when he loses possession), surely the alarm bells must be ringing with someone down there....
Agent 472007-12-04 15:42:43

Seems to me that waikatos love affair with Wilkinson dates back to the early 1990's and the officials haven't realized that times have changed.

Oh dear, I posted a reply to this in the wrong thread. please look up the other one for a response to this. It's not easy trying to work these forums when you're off the Amish farm. Sorry.

Bruce i am the little boy who is shouting from the crowd "he is wearing nothing"

I'm posting here as a fan, the same as you, only trying to be a bit less boorish. I have my differences with Roger, but i'm big enough to acknowledge and respect when somebody has done their bit.

Got to love it ay Bruce, if you're not 'too' Melville and anti Roger and Wanderers, you are an apologist for Roger.

Oh how I miss Waikato football politics... NOT !

yeah i feel for you Bruce. I'm not a Waikato person so my opinion doesn't have a Melville or Wanderers slant. Having viewed 3 of their games, they really are an ordinary side unfortunately and while people were saying top 3, to be fair they were never going to be. That lack 2 playser in the spine of the pitch and the two they had (Bunce and Williams) bailed. Shame because there is some talent there

futbol u are a twat roger i have my differences wit but he is one of the better coaches in nz sounds like he never rated u ? who knows wat ur beef is but coah wise hes right up there

Deal with Bruce first.

This is all getting a bit nasty.  So some people like him as a coach some don't . You can't take away what he did a few years back but is is a while ago.  I'm not sure if I read it right but no National League titles? I haven't had to much to do with him at all.  But from what I can gather he would be one of NZ's leading technical coaches but really struggles with man managment (re J Gould) Maybe he would be better suited as an assistant or trainer but as we know in NZ Football there are only a coach and a manager at most clubs with a couple of other workers and with the big profile he has he may well continue to get jobs.  We know NZ football loves someone with a big reputation and will employ on that alone (Shane Rufer) . 

Okay, it depends what you mean by "produce". Does a national league coach ever "produce" players, as opposed to mould them into something to suit his purposes. Indeed, is that even his job? Is not "production" a prior charge on the junior development set-up?

Thanks Bruce.

well if aint the man who is?? the guy is a great technical coach...futbol u sound like roger may have over looked u in the past??   also wood has propered under roger and even stated that in his speech at the wanderers prizegiving he will go along way in football and some of that  has to go to roger..poor league premier northern league?? it had the top playaz in nz and chris was 2nd equal in the goalscoring dept

I would defend that with saying look at Colin Tuaa.

Under him ACFC are disciplined, happy, playing good football and training

I think he could improve Waikato although maybe not ultimately solve their problems