Waitakere United v Auckland City FC

Interesting to read Emblin's comment today that he is missing a playmaker in the midfield , like Bullock, when he should have signed a player of similar calibre to cover in event of injury or suspension.

Some of Auckland City's young players who have performed consistently over a period of time at International level (Age Group) , World Club Champs , and Domestic level must be close to full Intenational honours .

Looking forward to seeing how Waitakere fear against Team Wellington. Hopefully they can get a result in their favour.

Waitakere United

Danny Robinsn    8

 Jason Rowley     6

 Aaron Scott         7

 Tim Myers           6

Jack Pelter          5

Chris Bale           5

Allan Pearce       6

Roy Krishna        7

Michael Gwyther   6

Jake Butler          5

Dakota Lucas      4

Substitutes

Neil Emblen (in 78)   5

 Zane Sole (in 54)     5

 

Alan Pearce - did not do a thing on the weekend. Spent alot of time on the ground and good to see a referee telling him to get up frequently. rating : 4 at best.
Micheal Gywther - probably gave the ball away 95 % of the time and ran into dead ends. rating : 3
Jake Butler - ive said this before in another topic but il say it again. Im still confused to what Waitakere see in him. He is a centre midfielder who seems not to want to get on the ball, ive never seen him run a game or be influential. rating 3.

I really ant see how the above players deserve a pass mark scalp.

Think you were spot on for the ratings you gave Auckland City..Although there Spanish boy at the back was absolute quality and what a find he has been for them this season...id give him a 9

Adam Thomas the young lad? you gave him a 6? justify that. I didnt even realise he was out there..3

Also would have given Dickinson an 8 or 9...thought he was brilliant upfront on his own all day, held it up well and great platform. Silly sending off so take a mark off is fair.

Overall thought Auckland City totally dominated the game with both 11, 10 and 9 men. Would have liked to have seen Corallas come on for City. Waitakere didnt have alot on the bench, is depth an issue?

Im sure these teams will be in the final, unless Wellington suprise us.

Crowd - 6 - good turn out for a club thats out west. Of course we would all like to see more.

 

What it comes down to is that the costs of production and then buying tiime on any channel are considered prohibitive for the returns to the ASB Premiership.  Mind you this is the same competion that is now 'amateur', barely promoted, and... I'll leave it at that as I suspect there could be repercussions if I went further.

Can see where you are coming from . Gave Adam Thomas a 6 because he is young and tries to please . Has some learning to do. Did take points off for sending offs. Yes Dickinson was outstanding. Butler and Bale do not create alot but try to bully their way through games. Agree with your comments on Pearce. Appears to protest everytime he gets tackled and good to see the referee telling him to get on with it . Pich was in good condition . Only time they get a crowd there though seems to be when Auckland City come across.

Maybe NZF would be bettter off funding a highlights package with the money they received from Auckland City's winnings from The World Club Champonships in Abu Dhabi .They feel it is better to fund a Phoenix Reserve team in matches against ASB sides .The winner of those games gets $2000. Maybe this would be better spent on the highlights packages to promote the ASB league.

How can they justify prize money in these nothing games in an amateur league ?

Already heavily litigated here.

 

They aren't games in the league they are exhibition matches. 

 

Perhaps both?  Perhaps the ASB Challenge is funded by ASB and income from sources other than the World Club Champs where no NZ side attended last year?

 

I would think it's justified the same way some ASB Premiership sides justify paying ridiculous money to players for 'coaching' in an amateur competion, and an incentive for those sides to take the matches seriously.

 

There's your problem.  A competitions manager who's managing a competition out.