Winner of the NZFC

Winner of the NZFC

We are a third of the way through the season. We pretty much know who will be the playoff teams (unless one of them has a complete meltdown). Who do you think will win the league and then who do you think will win the Grand final.

My pick: Waitakere to win the League
Auckland City to win the Final

Auckland City, Ytak and Team Wellers to be top three. Bay, Waikato and Youngheart to fight for 4th with the Southern sides going for the spoon.

Yeah it's just too obvious. Ak City to win both.

Thats entertainment brother:-p

Auckland, A Town Called Malice.

Unfortunately, this is the Modern World.

O Noes... I fear another hijack.

Away From The Numbers, I think Canty and Otago are going for a Beat Surrender.

You all have impeccable taste.

The sounds from the street will be joyous and all will be happy in the city when Auckland City take the title. The rest will be shown to be absolute beginners but the bitterest pill of all will be swallowed by Waitakere who will return to their wasteland.

oooh ill get me parka....

"Things are getting just too cosy for me...."

Seeing as the Champion comes from the play offs and the top three are almost guaranteed it will come down to new signings in the transfer window.

If there are no additions I would plumb for Waitakere to win as they have the most balanced squad so an injury or two won't affect the m as much as Auck or Wgtn.

Auckland are fast running out of strikers. Fa'rodo has gone back to Aussie, Anello has gone back to Argentina and Urlo is currently injured leaving them with just Young. He too has hd knee problems this year.

The conjecture around the place is Wellington will be graced with an influx of Phoenix players. Afterall the transfer window was moved back to fit the time frame when the Phoenix finished playing and the players will have had their 30 day stand down allowing them to regain their "amatuer" status.

So until the transfer window has closed I wouldn't make a call as it could be any of the three.

TW stacked with Phoenix players, awesome!!

Phoenix players in TW ? Won't happen. The only way would be if they were released from their contracts by the Nix and free to sign for another team. As it is Spoons and Drapes are probably going to have to go to the Melbourne Knights to get game time as they can't sign for an OFC Club (NZ Football Ruling as far as I know). Its a joke that our top U20 players can't even play in this country. I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist but if the Nix equivilent was still based in Auckland would this ruling apply? Has pressure been put on by a couple of Northern Franchise Chairman? Plus the Nix could be training again end of Feb, beginning of March if the O-League/World club play-off happens in April-May. Ollie2008-01-18 10:27:53

Auckland City, no ifs buts or maybes.

The league will finish AC, Ytak then Welly. But Welly will win the playoffs. Cole Tinkler will be awesome for them toward the end of the season and so will churchy

After the weekend - I think Waitak might actually win it all. As much as I hate to say it they just might.

Waitakere to win it.

From what I heard they changed a lot of things after the first two games. Milicich took total control of all the coaching and basically sidelined all the assistant coaches. they are playing the way he wants and he isn't letting anything go. It was either his way or the highway. Some friction has occurred but they seem to be getting things a lot right.