George Stanger (Kilmarnock | Scotland)

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about 2 months ago
Stanger a full game plus yellow in a 3-0 loss.
Jack Iredale a full game for Hibs. Martin Boyle off the pine for them.
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about 1 month ago
Full game and a yellow for George in a 2-2 draw.
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27 days ago
Stanger full game plus yellow in a 1-0 loss.
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20 days ago
Stanger a full game in a 3-0 win.
Killies up to 10th & out of the relegation spots.
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13 days ago
Stanger a full game in a 3-0 win. 
Killies should now be safe from the relegation playoff spot. They go 4 pts clear of St Mirren with 2 matches left.
Kilmarnock have definitely been better, latter half of the season once Stanger came back into the starting lineup.

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Endorsed by
Wibblebutt
13 days ago
Highlights
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10 days ago · edited 10 days ago · History
Full game Stanger in a 3-1 win
Kilmarnock will be in the SPL next season.
Highlights
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10 days ago
Niche Cache.

Kilmarnock with George Stanger on the pitch:
1,625 mins | 25 GF – 25 GA | 0 GD

Kilmarnock without George Stanger on the pitch:  
1,705 mins | 18 GF – 41 GA | -23 GD

George Stanger, pre-Dundee: “Yeah, no, it would obviously be a nice dream to be [in the NZ World Cup squad], but I think I've always said this answer anytime anyone's asked me: I am fully focused on on tomorrow. I've said it 100 times probably to you guys, I think, but playing well for Kilmarnock gives me the best opportunity for that and we've got a big job to do tomorrow night. We're not thinking about anything else, any results elsewhere. We're fully focused on on what we can control, which is we know if we go and win the game tomorrow night, that's us secured our safety. [The World Cup] would be amazing experience for me and to be part of that would be something really special, but I'll just need to kind of wait and see what happens over the next week or so.”

There was some chat mid-season about whether he might be sent out on loan and now here we are with Stanger finishing the year as a first eleven centre-back. It’ll be too late for him to crack that All Whites squad for the World Cup but he’ll get that international debut sooner rather than later. It’s his bad luck that he’s a specialist in a position where New Zealand has a lot of depth but at 25yo he’s still building towards his career peak and following a full season back in the Scottish Premiership, chock-full of learning experiences, he’s probably one of our most underrated professionals right now.
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10 days ago
Amazing to think a starting CB inthe SPL isnt good enough to make a NZ team when you look at some of our past squads.
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10 days ago · edited 10 days ago · History
MetalLegNZ wrote:
Amazing to think a starting CB inthe SPL isnt good enough to make a NZ team when you look at some of our past squads.

I mean, nepotism aside it probably is good enough when you consider Smith has a spot on the plane.

Valley FC til I die?

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9 days ago
Nelfoos wrote:
 MetalLegNZ wrote:
Amazing to think a starting CB inthe SPL isnt good enough to make a NZ team when you look at some of our past squads.

I mean, nepotism aside it probably is good enough when you consider Smith has a spot on the plane.
If he doesn’t make it, it seems likely they’ll take one or both of Nando and Smith ahead of him, which seems quite perverse. 


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Nelfoos
9 days ago
martinb wrote:
 Nelfoos wrote:
 MetalLegNZ wrote:
Amazing to think a starting CB inthe SPL isnt good enough to make a NZ team when you look at some of our past squads.
 
I mean, nepotism aside it probably is good enough when you consider Smith has a spot on the plane.
If he doesn’t make it, it seems likely they’ll take one or both of Nando and Smith ahead of him, which seems quite perverse. 
I can live with Nando, but Smith ahead of any of Stanger, Hughes and Tuiloma would be an embarrassment for NZ Football.

Valley FC til I die?

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9 days ago
Nelfoos wrote:
 martinb wrote:
 Nelfoos wrote:
 MetalLegNZ wrote:
Amazing to think a starting CB inthe SPL isnt good enough to make a NZ team when you look at some of our past squads.
 
I mean, nepotism aside it probably is good enough when you consider Smith has a spot on the plane.
If he doesn’t make it, it seems likely they’ll take one or both of Nando and Smith ahead of him, which seems quite perverse. 
I can live with Nando, but Smith ahead of any of Stanger, Hughes and Tuiloma would be an embarrassment for NZ Football.
I'd accept Smith over Tuiloma but not the other two.
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6 days ago
Stanger starts
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6 days ago
60 minutes in a thumping 4-1 to close out a great last two months of the season.

He's surely the best Kiwi player currently active to not yet play for the senior mens team, right? Hopefully will receive a deserved call up later in the year once Smith has retired after the world cup.
Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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coochiee
5 days ago
Yes Killies finish 10th & a comfortable 6 pts clear of St Mirren (11th) who are into the releagtion playoffs verus Patrick Thistle.

Aberdeen (9th) only edge Kilmarnock on GD.

Killies turn around in form starting around the time Stanger returned to the starting lineup.
He played 20 games this SPL season, and scored twice.

Is going to be a very useful backup to Surman & Bindon, 2030 WC cycle.
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5 days ago
coochiee wrote:
Yes Killies finish 10th & a comfortable 6 pts clear of St Mirren (11th) who are into the releagtion playoffs verus Patrick Thistle.

Aberdeen (9th) only edge Kilmarnock on GD.

Killies turn around in form starting around the time Stanger returned to the starting lineup.
He played 20 games this SPL season, and scored twice.

Is going to be a very useful backup to Surman & Bindon, 2030 WC cycle.
He could also get his nose in front. Good to see him earn the rewards after dropping down leagues to get game time etc. Paid his dues.
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