Am I right in saying NZF turned down Scotland?
Unfortunatly money won't help NZF when its still run by clowns, it just lets them make bigger f'ups.
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"They wanted an absolute arm and a leg and flying the whole party business-class from Scotland, plus the match fee they wanted, you're talking $500,000 before you've done anything," Glading said.
"You get a rainy night here and only 10,000 people turn up, and all of a sudden we're broke again.
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Though Scottish FA Chief had this to say:
"Contrary to speculation emanating from the New Zealand Football Federation, I wish to clarify that Scotland will not be playing a friendly match against New Zealand � or any other nation, for that matter � in May.
"I am at a loss to understand Mr Glading's comments and, indeed, have asked for clarification from his federation.
"Craig Levein, the new national team manager, has already made clear his intention not to arrange a friendly international match at the end of the current domestic season as part of his strategy to ensure a positive Euro 2012 qualification campaign on all fronts.
"The Scottish FA has had no direct negotiations with the New Zealand Football Federation and, thus, has never demanded 'an arm and a leg' for a friendly match we have not scheduled in our fixture calendar."
"I am at a loss to understand Mr Glading's comments and, indeed, have asked for clarification from his federation.
"Craig Levein, the new national team manager, has already made clear his intention not to arrange a friendly international match at the end of the current domestic season as part of his strategy to ensure a positive Euro 2012 qualification campaign on all fronts.
"The Scottish FA has had no direct negotiations with the New Zealand Football Federation and, thus, has never demanded 'an arm and a leg' for a friendly match we have not scheduled in our fixture calendar."
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We need a home game, to see the boys, surly we can find someone? Werent people talking about China?
How about a long waited rematch with Kuwait, invite the same ref!
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We need a home game, to see the boys, surly we can find someone? Werent people talking about China?
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How about a long waited rematch with Kuwait, invite the same ref!
China wanted the match there I think.
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Now that we can see we don't have many opportunities then I think it'd be a good idea to get any side here as long as it isn't an islands side. Maybe get talking to China and say we'll go halves if the game is in NZ.
Don't have to be world beaters, just get someone.
Don't have to be world beaters, just get someone.
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real shame if they cant organise something. even if its not the ideal team in terms of style of football in prep for the tournament, it cant do too much damage to play somebody who doesnt quite fit the bill tactically and given we simply never get the chance to play anybody at home when there is any public interest it would be a massive lost opportunity to have nothing.
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if there is going to be a friendly, surely it makes more sense to play it is Europe or even the states. The A league will be finished so there will be no problem getting players from there away, although there will no doubt be problems getting Europe and possibly states based players away. Not much point having a game with only half of the squad there.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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Would rather watch a game with 2/3's of the usual team playing at home than most of the team playing on TV in some vile foreign land.
Only once though.
loyalgunner2010-02-15 02:25:38
Only once though.
loyalgunner2010-02-15 02:25:38
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Would rather watch a game with 2/3's of the usual team playing at home than most of the team playing on TV in some vile foreign land.
Only once though.
Only once though.
but how does that benefit the team?? This warm up game is not for the fans, but for helping the squad prepare for the WC, and that will only happen if you have the whole squad training and playing together.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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