enjoying this game. the standard is pretty good
2019 ISPS Handa Chatham Cup
wow, what a finish that was!
I didnt know this but you can catch the replay online for those with Bein Sports Connect, I believe Sky Sport subscribers can also have access to Bein Sports Connect
Good game with an incredible finish. Conditions pretty bad for last 10-15 minutes which saw a few players lose their footing. Not sure about crowd - maybe 1500 ? Two good groups of supporters. A political comment - NCR probably had about 100 supporters travel with the, When HBU were in the final of the Premiership they had about 10 . Say no more ? Was the first time I have been at NHS since they started the development for baseball - not sure if it showed on TV but basically the eastern 2/3 of the seats on the northern side have been removed to make space for a baseball diamond. The stadium is now stuffed as a major venue - some may be delighted with that but I don't like Eden Park as a football venue so I'm not sure whether it's a great idea for a team that has about a 2 month season. Lastly , it's really easy to dislike Bueno although he was a bit better behaved today.
oh yeah, there's no doubt that napier city rovers should hold the isps handy franchise for the region. i notice that roger wilkinson said as much prior to the match
didn't know about those new developments as NHS. i did see all of the works going on and guessed they might be building a new stand to make it more intimate
The sending off was crucial. Looked pretty fair.
No one cares about the mickey mouse franchise league that's why. Birko-Waitak in 2016 had 4,500 there. Say no more indeed.
Bit embarrassing for the Central League when one of their best teams gets taken to penalties by a 3rd tier Northern League side. Has the gap in quality between the two leagues ever been larger?
Lol
No one cares about the mickey mouse franchise league that's why. Birko-Waitak in 2016 had 4,500 there. Say no more indeed.
hmm aye Birko-Waitak was a good crowd but considering the game was just down the road for both clubs you'd expect that number there - had they played the final in Napier today they would have likely got the same size crowd (at least)
No one cares about the mickey mouse franchise league that's why. Birko-Waitak in 2016 had 4,500 there. Say no more indeed.
hmm aye Birko-Waitak was a good crowd but considering the game was just down the road for both clubs you'd expect that number there - had they played the final in Napier today they would have likely got the same size crowd (at least)
Having said that if Birko had to play a final in Napier it would have been packed out with red and white as well.
My imaginary crowd is better than your imaginary crowd... so many idiots.
No one cares about the mickey mouse franchise league that's why. Birko-Waitak in 2016 had 4,500 there. Say no more indeed.
hmm aye Birko-Waitak was a good crowd but considering the game was just down the road for both clubs you'd expect that number there - had they played the final in Napier today they would have likely got the same size crowd (at least)
entertaining highlights on youtube
entertaining highlights on youtube
Thought the same, even the bit at 3nd where rovers supports consuming vodka... a law abidine policeman as well! Hilarious
Have to question use of what of limited funds NZF have to use this stadium when cheaper options even within Auckland could be used. Also the advertising for the womans league TV ads is that really good spending? I under building profile etc but buy some kids some balls in some balls or something.
entertaining highlights on youtube
Thought the same, even the bit at 3nd where rovers supports consuming vodka... a law abidine policeman as well! Hilarious
Have to question use of what of limited funds NZF have to use this stadium when cheaper options even within Auckland could be used. Also the advertising for the womans league TV ads is that really good spending? I under building profile etc but buy some kids some balls in some balls or something.
NZF are quite flush apparently.
entertaining highlights on youtube
Thought the same, even the bit at 3nd where rovers supports consuming vodka... a law abidine policeman as well! Hilarious
Have to question use of what of limited funds NZF have to use this stadium when cheaper options even within Auckland could be used. Also the advertising for the womans league TV ads is that really good spending? I under building profile etc but buy some kids some balls in some balls or something.
Am I the only one that thought the quality of the game wasn't that good? Napier were woeful in the first half and couldn't stop giving the ball away, they only really got back in the game when Melville had their player sent off.
Best player appeared to be the no 11 for Melville - Craig Pritchard maybe? He caused Napier all sorts of problems with his movement and getting in between the lines.
I thought it was good, but there were players well below the standard on the pitch.
unforgivably in terms of $$ spent, 3 of those were napier imports!
Am I the only one that thought the quality of the game wasn't that good? Napier were woeful in the first half and couldn't stop giving the ball away, they only really got back in the game when Melville had their player sent off.
Best player appeared to be the no 11 for Melville - Craig Pritchard maybe? He caused Napier all sorts of problems with his movement and getting in between the lines.
Bit embarrassing for the Central League when one of their best teams gets taken to penalties by a 3rd tier Northern League side. Has the gap in quality between the two leagues ever been larger?
This didn’t age well
Am I the only one that thought the quality of the game wasn't that good? Napier were woeful in the first half and couldn't stop giving the ball away, they only really got back in the game when Melville had their player sent off.
Best player appeared to be the no 11 for Melville - Craig Pritchard maybe? He caused Napier all sorts of problems with his movement and getting in between the lines.
To be fair....finals are often pretty awful as teams are reluctant to attack.
Am I the only one that thought the quality of the game wasn't that good? Napier were woeful in the first half and couldn't stop giving the ball away, they only really got back in the game when Melville had their player sent off.
Best player appeared to be the no 11 for Melville - Craig Pritchard maybe? He caused Napier all sorts of problems with his movement and getting in between the lines.
To be fair....finals are often pretty awful as teams are reluctant to attack.
In that case, I think my Sunday League team thought they were playing a final every week all season!
Miss local football on TV, you can watch last years Chatham Cup.
The Chatham Cup Final 2019 was exactly 1️⃣ year ago today.
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) September 8, 2020
Because there can't be a competition this year (?) we are replaying last year's @MelvilleUnited ? @NCR_fc classic.
Watch from 7pm on our @YouTube channel at https://t.co/ETYWfsAwKX#chathamcupwatchparty pic.twitter.com/Xr61oiQ4F7
or participate in the 2020 Covid Cup being run on Twitter - by this guy:
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary
The #CovidCup2020 (run by @TheKiwiCanary on Twitter) has entered the Qtr finals
Ngaruawahia Vs Fencibles United
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080929...
Northland FC vs Franklin Utd
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080959...
Mt Albert Ponsonby vs Napier City Rovers
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080959...
Cambridge FC vs Mosgiel AFC
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131081050...
Well done Grant for a well run tournie and great banter
The first ever Chatham Cup final was played today 97 years ago.
At Athletic Park, Seacliff from Otago defeated Wellington YMCA 4-0 in the first final of the Chatham Cup, which has become New Zealand football’s longest-running and best-known national club competition.
The trophy – a fine silver replica of the English FA Cup – was presented to the New Zealand Football Association on 15 December 1922 by Captain C.B. Prickett on behalf of the crew of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Chatham, as a mark of appreciation for the hospitality they had received during the ship’s tour of duty in New Zealand waters.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/first-chatham-cup-football-final
In case anyone else is interested in the origins of the name of the Cup, the HMS Chatham was named for being built at the Chatham Dockyward in Kent. This is from Wikipedia:
The name Chatham was first recorded as Cetham in 880. The Domesday Book records the place as Ceteham.
Most books explain this name as a British root ceto (like Welsh coed), plus Old English ham, meaning a forest settlement.[1][2] The river-valley site of Chatham is, however, more consistent with cet being an Old English survival of the element catu, that was common in Roman-era names and meant 'basin' or 'valley'.[3]
The #CovidCup2020 (run by @TheKiwiCanary on Twitter) has entered the Qtr finals
Ngaruawahia Vs Fencibles United
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080929...
Northland FC vs Franklin Utd
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080959...
Mt Albert Ponsonby vs Napier City Rovers
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080959...
Cambridge FC vs Mosgiel AFC
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131081050...
Well done Grant for a well run tournie and great banter
Congrats to Mosgiel FC for winning the #CovidCup2020 in a toughly fought final against Mt Albert-Ponsonby
The #CovidCup2020 (run by @TheKiwiCanary on Twitter) has entered the Qtr finals
Ngaruawahia Vs Fencibles United
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080929...
Northland FC vs Franklin Utd
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080959...
Mt Albert Ponsonby vs Napier City Rovers
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131080959...
Cambridge FC vs Mosgiel AFC
https://twitter.com/thekiwicanary/status/131081050...
Well done Grant for a well run tournie and great banter
Congrats to Mosgiel FC for winning the #CovidCup2020 in a toughly fought final against Mt Albert-Ponsonby
Yeh it was fun. Hopefully we don't need a virtual league to replace the A League!