Capital 5 - 2009

 

Hey disdain? (I realise I'm late to this discussion, but Phil only brought it to my attention a few days ago.) Disdain? Is that because you were normally generous in giving us 6 points a season*?  *apart from 2006, when we split the games after you (very deservedly) beat us in the first match.

 

Can you imagine if we'd stayed in Cap 5 this year? There would have been three IBU teams in the division. The rest of the league would have been sick of playing Island Bay!

 

By the way, that Tawa team who came up from Cap 6 in 2005 and won Cap 5 in 2006? Won Cap 4 this year, without being beat. The Marist team that came up from Cap 6 in 2005 and Cap 5 in 2006 struggled for much of the year. We finished 4th. We were looking good for promotion at the half way and then went in to a slump. Overall, I don't think Capital 4 is much stronger than Capital 5 - all pretty even.

I see wanui, upper hutt, north wellington, and the slapperZ in cap 5 next season so plenty more travel (and chopping) on the cards. No more Island bay teams!

 

Great season! the mighty Rangers will be back next year.  

 

 

 

Bit of a laugh seeing another Island Bay Team in Cap 4; dunno if we can handle much more of you lot! Hope your back comes right for next season, too.

 

Peace, bro.

 

Tell you what jmsimons777 - I can barely move today - your red-headed striker who came on in the second half nailed me!

 

Wainui might not come in to 5. I expect they'll either drop out or drop down further. They were truly awful for the second half of the season. We beat them 15-0 and that flattered them - and scoring is always our problem. They resorted to fielding kids to make-up the numbers by the end of the season. Their keeper was a nutter. Whenever he came out to close down a forward, he would roar at the top of his voice (unsportsmanlike conduct surely?). Then he would lay splayed out face-down in the mud and delay the game for about 2 minutes... every time. The ref didn't seem to mind any of this behaviour. With the game "delicately" poised at about 12-0 around the 80th minute, he decided he would switch positions and came out in defence. He continued to roar whenever chasing down a player and continued to lay prone in the mud at every opportunity. With about 5 minutes to go, he sprinted 30 yards to one of our players yelled something and jumped on him, held him down and spat all over him. Everyone - us, them, the ref, sideline spectators - just froze in surprise before the melee to pull him off. The ref obviously sent him off and the remaining minutes were played out with everyone just wanting to stop as the game felt ruined. After the match when I was driving out of the park, I heard him boasting to his friends that he'd told them he'd get sent off again before he retired. Wainui finished their season with no wins and having conceded 106 goals.... I'd be surprised if they only go down one division.

 

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