Central League

Mick Waitt's removal from Olympic confirmed in this morning's DomPost (if you can believe what you read)

My spies reckon it was more to do with a clash of personalities at the top than results. Si+Jamie will do a good job, and I'd imagine there'll be clubs queuing up for Mick next year, so I'm sure everyone will move on pretty quickly.

Sorry - should have posted the link

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/10200383/Waitt-sacked-by-Olympic

to me it seems that there is more to it as it is unlikely that they would be able to win from here unless Miramar fall over badly somewhere and half there squad is laid up for three weeks.

so the sacking could of waited until the end of the season as there is no threat of relegation or winning for Olympic unless there is some other unreported issues that made it better to sack him now.

Heard the same rumour and it doesn't surprise me

Will this effect the European clubs academy of which Mick is involved ? 

Rapa 2-3 PNM. big win for PNM now knocked off Olympic and Rapa in the last 2 weeks.

Upper Hutt 4-3 over Lower Hutt. Good game in the Fraser Park Mud. Corales Hat trick and sent off. Still trying to figure why! Phil Patterson also sent of with Lower Hutt player following a scuffle after Lower Hutt player threw an elbow following a tangle on the ground.

Big match for Upper Hutt next week at home v Tawa

Upper Hutt bring a few players in?

maybe Rapa should sack their coach like Olympic did as they won today….;-)

Same upper hutt squad for most of the year. It has just been about the first time most have been available through either injury or suspension

Hmm. Lower Hutt player wasn't the one who dropped the elbow. It was Patterson dropping elbow on the LH player (not sure who he is, didnt check number) while he was on the ground. Heard afterwards from a LH supporter that he also added a few choice words to the player while he was onto of him. LH player got up and retaliated by giving  Patterson a shove. Then hell broke loose. Red card for both. One for action other for retaliation I believe. Not sure what Corrales red was for. Ref had a mare of a game.No holding pulled up all which there was plenty of.

Was very heated game.

musical clubs.

Also Packer back to Stop Out. Wonder how much that cost Olympic? Most expensive player per-minute ever?

Olympic office working Sundays.

club loyalty flourishing

Cup run over.....I'm out.

The story with Van Elia is that he only left Olympic because of Mick, and after some racist comments at training by a fellow Miramar player he wanted out. 

Just what I heard though. 

I heard it's because he has an EPL belief and Cap prem talent.

You just described nearly every footballer under 21 playing regional football in NZ there Baiter...

Did he play on the weekend for Mar? Or did they train this morning?

Apparently it was last week, and whilst not being innocent himself in the argument, it seems like only he was punished for the incident. Could be misinformed though. 

He came on in the Cup game on Saturday night for 'mar so transfer was yesterday Feverish.

so the skirmish was pre Cup game - yet he played - and perhaps would have played again had they won...??

Missed Napier.      V           Lower Hutt.  Park Island.       Sunday.      

Wjy did Luis Corrales get sent off? Anyone?

Seemed the ref saw something in a challenge that no one else at the ground saw.  Foot was a bit high  certainly no intent and did not connect. Could have maybe seen a yellow out of it.  

Spoke to the Asst Ref tonight he said Lower Hutt Player jumped for a header and Corrales went straight through him with no intention of going for the ball, sounds different to what is being said here

Looked nothing like that from where I was but hey AR's know best !

what happened with the skirmish when two players got sent?

Not really sure but upshot is Patterson 2 Weeks for Violent conduct, Corales 1 week Serious Foul Play and Lower Hutt player Nathaniel 1 week serious foul play. Couple of Pics fromf Cam showing aftermath.

I haven't spoken to Phil since but unlikely he would be involved in anything unprovoked I would have thought

Rumours that someone was filming the game.

who threw the first one?

Sounds like Phil put an elbow across Nathanials chest after taking some exception to him climbing all over him for a header which saw everyone on the ground. Probably all a fair cop then.

During the incident Mr Patterson was heard to shout "for god's sake man be careful. I'm 67 year's old!"

Thats a lie... he is only 66!

But he looks 67.

Plays like he's only 52 tho.