Central League Thread

Feel your pain, was gonna go but decided not to last minute. Safe to say the Greeks aren't to fond of the artificial.

was that for the O'brien shield too?

Jake is a bit of a douche.

Olympic can't be that strong if Kareem Osman is in the squad, was a very average player in Dunedin

hahaha a bit? I've never seen such a prat in my life lol. was pretty entertaining though be interesting to see if he starts next week

Yep Jake "the muss" (he wishes), is a prat - Brendan should tell him to F**k off back to the club he came from - was it Stop Out, Wests.....somewhere in South Africa. Good move for local football if he pi**ed off and had his tanties in front of some other towns kids!

Yes that is correct if was for the shield. Does anyone know if the shield has left the Wgtn area and gone to Napier, Palmy, Wairarapa etc, cause then we better become more consistent otherwise it could be heading up to Napier on Monday

I,m pretty sure it's only for teams that come under Capital Football. Not 100% on that though.

it was with fiji united for a few years, thats where it got lost acouple of years back and they never actualy played for it. remember finding out they had it while our wharfies team went and won their 3 years on the bounce.

It's up for grabs for all clubs in the Central league. In the past Gisbourne, Manawatu and even Wainui have had it.

Is the O'Brien sheild like to Ranfurly Sheild? Team that retains it has to lose it at Home? So whos chance next?

We have Napier on Monday....don't worry Karl, we will beat them!

Looking forward to getting along to Dave Farrington Park Monday 2pm for........

There is some comical defending in 3 of those goals.

Tawa gave away a goal very similar to that today with 5 minutes to go against Napier, the pass back to the keeper wasnt strong enough and the striker just dribbled it around the keeper into the net. Made it 2-1 to Napier, but Tawa scored off a corner to level the game up with 2 minutes to go. Final score: 2-2patrick4782011-04-25 16:03:25

Petone 1 - Wairarapa United 5 (ht 1-1)

FT 1-1 at DF Park.

Tawa 2 Napier 2

Miramar Rangers 1 Olympic 1 Dominic Rowe   Jamie O'Conner           Maycenvale 3 PN Marist 2 Marvin Eakins   Isaac Duker   Joachim Rande   Dalin Wilson   Greg O'Conner               Lower Hutt City 1 Western Suburbs 2 Jarrod Smith   Jared Bloor       Naoki Hotehma           Wairarapa United 5 Petone 1 Dale Higham   Richard McLay   Martin Pereyra       Pita Rabo       Campbell Banks (2)               Tawa 2 Napier City Rovers 2 Mike Ramaekers   Stu Wilson   Jake Shugg  

Andy Pickering

 

 

 

P W D L GF GA PTs Wairarapa Utd 5 4 0 1 13 5 12 Western Suburbs 5 4 0 1 11 7 12 Miramar Rangers 5 3 2 0 9 3 11 Lower Hutt City 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 Olympic   5 2 1 2 12 11 7 Tawa   5 2 1 2 10 13 7 Maycenvale  5 2 0 3 9 12 6 Petone       5 1 1 3 7 12 4 PN Marist     5 1 0 4 7 10 3 Napier City Rovers 5 0 2 3 4 10 2

Whos this Jap fella for suburbs? Seems likes hes knocking in goals for fun

Naoki Hotehma, from what I've heard he's been playing for Osaka in japan (whether that's Gamba, Cerezo or a lower league I'm not sure) and he wasn't starting so came to New Zealand looking to play some football with the aim of getting a spot in the A-league.

Considering how many he has been putting away it doesn't seem too unreasonable

Lower Hutt V Wests

Miramar 1 Olympic 1. Was at the game, first Rangers game I've seen this year. Nice finish from Rowe after a great ball from Parkin made it 1-0 (against the run of play) before a second half equaliser from the spot from O'Connor (who was Olympic's best player IMO) after Imray was exposed 1 on 1. Not a great game. Miramar will face many hurdles if they are going to win the league as everyone says they will. They were poor in the final third (as were Olympic) and only Rowe, Johnson, Parkin Gulley and Woodside actually look match fit. They are steady at the back though. Gulley was overrun in the first 20 min but grew as the game went on. The Greeks were...well they are great entertainment aren't they? Haha so many yellows for dissent. Curtis (who'd played well) got one and then...just kept talking...and got another. Doh. Was the ref a bit of a dick; well yes...but sheesh Greeks keep your mouths shut FTW.

Miramar were RUBBISH.

Then by definition so were Olympic.

This. The game was even and a draw was a fair result. Both teams were terrible at times but it was a good battle.

It's a shame Olympic still can't control themselves when things go against them. How many players got carded?

I actually thought Olympic were a bit better on the day. They knocked the ball around a lot more, tried to create, and controlled midfield better IMO; well early on at least. Miramar just seemed happy to play on the counter in a sort of 4-5-1 with two wide midfielders (White and Johnson) and Sutherland in an AM role. But White was lazy and Sutherland looks well out of shape. So Patrick and Gulley were really struggling as what looked like holding midfielders in the first 20 until Miramar scored..on the break. So good one Calcott it worked I guess. Tell you what though by that time Olympic could have been two up; with one glaring miss a free header from a corner. After Miramar scored they relaxed and got more ball, whereas the Greeks just seemed to be slowly imploding. Miramar could have scored a few more then, but a combination of poor finishing and poor decisions especially by White kept Olympic in it. A team with a pacy strikers will trouble Miramar because neither of their centre backs are quick: Olympic fashioned the penalty and another great chance near the end that way; the latter was via the sub with pink boots - the young lad looks like he could be a good player one day if he doesn't panic in front of goal.Toffeeman662011-04-27 15:49:34

Yeah that big guy up top for Olympic could have had two headers, the young guy should have put away that one on one rather than pass straight to the centre back, Jimmy should have put one away... and these are just the obvious ones I remember.

Could easily have been 3-2 either way, surprising it ended 1-1

Also by that definition Tawa are better than Olympic.

Which they are.

Any good goalys out there wanting to play Central League, Tawa have lost there keeper for a 4-6 weeks maybe with a broken finger

get lots of work?

ps the forum chat/banter is v poor this year!what is going on?

Yeah hopefully he gets back soon, but until that I'm in goal which will be interesting

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Sorry.  I tried to keep a straight face.