mraotxt2 wrote:
Any idea when the draw is?
Noah4thenix wrote:
Surely a stream would be easier? Announcing it one by one on twitter seems so tedious lmao
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wolfman wrote:
Have a lot of Cap/Central teams not bothered entering this year? That's a a significant drop in Prelim Round matches from 2025 (11).
The bitter, cynical NZ Football follower in me wonders suspects NZF's fax machine hasn't been cleared over Easter/school holidays.
Shambles wrote:wolfman wrote:I was thinking the same! How much do we think the cost of fuel has effected decisions on smaller teams to entre the Chatham Cup? Emptying your pockets trying to rent vans to drive across the lower north island to get bopped 14 zip by Wests doesn't sound as attractive this year tbh.
Have a lot of Cap/Central teams not bothered entering this year? That's a a significant drop in Prelim Round matches from 2025 (11).
The bitter, cynical NZ Football follower in me wonders suspects NZF's fax machine hasn't been cleared over Easter/school holidays.
Noah4thenix wrote:
Surely a stream would be easier? Announcing it one by one on twitter seems so tedious lmao
Noah4thenix wrote:
If that's the case then I feel like more South Island teams should've pulled out since they should have the most travel out of anyone.
Edit: Actually this does seem to be the case because there's no Dunedin or Southland teams listed. Bummer
Noah4thenix wrote:
Quick question but where are Rangers AFC on the pyramid? Their wiki says mainland premiership league but I can say with certainty that's false. Can't seem to find them anywhere
Southernix wrote:Noah4thenix wrote:Nelson Bays Premiership (Blenheim Rangers AFC). Normally one of the top teams in the comp, but won't contest promotion.
Quick question but where are Rangers AFC on the pyramid? Their wiki says mainland premiership league but I can say with certainty that's false. Can't seem to find them anywhere
I believe they're the only Marlborough side with a team outside the Marlborough league.
Southernix wrote:Noah4thenix wrote:Nelson Bays Premiership (Blenheim Rangers AFC). Normally one of the top teams in the comp, but won't contest promotion.
Quick question but where are Rangers AFC on the pyramid? Their wiki says mainland premiership league but I can say with certainty that's false. Can't seem to find them anywhere
I believe they're the only Marlborough side with a team outside the Marlborough league.
Yakcall wrote:
Looks like about the same as last year, they have to get down to 32 teams by the end of the Round 2.
2025 edition had 122 teams, while news item from NZF says there will be over 120 teams this time. However there was 28 preliminary round fixtures last year (11 Northern, 10 Central and 7 Southern) while only 17 this year (10 Northern, 4 Central and 3 Southern)
https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/164730
Noah4thenix wrote:
Ah ok so we weren't mistaken the central fed is indeed missing a lot of teams this year (14), very interesting.
andrewvoerman wrote:Noah4thenix wrote:Yes and no; there are the teams I noted playing at a level that really should be part of the Chatham Cup, but they have, on the whole, pretty consistently not entered in recent years, presumably because they see it as a waste of time and money on top of their already extensive travel, for what would be, barring a miracle run, similar matches to their leagues and to the Central Federation Cup.
Ah ok so we weren't mistaken the central fed is indeed missing a lot of teams this year (14), very interesting.
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2ndBest wrote:
Is Te Kotahitanga allowed to enter. Thought because they were a regional team, only the feeder teams could enter?
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