Hi there to fellow football fanatics.
What club is the best to sign on with for the MPL 2010 season?
I take it training has started?
What club is the best to sign on with for the MPL 2010 season?
I take it training has started?
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Woolston-Tech. Won it last year, and have a very good coach in Keith Braithwaite.
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Hey guys
Whats the state of the lower leagues in CHCH? is it as big as in wgtn?
Reason im asking is a mate of mine jsut moved there and wants to play- he ppayed for Wgtn Utd Salmon in Capital Div 9 last year (middle of the social grades)
Very good player, one of our best, a typical english terrier, scrapping for the ball and winning it all day long. he could have played much higher than div 9. and he even ahs a classic footballing name.
He would fit into a reasonably skilled social team;
any takers; here are his details:
Hi Guys. I'm Terry, very new to ch ch, looking for a team to train intially and possibly play with. I am a central midfielder but really can play anywhere outfield. I'm keen to start training/have a kick about asap. Thanks terryhenry1@hotmail.com or 0210779828
Salmon swim upstream
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Football in Chch outside of the Mainland and Reserve leagues is a joke
The qualifying league (now called div 1 I think, they change the name of it every year), has about 4 good teams, 2 average teams and 2 bunny teams.
Besides the top mainland teams, the only other first teams worth mentioning are the Coastal Spirit, Avon and to a lesser degree Cashmere.
Below that Divs 2-whatever and presidents leagues are a total mixed bag, the divs don't really mean anything much, and there is no compulsory relegation/promotion
At least this was the case 2 years ago, and from my vague followings of down south
The qualifying league (now called div 1 I think, they change the name of it every year), has about 4 good teams, 2 average teams and 2 bunny teams.
Besides the top mainland teams, the only other first teams worth mentioning are the Coastal Spirit, Avon and to a lesser degree Cashmere.
Below that Divs 2-whatever and presidents leagues are a total mixed bag, the divs don't really mean anything much, and there is no compulsory relegation/promotion
At least this was the case 2 years ago, and from my vague followings of down south
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So what would be a good club for Terry to approach? Coastal Spirit?
is there a sunday/pub league?
Salmon swim upstream
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Depending on where he is living yup it wouldn't be a bad place - they have a good setup
There is a sunday league too, Coastal Spirit dominate that, so they would be the club to talk to about playing in that
http://coastalspirit.co.nz/ - FYI
There is a sunday league too, Coastal Spirit dominate that, so they would be the club to talk to about playing in that
http://coastalspirit.co.nz/ - FYI
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Great, thanks i have seen a guy from Coastal spirit on here
maybe he could post with a contact for a social team.
Salmon swim upstream
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Great, thanks i have seen a guy from Coastal spirit on here
Ronaldoknow- thats the coastal spirit guy
maybe he could post with a contact for a social team.
maybe you could tell usa bit about the social aspect of the club?
Salmon swim upstream
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coastal is a decent club, their website might help...
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Coastal is surely the best club in the land. Heaps of womens, mens, juniors and sundays. 1st mens almost got promoted to the Prem League but were cruelly denied by an extra time goal in a playoff promo/rele game. Sunday Mens have won the Div 1 for the past 4 years or so. Prem Womens are one of the top 2 clubs. Juniors have great support for coaches and players with extra trainings and a select few teams are off to Kanga Cup in OZ in July. We got it all!
PM me if you want to find out some more.
I let my guitar speak for me
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Thanks guys
I told Terry to get in touch with the club directly
Salmon swim upstream
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Coastal is surely the best club in the land. Heaps of womens, mens, juniors and sundays. 1st mens almost got promoted to the Prem League but were cruelly denied by an extra time goal in a playoff promo/rele game. Sunday Mens have won the Div 1 for the past 4 years or so. Prem Womens are one of the top 2 clubs. Juniors have great support for coaches and players with extra trainings and a select few teams are off to Kanga Cup in OZ in July. We got it all!
PM me if you want to find out some more.
Thanks Vim, saves me slagging off Woolston Tech 
. Looks like 8 - 9 Men's Saturday teams, 5 Women's (2 Saturday, 3 Sunday) and 3 Men's Sunday sides this year. Junior registrations underway yesterday with a massive response.
. Looks like 8 - 9 Men's Saturday teams, 5 Women's (2 Saturday, 3 Sunday) and 3 Men's Sunday sides this year. Junior registrations underway yesterday with a massive response.You forgot to mention coastal idol! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_4-JpDtRms
What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?
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Better still Brayds and Leithal murder the killers ....
What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?
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Coastal is surely the best club in the land. Heaps of women
nuff said
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Following on from this...I've just moved down to Canty for Uni and wondering what's best in terms of club football at a higher level? Signed on for Uni atm, but after looking at results not keen for 5-0 whippings every weekend! What's best in terms of competitive clubs but still getting game time and being close-ish to Ilam, as access is limited by bus to trainings.
Cheers
Cheers
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Avon United and Burnside both good for Ilam
Flag Uni, have gone down hill last couple of years which sucks, as I was with them for 5 odd years and we were always right in the mix
Flag Uni, have gone down hill last couple of years which sucks, as I was with them for 5 odd years and we were always right in the mix
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Yea either Burnside or Avon are good clubs. Burnside play in the Premier League (3rd last season). Head coach Don Saxon is a good guy and treats his players well. Same at Avon (who like Coastal Spirit play one grade down in Division 1) with Mike Poole. Have had quite a bit to do with both over the years and both top blokes.
Shame that Uni have dropped off, used to turn out consistently good sides for a while but struggled in recent years.
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Cheers guys, what are thoughts on the Mainland Player Development League? Any good?
I'll have to see which of Avon or Burnside is easiest to get too, being without a car and all.
I'll have to see which of Avon or Burnside is easiest to get too, being without a car and all.
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The PDL (old reserve league if i remember correctly) - is a good league. Probably more even then Division 1, which has some stunning teams and some mud teams in it
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Cheers guys, what are thoughts on the Mainland Player Development League? Any good?
I'll have to see which of Avon or Burnside is easiest to get too, being without a car and all.
I'll have to see which of Avon or Burnside is easiest to get too, being without a car and all.
PDL is U23 this year with 5 over age players per team, so quality might be a bit variable, but still good standard overall I would think.
If you need a lift try Burnside, Don Saxon lives in Southshore and would pick you up on the way through to Burnside Park if you're half decent. Need new players looking at the 2-0 loss to Halswell last night in the Rangers pre-season tournament 
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Awfully good of you to offer lifts to practice by someone else while bagging his team!
I let my guitar speak for me
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Well they did get tipped up 2-0 by Halswell on Tuesday night in the pre season tournament!
Other results Nomads 3-1 over Ferrymead Bays, and tonight ChCh Untied (with one Stu Kelly ) beat Western while we came from 2-1 down at half time to draw with Tech 2-2 (who had that other Otagoite Ryan Faichnie playing).
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Huh? No Canty Utd players playing but Otago do? Perhaps it's cos we've got some playoffs to look forward to.
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Huh? No Canty Utd players playing but Otago do? Perhaps it's cos we've got some playoffs to look forward to.
You best be beating wellington or auckland before you starting thinking about playoffs vimmy
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Well they did get tipped up 2-0 by Halswell on Tuesday night in the pre season tournament!
Other results Nomads 3-1 over Ferrymead Bays, and tonight ChCh Untied (with one Stu Kelly�) beat Western while we came from 2-1 down at half time to draw with Tech 2-2 (who had that other Otagoite Ryan Faichnie playing).
Other results Nomads 3-1 over Ferrymead Bays, and tonight ChCh Untied (with one Stu Kelly�) beat Western while we came from 2-1 down at half time to draw with Tech 2-2 (who had that other Otagoite Ryan Faichnie playing).
Results update.
Group A has Nomads with two wins and into semis. Not sure if the second game last Thursday was played but the early game had Ferrymead Bays bagging 5 past Coastal. Western beat ChCh U 1-0 they and Halswell are on 4 pionts each both have games on Tuesday night.
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Not Mainland Premier League news but Masters news.
Wynton Rufer to play at Halswell Domain in a masters game on Sunday 16th May Ko is 3pm.
Wynton Rufer to play at Halswell Domain in a masters game on Sunday 16th May Ko is 3pm.
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