Mainland Premier League

Which ones are these? Especially as we play them this weekend 

It was his hair I liked. 

Western are doomed by sacking him. He's a good guy. 

Ooh he's a slippery fella that one.

Thank you, I'm here all week.

Looks like doing to be wet / cold for tonight's English Cup 1/4 final games at 7pm:

ChCh United vs. Cashmere Technical - CFA

Universities vs. Coastal Spirit - English Park

HT in Stadium Cars Englis Cup

Coastal 4 Universities 0

Casmere Technical 1 ChCh United 0

FT Stadium Cars English Cup Quarter Finals

ChCh United 1 (TBA) Cashmere Technical 4 (Gary Ogilvie, Andy Barton, Tim Schwarz - pen, Michael White) HT 0- 1

Universities 1 (Jared Meekin) Coastal Spirit 4 (Jordan Ball 2, Harris Zeb, Sean Liddicoat) HT 0 - 4

Coastal and Technical join Ferrymead Bays and Western in the semi-final draw.

And now Shawn O'Brien heading from Coastal to Bays.

I believe Geoff Mac is staying now..

Got offered $200 a week to stay at Bays, gees at that price I might even start supporting them. 

Money thrown at Shawn O'Brien too, oh well, if you don't pay players how can you compete with that?

we don't need to bring players in. We should develop the ones we have. At least the players still at the club.

Heard the only reason Geoff was thinking of leaving was the amount of dosh being thrown at him by Coastal Vim.

Didn't he coach United's first team few years ago?

Ceretainly has been at United before as a player unsure if was involved with coaching.

Looks that way.

Not here sorry. Anyways, you welcome back someone who was looking to leave and then comes back for $200 a week. Good team player that one. 

Play on.

That plan is toast then - time for Plan B . 

I know you're into stats AW82 but to go back through 4 months of posts to find this one which only really says we wanna be better is pushing it a little don't you think? 

You might need to get some better ammunition if you're looking to fire some shots.

Getting a bit defensive tonight Vim. Your teams title shot is worse off this year, it's dead. And let's be honest, the way your lads are going. Could end up struggling for top 3.

And keep some of their younger players at the club?

No no, not defensive, just sticking up against what seems like a constant flow of pot-shots. As I said a week ago, I'm not exactly sure how we turned into the anti-christ of Christchurch football. 

And, jesus, how is our title shot dead with 7 points off the pace and have 8 games to play? We've beaten Tech once, only lost 1-0 the other time, drawn with Bays, lost 1-0 in the other, so yer, we are heaps better than last year. And we get to play these teams again in the next round too.  Yes dropping points to stupid games has hurt, but I still can't see how the angst keeps a flowing.

Surely it doesn't have anything to do with me continuing to support my team? Tall poppy syndrome perhaps? Anti-East? Can someone fill me in?

Your always going to get haters Vim, most of the chat I've heard comes down to the attitudes of some at the club, specifically players and the fact a number of players have talked about being paid, but its constantly denied by the club despite where it comes from.  Perhaps that's what others on here believe, hence taking pot-shots. Personally no issue here, i'd rather talk about a decent brand and competition which we simply do not have, and haven't since the 90s. The standard of football all round is dire

I think because we are vibrant or at least visible supporters we have to cop what we may on occasion deliver.

Turn around is fair play. 

The only jibe that annoys me is the accusation around player payments.

One would hope this would be the logical progression of such a policy. 

The folding of an entire under 19's team would not help with this.

English cup semi final been drawn yet?

No official announcement but it is on the Mainland website. Cash Tech vs Coastal and Bays vs Western. 

Looking the the Cup draw on the Mainland website shows:

Ferrymead Bays vs. Western - next Saturday 24 June

Cashmere Technical vs. Coastal - Date to be advised

From the Nelson Mail - Suburbs missing four players for Coastal clash:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/93718688/...

Malborough Football Chairman banned!

Wow. Now that's a headline.

Blast from the past: Last game at Rangers Park - Coastal Gain Promotion.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/4144318/Fai...

Last Official game.... Vim was involved in the last actual game ;)

With Shawn coming to Bays, surely that means Angus Fraser will never get a start again. All talk no bang and terrible haircut

Round 14 Results / Scorers Round 14 of 21

Cashmere Technical 1 (Michael White) FC Twenty11 0 HT 1 - 0

Coastal Spirit 1 (Tristian Nicol) Nelson Suburbs 3 (Ben Wright 2 - incl pen, Matt Tod-Smith) HT 0 - 0

Ferrymead Bays 4 (Seb Schacht, Geoff MacIntyre, Shawn O'Brien, Andreas Wilson - pen) Western 1 (Mohamed Khalifa) HT 4 - 0

Nomads 2 (Dominic McGarr, Stephen Hoyle) Universites 0 HT 1 - 0

Halswell beat Parklands 2-0

Updated Table: