Mainland Premier League

I’m stunned bet365 have someone at a reserves game on a Thursday night - the only spectator not involved with the squads? 

Had one of the MPLReserves game the other week plus both WPL games at well.

Naked Yoga man is omnipresent 

He is a footballing guru: a man truly in touch with his inner dolphin 

I'm out of the loop on this one.

Our resident Bet365 guy is a yoga man, and does it while on the sideline. It's heaps funny to watch. 

That's all. 

One a serveral Bet365 guys and Bet365 guyess

Next time you're at English Park keep your eyes out for a half naked guy doing yoga on the sidelines. His classic move is known as the "celestial dolphin bridging the rainbow of human consciousness while riding a unicorn".

Not to be missed

1 - 0 FT to Nomads

MPL - Round 7

FC Twenty11 3 Universities 0

Nelson Suburbs 1 Ferrymead Bays 1

Nomads 1 Coastal Spirit 0

Selwyn 2 Cashmere Technical 4

Updated Table:

Todays scorers:

FC Twenty11 3 (Ryan Nicholson 2, Conor Clarke) Universities 0 HT 1 - 0

Nelson Suburbs 1 (Jordan Yong) Ferrymead Bays 1 (Chris Murphy) HT 1 - 1

Nomads 1 (Hamish Cotter) Coastal Spirit 0 HT 0 - 0

Selwyn 2 (Dan Ede, Declan Hickford) Cashmere Technical 4 (George King 2, Tom Schwarz - pen, Max Chretien) HT 1 - 2

nomads fantastic result looking very good. Coastal not so. Selwyn looking good for the drop now?

Don't write off Selwyn to quickly, showed enough with a couple of new signings to worry a few in the second round. Nomads result, well don't say I did not warn you. 

Seen some good football over the last couple of weeks, keep it coming.

Another round on Wednesday - ANZAC Day as follows:

1pm

Nelson Suburbs vs. FC Twenty11 - Saxton Fields

2:45pm

Cashmere Technical vs. Universities - Garrick Memorial Park

Coastal Spirit vs Selwyn - Cuthberts Green

Nomads vs. Ferrymead Bays - Tulett Park

Half way there. 21 points to play for. What do you think the 5th place cut off will be? 21 points?

Below is the table I posted on here before the season started showing the points for the previous ten seasons for 1st and then 5th to 8th at the end of round 14 along with the average for each position over the past decade, so 21 points would book you a place in the South Island League as the range for 5th position was between 14 and 20.

I believe that the way the table looks at the moment 19 points is more likely to see a team make the top five at the end of round 14. 

On current form would seem unlikely that Universities and Selwyn will make the top five, so all up for grabs with the other 6 teams.

Great game between Nomads and Coastal on Saturday, felt Nomads started to dominate once Tristan Nicol was subbed off. Great battle between Stephe Hoyle and James Hickok in goal.

Nomads v Ferrymead stands out as a close one for Anzac. Nomads a different side through April, definitely improved on their early efforts.

Nomads being helped by some woeful goalkeeping from Coastal keeper. 

Really? I thought the Coastal keeper pulled off some great saves during the game especially when he saved that volley at point blank range.

On the balance of things Nomads deserved their victory but personally I didn't see anything in the Nomads performance worth raving about, in fact both sides suffered from some woeful passing in the final third of the field. The game was there for the taking but time and again both teams squandered great chances.

Just my opinion of course.

Does anyone know the definitive answer on whether a normal yellow card and a sin bin yellow card in the same game results in a suspension (the same as 2 yellows used to)?

Have heard rumours that it does (including some from refs) but also heard that the sin bin one doesn’t.

Agree that James Hickok pulled off at least three class saves with the save from the volley and pick of them, even Hoyle could not believe that it was saved. Even the one that he spilled that lead to the goal was travelling.

Always a tough gig being a keeper, with the mistakes they make being remembered rather than the saves they make.

See you at the game

Here is the Referees temporary dismissal presentation given to clubs - so with your above scenario the player can return to the game (2nd and 6th down):

I can't make any sense of that at all. 

And I've done my $5 club based referees course...

Club based course free this year. A refresher maybe but try stay awake. 

So from what Bet365 tells me..

CashTech smoked the Students a billion goals to 1

Bays Gave Nomads a game like 6-2 (Ouch)

Coastal Beat Selwyn 3-1 - Coastal going down to 10 men, penalties saved, missed chances everywhere, and little asian man updating must have sore fingers. wow.

And United losing to Parklands again - Double wow

Yeah but it’s not official until Gav posts on here :)

Results Round 8 

MPL

Cashmere Technical 9 Universities 1 HT 6 - 0

Coastal Spirit 3 Selwyn 1 HT 2 - 1

Nelson Suburbs 4 FC Twenty11 0 HT 2 - 0

Nomads 2 Ferrymead Bays 6 HT 1 - 4

Chatham Cup

Parklands 2 ChcH United 1 - after extra time

St Albans Shirley 0 Western 5

Richmond Athletic 0 FC Nelson 2

Parklands was 2-1, 1-1 After 90 mins

Sorry my typo, will ammend posting

Todays scorers

Mainland Premier League

Cashmere Technical 9 (Max Chretien 3, Tom Schwarz 3, Andy Tuckey 2, Luke Tongue) Universities 1 (Angus McCarthy) HT 6 - 1

Coastal Spirit 3 (Dominic McGarr 2, Anthony Jones) Selwyn 1 (Dan Ede) HT 2 - 1

Nelson Suburbs 4 (Labu Pan 2, Eddie Sillars, Ben Wright) FC Twenty11 0 HT 2 - 0

Nomads 2 (Byron Heath, Nishan Biswa - pen) Ferrymead Bays 6 (Michael White, Chris Murphy, Jordan Halligan, Mark Peers, Juan Chang, own goal) HT 1 - 4 

ISPS Handi Chatham Cup

Parklands 2 (Kamil El Mohad, Jesse Robson) ChCh United (Geoff MacIntyre) aet HT 1 - 1 - United finished a player down after he received his second yellow. 

Richmond Athletic 0 FC Nelson 2 (Nick Croswell, Robbie Barlett) HT 0 - 1

St Albans Shirley 0 Western 5 (Alex Pak, Aaron McDonald, Ryan Stanley 2, Conner Brandon) HT 0 - 3

Burnham play Waimakariri in Cup on Saturday at 2:30pm at Coronation Park - Burham

Updated Table:

Round 9 Games

Saturday - 2:45pm

Coastal Spirit vs. Cashmere Technical

FC Twenty11 vs. Nomads

Ferrymead Bays vs. Selwyn

Sunday - Midday

Nelson Suburbs vs Universities

Thought Selwyn looked pretty good at times today, some nice passing play. Hope they stay up!

passing play and trying to play means jack if you can't get basics right and defend. find that out the hard way in mpl, could get away with it last year, learning very quickly in the top flight.

on a side note, watched till end of the 90 at parklands but didnt stay for extra time. very, very average game. well done parklands who again showed more ticker

Congratulations to Cashmere Technical on their 100th MPL win today, from just 134 games. They now join Nelson Suburbs, Ferrymead Bays, Nomads, Halswell and Western in the 'Ton Up Club'.

Suburbs are on the verge of becoming the first club to have 100 Home wins, their win at Saxton Field today against FC Twenty11 was their 99th.