Mainland Premier League

I'm saying nothing.

It's often mentioned how poor the mainland league is so this doesn't say much for Claphams all white status and ambitions to play professionally! Additionally I don't see how the league is going to get any stronger with one team basically resembling Canterbury United. Must have 13-15 players who have been involved with the Dragons as well as the whole backroom staff. Yes western are 4 from 4 but deep down I'm sure they know they're heading for second at best. Must get bored winning every week without much competition. 

Bullshit. Win MPL. Chatham cup run. Build a dynasty. Compete in any Nat/regional club league if it eventuates.

I never get tired of or bored with winning :) 

Thankful Nomads v Coastal is shifted. 

I've not seen Padmore work. Heard some positive things though from some families at Burnley. 

If lack of local history and club politics is an advantage how about Xavier for the top job? There has been a bit of a pathway from Coastal to Mainland...

Nil all at ASB park today and it was pretty much as you'd expect between 6th v 8th. Anyone have a different view?

Todays result: Nomads 0 Coastal 0 a game of missed chances the best in the 57 minute when Coastal hit the cross bar.

Agreed, 2 very weak teams lumping it long constantly and struggling to put 3 passes together. A Very poor quality match.

Those 2 will definately be in the bottom 2 come end of season. Nelson could get dragged into it if they dont start performing better also.

I wouldn't say both teams were lumping it long. Yes it wasn't the best quality match but there was plenty of dramarama with chances both ways. Better quality finishing would have had a crucial result for either team.

Nothing wrong at all with a club having its own vision. Happens up and down the country. Some clubs with really strong visions have great relationships with their local fed but you also find clubs with very strong views on how to do things have poor relationships with their local fed. Doesn't make one way right or wrong. And let's remember players have a choice - they get to choose who they play for, afterall.

Come on vim give it your all don't hold back

I got personally roasted last time so I have learnt to bite my tongue (in cheek).

No excuse not to play quality on the deck, on a wet artificial, especially in windy conditions. Every decent player would like a bit of zip on a decent surface.

You really asked that question? obviously going to be next CU coach so then it be same squad equalling same results as this season just gone.

Selwyn beat Parklands 6-2 today. Scrappyish game - Fuetz getting a hat trick, Dan Ede with 2.  3 wins from 3 so far. 

Christchurch United 3-1 over Waimak today. Selwyn v United next week, will give an indication as to wheather it will be Selwyn or United in the Mpl in 2015.

Today results

Cashmere Technical 3 (Tom Schwarz, Shawn O'Brien, Danny Boys - pen) Ferrymead Bays HT 2 - 0
Halswell 2 (Leon Vannoort, Aiden Barbour-Ryan) University 2 (Robbie Yule, Hamish Foy) HT 1 - 1

Western 3 (Hamish Cadigan 2, Dave Mawhinney) Nelson Suburbs 1 (Davitt Walsh) HT 3 - 0

Points : Cashmere Techand and Western 15, Halswell 7, Ferrymead Bays and University 5, Coastal 4, Suburbs 3, Nomads 2.

Mondays games:

Suburbs vs. Halswell, Bays vs Western, Coastal vs. Cashmere Technicial and University vs. Nomads

Unconfirmed; tech comfortable over bays 3-0 and uni and Halswell finished 2-2

Yer I watched that today you shoulda said hi! Feutz was top dog I deffo say Selwyn for the league don't forget possible Nelson team. What if they get last? Mind you I gotta bad feeling...

Cashmere and western have 8 point break after just 5 games. Standard of league looks to have dropped again.

Vim, that bad feeling will be being shared by a few other clubs. Tipping a rest of the season long relegation dogfight.

My dog was there today too. She doesn't like dog fights either.

You mean the white Coastal embrodied shirt at a Parklands game? Why yes she does.

Don't get some of these romours .... I'll dispel a few.

I won't be applying for can utd job , I'm not on the board of can utd resigned 5 months ago , I will be at tech next year unless I get sacked but I'll still be at the club playing masters . Ac has joined the club as an employee as we have several infrasrture projects on the go new pitch new changing facilities etc ( he is a very capable young man in that area ,utilising his uni degree)not sure if he'll play. Hopefully he'll train so our young talent that train with us can learn off him. 

Tech are a very ambitious club but we know our place and are 100% behind  the Canterbury utd concept so no hidden agenda which some people are commenting on here about

Both Cashmere Technicial and Western have the chance to establish a new record for wins at the start of a MPL if they win a sixth straight game tomorrow. Nomads in 2007, Nelson Suburbs in 2008 and again in 2010 also have won five games at the start of the season. In 2008 Suburbs went on to become the only side to go through the season unbeaten with a 17 win and 4 draw record.

Technical have joined Nelson Suburbs in 2008 as the only two sides in the history of the MPL not to concede a goal in the first five games of the season, Suburbs record was 18 goals so Technical now have the best goal tally at the start of the season. In 2008 Suburbs went on tot notch up 62 goals the best ever tally in an 8 team 21 round season unitl Technical matched it last season.

The longest sequence on not concede a goals is seven games held by Suburbs two at the end of the 2009 season with 5 at the start of the 2010, the the longest sequence during a season is 6 games set by Western in the first season of the MPL in 2002.

At the moment both Technical and Western hold a eight point lead over third placed Halswell which is the biggest points gap from the top team(s) back to third placed team after 5 rounds.

Thanks broonie but the speculation was much more fun ;)

His injury not as bad as first thought, has broken rib in the back, cheers for the thought.

Whats up with FC20 in div 1? Conceded 12 goals in last 2 games & sitting in bottom half of the table, not good when you drop from MPL

Fc20 lost a lot of players when they dropped from MPL. This year will be tough for them.

New coach as well. 

A few of their players went to University. 

Also fc20 coach in his first year with a senior team , having done PDL last year and junior teams before that.

Yeah obviously things can change quite abit when you drop down but surely they should have more depth to be more competitive when in div 1, is early days but still