Mainland Premier League

Kick them out if they can't fulfill their fixtures! No excuse for it, surely they have more than 1 team!

Is there a limit of how many games you can default before you're kicked out?

Back in the day of Div 1 (and I dearly hope we ain't there next season) there was nothing better than the trip to Ash-Vegas. The Rakaia bridge, the souvalaki, the Dunsandel. Good times.

AW82 do you have goal stats for tap in Turnbull - how many western? coastal?

nice piece on Murray Ralfs in tonights Chch Star

Here you are - stats for Mainland Premier League goals from when the league started in 2002 (sadly do not have records for total games playedfor each player).

Gareth Turnbull: 78 goals scored in 58 games which includes 6 hat tricks with 1 four goal haul, scored over 10 seasons. 52 for Western and 26 for Coastal. Winner of Golden Boot Trophy twice 

Keith Grosvenor: 79 goals scored in 56  games which includes 4 hat tricks with 1 four goal haul, scored over 8 seasons. 63 for Halswell and 16 for Burnside. Winner of Golden Boot Trophy three times. Keith holds the record for the most goals scored in a league season  with 25 in the 2002.

You having a laugh?

Men's

Coastal Spirit 3 (S de Freitas G Turnbull L Bush). Halswell  2  (C Harrison F Gormack) HT 2 - 0

Nomads 2 (A Abbei D Burns) Western 1 (A Khalifa) 0 HT 1 - 1

University 3 (C Baker 2 N Molijn) Cashmere Technical 4 (C Bacon D Schwarz T Schwarz A Barton) HT 1 - 2

Suburbs play Bays tomorrow

Points Trechnical 30, Western 22, Bays and Suburbs 15, Coastal 10, Nomads 8, Halswell 7, University 5

Women's

Parklands 0 Cashmere Technical 6 (H Wong 4 M Barker 2) HT 0 - 2

University 7 (A Phillips 4 A Tiplady 2 H Pascoe) FC Twenty11 0 HT 4 - 0

Western 0 Coastal Spirit 4 (A Roberts 2 A Longo C Webster - pen) HT 0 - 2

Points:Technical 12, Coastal 9, University 6, FC 4, Parklands 2 Western 1 (FC and Western played 5, Tech and Parklands played 4 and Coastal and University played 3)

Plenty of goals in the Men's MPL today with both Halswell and  Nomads having a player sent off with Halswell having a goal disallowed which would have put then 3 - 2. Hard luck to University probably worth a point today, hard to see why they are at the bottom of the table.

Bays heading north tomorrow without Russell, Michael (White) and Paris. 

Games in the next ground: Technical vs. Suburbs, Bays vs. Coastal, Halswell vs. Nomads and Western vs. University

The Coastal Halswell game had absolutely everything yesterday. 2-0 up, only for Halswell to score 2 quick goals meant we were in major danger of losing it all.  Louie Bush scored his second stunning goal in a week by thrashing home a leftie into the top corner with a minute or so left meant we came away with a crucial 3 points. 

Gareth scoring the record-equalling goal was cool too, one more for the record and he came close hitting the bar and also even attempted an overhead.  Twas a day of dramarama indeed.  There I said it. 

You forgot the 'goal' was disallowed for Halswell that would have put them 3 - 2 up, heard it was a very tight call.

Yip that happened right down the other end. Lino had his flag up for a while but it sure was crucial. 

Looked way off side from where I was. :-)

Suburbs 2 up over Bays midway into the 1st half.

Into the second half and Suburbs still leading 2 - nil over Bays at Saxton Fields.

Suburbs increase lead to 3 - nil over Bays with around 15 to play.

FT 4 - nil to Suburbs

With the season almost at the half way stage here is table how many points each club had at the end of round 10 in 2012, 2013 and 2014. I think it was at this stage last season that Coastal and Colin Currie parted ways.

Here's hoping Xavier doesn't quit then ........

Looking at that the minimum points to survive is 7 (Nomads 2013), looking precarious for Uni. Still very tight at the bottom, great result for Nomads knocking over Western yesterday, sounds like the ref got off the pitch unmolested as well, awesome.

Yer nice one, I like your train of thought. 

If we're counting Sunday League goals forget Keith and Gareth, I got this one in the bag!

Tonights Reta Fitzpatrick Cup results Cashmere Technical 7 Selwyn 0. 

Mid Canterbury gone from Division 1 so all remaining teams safe for another year

Great call

Yer good idea, I'm down with that.  Except wait till after next weekend so we can see a Div 6 team topple the MPL and CC champs on the illustrious Clare Park!

Same time as all other Chatham Cup matches unfortunately.  2pm Queens Birthday Monday.  I'd love to be able to watch it. They should flick on the two lights they have at Clare Park and turn it into a day/nighter. 

What you going to do next Sunday Vim - 8 Jun when Coastal Spirit play Dunedn Tech in the Women's KO Cup Quarter Final at ASB Footy Park ay 1pm  

Yer shithouse. No one checked my calendar for clash of dates.

Vim don't bother with the Coastal v Nomads game on Monday go watch the real game at Clare Park. 

Nomads missing the two top goal scorers [in all comps this season] from both the weekends games.

Not a bad way to spend the red card stand down being at an NZ Futsal training camp.

Would've been good if the ref knew why he blew the whistle and didn't need to go and ask the ass refs and 4th blind man.

Don't they do video reviews on how to spot diving on Monday night refs training?

Took one for the team to help get the 3 points. 

News Flash- Chatham Cup tie between Burwood and Cashmere Technical may not be at Clare Park. Hear workers have driven trucks on pitch and have dug  hole in front of one of the goals.