Mainland Premier League (Part 1)

Div 1 is so 2010.

To keep the updates going.
Tech may need some new players from Cashmere if reports of their Dragons players resting up over some of the winter is correct JoeM, Kamo, Terris, with Pitman?
Ryan Faichnie to Coastal, not sure who else is moving around.

Should be a bit more gossip at the midweek Dragons-Phoenix A game.

The PDL or what they call it is a farce in it's present format, try telling the Mainland boffins [for want of a word] how the clubs would like the leagues reformatted and they give you the this is how we [Mainland Staff} want it so Lump It.
Who pays your wages MIke C etal?
Bring back Super Youth League.

Nomads maybe waiting for the EQC/Insurance to pay up before getting work done?

Which club you picking to win the 2011 MPL and who will be bottom?

Nelson to win it from either Coastal or Tech. Bottom between Halswell and Nomads unless these last two have an influx of new players.

Yeah PDL is a farce, how can you let 14 teams be in it with 8 in MPL & 7 in div 1 like in 2010, theres no structure to anything. Selwyn were in div 1 until 3 weeks before the season started then Mainland let them swap divs creating a bye..... not smart.

Super Youth turned out to be a farce also. When I started playing youth Halswell had a team in Super Youth and Premier Youth but the next year our Super Youth team got dumped out when it switched to an all High School competition, half of those "Super" sides we would have cleaned up.

edit - and we were the Premier Youth side..timmymadden2011-01-31 09:05:51

Result of google search: domain name 'www.fctwenty11.co.nz' has been registered by Westminster Sports - the home of Western. Looks like Westmonster may be taking on another football club. Interesting.

If that's it:
1. red's a good choice (trad football colour & not too much other red around chch)
2. shield is a recognised football emblem shape
3. the shaking hands is very 'PC' (Mainland will like that; sorry Mainland)
1st impression/ gut reaction though is YUK
Hey but these design jobs aren't always easy, eh?

Club name and emblem are both fail. Hope for their sake they play good football.

that handshake is rubbish

It makes me think of a dutch rudder.

https://byphilliprollo.blogspot.com/2011/01/young-nelson-keeper-scores-contract-in.html

Coey Turipa's departure confirmed.

FC Twenty info below has nothing to do with Western.___

February 2011 - Site Under Construction. Information will be added as soon as possible

FC Twenty 11 was formed in December 2010 following the amalgamation of Burnside AFC and Avon Utd. The club services the northwest area of Christchurch catering for players from 4 years of age.

2011 Registration Days

At Burnside Park, Avonhead Road (Cricket Club)
Monday 7 February : 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 10 February : 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturday 12 February : 10:30am - 11:30am

At Upper Riccarton Domain, Yaldhurst Road (behind tennis courts)
Wedneday 16 February : 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday 18 February : 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sunday 20 February : 10:30am - 11.30am

Nothing to do with Western maybe but Westmonster Sports is the registered address of FC 2011 website domain name. I s'pose Linfield Sports could look fo rmor biz by talking to Parklands, Burwood, Bays and tech/cashmere too?

Linfield has it's hands full with the future champions of the Premier League....

So apparently Richmond AFC has Chatham Cup aspirations this season. Not sure where all this money/talent is coming from? Maybe mr Whitley is back involved at the club - Anyone know?

Very interesting but understandable, they are a pretty good side dare I say it. I did see their star Jordan Yong playing for the Phoenix Reserves tonight against Canterbury however. Not sure what that means.

Comes from a good background in the UK, throw in the Phoenix reserves missing a lot of their players and the fact he lives in Nelson, which is close.

Was wanted by Keith Braithwaite, but was expected to move to Christchurch, find his own place to live and job etc . Which is hard for a British teen who wouldn't know anyone down there.

When he arrived in New Zealand to coach, and play, he was targeting the A-League. Probably didn't have high expectations for the quality of the league.

Eddie is still listed as CEO on westminster website. If (IF!) the website is up to date it would appear Westminster now have 2 Association Football clubs on their books. Still Christchurch Rugby gets the lions share of pokie money - same as Linwood Rugby right? Still, Linfield will no doubt be ruminating over the possibility of adding members by adding another football club. Interesting times.

Stranger things have happened indeed Stretford however I doubt your idea will happen within the foreseeable future. Who knows tho!

never say "never"

Richmond's Jordan Yong scored for the Phoenix reserves against Canterbury.

https://byphilliprollo.blogspot.com/2011/02/nelson-footballer-makes-impression-on.html

Canty Utd 2 Coastal 0 in pre-season hit out.

Early days yet but I think there is still a feeling around the club that Richmond should be there instead of Coastal.

HUGE call there MB. Coastal is one of the top run clubs in Christchurch.

Surely just a troll. If not the key line is "still a feeling around the club".

I can imagine the feeling around the Richmond club is that they should have been promoted.

So 2010!

Was it 2-0 versus Canterbury United or Christchurch United? Two very different things.

I agree. Def Canty Utd, no Clapham or Feni.

No they shouldn't. They lost. End of.

So 2010 lads. Come on, 2011 is upon us.

Feni is back in Nelson now to train with Nelson Suburbs. Will just join Canterbury Utd on game day.

Oh really. I was thinking that Feni would join Tech this year.

Will the next Feni or Clapham or Nelsen or Rojas be on show this weekend?
Manchester United Premier Cup (Nike Cup) 15th grade at Ascot Green; Saturday and Sunday; 5 x Chch clubs plus one from Nelson.

Keith Braithwaite tries to persuade every player to join tech. Would be much better for the MPL if top players were spread out. But nah the main reason he's back in Nelson is that it's school time again so he's back at Nayland College.

I'm going for Coastal (surprise surprise). Got a heaps good young team (they won the 13th grade in 2010) so will find it a challenge against the older age group but should be a great wknd of football.

That's strange, I thought I saw a Nelson team in one of the draws... I think it was someone random like Tahuna. I could be mistaken.

I got tickets to the cricket final at QE2 so will be able to migrate between winter and summer sports!

Pre-season score:

Tahunanui is now part of FC Nelson. Tahunanui is one of the strongest junior clubs in Nelson football. Canterbury youth players Coey Turipa and Billy Scott and Team Wellington youth player Joel Weichern all starred for Tahunanui back in the day.