Mainland Premier League (Part 1)

Anybody want a lift to the All Whites game in Dunners on Friday night?

Looks like all the senior draws are up. 5 teams in the u/21s is a bit of a disappointment IMO.

still nothing for the juniors

Wow didn't realize the league was starting already. To be honest Nelson look like a very mixed side this year. I don't think they'd beat the Nelson Falcons youth team considering some of its bench players have walked into the starting line up for this weekend. Johnny Gough is a handy addition at CB after playing for FC Nelson and there are two new foreigners (that aren't solys either). They're really going to miss a decent number nine, surprised Omar from the Falcons didn't get the call up from over in Blenheim.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/8462640/Bays-add-more-firepower 

Interesting article about Bays and Tech, other clubs get a little mention. 

Big news is the ginger crooner Ric Astley's transfer hasn't come through in time (nor has Stu Kelly).  Hopefully both have come through in time for some classic jibes (jives) from the sideline.

Edit: double post

5.30pm Saturday - no updates on Mainland site; nothing here. Come on people. This is supposed to be the age of instant communication. What are today's results?

Cashmere won 4 zip over Halswell

Bays won 3-1? I heard over Nomads

Western thrashed Western B 1-0 through a dodgy penalty and a woeful muddly mid-field performance from the B team who were missing 5 first choice players. The B's dominated the 2nd half without testing the keeper while the A's had the better of an average first half. 0-0 at half time with the penalty (which Eddie Ashton almost saved) coming about 10 mins into the 2nd half.

Haven't heard the result between Fc2013 and the Burbs

FC Twenty 0 Nelson Suburbs 2 and it was Bays 3 - 0 over Nomads

Was Bays 3-0 over Nomads according to Newstalk ZB this afternoon

Nike cup. Can anyone confirm cashmere 2-0 LOSS to WYNNRS?

4-0 loss according to their facebook page.

Some interesting games coming up over the Easter Weekend:

Thursday evening: Western vs. Halswell

Friday: Cash Tech vs Nomads & Ferrymead Bays vs FC Twenty11

Saturday: Nelson Suburbs vs Coastal Spirit

Monday: Coastal vs Halswell, FC Twenty vs Cashmere Tech, Suburbs vs Ferrymead and Nomads vs Western

I didnt go too badly

Coastal Nelson 2-2, Halswell to beat Western 2-1, Tech to beat Nomads 3-0 and Bays to beat FC 4-1

 As anticipated, Mike de Bono has been appointed Football Development Manager at Capital Football. Musical Chairs begins...

They don't know what they're doing!

Monsef to Mainland in coach development role then?

Coastal 0  Nelson 1

Halswell 1 Western 2

Cashmere 2 Nomads 0

Bays 3 90210 0

Good to see the weekend results finally make the news on stuff (and probably the paper) today. Link 

 Get DOOOOOWN you sex machine!! It's James Brown. International transfer to Chch United. James and Ric will be performing duos at selected after-match functions. Oh yea!

Who has the worst double-header of the weekend?

And even less time if you take into account Easter. If we don't see them today I'm guessing it won't be until Monday. Which gives us f-all time to sort out any issues.  Last year I remember seeing an excel spreadsheet sent to clubs ages before asking whether 'this is correct'.  We've got no chance now.

Monday is a public holiday. Tuesday at the earliest.

Stu Kelly now listing himself as "Player and Technical Coach". ha ha. bet that gets twisted on future Kelly CVs

Don't bother with the Mainland & Stuff websites for updates, follow www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/Scoreboard/southern_regional_leagues.htm 

and get results hot as they had the 3 games last Sat on by 6pm.

It took a few more hours before late game [6pm Kick off] went up but still same day.

Yer top site that one.  We need a central space where we can update live tho especially when games are on at the same time.  I wanna be able to check my phone and say "ooh, Ric Astley just got sent off for tackling James Brown on stage" or something similar. 

I try and keep the Coastal twitter updated (depending on location and consumption of alcohol) perhaps we could use that or another twitter account or hashtag.

Tonight's result: Western 1 Halswell 2 HT 0 - 1 sounds like Western should have won

Well one draw is up online, so all those people waiting for the 10th grade girls can relax. 

With Foal saying draft grades have gone out to clubs it means they have started the process of sorting them.  Didn't the season finish in September? What's happened since then?

I assume they can't do the draw until clubs enter teams? Have clubs been slow in completing rosters? Can't think of any other reason, although Emily Toase was away on holiday for 2 weeks very recently which may have held things up.

Have Mainland created an issue by allowing clubs to submit teams in preferred grades making it virtually impossible to roll over from one year to the next? Terry Blacktopp and Ian Goodwin use to do a fine job of this as volunteers.

Todays MPL Results

Cashmere Technical 2 (Andy Pitman, Cory Mitchell) Nomads 1 (Kaz Koyama) HT 1 - 0

Ferrymead Bays 5 (Russell Kamo 3, Geoff McIntyre 2) FC Twenty11 0 HT 3 - 0 - Bays retain Challenge Shield

Points: Bays 6, Tech 6, Suburbs 3*, Western 3, Halswell 3, Coastal 0*, Nomads 0, FC 0. Suburns play Coastal tomorrow in Nelson to complete Round 2 

What went on at the Mainland and Clubs meeting on Wednesday night. Hear de Bono didn't get away until after midnight.

Are we going to see big changes in the top level of local football?

Hopefully there will be changes and not just a talk fest.

Juylan Collett has signed for Waitakere for the O League so will not be turning out for Cashmere Technical (for a while anyway) and Darren White has signed for Auckland City, link before from yestersday's NZ Herald.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10874365