Coey Turipa, former Suburb, is the only South Islander in the NZ U20 squad. Is there no one from Canterbury good enough to make the squad? I find that very odd. Any of you guys have a outstanding young gun, or is the talent drying up?[/QUOTE]
Tristan Nicol, Sam Miles spring to mind. There would be several others (Tane Gent) well worth a look given Mainland's performance in the national Youth League over the past couple of years. Bombay Hills mentality, smacks of players in and around Dorkland where it is easier to gather for training/matches as a group being one of the criteria for selection. Nelson would certainly have some other good potential candidates as well.[/QUOTE]
Golden Boot in the NYL not so long ago, you'd have to ask what more he needs to do to get a call up to the age group teams.
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but any way here goes - Hoary old chestnut. I believe that the "PDL"
league should revert to being the reserve league of the MPL clubs. The
majority of clubs in the PDL have no idea or commitment to player
development anyway so to call it that is a complete misnomer imho.
Tristan Nicol, Sam Miles spring to mind. There would be several others (Tane Gent) well worth a look given Mainland's performance in the national Youth League over the past couple of years. Bombay Hills mentality, smacks of players in and around Dorkland where it is easier to gather for training/matches as a group being one of the criteria for selection. Nelson would certainly have some other good potential candidates as well.[/QUOTE]
Golden Boot in the NYL not so long ago, you'd have to ask what more he needs to do to get a call up to the age group teams.
[QUOTE=Ronaldoknow] [QUOTE=JTP1]
Not sure why you feel I should be compelled to give an explanation
(mind you with several thousand posts up I wouldn't bother trolling
through them to check on the topic either Please continue with an explanation, don't just blurt things out without giving some sort of explanation.
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but any way here goes - Hoary old chestnut. I believe that the "PDL"
league should revert to being the reserve league of the MPL clubs. The
majority of clubs in the PDL have no idea or commitment to player
development anyway so to call it that is a complete misnomer imho.
As far as I can see, Selwyn would be one of only a few teams
that are concentrating on player development, with the oldest player 29
and seven of the boys still only 16 I'd say development is their aim.
This team is developing the academy boys as much as the local boys,
That's all well and good but a clubs first team should actually be in the MPL or Division 1, like Mid Cant, Waimak, Parklands etc. They would develop just as well if not even quicker in those leagues.
Same story with pap redwood and probably one or 2 others. If you dont have a team in Div 1 or MPL why should you be allowed in PDL?
gings2011-07-11 23:24:38