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Posted August 26, 2012 11:49 · last edited March 18, 2021 06:11

Now that the league has finished what was evenyones impression.

I felt overall the league was weak and it will be interesting to see how Bays get on in the South Island Final next Saturday and then aginst the three of the North Island Fed winners in mid September.

Bays won the league but a third of the their games were drawn, also had the lowest number of goals scored by the champs in a 21 game league and at Barnett Park must have the worst surface in the league.

Technical struggled to put the ball in the back of the net, only 2 losses but 8 draws, missed Pitman big time in the middle of the park.

For once Suburbs showed that they could be beaten at home, once Feni when home lacked lighting pace and also had a bag of injuries at the end of the end, for me Ben Wright the best complete striker in the league

Coastal, like Bays need to improve their home pitch, only scored 11 of their 31 points at Linfield. Only seemed to score when either Ash or Gareth was on the park. 

Halswell started well but then fell away and hardly won a game in the second half of the season. One of the most experience squads in the league so may be need to give youth a chance.

At one stage looked like Western were going to battle for the wooden spoon and rallied in the latter half of the season, also seemed to suffer from a run of injuries

FC Twenty11 likely to improve in their next season, happy to knock the ball about but struggled in the attacking third when at time players should have had a crack. Some of their players seem to 'give up' once going a couple of goal down, will mis the experience of Keith Grosvenor at the back next season.

You could not fault Christchurch United commitment, battled hard all season but were always going to be up against it. Once they lost "Champ" mid season lacked out and out pace. With Tom in goal were always going to have one of the best keepers in the league, sorry to see them go, but have been hoovering near the bottom for a few season now. Will be interesting to see if they retain the bulk of their squad, if not will be hard to bounce back considering the depth of the club.

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Now that the league has finished what was evenyones impression.

I felt overall the league was weak and it will be interesting to see how Bays get on in the South Island Final next Saturday and then aginst the three of the North Island Fed winners in mid September.

Bays won the league but a third of the their games were drawn, also had the lowest number of goals scored by the champs in a 21 game league and at Barnett Park must have the worst surface in the league.

Technical struggled to put the ball in the back of the net, only 2 losses but 8 draws, missed Pitman big time in the middle of the park.

For once Suburbs showed that they could be beaten at home, once Feni when home lacked lighting pace and also had a bag of injuries at the end of the end, for me Ben Wright the best complete striker in the league

Coastal, like Bays need to improve their home pitch, only scored 11 of their 31 points at Linfield. Only seemed to score when either Ash or Gareth was on the park. 

Halswell started well but then fell away and hardly won a game in the second half of the season. One of the most experience squads in the league so may be need to give youth a chance.

At one stage looked like Western were going to battle for the wooden spoon and rallied in the latter half of the season, also seemed to suffer from a run of injuries

FC Twenty11 likely to improve in their next season, happy to knock the ball about but struggled in the attacking third when at time players should have had a crack. Some of their players seem to 'give up' once going a couple of goal down, will mis the experience of Keith Grosvenor at the back next season.

You could not fault Christchurch United commitment, battled hard all season but were always going to be up against it. Once they lost "Champ" mid season lacked out and out pace. With Tom in goal were always going to have one of the best keepers in the league, sorry to see them go, but have been hoovering near the bottom for a few season now. Will be interesting to see if they retain the bulk of their squad, if not will be hard to bounce back considering the depth of the club.