Mainland Premier League (Part 2)

Apologies; but so I can tear strips off my sauce, which piece of info is incorrect?

They want to check that the 8 and 9 year olds are playing in-house at Kendall and not secretly subbing on in the WPL to help manage the minutes of your 13 and 14 year olds with dispensation. ;)

All of it.

What's happened to Mainland's preview and reviews of the weekend's action. Seems to have fallen away.

They very busy people don't you know

Yeah - they're auditing 9 year old games...

I think it's more they are auditing clubs, as they should do. If coaches do their job properly then it shouldn't be an issue to produce the paperwork required

Stadium Cars English Cup tonight - Hornby vs. Coastal Spirit

I see both Dan Terris and Michael White got 1 week so will be available for selection for the league / cup double headers over Queen's Birthday weekend.

With 103 years of English Cup history there has been 26 different winners (in different guises), how many can you name. Tip none of tonights teams have their name on the cup.

Fair play on Hornby fronting  up tonight. Going to be a tough game I imagine. 

Coastal 5 - nil at half time.

Interestingly but not surprisingly most of the previous winner are no longer in existence.

Here are a few of the oldies:

Divisional Signals

RNZAF Wigram

Sydenham 

Sunnyside

Thistle

Villa

YMCA

Stadium Cars English Cup: Hornby 0 Coastal Spirit 11

Paul is Ryan's uncle for a starter.

Yeah i get that, I just wonder if it's entirely necessary for grades other than say the top 2-3 mens/womens grades, ie not 8 year old kids and not Masters grades for instance. As far as I'm aware no other sport requires it other than top club level. Just more paperwork for all volunteer coaches to have to do and submit...

Doggone.

From the Nelson Mail:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/80303325/...

Round 11 action: - all Saturday

1pm Universities vs. Nelson Suburbs - Ilam Fields

2:45pm

Cashmere Technicial vs. Halswell - Garrick Memorial Park

Western vs. Coastal Spirit - English Park

Ferrymead Bays vs. FC Twenty11 - Ferrymead Park

1. I see the preview/review is back. You're welcome
2. Get your picks in, two to go. 
3. Does the transfer window close at the end of the month? 

Transfers close at the end of June.

Good work

Have I put my tips in? I can't tell or remember? 

From Mainland Football

Hi all

Mainland Football has taken the unprecedented step in cancelling all football over this coming weekend, with the exception of MPL and WPL matches.

This decision has not been made lightly and the main factor is that, due to hardened grounds caused by the very dry summer and autumn, with the heavy rain last week the grounds are now very sodden, and with the forecast of more rain this weekend.

Mainland Football wishes to preserve the grounds for as long as possible, and believe by playing this weekend many grounds will be on the verge of being unplayable for some considerable time.

Mainland Football are as frustrated as our members will be, but hope our members will be understanding that this decision has been made in the interest of preserving grounds.

Regards

Reading this out in Rolleston with currently not a cloud in the sky seems a bit weird, but actually does make sense. The weather leading up to the rain has been almost unprecedented in terms of warmth and lack of the wet stuff. Even the drainage out here is struggling too. 

Just because you don't want to get muddy.

Could they not have played say MPL at English Park, WPL at Yaldhurst and Championship at Waimak?

Good solution I like it.

Except for fact that they can't all play at the same time of the original fixture..and might be a stretch to reschedule with less than 24hours notice!

The Western vs. Coastal MPL game now a 12:30 kick due to WPL Parklands vs. Tasman now moved to English Park at 2:30pm

One to go in the picks but I'll post now....

From The Press:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/80475441/ma...

Just been advised by Mainland that the 1pm Universities vs. Nelson Suburbs game now moved out to Kendall Park 

From Nelson to Kaiapoi. From one extreme to another.  #comedown

All aboard the Coastal Train to English Park

Three points and a clean sheet please

Top of the table time

Western 0, Coatal 4.

Western struggled to make goal scoring chances. Their GK made 2 good saves in the second half, well done that man.

As a Coastal fan it's a strange feeling leaving a MPL game disappointed we only won 4-0. Great expectations and bring onnext week.

Halswell doing well at Garrick to be four down at half time 

Learn to count mate only 3 nil