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just whispers gaffa, and it would appear along with the other rumours they must be just that. Yes burwood had a good attitude but you should expect that at the least from them and parklands. Perhaps oppositions are taking these 2 lightly and as you said if you don't have the attitude right you leave yourself exposed

Interesting result with Parkland facing chCh United again on ANZAC day in the Chatham Cup

I agree Liverpool FE attitude is every thing in this league. On the day anyone can beat anyone so it comes down to the mental state. Burwood today and Parklands three weeks ago were far more up for it than us and possibly that's why United are struggling. Money can't buy attitude and desire. However round 2 could flip everything around. Can't wait.

I think one of the biggest things Chch Utd showed today is that once something goes against them they drop their heads easily at the moment and are easier to get on top of.

Will be another good battle Wednesday which can go either way

Top call - 100% agree money does not buy loyalty and passion. Our Burwood lads pay the same subs as the lower grades - like it or leave. I'm seeing great club loyalty and passion in all our teams. We are sitting 3rd but early days, still a lot to prove. So a tight competition at his stage. As Broonie said after he congratulated us today, it puts pressure on all teams - shark he might be sacked :). No worries mate, always a position as my assistant with our Div 4 team.

Another good round of closed competition, fully agree with benchwarmer. Great to see Parklands and Burwood get some great results after they have been in the shadows of other teams fo the past couple of seasons. Nice to see Parklands bounce back and claim a good win, hoping they can complete the double over the rams on Wednesday, game at Parklands again? 

Yes game at Parklands Reserve, 2pm kick off 

Match report please Benchwarmer. I’ve only heard the Chch Utd version and key word in that was robbed.

Robbed.......again......

any surprises to hear this excuse? Have you seen the match reports!

Dark Horse has given a pretty accurate description. They probably feel robbed because of the re-taken penalty, but the rules state you can’t be in the semi circle and a Utd player was when the kick was taken.

Stu Kelly didn’t say they were robbed in the After match speeches, more that they need to work together better and take their chances.

It was a game of 2 halves. Utd dominated first half, Parklands came into more 2nd half and had the better chances which were taken.

I’d like to see the one for this game!

So Chch Utd weren't so much robbed, more ribbed.

A ballsy performance from Parklands sees chch utd limp out of the cup

Round 6

Burwood 2 Western 7

Parklands 1 Halswell 5

Waimakariri vs. ChCh United - deferred due to Chatham Cup

ISPS Handi Chatham Cup - Round 1

Burnham 1 Waimakariri 8 HT 1 - 4

Updated Table:

Fair reflection today benchwarmer? Today's score lines would suggest shaping up as a 2 horse race already

Benchwarmer mustn’t be happy..

Halswell were definitely the better team, and as I've said before, have been the best team we've faced this season.

The outcome could have been a lot different though if a marginal offside goal wasn't ruled out in the 1st half which would have put us 1 up, but Halswell's level would have still made it very tough.

As Robbie highlighted in his post match speech, he knew we'd just come through a tough 120 minutes on Wednesday and they tried to exploit that. Add in that across both the CCL and CCL Reserves we had 12 players unavailable this weekend, plus many still playing with injuries, it was always going to be a tough game.


Score with a Roar - I do have a family life and my own business to run too ;) as always though, I will happily respond to questions on our games when I get an opportunity to do so

Canterbury Championship League - Round 7 of 20

ChCh United 3 Burwood 1

Halswell 1 Waimakariri 0

Parklands 1 Western 1

Out at Parklands reserve today and my god what an absolute shocker of a game. Not helped at all by an embarrassing performance by the referee. Mike I think his name was...zero control of a feisty game. Some awful decisions and some terrible nonsense cards dished out

Updated table:

big surprise at Parklands, benchwarmer? halswell keep the streak going, good to see United win finally

Wouldn’t say a big surprise. All teams have been very competitive against each other this season which is good for the league. Some teams play better football than others but all the teams are in the mix.

Last week fatigue and injuries played a big part, in addition to Halswell’s performance.

Western were lucky in the 1st round to get a point from 2 down, today whilst Western were the better team for large periods there was some ill discipline which wouldn’t have helped.

I was down at the parklands game, and the impressive part for parklands was the fact of how many injury’s they were carrying to key players yet we’re still able to grind out a result  At half time it was 0-0 and to be fair western had probably played the better football. In the 2nd half western scores after 5 mins and probably though they might run away with the game, but parkland managed to turn a defensive free kick into a counter attack where they won a penalty and converted from the spot to to level it up 1-1. From there both teams had chances to win the game. But it finished 1-1 . Thing to note was that when the pressure went on in the 2nd half western lost the discipline, having two players shown red cards for abusing the red. But probably a good game from a nuetral’s point of veiw

Given the tightness of the league, I reckon a few CCL coaches might be looking at some transfer action prior to June 30 close off. By that time the bottom 3 MPL teams will be known (if not already). Any quality players in that bottom 3 who might be tempted to jump to Walter Park, Halswell Domain or over the Waimak?  Will the New Rams continue their buying strategy mid season or wait until season is over and start again? 

stu kelly leaving united for the better surfaces at halswell domain... will be confirmed soon as the new fdm and will be available as a player if required is the latest I have heard. have not heard of anything else so far apart from a few unhappy at waimak and parklands

You never did answer who is supposedly unhappy at Parklands.... considering the injury crisis we’ve been going through the team seems to be all pulling in the same direction!

that's good to hear, hopefully it gets better with injuries. i did hear captain was out for season which big loss if true as was immense in game I saw. only player i overheard was tall ginger lad in midfield who was approaching a few clubs, missed his name but i'm sure you would know

Yep I heard he was unhappy too, everything seems alot happier for everyone now he's moved on to greener pastures

Will Halswell be Kelly's 4th Chch club?

I have also heard that Stu wont be the only player exiting United. With a couple off to MPL strugglers

oh do tell who else?? one has already been down at halswell, which came from someone at united.. believe it is possibly 5th club for stu

Tech 3 maybe 4 separate occasions

Burnside

Bays

CHCH Utd 2 separate occasions

Halswell not afraid to splash the cash yet again

would be a pretty sweet bloody deal not paying for an fdm wouldnt it.

Are we sure he has the right qualification to be fdm for a licenced club. I'm not so sure as I think he's sitting it this year.

When did Halswell become a licenced club? 

Although they'd have you believe otherwise, think SK and Halswell both 'working towards ticking boxes' next season.

Since December 20 , according to previous post on juniors page.  This may be incorrect, but allwhites 82 ain't often wrong.

Since December 20 , according to previous post on juniors page.  This may be incorrect, but allwhites 82 ain't often wrong.