What happens if Waimak lose in the playoffs and don't get promoted to Southern League? Do they relegate the bottom 2 (Chch Utd U20 and Parklands) or just not promote the top CCL team (Uni 2nds)?
Also heard whispers Oxford FC might be promoted into CPL next season...
Maybe increase to a 12 team in that case - the top nine from the CPL this season (Parklands relegated) plus FC Twenty 11, UC 2nds and Oxford. SamCoughlan
What happens if Waimak lose in the playoffs and don't get promoted to Southern League? Do they relegate the bottom 2 (Chch Utd U20 and Parklands) or just not promote the top CCL team (Uni 2nds)?
Also heard whispers Oxford FC might be promoted into CPL next season...
Southern League Promotion Playoff - 14th or 15th (Waimak Utd v FC Nelson).
· Southern League Promotion Playoff - 21st or 22nd (FC Nelson v Waimak Utd), in Nelson.
· Southern League Promotion Playoff - 28th or 29th (Winner FC Nelson/Waimak Utd v Wanaka). If Waimak Utd win over the two legs against FC Nelson, there will be a two game playoff against Wanaka FC, home & away. The 2nd game will be on 5/6 October. If FC Nelson win over those two legs against Waimak Utd, there will only be a one off game played against Wanaka FC, in Christchurch on the 28th or 29th.
Waimak 2 (Ben Cameron, Liam Paterson) FC Nelson 3 (Tjark Hansen 2 - incl pen, Phun Lian) HT 2 - 2 Waimak were two up after 16 minutes - 2nd leg at Guppy Park next Saturday - away goals DO NOT count as double
I thought that would be the reason, but makes a bit of a mockery about it, why not have a potential Waimak v Wanaka game as a one-off then, if it's about saving money?
"You can never get a bloody tradesman at Easter, it's a wonder Jesus got crucified" - Karl Pilkington
I thought that would be the reason, but makes a bit of a mockery about it, why not have a potential Waimak v Wanaka game as a one-off then, if it's about saving money?
A one off game needs to be at a neutral venue. Nelson verus Wanaka, a ground in Christchurch the obvious choice.
Waimak verus Wanaka, where would you play that. Twizel?
Hard to imagine. Assuming it'd be the weekend of the 28th (Nelson v Waimak this weekend), Otago are playing Tasman in the NPC at Forsyth Barr on that Saturday.
Seems like, should FC Nelson make it through next week and play Wanaka in the one-off game, that will be in Christchurch. "FC Nelson will now host Waimak in the return leg at Guppy Park next Saturday afternoon and if it is successful, will go on to face Wanaka in Christchurch."
Seems like, should FC Nelson make it through next week and play Wanaka in the one-off game, that will be in Christchurch. "FC Nelson will now host Waimak in the return leg at Guppy Park next Saturday afternoon and if it is successful, will go on to face Wanaka in Christchurch."
They should do, although I was at the game, and Waimak probably subconsciously took the foot off at 2-0 up so early, and then a stupid pen was given away and boom, the game was back on. I wouldn't count Waimak out just yet...
"You can never get a bloody tradesman at Easter, it's a wonder Jesus got crucified" - Karl Pilkington
Seems like, should FC Nelson make it through next week and play Wanaka in the one-off game, that will be in Christchurch. "FC Nelson will now host Waimak in the return leg at Guppy Park next Saturday afternoon and if it is successful, will go on to face Wanaka in Christchurch."
For FC Nelson the 1st leg was their first game in over a month, so could have been a factor for their slow start, FC likely to have Billy Scott and Labu Pan back for this Saturday and can see a bumper crowd to support them and get them home.
Waimak will be disappointed that they gave up a two-goal lead but know that they also missed a handful of other good chances, and they are only a goal down on aggregate, so it is still a case very much a case of game on.
Dougie Rydal
SamCoughlan
Seems like, should FC Nelson make it through next week and play Wanaka in the one-off game, that will be in Christchurch. "FC Nelson will now host Waimak in the return leg at Guppy Park next Saturday afternoon and if it is successful, will go on to face Wanaka in Christchurch."
They should do, although I was at the game, and Waimak probably subconsciously took the foot off at 2-0 up so early, and then a stupid pen was given away and boom, the game was back on. I wouldn't count Waimak out just yet...
Mainland Play-off Promotion Series 2nd Leg Midday in the 2nd half and FC Nelson lead 2 - 1 over Waimak after Waimak opened the scoring in first few minutes before FC levelled just before the break.
Mainland Play-off Promotion Series 2nd Leg Waimak score in added time to make it FC Nelson 2 Waimak 3 so all level in on aggregate, so if no more score into extra time.
Southern League Play-offs 1st Leg 2:45pm Sat. 28 September: Wanaka vs. Waimak - Wanaka Recreation Centre 2nd Leg 12:30pm Sun. 6 October: Waimak vs. Wanaka - Kendall Park
