Northern Leagues

So in light of what we know so far anyone keen to give predictions on promotions/relagations for 2013 this far out?

I had a crack in Jan (see below) I am pretty happy at this stage with my picks

Predictions for promotion/relegation for each of the leagues?

Div 2

Tauranga and Springs to go up

Matamata and Manukau to battle it out for last

Div 1

Melville and Suburbs to bounce straight back up

Metro and Map to go down

Premier League

Hard to pick a winner - Maybe East Coast Bays? - big gap in ability between the top 5 and the bottom 5 (see below)

Two of Manurewa, Onehunga Sports, Wanderers, Three Kings and Ellerslie to go down

Rewa and Ellerslie to go straight back down again.

Well Rewa went up two season ago so it won't be straight back down - but i see your point.

Hard to predict till you see who the ins and outs are....

Prem winners bay Olympic

Down manurewa.onehunga sports

Div 1 glenfield.melville

Down  m.a.p.  f.hill

Div 2  west springs. Tauranga

Down Albany

 EAST COAST BAYS will win it easy, won't even loose a game

Ha ha ha ha nice banter.

I heard a story (and it was only once) that most of the Bay Olympic boys have gone to Glenfield and left Knowles behind. Anyone else heard that? Glenfield splashing the cash again?

confirmed that G-field are splashing the cash (again!), Danny has got some of the Bay guys, including i hear Wylie, Gardyne and one other.

Not sure where that leaves Bays - they must have some depth so would assume they will be competitive still.

Oh my lord folks, this league even matters? Clubs with ridiculous ideas paying has been poms to win what?

Believe it's holloway.mayne. Ahmed who have left  bay Olympic...I'm sure bay Olympic will be fine....

whos come up to Div 1 this season?

Shore and Hibiscus came up from Div 2 - Lynn Avon and Albany dropped out.

 Any Pre Season games happning anywhere ?

So far I got...

Metro vs Oratia - Sunday Feb 24th, Parrs Park, 2:30pm

Lynn Avon vs Metro - Saturday March 9th, Rathlin St, 2:30pm

Birkenhead United vs North Shore - Monday Feb 18th, Shepherds Park, 6:00pm

Hamilton Wanderers vs Birkenhead United - Saturday Feb 23rd, Hamilton

Waitakere vs East Coast Bays - Saturday March 23rd, Fred Taylor Park

North Force vs East Coast Bays - Saturday Feb 16th, Port Albert

Forrest Hill Milford vs Western Springs - Saturday Feb 16th, NHS 4

Thx for that may go have a look springs v f.hill sundayZ

Springs website says game on Feb 16th is at 11:00am and 1:00pm - not sure if this means Reserves playing at 11:00am ???

Also...

Glenfield Rovers vs Western Springs - Tuesday Feb 19th, McFetridge Park, 6:30pm

I see the draw is now official:

NRFPL Draw 2013 

Anybody going to have a go at picking the ups and downs anymore transfer goss?

Northern:

Nikoy russiof or something from Rewa headed to Shepherds Park, Sam Jenkins from Central also to the Birko boys, Mohktar Mohammadi to ECB from G-field, Godwin Darka also to Birko, Jack Salter to International (Perth State League i think).

Auckland Football

Chris Abbott from Mangere to Waiuku, 

Waikato/BOP

Almost the entire Matamata team to Tauranga

E.c.b must struggling :)

Thought roussin nkoy was in the states.. Good player...

Scott Campbell to t.k.u..Dylan stansfield  t.k.u....

Jarrod smith .. Sam margetts   Birkenhead ... 

Mike gwyther , Aaron root glenfeild

 Why is everyone so sure that MAP will go down?

In tangentially related news, my new club (Bohemian Celtic)'s men's team are trying to get into the Saturday competition. At the moment AFF is only interested in letting them have UniMount's slot in the AFF/NFF Conference, since the Korean team who used to have it have pulled out. AFF seem desperate to keep the UniMount "brand" operating even though UniMount don't really operate as a club any more, just a venue + a "flag of convenience".

i think you will find Uni-Mt are still alive and kicking - they had 32 senior teams according to AFF in 2012.  

However they are not interested it seems in returning to the NRFL.

Gagey not at MAP this season !!!!

I here he's gone to metro, 

But they've got no pyramid, no youth teams. It's just a "flag of convenience" for whatever ethnic teams want to play on Saturday.

there is plenty of clubs who don't fit the standard mould for a club..  yes they more than some others have ethnic teams but that's more because teams moved there on mass to play on the good surface.

Plus with two strong junior clubs nearby maybe they are happy with the senior only presence?

Watched north shore last night v Birkenhead..... Good crowd .. Bad pitch...

Birkenhead were 4 up at one stage think it ended 6.2...

North shore will do well in div 1. Good up front....need to be better at the back.. 

Birkenhead had a spell of 20 mins when they were very good, apparently quite a few to come in....

Best player was young nebblett from nz u 17s...    

Western springs v glenf tonite .. Beintresting

Is that at the Springs, the new Wembley of the West? Or at McFetridge, the old Ewood Pk of the north?

Sorry - just checked the thread. It's at McF. Cheers.

Well, the argument within BCFC is that we shouldn't be playing under the UniMount banner because that's just "propping up" UniMount as an AFF favourite, when - so the argument goes - they should get out of the way so, for example, BCFC could enter the AFF Saturday competition in its own right.

And whats stopping BCFC from entering on their own accord. Nothing as far as I can tell....

Glenfield 3-0 springs

Think glenfield will do well. Big.phyiscal . Good up front.horrible to watch.

that's Danny Donegan's style to a tee - same at Taka last year but had pearce so they were dangerous.

Coast and Shore both have the same issue, good going forward but can be shaky on defence and really need to sign a Div1 capable keeper each.

Will struggle against the more physical teams the likes of Glenfield.

Matamata pull out

http://www.matamataswifts.co.nz/01_pgs/home/news/13_nrfl.html

Bit of a shame that. Pretty good bunch of guys, would rather play them then the likes of Mangere.

Anyone got any idea what happens now - another team promoted this season or no relegation this year maybe... ?