Northern Leagues
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Unfortunately this wasnt helped by the Mangere appeal about the inelegible player! I think Birko lost two games because of the uncertainty. Even their cup match against Springs was delayed for a week
Manurewa host Waitakere tonight in a catch-up match - if 'Rewa win, they are up to the top flight. If they don't, then Mt Albert-Ponsonby get promoted (Waitakere are already up).
Come on 'Rewa!
Manurewa host Waitakere tonight in a catch-up match - if 'Rewa win, they are up to the top flight. If they don't, then Mt Albert-Ponsonby get promoted (Waitakere are already up).
Come on 'Rewa!
C'mon Mt Albert! Best sun-deck in town!
Manurewa host Waitakere tonight in a catch-up match - if 'Rewa win, they are up to the top flight. If they don't, then Mt Albert-Ponsonby get promoted (Waitakere are already up).
Come on 'Rewa!
C'mon Mt Albert! Best sun-deck in town!
Congratulations to everyone at Central United for securing the NRFL Premier Division title with a 5-0 win over Three Kings United at Keith Hay Park today what a great way for Jose Figueira to depart the club.
yep well deserved best team won the leAgue
Springs beat Three Kings 4-0 tonight . 3 points to get in two games to stay up and relegate Hamilton Wanderers
So wanderers could get 'promoted' and relegated in the same season.
helped by incompetent scheduling, but yup.
Springs beat Three Kings 4-0 tonight . 3 points to get in two games to stay up and relegate Hamilton Wanderers
The mega choke of Three Kings is quality though.
Cant appeal that one!!
Lost 6 in a row with the double in sight.......
Good news story of the season?
Sounds like a strong Argentina connection. The Waiheke Malvinas?
Something completely out of left-field.....
Why do sports clubs from the same town often wear different colours?
For instance, my hometown of Papakura - soccer and cricket are relatively aligned with blue and white....but rugby is red and black. And the league is white and maroon. Nearby Manurewa.....soccer is blue and yellow, cricket is a grey colour, rugby is green and white.
I thought maybe this was just a hopeless South Auckland thing, but I took a cursory look at Waitakere - soccer is black and white, cricket is red and blue. North Shore - maroon/gold soccer, yet navy/yellow cricket and rugby green/white.
How hard can it be for clubs from the same town to wear the same colours?
Something completely out of left-field.....
Why do sports clubs from the same town often wear different colours?
For instance, my hometown of Papakura - soccer and cricket are relatively aligned with blue and white....but rugby is red and black. And the league is white and maroon. Nearby Manurewa.....soccer is blue and yellow, cricket is a grey colour, rugby is green and white.
I thought maybe this was just a hopeless South Auckland thing, but I took a cursory look at Waitakere - soccer is black and white, cricket is red and blue. North Shore - maroon/gold soccer, yet navy/yellow cricket and rugby green/white.
How hard can it be for clubs from the same town to wear the same colours?
You're talking suburbs not towns. Auckland Blues + ACFC = blue & white. Wellington eggball + Nix = yellow & black. Canty eggball + Canty Utd = red & black, etc.
Something completely out of left-field.....
Why do sports clubs from the same town often wear different colours?
For instance, my hometown of Papakura - soccer and cricket are relatively aligned with blue and white....but rugby is red and black. And the league is white and maroon. Nearby Manurewa.....soccer is blue and yellow, cricket is a grey colour, rugby is green and white.
I thought maybe this was just a hopeless South Auckland thing, but I took a cursory look at Waitakere - soccer is black and white, cricket is red and blue. North Shore - maroon/gold soccer, yet navy/yellow cricket and rugby green/white.
How hard can it be for clubs from the same town to wear the same colours?
You're talking suburbs not towns. Auckland Blues + ACFC = blue & white. Wellington eggball + Nix = yellow & black. Canty eggball + Canty Utd = red & black, etc.
Suburbs then - question still remains.
Probably just that in many cases, the Papakura (or whatever) league club covers different territory than the football club. i.e. Waitakere cricket covers a region that contains about 6 football clubs.
I can see that as a reasonable explanation for Waitak (but then, Waitak rugby is maroon and white......) - there's more football clubs than cricket clubs, for instance. But in the case of North Shore, or Papakura, or Fencibles/Howick-Pak etc that doesn't stand. Or when comparing soccer v rugby clubs, which would (by and large) share the same general boundaries, yet have different club colours
Not complaining about it, or even mildly concerned, just that it seems odd that clubs representing the same area often don't share the same or similar identity. (Papatoetoe does, as does Takapuna.....but I'd bet the suburbs with differences outnumber the suburbs with similarities)
Not having ever set up a club, I don't know how a clubs founding members would decide on club colours - though I would have thought tying it in with existing colours would have been a good first step
Big game tonight at North Harbour (Turf). Birkenhead v Western Springs. Last game of the season and if Springs win they stay up and Hamilton are relegated. If its a draw or Birkenhead win then Springs are relegated and Hamilton stay up !!!
[quote]Big game tonight at North Harbour (Turf). Birkenhead v Western Springs. Last game of the season and if Springs win they stay up and Hamilton are relegated. If its a draw or Birkenhead win then Springs are relegated and Hamilton stay up !!!}
It could be a wet weather lottery too, as the predicted rain at 8pm is huge!
Well that will be interesting. Hobson is the assistant for the Wanderers national league team. Guess he has to put out a full team or look like he is letting his 'other mates' down?
Well that will be interesting. Hobson is the assistant for the Wanderers national league team. Guess he has to put out a full team or look like he is letting his 'other mates' down?
Also very good friends with Neil Emblem - so 'rock and a hard place'!!
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
What are you talking about? These extra games are down to the 'cock up' regarding the mangere ineligibity decision (or lack of one). They missed two weekend matches because of this. Having said that they did play Springs in a mid week away fixture as well as Central and are not allowed to play home fixtures mid week due to council restrictions. The club have actually lost a lot of money due to the fact they had to play the Glenfield home match at North Harbour as well as the Springs game tonight.
Couldnt play the Melville game due to a small matter of Chatham Cup Final
I can see that as a reasonable explanation for Waitak (but then, Waitak rugby is maroon and white......) - there's more football clubs than cricket clubs, for instance. But in the case of North Shore, or Papakura, or Fencibles/Howick-Pak etc that doesn't stand. Or when comparing soccer v rugby clubs, which would (by and large) share the same general boundaries, yet have different club colours
Not complaining about it, or even mildly concerned, just that it seems odd that clubs representing the same area often don't share the same or similar identity. (Papatoetoe does, as does Takapuna.....but I'd bet the suburbs with differences outnumber the suburbs with similarities)
Not having ever set up a club, I don't know how a clubs founding members would decide on club colours - though I would have thought tying it in with existing colours would have been a good first step
I suspect it's usually based on other supported clubs of the founders of the new club. Just as Juventus wears black and white because it was set up by Notts County fans, I wouldn't mind betting that Papakura City FC's founding fathers were QPR fans or similar. Papakura Sea Eagles wear maroon and white because they are a sister club of Manly Sea Eagles. Not sure about the rugby team.
Surely they would wear hoops then?
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
What are you talking about? These extra games are down to the 'cock up' regarding the mangere ineligibity decision (or lack of one). They missed two weekend matches because of this. Having said that they did play Springs in a mid week away fixture as well as Central and are not allowed to play home fixtures mid week due to council restrictions. The club have actually lost a lot of money due to the fact they had to play the Glenfield home match at North Harbour as well as the Springs game tonight.
Couldnt play the Melville game due to a small matter of Chatham Cup Final
Council restrictions?
Didnt stop them playing a league game v Central at the end of last season though did it.
And what has the Mangere thing got to do with it? Yes it caused a few games to be postponed but what did they do about the back log? Nothing until Chatham Cup was over. They did the same thing last season.
AFF didnt help but lets not blame them totally.....
I suspect it's usually based on other supported clubs of the founders of the new club.
My first club, Otahuhu United, copied Norwich's kit for that very reason. Western Springs were formed as a fusion of Pt Chevalier and Grey Lynn Celtic, and their kit is green and white hoops, which may not be a coincidence.
Birko win 3-2
Surely they would wear hoops then?
Maybe, maybe not. Things evolve. I'm interested now though, so I'll see if I can find out.
https://in-the-back-of-the.net/2016/09/28/the-end/
Match report on Birko 3 - 2 Springs.
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
What are you talking about? These extra games are down to the 'cock up' regarding the mangere ineligibity decision (or lack of one). They missed two weekend matches because of this. Having said that they did play Springs in a mid week away fixture as well as Central and are not allowed to play home fixtures mid week due to council restrictions. The club have actually lost a lot of money due to the fact they had to play the Glenfield home match at North Harbour as well as the Springs game tonight.
Couldnt play the Melville game due to a small matter of Chatham Cup Final
Council restrictions?
Didnt stop them playing a league game v Central at the end of last season though did it.
And what has the Mangere thing got to do with it? Yes it caused a few games to be postponed but what did they do about the back log? Nothing until Chatham Cup was over. They did the same thing last season.
AFF didnt help but lets not blame them totally.....
Obviously a Glenfield supporter! That game against Central got the club into trouble and they were warned not to play any serious games under floodlight again. The lights at Shepherds park are only to be used for training and training games!! Even though the lights are just as good as those at North Harbour!!
How can you say the club did nothing? We werent going to play mid week games with Chatham Cup semi and Finals coming up the two or three days later! I dont really know why your are complaining it made for great drama last night and drew quite a sizable crowd!
I can see that as a reasonable explanation for Waitak (but then, Waitak rugby is maroon and white......) - there's more football clubs than cricket clubs, for instance. But in the case of North Shore, or Papakura, or Fencibles/Howick-Pak etc that doesn't stand. Or when comparing soccer v rugby clubs, which would (by and large) share the same general boundaries, yet have different club colours
Not complaining about it, or even mildly concerned, just that it seems odd that clubs representing the same area often don't share the same or similar identity. (Papatoetoe does, as does Takapuna.....but I'd bet the suburbs with differences outnumber the suburbs with similarities)
Not having ever set up a club, I don't know how a clubs founding members would decide on club colours - though I would have thought tying it in with existing colours would have been a good first step
I suspect it's usually based on other supported clubs of the founders of the new club. Just as Juventus wears black and white because it was set up by Notts County fans, I wouldn't mind betting that Papakura City FC's founding fathers were QPR fans or similar. Papakura Sea Eagles wear maroon and white because they are a sister club of Manly Sea Eagles. Not sure about the rugby team.
Interesting subject. My beloved Pukekohe's original colours were black and yellow then they changed to maroon. Local rugby team colours are green and yellow, though. Odd.
Franklin Utd wear red, white and black because Counties, but you knew that :-)
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
What are you talking about? These extra games are down to the 'cock up' regarding the mangere ineligibity decision (or lack of one). They missed two weekend matches because of this. Having said that they did play Springs in a mid week away fixture as well as Central and are not allowed to play home fixtures mid week due to council restrictions. The club have actually lost a lot of money due to the fact they had to play the Glenfield home match at North Harbour as well as the Springs game tonight.
Couldnt play the Melville game due to a small matter of Chatham Cup Final
Council restrictions?
Didnt stop them playing a league game v Central at the end of last season though did it.
And what has the Mangere thing got to do with it? Yes it caused a few games to be postponed but what did they do about the back log? Nothing until Chatham Cup was over. They did the same thing last season.
AFF didnt help but lets not blame them totally.....
Obviously a Glenfield supporter! That game against Central got the club into trouble and they were warned not to play any serious games under floodlight again. The lights at Shepherds park are only to be used for training and training games!! Even though the lights are just as good as those at North Harbour!!
How can you say the club did nothing? We werent going to play mid week games with Chatham Cup semi and Finals coming up the two or three days later! I dont really know why your are complaining it made for great drama last night and drew quite a sizable crowd!
So you played Chatham Cup games every weekend? Amazing you played any league games then!! At least 2 weeks between cup games so no excuse for not playing midweek, wouldnt of had to play the midweek preceding a Cup game. Funny how clubs play Saturday/Monday Queens Birthday weekend with a cup game on the Monday but Birkenhead refuse to play midweek later in Cup......
Still if they and other clubs are allowed to get away with it then good on them.
It`s all I can add to the subject !!
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
What are you talking about? These extra games are down to the 'cock up' regarding the mangere ineligibity decision (or lack of one). They missed two weekend matches because of this. Having said that they did play Springs in a mid week away fixture as well as Central and are not allowed to play home fixtures mid week due to council restrictions. The club have actually lost a lot of money due to the fact they had to play the Glenfield home match at North Harbour as well as the Springs game tonight.
Couldnt play the Melville game due to a small matter of Chatham Cup Final
Council restrictions?
Didnt stop them playing a league game v Central at the end of last season though did it.
And what has the Mangere thing got to do with it? Yes it caused a few games to be postponed but what did they do about the back log? Nothing until Chatham Cup was over. They did the same thing last season.
AFF didnt help but lets not blame them totally.....
Obviously a Glenfield supporter! That game against Central got the club into trouble and they were warned not to play any serious games under floodlight again. The lights at Shepherds park are only to be used for training and training games!! Even though the lights are just as good as those at North Harbour!!
How can you say the club did nothing? We werent going to play mid week games with Chatham Cup semi and Finals coming up the two or three days later! I dont really know why your are complaining it made for great drama last night and drew quite a sizable crowd!
So you played Chatham Cup games every weekend? Amazing you played any league games then!! At least 2 weeks between cup games so no excuse for not playing midweek, wouldnt of had to play the midweek preceding a Cup game. Funny how clubs play Saturday/Monday Queens Birthday weekend with a cup game on the Monday but Birkenhead refuse to play midweek later in Cup......
Still if they and other clubs are allowed to get away with it then good on them.
Sorry not just a Glenfield supporter a very very JEALOUS Glenfield Supporter
Good summary. Just wanted to add:
One of their penalties seemed stone-cold and the lino even flagged it. Ref ignored him and his (the ref's) head completely dropped afterwards.
Springs probably would've won if their players didn't try to score with Cristiano Ronaldo curving dipping power shots and instead just placed a ball. Same with their crosses.
Also if that was Birko's "squad" players then that have a phenominal squad.
17th Sept Hamiltn W v Birko
21st Birko v Glenfield R
24th Melville v Birko
28th Birko v Springs.
4 games in 8 days, 2 in Hamilton. Price of success.
Er no, More like price of refusal to play midweek during the season. Only played Central midweek which they won. But as they finally won something after 50+ years of trying then guess it was justified???
What are you talking about? These extra games are down to the 'cock up' regarding the mangere ineligibity decision (or lack of one). They missed two weekend matches because of this. Having said that they did play Springs in a mid week away fixture as well as Central and are not allowed to play home fixtures mid week due to council restrictions. The club have actually lost a lot of money due to the fact they had to play the Glenfield home match at North Harbour as well as the Springs game tonight.
Couldnt play the Melville game due to a small matter of Chatham Cup Final
Council restrictions?
Didnt stop them playing a league game v Central at the end of last season though did it.
And what has the Mangere thing got to do with it? Yes it caused a few games to be postponed but what did they do about the back log? Nothing until Chatham Cup was over. They did the same thing last season.
AFF didnt help but lets not blame them totally.....
Obviously a Glenfield supporter! That game against Central got the club into trouble and they were warned not to play any serious games under floodlight again. The lights at Shepherds park are only to be used for training and training games!! Even though the lights are just as good as those at North Harbour!!
How can you say the club did nothing? We werent going to play mid week games with Chatham Cup semi and Finals coming up the two or three days later! I dont really know why your are complaining it made for great drama last night and drew quite a sizable crowd!
So you played Chatham Cup games every weekend? Amazing you played any league games then!! At least 2 weeks between cup games so no excuse for not playing midweek, wouldnt of had to play the midweek preceding a Cup game. Funny how clubs play Saturday/Monday Queens Birthday weekend with a cup game on the Monday but Birkenhead refuse to play midweek later in Cup......
Still if they and other clubs are allowed to get away with it then good on them.
Sorry not just a Glenfield supporter a very very JEALOUS Glenfield Supporter
Glenfield Supporter....You couldnt be more wrong!!!
One minute your saying your season went on so long because of the Mangere Utd appeal and not Chatham Cup run, Then in next post it was because of Cup run???
Match report on Birko 3 - 2 Springs.
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As someone said standing near me, that call to ignore the lino and the obvious penalty call was consistent with the refs poor calling all night. Some of the sliding tackles from behind which he ignored were terrible too. As for the scoring technique, I could not agree more with you and a little composure from international age group players up front would have seen them home and dry.