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Attention Youth Football Players and Parents in the Wellington Area,

What: Olé Football Academy Elite Summer Training for aspiring youth football players.

Who: Boys and girls ages u10-u13 (birth years 2001 – 05). Training will consist of four age groups (10’s/11’s/12’s/13’s).

When: September 16th – December 18th with each age group training 4x per week.

How: In order for a player to be selected for elite summer training, he or she must participate in a free 3-day trial with one of Olé’s summer training groups or attend an Olé open day in the upcoming month. The next open day is scheduled for August 24th from 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Players attending must register at the following link. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NN7aRHo0QtdVn6ChtNPHFbMMTNUIXZppstyD1GJ1-JM/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link


If you are interested in learning more about summer training opportunities for your young player please contact Olé at [email protected] or call us at (04) 237 0506.

For more information on Olé Football Academy please visit us at www.ole.co.nz or visit our Facebook page here to see the latest happenings around the academy.

*** Note: Players participating in Olé’s summer training program do not have to be affiliated with Western Suburbs.

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Declan thinks coaches aren't working hard enough with youth players.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-newspapers/central-north...

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I can't speak for other coaching setups/academies, but you will see Declan on the sideline at as many Wests/Ole 13th Grade, 14th Grade, U17 and Cap Prem & Central League games as he can be at- i.e if there is no time conflict. He's active on the pitch in pretty much every training session across the Ole age groupings.

The kids see the commitment he makes, and they respond to that.

Cock
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I intensely dislike the guy but he does put in the hours...

Marquee
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How many Ole/Edge alumni are currently playing professionally?

Thomas

Boyd

Lissette

McCowatt

Just

Wilkins

Billingsley

Garbett 

Adams

Also:

Collier back training/trialing in the US, with Chicago again? 

Pinjaker on trial with Grasshopper

Does that football nomad Jesse Edge have a club at the moment? 

Anyone else? 

Legend
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Lissette back in Handa Prem after playing pub leagues like most of our 'pro' players?

Marquee
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Feverish wrote:

Lissette back in Handa Prem after playing pub leagues like most of our 'pro' players?

Or just Swedish winter break ?

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Tyler was offered a contract for this year but decided to return to NZ.

Marquee
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Global Game wrote:

How many Ole/Edge alumni are currently playing professionally, (edit: excluding pub leagues)

Thomas

Boyd

McCowatt

Just

Wilkins

Billingsley

Garbett 

Adams

Also:

Collier back training/trialing in the US, with Chicago again? 

Pinjaker on trial with Grasshopper

Does that football nomad Jesse Edge have a club at the moment? 

Lissette (moved from Swedish 2nd, then 3rd tier to current: NZ pub league) 

Anyone else? 

Legend
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Global Game wrote:

Global Game wrote:

How many Ole/Edge alumni are currently playing professionally, (edit: excluding pub leagues)

Thomas

Boyd

McCowatt

Just

Wilkins

Billingsley

Garbett 

Adams

Also:

Collier back training/trialing in the US, with Chicago again? 

Pinjaker on trial with Grasshopper

Does that football nomad Jesse Edge have a club at the moment? 

Lissette (moved from Swedish 2nd, then 3rd tier to current: NZ pub league) 

Anyone else? 

Like him or loathe Declan, that is now an impressive list. For a few years just Thomas, Boyd & Lissette - but it's grown.

Really is Dutch pub football but Michael den Heijer is another. Playing somewhere in 5th-6th tier in Holland with Jesse Edge. Was on the books of NEC in Dutch 2nd tier.

Did Parker-Price and Wooldridge come through Ole? You would think Torslanda is just a starting point for them.

Starting XI
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Parker-Price and Woodridge are both ole players.

Marquee
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coochiee wrote:

Global Game wrote:

Global Game wrote:

How many Ole/Edge alumni are currently playing professionally, (edit: excluding pub leagues)

Thomas

Boyd

McCowatt

Just

Wilkins

Billingsley

Garbett 

Adams

Also:

Collier back training/trialing in the US, with Chicago again? 

Pinjaker on trial with Grasshopper

Does that football nomad Jesse Edge have a club at the moment? 

Lissette (moved from Swedish 2nd, then 3rd tier to current: NZ pub league) 

Anyone else? 

Like him or loathe Declan, that is now an impressive list. For a few years just Thomas, Boyd & Lissette - but it's grown.

Really is Dutch pub football but Michael den Heijer is another. Playing somewhere in 5th-6th tier in Holland with Jesse Edge. Was on the books of NEC in Dutch 2nd tier.

Did Parker-Price and Wooldridge come through Ole? You would think Torslanda is just a starting point for them.

Don’t think Michael came through Declan/Waikato/Ole (certainly not Ole). Onehunga I think.  

Marquee
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UPDATED 29.01.2020

Global Game wrote:

coochiee wrote:

Global Game wrote:

Global Game wrote:

How many Ole/Edge alumni are currently playing professionally, (edit: excluding pub leagues)

1. Thomas. Netherlands/PSV

2. Boyd. Turkey/Besiktas

3. McCowatt. Australia-NZ/Nix

4. Just. Denmark/Helsingor

5. Wilkins. Denmark/Helsingor

6. Billingsley MLS/Minnesota

7. Garbett. Sweden/Falkenbergs

8. Adams MLS/Houston

9. Pijnaker. Switzerland/Grasshopper

Also:

Collier back training/trialling in the US, with Chicago again? 

Does that football nomad Jesse Edge have a club at the moment? 

Lissette (moved from Swedish 2nd, then 3rd tier to current: NZ pub league) 

Anyone else? 

Like him or loathe Declan, that is now an impressive list. For a few years just Thomas, Boyd & Lissette - but it's grown.

Really is Dutch pub football but Michael den Heijer is another. Playing somewhere in 5th-6th tier in Holland with Jesse Edge. Was on the books of NEC in Dutch 2nd tier.

Did Parker-Price and Wooldridge come through Ole? You would think Torslanda is just a starting point for them.

Don’t think Michael came through Declan/Waikato/Ole (certainly not Ole). Onehunga I think.  

Marquee
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Global Game wrote:

UPDATED 07.02.2020

Ole/Edge alumni currently playing professionally, (edit: excluding pub leagues)

1. Thomas. Netherlands/PSV

2. Boyd. Turkey/Besiktas

3. McCowatt. Australia-NZ/Nix

4. Just. Denmark/Helsingor

5. Wilkins. Denmark/Helsingor

6. Billingsley MLS/Minnesota

7. Garbett. Sweden/Falkenbergs

8. Adams MLS/Houston

9. Pijnaker. Switzerland/Grasshopper

10. Collier. MLS/Chicago

Also:

Does that football nomad Jesse Edge have a club at the moment? 

Lissette (moved from Swedish 2nd, then 3rd tier to current: NZ pub league) 

Anyone else?

Who is next? 

Marquee
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I'm totally impartial on the whole Ole/Declan thing..

but is it fair to strike people off when they go down to a level that isn't deemed satisfactory?


I mean, there's plenty of players the world over who failed to live up to expectations and saw out their playing days in pub leagues or similar.

Isn't their coach's job to get them there in the first place? And then attitude, injuries, pure luck can make all the difference?

Starting XI
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I'm totally impartial on the whole Ole/Declan thing..

but is it fair to strike people off when they go down to a level that isn't deemed satisfactory?


I mean, there's plenty of players the world over who failed to live up to expectations and saw out their playing days in pub leagues or similar.

Isn't their coach's job to get them there in the first place? And then attitude, injuries, pure luck can make all the difference?

Especially when den Heijer and Edge are only playing far down in the Dutch pyramid to keep fit and kill time. MDH was linked to much bigger things this offseason

Starting XI
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Its a list of professional footballers. Isn't it right to de-list them when they aren't playing professional football? Its not a knock on them as people or footballers, just a factual observation about where they're playing.

Legend
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I think the good of the mad hatter Declan, far outweighs the bad, for NZ football overall.

However Ole haven't been exactly shy in listing the names of pro footballers, who have come through their doors - as effectively a form of advertising their services. If one of their 'sons' is no longer playing pro football, that should be noted.

It's still an impressive list now though. Basically been a new pro signing/or player signing a level above (Adams & Collier), announced every week since 2020 started. 

And yes I had it wrong above with Michael den Heijer, came through WYNRS/Phoenix Auckland Academy not Ole. Though sounds like his thinking is very much of the Ole style (plus seems mates with Jesse Edge). He pulled out of a U20s training camp (Bazeley was coach) according to MDH, as he didn't like the route one football Bazeley was coaching.

Marquee
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Nelfoos wrote:

Its a list of professional footballers. Isn't it right to de-list them when they aren't playing professional football? Its not a knock on them as people or footballers, just a factual observation about where they're playing.

It depends on what you want to get out of the list.

Do you want to know how many Ole graduates made it and became professionals?

Or do you want to know, out of the above, how many are currently pros?

From my reading the conversation, it was more a question of the former.

Starting XI
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Fair enough. My reading was the latter based on the heading of the list saying "Ole/Edge alumni currently playing professionally"

Marquee
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Global Game wrote:

How many Ole/Edge alumni are currently playing professionally?


As indicated above, it’s just a list of Ole players with current professional contracts.

A separate list of Ole alumni who’ve played professionally, would be, er, a separate list. 

There are also plenty of quality Ole players who are currently not playing professionally, for the list-makers out there ;)

Marquee
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Fair enough. In my head it had as a list of ole graduates who'd made it to pro... But yeah it's not that so you're right

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Starting XI
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Declan on between two beers podcast -

Legend
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Does Declan guarantee you will become a professional coach at the end of this process?

Jag
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I went to the one in Hamilton on Saturday. I enjoyed it.

Appiah without the pace
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Marquee
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I'm slightly ashamed to say I used to be into David Icke big time a few years ago.

I remember reading And the Truth shall set you free and feeling like I was starting to understand how the world works...

Until he got to the reptilian shape shifting stuff..then he lost me!

Opinion Privileges revoked
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Conspiracy theory is to the brain what heroin is to the body. It feels SO good at the beginning but it turns you into a quivering pile of irrationality if you make it a habit. Congratulations for kicking the habit before it got really bad.


Anyway, Declan can believe any irrational nonsense he likes, but he'd better not be putting players over whom he has authority at risk because of it.

Starting XI
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Doloras wrote:

Conspiracy theory is to the brain what heroin is to the body. It feels SO good at the beginning but it turns you into a quivering pile of irrationality if you make it a habit. Congratulations for kicking the habit before it got really bad.


Anyway, Declan can believe any irrational nonsense he likes, but he'd better not be putting players over whom he has authority at risk because of it.

....but does he believe it or is he just trying to wind people up?

Phoenix Academy
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Doloras wrote:

Conspiracy theory is to the brain what heroin is to the body. It feels SO good at the beginning but it turns you into a quivering pile of irrationality if you make it a habit. Congratulations for kicking the habit before it got really bad.


Anyway, Declan can believe any irrational nonsense he likes, but he'd better not be putting players over whom he has authority at risk because of it.

Kids are more likely to be exposed to "irrational nonsense" at the schools they go to daily or listening to their parents around the dinner table.

Opinion Privileges revoked
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^^^ And this is the problem we have here. Someone who honestly believes that the brain-damaged ramblings of lizard-person theorists on the Internet are equivalent to what kids hear at schools. This is what they call the "post-truth" era - the idea that no information is more trustworthy than any other, and in fact that real information is LESS trustworthy because experts, media, etc are all in a conspiracy - also shown by D. Trump claiming that New York nurses are stealing face masks to make him look bad, etc.

In 17th century Massachusetts, it didn't matter if the local town busybody really thought you were a witch or was just trying to "wind people up", you get hanged nonetheless. Similarly, people's lives are on the line RIGHT NOW if we don't draw a hard line against disinformation.

Starting XI
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That guy is nuts. Keep your kids away.

Opinion Privileges revoked
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number8 wrote:

That guy is nuts. Keep your kids away.

Declan or David Icke? I know, I know, "why not both"

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Doloras wrote:

In 17th century Massachusetts, it didn't matter if the local town busybody really thought you were a witch or was just trying to "wind people up", you get hanged nonetheless. Similarly, people's lives are on the line RIGHT NOW if we don't draw a hard line against disinformation.

was reading this and thought to myself, "really? do you really think Declan's trying to kill our kids?"

scrolled up a bit, and oh man. I certainly hope kids have been informed enough by parents, schools etc. to discount Declan's rambles

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I'm slightly ashamed to say I used to be into David Icke big time a few years ago.

I remember reading And the Truth shall set you free and feeling like I was starting to understand how the world works...

Until he got to the reptilian shape shifting stuff..then he lost me!

David Icke was the 'keeper for Coventry City in the 1970 FA Youth Cup final. The defeat by Spurs allegedly led to the first of his anti-semitic ravings. The Spurs team included Graeme Sounness and Bobby Almond, while Ken Dugdale's brother, Alan, played for Coventry. Interesting interview with Bobby Almond here
Marquee
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Macey Fraser turning out for Western Suburbs. Anyone know what her plans are? College? Pro?

Legend
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Global Game wrote:

Macey Fraser turning out for Western Suburbs. Anyone know what her plans are? College? Pro?

Neither?

Trialist
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Global Game wrote:

Macey Fraser turning out for Western Suburbs. Anyone know what her plans are? College? Pro?

still young, 17, nearly 18. Not keen on college route. Wants to hone technical skills in a challenging environment and look to future pro contract, possibly Europe. Midfielder who likes to be on the ball and busy, not so keen on the kick and chase stuff.

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