valeo
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Yakcall wrote:

They will be a good team, but they haven't bet an A-League team before. Last year they won against another NPL team in penalties then lost 4-0 to WSW in round of 16. There best run was 2014 where they made the semis betting other NPL teams before meeting an A-League team and that years runner up Perth Glory and losing 3-0.

Yeah but we don't even have any players yet

Marquee
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valeo wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

They will be a good team, but they haven't bet an A-League team before. Last year they won against another NPL team in penalties then lost 4-0 to WSW in round of 16. There best run was 2014 where they made the semis betting other NPL teams before meeting an A-League team and that years runner up Perth Glory and losing 3-0.

Yeah but we don't even have any players yet

We have 11 players, its enough to play

Early retirement
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Plus the whole Academy less most of the oldest players who are injured.

RR
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Bossi Insider
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almost 16 years

Hard News wrote:

Plus the whole Academy less most of the oldest players who are injured.

Andy idea how long is Calvin Harris out for? This might have been a decent chance to give him a run off the bench.
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almost 12 years

Didn't know he was injured.

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about 9 years

RR wrote:

Hard News wrote:

Plus the whole Academy less most of the oldest players who are injured.

Andy idea how long is Calvin Harris out for? This might have been a decent chance to give him a run off the bench.

was told end of season, was at Wellington United when told that so assuming season meant the Central League season so not until September, didn't sound good though

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RR wrote:

Hard News wrote:

Plus the whole Academy less most of the oldest players who are injured.

Andy idea how long is Calvin Harris out for? This might have been a decent chance to give him a run off the bench.

was told end of season, was at Wellington United when told that so assuming season meant the Central League season so not until September, didn't sound good though

Hip joint injury is my understanding. Not good for him, especially since he waited so long for competitive games.

Good opportunity for game time for his replacement though.

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over 10 years

Yakcall wrote:

valeo wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

They will be a good team, but they haven't bet an A-League team before. Last year they won against another NPL team in penalties then lost 4-0 to WSW in round of 16. There best run was 2014 where they made the semis betting other NPL teams before meeting an A-League team and that years runner up Perth Glory and losing 3-0.

Yeah but we don't even have any players yet

We have 11 players, its enough to play

Sail in goal and Smith up front, or the other way around?

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LiamJ wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

valeo wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

They will be a good team, but they haven't bet an A-League team before. Last year they won against another NPL team in penalties then lost 4-0 to WSW in round of 16. There best run was 2014 where they made the semis betting other NPL teams before meeting an A-League team and that years runner up Perth Glory and losing 3-0.

Yeah but we don't even have any players yet

We have 11 players, its enough to play

Sail in goal and Smith up front, or the other way around?

Smith up front... Smith was "better with his feet" according to Kalezic, that's why he started.

valeo
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about 17 years

Yakcall wrote:

valeo wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

They will be a good team, but they haven't bet an A-League team before. Last year they won against another NPL team in penalties then lost 4-0 to WSW in round of 16. There best run was 2014 where they made the semis betting other NPL teams before meeting an A-League team and that years runner up Perth Glory and losing 3-0.

Yeah but we don't even have any players yet

We have 11 players, its enough to play

I admire your dogged optimism in the face of constant adversity 

RR
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almost 16 years

No idea what this dude is like as a sauce but I dunno why you would lie about things like this

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about 17 years

Seems legit ?

RR
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almost 16 years

Keinzley was expecting Elliot to be unavailable for this weekend’s Central League clash with Havelock North Wanderers due to the Phoenix having a pre-season match
https://times-age.co.nz/elliot-eyes-phoenix-squad/

So, umm who/where are we playing?

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almost 17 years

Draw expected to be released later this week. Think it's been flagged earlier, but the stadium is unavailable for all of February so expect a sizeable gap between games at Westpac.

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almost 17 years

2ndBest wrote:

Draw expected to be released later this week. Think it's been flagged earlier, but the stadium is unavailable for all of February so expect a sizeable gap between games at Westpac.

kind of expect it every season to be fair.

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over 16 years

Nothing that building our own home ground wouldn't fix. ;)

LG
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If we were given a 20 year licence might I recommend Hutt Wreck.

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about 10 years

scribbler wrote:

Nothing that building our own home ground wouldn't fix. ;)

We would have one in Petone if NIMBYs didn't have any input...

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about 17 years

...or of the people behind it had done the job properly instead of half-arsing it and not engaging parties with an interest.

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Can I have some lungs please miss
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Hard News wrote:

...or of the people behind it had done the job properly instead of half-arsing it and not engaging anyone.

LG
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almost 17 years

scribbler wrote:

Nothing that building our own home ground wouldn't fix. ;)

We would have one in Petone if NIMBYs didn't have any input...

Don't start me. I stood up to be counted at those submissions.

RR
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almost 16 years

2ndBest wrote:

Draw expected to be released later this week. Think it's been flagged earlier, but the stadium is unavailable for all of February so expect a sizeable gap between games at Westpac.

Thursday
RR
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Bossi Insider
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almost 16 years

Floating around on Twitter is this rumoured Week 1 fixture list.

Adelaide v Sydney

Melbourne Derby

Jets v Nix

Roar v Mariners

Perth v WSW

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about 9 years

RR wrote:

Floating around on Twitter is this rumoured Week 1 fixture list.

Adelaide v Sydney

Melbourne Derby

Jets v Nix

Roar v Mariners

Perth v WSW

I'd slag that off as rumours are usually that, but I did that with the FAPL and then discovered the leak was actually true!!!

RR
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almost 16 years

Fixtures out at 2pm

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I'm pretty sure one of those opening fixtures is wrong.

RR
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almost 16 years

Hard News wrote:

I'm pretty sure one of those opening fixtures is wrong.

If one is wrong, then at least two are surely. FoxSports is reporting a Roar v CCM opening round fixture, dunno where they got the others from
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Not necessarily...

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about 17 years

Surely it will be Jest v Tards in first round wont it?

RR
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almost 16 years
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Hard News wrote:

Not necessarily...

RR
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Three Sunday 7pm kick offs and two games in February to be played elsewhere around the country. 

[Edit: both the TBC games in February are back to back, maybe we can borrow the Hutt Wreck for a fortnight?]

Appiah without the pace
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almost 17 years

Not having a home game over Christmas/New Years is a bonus. 

WeeNix
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over 7 years

wtf is a 'play football round'?

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about 13 years
RR
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almost 16 years
RR
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Bossi Insider
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almost 16 years

2ndBest wrote:

Not having a home game over Christmas/New Years is a bonus. 

A Victory/Adelaide/Wanderers away trip would be a pretty decent way to spend two weeks holiday over New Years, not very cheap tho
WeeNix
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RR wrote:

Three Sunday 7pm kick offs and two games in February to be played elsewhere around the country. 

[Edit: both the TBC games in February are back to back, maybe we can borrow the Hutt Wreck for a fortnight?]

Hopefully back-to-back Auckland games.

valeo
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Legend
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about 17 years

So no Friday games? Bit weird? 

To those in Welly; does this sound good or bad?

LG
Legend
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almost 17 years

Cheers for the list. Planning Annual Leave now.

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