Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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2ndBest2011-01-01 19:00:20I'm not normally one for these conspiracies but in this case it's just lolworthy.
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I'm not normally one for these conspiracies but in this case it's just lolworthy.
I've been listening a little bit to Scoreboard too and I've found that a lot of callers ring in with the line "The All Whites didn't win anything...", which I found just as infuriating.
NZ were written off before the World Cup and were expected to be its laughing stock. Remember L'Equipe coming up with something like "if they score a goal, the scorer should get a statue erected, if they get a draw they should be regarded as heroes"....and France ended up being the rabble.
Without bashing the Silver Ferns/Kiwis/ABs or trying to neglect their own performances, they were 'expected' to perform to the level they achieved this year. The AWs surely exceeded any reasonable expectations.
I'd vote for Winston's goal being the Sporting Moment of the year - it captured the nation more than any of those other moments (as good as they were).
Rising_Phoenix2011-01-01 19:57:02
It amazes me how worked up people get over it.
Bye.
I'm not normally one for these conspiracies but in this case it's just lolworthy.
Miles Davis has put those people in their place!
I've just voted again, even voted on my parents behalf!
I'm with N-Bomb, breaks my heart to say it cause I love Ricki, but he shouldn't get coach of the year.
This (in regards to ricki)
It's for that reason that I think herbert has a better shot at coach of the year than the all whites do at team of the year.
Allegedly
They should have one of them when Nelsen is schooling Chiellini on the ground!
snap
As much as i love my football its very blinkered thinking to expect them to make a clean sweep.To be nominated by our egg chasing dominated media is a bonus,a win in any category would be a double whammy.
GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS
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I hope you're joking!
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He certainly does have a strong case, and I'd agree if we were only looking at the All Whites performance. The thing for me is that the job he does 90% of the time is with the Phoenix. After getting one game away from the grand final we were supposed to be genuine contenders for the 2010/2011 season. We've been horribly inconsistent. We're struggling to make it into the top 6, who knows if we will, we've got a terrible away record. He has to take a lot of the blame for that. So it will leave a hollow feeling if come 10th of Feb, he wins coach of the year and the Phoenix's season is virtually over. Obviously hope I'm wrong.
Three for me, and two for them.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/4509422/All-Whites-performance-time-to-keep-it-in-context
Ryan Evans. Right bag of laughs, eh?
Ryan Evans. Right bag of laughs, eh?
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
Reid's goal clearly deserves the moment of the year as it was actually the most surprising moment which would have been celebrated very wildly. It will win too because I doubt that rugby fans or league fans will mobilize themselves in the same way. I would not expect soccer to sweep the awards though. Sports person goes to0 an individual sport normally and I don't actually think Herbert is a brilliant coach.
So a bit odd to day it has no fans in nz. Is it s global sport - not even close.
Allegedly
Reid's goal clearly deserves the moment of the year as it was actually the most surprising moment which would have been celebrated very wildly. It will win too because I doubt that rugby fans or league fans will mobilize themselves in the same way. I would not expect soccer to sweep the awards though. Sports person goes to0 an individual sport normally and I don't actually think Herbert is a brilliant coach.
you are not alone.....
Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.
