game of the weekend - NCR vs LH
game of the weekend - NCR vs LH
Pretty uninspiring fixtures this weekend in the Central
League. Wests vs Olympic would normally be a good game, but
injuries mean that an under-strength Greek team will be battling to
keep the score reasonable. Gissy will be too gold for Stop
Out, Rangers will beat the Palmy Catholics by 3, and Taranaki will
be beaten by the odd goal in 3 by Wellington United.
Napier vs Lower Hutt will be an interesting game, with I think
the home team being held to a draw by a battling Hutt
side.
I'm picking the upset of the round will be Stop Out at least getting a Draw against Gisbourne . If I has to pick a score I wiould say 2-1 to Stop Out . As for the rest West , Miramar and Wellington United to get wins and Napier and Lower Hutt to share the points in a 4 goal thriller .
Agreed, Stop Out have a fresh start with Grant Turner
leaving and are well overdue for an upset win! Also think LH
will be too strong for NCR, saw them play last week and they looked
pretty sharp despite only getting a draw.
Not that i'm biased towards hutt teams or
anything.........
GT is going but will be there for the game at the weekend.
Napier have been very strong at home though, I'm picking Napier
2-1. They are buzzing at the moment and still think they have
an outside chance with a lot of home games left Gisborne will
beat Stop Out 3-0, in a slight upset United will draw with Taranaki
1-1 in an uninspiring match, Miramar to get up 3-1 and Wests 3-1
also.
GT is going but will be there for the game at the weekend.
Who's taking over?
alec mcdonald and dave findlay have taken over at stop out.
GT is off to make cups of tea for ricki
Napier have been very strong at home though, I'm picking Napier
2-1. They are buzzing at the moment and still think they have
an outside chance with a lot of home games left Gisborne will
beat Stop Out 3-0, in a slight upset United will draw with Taranaki
1-1 in an uninspiring match, Miramar to get up 3-1 and Wests 3-1
also.
Well I got the United Taranaki match right...but the rest of
my predictions were rubbish
Uncle Steve, interested to get yout thoughts on the Barry
Lewis "punch" from underneath the cross bar in today's
game!!
james dean2007-06-24 16:50:55
Good game today West Vs Olympic.
Both good attcking teams and I thought a draw was a fair
result.
Barry Lewis lucky not to get sent for that punch.
Two horse race now with a game in 3 weeks proving to be
maybe be a decider.
I'm not sure what you guys are referring to. Surely you mean
the header on to the cross bar???
I agree Chops. Several people around me thought it was a hand ball
but I thought it was a brave header.
Be interested to hear from Barry as to weather he handled it
or not.
Funny how each set of supporters have a differing view of whether
it was a punch, a header or even the hands of god 
But hey the games between Olympic and Wests
always throw up an defining incident - thats why its always a good
watch - competition still open and most teams are understrength
with injuries, player unavailability so it aint over till its
over....
But hey the games between Olympic and Wests
always throw up an defining incident - thats why its always a good
watch - competition still open and most teams are understrength
with injuries, player unavailability so it aint over till its
over....
Funny how each set of supporters have a differing view of whether
it was a punch, a header or even the hands of god But hey the games between Olympic and Wests
always throw up an defining incident - thats why its always a good
watch - competition still open and most teams are understrength
with injuries, player unavailability so it aint over till its
over....
But hey the games between Olympic and Wests
always throw up an defining incident - thats why its always a good
watch - competition still open and most teams are understrength
with injuries, player unavailability so it aint over till its
over....I hope you are not implying I'm an Olympic supporter 
Not even - you just happened to post your comment before I did so
it was all in the timing - but hey can understand why you would
have taken it that way 
...
...
I think we should all just forget the incident. It is in the
past.......lets all move on
Go the Greekos
I think we should all just forget the incident. It is in the
past.......lets all move on
Go the Greekos
Because the Greeks are always quick to forget about a decision
that goes against them, aren't they?
To be honest I'm just covering my own ass Frankie
Defenatly a great diving header by barry, nothing else in
it...
Good on you for getting away with it (and your honesty!)
My god though, imagine if it went the other way? There would
be pages and pages of comments on here by Olympic fans talking
about how the refs are all biased, and that everyone is against
them.
yeah
have to say they got away with one there but at the end of the day
maybe it was a bit of Kamar for the ones that were given against
them. Wests are now in a vunlerable position with the big game
being in a few weeks time when they battle Miramar. Atleast it
makes the rest of the season very interesting. personally I would
prefer Miramar to win rather than Wests they think they are so much
better than everyone else. Thought that the ref did ok let alot go
but was consistant in that in both directions. Hard lines re the
hand of god but as I mentioned there is always an element of luck
involved in any sport and today it went the greeks way. Good game
though end to end stuff with both teams having a few good chances
to finish the other off. thought that Shaun had a good game for the
greeks and that Rowie played well for wests, both players got
around the park well and at times dictated alot of the chances.
well thats my 2 cents worth. wasnt the weather grand!!
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personally I would prefer Miramar to win rather than Wests they
think they are so much better than everyone else.....Thats an interesting comment - is it the players, coaches, supporters that you think are better than anyone else.....purely from a setup perspective it could be Miramar, Lower Hutt or Gisborne etc and surely we can't criticise clubs for having good management, setup, facitlites etc which obviously attracts good players - but if your comment is about individuals, again the club is not responsible for the attitude/arrogance (call it what you like) of players, they are who they are....better than everyone else...thats debateable cos if they were, then Wests should have had more than 5 players in the 2006/2007 Team Wellington....maybe I have got this all wrong but hey thats my 5 cent worth for the month
I was at the Stop Out v Gisbourne gamE and have to say that the result did flatter Gisbourne .Their 4th goal was clearly offside and was scored in the last minute . Gisbourne were 3-1 up at halftime but Stop Out totally dominated the 2nd half and with better finishing should have at least got a draw . Star performer for Stop Out were the Captain Garry McDermott , thier left winger and Centre Forward .
Anyone know anything about the Lower Hutt Napier game? Heard it was
a boring one all match. Only thing of any note was the Luis
Corilles (sorry about spelling) spitting at a NCR player and
getting sent off.
So he's suspended next week...better check who Arakura have in
Sunday league.
Ha ! Porirua ! Excellent.
Ha ! Porirua ! Excellent.
i hear adam church let rip from 35 yds to score our goal......dats
about it
Anyone know anything about the Lower Hutt Napier game? Heard it was
a boring one all match. Only thing of any note was the Luis
Corilles (sorry about spelling) spitting at a NCR player and
getting sent off.
My usual source at Napier hasn't come in with anything on that
game, not sure why. I'll update the main report if anything
comes to hand.
then Wests should have had more than 5 players in the 2006/2007 Team Wellington....
I'm not sure that's really relevant...Wests have looked the
best team so far this year for mind, their defence is rock solid,
but they're getting under a bit of pressure with injuries and
players heading off to u17 and u20 tournaments. Victims of
their own success to some extent. Miramar meanwhile seem to
have settled on thier strongest combination and are scoring a lot
of goals. The match in three weeks could be a true "final"
for the Central League.
I'd put some cash on Rangers winning that one. They were a
bit unlucky in the first round (can you be unlucky in a 4-0 loss??)
hitting the bar twice when it was 0-0. If one of those had
gone in, who knows what could have happened?
Frankie when are you going to bite the bullet and open your Central
League book? 
I'd put some cash on Rangers winning that
one.� They were a bit
unlucky in the first round (can you be unlucky in a 4-0 loss??)
hitting the bar twice when it was
0-0.� If one of those
had gone in, who knows what could have happened?
I guess thats the difference between a team who is unlucky and a team who does the business....I saw the game and while the goals were there for the taking, Wests is the sort of team that soaks up the pressure and then takes its opportunity. Lower Hutt was another game that blew out but LH were in it for the most part of the game but the score did not reflct that.....you take your chances when you can.....having said that I think you could be right about Rangers giving Wests a good nudge and I am sure Matt will not make any excuses when the team runs out - they will just put there best effort out there and the result will take care of itself.....