Declan Edge - Let Them Play
As every coach and player in the Chatham Cup final stood in nervous excitement during the penalty shootout, Declan Edge sat almost emotionless on a plastic chair near his dugout.
Each penalty elicited some form of response from those around him, but the Western Suburbs coach and Ole Football Academy technical director sat motionless throughout.
Win or lose at that stage, he didn't care. Penalty shootouts aren't his thing. His team hadn't got the job done in 90 minutes of normal time, or 30 minutes of extra time, so it didn't matter to him who won the lottery from 12 yards.
Player: "What bloody game are you watching ref?"
Ref: "The one where you've had three shots and haven't hit the target."
Hows my refereeing? Whine Here
As every coach and player in the Chatham Cup final stood in nervous excitement during the penalty shootout, Declan Edge sat almost emotionless on a plastic chair near his dugout.
Each penalty elicited some form of response from those around him, but the Western Suburbs coach and Ole Football Academy technical director sat motionless throughout.
Win or lose at that stage, he didn't care. Penalty shootouts aren't his thing. His team hadn't got the job done in 90 minutes of normal time, or 30 minutes of extra time, so it didn't matter to him who won the lottery from 12 yards.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/10...
It is not a lottery, you still need skills and mental strength to convert.
I can see where Edge is coming from though. At this level (e.g. amateur) he wants to build a team that has the skills and mentality to win during regulation time.
I am one of the few people in NZ who has NO OPINION whatsoever on Ole - but I totally agree with Edge on this point.
Even when AS Roma or the AWs win on penalties, I always feel a bit cheated.
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Ole / Sweden thing in detail :
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
Player: "What bloody game are you watching ref?"
Ref: "The one where you've had three shots and haven't hit the target."
Hows my refereeing? Whine Here
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
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Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
Player: "What bloody game are you watching ref?"
Ref: "The one where you've had three shots and haven't hit the target."
Hows my refereeing? Whine Here
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
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Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
lol, just rude to have to pay for certain news items, its information, it should be publically accessible. I object to having to pay for news.
Queenslander 3x a year.
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
Player: "What bloody game are you watching ref?"
Ref: "The one where you've had three shots and haven't hit the target."
Hows my refereeing? Whine Here
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
so it was a shark article anyway? :)
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I'd be gutted to have paid $2.50 for that.
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I would love it if someone could teach me how to do so
Auckland will rise once more
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I would love it if someone could teach me how to do so
One way https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nz-herald-content-customi/ihphdicpkcmbicihgdndhmkffkejbeho
Player: "What bloody game are you watching ref?"
Ref: "The one where you've had three shots and haven't hit the target."
Hows my refereeing? Whine Here
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I would love it if someone could teach me how to do so
One way https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nz-herald-content-customi/ihphdicpkcmbicihgdndhmkffkejbeho
wow that's handy. thank Yakcall
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
lol, just rude to have to pay for certain news items, its information, it should be publically accessible. I object to having to pay for news.
Fancy having to pay for a news paper or football magazine... unthinkable. What did we do 15 years ago...
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
lol, just rude to have to pay for certain news items, its information, it should be publically accessible. I object to having to pay for news.
Fancy having to pay for a news paper or football magazine... unthinkable. What did we do 15 years ago...
Read the paper at work, football mags at mates places or the football club rooms typically.
Bruce Holloway has written an article on Declan (Not it is premium but that is easy to get around)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230711
can you not link to pay per view stories pls??!!
Well the article isn't anywhere else, its very easy to get around the paywall Greenie.
I'm not quite prepared to go to jail for Declan :)
lol, just rude to have to pay for certain news items, its information, it should be publically accessible. I object to having to pay for news.
Fancy having to pay for a news paper or football magazine... unthinkable. What did we do 15 years ago...
its not about paying for the paper, its about having to pay for specific parts of the paper. Its like buying a magazine and then being asked to pay more for a code to access the centre fold.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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