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It's only for a few more weeks Selwyn fans. The rest of you, however....

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You'll have to get past Richmond Athletic first (should they choose to aim for promotion)!

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Is that something they'll look at? If they do does that mean ccl winner + upper si contender play off?
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Dragoon_nz wrote:
Is that something they'll look at? If they do does that mean ccl winner + upper si contender play off?

Yes

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last time they played in top league mainland had to pay for them to complete the season as spent all there money on Jeremy brockie! So would they be willing to take that risk again

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Whoever wins the league won't get past a very good Richmond side so another year in Ccl I think

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Dragoon_nz wrote:
Is that something they'll look at? If they do does that mean ccl winner + upper si contender play off?

Yes, would be a play-off between the various winners - home and away, if more that one wishes to play in the MPL

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AllWhites82 wrote:

Dragoon_nz wrote:
Is that something they'll look at? If they do does that mean ccl winner + upper si contender play off?

Yes, would be a play-off between the various winners - home and away, if more that one wishes to play in the MPL

THIS. Anyone know if Richmond have the ambition and means at present?

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Word from that way it would appear so. 

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tede wrote:

last time they played in top league mainland had to pay for them to complete the season as spent all there money on Jeremy brockie! So would they be willing to take that risk again

That's not true. They were being bankrolled by Phil Whitely, who claimed he had a revolutionary data compression technology that was worth billions, but it was all fantasy and he was convicted of a $5.3 million fraud and sentenced to 5 years. He was arrested during the season in 2008 and Richmond were left scrambling to find enough money to pay for transport to Christchurch to play the rest of their games. 

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tede wrote:

last time they played in top league mainland had to pay for them to complete the season as spent all there money on Jeremy brockie! So would they be willing to take that risk again

That's not true. They were being bankrolled by Phil Whitely, who claimed he had a revolutionary data compression technology that was worth billions, but it was all fantasy and he was convicted of a $5.3 million fraud and sentenced to 5 years. He was arrested during the season in 2008 and Richmond were left scrambling to find enough money to pay for transport to Christchurch to play the rest of their games. 

Correct, Richmond played in the MPL in 2007 and 2008 - got relegated at end of 2008 and Jeremy did not turn out for them in 2008.

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tede wrote:

last time they played in top league mainland had to pay for them to complete the season as spent all there money on Jeremy brockie! So would they be willing to take that risk again

That's not true. They were being bankrolled by Phil Whitely, who claimed he had a revolutionary data compression technology that was worth billions, but it was all fantasy and he was convicted of a $5.3 million fraud and sentenced to 5 years. He was arrested during the season in 2008 and Richmond were left scrambling to find enough money to pay for transport to Christchurch to play the rest of their games. 

Worth noting that Phil Whitley has been in the news again lately for scamming people again.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/91547592/Fraudster...

I was ball boy for every single one of those MPL games, what a team we had! Batram Suri was amazing, Benjamin Totori played about half the games for us before Whitley (and his money) went and was still the top scorer for the league that year from memory. We lost quite a few players for the rest of the season after the arrest, we had 4 or 5 Solomon Islanders who all disappeared and I'm pretty sure the one that stayed was deported for sexual assault.

From what I know, money is looking stronger than 2011 which is when we last considered having a go at the MPL but we don't quite have the same talent all over the park. Still, would be nice to have another crack at it!

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you would certainly be more than welcome in the MPL. 

Could be 4 road trips a season

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foal30 wrote:

you would certainly be more than welcome in the MPL. 

Could be 4 road trips a season

Can all clubs afford 4 trips to nelson. There are a couple of clubs who you can see struggling with this. Has anyone from nelson/ Richmond league or Marlborough league said they would like to go into play off this year. My understanding was you had to state this before season began. Maybe all white could do some investigation into this v

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fc69 wrote:

foal30 wrote:

you would certainly be more than welcome in the MPL. 

Could be 4 road trips a season

Can all clubs afford 4 trips to nelson. There are a couple of clubs who you can see struggling with this. Has anyone from nelson/ Richmond league or Marlborough league said they would like to go into play off this year. My understanding was you had to state this before season began. Maybe all white could do some investigation into this v

Four trips to Nelson should not be an issue for Chch clubs considering Suburbs currently  have 10 or 11 trips to Christchurch every season.. 

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I can't afford 4 trips to Nelson. I am still recovering from the last one. 

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Untrue, once winner confirmed from nelson league they then can make their decision 

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fc69 wrote:

foal30 wrote:

you would certainly be more than welcome in the MPL. 

Could be 4 road trips a season

Can all clubs afford 4 trips to nelson. There are a couple of clubs who you can see struggling with this. Has anyone from nelson/ Richmond league or Marlborough league said they would like to go into play off this year. My understanding was you had to state this before season began. Maybe all white could do some investigation into this v

That was the rule FC69 when I was involved (up until a couple of seasons ago). All teams in both qualifying leagues had to notify Mainland of their intention to participate in a playoff before the season commenced. Not sure if it still applies.
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Ronaldoknow wrote:

fc69 wrote:

foal30 wrote:

you would certainly be more than welcome in the MPL. 

Could be 4 road trips a season

Can all clubs afford 4 trips to nelson. There are a couple of clubs who you can see struggling with this. Has anyone from nelson/ Richmond league or Marlborough league said they would like to go into play off this year. My understanding was you had to state this before season began. Maybe all white could do some investigation into this v

That was the rule FC69 when I was involved (up until a couple of seasons ago). All teams in both qualifying leagues had to notify Mainland of their intention to participate in a playoff before the season commenced. Not sure if it still applies.

If unsure we can make it up as we go along. 

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foal30 wrote:

Ronaldoknow wrote:

fc69 wrote:

foal30 wrote:

you would certainly be more than welcome in the MPL. 

Could be 4 road trips a season

Can all clubs afford 4 trips to nelson. There are a couple of clubs who you can see struggling with this. Has anyone from nelson/ Richmond league or Marlborough league said they would like to go into play off this year. My understanding was you had to state this before season began. Maybe all white could do some investigation into this v

That was the rule FC69 when I was involved (up until a couple of seasons ago). All teams in both qualifying leagues had to notify Mainland of their intention to participate in a playoff before the season commenced. Not sure if it still applies.

If unsure we can make it up as we go along. 

Andy Martin, is that you? 

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Can't see Richmond wanting to push for promotion when they've turned down better chances before.

In saying that, it'd be great to see it happen. Nelson should have two teams in the Mainland Premier League.

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Luis Garcia wrote:

Can't see Richmond wanting to push for promotion when they've turned down better chances before.

In saying that, it'd be great to see it happen. Nelson should have two teams in the Mainland Premier League.

Have Richmond had a better chance since 2010? This is the strongest team I can think of since then and money was the only reason we didn't push for it then.

The two English imports are both leaving Nelson in the next couple of weeks though, so the run in may not be quite as dominant.

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Nelfoos wrote:

tede wrote:

last time they played in top league mainland had to pay for them to complete the season as spent all there money on Jeremy brockie! So would they be willing to take that risk again

.............

Worth noting that Phil Whitley has been in the news again lately for scamming people again.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/91547592/Fraudster...

...............

Why does he look like Brian Tamaki?
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Nelfoos wrote:

Luis Garcia wrote:

Can't see Richmond wanting to push for promotion when they've turned down better chances before.

In saying that, it'd be great to see it happen. Nelson should have two teams in the Mainland Premier League.

Have Richmond had a better chance since 2010? This is the strongest team I can think of since then and money was the only reason we didn't push for it then.

The two English imports are both leaving Nelson in the next couple of weeks though, so the run in may not be quite as dominant.

Is it really? This is the same team that lost to Marlborough in the Chatham Cup. Without Hickey and Turner, it'd be a very even Nelson league.

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Luis Garcia wrote:

Nelfoos wrote:

Luis Garcia wrote:

Can't see Richmond wanting to push for promotion when they've turned down better chances before.

In saying that, it'd be great to see it happen. Nelson should have two teams in the Mainland Premier League.

Have Richmond had a better chance since 2010? This is the strongest team I can think of since then and money was the only reason we didn't push for it then.

The two English imports are both leaving Nelson in the next couple of weeks though, so the run in may not be quite as dominant.

Is it really? This is the same team that lost to Marlborough in the Chatham Cup. Without Hickey and Turner, it'd be a very even Nelson league.

With those two it is, without them they're bog standard for Nelson. Would need to recruit heavily to be competitive in Mainland. Doubt we'll have the personnel to win promotion though.

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Imagine there won't be a lot of football on this weekend - Chatham cup and CCL only?  Mainland will be sweating on a few Divisions not finishing out the season at this rate

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Halswell vs Waimak now 4pm at Kendall Park turf

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Article in stuff says Chang will be back for Canty united.Seriously??? Have they watched the bloke play ccl this year, 2 goals in this league is pretty embarrassing. So over rated it's not funny

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Article in stuff says Chang will be back for Canty united.Seriously??? Have they watched the bloke play ccl this year, 2 goals in this league is pretty embarrassing. So over rated it's not funny

Willly was at he chch united match where Daniel Ede bagged 3 of his 20 so far (and he didn't play in first 4.)

Not sure if he stayed 90 minutes but stats don't lie. 

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Round 15 Results

Selwyn 4 Burwood 3

Parklands 1 ChCh United 2

Waimak vs Halswell kicked off at 4pm 

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Stallion wrote:

Article in stuff says Chang will be back for Canty united.Seriously??? Have they watched the bloke play ccl this year, 2 goals in this league is pretty embarrassing. So over rated it's not funny

Willly was at he chch united match where Daniel Ede bagged 3 of his 20 so far (and he didn't play in first 4.)

Not sure if he stayed 90 minutes but stats don't lie. 

You're right about stats not lieing but they certainly don't give the whole story just as much as Changs lack of goals, although he never struck me as being National League quality whenever I saw him play. 
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Ronaldoknow wrote:

Stallion wrote:

Article in stuff says Chang will be back for Canty united.Seriously??? Have they watched the bloke play ccl this year, 2 goals in this league is pretty embarrassing. So over rated it's not funny

Willly was at he chch united match where Daniel Ede bagged 3 of his 20 so far (and he didn't play in first 4.)

Not sure if he stayed 90 minutes but stats don't lie. 

You're right about stats not lieing but they certainly don't give the whole story just as much as Changs lack of goals, although he never struck me as being National League quality whenever I saw him play. 

True it doesn't give full story.  None of Selwyn top 5 coach or do any admin for the club. 

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AllWhites82 wrote:

Round 15 Results

Selwyn 4 Burwood 3

Parklands 1 ChCh United 2

Waimak vs Halswell kicked off at 4pm 

FT Waimak 1 Halswell 1

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Updated Table

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Selwyn United 15 11 3 1 52 23 29 36
ChCh United 15 7 5 3 25 18 7 26
Halswell United 15 7 3 5 31 33 -2 24
Waimak United 15 6 5 4 26 23 3 23
Parklands 15 3 3 9 18 31 -13 12
Burwood 15 0 3 12 22 46 -24 3

Selwyn play ChCh United next Saturday and if United loose then title is Selwyn's.

Other games next Saturday - Parklands vs. Halswell and Waimak vs. Burwood

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No CCL games this week.... have to wait longer
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Dragoon_nz wrote:
No CCL games this week.... have to wait longer

Sets up the derby nicely next week then. I'm picking Selwyn to wait another week, Halswell on good run as of late

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Dragoon_nz wrote:
No CCL games this week.... have to wait longer

Sets up the derby nicely next week then. I'm picking Selwyn to wait another week, Halswell on good run as of late

The Question is now - Where will that game be played?  With most of the pitches in Chch having significant water on them and more rain predicted Wed/Thurs and Fri will that mean MPL/CCL/WPL only games again?

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