Champions League Final Reflections: Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool
This one had a little bit of all those things that supposedly define the big matches. We had injury heartbreak with Mo Salah and Dani Carvajal. We had injury redemption with Gareth Bale.
This All Whites Squad for the Intercontinental Cup… Not The Most Experienced You’ve Ever Seen
You know, there’s nothing wrong with picking an inexperienced team. Just want to make that clear in case there are people out there yapping about cheapening the jersey or whatever.
The Wildcards 2017-18 Premier League Team of the Season
Safe to say that it’ll come as no spoiler that there are City players littered throughout these teams of the season, particularly that illustrious first team.
Flying Kiwis – May 22
Check this out, then. Barcelona turned up in South Africa just like they said they would and put on a show for a massive crowd at FNB Stadium in Soweto… Jeremy Brockie, of Nelson, New Zealand, got to play against Lionel Messi and the lads.
The Premmy Files – Team Wellington Are Champs of Oceania
They were always going to be lifting the trophy after what they did last week. Team Wellington are too good of a team to be complacent enough to blow this with so much on the line… and besides, after a 6-0 win in the first leg the margins for error were pretty enormous.
Digging Into This Football Ferns Squad To Play Japan
Safe to say this squad announcement was overshadowed pretty much everywhere by the situation going on with Abby Erceg’s re-retirement… everywhere except in NZ Football’s announcement which barely even acknowledged Erceg.
Abby Erceg’s Retired Again And There Are Questions
Heaps of talking points from the latest Football Ferns squad which has been announced for the friendly against Japan next month. The fact that the game is taking place in Wellington is one of them, as is the quality of the opposition…
Flying Kiwis – May 15
Yeah, nah, Woody was all good to play against Bournemouth. Not only that but he broke the goal scoring stalemate in the most poacher way possible – purposefully deflecting a teammate’s shot into the net to score the goal for himself.
Unleashing Upon This Outrageously Stupid Wellington Phoenix Debacle
The idea that a professional club could split its home games between two different cities in two different countries, with two different fan-bases, wearing two different home strips, is potentially the dumbest compromise since Abraham Lincoln promised his wife a trip to the theatre.
The Premmy Files – Team Wellington in the Oceania Champions League Final, Leg One
Team Wellington have never been to a Club World Cup (only Auckland City and Waitakere have ever represented Aotearoa there) and they were clearly pumped up for this one, not about to let it slip like Stevie G.
How Come Manchester United Aren’t Getting More Credit For Finishing Second?
Depends who you ask, to be honest. There are large portions of fans from five other top six teams who’d make a pretty virulent argument that The Red Devils aren’t getting much credit on account of how trash they’re playing.
Matt Ridenton Joins the Welly Nix Exodus
Riddo missed just one game last season, only Goran Paracki played more minutes. It was a breakout season for the 22 year old having spent several years on the fringes waiting for his chance and when he finally got it he thrived.
Flying Kiwis – May 8
Michael Boxall versus Stefan Marinovic, a couple essential figures at the back for the All Whites but rivals on the field over in the MLS… especially with Mikey facing up against his old employers. So which one of them clung on to a rare clean sheet?
The Footy Ferns Are Coming Home and the All Whites Are Going to India, Happy Days
The Football Ferns are coming home! They’re gonna play Japan in Wellington on 10 June, a rare dip into local waters and hopefully resounding proof of how far this team has come over the last few years.
A List of People Who Won’t Be The Next Wellington Phoenix Manager
Do you know who the next Wellington Phoenix manager is going to be? Can you drop a mate a line if you do, maybe get TNC that big scoop? Help some independent kiwi media battlers catch a break?
Flying Kiwis – May 1
Three straight defeats including the rock bottom 6-0 loss last week and Big Stef and the Whitecaps were in dire need of a result to get things back on track. And, oh look, they got one. A 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake.
The Premmy Files – OFC Champions League Semis, Leg Two
For seven straight years Auckland City has reigned supreme in Oceania. Season after season they’ve triumphed in the Champions League and as their reward they’ve represented the confederation at the Club World Cup.
Picking The Positives From The Wellington Phoenix’s Season
The Wellington Phoenix have gotten a lot of bad press this season. A lot of it they brought upon themselves, a lot of it was drawn from their unstable future, some of it probably had to do with fan fatigue and the rest was just a pile on.
Flying Kiwis – April 24
And guess who scored a couple goals for his Dutch club this week? None other, mate. Marco Rojas scored both as Heerenveen beat Den Haag 2-0, shooting them up into the Europa League playoff spots.
The Premmy Files – OFC Champions League Semis, Leg One
Sure, the Premiership ended a couple weeks back… but not everyone’s gone back to their winter clubs just yet. Auckland City and Team Wellington still have the small matter of trying to qualify for the 2018 Club World Cup to worry about.