YELLOW FEVER'S FINGER ON LOCAL FOOTBALL'S PULSE
Edition Eight
BIG TRAVEL LEAGUE,
GIRLS’ FOOTY, CAP
PREM AND MORE
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THUMBS UP AND DOWN- Not the Capital 4 Island Bay team though. These lads turn up to Fraser
Park in their bright yellow shirts, only to be shocked to see Lower Hutt
The Good, The Bad and The Just wearing their home strip. Also yellow!
Plain Ridiculous Luckily for IBU, a Naenae team playing next door had a spare strip.
The Good Unfortunately for the Bay boys, the change of kit meant they actually
Parky is famous for going straight for Capital played like Naenae and they lost the game 3-2
Football’s jugular on those frequent occasions when
they deserve it, so it’s only fair to give them some
kudos when they do something right. WOMEN’S CENTRAL LEAGUE -
Top Two Trade Blows, Wellington
This weekend sees the realignment of lower grades
in both men’s and women’s senior football following United Spanked
mid-season promotion and relegation – a move Women’s football has taken on somewhat of a resurgence of late, as tales
which should see teams in these grades get to the level they truly belong of name calling and KO punches hit the front page headlines. Since then
at sooner, making the season all the more enjoyable for everyone. crowds have been flocking to games around Wellington.
Parky approves. Thumbs up Capital Football. Those that attended Cuddly Ken’s Wellington United taking on Massey
last weekend would have been treated to a spectacular 15-2 spanking of
The Bad the Oranje. Still, they are sitting in fourth spot , raising questions about
Well, after weeks of bad publicity the depth of the league.
surrounding violent and unacceptable
behaviour on football pitches around the The rodgering of Ken’s ladies meant Massey took pole position on goal
capital, and with journos circling around like difference ahead of Referee of the Month Mike Greene’s Waterside
vultures just waiting to pounce on another Karori, whose Golden Boot leader Renee Leota is up for nomination in the
juicy story, a Capital 3 game between Wellington Sports Awards.
Lower Hutt and KCU last weekend saw a
staggering 4 red cards issued for such small
things as dangerous tackles, violent conduct
and foul and abusive language.
Pretty disappointing. Parky loves the red mist as much as any man,
woman or beast, but can’t we all just get along?
The Just Plain Ridiculous
If you’re an Island Bay team going to play Lower
Hutt away, what’s one of the first things you’d
think of? Apart from “f*ck I hate the Valley” you’d
probably think to pack a change of strip.
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BIG TRAVEL LEAGUE -
WE’RE JUST A
Mar go clear top, as O’Brian Shield SMALL CREATIVE AGENCY
heads to Endeavour Park BUT WE CAN DO A LOT OF
Parky loves two things, roast pork and being right.
Last week we said that when Dom Rowe scores, Miramar win, and so it proved
REALLY COOL THINGS
to be as they travelled to joint leaders Wairarapa. Rowe opened the scoring for
the Mar and Darren Cheriton sealed victory and a three point lead at the top of
the table. Miramar face a much softer challenge this weekend, at home to mid-
GRAPHIC DESIGN
table outfit Tawa. TV COMMERCIALS
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Tawa’s season has been a bit of a roller coaster, with some good wins and some
terrible luck, losing their keeper to injury and having no ready fill in except good THOSE SORTS
club man Karl Romijn. They were so desperate they even attempted to lure OF THINGS
back Dale Warburton from Wellington United’s Cap 1 reserve team.
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have had some spicy encounters since their promotion to Central League. This
game wasn’t one of them though, with Wests comfortably winning 1-0 thanks
to a goal from Ryan Cain. That win cost Tawa the O’Brian Shield, and meant
Wests kept in touch with Miramar, and equal on points with
The Rapper.
Lower Hutt were surprise victims to Napier City Rovers, which puts them a
full seven points behind Miramar and four points off the top three. They’ll be
Your Ad Here?
wondering if they can splash a bit more Water Safety cash on someone to score
them some goals - they have scored fewer than any other Central League team.
That win shot Napier to 9 points, and clear into 7th place, while Petone (8th)
and Maycenvale (9th) battled out a 1-1 draw that keeps them both bogged
down in the bottom three.
Below them, a woeful Palmerston North Marist side anchor the table having Support Park Life!
been taken apart by Olympic 5-2 at Newtown Park. Former Team Taranaki
player Tyson Brandt was Marist’s only spark, and at 4 foot tall he wasn’t really
going to do it alone. Veteran Hicham Kamri and loudmouth Jimmy Haidakis Ring Smithy to find out how
took Marist apart, while Raf de Gregorio steadied the ship in midfield.
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Olympic have scored a phenomenal 24 goals already this season, an average of
3 per game, so could still affect the title race, or climb back into it.
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Here is the table and this week’s
fixtures:
SATURDAY 28 MAY:
LOTTO MENS CENTRAL LEAGUE:
Miramar Rangers vs Tawa David Farrington Pk (2.30)
Lower Hutt City vs Petone Bell Pk (2.30)
PN Marist vs Napier City Rovers Memorial Pk (2.45)
Western Suburbs vs Olympic Endeavour 1 (2.30)*O’Brien Shield*
SUNDAY 29 MAY:
Maycenvale vs Wairarapa Utd Hastings Sports Pk (2pm)
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GAME OF THE ROUND
This week the game of the round is either Wests vs Olympic at
Endeavour. If you don’t catch Wests in this game though, head along on
Sunday and you’ll probably see half their first team squad trying to keep
their Reserves in the Premier League!
If a trip to Whitby makes you want to kill yourself, you could head to
Bell Park for the Lower Valley Derby between Petone and Lower Hutt.
A win for Petone would bring the two level on points. Jake Theron will
probably get sent off, and there’s a good chance of some solid sideline
banter - both Mark Foster and Brendan McIntyre aren’t shy of an opinion!
CAP PREM WRAP
Parky loves a sure bet. And when it comes to the Football Central
Premier league, there is nothing more predictable than Wests wallowing
near the foot of the table, before making a late season run towards mid-
table mediocrity thanks to the progressive introduction of first team
players. Having leaked a massive 33 goals in just 7 games, 2011 seems to
be no different. Four Kings
Their survival will be based solely on how early in the season their first Saturday June 11th
team will be out of Central League contention. Fortunately for the likes of
Marist, Karori and Wainui, West’s first team are only three points off the 7.30pm kick off
pace at the top of the Central League. Parky is going out on an obvious
limb to predict 2 of these 4 teams will be in the drop zone come July or
August or whenever the season finishes. Just call us Ken Ring, or that
crazy rapture guy.
On Easter weekend Dave Capstick, $25 per head gives you a pint,
At the top end of the table, it’s closer than Terry S is to bankruptcy football lover and self employed some snacks and the funny money
(allegedly). Just 4 points cover first to sixth, with Upper Hutt and Island builder, suffered a fractured skull for the casino.
Bay on top with 15 points. The IBU Sharkies have been the surprise
in a horrific head clash with his Great prizes to win and a
package this year and are in pole position with a game in hand over the
other top 6 teams. Their season has been built on the back of successful Karori team mate. stack of raffles.
bus parking, with just 5 goals conceded in their 6 games primarily thanks Join us in this fundraiser event to 200 tickets only.
to club jumping Tony Jamieson. They have also showed more fight in
help make Cappy’s road to recovery
previous seasons as witnessed last weekend when they came from For tickets or contribution
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WOMEN’S CAPITAL PREMIER -
Parky’s Prediction Petone Purely Rubbish, sink like
3 of the 5 games this week should be predictable with Wellington
United, Stop Out, and Upper Hutt walking away with a comfortable
a stone
3 points each. Miramar face a potential banana skin trip to Marist Things are tight at the top of the Prem League –with Stop Out, Waikanae
and Norf Welli battling it out for promo. At the other end Petone Pure
where a bit of rain during the week could be the great equaliser at
seem to have been having too much Steinie Pure with their abysmal
Kilbirnie Park. The Mar to sneak it 2-1.
pointless record.
But by far the game of the round is on Sunday when Olympic host They can however take heart that they are doing better than the two
Island Bay at the Ring of (Te) Whaea. The turf has not been a happy other Petone teams (no wonder they are lagging in the Fever Club
hunting ground for either of the top two Olympic teams. Their Champs). The Pulse are winless just like their netball namesakes, having
reserves gave up a 2-0 lead, to lose 3-2 against then bottom of the conceded 34 goals (one more than the Pure). The only way is up (baby)
table Karori, while their firsts lost the O’Brien Shield to Tawa earlier for Petone Puma as well, who sit rooted pointless at the bottom of
in the season there. Women’s Div 4 having yet to score and shipping in a staggering 48 goals.
Someone explain to them that being on a “goal bonus” only counts if you
score for your team!
Working in the Greeks favour is a Saturday match for their first team,
so expect a couple of players to back up. Parky suggests you clear In Div 1 Wgtn Sapphires top the grade – which doesn’t mean a whole lot
your Sunday plans and head out to watch this one. Games involving when the points are set to zero again after the first round. The Lower
the Greeks tend to provide decent entertainment. The Bay to take Hutt Zimmers will be asking themselves “Are we really relegated?’ to
this out 3-1. which the answer is yes. They will be replaced by Norf Welli and Marist.
Check out a women’s game at a park near you this Sunday – just be sure
to hang around ‘til after the final whistle.
Here’s the rest of this week’s Cap Premier draw:
Wellington United (3rd) vs Western Suburbs (9th) Newtown - Sat 2.30
Wainuiomata (10th) vs Stop Out (6th) Prouse 1 - Sat 2.30
Upper Hutt City (1st) vs Waterside Karori (8th) Harcourt 1 - Sat 2.30
Marist (7th) vs Miramar Rangers (5th) Kilbirnie - Sat 2.30
Olympic (4th) vs Island Bay United (2nd) Te Whaea - Sun
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