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1 Offi cial match programme of WaiBOP United
THE RANGEOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF WAIBOP UNITEDOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF WAIBOP UNITED
December 6, 2014December 6, 2014
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Links Ave, Mt Maunganui
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THE RANGEOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF
WAIBOP UNITED
WaiBOP UnitedBrian Perry Sports HouseWintec Rotokauri CampusAkoranga RoadHamilton
WWW.WAIBOPUNITED.CO.NZ
Editors: Dwayne Barlow and Josh EasbyContributors: Bruce Holloway, Jeff Neems, Grant Stantiall, Louis Roberts.Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission.Inquiries to: [email protected]
Home on The RangeEditorial comment — Josh Easby
Coping with travel is a major factor in
WaiBOP United’s eff orts to become a
serious contender at national level.
I’m not referring to the weekend fl ights to and from ASB Premiership fi xtures — they’re a fact of life and it’s the same for all teams taking part.
I’m highlighting the extra challenge that comes from being part of a squad which represents a region that is geographically one of the largest in the competition.
WaiBOP United draws its players and supporters from a catchment area that covers 115 clubs spread from coast to coast, and from Huntly and Thames in the north to Taupo in the south.
If you think it’s sometimes a struggle to train twice a week at your club, try dealing with the mileage clocked up by WaiBOP United’s players and backroom staff as they criss–cross the island to train together.
Last summer, I was team manager for the WaiBOP women’s team in the ASB Women’s League and we drew players from Whakatane, Rotorua, Tauranga and Hamilton. We worked out that to attend every match and training session, some players would travel 6,000kms .
The United senior and youth squads you watch today will be running up big distances to take part and let’s not forget they are juggling jobs and studies with their football commitments. It’s a big ask and we are fortunate to have people willing to make sacrifi ces in the drive for success.
We owe them our support and we can take their lead by accepting that travel is part of our commitment too.
We’re still a young franchise and our support is building gradually, but it’s
gratifying to see familiar faces turning up at venues. Today, we’ll see people from Hamilton, Cambridge and Rotorua — and we hope to some of today’s spectators at Links Ave will head to Rotorua and Cambridge for remaining home fi xtures.
Take a look at page 22 of this magazine and check out who wears the number 12 shirt for WaiBOP United … we’re in this together.
Josh Easby is the
co–editor of The Range
and is secretary of the
Cambridge Football
Club
NZ Programme of the Year 2014
From the Dug OutA coach’s perspective — Peter Smith
Peter Smith is in his
second season as
Head Coach of
WaiBOP United.
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to
Links Ave, Mt Maunganui, for another
afternoon of ASB Premiership football.
The WaiBOP United squad and staff are delighted to be back in the Bay at what is a great little boutique ground and, so far at least, a lucky venue.
Our last outing at the Mount, two weeks ago, resulted in a good footballing performance from the side and we’ll be looking for more of the same today against serial title challengers, Waitakere United.
The atmosphere and crowd involvement two weeks ago was brilliant so we’ll be trying to give you even more reason to get
behind your side and support the players as we strive for the win.
We’ve worked to refi ne our style of play this season so hopefully we can not only get a string of results this summer but also provide the type of football you, our fans, want to see.
Once again, thanks for your support.
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Football DadA slow starter
Football Dad tries to keep
up with football and
ahead of his footballing
off spring but not
necessarily in that order.
The club’s junior muster was, quite frankly,
mental.
More than 100 children, aged 4 to nearly 13, running loose on a council park. In patchy drizzle. Ground barely recovered from the harsh summer.
Footballs of every conceivable colour bouncing in more than a thousand directions. Grass being shredded.
Ten-year-olds demolishing 7-year-olds in tackles which would make a mother cringe: studs up, two feet, Karate scream on the way into the smaller kid’s ankle.
“Jesus,” Football Dad thought to himself, spotting the moment of brutality. “Call a bloody ambulance.”
A large woman wearing a faded club top held a tired grey megaphone to her mouth and screeched.
“Right you lot, stop right where you are and listen to me!”
A pall of silence over two football pitches as she took a suck on a Rothmans Menthol cigarette, and prepared to blurt out another burst of instruction.
“I’ll have the 5th grade down there by Changing Room 1 – Barbs, put your hand up.”
Rothmans drag exhaled.“Tony will have the 6th graders by the
big goal down there,” she yelped, with an elaborate arm wave (ciggie in hand, of course).
“7th Grade, you’re with Cornelius, just down here.”
The Youngest One perked up “Oh, that’s us. Cornelius is an interesting
name,” she remarked. Football Dad mulled a dozen or so nations: “Oh, yes: maybe he’s from South America.”
Nearly bald bloke wearing a Uruguayan top from the 2002 FIFA World Cup shot his hand up. “Yes, yes, me me!” he said chirpily.
“Kids 7 or nearly 7, come with me!”Wry smile from Football Dad: “South
America. Told ya.”The Uruguayan had rows of cones set up,
evidently by his early-teens son, who was along for the ride.
Pushy Dad in a suit and tie was fi rst to interject.
“My boy played in the top team last year and I expect the same this year,” he announced.
Hippy Mother was next, a fi lthy look at Pushy Dad.
“Oh right, so poor kids are gonna be in the crap team, is that what you’re saying?”
Weird Lady was next.“My son has some behavioural issues,
but, y’know, the psychologist said sport would be good for him.”
“ O k k k k k k a y y y y y y y y…” C o r n e l i u s interjected, desperate to reclaim the conversation.
“We got 14 kids here. That’s enough for two teams ... but, ah, we only got ... ahhhh ... we got only one coach. So I am gonna need a Mummy or a Daddy to volunteer to take some of the kids this season.”
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Football Dad stood like a statue, his lips held together fi rmer than he’d ever held them together before.
“Do not say a word,” his brain yelled at him. “Do not make the same mistake as last time, with The Eldest One. Do not say one stinking bloody single word!”
The lips trembled, eyes darted around.Weird Lady piped up again.“I’ll do it! The psychologist said it would
be good for my son and I to do some outdoor activities together. This is an outdoor activity!”
Cornelius was ecstatic.“Ohhh…..tha’s great, jus’ a great…
thankyou oh so much for that, thankyou.”Weird Lady to Cornelius: “I’ve got a lot to
learn but you seem a really nice man, and I’m a fast learner!”
Football Dad knew he shouldn’t make assumptions, but his face dropped into the palm of his hand. He had a bad feeling. He could see where it was heading. His kid would narrowly miss the Uruguayan’s team and would end up in the team coached by the frumpy loud idiot woman with the special needs child.
The Younger One stood there, scoping out the entire situation. Watching, listening.
Give your children the chance to get
close to the ASB Premiership action by
volunteering as match mascots and ball
boys and girls.
For details of how to take part , contact WaiBOP Football's event co–ordinator Shaun Kipara by emailing [email protected].
How to get your children
onto our pitch
She pulled at her father’s hand.“How come you said nothing?”“Well….I kinda help your sister’s coach
with that team. And I can’t be at two places at once, darling.”
A frown from the little girl’s face. Five seconds to process the information before articulating an answer.
“Okay, I’ll accept that excuse. But you’ll come to as many of my games as you can, won’t you?”
A lump in Football Dad’s throat. A glance at Weird Lady, who was by now introducing herself to all and sundry.
“I will do my absolute level best for you, sweetheart.”
WaiBOP players to feature in women's fi nal
Two of our region's up–and–coming
players scored crucial goals to help the
New Zealand Development squad reach
tomorrow's ASB Women's League Grand
Final.
Claudelands Rovers' striker Tayla Christensen and Rotorua United winger Paige Satchell found the net to help beat Capital Football 5–1 in the Preliminary Final. The other goals were provided by New Zealand U–17 captain Martine Puketapu.
Christensen and Satchell are both New Zealand Under 17 internationals.
The Development side will face reigning champions Mainland Pride in the fi nal at
ASB Football Park in Christchurch.The squad is made up of promising young
players from the country's northernmost regions, Northern, Auckland and Waikato/Bay of Plenty.
WaiBOP's women's team fi nished fi fth in the ASB Women's League regular season, tailing away after a strong start.
WaiBOP's New Zealand international striker Helen Collins leads the league's Golden Boot with 10 goals and only hat–tricks or better from the Development side's Puketapu or Mainland Pride's Aimee Phillips in the fi nal will see her lose the title which she also held two seasons ago.
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Liam HigginsProfi ling WaiBOP's fullback — Bruce Holloway
Bruce Holloway ,
chairman of Melville
Utd, has been following
national league teams
for nearly 40 years
Liam Higgins is full of surprises.
And not just for opposing goalkeepers, who have had to retireve the ball from the back of the net after the WaiBOP United left back has now scored twice in two weeks to be right in the hunt for the golden boot.
The 21–year–old, who is in his second summer with WaiBOP, after having previously been on the books of Team Wellington and Youngheart Manawatu (2012–13), is a super keen ukelele player (which must off er WaiBOP a few new
options for road trips and aftermatches).And Higgins is just as enthusiastic about
cricket, where he is confusingly tangled as a right arm opening bowler who bats (and throws underarm) left handed.
But it is football where Liam has most made his mark, haaving been typecast as a left back since he was 14. He's certainly made it work, having represented New Zealand at U20 level at Colombia in 2011 and Turkey in 2013, where he played alongside former Waikato players Ryan Thomas and Jesse Edge.
He originally came north last summer in a bid to get more game time and to continue his development as a player.
Higgins is physically robust, with his never–say–die attitude one of his greatest attributes. With his goals against Wellington and Wanderers Higgins' national league tally for Waibop now stands at three, having also scored against Southern last season.
"The way we play at WaiBOP the fullbacks have to get forward and for me it has been a case of being in the right place at the right time," he said. "But scoring allows you to play with confi dence, and I'm really enjoying it at the moment."
Over the summer Higgins is employed in coaching work by WaiBOP Football, after having played for Upper Hutt in the Central League last winter, and had a 2–month spell playing alongside his brother Sam at Mobil Park United in a Melbourne league, where 'the pitches were very bobbly".
Liam Higgins. Photo: Shaun Bowie
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He nominates Sam, 29, as one of his major football infl uences, and in Melbourne they played as left and right and backs respectively.
"Sam has always pushed me, always encouraged me."
Higgins has formerly played for Lower Hutt and Stop Out in Wellington, though is still making plans for next winter, with a trip to the UK likely.
While Liam is as Kiwi as a mince and cheese pie, his father hails from Newcastle, and Liam has become a keen follower of Newcastle United — though in terms of left backs he has tried to model his game on, he nominates Frenchman Patrice Evra as the prime infl uence.
Higgins nominates Luis Corrales as the most diffi cult player he has had to mark in the national league. In that respect it helps that he is well familiar with his tricks after the pair played alongside each other at Upper Hutt. (Not that it helped, the club was relegated from the Central League this year.)
"Luis is very very fast, and because of that you fi nd he usually wants to take the outside route."
Bay SportsMed WaiBOP United Youth team striker Dylan Ball has become the second in our series of footballing lookalikes — that's him on the left. His doppelganger is music icon Dave Dobbyn. Photographs: Grant Stantiall.
DOUBLE TAKE
Rotorua's Shaw
elected to NZF
committeeRotorua–based Deryck Shaw has been
elected to the NZ Football Executive
Committee.
He takes into the role his experience as a board member of WaiBOP Football and a past chair of Rotorua United.
New Zealand Football announced the election of four new members of the national body’s Executive Committee after an Extraordinary Congress in Auckland.
Michael Anderson (re–elected), Sue Griffi n and Philip Barry joined Shaw as newly–elected members for a term till the 2018 Congress. They will work with current New Zealand Football Executive Committee members Bill Moran, Paul Cochrane and President Mark Aspden.
At the 2015 Congress three more Executive Committee members will be elected, taking the body to its full complement of 10.
Aspden said he was delighted with the confi rmation of the newly elected members of the committee.
“Their respective skill sets add tremendous value and experience to the Executive Committee and they will play important roles as we continue to our drive to develop and grow the global game in New Zealand.”
Three new groups have been given full voting member status within the New Zealand Football Congress. The Professional Footballers Association, the National League Licensee Group — the organisation representing the National League Licensees — and the Wellington Phoenix have been confi rmed with full voting rights.
— Source: nzfootball.co.nz
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Today’s VisitorsFormer champions in rebuilding phase
Waitakere United are undergoing a
rebuilding phase after returning this
season with only fi ve survivors of last
summer's squad.
The side has lost the services of All Whites Jake Butler, Tim Myers, Ian Hogg, Adam McGeorge and Chad Coombes (to WaiBOP United), as well as Fijian international striker Roy Krishna who joined Wellington Phoenix.
But coach Brian Shelley has recruited All Whites David Mulligan and Andy Boyens as well as Auckland City's Chris Bale and Adam Dickinson, and Futsal international Dylan Manickum.
Defender Luke Adams, who was called up to the All Whites squad last year, but didn't play against South Africa, has also joined the red and whites.
New Zealand U–20 internationals Alec Solomons and Harshae Raniga return for another ASB Premiership season.
Striker Derice Richards (18) joins Waitakere from the UK where he was in the youth ranks at English Premier League club Stoke City.
“Derice is a young player but is someone who has already been exposed to a high standard of football, representing Stoke at both under-18 and under-21 level,” Shelley says.
Injuries have not helped Waitakere's start to this season, in which the side has managed only two wins from their opening fi ve matches. Mulligan, striker Rory Turner and Bale have all been absent while Shelley limped off the fi eld against Hawkes Bay United last weekend with a hamstring problem.
COACH— Brian Shelley
Former Carlisle United professional Brian Shelley is Waitakere's player/coach this season after working as co–coach last season with Paul Temple. \Shelley played 87 games for Carlisle (currently in the English League One) and had spells with Irish clubs Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Drogheda United.
PLAYER TO WATCH — Andy Boyens
The much–travelled Boyens is now 31 but returns to New Zealand with the experience of having played at the highest levels in North America. Napier–born Boyens anchored defences for Toronto FC, the New York Red Bulls, Chivas USA and LA Galaxy after learning the senior game in the deep south with Dunedin Technical and Otago United. Boyens has played 19 times for the All Whites (2006c-2012), and has taken over the captain's armband at Waitakere.
LITTLE–KNOWN FACT
The Waitakere United badge is a shield that incorporates 12 white stars within the design — each representing the dozen west Auckland clubs that came together to form the club.
FORMER PLAYERS
WaiBOP United's two All Whites, captain Aaron Scott and Chad Coombes, are both former Waitakere United players.
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WaiBOP United is pleased to announce
that Macular Degeneration New Zealand
(MDNZ) is the charity the franchise
will support during the 2014/15 ASB
Premiership season.
Macular Degeneration causes progressive loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is not aff ected. It is the leading cause of severe vision loss. One in seven people over the age of 50 years is aff ected in some way and the incidence increases with age.
The macula is the central part of the retina, the l i g h t – s e n s i t i v e tissue at the back of the eye. The retina processes all visual images. It is responsible for your ability to read, recognise faces, drive and see colours clearly.
WaiBOP United will promote awareness of Macular Degeneration within the football community. “We hope that off the back of whatever profi le our club is able to build we can help raise awareness of what Macular Degeneration is and how people can get tested,” says Dwayne Barlow, WaiBOP United’s Communications Manager.
“This is something that has the potential to cause functional blindness and yet is easily treated if detected early enough.”
Macular Degeneration is thought to be caused by genetic and environmental
Our Chosen CharityWaiBOP United backs Macular Degeneration New Zealand
factors. People over the age of 50 years are at risk. If you smoke or have a family history of Macular Degeneration, your risk
of developing the disease is much greater.
Amsler GridThe Amsler grid
is a useful tool to detect vision problems resulting from damage to the macula (the central part of the retina).
How to do it:1. Cover one eye,
then focus on the dot in the centre.
2. Do any of the lines look wavy, blurred or distorted?
3. Are there any missing areas or dark areas in the grid?
4. Don't forget to test both eyes.5. If you see wavy, broken or distorted
lines, or blurred or missing areas of vision, you may be displaying the symptoms of Macular Degeneration.
Contact your doctor or optometrist immediately.
For more information we encourage everyone to visit www.mdnz.org.nz.
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
WaiBOP United supporters are invited to
a day at the races with fellow football fans
in aid of a charity that fi ghts the leading
cause of severe vision loss.
Macular Degeneration New Zealand is the chosen charity supported by WaiBOP United with the team and its fans now into their second season of backing the group.
Macular Degeneration causes progressive loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is not aff ected.
It is the leading cause of severe vision loss. One in seven people over the age of 50 years is aff ected in some way and the incidence increases with age.
Football supporters are invited to join a group going to a fundraising day for MDNZ at Auckland’s Ellerslie Races on Saturday February 14.
The raceday group is being organised by former All Whites coach Allan Jones and the supporter group Friends of Football.
You can either book an individual seat
From the Centre CircleWhat’s happening in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty
at the raceday function in the Guineas Room for $140 or participate in a Friends of Football table at a cost of $125.
Your ticket gets you racecourse entry with book, parking, drinks on arrival, buff et lunch, afternoon tea and an open bar.
You’ll enjoy entertainment from tipsters, jockeys and celebrities – and have the company of fellow football lovers.
For more details or to book your ticket to the races, contact Friends of Football secretary Armin Lindenberg ([email protected]).
Take a quick test now to check whether you're at risk with Macular Degeneration.
Check out the grid on the facing page and follow the test instructions.
Date Opponents H/A Venue Oct 5 Manawatu Utd Away Memorial Park, Palmerston Nth Won 4–1Oct 12 Auckland City Home St Peter’s School, Cambridge Won 3–2Oct 18 Waitakere Utd Away Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere Lost 0–3Nov 2 Nelson/M’boro Home St Peter’s School, Cambridge Lost 0–1Nov 9 Team Wellington Away Memorial Park, Masterton Lost 1–2Nov 16 Wairarapa Home Matamata Domain, Matamata Won 4–1Nov 23 Southern Utd Away Logan Park, Dunedin Drew 2–2Nov 30 Auckland Utd Away Central Park, Mangere Won 3–1Dec 6 Canterbury Utd Home Links Ave, Tauranga Dec 13 Wanderers Away QBE Stadium, North Harbour Dec 20 Hawkes Bay Utd Home Interna onal Stadium, Rotorua* Please check for any altera ons at www.waibopunited.co.nz
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ASB YOUTH LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team P W D L F A PtsWaitakere United 8 7 0 1 22 6 21Nelson Marlborough Falcons 8 6 0 2 14 7 18Manawatu United 8 5 1 2 19 12 16Team Wellington 8 5 0 3 14 9 15WAIBOP UNITED 8 4 1 3 17 13 13
Wanderers 8 4 0 4 16 14 12CANTERBURY UNITED 8 4 0 4 10 11 12 Southern United 8 2 4 2 11 11 10Auckland City 8 3 1 4 11 12 10Auckland United 8 2 1 5 13 15 7Hawkes Bay United 8 1 0 7 5 32 3Heartland Wairarapa 8 0 2 6 8 18 2
BAY SPORTSMED WAIBOP UNITED YOUTH FIXTURES
www.jetcreative.co.nz www.baysportsmed.co.nz
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Photo: Grant Stantiall
1 James Towers (GK)2 Liam Williams3 Alfi e Rogers4 Ma Wheeler5 Shaun Morgan6 Tom Probert7 Paul Clout8 Liam Hayes9 Dylan Bull10 Connor Probert11 Lebon Bulamba12 Jono Viviani13 Jama Boss14 Ma Nixon15 Nathan Kinney16 Sco Hilliar17 Reid Drake (C)18 Dan Goodwin19 Bradley Rea20 Ryan Watson (GK)Head Coach: Paul Drake Assistant Coach: Paul Probert Manager: Graeme Kinney Physio: Tessa Lees
WaiBOP Utd Youth
— 11.45pm kick off —
Established: 2013 Established: 2002
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1 Pieter Taco Bierema (GK)2 Louie Bush4 Louis Evans 5 Zach Gordon9 Ryan Stanley10 Boon Ozawa11 Lyle Ma hysen12 Sean Mulcahy13 Jonathan Inwood15 Jayden Booth16 Henry Finnis17 Andrew Storer18 Sam Peterson19 Ben Stroud20 Qiays Longman21 Simon Chre en22 Edward Ashton (GK)23 Renta Yamamoto24 Aaron Spain25 Shane de Freitas26 Shawn O’Brien27 Cory Mitchell28 Oscar EvansYouth Coach: Alan WalkerAssistant Coach: Paul BatesonManager: Andrew BullFootball Dev't Manager: Mar n Stewart
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For latest scores and league tables, go to www.waibopunited.co.nz
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Next home game - Double Header
WaiBOP United v Hawkes Bay UnitedBay SportsMed WaiBOP Utd Yth v
Hawkes Bay Utd
Rotorua International StadiumSaturday December 20, 2014
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School students are being invited to get
behind next year's FIFA U–20 World Cup
by writing songs that help celebrate the
spirit of the tournament.
Play It Strange, a music charity run by Split Enz founder Mike Chunn, is running a competition to fi nd the best football song.
Entries close on February 27 and the winner will get a day in a professional recording studio to lay down their song which will be released on a Play It Strange CD. Entry forms can be found at:
The European representatives will be Austria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Serbia and Ukraine.
The four countries to represent the Asian Football Confederation are Myanmar, Qatar, Uzbekistan and North Korea.
Qatar’s qualifi cation continues their rising status in the world game, following on the heels of their senior side’s recent victory over Australia.
Myanmar have been AFC U-19 Champions seven times with North Korea securing themselves three titles most recently in 2006 and 2010. Fiji will represent Oceania, while New Zealand are ensured a place as host nation.
Local football fans were treated to once–
only opportunity last weekend when two
of FIFA’s World Cup Winner’s Trophies were
displayed together in New Zealand for the
very fi rst time.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup were displayed at Auckland City FC’s home ground ahead of their ASB Premiership clash with Hawke’s Bay United.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner’s Trophy was entrusted to the Local Organising Committee early in 2014 to help promote FIFA’s second largest male tournament.
The Club World Cup was also in New Zealand for a whistle stop global Welcome Tour of the seven cities vying for the coveted trophy at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco from 10–20 December 2014.
Auckland City FC will compete for the trophy having won the OFC Champions League title in May this year.
Quarter and Semi-Final tickets have
gone on sale to those who have taken
advantage of the generous early-bird
discounts and purchased venue packs for
any of the seven host stadiums.
Quarter-fi nals have been scheduled for Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch with the semi-fi nals being held in Auckland and Christchurch.
To purchase tickets or fi nd out more about the tournament, please explore FIFA.com's New Zealand 2015 section and the relevant links in Related Items.
FIFA U–20 World CupCounting down to football's big event
Hamilton's Waikato
Stadium (right) will host
eight matches during
the 2015 FIFA U–20
World Cup
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Welcome the black sheep of football's family
The Offi cial Mascot for the FIFA U–20 World
Cup New Zealand 2015 has been revealed
— it's a black sheep with attitutde named
Wolliam.
The mascot made his public debut at Auckland's Santa Parade last Sunday before he was whisked to Wellington to perform with his hip–hop backing dancers during the half–time break in the Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City game.
Dave Beeche, CEO of the FIFA U–20 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) said he had been delighted with the enthusiastic
reception Wooliam had received.“We are very fond of Wooliam and feel
that he embodies the passion, colour and excitement that are synonymous with this tournament. It was very satisfying to see the crowds enjoying him as much as we do.”
“We appreciate that around the globe New Zealand is associated with sheep so we thought why not embrace that but add an extra twist by making him the coolest black sheep ever, a young Kiwi with cheek and attitude.”
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A group of sponsors have got behind
WaiBOP United by joining the team's
newly–formed 100 Club.
The club provides entry level sponsorship investment for organisations and individuals who see benefi ts from their association with the region's ASB Premiership team.
Membership of the club is restricted to 100 but is steadily growing as supporters start to understand how the club works.
There's still time to join and receive the wide range of benefi ts that come from membership, including: Two season passes for all WaiBOP
United’s home games. Access to pre–match functions— a
great networking opportunity! Invitation to the end of season awards
evening. Their name listed in every issue of The
Range, our match day magazine A full–colour advertisement on our
featured sponsor’s page in an issue of The Range (see this issue's advertisements on page 16). Their logo on the WaiBOP Utd website
with a link through to their website. Acknowledgement of their support
over the PA system at every home match. The opportunity to erect pitch side
signage on match day. (Signage produced to WaiBOP United’s specifi cations and provided at the sponsor’s cost.)
All this is available for an investment of only $249, including GST (conditions may apply).
Please contact WaiBOP's Graeme Blake for more information.
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United We StandWhat's happening inside WaiBOP United
It’s early days yet but WaiBOP United coach
Peter Smith is confi dent this summer’s
squad will be more potent in front of goal,
largely due to the side’s new signings.
He’s brought in four new strikers, all with excellent goalscoring credentials.
Jerahl Hughes, who plays wide or through the middle as an attacking midfi elder, scored 17 goals for Tauranga City United in their title-winning campaign in the Northern League’s second division.
Originally from Brighton in the UK, Hughes came out to New Zealand to join Tauranga and WaiBOP United team mate, defender Sam O’Regan whose header against Wanderers SC at Links Ave demonstrated his own ability to chip in with a few goals.
Frederico Marquez, who scored 12 goals in the Northern League’s Premier Division for Hamilton Wanderers and Ngaruawahia
United over the winter, brings ASB Premiership experience to WaiBOP. He spent last summer with Canterbury United, scoring four times including the only goal of the game against WaiBOP at ASB Football Park.
Two Auckland-based forwards have joined WaiBOP for the summer.
Ernesto Lopez, who once had a 14-month youth contract with Argentine super-club Independiente, scored 13 times for NRFL fi rst division side Mangere United, the highest tally in the division. He’s a former New Zealand youth international.
Godwin Darkwa, a former New Zealand Under-17 representative, was a key contributor to Birkenhead United fi nishing runners-up in the NRFL Premier Division. He brings pace and trickery from out wide and will be expected to chip in with his share of goals during the summer.
As well as the side's new signings , WaiBOP United can also draw on attacking players retained from the club's debut season, including Shaydon Young, wide player Mark Jones and youngster Wade Malony.
Coach Smith says his search for goals hasn’t been complicated.
“My job is to fi nd the best mix in our attacking third to allow these players to fl ourish and their job is to get me some goals. Simple really!”
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2014/2015 WaiBOP United Squad
The Wanderers SC defence scramble to clear their penalty area from a WaiBOP United attack at Links Ave during the ASB Premiership match won 3–1 by the home side. Photo: Graeme Blake.
Neil
Mouncher
Goalkeeper coach
Peter
Smith
Head coach
Hamish
Ashton
Physio
Seamus
Marten
Teammanager
Paul
Drake
Assistantcoach
Simon
Mead
Performanceanalyst
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3Aaron
Scott
Defender
1James
McPeake
Goalkeeper
7Mark
Jones
Forward
11Ernesto
Lopez
Forward
5Sam
O'Regan
Defender
9Shaydon
Young
Forward
4Robbie
Greenhalgh
Midfi eld
2Liam
Higgins
Defender
8Chad
Coombes
Midfi eld
12Our
Supporters
Twelth man
6Godwin
Darkwa
Forward
10Frederico
Marquez
Forward
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15Nathan
Kinney
Defender
13Shota
Nakagawa
Forward
19Wade
Molony
Forward
23Thomas
Probert
Defender
17Reid
Drake
Midfi eld
21Jerahl
Hughes
Forward
16Scott
Hilliar
Midfi eld
14Fergus
Neil
Defender
20Danyon
Drake
Goalkeeper
24Jarrod
Young
Midfi eld
18Alexis
Varela
Midfi eld
22Craig
Wylie
Midfi eld
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Two teams experienced milestone results
in Round 5 of the ASB Premiership last
weekend with celebrations for Wanderers
SC and the shock of a four–goal losing
margin for champions Auckland City.
Wanderers SC beat Canterbury United 3–1 in Auckland to record the side’s fi rst ever on–fi eld win (their previous sole three pointer resulted from a breach of rules by Hawkes Bay United last season).
The Wanderers SC side – a squad of players preparing for the 2015 FIFA U–20 World Cup – opened the 2014–15 competition with fi ve straight defeats. But a fi rst half goal from Judd Baker and headers from Brock Messenger and Sam Brotherton set up the historic win.
High–fl ying Team Wellington dished up the heaviest ASB Premiership defeat ever for Auckland City with a 4–0 win at David Farrington Park in Wellington.
A goal in each half to Michael Gwyther coupled with second period strikes from Luis Corrales and Jarrod Smith saw Team Wellington move to within a point of Auckland City at the top of the standings.
The second half dismissal of new Auckland City signing Marko Dordevic for a second caution rubbed further salt into the
visitors’ wounds two days before Ramon Tribulietx’s side depart for their preparation for the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.
A pair of fi rst half penalties just 60 seconds apart saw Waitakere United and Hawke’s Bay United take a point each from Saturday’s ASB Premiership 1–1 draw at Fred Taylor Park.
Former Hawke’s Bay United player Tom Biss struck the fi rst spot kick for Waitakere United 26 minutes into the contest after being felled in the area but Ryan Tinsley replied from the same position almost instantly in what proved to be the fi nal scoring action.
Speedy striker Joel Stevens (19) starred for Wellington Phoenix in their 4–3 win against Southern United, scoring a hat–trick.
Stevens, who has played twice for the All Whites since Anthony Hudson has taken the coaching reigns, is also a member of the New Zealand U–20 men’s squad preparing for the 2015 FIFA U–20 World Cup in New Zealand.
ASB Premiership WrapRound Five action from the league
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ASB PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS
Team P W D L F A PtsAuckland City 5 4 0 1 10 6 12Team Wellington 5 3 2 0 13 7 11WAITAKERE UNITED 5 2 1 2 7 7 7
Wellington Phoenix 4 2 0 2 9 7 6Southern United 4 2 0 2 6 8 6 Hawkes Bay United 4 1 2 1 7 7 5Canterbury United 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 WAIBOP UNITED 3 1 0 2 5 6 3
Wanderers SC 6 1 0 5 7 15 3
WAIBOP UNITED FIXTURE LIST
Date Opponents H/A Venue ResultNov 1 Canterbury Utd Away ASB Football Park, Christchurch L 0–2Nov 16 Team Wellington Away David Farrington Park, Wellington L 2–3Nov 22 Wanderers SC Home Links Ave, Tauranga W 3–1Dec 6 Waitakere United Home Links Ave, Tauranga 3.00pmDec 13 Phoenix Away Eden Park, Auckland 2.15pmDec 20 Hawkes Bay Utd Home International Stadium, Rotorua 4.00pmJan 11 Southern United Away Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 2.00pmJan 17 Canterbury Utd Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pm Jan 25 Auckland City Away Kiwitea Street, Auckland 2.00pmJan 31 Team Wellington Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pmFeb 8 Wanderers SC Away QBE Stadium, North Harbour 3.00pmFeb 11 Auckland City Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 6.30pmFeb 21 Waikatere United Away Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere 2.00pmFeb 28 Phoenix Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pmMar 8 Hawkes Bay Utd Away Bluewater Stadium, Napier 2.00pmMar 14 Southern United Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 5.00pm* Please check for any alterations at www.waibopunited.co.nz
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1 James McPeake2 Liam Higgins 3 Aaron Scott (captain)4 Robbie Greenhalgh5 Sam O'Regan6 Godwin Darkwa7 Mark Jones8 Chad Coombes9 Shaydon Young10 Federico Marquez11 Ernesto Lopez 13 Shota Nakagawa14 Fergus Neil15 Nathan Kinney 16 Scott Hilliar17 Reid Drake18 Alexis Varela19 Wade Molony20 Danyon Drake21 Jerahl Hughes22 Craig Wylie23 Thomas Probert24 Jarrod YoungHead coach: Peter SmithAssistant coach: Paul DrakeGoalkeeper coach: Neil MouncherPhysio: Hamish AshtonStrength coach: Marcelo SosaTeam manager: Seamus Marten Performance analyst: Simon Mead
1 Danny Robinson2 Sean Harding3 Alec Solomons4 Luke Adams5 Brian Shelley7 David Mulligan8 Chris Bale 9 Adam Dickinson10 Tom Bliss11 Rory Turner12 Dylan Manickum13 Jake Porter14 Dean Lausev15 Ed Sillars 16 Tristan Prattley18 Derice Richards19 Jonathan Quinn20 Damian Mosquera21 Andy Boyens (captain)22 Alex Carr (GK)24 Harshae RanigaHead coach: Brian ShelleyTechnical director: Paul SmalleyGoalkeeping coach: Kevin O’LearyManager: Graham Routledge
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