This week Helena, Ella and Enzo dissect the first round of return fixtures. Who is ensnared, who is “adorable”, and who bemoans the lack of sympathy for their predictions? Later, Helena catches up with Canterbury United Pride head coach Alana ‘Gunnie’ Gunn.
Auckland 3, Southern United 2 McLennan Park, Auckland, November 11 2018 Armistice Day was marked by a complete lack of respectful observance on the part of the Football Gods in South Auckland. Rather than ceasefire, in their infinite wisdom they saw fit to mock all who dared attend the National […]
A slightly alarming story appeared on Stuff yesterday that will no doubt have the football community up in arms. According to Steve Kilgallon and Dileepa Fonseka, there are moves afoot to fund Auckland’s plan to prize speedway out of Western Springs using between $6.8 and $9.3 million from the parks […]
National Women’s League Match Week Eight: Southern United 1 (Britney-Lee Nicholson) Northern Lights 2 (Emma Turnbull, Sam Tawharu) Halftime 0-1 Sunnyvale Park, 4 November 2018 Northern Lights had plenty of obstacles to overcome on their way to defeating Southern United 2-1 at Sunnyvale on Sunday afternoon in the National Women’s […]
Southern 1, Northern 2 Sunnyvale Park, Dunedin, November 4 2018 I’m writing this post at a cruising altitude of 37,000 feet in the emergency exit row of an Air New Zealand Airbus A320. On the plane with me I have the Prime Minister, a solid chunk of the governing political […]
Helena, Ella and Enzo get together to discuss the final week of the first full round of National Women’s League matches. Who goes on Orwellian rants, who admits they’re wrong (several times), and who spectacularly mispronounces a legend’s name? Later, Helena chats to Central defender and occasional captain Jenna Barry, […]
Frauenhagen, Germany By Simon McKenzie All photos by Hans van der Meer The vast majority of football photography involves close-ups of the action and the key protagonists, with the background a blur. Most football photos focus in on two or three players, either in a pivotal moment of movement or […]
On the 10th of November, the Football for Freedom tournament will kick off. The fundraising tournament in Walter Massey Park, brings seven-a-side soccer teams together to battle it out in support of refugees the world over. Organised by the Football for Freedom committee, headed by Manukau City Association Football Club […]
It’s the halfway stage of both the National Women’s League and ITBOTN’s inaugural foray into podcasting – The Return Fixture! This is a great milestone – chiefly because in every other year that has gone before, this would mark the end of the competition. That we still have a second […]
Capital 3, Southern United 1 Petone Memorial Park, October 27, 2018 I’ve probably said it close to a hundred times now, and I’ll no doubt say it another hundred times before the season’s out, but thank goodness for the double round of the NWL. It usually takes a few weeks […]