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Entries for April 2009
309 views: 1 comments: Tony Davison posted on April 30, 2009 12:05 
After some firm words of wisdom (most of which are unprintable) from Dolly in the changing sheds, the Over 35’s took to the field against Mangere with the goal of playing football and resurrecting the form from last season.
The first half saw the “Old Boys” produce more chances than Mangere, with the defence looking solid and th...
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408 views: 0 comments: SCox posted on April 28, 2009 11:16
“Severe wind warning for the Waitemata harbour” were the words that echoed from the radio on Saturday as I got out of the car at McLeod Park, and when the US1 referee asked if we could run one of the lines (for a Chatham cup game no assistant referees?!), I knew we were going to be in for a tough ride.
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385 views: 0 comments: Steve Upfold posted on April 27, 2009 11:45
The women's first team grabbed their first win of the year with a stylish 4-1 victory over Papakura City FC at a wet McLennan Park on Sunday.
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335 views: 0 comments: Dave Wadeley posted on April 26, 2009 17:56
Another tough game for the Mens 4th Team ...
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418 views: 1 comments: Willy Schoppe posted on April 26, 2009 16:25
“No, no, not in PLAIN WHITE T’s but in soggy hand-me-down Maroon Jerseys the Devilz went to unleash one helluva goal-fest on a rainy morning in Manurewa. Thirteen good reasons for you to read on ...”
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241 views: 0 comments: Tony Wisnewski posted on April 26, 2009 11:21
There was only one word used by reserve coaches Clive Mendham and Tony Wisnewski to describe the performance against Central, but due to this sites guidlines that word can not be used here. Read on for more...
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295 views: 2 comments: Jon Waller posted on April 26, 2009 08:12
A gallant effort by the lads to try to take some points from league leaders Metro.
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276 views: 1 comments: Tony Wisnewski posted on April 22, 2009 11:49
The Pukekohe Men's Reserves played Three Kings Utd 'Thunder' at Bledisloe park in round 3 of the AFF Div 3 championship. If you wish to read more about another dissapointing result, click through.
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335 views: 1 comments: SCox posted on April 21, 2009 17:11 
Firstly an apology to make as we are two match reports short and I shall now give my version of events from our last three matches.
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326 views: 2 comments: Contributor posted on April 19, 2009 19:58
Click through for Gavin McKenzie's take on the Over 35s 2-1 defeat at Onehunga-Mangere
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400 views: 0 comments: Dave Wadeley posted on April 19, 2009 14:46
Another disappointing result, but an excellent performance from a very promising team ...
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272 views: 0 comments: Jon Waller posted on April 19, 2009 11:57
Well done lads, was good to come away with a point, it looked at 1 stage as we might end up with nothing, so lets be positive.
There’s a few things you learn in football and 1 is from Thurs to Saturday can be a very long time, well it must be because as we didn’t remember anything from Thursday and take it into Sat.
It started with Pukekohe havin...
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426 views: 2 comments: Willy Schoppe posted on April 18, 2009 18:19
“Nice day for a walk in the park.
Nice day for a drive through the city.
This world is a warm, sunny park.
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And when you wake up early and the sun is shining,
are you ready for a day that's comin'?
It's comin'.”
Imagine, you get this phone call and someone says: “Hi bro, let’s go down to Bledisloe and kick a ball around for three hours or so...”
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309 views: 2 comments: Lee Du Maurier posted on April 14, 2009 18:53
Week 2 of the du Maurier UK tour took us to The Stadium of Light, to see yet another "Title Chaser v Relegation Fodder" clash.
My mate Rob who got us the tickets said "You'll enjoy it, you're right next to the Man Utd fans"....he wasn't wrong....3 yards away from the Red Army, separated by a cop sitting down without a care in the world...
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419 views: 5 comments: Tom Cramer posted on April 13, 2009 23:22
No, not a story about National MPs. Click through for a report on the Over 35s friendly game against Papakura on Friday....
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293 views: 0 comments: Dave Wadeley posted on April 13, 2009 19:15
A very tough game for the Maroons, a hard lesson in football and the bitter taste of defeat ...
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363 views: 3 comments: SCox posted on April 07, 2009 15:31
Paul Marshall, the Three Kings coach arrived at Bledisloe 2 hours before kick off and his team duly executed a planned, organised and clinical performance. Despite trying to build upon some of the positives of last week’s defeat at Wailuku, the Maroons were eventually outclassed by an efficient Three Kings unit.
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331 views: 4 comments: Lee Du Maurier posted on April 06, 2009 16:53
"Dad, I've never been so cold in my life and why do the people at the bus stop look so pale?" Welcome to the North East of England son.
Fast forward 24 hours....Central Station Newcastle...the atmosphere is buzzing, the Messiah III is coming home.
Ladies in the street hand out free tee shirts celebrating the fact that Shearer has decided to singl...
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414 views: 3 comments: Willy Schoppe posted on April 05, 2009 20:26
“We are the Red Devilz, a new beginning, with head and heart we will be winning...”
Rosa Birch and the surrounding gated communities got a formidable wake-up call this Saturday morning and the new look Red Devilz set out to deliver... click on the head-line to be enchanted.
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354 views: 5 comments: Roy Cook posted on April 05, 2009 19:31 
As a new season dawned at The Theatre of Onions this Saturday afternoon Puke Old Boys were avidly looking forward to giving visitors Ellerslie, a tough competitive match, after last season's down to the wire nailbiter.
The scene was set and Jimmy (The Jumpstart) Haye unleashed the men in Maroon at 2.45 sharp with a shrill blast - we were of...
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