It’s hard to know what to write after reading the match report on Melville United’s website from yesterday’s Chatham Cup quarter-final. I certainly can’t hope to beat it, let alone match it, such is the ability behind a keyboard of the one and only Cordwainer Bull. So what can I do? Well, I have a few pics to offer as well as a movie of what turned out to be Melville’s winning goal (see below)....
Read MoreIt’s taken me a little bit to get going with this week’s offering. There’s just not that much of note to talk about from the Waikato derby of the United’s at Gower Park. But I’ll give it a go, if for no other reason than I need some words to stick this week’s photos under. I really like the set up at Melville. Over the years they’ve turned Gower Park into a nice little boutique football ground...
Read MoreEvery time I visit a match I’ll take a minute long movie so readers can get a feel for the venue. In the latest in our One Minute At… series we’re at Hibiscus Coast’s Stanmore Bay ground for their Chatham Cup Round 2 match against Melville United played on June 3, 2013. The game finished 3-1 to Melville. Here’s a match report of the game.
Read MoreI spent a nice Monday afternoon out at Stanmore Bay for my pick of the Chatham Cup’s round 2 matches. Why Hibiscus Coast versus Melville United? It’s two minutes from the in-laws, so it was nice not to have to traipse across Auckland before a 200km drive home in the evening. The setting at Stanmore Bay is one of the most picturesque in the league. My memories of their changing rooms are that they are about as small as...
Read MoreEvery time I visit a match I’ll take a minute long movie so readers can get a feel for the venue. In the latest in our One Minute At… series we’re at Melville United’s Gower Park for their NRFL Division 1 match against North Force (from Whangarei) played on April 27, 2013. The game finished 4-0 to Melville. Here’s a match report of the game.
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