30 March 2006
Hussey Signs for Rovers
Irish International Eddie Hussey confirmed today he was available for the rest of the season as Rovers look forward to a tough campaign in Division 7. Along with new swedish import, Paul Lundberg, the Rovers now have an international flavour to go along with the english backbone of Smith, Riddle and Hall. Rovers though are keen to foster local talent and Hose, Edwards and Fatu have been taken on board under the new development scheme, with the aim of producing a local star by 2015. "Our vision is to be the finest indoor soccer team in Wellington by 2020, and a couple of international players put us well on track for that" said Rovers supremo Steve Hall. "Our short term objective now is to learn to play, but I think we'll put two or three KPI's around that and that should see us through" quipped Hall.
28 March 2006
Smith Demands Bigger Say in Team
Charles “Charlie” Smith’s fame from his three hundred and fifty metre goal appears to have gone to his head as he has demanded a bigger role in team selection and tactics. Smith known for his ardent support of Pompey, has suggested that the Rovers employ the tactics that have bought Portsmouth some recent success.
“We need to play the long ball game” said Smith “and I’ve found this oval ball in the shop that is much longer than the standard ball”. Team boss Steve Hall said last night that Smith had lost his marbles after the adulation from team supporters over his nine hundred metre goal. A whip round was being organised this afternoon for a new set of marbles and Hall was adamant that one lucky toe punt didn’t make a season.
“I’ve got a lot of time for the lad” said Hall “but we’re looking to build a team here and Charlies Prima Donna act is not helping morale”. Smith was heard muttering he would do his talking on the field.
“We need to play the long ball game” said Smith “and I’ve found this oval ball in the shop that is much longer than the standard ball”. Team boss Steve Hall said last night that Smith had lost his marbles after the adulation from team supporters over his nine hundred metre goal. A whip round was being organised this afternoon for a new set of marbles and Hall was adamant that one lucky toe punt didn’t make a season.
“I’ve got a lot of time for the lad” said Hall “but we’re looking to build a team here and Charlies Prima Donna act is not helping morale”. Smith was heard muttering he would do his talking on the field.
27 March 2006
Rovers Supporters Club Launched
The phone has been ringing ever since the win with support from all over the pod, so we've formed a supporters club to enable the drinking of a few beverages in order to show support for the team. Supporters meetings will be every Friday at the Occidental commencing at 12.30 and any other time deemed worthy of celebrating by the social convener.
Land Rovers Kick Off Season
Land Rovers indoor soccer team kicked off the season at the theatre of dreams this afternoon, otherwise known as Shed Six. Before a capacity crowd of the referee and his shadow, the Rovers looked to be fielding an impressive line up for their debut against Intergen.Net 2 in a game brought forward due to fixture congestion. On paper the team looked impressive as follows
Stephen Hall (capt)
Charles Smith
Chris Riddle
Lance Edwards
Mark Fatu
Trevor Hose
Hose was making his soccer debut, and with other players making their second ever appearance, it meant the team possessed an interesting mix of age and inexperience. The opening minutes looked promising with captain courageous Hall slotting several early goals to put the Rovers out to an early advantage. However the Intergen boys looked to peg the Rovers back and only brilliant goalkeeping by Smith (making three consecutive saves at one point) kept the score respectable and the Intergen boys at bay. By late in the second half it was 7 -6 to the Rovers, and the boys were looking ragged due to the lack of pre-season training.
A wave of Cylon, oops, Intergen attacks finally saw a full court press with the Rovers pinned in deep in their own half. Smith called for the oxygen mask but a quick look at the roof and nothing appeared to drop down from above. Then as Intergen screamed forward a moments inattention by an Intergen player saw Smith brilliantly smack the ball from three quarters of the length of the field into the Intergen net. The goal keeper was gob smacked and it ended 8 -6 to the Rovers. The Man of the Match performance by Smith, four goals to Hall and three to Riddle saw off a determined effort by the Intergen team. Not a bad first effort and team should improve as the season progresses.
Smith could later be heard describing how he'd scored a goal from the helicopter pad by deflecting the ball off a table at Shed 5 and cannily through the door of Shed 6 and into the opposition net. He was last sited heading for Auckland to talk to that Adshead fella about his new role as Knights striker. It is anticipated he should come back to earth for the next match against Infinity in Shed 6 next Monday.
MOTM - Smith
Final Score: Rovers 8 Intergen 6
Stephen Hall (capt)
Charles Smith
Chris Riddle
Lance Edwards
Mark Fatu
Trevor Hose
Hose was making his soccer debut, and with other players making their second ever appearance, it meant the team possessed an interesting mix of age and inexperience. The opening minutes looked promising with captain courageous Hall slotting several early goals to put the Rovers out to an early advantage. However the Intergen boys looked to peg the Rovers back and only brilliant goalkeeping by Smith (making three consecutive saves at one point) kept the score respectable and the Intergen boys at bay. By late in the second half it was 7 -6 to the Rovers, and the boys were looking ragged due to the lack of pre-season training.
A wave of Cylon, oops, Intergen attacks finally saw a full court press with the Rovers pinned in deep in their own half. Smith called for the oxygen mask but a quick look at the roof and nothing appeared to drop down from above. Then as Intergen screamed forward a moments inattention by an Intergen player saw Smith brilliantly smack the ball from three quarters of the length of the field into the Intergen net. The goal keeper was gob smacked and it ended 8 -6 to the Rovers. The Man of the Match performance by Smith, four goals to Hall and three to Riddle saw off a determined effort by the Intergen team. Not a bad first effort and team should improve as the season progresses.
Smith could later be heard describing how he'd scored a goal from the helicopter pad by deflecting the ball off a table at Shed 5 and cannily through the door of Shed 6 and into the opposition net. He was last sited heading for Auckland to talk to that Adshead fella about his new role as Knights striker. It is anticipated he should come back to earth for the next match against Infinity in Shed 6 next Monday.
MOTM - Smith
Final Score: Rovers 8 Intergen 6
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