TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Unsurprisingly we sweep the awards in New Zealand, including a Manager of the Year award for us, but the most remarkable one has to be the Team of the Year, every single one of the starting 11 wears a Hamilton Wanderers shirt, amazing achievement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Youth intake is in, and there is not a lot to work with. Possibly Cunningham will improve to be close to the first team but the rest of them don't appear to have much chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We smash past Eastern Suburbs in the Chatham Cup Quarter Final, 5-1; advancing into the semi finals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 So we will face Tasman in another semi final. I am sure they will want revenge on us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Smashing it now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Northernpilgrim said: Smashing it now Yeah just a bit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Another final in an epic season as we dispatch Tasman by 4-0 in what was an extremely dominant performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We are one game away from a very famous treble, and we will be playing Auckland City in the final again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 DoF has agreed to bring in Jono Payne from Waitakere United when his contract ends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We complete the treble in another 5-4 win over Auckland City. At least the Kiwi fans can't argue they haven't got their money's worth in domestic main events. Well we have won everything in our first season. Very much unexpected. The game itself was mad just like the last one, but we came through in the end to claim a famous treble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Right its time for the air miles calculation. We won 23 games this season. The equation is as follows 3 x 2.64 x 2 x 1 (31 game season) = 364.41 miles. Added to the 891.67 miles we already have means we have a total of 1,256.08 miles We are very close to getting back some range to get to Australia, but as yet we will not be adding any more leagues as there is no countries available to us apart from New Caledonia and we of course won't be considering clubs there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 That's a ramp up in expectations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Jono Payne finally joins the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 A few of the boys have started to be incorporated into international football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 The odds seem to be all over the place, we improve, but I wouldn't mind putting a tenner on Auckland City at 1000/1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 All transfer window its seems the whole of Australia is after our young centre back Paul Kemp who is an Aussie. We are rejecting all offers, hopefully the board do not take things into their own hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Pre-season went swimmingly as we won all our games. Last time I said we looked good and we proceeded to lose all our games in the coming month. This time Im will say nothing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 The start of the season has gone pretty well although I am unhappy at the number of goals that we are conceding, that will eventually catch up with us unless we improve substantially. The only disappointing result was 2-2 vs Hawke's Bay at home, I felt we should be beating them, but apart from that there is not a huge amount to complain about. We are top of the league, 2 points clear of 1000/1 Auckland City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We are getting a little bit unbeatable at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We win the November Manager of the Month award. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 As is becoming common I forgot to give the World Ranking for New Zealand at the start of the season. It's 90th in the world so that is a modifier of 286%, which is very nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We have had another very strong month with 6 wins and one loss. We got through two rounds of the Chatham Cup, going through Christchurch United and Hawke's Bay. We have curbed the number of goals conceded and ended the month with 3 clean sheets. Auckland City did beat us in Hamilton, which was a little disappointing but it really has not had much impact on us all in all. We are well clear in the league, 7 points clear of 2nd and 8 points clear of 5th where the playoff spots end. It's the halfway point of the season and we look set to be in another playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We get our second Manager of the Month award of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Youngster comes in on a free after being released by Auckland City, honestly don't think he will make it at the club, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Paul eventually got unsettled and asked for a move to Perth Glory. We decided to cash in on him £1.1m basically resolves our finances at this stage. He was a first team player, whom was very good for us, but I think we can live without him and at the end of the day we did not have a choice, he wasn't going to sign a new contract and he was getting more and more annoyed as the transfers kept coming in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 The DoF acts to replace Paul Kemp by bringing in Andrew O'Brien of Southern, he looks a decent stand in for that position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We continue our fine form in the month of January. We got through both the Chatham Cup and through to the final of the Charity Cup. Again we have been much better defensively. Our only draw came away at Canterbury United, where we just couldn't find the net. We are miles clear in the league, but remember it will all come down to the playoffs. Auckland City look like they might end up missing out unless they can make up some ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We take home our third manager of the month award of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Our OFC Champions League group has been drawn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We complete another perfect month, as we made the Champions League look like Sunday league as we won 9-0 back to back. We are decimating the league opening up a 10 point lead on second place. Auckland City are completely out of it, I guess I would have lost my tenner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We win manager of the month again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 We get Trio Sport of New Caledonia in the next round of the Champions League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 The regular season ends with our form still extremely good as it has been all season. We suffer our second defeat of the season away to Waitakare United, however we got our revenge as we won the Charity Cup for the second season in a row. Our first piece of silverware for the season is already in the bag. We also got through the Chatham Cup as we beat lower league opposition. Our league has been imperious as we finish 13 points clear of second place. Canterbury United get the final playoff spot. Making the final four, Hamilton, Eastern Suburbs, Tasman and Canterbury for the playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 We draw Canterbury United in the playoff semi final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Frustrating to say the least, we fall to a late Canterbury goal as they win 3-2, and we despite winning the league by a mile, are out at the semi final stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Well as you already know we fell out of the League playoffs to Canterbury, which was very annoying considering the season we had. In the Chatham Cup we got past Waitakere 2-0 and in the Champions League we booked our place in the final, first overcoming Trio Sport 12-0 on aggregate and then we got revenge on Canterbury United beating them 4-1 on aggregate. In the final we will face our old club at Subrail Park, Fiji as they got past Marist Fire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 The award are out for the send of the league season, and we got a few of them. Eastern Suburbs ended up winning the final against Canterbury United 2-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 HAMILTON WANDERERS ARE CHAMPIONS OF OCEANIA!!! Yes we head over to my old stomping ground at Subrail Park in the North Island of Fiji and overcome a spirited Labasa side by 2-0 to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time. I believe that is our fourth Champions League win as a manager with three different clubs now. That must be some sort of record I imagine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Youth intake and there may be a couple of guys who may one day make it to the first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 We manage to get through Phoenix Reserves. I don't really know how they managed to score twice, I believe they actually had one shot on target, but anyway we dominated but we didn't take as many chances as we should have. A bit of a warning against complacency I feel. Anyway we are through to the semi final of Chatham Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 We face league champions Eastern Suburbs in the semi final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 We beat Eastern Suburbs with a strong second half display. That was a little bit of revenge for these guys taking our title this season, which we feel we earned. We are through the to the Chatham Cup Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 We face Canterbury United in the Chatham Cup Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 DoF pre-agrees a deal for Chris White from Southern at the end of his contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Matt Smith agrees to come in at the end of his contract at Hawke's Bay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 We sign a new deal at Hamilton Wanderers. A deal that will keep us at the club until October 2037. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerminalPortugal Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Canterbury United turn party pooper again for us this season as they win 2-1. We were by far the better side, but that didn't matter as Wang Yue got a couple of goals to seal it for Canterbury United. Canterbury lift the Chatham Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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