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Just incase anybodies interested.... Havelock Nth Stanley kicked of the 2009 season with a solid and at times dazzeling 6-1 demolition job of Hereworth School (we call them private schools-you guys public I think.)
We gave up a soft goal early ,but proceeded to dominate thereafter.
The team looked magnificiant in their 2007-08 Accrington Stanley 'Away' strip kindly supplied at a super knock down price by Rob Heys and co. I will post the league table as the season progresses.:D

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Cracking start Kiwi, keep us informed mate and wish the kids all the best for the season mate!:D

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great result and hereworth is almost like hereford which we all know is in Wales

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... As a footnote and in light of what happened at Gigg Lane today, Havelock Nth Stanley missed a penalty as well !!!!!

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Oh no its contagious!!!!!:eek::p:eek:

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good result and good luck for the rest of the season kiwi john!

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Good luck for the season John, great start

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Great to hear the other Stanley have a cracking start, hope the season goes well for you.

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I know its only 1 game into the season, but it looks so good I just had to cut and paste...:D


Team Name P W D L For Ag Diff Pts
Havelock North Stanley 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
Havelock North Cyclones 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
Maycenvale Hotfoots 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
Havelock North Aces 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
Hastings Rovers Knights 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 3
Western Rangers Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Havelock North Pumas 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
Haumoana Hunters 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Maycenvale Mustangs 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Hibernian Tigers 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Hereworth 10's 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0

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nice to see stanley top of league keep it up kids.:)

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Nice one KJ, Havelock North Stanley actually sound like a football team, some of the others sound like dodgy rugby league teams. :)

Good luck for rest of season.

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Any football team with Stanley in the name, sounds like a proper team, :)

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SNAP ! ..forthe second week in a row, HN STANLEY 'demolished' the opposition 6-1 . This week it was HIBERNIAN Tigers on the receiving end.However, we were only average at times and will have to be more consistent for 60 minutes to beat our arch rivals and fellow club side HN CYCLONES in a few weeks time,(they had the 'bye' today.)
Onwards.:)

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Great to hear KJ, hell of a goal difference after 2 games, might be worth a point or two in the long term.

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Well done HN Stanley, I think the other Stanley could do with your strikeforce.
When will they be old enough to play over here?;):)

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Cracking stuff, John. Think we should be sending a scout out there to watch these lads for the future. I'll volunteer!

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p w d l f a dif pts

Havelock North Stanley2 2 0 0 12 2 10 6
Maycenvale Hotfoots 2 2 0 0 9 1 8 6
Hastings Rovers Knights 2 2 0 0 6 3 3 6
Havelock North Aces 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 4
Haumoana Hunters 2 1 0 1 7 4 3 3
Havelock North Cyclones 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
Maycenvale Mustangs 2 0 1 1 3 6 -3 1
Havelock North Pumas 2 0 0 2 3 9 -6 0
Wester Rangers Tigers 1 0 0 1 0 6 -6 0
Hereworth 10s 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0
Hibernian Tigers 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8 0

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Go young guns!!............Superb start Kiwi, table looks good!!!

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HN STANLEY.. continued on their winning way with a very hard fought 3-0 win against Maycenvale Mustangs.The score was 0-0 at the break, but a good old fashioned 'tune-up' had us firing on all 8 cylinders in the second spell.Unfortunetly, we are joined at the top by the other Maycenvale outfit-the Hotfoots-who had a 7-2(?) win.we both have a differential of 13.We have a bye next week,then a tourney and in three weeks, the BIG one,vs HN Cyclones, the team that has never lost.

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excellent!!!!

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Another top result for the kids Kiwi.........now if some of what they have could rub off on the Team @ the start of next season, it would be brill!! :) Keep it up boys n girls!

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Looking good Mate, looking good!

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A small bushall of joy regarding the name Stanley...today Havelock Nth Stanley won the 9 a side tourney (5 x 20 minute games) with 1 draw and 4 wins. Its the first silverware for this team so we're all abit 'chuffed'. Next week its the BIG one though, vs HN Cyclones back in the regular league. But I would trade in todays result for victory in that match.
Sorry if the this post offends anyone in relation to events in your part of the world in the last 24 hours. It was not my intention to do so.
ON the STANLEYS, ON

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Well done HN Stanley, keep up the good work. I can't see how this will offend anyone over here.

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No offence Kiwi :) It's great to hear some good stanley news :)

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Well done to the team, and good luck next week in the BIG one, and keep the news coming, it's always good to hear. :)

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I concur with everything above Mate! Excellent news and good luck for the 'Biggie'. :)

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Keep it coming Kiwi, you're the only source of Stanley joy at the moment. Can't wait for the headlines 'Cyclones blown away' !

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Today was the BIG one, vs HN CYCLONES, the 'never,ever been beaten' team. Well they nearly were. We missed a very good chance midway through the 2nd half, then a 'sitter' right on fulltime. I can't recall them getting a shot on goal. Final score 0-0. Probably a fair result, but I did think we were technicaly (sp) the better team. Another HN team next week-the ACE'S. They are mid table, but there coach is the ex CEO of NZ Football and recently CEO of Sydney FC in the Hyundai 'A'League.Nice bloke.

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One point is better than none mate! Good result all in all eh?

Thx 4 the text BTW!(and the email...will reply over the weekend!)

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Well done kiwis kids!!!! You'll batter them next time just you watch

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ON the STANLEYS ON indeed... Today the HN STANLEY fair dinkum lashed fellow HN team the ACES, 5-0. I know I'm biased, but we played some very clever,intelligent footie. The result lifts us to second, 2 pts behind Maycenvale Hotfoots who had the bye today.However, they still have to play us and the HN Cyclones (the team thats never lost). We have the same points as the Cyclones,but a superior goal diff.
ON the STANLEYS ON

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Good egg matey! Glad its going well for you all.:)

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Again, well done HN Stanley. you're doing the name proud. :)

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Just a quickie Kiwi, is there a website to view the table mate?

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Try this...but its updated at irregular intervals, usually on a Wednesday (our time).You can also check all the other leagues,mens, womens, kids (10 th grade and up.). Below 10th grade, they've introduced this 'small sided games' lark which I think is OK for little 'uns, but don't want to see it for 11-13 year olds...
Central Football :: Hawke's Bay

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I thank you sir!

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Our traditional 'slow start' continued and Western Rangers punished HN STANLEY in the 3rd minute with an 'soft' goal.Then we decided to play and ran out 5-1 winners.
Should've been 10 but for some woeful finishing. Top of the league side Maycenvale Hotshots were un-done 3-0 by our fellow club side the Cyclones 3-0.The wash up from all that is we are now top , about 7 goals better diff than the Cyclones.
ON THE STANLEYS ON

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Great news from t'other side of world. Keep up the great work. Up the Kiwi Stanleys

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I so hope JC is going on a scouting mission to NZ!!!

Brill result KJ!

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another great result keep it up lads

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exciting stuff Kiwi. Do HNS know their British fanbase waits expectantly for news of their exploits ?

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Yes, they are aware,as far as kids remember or care about such things. aAfew of the parents ask me about the club on a regular basis ,one in particular is a big BIG wig with a major international NZ/Aus bank....incidentally the dreaded Cyclones have one of equal standing with another major bank..

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Not a good result yesterday...HN Stanley played the leagues most improved team, Hastings Rovers. Prior to K/O, STANLEY had conceded just 3 goals.We were off to an unusually beaut start with a neat strike from our top player FINN. They equalised.1-1 at the break. 15 minutes into the second spell,(and playing without our regular centreback,) HASTINGS powered through the middle and netted 4 times !. Down 1-5, I was off to the nearby river to 'sleep'. Then,with 10 minutes to go, it started. Brilliant play and a "Never say die" attitude got us back 1,then 2, the, 3 goals to trail 4-5.Then right on the dot of fulltime, Henry slammed home the 5th from 3meters to make the final score 5-5. UNBELIEVABLE !! The sad fact is we slip from 1st to 3rd and unlikely to catch the CYCLONES as they have the 'easier' run in.Still , we'll be going hard.
http://www.sportsground.co.nz/files/...18LHKRNWOR.jpg


Thats the 4th just gone in..

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Bloody hell KJ..........are you still standing after that?!!

Fantastic that the Kids fought back to level the game, well done again!!

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Oh dear...our title asoirations are ,being realistic, all over.Today we played the other side in REAL contention ,Maycenvale Hotfoots, and were held to a 1-1 draw. WE HIT THE &^*#^*(&^%*#^ POST 8 times!!!!!!! The goal we got was an own goal.,theres was fair enough, but 1 of only 2 shots they had on target. We are now actually 4th, but are undefeated...School holidays now, so we can't get back on track till 25th. Looks like those dam CYCLONES will go through undefeated and take the friggan championship. Best we can realisticaly play for is 2nd. Thats our target now.

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Never say never Kiwi, the team are doin' you proud, may not be top, but undefeated, you can never tell. Football is a funny old game (Jimmy Greaves I believe said this a long time ago). To quote another party closer to Accy "Keep the faith". C'mon the Kiwi Stanleys

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A couple of goals on here from the 5-5 drawn game the other week.
http://www.sportsground.co.nz/TeamSi...TeamPage=Video

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Good onya KJ :)

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Keep your hopes up, there's always a chance the other teams can slip up.

There's a bit on the fishy site including a link to this message board.

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Just noticed the link myself :) Things really are changing at Stanley, aren't they :):)

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A well-deserved plug for John and his lads and perhaps an omen of a more inclusive attitude towards the fans! :)

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HN Stanley resumed its season with a nail biting 3-1 win over the big Haumoana Hunters. We led 1-0 before slack defence allowed the 'Hippies' to steal one. With 5 minutes to go, and after countless chances on our part, we scored a ripper and 2 minutes later added the killer blow with another well excuted effort. Final score 3-1. We deserved it, but my hair turned grey for a while. Played 9, won 6 drew 3, 34 for, 10 against.21 points. Up to 3rd.

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Great result KJ.............well done to the little 'uns!

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Today the HN STANLEY trounced their fellow club team ,the PUMAS, 5-0. It was a very solid effort by our lot,though they had a few chances. Our keeper got MOM as today he looked the most compedant he has all season-never looked in danger of being beaten.
So, thats all 3 fellow club sides we've played now. Cyclones (0-0), Aces (5-0) and todays effort. Thats 3 games without conceding a goal,a target we set at the start of the season. Three games and a 9 aside tournament to go.
On the STANLEYs On.

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Superb result mate! Keep it up :)

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good on yer lads kiwi.:)

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Keep it up the HN Stanley's - 2 successful teams either side of the globe with the Stanley name, lets hope so. At least your lot have kept their side of the bargain.

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WHEW !! This morning we played the second bottom side, Hereworth (local private school-public in your parts?). We played them in the season opener and won 6-1. Today we totally dominated, but scrapped home 4-2.They weren't good,but our finishing was poor. Still undefeated with two games and a tourny to go.:o

The whole team and their parents wish the REAL STANLEY all the best. for tonight. I can assure you their are alot more Accy Stan supportershere now than 12 months ago.
ON THE STANLEYS ON.

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keep at it Kiwi, if they can go undefeated thats a major result IMHO, plus ya just never know.:)

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Wicked news KJ...............You still want me to text scores buddy?

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Congrats Kiwi - like Cashy said, hope the team go undefeated throughout the season. Maybe you could entice some of the other NZ Accy supporters on to the web site to join in the fun even if it is something a.m. over there. Welcome them to the camaraderie that is and Accrington Stanley supporter

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Today what was to be our 2nd last league game turned out to be HN STANLEY's last as the final round(scheduled for 29 August) has been wiped. God knows why. So at the start of the day we were sitting in third spot. At the end, we have finished 2nd, 1 point behind the CYCLONES and 2 ahead of Maycenvale Hotfoots. We won todays match 4-0 (0-0) in a game viewed by some fellow from the ACCRINGTON STANLEY FC shop who is over this way.

So the 'league' season is over, and HN STANLEY finish it with a Played 12, won 9, Drew 3 Lost 0 For 43 against 12 Pts 30'

Next week we take part in a 9 aside tournament , and attempt to defend the title we won back in June.

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What a superb season the guys n gals have had! Well done to all the players,management,coaching staff etc. I for one have enjoyed your reports KJ and send my best regards to the team on a splendid season...........good luck in the tourney guys!:):):)

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Congratulations to all of the team and management, well done, and best of luck next week in your tournament. :)

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way to go the HN Stanleys. to quote Coley "KEEP THE FAITH" and you will defend your title. Now if our team can just fulfill their part of the bargain, it could be a happy season for all Stanley supporter.

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good on the lads mate now win the tournement again.:)

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The globetrotting Lee Carter was at the Havelock Nth Stanley match against Hibernian and choose and presented the Man of the Match award to Ben Curtis. The mighty STANLEY won 4-0.

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Nice pic and great result Kiwi!

When is the tournament?

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This weekend Pete..hoping Lee will be out of prison to come and watch. :)

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Lol @ Lee!

Wish the little 'uns well for the weekend mate,and dont forget to let us all know how they get on!

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WE WON, the Hawkes Bay Football 9 aside tourny. Thats 2 out of 2 for that form of competition this season. The group we were in were the winners from the previous tournament, and we did it 1-0, 2-1 (after being 1-0 down with three minutes to go,) and 0-0 in the cruncher.. Thats it for 2009, and thats it for Havelock Nth STANLEY. Next year its graded and the current 4 Havelock Nth club sides will be trialled and graded.The first team (which I've been offered to coach), will have to carry the clubs proper name, Havelock North Wanderers. I expect 4 or 5 'Stanleyites' will make the squad, but thats in the future.
Meanwhile, its been a great season for the kids,and they are all very happy campers.
Thank you forumers for your support on here.I do know that 1 or 2 of the parents have perused the site.:)

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Many congrats too the lads n yer goodself john, WELL DONE.:)

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Well done to all concerned at HN Stanley.
And best of luck to all the youngsters for the future.

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What fantastic news John!

Many congratulations to each and every player Mate,You must be very proud of them :)

Every successful team needs a good coach,so well done You too!

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Great news from down under. Congratulations Kiwi on the team winning the tournament for a second year in a row. And I echo Pete's sentiments, congratulations on being a top coach, sending Coley and Jimmy over for some tips lol.