Simon Gerathy

Mostly ⚽️ football, some politics #ProRelforAus

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@ToffeesNZ1878 @c0ughlansam There would be a better atmosphere at Garrick Park. Same principle as most A-league clubs would be better off playing at packed suburban grounds. Unless NZF think off the back of World Cup there will be some novelty/parochial interest.

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@conkers3 I bought at £7.55 and was hoping to see a good return over next couple of years. You think a second bidder is lurking? What would the timeframe have to be?

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Vale Sam. Such a good bugger. 25 years ago Sam was the first to sign my Fair Trade coffee pledge for NZ’s Trade Aid

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@Ryans_Rovers More that the new gaffa will have the Huns playing in a 4411 with a double pivot. He likes defensive hard pressing mids. So Cammy will be the right kind of back up and press for game time as he fits the mould.

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@Ryans_Rovers Nil minutes for Devlin at World Cup. May struggle to get minutes at Rangers too.

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@futbolnz Fingers crossed; it’s an uncertain and difficult path.

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@futbolnz Current status: about 15 international pros in 2030 (assuming no career ending injuries, secured contracts, a few retirements): Crocombe, Paulsen, Surmann, Bindon, Cacace, Bell, Stamenic, Garbett, Old, OPP, Just, McCowatt, Singh, Waine, Randall. Hope more close to breaking thru.

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@futbolnz ..and Libby of course

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@futbolnz Indeed. My concern is whether we have another 10 players capable of playing above A league in the next 2-3 years? Our current crop of international pros has largely been built around Declan’s group of Ryan, Marko, Cal, Eli, Matt and Nando; +Joe, Finn, Ben and Alex through the Nix

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@futbolnz … as 10 A league players plus Smith (lol) is way too many (Woud, De Vries, Pijnaker, Payne, Elliot, Rufer, Singh, Rogerson, Bayliss, Kosta).
Wood and Thomas aside, it’s only in the last 4 years our top team has established themselves as non A league professionals; we need more

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@futbolnz Most important thing is we develop more players capable of playing at higher level than A league.

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@aleabitoreddit So you’re long Japan and short Sweden on this play? I’m holding the bag for the Kiwis 🥝, but we’re going to upset those Flems and Walloons to qualify for the next round. #NFA #DYOR

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Elijah Just again!

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Kiwis!

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@andrewvoerman @FIFAWorldCup Look at the players in this 2017 Western Suburbs team, Central League champions. NZF should listen to Declan

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Australia’s Match Day 1: 2-0 v Turkey. Football World Cup ⚽️

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@Ryans_Rovers @WarbzFC Sam played for Nelson in NYL with the likes of Matt Todd Smith

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@The_AI_Investor Yeah but wage bills the same 😂 because @elonmusk

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Mark Carney’s speech at Davos. This is the way. https://t.co/pg0RABa3Yz

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@therealgregjack 100% @therealgregjack Having worked with Rod on fair trade and election campaign strategy, he understood that to influence policy, you need electoral appeal beyond ideological culture war issues. Green leadership has lost sight of the main game - real politic, real change, power.