It's Adelaide. Yes, that's right - Adelaide. Derryn Hinch once worked there (according to a TISM song). J
Why Not Perth AND Adelaide, we always get slapped in the face for being the benchmark of the NSL and then other cities get the games. Better Adelaide than Sydney or Melbourne. Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka and a few others will play the New Zealand games and no other games in the OFC cup.
Does that apply to the September play-offs. [Actually, that's a stoopid question, OF COURSE they won't be at the September play-offs, Dooks will be involved in the League Cup matches against Aldershot] And what's wrong with Adelaide - it is the shallow grave capital of the world. Two (of the three) matches each night will be at Hindmarsh. Any idea where the third will be. AAMI Stadium and Adelaide Oval are busy during this time (Australia vs Pacific Islands Rugby and Crows v Handbags and Port v Filth IIRC). J J
JLSA, The "September playoffs" (this year) will be between AUS & NZ in a home & away contest for the OFC nations Cup whilst the next (2005) play-offs will be again between AUS & NZ (h&a) for the WCQ's. I'd suggest Melbourne & Sydney would vie for the two AUS home games in these two playoffs. BTW, Dukes will be there else he can forget any further action with the Socceroos.
Dukes should get his act together, i hope Leeds get relegated as that will wake him up. Yes i don't care if it is in Sydney or Melbourne, just as Perth get a friendly every now and then. Say every 4 years.
All, dates, times, stadia, etc in the url below: http://www2.sbs.com.au/home/index.php3?id=45863 Summarised as (btw group 1 & 2 are OFC stage 1 groups): OFC NATIONS CUP 29 May to 6 June 2004 ADELAIDE SATURDAY 29 MAY 2004 Group 2 No 1 v Group 1 No 1 2.00pm Marden Sports Complex Group 1 No 2 v Group 2 No 2 5.30pm Hindmarsh Stadium Australia v New Zealand 8.00pm Hindmarsh Stadium MONDAY 31 MAY 2004 New Zealand v Group 1 No 1 2.00pm Marden Sports Complex Australia v Group 1 No 2 5.30pm Hindmarsh Stadium Group 2 No 2 v Group 2 No 1 8.00pm Hindmarsh Stadium WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE 2004 Australia v Group 2 No 2 2.00pm Marden Sports Complex Group 1 No 2 v Group 1 No 1 5.30pm Hindmarsh Stadium New Zealand v Group 2 No 1 8.00pm Hindmarsh Stadium FRIDAY 4 JUNE 2004 New Zealand v Group 1 No 2 2.00pm Marden Sports Complex Group 2 No 2 v Group 1 No 1 5.30pm Hindmarsh Stadium Group 2 No 1 v Australia 8.00pm Hindmarsh Stadium SUNDAY 6 JUNE 2004 Group 1 No 2 v Group 2 No 1 2.00pm Marden Sports Complex Group 2 No 2 v New Zealand 5.30pm Hindmarsh Stadium Group 1 No 1 v Australia Hindmarsh Stadium Andy T.
I know - just unbelieveable. We'll only play them five times in the course of the OFCNC/WCQ programme. We should be playing them six times. I blame Sepp Blatter. J