Stallions Preseason/Fire up the blog

Going into gameweek 1, most Div 3 teams have played 5 preseasons, have run endless shuttles and have spent hours in front of a whiteboard devising tactics. But can they do this:

Complete with smart-arse commentary and heard on the sidelines #50-90, including a few goodies:

'A swing and a miss'

'Tangi got smashed'.

'That famous left foot'

'Yeah, kick him in the arse'

'This is no different from Tangi's usual Saturday morning'.

'Ha ha, he got kicked in the back of his head by his own team mate'

'Line him up, line him up, get him!'

'Dan hasn't touched the ball but he's killed 45 people'

And just like last season it ends up with Tangihaere rounding his marker and slotting a left footed goal. And Nick in a dress.

DC looking good - early favourite for player of the season.

Knocked the bastard off!

Nick on the top of Mt Fuji.  Awesome work Nick!!

STALLION

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/9907310/Survivor-finds-his-voice

Always an inspiration Nick, its going to be great to run around a field with you again this season.

It was decided last night you still have the best Stallions goal celebration ever.

Was that the biggest photo on the front page of the paper ever?

Heard on the sidelines 10

'Is your temperature gauge always stuck on hot?'

Mike asks a big question mere minutes before Nick's car breaks down on the motorway on the way to the game.

Nick's blog

Not sure if everyone got this, but it's a pretty good way of hearing about what is going on with Nick. Nick being Nick he sounds pretty positive about everything, and things seem to be progressing well.

www.outwardlooking.com

Maybe you could put it on the links section of the blog Aaron?

2 Triumphant Returns

The Stallions welcome the return of 2 of their finest this weekend - Nick W who has not been seen since round 1, and Joe who has been gone since round 3. I'm sure our rise to the top bit of the table has nothing to do with your absence, and your valuable presence both on and off the field is just what we need heading into the second round.

Any predictions for this weekend about this two? Will Nick finally manage to score and do one of his cartwheelie, handspring celebrations (Man, its been a while)? How many players will Joe beat - in all senses of the word! Welcome back. I've heard that Nick has grown a little thin European moustache.

Also Spencer is back - it hasn't been as long - but it feels like we have hardly seen you this season. Lets not forget last time you played you got the Stallion - high expectations ...

Talking about high expectations ... We all know Stop Out are going to cast anxious glances about hoping that our 'legend' keeper does a no-show. Ben, you dined out on your performance and the respect of this other team for a while, we will expect nothing less than a repeat tomorrow - I would hate to be you if you have a shocker vs Stop Out on the day when the whole team gets together for fining - could be nasty.

A full, good squad (not including Jamie) for this first time this season - let's do some damage.

Picture: Nick makes his way to the game, via the pattissere.

Stallion SuperPowers 1 - Nick W

Magneto has weird X-Man powers - so he had magnets in his hands that attracted metal. So what? I'd rather fly.

Nick W shares his powers. He has an uncanny ability to attract footballs to his hands when defending inside the Stallion goalbox. It is an irresistible force.

Every superhero has a nemesis. Magneto has Dr X. Nick W has Referee Steve Hodges who never misses this ball handling (perhaps through all that experience of watching Ben blossom into a man).

Pictures:
(left) Magneto juggles some balls
(right) Even in this beautiful mountainous environment objects are attracted to Nick's hands.