New Poll - How to explain the traditional Stallions slump?

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Multiple answers allowed.

Mounting CA$H

Kaka earnings calculator or Stallions fines calculator Here

Too Many?

For the first time this season we may be required to ask people to sit out. With the possible return of Lloyd, and with Joe dropping fatherhood duties for the afternoon, only Graham has said he's unavailable which means we have 15 (if Lloyd plays). If Lloyd is gonna sit out another week then we will be fine as Tristin can only play second half, and even though we are the 'away' team they reffed last time so we should do it this time.

In case you do feel like you need a break though, here is the list of people and the weeks they did not play. Not sure about week 7 when Aaron did the match report so no team list available (thanks for always adding that Corey) but I remember we only had 2 subs so it must have been more than just Nick and Corey away. It was the game Aaron scored the winner from outside the box so if you dont remember it the chances are you weren't there (although having it told to you hundreds of times may have created a false memory).

Ben B 2
Corey 7, 9,
Jason
Tangihaere 2, 5,
Joe 8, 9
Panda 1, 3, 8
Mike 1, 2,
Graham 2, 4, 8,
Paddy 5, 6,
Ben H 2, 4,
Nick W 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9,
Aaron 2,
Spencer 2, 8, 9
Rauru 2, 8
Tristin 3, 4,
Logan 6,


Jason is the only person not to have missed a game, and Aaron, Ben B, and Logan have only missed one each. If we do have too many then it'd make sense to come from this bunch.

Chants of the season ...

'He's fast, he's red, he talks like Father Ted, Robbie Keane.'

As a follow up to Rauru's 'best of' celebrations here is the BBCs chants of the season. Personal fave has to be 'Don't you wish your midfield had Kompany?'- class. Perhaps a Stallions chant needs to be developed to be sung by our 3-4 supporters?

Caketin even gets a mention.

Sorry for you poor souls on twitter who have got this post twice, or those who lurk on the YF forum from where I stole this.

Magpies Match Report ...

Here
Very brief - not quite Corey's magnus opus (Sorry dude, didn't realise it took all f**ken Sunday to write that - that's quite a drama - we should mix it up - How about this for an idea - The Pony needs to write up the match report? It will no doubt be less detailed than Corey's but could get quite funny ...)

Anyway, at least the Magpies call us fellow title contenders and apologise for the pen.

Fines

Good fine session at the ground after the game. It was useful having a game going on in the background as those who got distracted didn't notice how big their fines got.

Stallion - Graeme (good all round game, but particularly for the two goal line clearances).
Pony - Jason (for the tackles, fisticuffs, and post-game attempts to shift the pony focus onto others).

MVP - 3 - Graeme
2 - Tristin
1 - Ben B

Fines

Tangi - $6.50 for second own goal of the season
Ben B - 'ugly ballerina' attempted save
Rauru - launching into a 10 minute talk on the history of male ballet in New Zealand
Gus - ginga imitation
Paddy - Yelling at Jason 'Don't chop him' (about the guy that walking through everyone to score their second).
Paddy - Claiming he hasn't scored because he hasn't got into scoring positions
Paddy - Getting into a scoring position and firing a very wide shot
Hodges - Having to have his Dad come and separate him from the man he was marking
Rauru - (re: above) "Is little Hodges coming out to play?"

Fine payments are also starting to drift in slowly. It'd be good if the people that haven't played anything put some money in in the next week or two. Otherwise it'll risk adding up to a big payment at the end of the year.

Capital football draw for 6/7th june (k/off 2.30)

This weeks draw :
CAPITAL 7:
University      Uni Stallions        Nairnville 1;
Karori Aces V  Wgtn United Elite  - Karori 3 (12.30);
Karori Magpies V Marist Cobras    - Wilton (12.30);
Marist    V      Stokes Valley   -  Crawdford.

And last weeks results and table placings

CAPITAL 7:
Wgtn United Elite     2    University            1
Uni Stallions         2    Marist                3
Marist Cobras         2    Karori Aces           1
Stokes Valley         3    Karori Magpies        2
                       P  W  D  L  GF  GA  Pt
Karori Magpies         9  7  1  1  35  12  22
Stokes Valley          9  7  1  1  29  13  22
Marist                 9  6  0  3  25  15  18
Uni Stallions          9  5  0  4  20  18  15
Wgtn United Elite      9  5  0  4  17  19  15
University             9  3  0  6  13  21   9
Marist Cobras          9  2  0  7  16  31   6
Karori Aces            9  0  0  9  13  39   0