Metro Galaxy vs Drury Phoenix

On Saturday I had the most awesome game. I was goalkeeper for the whole game and I did some awesome saves.
We were playing the top team (Drury Phoenix) and the final score was 1-1 - a draw. Not a bad result against the top team!

They were in the Nationals last year and came second.

Here's some of the action... (we are in red and black)



(the first goal is by my friend Louis for our team - a great goal!)

NEWCASTLE UNITED F.C.

This is Hatem Ben Arfa

My dad supports NEWCASTLE UNITED F.C.
I wish I was a ARSENAL supporter but since my dad was born from NEWCASTLE I have no choice but to support NEWCASTLE UNITED. If I don't support NEWCASTLE just say I would get a dead leg!

Once kids at my school were teasing me because I and my family support NEWCASTLE. The team were pretty crap because they were in division one! But next they won division one and went back to the premier league and came 15th out of 20 teams and three teams go down a division.

This is the new away strip

So they pretty improved a bit then the next season they buyed players like Hatem Ben Arfa, chiek Tiote, Yoahan Cabaye, David Santon, Demba BA,  Papiss Cissie, and my friends were quit impressed but they said they have to go throw to Europe or finish in the top six so we had a bet but that year me and my family went to England in NEWCASTLE and I got a NEWCASTLE UNITED strip there and went to see NEWCASTLE UNITED V BLACKBURN ROVERS.

Cheik Tiote

And the final score was NEWCASTLE UNITED 3-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS. and when I got home the league had finally finished and guess were they had finished, 5th and they also went to Europe. and when I went to school my friends were guttered absolootly guttered. and i won the bet. THE END!

by JOSHUA GRAHAM           

Funny Darth Vader "Penalty"

enjoy my funny darth vaders penalty. if you speak french or mexican you will understand what it means.


ENJOY!!!!!!

My Metro Galaxy Goals (video)

For our game on Saturday the 12th of May, we won 4-2.
I scored two of the goals and crossed one to Ryan for the third.
Here are my goals...






by Joshua

Player of the Day

These photos are from my second game for the Metro Leopards. I got a hat trick and we won. I was worried about the game cos I heard that this team were really good but we beat them by a lot.

Then the next week was my brothers' birthday party and it was raining so my mum didn't come to take photos. That was a hard game and it was the hardest team. they were undefeated and we were undefeated and we knew it would be hard.

We won! It was a hard game. we won 11-3.
I got Player of the Day!
I got the trophy and at night we went to the Metro clubrooms and i got my certificate in front of erveryone. And I got a pack of chips and a can of sprite and some vouchas.

This weekend there is no game because it is Easter.
I love playing for my new team, they rock!

Metro Leopards: My New Team

On sauterday it was my first soccer match. we won 7-1 I sored two maxi scored two harry scored two and jack scored one. my team wears black and red. westernspings wear green and white. and they are called wanderas. i enjoyed my first match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interview with an All White!!

On Friday afternoon the phone rang. Dash answered the phone and who was calling? Ivan Vicelich, the All White, that's who.


Dash was offered the chance to Interview an All White footballer through Kiwi Mummy Blogs and the Persil "Dirt is Good" campaign. Persil are now sponsors of the Small Whites, encouraging kids soccer here in New Zealand.


So we were all ready for our interview when the phone rang, with questions that Dash had come up with by himself (with just a few suggestions from his mummy).

We had hoped to be able to interview Ivan on Skype, but the old fashioned telephone had to do... so while Dash was talking to Ivan, Mummy googled pictures of him so Dash would know who he was talking to.


Of course dash already actually knew, because he is such a football fan. He already knew plenty about Ivan. But we still had to ask the questions...

THE INTERVIEW


DASH: How long have you been playing soccer?
IVAN: I started when I was around 6 or 7 years old for Massey AFC.


MUMMY: *whispers* But how long is that? We don't know how old he is...


IVAN: I'm 21! Hahahahaha... No really I'm 34 so I've been playing for a long long time.

DASH: How many goals have you scored for the All Whites?
IVAN: 6 or 7 goals for New Zealand, the last one was against Fiji in the World Cup qualifier.


DASH: How did you get to be an All White?
IVAN: I started playing football when I was young, I was always practising and playing with my brother and cousins> I was always kicking the ball, always juggling - you know, keep-ups - working hard and having a dream to play for the All Whites.

DASH: Yeah but how did you get picked?
IVAN: I kept on playing as I grew up, kept doing well, working hard. I started getting recognised and picked for teams. Eventually I got picked for New Zealand when I was 17 and got to play against Uruguay for 25 minutes and really enjoyed it.


DASH: What city Club do you play for?
IVAN: I started out at Massey AFC, then played for Waitakere City, then Central United, then Kingz FC (which is now the Phoenix). Then I went and played in Holland for 8 years, then returned to Auckland City FC. I recently spent five months in China playing for Shenzhen Ruby, but now I have returned to Auckland FC again.

DASH: Wow. Lots of clubs.What's the best thing about being an All White?
IVAN: Knowing that you're playing for your country. It's a great honour for me to play for my country and knowing that when I put the shirt on, I have all of New Zealand supporting us. It's a special feeling which is really unique.


DASH: What do kids have to do if they want to be an All White?
IVAN: It starts with what you're doing now. Play hard, listen to your parents, listen to your coaches. Enjoy football and also put a lot of work in, and sacrifice along the way. But always enjoy football. And keep progressing and working hard cos its a long and difficult road, but a very enjoyable road and if you make it to be a professional footballer or an All White.

DASH: What position do you play?
IVAN: I'm a central defender, central midfield, a utility player. I can play on the right or left.
One day I want to move up and be a striker.


DASH: What's your best advice about football?
IVAN: Work hard and always have a dream and work towards that dream. And always believe in yourself. You can reach your goals, there's no reason why you can't be an all white or play professionally. It's hard work but it's worth it.


DASH: Cool. Well I think that's the end of my questions. Do you want to talk to my mum now?

IVAN: Sure. But first I have a question for you. What position do you play?


DASH: I started off as attacking midfield, but now I play striker. 


IVAN: Cool. So you're already where I want to be! Do you score lots of goals?


DASH: We've just started training for this season but in all the other games I have scored heaps of goals.

MUMMY: Yeah, Dash is a great goal scorer. In his first season he scored 35 goals.


IVAN: Wow, that's impressive! Do you get dirty when you play? 


DASH: When I played for my school I did. It was really muddy and rainy.


IVAN: Well, Dash, it's been nice talking to you. I have to go now but get in touch with me if there's anything I can help you with OK?


DASH: OK. Bye.

MUMMY: *whispering* Say thanks to Ivan...


DASH: Oh, yeah, um, thanks Ivan for letting me interview you!


IVAN: no worries :)

.....


Before he hung up the phone Ivan told mummy, he wouldn't have been able to get where he has in football without the support of his parents. he said his mum was always sitting in the car with a book or her knitting, waiting for him to finish training.


"Support from the parents is so important," he said.


Don't worry Dash, your mum and dad will be supporting our future All White all the way. We believe in you, boyo!
♥

Newcastle Beat Aston Villa 6-0!!!

Today Newcastle played Aston Villa. NEWCASTLE WON 6-0.

BARTON SCORED FIRST.
CARROLL SCORED A HAT TRICK!!!
AND K.NOLAN SCORED TWO GOALS!!!

NEWCASTLE 6-0 ASTON VILLA.

  

My Trip To England

this is me at the Newcastle united ground!!! its calld st james parck!!! my favirout newcastle player is? peter Lovenkrands!!! and Dann gosLing!!!

FIFA World Cup

Here's all the word cup things and the mascot and the boy with the trumpet.

Spain won the world cup. The played against Holland and the score was 1-0.
Holland NIL.
SPAIN WON!

My cousins live in Spain.

My Defeat on Saturday

On Saturday I playd soccer we got beat 2-1. I scored one goal! I scored on the last minute,I was disappointed.

At the End we got a mars bar. I got a mars bar because I scored a Good Goal! and we were losing 2-0, until I scored .

I like Soccer

I'm running, that's why they call me Dash!

My Team is the Gladstone Magpies.

My dad is the coach. He is alright at coaching.

I have scored three hattricks this season. I was player of the day.

I like soccer because you get to run. And you score goals and it is quite fun.