The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final
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@Donsteppa said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@KiwiPie said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@Snollygoster said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@KiwiPie Yep, I will make my usual pilgrimage across.
You would think they could somehow rig up temporary seating at The Bay Oval cricket ground at the Mount...The lighting's there, parking is less of a problem and it would bring in some revenue to the ground when it is not very busy. I'm sure there is very good reasons why that doesn't happen.
Because it is a cricket pitch and not big enough for a rugby field to fit in it? And the season is starting and they have a test match there next month? I can think of many reasons!
Somehow in 2001 they managed to fit a rugby field into Seddon Park when Waikato Stadium was being redone - but agreed on it being way too close to the Biggest Test Match Of The Year
Presume you'll be there on Day 1 Mr Steppa? Has to be a Murphy's Law chance that some huge storm will be passing through that day .....
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@KiwiPie said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@Donsteppa said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@KiwiPie said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@Snollygoster said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@KiwiPie Yep, I will make my usual pilgrimage across.
You would think they could somehow rig up temporary seating at The Bay Oval cricket ground at the Mount...The lighting's there, parking is less of a problem and it would bring in some revenue to the ground when it is not very busy. I'm sure there is very good reasons why that doesn't happen.
Because it is a cricket pitch and not big enough for a rugby field to fit in it? And the season is starting and they have a test match there next month? I can think of many reasons!
Somehow in 2001 they managed to fit a rugby field into Seddon Park when Waikato Stadium was being redone - but agreed on it being way too close to the Biggest Test Match Of The Year
Presume you'll be there on Day 1 Mr Steppa? Has to be a Murphy's Law chance that some huge storm will be passing through that day .....
Annual leave has been booked, and a four day pass has been acquired
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@Bovidae said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
Where the time slots for the SFs allocated to particular games? The original draw just says SF1, SF2, etc so they could have swapped the Hawkes vs Otago game around.
Not seen it in print but apparently the top finisher's game is on Friday night for Division 2.
Just seen it is free entry for Friday night .... that has to increase the attendance a little!
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@KiwiPie said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@Bovidae said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
Where the time slots for the SFs allocated to particular games? The original draw just says SF1, SF2, etc so they could have swapped the Hawkes vs Otago game around.
Not seen it in print but apparently the top finisher's game is on Friday night for Division 2.
Just seen it is free entry for Friday night .... that has to increase the attendance a little!
Not normally something that the BoPs home match day manager has had to worry about in the past!
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@KiwiPie said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
Not seen it in print but apparently the top finisher's game is on Friday night for Division 2.
It wasn't last year. Waikato played Northland at 2:35 pm on the Saturday. I know because I wasn't able to go being on a plane flying back from Christchurch at that time.
The Friday night game was Ta$man vs Canterbury. Sky will have some say as they need to move OBUs and crew around.
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@Bovidae I know BOP looked at that "latter in the day" time slot but I assume there just wasn't enough light. The decision in the end came down to floodlights which Tauranga Domain simply doesn't have.
Free entry is a great idea. I hope they fill the place up.
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@Hooroo location was decided by timing, if evening then it had to be in Rotorua due to no lights in Tauranga. If during the day would have been in Tauranga
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Really looking forward to being at this game
just published my predictions for the semifinals
Mitre 10 Cup 2019 Semi Final Predictions
There are only 8 teams left as we enter the Semi Finals stage of the Mitre 10 Cup 2019! Will all the games go with the seeding and home advantage or could we see an upset somewhere along the line? …
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@DrivingMaul Are you saying BOP didn't have a choice as top qualifier, or did Ta$man have the first option of when they wanted to play? This would have meant the rest of the games had to be under lights.
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Throwback from pre-game at an NPC semi-final 15 years ago.
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@KiwiPie said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
Throwback from pre-game at an NPC semi-final 15 years ago.
@Donsteppa @bayimportsDoes the fat dude with the big hair still go to the games?? He used to be their quasi-mascot? Forgotten his name
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This is definitely worth a listen for some shield memories.
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jeez that is a throw back, think it was a shield match? we were robbed that day lol (as always)
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@bayimports said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
jeez that is a throw back, think it was a shield match? we were robbed that day lol (as always)
Can't remember - were you there for the semi-final? I know we had 2 trips to Christchurch in less than a year. We were whipped in the semi-final by the Crusaders (effectively)
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@Hooroo lol hey that could be any of us (except the one without hair) in the middle
horiBop is who you meant.... i hope
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@bayimports said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@Hooroo lol hey that could be any of us (except the one without hair) in the middle
horiBop is who you meant.... i hope
That's the one!! Does he still attend the games?
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@Hooroo said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@bayimports said in The Bay v Manawatu Semi-Final:
@Hooroo lol hey that could be any of us (except the one without hair) in the middle
horiBop is who you meant.... i hope
That's the one!! Does he still attend the games?
I've not spotted him at one yet this season but I did bump into a few weeks ago and he was apparently still having his usual differences with the Bay Union and did intend to turn up. He actually was the official mascot in the early golden days (2003-2005) until his spontaneity was too much for them. He did once kidnap the Harbour Master and tie him to a bench. And then there was some trouble with Hawke's that made the news ....
Whipping the Lion in 2005 (although this was for a newspaper story)
Early Mafia days (2003 - and Bart trying to stay anonymous)
