So I might not have Darcy who's got a NIXT shirt on, but I've got Jason Pine who's got NIX in his blood.

So I might not have Darcy who's got a NIXT shirt on, but I've got Jason Pine who's got NIX in his blood.

Hello, I tell are you good?

Hello, I tell are you good?

And you're not denying it either, are you? No?

And you're not denying it either, are you? No?

Well, I wouldn't be able to. I don't think of it. Although there's been a blow and black in there at the moment as well. With the way Auckland FC go, that.

Well, I wouldn't be able to. I don't think of it. Although there's been a blow and black in there at the moment as well. With the way Auckland FC go, that.

Was an amazing performance. You just saw the midfield in the backs. They are a wall. They are amazing, and they're physical and they're tough and they're bruises.

Was an amazing performance. You just saw the midfield in the backs. They are a wall. They are amazing, and they're physical and they're tough and they're bruises.

They're all of those things and there's a reason why they're the best offensive team in the comp and it's just what you've outlined there. They are just very hard to break down Auckland f C. And look making a great, great fist of their of their made and a league season and long mate continue.

They're all of those things and there's a reason why they're the best offensive team in the comp and it's just what you've outlined there. They are just very hard to break down Auckland f C. And look making a great, great fist of their of their made and a league season and long mate continue.

Maybe Chief he is watching and learning and that'll be good, eh, Yes, maybe? Speaking about football, the big news over the week is that Chris Wood resigned with Nottingham Forest. Now I would have thought there would have been loads of people looking for his signature after the season he's had.

Maybe Chief he is watching and learning and that'll be good, eh, Yes, maybe? Speaking about football, the big news over the week is that Chris Wood resigned with Nottingham Forest. Now I would have thought there would have been loads of people looking for his signature after the season he's had.

I think you're probably right Andrew, which I think has probably compelled Nottingham Forest to say, hey, with all of these others sniffing about, I think we better tie this bloke down. So they have for two and a half years, taken through to May of twenty twenty seven, by which stage he'll be approaching his thirty seventh birthday. This is a great story Andrew. As you know, he left New Zealand's a seventeen year old to go and seek his football in fortune, and it took him a while. He played in a lot of teams in a lot of levels, but has found his level and is enjoying a late career renaissance. I just wonder, you know, whether in May of twenty twenty seven, as he approaches twenty years overseas and is looking for a footballing swan song, that maybe it might be back where it started in the Blue and Black. Maybe he comes home and finishes his career at Auckland FC, not at the next It depends how the two teams are going and who's got the biggest check book. I suppose in a couple of.

I think you're probably right Andrew, which I think has probably compelled Nottingham Forest to say, hey, with all of these others sniffing about, I think we better tie this bloke down. So they have for two and a half years, taken through to May of twenty twenty seven, by which stage he'll be approaching his thirty seventh birthday. This is a great story Andrew. As you know, he left New Zealand's a seventeen year old to go and seek his football in fortune, and it took him a while. He played in a lot of teams in a lot of levels, but has found his level and is enjoying a late career renaissance. I just wonder, you know, whether in May of twenty twenty seven, as he approaches twenty years overseas and is looking for a footballing swan song, that maybe it might be back where it started in the Blue and Black. Maybe he comes home and finishes his career at Auckland FC, not at the next It depends how the two teams are going and who's got the biggest check book. I suppose in a couple of.

Years, you know, I was the Kings. I was sitting there going what was the first team we had we had the Football Kings and we had the Football Nights and then now we've got the Auckland f Stuf. But the Kings, I remember going along to a lot of their games to watch Winton roof for play because he was in the twilight of his career. So it is not a bad idea.

Years, you know, I was the Kings. I was sitting there going what was the first team we had we had the Football Kings and we had the Football Nights and then now we've got the Auckland f Stuf. But the Kings, I remember going along to a lot of their games to watch Winton roof for play because he was in the twilight of his career. So it is not a bad idea.

Well, let's see what happens. But I think at the moment scoring goals for Nottingham Forrest and doing it pretty.

Well, let's see what happens. But I think at the moment scoring goals for Nottingham Forrest and doing it pretty.

Well, pretty well, pretty well, gosh, you're a hard man to impress. He's on fire.

Well, pretty well, pretty well, gosh, you're a hard man to impress. He's on fire.

There we go.

There we go.

Okay, now we've got Australian Open semi finals today, We've got Djokovic versus Verev, We've got Cinner versus Shelton. So I reckon if you went to the tab and put some money down on a Sverev Shelton final, if it came to be, you'd make a fortune.

Okay, now we've got Australian Open semi finals today, We've got Djokovic versus Verev, We've got Cinner versus Shelton. So I reckon if you went to the tab and put some money down on a Sverev Shelton final, if it came to be, you'd make a fortune.

You would, and it would have to come to be for you to make that fortune, And I just don't see how it can. Sverev, I think, is a better chance to beat Djokovic than Shelton is a beating Sinner. Ben Shelton twenty first seed's got to the semis with that having to raally beat anybody of note, certainly nobody in the world's top ten. But he's there and you've got to do that. I think his tournament ends tonight Againstjarnick Cinner. Dokovic Zverev is really interesting. Alexander vere has never won a major. He's reached two finals, been in another half a dozen semi finals, never won one. Novak Dokovic going for his twenty fifth major. I reckon Djokovic Ciner is probably the final most people would like to see. I think it's probably the one we will see.

You would, and it would have to come to be for you to make that fortune, And I just don't see how it can. Sverev, I think, is a better chance to beat Djokovic than Shelton is a beating Sinner. Ben Shelton twenty first seed's got to the semis with that having to raally beat anybody of note, certainly nobody in the world's top ten. But he's there and you've got to do that. I think his tournament ends tonight Againstjarnick Cinner. Dokovic Zverev is really interesting. Alexander vere has never won a major. He's reached two finals, been in another half a dozen semi finals, never won one. Novak Dokovic going for his twenty fifth major. I reckon Djokovic Ciner is probably the final most people would like to see. I think it's probably the one we will see.

And then who would win that match? Because I hate to say it. I was watching Ciner the other day and it was it was actually quite spooky. He disposed of demon or like he was a child.

And then who would win that match? Because I hate to say it. I was watching Ciner the other day and it was it was actually quite spooky. He disposed of demon or like he was a child.

Yeah, you're so right. He's imperious at the moment, isn't he an Even Djokovic, he of twenty four major titles, I think would be underdog against you, alex Iner, world number one, defending champion. So look, I'd like to see it, and you wouldn't put it past Djokovic to win number twenty five in twenty twenty five, and I think Soner would be favorite.

Yeah, you're so right. He's imperious at the moment, isn't he an Even Djokovic, he of twenty four major titles, I think would be underdog against you, alex Iner, world number one, defending champion. So look, I'd like to see it, and you wouldn't put it past Djokovic to win number twenty five in twenty twenty five, and I think Soner would be favorite.

And one of the odds that Jason Plain could end up being the post match interviewer at the Australian Open, since since they all seem to be crazy over there.

And one of the odds that Jason Plain could end up being the post match interviewer at the Australian Open, since since they all seem to be crazy over there.

And useless, I'll flip you for it.

And useless, I'll flip you for it.

Oh too tempting, all right, Betty, thank you so oh you've got to be listening a bit later on because we're talking about that little town of Kerwee which is hosting the Blues versus Canterbury.

Oh too tempting, all right, Betty, thank you so oh you've got to be listening a bit later on because we're talking about that little town of Kerwee which is hosting the Blues versus Canterbury.

Looking forward to that?

Looking forward to that?

Is that going to be great?

Is that going to be great?

Yeah? Glory?

Yeah? Glory?

Okay, buddy, Thank you for more.

Okay, buddy, Thank you for more.

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