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Good evening, Welcome in sports Talk seven minutes up seven. It's a Wednesday evening, nineteenth of March twenty twenty five. My name is Darcy Waldgrave. Thanks for joining myself and our guests, and there are many of them of an evening. Right toward the end of the program, will head off to Mountain Smart formerly known as Alda Tonga and as well the English turned up and like basically quarried the whole hill, so godbt flat and they put a stadium on it. Anyway, what's happening there. There's an attempt on the four minute mile and if this bloke gets done, mister Ruth, he'll be the youngest man in history to achieve that. So Elijah will be there. We'll catch up with him earlier on today. Jason Pine could barely contain his excitement, I'm sure, as he got to speak with the All Whites captain and the man who's having a great deal of fun scoring at will for Nottingham Forest over in the Epl's name is Chris Wood. He's in town for the OFC semi final on Friday and the final coming up on Monday. Should the All Whites get through and if they don't, there needs to be an investigation. So Jason Pine caught up with one of the greatest football exports we've got. We'll play that interview for you later on the piece. And shortly but an Allsman joins us. He's a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald, who's right across Auckland affairs. And of course, if there's any bigger Auckland affair than how to build a stadium, I don't know what it is. And this has come across again and we're looking at again do we actually need it? There's twelve and a half thousand seats around the perfect size. How long will this last? Are you bored of this yet? And does the fact that three billionaires are behind this proposal make it a fighter on plea? Because no one's got any money except them. That's what we're going to be talking about on the program. But before any of that, let's do this and in sport today, very soon at Mountains Smart's young middle distance weapon called sam Ruth will attempt to break the four minute mile mark at fifteen. It will become the youngest ever to achieve the feat, pacing him as Sam Tanner, who he tied with in the fifteen hundred meter final at the Nationals earlier this year. What a race. Find the footage if you can. Tanner spoke with the current youngest four minute mile conqueror, Jacob Ingebritson, and he knocked this off at sixteen.

Good evening, Welcome in sports Talk seven minutes up seven. It's a Wednesday evening, nineteenth of March twenty twenty five. My name is Darcy Waldgrave. Thanks for joining myself and our guests, and there are many of them of an evening. Right toward the end of the program, will head off to Mountain Smart formerly known as Alda Tonga and as well the English turned up and like basically quarried the whole hill, so godbt flat and they put a stadium on it. Anyway, what's happening there. There's an attempt on the four minute mile and if this bloke gets done, mister Ruth, he'll be the youngest man in history to achieve that. So Elijah will be there. We'll catch up with him earlier on today. Jason Pine could barely contain his excitement, I'm sure, as he got to speak with the All Whites captain and the man who's having a great deal of fun scoring at will for Nottingham Forest over in the Epl's name is Chris Wood. He's in town for the OFC semi final on Friday and the final coming up on Monday. Should the All Whites get through and if they don't, there needs to be an investigation. So Jason Pine caught up with one of the greatest football exports we've got. We'll play that interview for you later on the piece. And shortly but an Allsman joins us. He's a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald, who's right across Auckland affairs. And of course, if there's any bigger Auckland affair than how to build a stadium, I don't know what it is. And this has come across again and we're looking at again do we actually need it? There's twelve and a half thousand seats around the perfect size. How long will this last? Are you bored of this yet? And does the fact that three billionaires are behind this proposal make it a fighter on plea? Because no one's got any money except them. That's what we're going to be talking about on the program. But before any of that, let's do this and in sport today, very soon at Mountains Smart's young middle distance weapon called sam Ruth will attempt to break the four minute mile mark at fifteen. It will become the youngest ever to achieve the feat, pacing him as Sam Tanner, who he tied with in the fifteen hundred meter final at the Nationals earlier this year. What a race. Find the footage if you can. Tanner spoke with the current youngest four minute mile conqueror, Jacob Ingebritson, and he knocked this off at sixteen.

How I spoke to Yucker Bingerbertson at one of the Diamond Leagues and he was saying that he has almost trained twice a day every day since he's twelve years old. I know for a fact that Sam's not doing that. So for him to be as good as not better than Yakub as phenomenal A fifteen.

How I spoke to Yucker Bingerbertson at one of the Diamond Leagues and he was saying that he has almost trained twice a day every day since he's twelve years old. I know for a fact that Sam's not doing that. So for him to be as good as not better than Yakub as phenomenal A fifteen.

It's underway. Georgia Miller is and to get back into the filth of fifteen. The seven Star is available for the Black Ferns at World Cup selection. The former Canterbury fifteen's rep is one of seven Seven's sisters made themselves available for Alan Bunting's defending champions. The tournament is set to go in England later this year and George's on it.

It's underway. Georgia Miller is and to get back into the filth of fifteen. The seven Star is available for the Black Ferns at World Cup selection. The former Canterbury fifteen's rep is one of seven Seven's sisters made themselves available for Alan Bunting's defending champions. The tournament is set to go in England later this year and George's on it.

There's some high level professionals in that team, with heaps of knowledge that man, I just love to learn off and just be a sponge, which I think is really exciting, like a whole new challenge. So yeah, can't wait for a mole scrum for dirty work.

There's some high level professionals in that team, with heaps of knowledge that man, I just love to learn off and just be a sponge, which I think is really exciting, like a whole new challenge. So yeah, can't wait for a mole scrum for dirty work.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Returning White Ferns superstar Sophie Divine us back for the Australian series after spending time away from the game to look after her well being. Did she think though her time was up with the reigning T twenty champion Ferns.

Returning White Ferns superstar Sophie Divine us back for the Australian series after spending time away from the game to look after her well being. Did she think though her time was up with the reigning T twenty champion Ferns.

Completely honest, Yeah, certainly to be able to have to process through a few of those things. Obviously unfortunately not getting any younger, so they naturally came into mind. But yeah, I'm just really excited to be here. This can be focusing on each day as it comes and just really enjoying every day with the White fans.

Completely honest, Yeah, certainly to be able to have to process through a few of those things. Obviously unfortunately not getting any younger, so they naturally came into mind. But yeah, I'm just really excited to be here. This can be focusing on each day as it comes and just really enjoying every day with the White fans.

Frankly, I love you in a platonic way, Sophie Devine, But I'll take umbrage with that comment talking say unfortunately I'm not getting any younger. Fortunately, I'm not getting any younger. I was awful. I love maturity, I love getting older. There's rocks, said the fifty five year old, and he couldn't help himself, could he. He just couldn't Crusaders coach Robert Penn's a penny. He started well, right, he started well, empathizing with the Blues around the loss of some key players ahead of this weekend's Super Rugby Pacific clash at Eden Park.

Frankly, I love you in a platonic way, Sophie Devine, But I'll take umbrage with that comment talking say unfortunately I'm not getting any younger. Fortunately, I'm not getting any younger. I was awful. I love maturity, I love getting older. There's rocks, said the fifty five year old, and he couldn't help himself, could he. He just couldn't Crusaders coach Robert Penn's a penny. He started well, right, he started well, empathizing with the Blues around the loss of some key players ahead of this weekend's Super Rugby Pacific clash at Eden Park.

He started, well, I don't think anyone likes to see people being dealt a negative hand of any sort. We are talking about the Blues though, just couldn't help himself.

He started, well, I don't think anyone likes to see people being dealt a negative hand of any sort. We are talking about the Blues though, just couldn't help himself.

Good he And that's all right, We're going to talk about yet another stadium. They're they're everywhere, they reading all over Auckland, and none of them seem to go to full term though, do there? Which is the right shame? That's really all we're after this time around. This information has been released prematurely around what happens at Western Springs once they managed to clear away the speedway.

Good he And that's all right, We're going to talk about yet another stadium. They're they're everywhere, they reading all over Auckland, and none of them seem to go to full term though, do there? Which is the right shame? That's really all we're after this time around. This information has been released prematurely around what happens at Western Springs once they managed to clear away the speedway.

If indeed that.

If indeed that.

Happens, that's another story. But Western Springs has got a tres place in the heart of most Aucklands for a number of different reasons. Three various organizations have come across the table and said to Auckland City, we'd like to put something there. There are three of them, and we'll talk about those three applications, right here right now as we go to senior journalist at the New Zealand Herald, a man who covers things off and has been around covering these off for a long long time. His name is Bernard Oorsman. He joins us now, good evening, Bernard, good evening. Does he interesting? Yet another set of proposals coming out for yet another stadium. We've always known that Western Springs was looking like moving. That's another argument, isn't it. And we thought that Auckland football we're going to try and climb into that. It's come out now that that's one of the applications. There are three put forward for the future of Western Springs Stadium. There's one from CRS Records are privately funder a transformation of that venue to our premier live entertainment venue and activities with a capacity of what forty five thousand people. You've got the one from MWF, which is basically the one that Ali Williams is promoting, a twelve and a half thousand seat stadium. Sports Facilities and Ponsumi Rugby Club are looking to a venue to enable fifty thousand concert goers. But the big asterisk here is redeveloping the site with proposal to the Council for further funding. Out of those three many propositions, what one do you think the Council would lean toward them?

Happens, that's another story. But Western Springs has got a tres place in the heart of most Aucklands for a number of different reasons. Three various organizations have come across the table and said to Auckland City, we'd like to put something there. There are three of them, and we'll talk about those three applications, right here right now as we go to senior journalist at the New Zealand Herald, a man who covers things off and has been around covering these off for a long long time. His name is Bernard Oorsman. He joins us now, good evening, Bernard, good evening. Does he interesting? Yet another set of proposals coming out for yet another stadium. We've always known that Western Springs was looking like moving. That's another argument, isn't it. And we thought that Auckland football we're going to try and climb into that. It's come out now that that's one of the applications. There are three put forward for the future of Western Springs Stadium. There's one from CRS Records are privately funder a transformation of that venue to our premier live entertainment venue and activities with a capacity of what forty five thousand people. You've got the one from MWF, which is basically the one that Ali Williams is promoting, a twelve and a half thousand seat stadium. Sports Facilities and Ponsumi Rugby Club are looking to a venue to enable fifty thousand concert goers. But the big asterisk here is redeveloping the site with proposal to the Council for further funding. Out of those three many propositions, what one do you think the Council would lean toward them?

I really don't know, Darcy. At this stage, the Council is taking a mutual position on the three proposals they've come forward from expressions of interest that were sought last year to manage Western Springs going forward, and the councilors will make a decision as to which option they prefer in early May.

I really don't know, Darcy. At this stage, the Council is taking a mutual position on the three proposals they've come forward from expressions of interest that were sought last year to manage Western Springs going forward, and the councilors will make a decision as to which option they prefer in early May.

Which way do counselors tend to lean in decisions like that, like what are their most relevant concerns, their biggest considerations?

Which way do counselors tend to lean in decisions like that, like what are their most relevant concerns, their biggest considerations?

Well, I think their biggest consideration in this case is what they think is best for the future of Western Springs. All three proposals sort of offer different options for the future of Western Springs, and at the stage I couldn't tell you which way the councilors are going to to lean If there's a majority behind one of these options, I really don't know.

Well, I think their biggest consideration in this case is what they think is best for the future of Western Springs. All three proposals sort of offer different options for the future of Western Springs, and at the stage I couldn't tell you which way the councilors are going to to lean If there's a majority behind one of these options, I really don't know.

When you look at the lack of money that everybody seems to have in this day and age, is the fact that there's a couple of billionaires behind one of these proposals, is that likely to maybe give them an insideline because it's not going to cost anyone anything.

When you look at the lack of money that everybody seems to have in this day and age, is the fact that there's a couple of billionaires behind one of these proposals, is that likely to maybe give them an insideline because it's not going to cost anyone anything.

Well, that the council's made it, it's very clear that whoever gets selected to manage Western Springs in the future can't expect to get any council funding with their proposal. I guess you've got to say that the proposal put forward by Ali William Williams and Co. Does have serious financial backers. We've got billionaires involved, so perhaps you know that gives them the inside running.

Well, that the council's made it, it's very clear that whoever gets selected to manage Western Springs in the future can't expect to get any council funding with their proposal. I guess you've got to say that the proposal put forward by Ali William Williams and Co. Does have serious financial backers. We've got billionaires involved, so perhaps you know that gives them the inside running.

I don't know.

I don't know.

We'll just have to wait and see.

We'll just have to wait and see.

How long do these decisions normally take. Look, I think that this ball has been let out of the gate a little early. I don't know who's responsible for that, but I've got an idea. One's already been considered. Two A coming up next week in the fullness of time. From your knowledge and dealing with counsel, these decisions aren't made in a hurry. How long do you think before there is I suppose a blue tech if you will.

How long do these decisions normally take. Look, I think that this ball has been let out of the gate a little early. I don't know who's responsible for that, but I've got an idea. One's already been considered. Two A coming up next week in the fullness of time. From your knowledge and dealing with counsel, these decisions aren't made in a hurry. How long do you think before there is I suppose a blue tech if you will.

Well, the process is the councilors decide a which one they prefer in early May, then the issue goes out for public consultation. Then it will probably come back to Council for confirmation or otherwise, and then it's a matter of sort of working through the various resource consent processes. One factor at play here is that Ponsonby Rugby Club has a lease at Western Springs until twenty twenty seven, and if they were to be unsuccessful and another proposal was to come forward, they would have to wait until twenty twenty seven before they could get spades in the ground.

Well, the process is the councilors decide a which one they prefer in early May, then the issue goes out for public consultation. Then it will probably come back to Council for confirmation or otherwise, and then it's a matter of sort of working through the various resource consent processes. One factor at play here is that Ponsonby Rugby Club has a lease at Western Springs until twenty twenty seven, and if they were to be unsuccessful and another proposal was to come forward, they would have to wait until twenty twenty seven before they could get spades in the ground.

What about Western Spring Speedway? For as long as I've been in Auckland, I think over twenty years, this has got a zombie like state. It returns from the dead. It always seems to be coming up to the last dance at Western Springs. It won't go away, So I suppose they've got to be confident that it will go away. But we know of recent conversations. Is that Western Springs dead in the water as far as you're concerned, Is this definitely the end? Or they still rise up and cause a ruckus?

What about Western Spring Speedway? For as long as I've been in Auckland, I think over twenty years, this has got a zombie like state. It returns from the dead. It always seems to be coming up to the last dance at Western Springs. It won't go away, So I suppose they've got to be confident that it will go away. But we know of recent conversations. Is that Western Springs dead in the water as far as you're concerned, Is this definitely the end? Or they still rise up and cause a ruckus?

Well, the last race at Western Springs is on Saturday night, and I think all the indications are that will be the end of speedwak of Speedway at Western Springs and it will move to Wayite Iraka Park next season.

Well, the last race at Western Springs is on Saturday night, and I think all the indications are that will be the end of speedwak of Speedway at Western Springs and it will move to Wayite Iraka Park next season.

I suppose that's what's written that. Whether it happens, you've been around long enough. They've got a really good habit of not releasing, have they. They're pretty good Western springs. It's starting where they are.

I suppose that's what's written that. Whether it happens, you've been around long enough. They've got a really good habit of not releasing, have they. They're pretty good Western springs. It's starting where they are.

Well, there's a couple of possibilities there. One is that the works at Waite Oraka part have to be ready in time for the start next season. If that doesn't occur, that could possibly give Speedway another season. There's another possibility. There's been talk of a judicial review being taken against the decision to move Speedway to Whakaraka Park, but that hasn't been lodged yet. So I'd say at this stage it looks almost definite that Speedway will will bring down the curtains, so to speak, on Saturday crying shame.

Well, there's a couple of possibilities there. One is that the works at Waite Oraka part have to be ready in time for the start next season. If that doesn't occur, that could possibly give Speedway another season. There's another possibility. There's been talk of a judicial review being taken against the decision to move Speedway to Whakaraka Park, but that hasn't been lodged yet. So I'd say at this stage it looks almost definite that Speedway will will bring down the curtains, so to speak, on Saturday crying shame.

I love that place, but so be it. You've got to advance. It's the nature of the human race, always looking forward. Are the points of influence around here? People like or can transport for example, EWE involved too. What are the other big mitigating factors here around getting something like whatever this is that gets given the tech to be established.

I love that place, but so be it. You've got to advance. It's the nature of the human race, always looking forward. Are the points of influence around here? People like or can transport for example, EWE involved too. What are the other big mitigating factors here around getting something like whatever this is that gets given the tech to be established.

Well, I think they really they just have to go through the normal resource consent process of lodging a consent that involves talking to various stakeholders, talking to EWI and so forth. I can't really see any any difficult issues to overcome. I mean, so long as they sort of abide by the conditions that are laid down by the council. Because the Council will have to issue a lease for Western Springs, there'll be conditions around that what they can and can't do. And I imagine if the successful body, if you like, abides by those conditions, goes through the normal resource consent process, then it's all go.

Well, I think they really they just have to go through the normal resource consent process of lodging a consent that involves talking to various stakeholders, talking to EWI and so forth. I can't really see any any difficult issues to overcome. I mean, so long as they sort of abide by the conditions that are laid down by the council. Because the Council will have to issue a lease for Western Springs, there'll be conditions around that what they can and can't do. And I imagine if the successful body, if you like, abides by those conditions, goes through the normal resource consent process, then it's all go.

Does Auckland City need a twelve and a half thousand seat stadium but yet another stadium to add to the mess of studium We have scattered it well all around the nine Well.

Does Auckland City need a twelve and a half thousand seat stadium but yet another stadium to add to the mess of studium We have scattered it well all around the nine Well.

One of the ironies of this is that back in twenty twelve, Auckland Council unveiled a stadium strategy and one of the guiding reasons for that was they thought that Auckland had too many stadiums and there should be fewer stadiums. If say, the Eli Williams proposal goes ahead, well Auckland will end up with a new stadium of twelve and a half thousand. It seems to me to be a good size. You know, twelve and a half thousand will sort of suit a number of sporting codes, a number of franchises, and you know, it could could turn out to be a huge success.

One of the ironies of this is that back in twenty twelve, Auckland Council unveiled a stadium strategy and one of the guiding reasons for that was they thought that Auckland had too many stadiums and there should be fewer stadiums. If say, the Eli Williams proposal goes ahead, well Auckland will end up with a new stadium of twelve and a half thousand. It seems to me to be a good size. You know, twelve and a half thousand will sort of suit a number of sporting codes, a number of franchises, and you know, it could could turn out to be a huge success.

It could be nice to have a roof on it. Or is that asking too much, do you think, Bernie?

It could be nice to have a roof on it. Or is that asking too much, do you think, Bernie?

Well, if that is Ali Williams and co. You know they might have to stretch their wallet a bit further. And if they want a roof.

Well, if that is Ali Williams and co. You know they might have to stretch their wallet a bit further. And if they want a roof.

Have a roof. I could park his helicopter on it and just kind of take your cab out to west Mare. That's Bernard Orsman, Thank you. Here's a senior New Zealander Herald journalist who covers a lot of Auckland affairs, including this one. This is fascinating, weird. I've got questions for you, questions that I can't answer, although I will attend to at some stage. At one hundred eighty ten eighty lines are open. Okay, a few questions out of this. They're too small. But let's say because the other two propositions, one of them some CRS Records. It's a live entertainment concert and festival venue. The guy behind this is the guy who's behind the big day out. Bring the big day out out more over that mate, I'm on, I want this to happen. So maximum capacity forty five thousand people, cultural events, community sports. That sounds good to be rugby club. They want to extend their occupancy. They're in the twenty twenty seven. They want about a host fifty thousand capacity concerts, redevelop the site. Big problem there is the last line redeveloping the site with proposal to the council for further fund and the council haven't got any money. I'm going to give it to you if they do so, I don't know if ponsb. I've got an Iceberg's chance in hell of getting anything through an NWF new co which is this Ali William Stephen Adams fronted Affair wants this precinct, as they call it, sport, culture, entertainment, job and a half feet stadium, twelve and a half thousand seat stadium, sports facilities, indoor basketball, paddle courts, artificial training fields, hospitality, concourse. The list goes on. That's what they want to do. So there they are. They've all been presentable. One of those applications The vision has been presented to the councilors last week. Two of them are presenting next week. So what you say, is it too small? Because I think the favorite in here, especially when it comes to funding it. I don't know where the funding comes from from CRS record. They say it's privately funded transformation. But when you standing there with a couple of billionaires behind you with check books, you think, well, it's going to be fine. Sort that one out. That's got to be favorite. It is another stadium. So the questions to you that there are a couple of them, is it actually necessary? Do we need a twelve and a half thousand seat stadium? It hasn't got a roof in Auckland City, five k from the center of the city. Do we really need that? Is it really needed? There's got more white elephants all over the show. It's not Harbor Mount. Smartness goes on, is it too small at twelve and a half thousand If you're going to do it twenty five thousand, surely means actually put stuff in it? I mean, do we need this? Is it necessary? Do you what will this actually happen? This is another pipe dream, isn't it. I've seen too many of these things to collapse into nothing, to be anything more than a cynic Twenty four minutes after seven, your thoughts? Is it too small? Is it necessary? Will it happen? Eight hundred eighty ten eighty This is News Talks ab Twenty seven minutes after seven sports talk on News Talks airb lines are open on eight hundred eighty ten eighty. Yet another proposal, yet another stadium for Auckland City. Has this got any legs for you? We'll find out shortly, But first, are you missing out on life's adventures because of joint discomfort and pain? Let me tell you about Flammersol from About Health, the makers of the renowned lesters Oil. FLAMASOLV plus is their high strength joint support formula with four powerful ingredients such as pea, brommelaine, rudocide, and willow bark also known as Nature's aspirin. Together, these ingredients help put your body back on good terms so that you can do more of the things that you love, like around a gulf. Is how flamasolv has helped some of you already. L says highly recommend flamasol. I have my mobility back SHOWNA says I can highly recommend FLAMASOLV being a more natural product for joint support. Flamasol plus today call about Health Now on eight hundred and nine nine nine three oh nine and get fifty percent off a three month supply of Flamasol Plus. That's fifty percent off when you use the code, News Talk seven eight, plenty of texts on the subject. I'd like to hear your voice though, I mean, you can't help but being cynical when you see these things. There we go again. There's a couple of the reasons behind that. Do you really think that Western Springs is actually going to be shifted on in a half life of two hundred and fifty six thousand years. They not seem to go. I'm I'm not crying about that, and we love the place. There's one thing. The second thing is fighting through the resource consent required, which Bernard Allsman pointed out before. It's very difficult task. You've got the E to deal with, obviously, the Springs fighting back, You've got Auckland Transport. There are a number of bodies involved in this that I think make things very very tough. But plainly, as Bill Fowley, one of the billionaires behind one of these proposals. It's as he gets things done, and look, he has got things done before and so maybe now he spent a bit of time. I thought it was going to be twenty twenty five thousand seats. In my humble opinion, twelve and a half thousand seats is too small. If you're going to do it, do it properly. I don't want fifty thousand seats. That's We've got one of those. It's called Eden Park. Around the corner, we've got a bigger they're going to tap a roof on that suite. Twelve and a half thousand. Really it's too little. It's a point of differences. I don't understand. I yeah, what do you think of that? Our eight hundred and eighty ten eighty? Oh hey dusk, can you please let us know where to watch the young Ripper of a crack at the sub for minute mile? So I can it be live streamed on Athletic New Zealand at a Letox New Zealand's to their YouTube channel. Take have a look at that. That's forty five minutes. Is mister Ruth trying to break a record? Why let's get back to the phones. Now we're joined by Roscot Evenings.

Have a roof. I could park his helicopter on it and just kind of take your cab out to west Mare. That's Bernard Orsman, Thank you. Here's a senior New Zealander Herald journalist who covers a lot of Auckland affairs, including this one. This is fascinating, weird. I've got questions for you, questions that I can't answer, although I will attend to at some stage. At one hundred eighty ten eighty lines are open. Okay, a few questions out of this. They're too small. But let's say because the other two propositions, one of them some CRS Records. It's a live entertainment concert and festival venue. The guy behind this is the guy who's behind the big day out. Bring the big day out out more over that mate, I'm on, I want this to happen. So maximum capacity forty five thousand people, cultural events, community sports. That sounds good to be rugby club. They want to extend their occupancy. They're in the twenty twenty seven. They want about a host fifty thousand capacity concerts, redevelop the site. Big problem there is the last line redeveloping the site with proposal to the council for further fund and the council haven't got any money. I'm going to give it to you if they do so, I don't know if ponsb. I've got an Iceberg's chance in hell of getting anything through an NWF new co which is this Ali William Stephen Adams fronted Affair wants this precinct, as they call it, sport, culture, entertainment, job and a half feet stadium, twelve and a half thousand seat stadium, sports facilities, indoor basketball, paddle courts, artificial training fields, hospitality, concourse. The list goes on. That's what they want to do. So there they are. They've all been presentable. One of those applications The vision has been presented to the councilors last week. Two of them are presenting next week. So what you say, is it too small? Because I think the favorite in here, especially when it comes to funding it. I don't know where the funding comes from from CRS record. They say it's privately funded transformation. But when you standing there with a couple of billionaires behind you with check books, you think, well, it's going to be fine. Sort that one out. That's got to be favorite. It is another stadium. So the questions to you that there are a couple of them, is it actually necessary? Do we need a twelve and a half thousand seat stadium? It hasn't got a roof in Auckland City, five k from the center of the city. Do we really need that? Is it really needed? There's got more white elephants all over the show. It's not Harbor Mount. Smartness goes on, is it too small at twelve and a half thousand If you're going to do it twenty five thousand, surely means actually put stuff in it? I mean, do we need this? Is it necessary? Do you what will this actually happen? This is another pipe dream, isn't it. I've seen too many of these things to collapse into nothing, to be anything more than a cynic Twenty four minutes after seven, your thoughts? Is it too small? Is it necessary? Will it happen? Eight hundred eighty ten eighty This is News Talks ab Twenty seven minutes after seven sports talk on News Talks airb lines are open on eight hundred eighty ten eighty. Yet another proposal, yet another stadium for Auckland City. Has this got any legs for you? We'll find out shortly, But first, are you missing out on life's adventures because of joint discomfort and pain? Let me tell you about Flammersol from About Health, the makers of the renowned lesters Oil. FLAMASOLV plus is their high strength joint support formula with four powerful ingredients such as pea, brommelaine, rudocide, and willow bark also known as Nature's aspirin. Together, these ingredients help put your body back on good terms so that you can do more of the things that you love, like around a gulf. Is how flamasolv has helped some of you already. L says highly recommend flamasol. I have my mobility back SHOWNA says I can highly recommend FLAMASOLV being a more natural product for joint support. Flamasol plus today call about Health Now on eight hundred and nine nine nine three oh nine and get fifty percent off a three month supply of Flamasol Plus. That's fifty percent off when you use the code, News Talk seven eight, plenty of texts on the subject. I'd like to hear your voice though, I mean, you can't help but being cynical when you see these things. There we go again. There's a couple of the reasons behind that. Do you really think that Western Springs is actually going to be shifted on in a half life of two hundred and fifty six thousand years. They not seem to go. I'm I'm not crying about that, and we love the place. There's one thing. The second thing is fighting through the resource consent required, which Bernard Allsman pointed out before. It's very difficult task. You've got the E to deal with, obviously, the Springs fighting back, You've got Auckland Transport. There are a number of bodies involved in this that I think make things very very tough. But plainly, as Bill Fowley, one of the billionaires behind one of these proposals. It's as he gets things done, and look, he has got things done before and so maybe now he spent a bit of time. I thought it was going to be twenty twenty five thousand seats. In my humble opinion, twelve and a half thousand seats is too small. If you're going to do it, do it properly. I don't want fifty thousand seats. That's We've got one of those. It's called Eden Park. Around the corner, we've got a bigger they're going to tap a roof on that suite. Twelve and a half thousand. Really it's too little. It's a point of differences. I don't understand. I yeah, what do you think of that? Our eight hundred and eighty ten eighty? Oh hey dusk, can you please let us know where to watch the young Ripper of a crack at the sub for minute mile? So I can it be live streamed on Athletic New Zealand at a Letox New Zealand's to their YouTube channel. Take have a look at that. That's forty five minutes. Is mister Ruth trying to break a record? Why let's get back to the phones. Now we're joined by Roscot Evenings.

You yeah, hi there. Look in my opinion, humble opinion. We've missed a wonderful chance about ten years ago to have about a fifteen thousand seat stadium, and they could have put it at Merton Road or Auckland. Tennis could have sold the land at Stanley Street, even though there was complications with it, and they could have combined with netball to put about a fifteen thousand seat stadium at the down on Merton Road. They had the land in those days. They've sold off the land, so the opportunity's gone. But there was a wonderful opportunity there to have about a fifteen thousand seat stadium, which would have done a wonderful job for netball or volleyball or whatever ball you like, as well as fifteen thousand.

You yeah, hi there. Look in my opinion, humble opinion. We've missed a wonderful chance about ten years ago to have about a fifteen thousand seat stadium, and they could have put it at Merton Road or Auckland. Tennis could have sold the land at Stanley Street, even though there was complications with it, and they could have combined with netball to put about a fifteen thousand seat stadium at the down on Merton Road. They had the land in those days. They've sold off the land, so the opportunity's gone. But there was a wonderful opportunity there to have about a fifteen thousand seat stadium, which would have done a wonderful job for netball or volleyball or whatever ball you like, as well as fifteen thousand.

It kind of sits in the strange nowhere's in you've got vector or spark, I don't remember what Telecom covers it now, which I think you can fit eight twelve thousand people at a stretch for a big concert, maybe not quite maybe eleven. So we need another one that's roughly the same size at.

It kind of sits in the strange nowhere's in you've got vector or spark, I don't remember what Telecom covers it now, which I think you can fit eight twelve thousand people at a stretch for a big concert, maybe not quite maybe eleven. So we need another one that's roughly the same size at.

Least or fifteen thousand stadium down depending on the size. But the opportunity was there if people had got the hit out of the stand.

Least or fifteen thousand stadium down depending on the size. But the opportunity was there if people had got the hit out of the stand.

The opportunity Ross. The opportunity was when one of the most magnificent stadiums or venues anyway in Auckland, when that came up for sale, and that's in a very similar area, and that of course is Carlow Park. Now, that would have been stunning and it had enough room to put something considerably bigger in and it was right by the city. But it's full of lost opportunity. Ross, Well, what do we do now? As any of these.

The opportunity Ross. The opportunity was when one of the most magnificent stadiums or venues anyway in Auckland, when that came up for sale, and that's in a very similar area, and that of course is Carlow Park. Now, that would have been stunning and it had enough room to put something considerably bigger in and it was right by the city. But it's full of lost opportunity. Ross, Well, what do we do now? As any of these.

The land is totally different value. But the stadium that they could have put Merton Road, like I say for netball, and the netball is not far away from Merton Road now, and they could have done a beautiful indoor stadium and combined it with the tennis.

The land is totally different value. But the stadium that they could have put Merton Road, like I say for netball, and the netball is not far away from Merton Road now, and they could have done a beautiful indoor stadium and combined it with the tennis.

Well, I don't think it sits where they could have done. But they couldn't have played football there.

Well, I don't think it sits where they could have done. But they couldn't have played football there.

Oh you don't want to play football. We're talking about a medium size, small stadium. You're talking about stadium.

Oh you don't want to play football. We're talking about a medium size, small stadium. You're talking about stadium.

This is a proposition to put a twelve and a half thousand seed stadium at Western Springs, So where does that sit? Well, First and foremost, I presume that they want to stick their AKFC football team in it. And then there's other facilities surrounding at a sports complex and it's within five k a town that'd be the drive around.

This is a proposition to put a twelve and a half thousand seed stadium at Western Springs, So where does that sit? Well, First and foremost, I presume that they want to stick their AKFC football team in it. And then there's other facilities surrounding at a sports complex and it's within five k a town that'd be the drive around.

It.

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Just don't want to go, do they?

Just don't want to go, do they?

No?

No?

In my view, the Western Springs should still be for the motorsports. End the story.

In my view, the Western Springs should still be for the motorsports. End the story.

I think a lot of people agree with you that one ross. They love it. I'm saying, it's been there for so long, why does it have to move? And I like race cars enjoy Western Springs. But things develop, things move forward, things left, things pick up, things move on. Just because it's been there for one hundred years, it means they have to be there for another one hundred years. It's not how life works. Things change, and you probably bored me talking about us. But if things didn't change and we didn't develop and adjust, we'd still be living in caves, which for some of you might be fantastic, but for a lot of us doesn't really cut the mustard. It's seven to thirty four. A few texts on this as well. He does leave the speed by alone. It's been there are a hundred years. If that was a bloody building, no one'd be allowed to touch it. It's made more Auclors happy than any stadium bar Eden Park in the city. Who cares about Auckland Stadium built or not, Thank you very much for that person. Outside of the nine. I think we kind of have to care as the nation because even though a lot of people I know to test Aukland they hate the Jabbers, won't come anywhere near the place. Most of our population here. It's kind of like a hub. You kind of got to look after what goes on, and it's quite key at less you want to cut the cable and just like float to my parma waft and I understand that as well. Andre writes, long live Western Spring Speedway twelve thousand multi purpose stadium is just too small. I agree. If you're on that, how can the council claim to be neutral after the speedway, debarkle, I've got no idea the springs. This is an interesting point. The Spring Speedway was effectively shut down due to noise. How on earth were any concert then can be approved? It's the thought, can Mark, how are.

I think a lot of people agree with you that one ross. They love it. I'm saying, it's been there for so long, why does it have to move? And I like race cars enjoy Western Springs. But things develop, things move forward, things left, things pick up, things move on. Just because it's been there for one hundred years, it means they have to be there for another one hundred years. It's not how life works. Things change, and you probably bored me talking about us. But if things didn't change and we didn't develop and adjust, we'd still be living in caves, which for some of you might be fantastic, but for a lot of us doesn't really cut the mustard. It's seven to thirty four. A few texts on this as well. He does leave the speed by alone. It's been there are a hundred years. If that was a bloody building, no one'd be allowed to touch it. It's made more Auclors happy than any stadium bar Eden Park in the city. Who cares about Auckland Stadium built or not, Thank you very much for that person. Outside of the nine. I think we kind of have to care as the nation because even though a lot of people I know to test Aukland they hate the Jabbers, won't come anywhere near the place. Most of our population here. It's kind of like a hub. You kind of got to look after what goes on, and it's quite key at less you want to cut the cable and just like float to my parma waft and I understand that as well. Andre writes, long live Western Spring Speedway twelve thousand multi purpose stadium is just too small. I agree. If you're on that, how can the council claim to be neutral after the speedway, debarkle, I've got no idea the springs. This is an interesting point. The Spring Speedway was effectively shut down due to noise. How on earth were any concert then can be approved? It's the thought, can Mark, how are.

You Darcy look the problem with speedways? And you've been able to conser because it can't move. It's timing because it happens about twenty two nights a year. They go to twenty two nights a year. Yeah, yeah, those are all Saturday nights for majority of them. Is it that Saturday night?

You Darcy look the problem with speedways? And you've been able to conser because it can't move. It's timing because it happens about twenty two nights a year. They go to twenty two nights a year. Yeah, yeah, those are all Saturday nights for majority of them. Is it that Saturday night?

Is that six months?

Is that six months?

That's Saturday nights in summer? Sometimes it's Friday and Saturdays or Saturday and Sundays on your weekend off in the evening when you're trying to relax and you hear this noise. I lived in Parmi for a number of years. I couldn't believe the noise from that speedway on Saturday night, going across the entire city. Everybody where did you live Mark, from Parmis the North?

That's Saturday nights in summer? Sometimes it's Friday and Saturdays or Saturday and Sundays on your weekend off in the evening when you're trying to relax and you hear this noise. I lived in Parmi for a number of years. I couldn't believe the noise from that speedway on Saturday night, going across the entire city. Everybody where did you live Mark, from Parmis the North?

No?

No?

No, No, you couldn't hear from Parmis the North when you moved up here.

No, No, you couldn't hear from Parmis the North when you moved up here.

Oh, when I lived in Auckland, I lived very close.

Oh, when I lived in Auckland, I lived very close.

Were you aware of it before you moved in or bought there or not?

Were you aware of it before you moved in or bought there or not?

Everybody is. But the problem that is speedway make the justification, but the bottom of they can't face up to. As I say, is it Saturday nights in the middle of summer when you trying to buddy relax? That the heat. You need this noise, this drone, this drone for about five hours every Saturday night when you're trying to have your whole It.

Everybody is. But the problem that is speedway make the justification, but the bottom of they can't face up to. As I say, is it Saturday nights in the middle of summer when you trying to buddy relax? That the heat. You need this noise, this drone, this drone for about five hours every Saturday night when you're trying to have your whole It.

Is difficult because it is a built up area. And I'm but I mean, if we apply that same theory, does that make it okay for me to go and hog tie the neighbor with his bloody leaf blow at the same time.

Is difficult because it is a built up area. And I'm but I mean, if we apply that same theory, does that make it okay for me to go and hog tie the neighbor with his bloody leaf blow at the same time.

The words of them when people go on about concerts or a concert concert at sixty seven a.

The words of them when people go on about concerts or a concert concert at sixty seven a.

Year, so you think I can see two hours, that's it.

Year, so you think I can see two hours, that's it.

It's the time. It's the consistent noise.

It's the time. It's the consistent noise.

And if it was on a Saturday afternoon when you could mow your own lawn and drown out your own noise and it was done and dusted by five thirty, shi, you go into the evening if you're quiet, barbecue, put on your Nora Jones, if you want to mallow out.

And if it was on a Saturday afternoon when you could mow your own lawn and drown out your own noise and it was done and dusted by five thirty, shi, you go into the evening if you're quiet, barbecue, put on your Nora Jones, if you want to mallow out.

To and they'd be popping that. People will be a lot to deal with it. But it has to be at night under lights. Yeah, and I go back an exclude themselves.

To and they'd be popping that. People will be a lot to deal with it. But it has to be at night under lights. Yeah, and I go back an exclude themselves.

Well, you know what, you know, I love motorsport, but as I said before, you've got to develop and move on. As the city has grown, as the city has gotten bigger and bigger and more densely populated, As you pointed out, the small amount of people that love speedway still have the right to push their love on everybody else. I mean, that is another bad question. So that's why they're going to move into Wai Karaka Park because no one lives out there miles away from anyone, and can someone's gonna ring that from when you hunger and go hold on? We don't like to noise either. Thank you much for your call, mate. I wait, one hundred and eighty ten eighty. If you want to roll on and it is seven thirty eight, are you going to do it? Aren't you? Look? Yeah, I know it's Nora Jones. I know who was talking about Nora Jones. Think I'm not as stupid as I look. That's why I'm on radio. It may it was there a long time before you and your family. If you don't like it, don't live there. But there is that like it's become very intensified living in Auckland City. A lot more people there than what it was back in the day. And just because it's been there for a hundred years. As mean as it is to be there for another hundred years. Who does it and who does its freedoms? As it pins? I mean, I like the place Evening Darcy held Western Springs Colo is an international sized cricket ground. What would be great, Keith, but no one wants to pay for it? Right, there's your problem, a cloud.

Well, you know what, you know, I love motorsport, but as I said before, you've got to develop and move on. As the city has grown, as the city has gotten bigger and bigger and more densely populated, As you pointed out, the small amount of people that love speedway still have the right to push their love on everybody else. I mean, that is another bad question. So that's why they're going to move into Wai Karaka Park because no one lives out there miles away from anyone, and can someone's gonna ring that from when you hunger and go hold on? We don't like to noise either. Thank you much for your call, mate. I wait, one hundred and eighty ten eighty. If you want to roll on and it is seven thirty eight, are you going to do it? Aren't you? Look? Yeah, I know it's Nora Jones. I know who was talking about Nora Jones. Think I'm not as stupid as I look. That's why I'm on radio. It may it was there a long time before you and your family. If you don't like it, don't live there. But there is that like it's become very intensified living in Auckland City. A lot more people there than what it was back in the day. And just because it's been there for a hundred years. As mean as it is to be there for another hundred years. Who does it and who does its freedoms? As it pins? I mean, I like the place Evening Darcy held Western Springs Colo is an international sized cricket ground. What would be great, Keith, but no one wants to pay for it? Right, there's your problem, a cloud.

It's a relaxing no, no, not me, Nora.

It's a relaxing no, no, not me, Nora.

It's twenty away from eight Chris Wood and Jason Pines. You get it on shortly, it's coming up next on that sports talk I mean Elijah Feet who joins us from Mount Smart? Mean your stadium an out of Tonguel What you're gonna call it to talk about a fifteen year old running like the wind and circles for a mile for four minutes? What sports talk on News talk Z the Western Springs and another and a long line of dramas around Steady Eye and the like in Auckland City today, Matt, what have you got for us?

It's twenty away from eight Chris Wood and Jason Pines. You get it on shortly, it's coming up next on that sports talk I mean Elijah Feet who joins us from Mount Smart? Mean your stadium an out of Tonguel What you're gonna call it to talk about a fifteen year old running like the wind and circles for a mile for four minutes? What sports talk on News talk Z the Western Springs and another and a long line of dramas around Steady Eye and the like in Auckland City today, Matt, what have you got for us?

Yeah?

Yeah?

I was just curious with the different attitudes around the Western Springs. I must say I was at first when the first noises were made about about it being a problem and canning it and kicking it out. You know, I was fully in the camp of tradition has been there forever. While from there you'll say homes, you know, it's the existing thing. And then when I realized actually that there is somewhere else for them to go, the potentially could be better, and I got it, I sort of came around. I still feel like it shouldn't be chance forever because there is opportunity to have maybe an annual event. There is something that could actually be a good event. He'll be more excited about, they'll be less hate about the noise. Because I'm a traditionalist, I think it'd be a shame, you know, Like you say, like develop developed. You know, we have to move on, but at the same time we also need to hang on to history and tradition and get to retain the aspects that make our city. I mean, I'm from Tower and we you've got speedway here that they're trying to cancel, but nowhere else to go. But yeah, I know it's a shame to kill things completely just for the sake of moving on, and because you've got a bunch of people winging that moves into an area. And then when ah, it's a.

I was just curious with the different attitudes around the Western Springs. I must say I was at first when the first noises were made about about it being a problem and canning it and kicking it out. You know, I was fully in the camp of tradition has been there forever. While from there you'll say homes, you know, it's the existing thing. And then when I realized actually that there is somewhere else for them to go, the potentially could be better, and I got it, I sort of came around. I still feel like it shouldn't be chance forever because there is opportunity to have maybe an annual event. There is something that could actually be a good event. He'll be more excited about, they'll be less hate about the noise. Because I'm a traditionalist, I think it'd be a shame, you know, Like you say, like develop developed. You know, we have to move on, but at the same time we also need to hang on to history and tradition and get to retain the aspects that make our city. I mean, I'm from Tower and we you've got speedway here that they're trying to cancel, but nowhere else to go. But yeah, I know it's a shame to kill things completely just for the sake of moving on, and because you've got a bunch of people winging that moves into an area. And then when ah, it's a.

Common argument, isn't it, Matt, And I get that, and thanks very much for your call. A lot of people still saying, well, if you didn't know your name, let you move in there. But I suppose it's a majority of minority thing about who it benefits greatly living in the central city. I love Speedway. I'd love to see it stay, but I can understand how incredibly grating it would be to a number of people when you say, look, don't move into the city. You can hear that speedway everywhere. It's not a secret squirrel, it really isn't anyway enough already, Let's let Jason Pine now fill his boots with the all white captain, mister Chris Wood. Duzzy, Just like I said, there he is filling his boots with Chris Wood.

Common argument, isn't it, Matt, And I get that, and thanks very much for your call. A lot of people still saying, well, if you didn't know your name, let you move in there. But I suppose it's a majority of minority thing about who it benefits greatly living in the central city. I love Speedway. I'd love to see it stay, but I can understand how incredibly grating it would be to a number of people when you say, look, don't move into the city. You can hear that speedway everywhere. It's not a secret squirrel, it really isn't anyway enough already, Let's let Jason Pine now fill his boots with the all white captain, mister Chris Wood. Duzzy, Just like I said, there he is filling his boots with Chris Wood.

Get a mugs, Christmas Quaker. Back to New Zealand.

Get a mugs, Christmas Quaker. Back to New Zealand.

Welcome back to the scene of fifteen and a half years ago, a game against Bahrain, when in the eighty third minute you were seeing time to help secure a one nil win. What do you remember most vividly about that night?

Welcome back to the scene of fifteen and a half years ago, a game against Bahrain, when in the eighty third minute you were seeing time to help secure a one nil win. What do you remember most vividly about that night?

Probably the final whistle, when the excitement and everything went, run the stadium, run the team, and yeah, knowing that we completed something that was truly historical in New Zealand history.

Probably the final whistle, when the excitement and everything went, run the stadium, run the team, and yeah, knowing that we completed something that was truly historical in New Zealand history.

Could you ever have imagined that, you know that would be the springboard for you to go on to achieve what you have as a professional footballer.

Could you ever have imagined that, you know that would be the springboard for you to go on to achieve what you have as a professional footballer.

No, looking back, obviously, I'm very proud of what I've been able to achieve throughout my career. It was a great start in my career, been able to go to a World Cup so early on, and hopefully now the old age I can go again then if we're lucky enough.

No, looking back, obviously, I'm very proud of what I've been able to achieve throughout my career. It was a great start in my career, been able to go to a World Cup so early on, and hopefully now the old age I can go again then if we're lucky enough.

So you mentioned the World Cup in twenty ten games against Slovakia, Italy, Paraguay, you came on in all three. Do you ever think back to that shot against Italy that just defeated the post?

So you mentioned the World Cup in twenty ten games against Slovakia, Italy, Paraguay, you came on in all three. Do you ever think back to that shot against Italy that just defeated the post?

Look?

Look?

Yeah, it pops into the memories every so often. It would have been nice if it trickled on the other side, but it wasn't meant to be. I think the team done extremely well that year and obviously three jaws unbeatenside in the World Cup. It's a pretty proud moment.

Yeah, it pops into the memories every so often. It would have been nice if it trickled on the other side, but it wasn't meant to be. I think the team done extremely well that year and obviously three jaws unbeatenside in the World Cup. It's a pretty proud moment.

How determined are you to get back there sixteen years on?

How determined are you to get back there sixteen years on?

Very determined. It's been under no illusion. I spoke about this a long a lot of period times in the other qualifying qualifying campaigns that I want to get back there. It feels like this team and myself have unfinished business on the world stage, and that's what we want to do.

Very determined. It's been under no illusion. I spoke about this a long a lot of period times in the other qualifying qualifying campaigns that I want to get back there. It feels like this team and myself have unfinished business on the world stage, and that's what we want to do.

It's a very different qualification path now, of course, two games, one against Figi here and then potentially a final on Monday night. How do you make sure that you just go one game at a time and lead nothing to chance.

It's a very different qualification path now, of course, two games, one against Figi here and then potentially a final on Monday night. How do you make sure that you just go one game at a time and lead nothing to chance.

Well, that's all we've got to do. It's what we're focusing on more week. We're focusing on Fiji and that's all we can do because you can't think too far ahead. We're going to have a very tough game here and we need to make sure we're on our a game to come out on top. They're going to cause us problems, but we need to make sure we play our game to hopefully nulliflay everything else.

Well, that's all we've got to do. It's what we're focusing on more week. We're focusing on Fiji and that's all we can do because you can't think too far ahead. We're going to have a very tough game here and we need to make sure we're on our a game to come out on top. They're going to cause us problems, but we need to make sure we play our game to hopefully nulliflay everything else.

So the team I think are all together now. I think the last players arrived last night. How do you spend the next forty eight hours as you prepare for the game against Fiji.

So the team I think are all together now. I think the last players arrived last night. How do you spend the next forty eight hours as you prepare for the game against Fiji.

A lot about it is connecting off the pitch, getting back to what we used to and then adding a few implements and training this afternoon tomorrow that we can find tune ready for Friday night.

A lot about it is connecting off the pitch, getting back to what we used to and then adding a few implements and training this afternoon tomorrow that we can find tune ready for Friday night.

You've always answered the All Whites call.

You've always answered the All Whites call.

You know, you could easily have pulled a mystery hamstring on occasion and not come. You've always come, whether it's a World Cup qualifier or a friendly in some far flung part of the world. What is behind your deep desire to always play for the All Whites?

You know, you could easily have pulled a mystery hamstring on occasion and not come. You've always come, whether it's a World Cup qualifier or a friendly in some far flung part of the world. What is behind your deep desire to always play for the All Whites?

The weather, of course, the reason I'm back here. No, I love pulling on the shirt. I love being around these boys. It's home and even when we're not playing at home, we're going I go away with this team. It feels like home because you're around the same characters, the same culture that I grew up with, and it's just a pleasure to be around this group.

The weather, of course, the reason I'm back here. No, I love pulling on the shirt. I love being around these boys. It's home and even when we're not playing at home, we're going I go away with this team. It feels like home because you're around the same characters, the same culture that I grew up with, and it's just a pleasure to be around this group.

Premier League season, we just talked briefly about that, Nottingham Forest having a wonderful season. As are you at the start of the season. Did it feel like something like this was in the offing.

Premier League season, we just talked briefly about that, Nottingham Forest having a wonderful season. As are you at the start of the season. Did it feel like something like this was in the offing.

I don't think anybody can say that we would have been where we are, but we did have high hopes of being top ten or aiming to top ten, and that's where our goals were at start of the season, and hopefully we've been able to achieve that. And now it's looking on and beyond and seeing where we can get to.

I don't think anybody can say that we would have been where we are, but we did have high hopes of being top ten or aiming to top ten, and that's where our goals were at start of the season, and hopefully we've been able to achieve that. And now it's looking on and beyond and seeing where we can get to.

What have been the keys to Nottingham Forests success this season.

What have been the keys to Nottingham Forests success this season.

Camaraderie, consistency, a team sticking together. I think the work we do off the pitch is what brings it on the pitch, fighting for each other, and I think that's shown over course of the season while we've stuck together so well, and while we're at where we.

Camaraderie, consistency, a team sticking together. I think the work we do off the pitch is what brings it on the pitch, fighting for each other, and I think that's shown over course of the season while we've stuck together so well, and while we're at where we.

Are in eighteen goals for you, you best ever return on a Premier League season. More to come, we hope. And You've talked often about how a lot of it is down to your teammates. Is this the team in which you have been given the best service do you think across your elite football career.

Are in eighteen goals for you, you best ever return on a Premier League season. More to come, we hope. And You've talked often about how a lot of it is down to your teammates. Is this the team in which you have been given the best service do you think across your elite football career.

I think it's up there, definitely. I think it's a team that creates a number of chances and things like that, which obviously aids in my strengths. I'm a player that strives on delivery and service, so I definitely can't do it without my teammates around me. So I've got a fantastic team both here and in Nottingham that's supply me with chances and it's about me trying to stick them away.

I think it's up there, definitely. I think it's a team that creates a number of chances and things like that, which obviously aids in my strengths. I'm a player that strives on delivery and service, so I definitely can't do it without my teammates around me. So I've got a fantastic team both here and in Nottingham that's supply me with chances and it's about me trying to stick them away.

The right call is your call on eighty Sports Talk call on your home of sports used TALKB.

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She said, superstarted the man Chris Wood, captain of the All Whites. A couple of c games coming up Friday, up against fig when that one they go through to the final on Monday, and then it's straight to the World Cup. I've got in a couple of years time every man's dog about it appear at the World Cup. There's so many teams allowed and anyway, so be Elijah, I think who joins us next? Let's head off to go media stadium And took a bit of four minute Miley seven minutes to eight o'clock Sports Talk on News Talks EB. There's something really quite marvelous happening out well, we'd like to think so happening out Mounds Smart. Race starts at eight point fifteen.

She said, superstarted the man Chris Wood, captain of the All Whites. A couple of c games coming up Friday, up against fig when that one they go through to the final on Monday, and then it's straight to the World Cup. I've got in a couple of years time every man's dog about it appear at the World Cup. There's so many teams allowed and anyway, so be Elijah, I think who joins us next? Let's head off to go media stadium And took a bit of four minute Miley seven minutes to eight o'clock Sports Talk on News Talks EB. There's something really quite marvelous happening out well, we'd like to think so happening out Mounds Smart. Race starts at eight point fifteen.

What is it?

What is it?

Well, I'll tell you what it is because I've got a bloke who's standing there now, Elijah, who is one of the sports news supporters for News Talking ZEBB. Great things, Welcome to Sports Thought, right. What's up.

Well, I'll tell you what it is because I've got a bloke who's standing there now, Elijah, who is one of the sports news supporters for News Talking ZEBB. Great things, Welcome to Sports Thought, right. What's up.

Hey, Great to hear from you, Darcy. Yeah, yeah, it's a bit chilly down here at Mount Smart obviously, Sam Ruth fifteen year old teenage middle distance running Proligy looking to become the youngest ever to clock a sub four minute mile, which would be amazing, amazing feet for his age.

Hey, Great to hear from you, Darcy. Yeah, yeah, it's a bit chilly down here at Mount Smart obviously, Sam Ruth fifteen year old teenage middle distance running Proligy looking to become the youngest ever to clock a sub four minute mile, which would be amazing, amazing feet for his age.

Is this possible in these conditions? Like, I've got no idea about running four minutes. There's a bit of a chill in the air actually help.

Is this possible in these conditions? Like, I've got no idea about running four minutes. There's a bit of a chill in the air actually help.

I'm not too sure. I mean, personally I would run with I'd like a bit of chill behind me when I run, but obviously I'm not Sam Ruth. But they've pretty much cleared up the lanes. The inside lane. It was full of puddles before because of the reign of the last few hours, but the conditions are pretty much cleared up. They've made sure there's no puddles, so it's an easy lane for Sam to run. And he's going to be paced by Sam Tano, who's obviously a two time Olympian, and he will have another pacer with him as well, so he's going to have some support here. And in terms of the crowd support, I mean we're looking at probably a couple of hundred here, many within the athletics community. So Sam's definitely going to be back for his record breaking attempt.

I'm not too sure. I mean, personally I would run with I'd like a bit of chill behind me when I run, but obviously I'm not Sam Ruth. But they've pretty much cleared up the lanes. The inside lane. It was full of puddles before because of the reign of the last few hours, but the conditions are pretty much cleared up. They've made sure there's no puddles, so it's an easy lane for Sam to run. And he's going to be paced by Sam Tano, who's obviously a two time Olympian, and he will have another pacer with him as well, so he's going to have some support here. And in terms of the crowd support, I mean we're looking at probably a couple of hundred here, many within the athletics community. So Sam's definitely going to be back for his record breaking attempt.

So it's not a standalone race. This is actually purely designed to beat that record. That's it, right, or.

So it's not a standalone race. This is actually purely designed to beat that record. That's it, right, or.

As far as I understand. Yeah, it's an elite men's race, there's an elite woman's race. So it's not just Sam by himself the other athletes out here on the track who were.

As far as I understand. Yeah, it's an elite men's race, there's an elite woman's race. So it's not just Sam by himself the other athletes out here on the track who were.

But at him, isn't it. That's the whole idea. This is what they're trying to do, is they want to propel this guy to a crazy record.

But at him, isn't it. That's the whole idea. This is what they're trying to do, is they want to propel this guy to a crazy record.

Yet pretty much, yeah, I mean this is all about Sam Ruth. I think pretty much everyone here at Mount Smart and everyone on the live stream has been waiting to watch Sam Ruth in person achieve this feed and it would be amazing to if he was able to achieve that. So yeah, I think this is all about Sam and hopefully he can achieve that marker tonight.

Yet pretty much, yeah, I mean this is all about Sam Ruth. I think pretty much everyone here at Mount Smart and everyone on the live stream has been waiting to watch Sam Ruth in person achieve this feed and it would be amazing to if he was able to achieve that. So yeah, I think this is all about Sam and hopefully he can achieve that marker tonight.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And his placement in one of his pace citters is as you said, Sam Tanner, and they drew, they tied had the fifteen hundred meter a New Zealand champ for memes earlier in the and that was a stunning race if you even get to see it. Finally, Elijah, fighter for you and thanks very much for your time. As always, chances are what's the noise in the crab be like, what have they been saying?

And his placement in one of his pace citters is as you said, Sam Tanner, and they drew, they tied had the fifteen hundred meter a New Zealand champ for memes earlier in the and that was a stunning race if you even get to see it. Finally, Elijah, fighter for you and thanks very much for your time. As always, chances are what's the noise in the crab be like, what have they been saying?

Well, the rains already had an impact because the sound system has gone down, So that's it's off to a torrid start there. But in terms of the crowd, I expected things to ramp up once the action gets underway. As I mentioned before, is probably about we're looking about a couple of hundred who were here, many within the athletics community. It's quite a tight knook community, so you do expect a huge row for Sam when he does get underwear, and they'll be ready to power them home for the final stretch as well.

Well, the rains already had an impact because the sound system has gone down, So that's it's off to a torrid start there. But in terms of the crowd, I expected things to ramp up once the action gets underway. As I mentioned before, is probably about we're looking about a couple of hundred who were here, many within the athletics community. It's quite a tight knook community, so you do expect a huge row for Sam when he does get underwear, and they'll be ready to power them home for the final stretch as well.

Well.

Well.

Get amongst Elijah Fee, thanks very much for joining us in the freezing driving rain of any Hey, just a.

Get amongst Elijah Fee, thanks very much for joining us in the freezing driving rain of any Hey, just a.

Quick word, just a quick word.

Quick word, just a quick word.

No, no, not with you, Elijah. It's a quick word. It's like, yeah, just a quick word to the folk out there listening. Hey, a big day in New Zealand sports writing. Today. Chris rah two at his last article printed for New Zealand Herald. He's been around forty plus years. The titles rats all folks and it's him picking the most memorable sports people he has ever interviewed. The guy is a dead set legend. I was terrified of him before I came here working at Radio Sport. We moved in together. He's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, and he's brave enough and ballsy enough to have his own opinion and not be moved on that opinion by anybody. You're a superstar. Christ Rah two. You're really going to be missed around the office, really are. Thanks for all of your time, all of your in and and everything you've given us up here at News Talk c being that you shall unhill go well, my friend, hey, and thanks to you Melstich as well, push the show out. Love your work. Here comes Marc's lust.