Kiwi Chris Wood has resigned with Nottingham Forest, but will he come home when his contract finishes in 2027?
Auckland FC continue to defend their name as the best defensive team in the league.
The Australian Open semi-finals see's world number one Jannik Sinner play American Ben Shelton, and is Djokovic the underdog as he goes for his 25th major?
Sports Contributor Jason Pine joins the show to discuss what's coming this weekend in sport.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Hello, I tell are you good?
Speaker 1 (00:07):
And you're not denying it either, are you? No?
Speaker 2 (00:09):
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.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
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.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
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
(01:11):
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
(01:33):
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.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
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.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Well, let's see what happens. But I think at the
moment scoring goals for Nottingham Forrest and doing it pretty.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Well, pretty well, pretty well, gosh, you're a hard man
to impress. He's on fire.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
There we go.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
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.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
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
(02:49):
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.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
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.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
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.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
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.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
And useless, I'll flip you for it.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
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.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Looking forward to that?
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Is that going to be great?
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Yeah? Glory?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Okay, buddy, Thank you for more.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Or from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to News
Talks at b from four pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
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.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Hello, I tell are you good?
Speaker 1 (00:07):
And you're not denying it either, are you? No?
Speaker 2 (00:09):
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.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
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.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
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
(01:11):
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
(01:33):
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.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
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.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Well, let's see what happens. But I think at the
moment scoring goals for Nottingham Forrest and doing it pretty.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Well, pretty well, pretty well, gosh, you're a hard man
to impress. He's on fire.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
There we go.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
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.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
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
(02:49):
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.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
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.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
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.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
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.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
And useless, I'll flip you for it.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
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.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Looking forward to that?
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Is that going to be great?
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Yeah? Glory?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Okay, buddy, Thank you for more.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Or from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to News
Talks at b from four pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
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