ARTICLE: New Zealand meet up a great success despite result

[ClaretTony]

Report on the New Zealand Clarets weekend in Wellington for the West Ham game

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/new-zealan ... ite-result

[KateR]

really enjoyed reading, thank you

[SalisburyClaret]

Sounds like a cracking weekend - wish I was there!

[ClaretTony]

Sounds like a cracking weekend - wish I was there!

Appears so - I've never met any of them but they come across as a really good group.

[Tribesmen]

Sounds like they are all up for a bit of craic , fair play to them .

Anyone hear anymore about the Dubai Clarets and do they still meet up ?

[AotearoaClaret]

Amazing weekend and once again thank you for your support Tony, and the positivity coming from Up The Clarets.

Hoping a few people can join us in the future when the world opens up again!

UTNZC!

[RammyClaret61]

Amazing weekend and once again thank you for your support Tony, and the positivity coming from Up The Clarets.

Hoping a few people can join us in the future when the world opens up again!

UTNZC!

Keep in touch with us in Melbourne. We'll see what we can arrange in the future. UTC

[AotearoaClaret]

For sure Rammy! Hope to see you all soon. One of your members is my best mate from home so we are both hoping to get it sorted out sooner rather than later!

[TheFamilyCat]

Good to see Keith Pipes lurking in the back of that photo.

[claretonthecoast1882]

So they have had 2 meet ups and we haven't won on either of them.. can you stop these events

[CaptJohn]

Good report. Fond memories of Kiwi having worked as a young officer for New Zealand Shipping many years ago. I think Wellington has changed though. It was a bit quiet back then. Did have one memorable weekend there when a skipper married a kiwi lass and we had the reception on board the ship. That was some pi** up

[ClaretTony]

So they have had 2 meet ups and we haven't won on either of them.. can you stop these events

Or have them on non match weekends

[MT03ALG]

A great read. A list of all their names would be interesting. There can surely only be one Heath Phipps whom I taught at Colne Primet High School back in the day. Best Wishes to Heath and his family if he is reading this.

[TheFamilyCat]

A great read. A list of all their names would be interesting. There can surely only be one Heath Phipps whom I taught at Colne Primet High School back in the day. Best Wishes to Heath and his family if he is reading this.

Yes, it is the same Heath Phipps. He's been out there a few years now.

[CaymanClaret]

A great read. A list of all their names would be interesting. There can surely only be one Heath Phipps whom I taught at Colne Primet High School back in the day. Best Wishes to Heath and his family if he is reading this.

There's a highlights video in the works and we ran interviews with the members to introduce themselves. I'm sure it'll be posted on here when it's ready!

[CaymanClaret]

And the aforementioned Mr Phipps tried to de-rail my interview by getting shirtless and dancing around behind the camera like a loon. Imagine he was a handful in school!

[cricketfieldclarets]

Recognise a couple of them faces. Sure I played football with or against at least one if not two of them. The lad with dark hair and the retro 70s shirt one. Used to see him a lot at games over here.

[MT03ALG]

I remember Heath as being an excellent pupil but old age may be playing games with my memory

[Bosscat]

Phil Bird mentioned (during the Clarets+ coverage of the 2nd half v Villa) a package arriving for Woody yesterday morning from the NZ Clarets ...

Apparently some NZ Milk Chocolate ...

I wonder if that gave him the boost to score

[AotearoaClaret]

A great read. A list of all their names would be interesting. There can surely only be one Heath Phipps whom I taught at Colne Primet High School back in the day. Best Wishes to Heath and his family if he is reading this.

Passed on! Top man is Heath and he and his pal are going to take the lead at our next meet up later this year in his (now) home town of Christchurch.first meet up in the South Island!

[AotearoaClaret]

Phil Bird mentioned (during the Clarets+ coverage of the 2nd half v Villa) a package arriving for Woody yesterday morning from the NZ Clarets ...

Apparently some NZ Milk Chocolate ...

I wonder if that gave him the boost to score

I don’t want to take responsibility for 3 points, but.......

[AotearoaClaret]

Recognise a couple of them faces. Sure I played football with or against at least one if not two of them. The lad with dark hair and the retro 70s shirt one. Used to see him a lot at games over here.

Keiron Monks from padiham. Cousin of Steven who recently passed away.

[AotearoaClaret]

I remember Heath as being an excellent pupil but old age may be playing games with my memory

You didn’t used to take the town team at football did you? I used to go fisher more but played in the town team around 2000-2001

[chorleyhere]

I have a cousin in Wellington who, whilst not exactly an avid fan, always listens out for the scores and sends an email "Woohoo" every time we win. He manages to glimpse a few seconds of tv highlights every time Wood scores. For those with long memories his father Cyril Ingham used to have a pharmacy
on Colne Road opposite where Lidl is now.

[AotearoaClaret]

I have a cousin in Wellington who, whilst not exactly an avid fan, always listens out for the scores and sends an email "Woohoo" every time we win. He manages to glimpse a few seconds of tv highlights every time Wood scores. For those with long memories his father Cyril Ingham used to have a pharmacy
on Colne Road opposite where Lidl is now.

Get him involved- details in supporters group directory!

[claretonthecoast1882]

I don’t want to take responsibility for 3 points, but.......

I took on your wise words and didn't arrange a meeting ?

[Tribesmen]

Funny when i think of it as we wanted to emigrtae to NZ about 26 years ago , now it was done on a points system and you needed 30 points and we came up short by 1 point .
Still ended up back in Ireland so it wasnt all bad .