tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68033268766009803172024-03-27T16:53:31.536-07:00Nadi Legends Club (Fiji Soccer)Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-11984524010341954202023-01-31T07:02:00.001-08:002023-01-31T07:03:35.089-08:00NEWS: Henry Dyer and Kieran James, My Life in Soccer, book now available to online buyers.<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wy78f0b0bqs8dvCweJKAdXcj8NzHaYp_f7lXZ3ckWi5gnQr6dbay2vKfNmmUFiMt35BHveV_CGtaEx1zdA5WFQw5V-pa4YLiEIYjZBJuZthoS1M-6sNkmv546OVUwyDn-9U0KUE-dpOAw-kyXC2-kf481SlayepVTQXLHCF9g5ZB9LzgBU3SNYYejw/s2048/henrydyer27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wy78f0b0bqs8dvCweJKAdXcj8NzHaYp_f7lXZ3ckWi5gnQr6dbay2vKfNmmUFiMt35BHveV_CGtaEx1zdA5WFQw5V-pa4YLiEIYjZBJuZthoS1M-6sNkmv546OVUwyDn-9U0KUE-dpOAw-kyXC2-kf481SlayepVTQXLHCF9g5ZB9LzgBU3SNYYejw/w400-h300/henrydyer27.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: black;">Dear Henry Dyer and Kieran James,</b></span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span class="x1n2onr6" style="position: relative;"><div class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Congratulations</div><div class="x1o1ewxj x3x9cwd x1e5q0jg x13rtm0m x1ey2m1c xds687c xg01cxk x47corl x10l6tqk x17qophe x13vifvy x1ebt8du x19991ni x1dhq9h x1wpzbip" data-visualcompletion="ignore" style="border-radius: 4px; inset: -2px -4px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; transition-duration: var(--fds-duration-extra-extra-short-out); transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: var(--fds-animation-fade-out);"></div></span>! 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Tabaiwalu (Ba and Fiji Legend) Part II</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana;">Saturday, 20 June 2015
@ Ba River and Ba Central Club. This is the section from Ba Central Club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">By: Henry Dyer (Nadi
Legends Club) and Kieran James (University of Fiji)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Kieran
James: It seems so fluky, the 1982 IDC penalty shootout that neither side could
win; it was like that was a destiny.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi
Tabaiwalu: In the 1978 IDC in Lautoka, we played the first game against Labasa,
we lost 4-0.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: And then?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
We came back towards Ba to the camp. We reached camp and Jone Nakosia (our
sweeper) said something was given to him by C.P. Patel (the owner of C.P.
Patel). Then Jone Nakosia said: “what I have done is wrong, I did not inform
the boys that something was given to me which was to do with black magic.” We
cleared that out in the Fijian traditional cultural protocol. C.P. Patel wanted
us to win and the black magic did not work. We won all the other games heading
up to the final. Then we met Labasa again in the final. There was a penalty
shootout.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
I remember that game, man. I watched that game. Everyone was cheering for
Labasa. I was schooling at Ba Provincial Secondary School. I was 16-years-old.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
I was the deciding penalty kicker. We had our referee from England, Peter
Eaton, but he was a linesman that day. Ba team always wanted him to referee
their game. He came over to me and said: “If you kick this, you will take the
trophy back to Ba.” He was from England, but his favourite team was Ba. I
kicked it and I scored it, we won that game.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
So Peter Eaton encouraged Semi to make Ba win with confidence.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
We won that tournament, 1978. That was the best team that Ba had in that era.
In 1979 in Nausori we won against Nadi 2-1 in the final. [Note: Semi said 1-0
but it was 2-1.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Did you know about the Veterans’ Dinner organized by Fiji Football? [Note: this
was held in October 2014 in Nadi.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
No, I did not know about it, I was not given a ticket. After it happened,
someone mentioned that something was happening in Nadi around the veterans’
tournament.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
He found out after the tournament had happened. Joe Basudra and Lote [Delai]
(they had been at the function after match) were there, so why were you not
there? They were younger players, after your time</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
I was not informed until I learnt from somebody later on.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Inia Bola mentioned that he got an invitation. Do you think it is fair that he
goes without your knowledge?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
For me, it’s OK. I have nothing to lose. Inia and me we are the same. But the
question is why nobody ever told me.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
My son played for Ba, Fiji, and SPG gold medal [South Pacific Games]. He says:
“Dad, I beat you.” I always say: “No, you only beat me when I tell you.” So his
mama was telling me “we beat you” and I always tell my wife “no, not yet”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
This means that Semi is talking with experience and wisdom.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
When I was in charge of Ba team for four years, it was all about discipline. If
they don’t listen to me, I kick them out.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Don’t say “kicked them out”, say “drop them” [laughs].</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
Even the classic players I threw out such as Junior Buka Lidit, Peni Finau.
There are so many others.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
It was his strategy to keep disciplining the team.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
The Indians, they have the power, they manipulate, they have the monopoly.
Regardless of your experience or ability, when they say “time”, then your time
ends there. Because they control the game. [Note: This is a comment about Semi
Tabaiwulu being pushed out of his Ba manager job by Ba officials despite his
strong track record.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
When we won the IDC six years in a row, we used to say to each other “do it for
the supporters”. Ten or more buses went down from Ba to Suva for the finals. We
used to always get free beers here at the Central Club and even discounts at shops
and free bus fares within Ba. So we were
all repaid in other ways. Now the players don’t mix with the public. They buy
their beers and go and hide them somewhere.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
You cannot be one leg only. Our coach, S.M. Singh, was very much against
one-leg players. If you were one leg, you were out of the squad.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
After the SPG, Mike Everett said he wanted to take [Joe] Tubuna to England and
make money. We lost 1-0 against Tahiti.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><b>KJ:
The same score as in 1983.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Yes. From what he saw, Mike Everett thought Joe had the skills to make it big
time in England. Mike just mentioned this, but nothing was done about it,
either by Mike or Fiji FA. It shows that the talent of the Fiji soccer boys
remained …</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Unmined. [Note: This was probably a reference to Vatukoula gold mine just being
down the road from our then location at Ba Central Club.]</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Right, … unmined.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
Fiji Soccer should have encouraged the talented players to go overseas, just as
Fiji Rugby is doing today.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Yes, yes. James, this is the same thing as I mentioned to you earlier. It is a
pity that we have failed to give opportunity to a lot of talent, which would
have been a big advantage to Fiji FA today and to the districts. It is a pity
that soccer is not heading in the right direction.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
The game here is now characterized by individual play. If I have the ball
inside the box now, I just want to score. But, in our day, we would put the
ball out. They want their name up in lights.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
Rudi said when I retired, I could become a good coach. That is what he told me,
Rudi Gutendorf.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry:
Of course, because Rudi had heard of his experience. But, when you come to
think about it, Fiji Football still didn’t adhere to this.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">Semi:
They will never. Two months after SPG, Fiji Football gave you a shield for Best
[note: I can’t read the next word here from my notes] Player in SPG. I got a
shock. This was before Rudi left. He told me: “you are going to become a good
coach.” Before, in the national team, we would share shoes or trousers to anyone
who had the need, even the underwear, we cared for each other.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">[Note:
We stayed for a long time drinking in Ba Central Club that Saturday evening,
after the interview began in the afternoon at Ba river, but my notes end here.]</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOC5rp1mQMCetcNdhiqasLgqmE4JvYgE_Bdf3gaU7LzicPmZC-Ng9WXTNYuN7D9xdA5Wcmb42xfKAcmSYG27lEie9KNEMMRfmadwWp-k7GlHO30jmFLgIE4CjUvGSjxv2jQqzipIY6k2rLwWnH_Mjf9AGseaTYQimNenkhKoRkOy14kOkbiEp682Tb0A=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOC5rp1mQMCetcNdhiqasLgqmE4JvYgE_Bdf3gaU7LzicPmZC-Ng9WXTNYuN7D9xdA5Wcmb42xfKAcmSYG27lEie9KNEMMRfmadwWp-k7GlHO30jmFLgIE4CjUvGSjxv2jQqzipIY6k2rLwWnH_Mjf9AGseaTYQimNenkhKoRkOy14kOkbiEp682Tb0A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsQFsb0zrDTh6ibVSxvDACKvlg25voyHu_JvbLIgx6gDXdn-AcZL8MHmB0VrxQNbRzT6A7NddYL4MTzSBS3bp2bOP96EZePAyelJ_wt1jTEMMFV7TKe1WuBtnk7YiwpMAn7wokpbMryfN/s1535/Boy+Reddy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsQFsb0zrDTh6ibVSxvDACKvlg25voyHu_JvbLIgx6gDXdn-AcZL8MHmB0VrxQNbRzT6A7NddYL4MTzSBS3bp2bOP96EZePAyelJ_wt1jTEMMFV7TKe1WuBtnk7YiwpMAn7wokpbMryfN/w400-h400/Boy+Reddy.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: white;">My
interview with Vivekanand “Boy” Reddy, Dratabu Village, Nadi, 2015.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">Kieran
James: Please tell us about the beginning, how you began your </span><span style="color: red;">soccer career?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy Reddy: I started playing when I was
16. I won the first IDC for Nadi, 1969, after 42 years. I went to Namotomoto
Village. I was last-man-down for Nadi (full-back). Those who care for others
will be looked after by somebody. In those days, I used to walk/run from here
to the town and then to Newtown (Wailoaloa beach, Martintar, Nadi). That time
my father was dead. My Mom stopped me from playing, she said “you have to run
the farm”. I went to Namotomoto and stayed there for three years. I started
eating Fijian food and speaking Fijian. I love that way of life - there is more
Fijian in me, only a little bit Indian. When they drink, they drink a lot. When
they play, they play a lot. In the village, they called me a Fijian guy [Henry
Dyer laughs.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">I’m
72 now (born 1944) - you know why I didn’t migrate? Because I miss my friends
here. We plant Fijian food. You can see the tapioca here. I enjoyed my life
playing sports. I love to meet people who love sport and the district. I only
ever played for Nadi, not for any other district such as Lautoka.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: Who is still alive from your Nadi team, and who has passed away?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: The goalkeeper is dead. We were twin full-backs, we are still alive.
Here is the team: Anare Sabati (died), Rasul (died), Aiyub Kutti (died), Mani
Naicker (died), Habib (died), Joe Lutumailagi, Krishna Reddy, Kollappa
(migrated to Canada), Dawai (still alive), from Namotomoto, Yunus (migrated
somewhere, I don’t know where, he was a link player).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Please tell us more about the 1969 IDC.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: We won the first IDC, 1969, in Labasa. We beat Rewa 3-0, then Ba 1-0,
and then Suva 1-0, all without penalty kicks. In the final we beat Suva.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: Score?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: 1-0. Mani Naicker was the captain, Joe and I were the vice-captains, we
always had this argument [about who was vice-captain]. Joe came here and had
his birthday last month, 67th. Inosi was here, Save and Taga.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: Fuck this gang, they never tell me!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: Ex-Tanoa, at club level.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Rajesh
(nephew of Boy Reddy): I used to admire this Henry Dyer. He was a
midfielder.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Sarawan
(son): He has to go back at 2pm to Sydney.[Author note: Five years have passed
since the interview. Sarawan was referring to another family member present,
not Boy or Henry.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Rajesh:
I used to watch Henry's game.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: He was a terrible player [joking]. He knew his position. No-one had to
tell him.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Rajesh:
We were born in Ba, but we grew up in Nadi. So, because of family heritage, I
always support Nadi.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: How many districts then competed in the IDC?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: We used to play in one level. [Author’s note: I think this means that
there was no group-stage. The second-division IDC began in 1968, so he doesn’t
mean that didn’t exist.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: All the teams were in one level. We played knockout in four or five days.
If you got knocked out, you go and drink in the bush. In those days, when we
played IDC in Nadi, no-one stayed home. Every child and his father was at the
ground that time. The 1971 IDC was in Nadi. There was a big crowd, a bumper
crowd.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What years did you play?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: From 1966-73 as regular Nadi rep. Henry must be 64 now?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
No, he is much younger. </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Rajesh:
I never saw my uncle play. I was born 1968.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;">Boy
Reddy: He must have been a baby. In those days, I was in hospital for three
months with having torn muscle. One man [official] from the team visited me
once in that whole time. He never even brought biscuits! I was so sad. I have
no time for such officials. There should be money for injured players. This is
why I stopped my son from playing. He was at USP and wanted to play for Nasinu.
I told him and said “no, it is not your district”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: We used to stand in front of the pub and we would be chased away.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
We are banned from Nadi Club.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: Navneedna never banned me. My friend here, Henry Dyer, man, people are
afraid of him, I don’t know why. He is my friend. He is regarded as a dangerous
man. They are frightened of this man. James, [you] came from overseas and
looked after us.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: When you were playing, who were the hardest team to play against?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: Lautoka - they played very organized soccer. They won by five or six
goals against teams. They had a lot of nice blokes. They had a class of soccer.
Lautoka had players like Augustine Thoman, Vilifafi Lee, Onnie Wong, Hakim
Dean, Chandar Bahu Singh, M.S. Chetty,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mun Reddy, and Arjun Gopal. Most of these players played for Fiji, so
Lautoka was a very good team, as was Ba.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you play for Fiji?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: I played for west part of Fiji. I played against Tottenham Hotspur. We
played against a German team too, but I’m not sure who they were. In those
days, when we played, we were like a family. We paid all our own expenses
except food. We had no money but we were happy.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you get paid money at all?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: No, nothing, nil. We played for the pride. My statement will be very dangerous
for the old officials. It’s good to speak the truth, yes?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What do you think of Fiji soccer now?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: It needs coaching from the primary-schools, from the ages of four or
five. There is no good in spending money on the older players like we do now. I
saw the games on TV [Oceania Champions’ League]. We didn’t have the technical
skill nor the accuracy in finishing. They lack a lot of skills and
understanding. They do not make game plans. Our country needs a few good
coaches to train the young kids. That is my final comment. I still love soccer,
but when I see our standard of soccer, it makes me feel very embarrassed. We
need some new coaches, not just one or two. Every district needs a new
professional coach.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
I saw the teams from Vanuatu and New Caledonia play.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: They are better than us. How can we develop soccer in Fiji? That is the
big question mark.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: Augustine Thoman, your comment?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: He never loses possession, he had the accuracy. If he heads or kicks it,
it goes into the net. He could kick six or seven goals a game. Lautoka players
had the ball control.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Why has Lautoka gone down recently, compared to those times?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: Players started roaming here and there and going for money. No-one is
playing for district pride now. No-one gives one hundred percent now. All of a
sudden something happened [to Lautoka] and it is a mystery to me.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
One thing that happened is that Ba went up.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: Sashi Mahendra Singh lived for some time in Germany.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: When he came back he brought German passing to the game. And they had the
money.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: Ba is not a rich town, but Ba is very dedicated and gives one hundred
percent and they listen to the coach. Ba is one of the best teams now in Fiji.
When I talk I finish my story. If you come back again, I might tell lies
[smiles]. Today, I’m very sincere. I’m happy you come and meet me in my
compound. It’s a blessing to you, mate, that you come and lift sports up.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: How many acres you got here? </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: I clear the land. I don’t want to plant too much now. I can talk. There
are plenty of acres, but I can only find two or three. [Author’s note: The
meaning is unclear here. It could relate to issues about who can plant what
where<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the village.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: He can do whatever he wants.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: No, don’t write that. I get on well with the people from my village.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Tell us about your life in Namotomoto.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: I still miss that old place. There was an old lady, Tai Eva, Joe
Lutumailagi’s mother. I called her my Aunty, she was very caring towards me.
May her soul rest in peace. She was a nice lady, just like my mother. I lived
in Namotomoto for three years. I ate everything.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: He ate beef, he ate anything and everything.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: But not shit and all. We dived for river mussels. When I played, I used
to play and mostly live with the Fijian boys. Some people did not used to like
me because I stayed with them. Please don’t write too much or these people will
not come to my funeral. These boys did it to me, but I forgive them. Don’t say
something to hurt people in my dying day.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: I was a dirty fellow too like him [Henry Dyer]. But write something
clean for me; you are a good writer. You can say these two guys [Boy and Henry]
played rugged soccer, never say die. Whether 6-0 or 7-0, we will keep on
playing until the last minute. We have been through very difficult times, me
and this guy Henry. After games, I walked back here in the dark. Kini Tubi,
Save [Savenaca Waqa] and Marika would all come here at night to drink. After we
finished, these boys picked up very well and played great soccer for Nadi for
9-10 years at the top level. Rusiate, Pacandi, Kaitani - it was a very good
team, I was so proud of them. After that, I did not really keep an active
interest. People should be spending money in the primary schools [to coach
youngsters in soccer]. You can’t teach an old man how to play.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;">Boy
Reddy: I used to get on well with rugby greats from Nadi and Fiji - Voe Savau
and Nasivi Ravouvou, these guys were big boys. We used to celebrate together.
Both have died. When my former mates come and visit me, I feel young again.
When they are gone, I feel old. Joe Lutumailagi, Save [Savenaca Waqa], [Sosi] Kaitani,
Savenaca Taga and Inosi Tora came to my birthday a few weeks ago.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Henry
Dyer: That’s the history here.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;">Henry Dyer’s comments about Boy Reddy
(after the interview): He said he doesn’t have any acres, but he can plant
wherever he wants to plant, it is lying idle. But it is all village-reserved.
He does this because he counts himself as one of the villagers from Dratabu
Village even though he is an Indo-Fijian. He says: “No, I’m not an Indo-Fijian.
I am an iTaukei.” We from our villages in Nakavu and Dratabu we call ourselves
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">koicalevu</i>, meaning that we have
something very close in common in tradition and culture and through blood-ties.
This goes back to the tribal war times. I would treat Boy Reddy like a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">koicalevu</i>. The people in the village
would laugh at this. We have people like this in Ba too who live their lives
with the Fijian boys, such as the Sami brothers. One thing I know for a fact is
that Boy Reddy is a full Fijian, although he has an Indian name. He is a Fijian
at heart. He has a strong heart, which keeps him alive until today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana; line-height: 150%;">He mixed around with
the Fijian boys and was so close to the Fijians in the village. The old ladies
then, if they saw an Indian boy, they would treat him as their grandchild. They
would tell the village not to mistreat the boy and that he is part of our family.
You can see all the village boys from the early days went to his birthday. He
said: “I’m Indian, but Fijian at heart, not like the other guys.” He was
hanging around with the Fijians because he was into soccer. But even before
soccer he was hanging around with the Fijian boys. Soccer cemented the
relationships.</span></p>
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text-align: left; transition-property: none;"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_1bs" style="animation-name: none; padding: 4px 16px 16px; transition-property: none;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="animation-name: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px; transition-property: none;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="animation-name: none; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px; transition-property: none;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; display: block; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b>Late SHASHI MAHENDRA SINGH...pillar of soccer</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Late Mr Shashi Mahendra Singh is revered and respected in the realms of Soccer in the country. He served Ba and Fiji as a representative player during the period 1939-1954. He was elected a Vice President of the Fiji Football Association (FFA) in 1955 where he voluntarily relinquished the position in 1969. He also served as the National Coachfrom 1960-1976 with a break of two years only. This included Coach of the Fiji Team to the inaugural South Pacific Games held in Fiji in 1963 where Fiji won Silver.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Shashi was a pillar of strength for both the Ba Soccer Association and the FFA. His success as an Administrator and a Coach is reflected by the fact that he was appointed Treasurer of the Oceania Football Confederation where he served for 20 years, retiring in 1988. He had the unique distinction of being appointed Coach and Manager of a Taiwan Team and arranged for a World Cup Game to be played in Fiji between Australia and Taiwan. He was responsible for gaining recognition in FIFA for Taiwan and was awarded a gold medal by the Taiwanese Government for his support.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Shashi introduced the National League competition and created the 1st and 2nd Divisions in the Inter District Soccer Tournament. He was also instrumental in introducing the round-robin format in lieu of the knockout system. He left behind a rich legacy in Fiji Soccer with two of his sons as players and Coach for Ba and one as the National Fiji Coach for many years.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Apart from his love of Soccer, Shashi had a very colorful sporting career that included the following:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Hockey - Foundation Member (1940) and President, Ba Hockey Association; Foundation Member and Selector of Fiji Hockey Association.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Cricket - Player (1938) and Captain for Ba scoring over a century on two occasions; Player for North-Western District against MCC Team; Secretary Ba Cricket Assn, Vice President Fiji Cricket Assn; President Ba Cricket (1970) and Patron up until his death in 1990.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Tennis - Keen player having won Junior Championship of Fiji Indian LTA of which he became a Vice President.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Athletics - keen athlete who was a Foundation Member of the Ba Athletic Association and became Secretary of the Association.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Boxing & Wrestling - 8 years assistance as Ring Side referee of both Associations</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">Rugby - Patron of Ba Rugby Association.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: justify; transition-property: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;">In recognition of his contribution to sport in Fiji and in particular to the sport of Football both nationally and regionally FASANOC was proud to confer posthumously the FIJI OLYMPIC ORDER to the late Mr Shashi Mahendra Singh.</span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="l9j0dhe7" id="jsc_c_1bt" style="animation-name: none; 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(Lautoka, Suva, Ba, and Fiji national-team champion.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>The star of all stars - Josaia
Tubuna!!!</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Henry Dyer back at Govind Park.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong>JUST a week earlier, Jo
Tubuna, Inia Bola and Semi Tabaiwalu had featured prominently as Ba smashed
Labasa 6-0 in a National Football League match in late July 1984.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Bola scored two goals,
Tubuna set up one for Isimeli Nale, and Tabaiwalu was rock solid in defence.
They were three of a kind, three of a special kind in a special team. They had
won just about everything there was to win in local football and were part of
the all-conquering Ba side that won the Inter-district Championship an
unprecedented six years in-a-row from 1975-60.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Robust
Tubuna</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">The late Tubuna made his
debut for Lautoka in 1974. He later moved to Suva in 1976 and played two
seasons for the Whites before joining Ba in 1978 after being offered a job as a
salesman at Ba Motor Parts.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">The man from Naitasiri
filled the void left by the retirement of the late Waisea Naicovu at centre
back. Tubuna though was much more than just a formidable defender. He had a
brilliant attacking game to add to his sound defensive qualities. He
entertained local football fans for a good 10 years playing for the Men in
Black and the national team.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Dark
night</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">On Friday night, August
3, 1984, Tubuna, Bola and Tabaiwalu were in Tavua. Around midnight, the three
with one Kaminieli Tora, hired a van to take them to Ba. Ten minutes into the
ride, their vehicle slammed into a fully loaded parked cane lorry on the Kings
Rd at Varavu. The driver Solomone Ukitu said “a vehicle coming from the Ba side
had its headlights on high beam" and having passed the vehicle he
"switched on his own lights to high beam and saw the parked truck just
metres away”.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“The truck did not have
any park lights on.” Ukitu said he swerved to the right to avoid hitting the
back of the truck "but it was too late".</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Tubuna
tragedy</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tubuna (window side) and
Bola were seated in the front alongside Ukitu and were asleep at the time of
the accident. “Inia fell towards me when the van hit the truck, which is why he
was saved,” Ukitu said. Tabaiwalu and Tora were at the back. Tubuna died
instantly when the entire front left hand side of the van caved in from the
force of the impact. Tabaiwalu, who scored Ba's winning goal in the 1980 (1-0)
IDC triumph over Nadi at Govind Park, and Bola were seriously injured and admitted
at the Lautoka hospital.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Shocking news</strong></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">The news of Tubuna's
death spread like wildfire. Fans, his mates and top officials knew that local
football had lost a national treasure.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“It is a sad day for Fiji
soccer. We have lost a national hero,” FFA president Hari Pal Singh said.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Henry Dyer in Ba Town.</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">His former Ba and Fiji
coach and employer, the late Sashi Mahendra Singh described the gentle giant
best, saying he was like “a son” to him.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“He was very obedient,
honest and sincere in his work. I loved him very much. He will not be easily
replaced. Tubuna may have been a terror on the field, but he also commanded
much respect and friendship.”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ba mayor Kishore Govind
remembered his as a “caring” footballer.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Tubuna's death was an
unnecessary waste of life,” Cr Govind said.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“He was a person who gave
a lot of pleasure to the people of Ba with his performances on the field. He
was dynamic, intelligent, and cared a great deal about younger players. His
mastery of the game was as good as anyone in Fiji.”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ba FA chief Vinod Patel
knew what we had lost: “It's a big blow to Ba and Fiji soccer”.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong>5,000 mourners</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">On Monday, August 6,
1984, over 5000 mourners packed Govind Park for his final farewell. Led by the
Tui Ba, Ratu Sakiusa Naisau, Tubuna was brought into his favourite ground for
the last time. The pallbearers were his Ba and national team mates — Savenaca
Waqa, Bale Raniga, Sam Work, Henry Dyer, George Samisoni and Vula Wate. His
teammate Meli Vuilabasa and Singh, Ba's father of soccer, broke down and wept
openly while paying their final respects. He was later buried at the Fiji Sugar
Corporation Cemetery at Naidrodro. Tubuna left behind his wife Rebeka, who was
pregnant at that time and five-year-old son Manasa, who went on to represent
Lautoka and Tavua at district level. Bola and Tabaiwalu later recovered with
the latter going on to coach Ba. That's the story of how the traditional giants
of Fiji football lost their giant of all giants. As a 14-year old back then I
heard of this tragedy. I heard and read of the man they said was a star of all
stars, and although I did not get to see him play, I feel privileged to be able
to put this piece together. This is for Manasa, his mum and family, Ba fans,
past and present and Tubuna's teammates.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jo.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: black;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: white; font-family: verdana;">[First published on 14 February 2013 on Ba Football Association Facebook page.]</span></span></strong></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><strong style="background-color: black; color: white;">Original link for this article:<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/ba-football-association/the-star-of-all-stars-josaia-tubuna/506101782762665/"><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><b>https://www.face</b></span><b><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;">book.com/notes/ba-football-association/the-star-of-all-stars-josaia-tubuna/506101782762665/</span></b></a></span></div>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-84354589966682578452020-02-24T09:51:00.000-08:002020-02-24T09:52:01.204-08:00NEWS: Mr Rajesh Patel meets Nadi Airport Legends Club @ Sitar Restaurant, Martintar, January 2020.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-48715226997233281972019-11-01T06:59:00.000-07:002019-11-01T07:01:50.992-07:00TRIBUTE: Lucky Cheetah: A Tribute to Kelemedi "Cheetah" Vosuga, Lautoka Blues & Fiji, 22/9/2012.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>TRIBUTE:</u> KELEMEDI
"Cheetah" Vosuga was one of the reasons why the Lautoka Blues were
unstoppable in the mid 80s.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He
won all three trophies on offer by Fiji Football Association back then — the Battle
of the Giants, Inter-district Championship and the National Football League.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The
creative midfielder's first taste of success in the top flight came in the 1984
NFL. That was followed up by the 1984 IDC title following their 2-0 triumph
over Ba at Churchill Park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He
scored the opening goal in the 1985 BOG final against Rewa in Suva and two more
goals by Sam Work and Epeli "Kosa" Raganivatu gave the Blues their
first and only BOG crown to date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We
had some very good players and with seniors like John Monday and the late Gopal
Krishna guiding us, we jelled very well as a team," says Vosuga, who was
visiting revaltives in Fiji earlier this week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now
based in Australia, the man with uncanny skills in his heydays, believes having
a good set of officials put them in good stead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"The
team was a very disciplined one unlike what is happening with Lautoka
now," he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We
had authoritative people like the no-nonsense Mike Thoman and Inspector Jahir
Khan as coach and manager, so you can imagine the stronghold they had over
us."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga,
from Topline in Lautoka, Monday, Work, Raganivatu, Upendra Choy, Jeremaiah
Ladawa, Niko Lilo were some of the big names of that golden Lautoka era.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga
also featured for Lautoka with his brothers Wame "Macha" and Jimmy,
whose son Sekove Tama also played for Lautoka and the national team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jimmy
and the late Wame went on to play for Rewa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga
was a key player in the Fiji team in the mid 80s and featured prominently in
wins over New Zealand 2-0, in the first of two Test series in 1983, and English
side Newcastle 3-1 at Prince Charles Park in which he scored two goals and his
Blues teammate Work got the third.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Those
are memorable moments," Vosuga remembers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We
had an awesome Fiji team that included players like Abdul Mannan, Mohammed
Salim, Tony Kabakoro, the late Josaia Tubuna, Jone Nakosia, Bale Raniga,
Rusiate Waqa and Savenaca Waqa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"These
were players that loved football, were good ball players and had a lot of pride
for their districts and country."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga
said district matches, especially those between Ba and Lautoka, Lautoka and
Nadi and Nadi and Ba, were often hotly contested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We
would give it everything during the matches and, at times, there were fights as
well, mostly when we played Ba," he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Neither
team wanted to lose. We both had big name players. Ba had Raniga, Semi
Tabaiwalu, Nakosia, Tubuna, Meli Vuilabasa and Inia Bola."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There
was no love lost on the field of play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Otherwise
we were good mates and mostly enjoyed a beer or two together after the
matches."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga
said back then there wasn't much cash incentive on offer but they were happy
with what they got.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"For
me, I wanted to play my way overseas," he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"That
was always at the back of my head."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His
dream came true as he pursued a contract in Australia and has since made that
country his home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga
though is very disappointed with the state of Lautoka football.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He
says he can't understand as to why the Blues were now contracting players from
as far as Nigeria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I
am sure we have so many talented reps within the district," he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"That's
why I wanted to watch the club games but was told that there haven't been club
games held for sometime now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"How
can you breed players without having club games?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vosuga
wants to see a lot more local players securing contracts overseas with the view
to playing in the big leagues abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We
have to focus on the younger players and try and get them out of the country at
the very first opportunity. That is their life, their bread and butter,"
he reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"It's
no use trying to hold back players to help districts win tournaments when you
know that at the end of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"They
will go back to their villages, drink kava and waste their life once their
football career is over."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He
wants to see Lautoka rise to the top again and picks "Raymond Singh, of
Islands Electric Wholesalers" as the top man for the Blues job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"He
(Raymond) knows how to keep the players happy. A lot has to do with the
players' welfare. That's first and foremost. You keep them happy. They will
give you the results."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How's
that for a tip from the wizard who knew how to get results for both district
and country in the mid 80s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-66755441710283307362019-05-01T11:19:00.003-07:002021-09-05T05:06:46.587-07:00TRIBUTE: Happy Birthday / Get Well Soon Mr. Vivek Anand "Boy" Reddy (1969 Nadi IDC hero), April 2019.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;">We wish Boy Reddy a wonderful and a very HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY - we know you are not well and admitted in Nadi Hospital but our prayers are with you for a quick and speedy recovery - GOD BLESS YOU (by Bobby Tikaram). Pictures below: Nadi and Lautoka soccer legend Henry Dyer and soccer researcher Kieran James with Boy Reddy in June 2015.</b></span><br />
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-16682699373673161762019-02-14T09:16:00.004-08:002020-08-03T07:30:07.917-07:00FOOTBALL HISTORY: "A Tribute to Rudi Gutendorf, Fiji National Team Coach", by Henry Dyer, 25 March 2015.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">A Tribute to Rudi Gutendorf, Fiji National Team Coach<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">All the coaches who came before
Rudi only lifted the morale of the team. However, Rudi implemented a European
pattern of soccer that was appreciated and absorbed by the soccer people of
Fiji. In that European pattern of soccer you had to be extra fit and you had to
have the guts to take the hard knocks and to give them too. He would really
talk in a harsh and direct and sometimes offensive way using terms that would
offend you. However, then all of a sudden, he would come to you as a father and
as a parent and give you that kind of loving talk which would lift your morale
and bring you back to where you should be after you had been shattered by his
scolding. He would not tell you directly that he was talking to you in a
fatherly way. You would feel remorse as if you had been in the wrong and you
had to make up. You felt that you had to prove yourself and show him as if he
was a parent or a father. This is how it was when you were in the squad or in
the first XI. It is a pity that, after he had left, Fiji football slowly lost
touch with that style of play and with that high standard of coaching. It was
fortunate that the players of that era carried the rhythm of that play for some
time – until they retired. At the time of Fiji’s 1-0 win over Australia in 1988
there was still some Rudi influence as Billy Singh had been under him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Like every human
being you have a hidden secret of what is close to your heart. Before Rudi
selected his teams, I sensed that he was talking mostly to the boys who were on
his list of chosen players. I caught on to this. He would only tend to scold
those players whom he really wanted to teach. These were the players he really
wanted for the team. He mentioned that if he is talking to someone over and
over again do not think that he is angry with him. He has something in mind for
him. He has the goal of motivating that person to become a better player. He
had the skills at an old age to have kicks at training and this really inspired
us further to better our kicks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">At the Natabua
High School grounds we had just been starting to learn this European soccer
pattern. The two left and right-backs would run down the flanks and become the
hidden wingers. This was designed to catch the defence off-guard as these two
would become the extras in attack. At Natabua grounds, Rudi Gutendorf was still
trying to get us to understand the tactics of the new pattern of European
soccer that he was introducing to us. It was a new thing for both him as
teacher and us as students. When he gave the command to the boys to cross from
the corner of both flanks into goal, and for the midfield and the strikers to
strike at a volley-kick (the one-touch of the corner kick into the goal), this
was really his dream which he wished to implement. He wanted to see a classy
finish which is really what the Fiji soccer of today lacks. You could see this
at the 2013 IDC tournament at Churchill Park where Lautoka scored zero goals
for the whole tournament despite having numerous chances in opposition territory.
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<span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">In this training
at Natabua Grounds we started to understand what the European soccer pattern
was all about. We started to gain momentum and confidence. At this training it
came to my turn to receive the cross. I would say that I am not boasting but
this is the truth. I scored one of the best goals of that training that day.
Rudi yelled out in delight because what he wanted to implement had come to
pass.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The senior
players in that 1983 training squad (to go to the South Pacific Games in Samoa
at which we won the silver) gave me some friendly remarks such as “your name is
in the book now and you have a tick”. I really felt great for myself. The ball
struck the bottom of the crossbar from my kick and Rudi shouted out: “This is
the goal which I was talking about.” That goal instilled me with confidence and
it gave meaning and direction to the boys. When I kicked the ball I was around
six metres out from goal and I was directly in front of it. I remember my
friend Mohd. Salim from Rewa and my club-mate Emasi “Bacardi” Koroi (from
Airport Soccer Club) were joking with me that now I had been able to satisfy
Rudi. I would say that Rudi’s coaching was a challenge to us to either make it
or drop out at the early stages. You had to be fit, you had to perform; you had
to have a positive attitude; and you had to be able to take the hard knocks and
the scolding. The other players were also doing their bit to become a part of
the team. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Rudi thought
that Savenaca Waqa (goalkeeper) was an excellent player. He did not make any
attempts to take the players overseas to play as Fiji Football probably did not
want him to take any of the players away. He mentioned to me that he wanted to
take me to a club in Europe but nothing happened. This is why today I am living
in Nakavu Village, Nadi instead of perhaps Hamburg, Budapest or Prague! Fiji
Football should do more liaisons with Oceania and European football to give our
younger players at club level some exposure. Out of this squad Tony Kabakoro,
Stan Morrel, Kelemedi “Cheetah” Vosuga, and Abdul Manaan all made it overseas
to play abroad (in either Australia or New Zealand). Furthermore, Ivor Evans
went over to Canada to play for Vancouver and eventually he migrated. He was
one of the lucky ones. He had the connections and the network from Ba. He was a
part-European. He went over there and he fitted into a team where most of the
guys there were from Fiji or Ba. He was absolutely at home away from home. Very
few Fiji players played in Europe during this era. I can say that Rudi’s time
in Fiji as a coach was bound up with the futures of most of the players of that
era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the former Fiji national team player Henry Dyer, as told to Dr Kieran James of
University of Fiji in Nadi, 25 March 2015.]</span></span></b><br />
<b><span lang="" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Comment by Gurjit Singh (Facebook, 15 February 2019): </span></span></b><span style="background-color: black; text-align: start;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I did coaching course under Rudi Gutendorf. He actually followed German system. Players to be physically fit and tough. He believed in close marking, not giving any chance to for opponents to move. Believed in Discipline.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><b>Comment by Vono Tag (Facebook, 16 February 2019): </b></span><span style="color: #1d2129; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span style="color: white;">Came under his coaching style when at 17 years fresh from high school to be reserve goal keeper for Fiji at No 3. Savenaca Waqa was No 1 and Iliesa Bolabiu was at No 2. During our warm up to play Minx Dynamo from Russia a ball was kicked out of the 18 meters box.<br /><br />While Save (No 1) was concentrating on a cross ball from the right side. A player behind me outside the 18 meters kicked a low bouncing ball that went straight on the face of Save putting him down like a chopped banana tree.<br /><br />They have to take No 1 to CMW hospital and No 2 GK become No 1 and me No 3 become No 2 shivering on the bench as first time appearance for national duty.<br /><br />He was a great coach with his short stint with Fiji team we learned alot from him. We drew that game and I was not able to go in the field. Imagine if something wrong with our goal keeper again.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><b><span lang="" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b>Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-38391460448808257232019-02-06T09:19:00.003-08:002019-02-06T09:57:55.048-08:00FOOTBALL HISTORY: "My Debt to Johnny Warren's Coaching Book", by Henry Dyer (Nadi / Fiji rep), 2015.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think it was my grandfather who
gave me the Johnny Warren soccer coaching book. He saw that I had the talent to
do well in soccer. This was during my early days at high-school. I remember I
had the book in my drawer. I would only look at it as a gift from my grandpa.
It just happened that, when I made the Nadi team, I heard more about Johnny
Warren from Bobby Tikaram [Nadi vice-president]. I heard about his coaching
skills and what he had done for Nadi Soccer back then. He lifted Nadi to a
different level in soccer. He was an invited technical adviser. Bobby invited
him to come over here. This would have been in the mid- to late-1970s. So, all
along, I had this Johnny Warren book lying down in my drawer. Bobby told me
that Johnny Warren had done a tremendous job in lifting the performance of the
Nadi team then. For myself, as a club member of Airport Soccer Club, I took this
information very seriously and I went back to the book. I thought if Bobby is
the man who brought Johnny to Nadi Soccer than I am talking to the coach of
Pele. I was thinking in my imagination that it is like talking to Pele’s coach.
I thought I must go back to the book and see what is in there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I really started
learning the basics of controlling the ball; doing the wall-pass; cushioning it
on your in-step to get the feel of the ball; and doing the corner kicks. I
would practice in the backyard. I practiced kicking the ball through two narrow
posts. I tried to master all types of kicks. I eventually happened to improve
my skills in all these areas so that I could use them in a match. I would say
that Johnny Warren’s book was like a mentor to me in all aspects of the game
and it enabled me to improve my techniques in many areas. In my early days
playing for Nadi, I would get a tap on my back and this was my Phys Ed teacher
from Ba Provincial Secondary School (Master Gajend Prasad). He would comment
and say: “It is amazing and I am very happy to see that you are doing great as
a former student of Ba Provincial.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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went by I started to think that my success was more due to the book than due to
my own talents. I managed to pick up the various skills from the book quickly.
At first I had thought that Bobby had given me book but it was my
grandfather. I remember now that I had
the book in my drawer during my school days at high-school (Ba Provincial
Secondary School). However, the funny thing is that while at school I did not
believe that I would become one of the known soccer players of Fiji. I did not
share the book with anyone. It was like a gift. I did not show it to anyone. I
would go over the diagrams about free-kicks, etc., and then I would just put it
back in the drawer. I did not know that it was inspiring me all along. I give respect
to my grandfather because it was he who indirectly inspired me to put a bit
more effort into training and to make use of the book. While gelling with the
matured players of the Nadi team then I did not realize or take into
consideration that these stars had been coached by Johnny Warren himself. The
Fijian boys do not talk about these kinds of things. They are very quiet unless
you question them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was only
after Bobby had been talking to us (Kieran James and me) about this book that I
started to remember the Johnny Warren book. I had been thinking that I had made
myself a star. However, part of it was because of Johnny Warren’s book and also
due to my team-mates in the Nadi team. I must give full recognition to all of
the Nadi boys from that era because we had a very strong team. Anyone who was
selected in the team was treated like a family member and he was given space to
move around in. It was made so easy for him to spark. Back then the core of the
Nadi team or the regular players stood out in front of the crowd and any new
player who tried out or who came on as substitute was very fortunate to have
that opportunity. It gave the new guy the chance to fully develop and excel. I
always give respect to the Nadi squad of those years, Johnny Warren himself,
and the administration that we were able to play in that sort of positive environment.
The good thing about that time was that you would have someone on the field
telling you what to do and whether to go on the left or the right or the front
or the middle or the back. That gave us the confidence to go out and perform
better. I hope that this can be repeated in the current environment in
Nadi and in Fiji.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some specific
skills I learned from the book were: cushioning the ball and getting the feel
of the ball, on your feet and on your head. I also learnt how to get the ball away
to my team-mates especially when I was in a duel in the air. Rudi Gutendorf
said that if we can win in the air then we can control the ground action as
well. Both of these two coaches place the same emphasis upon combating your
opponent in the air first and foremost. They believe that whoever controls the
aerial space also controls the ground because psychologically you have beaten
him first in the warfare in the air. When he is on the ground he is already
down. It takes him time to recover. By this time you are running circles around
him. So if the eleven players are beaten in the aerial battles you have
achieved half of the task of winning the game. Even if you beat six or seven of
them in the air (the key players) then that is it and you have controlled the
game.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I believe that soccer is a game where you have to
get aggressive and defensive and have got to be aggressive above all. In
modern-day soccer (if you watch the English soccer or soccer from around the
world, for example) you will see that they use all these tactics and they are
very aggressive and defensive. So I would say that to master the skills to play
the game better you have to put a lot of time into training. You have to do
tactical skills, tactical play, and stamina training (meaning endurance tests).
I would say that any top player would have gone through these experiences. To
become a better player you have to put in your individual effort. I know of
some of my club-mates (even my primary-school mates and high-school mates) who
were very talented, classy, and skilful and they would have become better
players than me but I see that they did not have a personal goal to push
themselves into strenuous training. Otherwise they could have been somebody
else today. I would say that it takes hard work and effort to get to the top in
anything in life. I only wish that I could have personally met Johnny Warren
during my soccer career or after. The same applies to Rudi Gutendorf. He is a
very old man (as at 6 February 2019). I wish I had been able to meet him again
after the conclusion of my soccer career. I read that Rudi Gutendorf holds the
record of coaching the most national teams.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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University of Fiji in Nadi, 25 March 2015.]</span></span></b><br />
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-22874019920560217872019-01-24T09:22:00.000-08:002019-02-14T09:26:50.769-08:00FOOTBALL HISTORY: "Star of all Stars: The Legend Ravuama Madigi", 24 January 2019.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b>STAR OF ALL STARS - </b></span></span><b style="background-color: black; color: white;">THE LEGEND RAVUAMA MADIGI</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>HE was the man with the golden boot. His record of three winning goals in three Inter-district Championship finals remains unmatched.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ravuama Madigi was a match winner. He was the man for the big moments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His class and ability as a marksman was obvious from a very young age. Having represented Fiji in youth football, Madigi's first taste of top flight victory came in 1986.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It wasn't a rosy start though. Madigi was substituted midway through Ba's opening game as they lost 0-1 to a Charles Work goal for Nadroga.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That was on the opening day of the IDC at Ratu Cakobau Park. The Men in Black, under the guidance of former captain Vimlesh Singh recovered, and squeezed their way into the semi-final.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There Ba's young and upcoming talent faced Lautoka's experienced men, the likes of Sam Work and company. Ivor Evans, 20 at that time, had moved from Labasa to Ba in 1985 together with Epeli Rokoqica. Evans, who would go on to pursue his footballing dream in Canada, scored the winner as the Blues were stunned 1-0.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This set up a rematch with Nadroga in the final. With the likes of ginger-haired Ilikimi Tulalevu, Work, Abraham Watkins, Radike Nawalu and veteran goalkeeper, the late Luke Waqa, Nadroga was tipped to repeat the feat of day one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But Madigi had other ideas. He broke through and went around Waqa before the latter brought him down and gave away a penalty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">Madigi nailed the spot-kick and Ba, hav</span><span style="background-color: black;">ing played the promotion/relegation against Tailevu Naitasiri the year before, were back where they belonged, at the summit of Fiji football. </span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"That was the only time I played with my brother (former strike sensation, Inia Bola)," said Madigi about the 8-1 victory over Tailevu Naitasiri.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The '86 IDC win was a special moment for stopper Hurricane Naivivi. Having lived in the shadows of the great Bale Raniga, Naivivi got to play the semi-final and final after Raniga got injured in the final pool game.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Naivivi stood in the bus all the way from Nausori to Ba drinking beer. He was overjoyed," Madigi recalls. </span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"This was his moment, one that he was so looking forward to having been on the bench for so many years."</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 1991, the Madigi magic came to the fore again. The venue was Prince Charles Park and Nadroga the opposition in the IDC final.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nailaga villager Taito Bula chipped the ball into Madigi's path and he let fly with a volley.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In goal for Nadroga was New Zealand-based Vinod Kumar, who went on to represent Fiji. Kumar could only parry the effort back to Madigi.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Madigi reacted quickly. Seeing Kumar off his line, he nodded the ball over him into an empty goal. Ba won 1-0 to clinch the Lloyd Farebrother Trophy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">Madigi was one of the most feared marksmen, known not only for his finishing prowess but also his lethal strikes. He was</span><span style="background-color: black;"> equally good with both feet and the power, velocity and pace of his thunderous drives got the better of some top goalkeepers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 1986, while warming up for the Fiji-Minsk Dynamo (a Russian side) match at the National Stadium, a Madigi thunderbolt struck Nadi stopper Savenaca Waqa on the head and he was stretchered off with former Navua rep and Fijian double international Iliesa Bolabiu getting the call into the run-on team.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"He said if it wasn't for me he would have played that game." That was when Nasinu's Tagi Vonolagi got his first break into the Fiji team as a reserve goalkeeper.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ba fans were left stunned when Madigi switched districts to Rewa and lined up against his former side in the 2001 IDC final.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was unexpected. Why did he leave?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He was 37 but for Rewa, old was gold. Madigi showed even at that age that he was born to relish in big matches. </span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He struck with a free-kick. A stupendous strike from the edge of the box that gave Ba stopper Laisenia Tuba no chance. Rewa won 1-0. So how did Madigi feel about burying his home team at the Laucala turf?</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I saw things as a sportsman. I did it for the team I represented and I was proud about the fact that it took a Ba player to give Rewa an IDC win after 29 years," Madigi said.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Leaving Ba was not easy though.</span></span></div>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-50613356798471917282018-09-07T04:52:00.005-07:002020-10-03T09:37:09.602-07:00ARTICLE: "Meet Malcolm - the biggest Newcastle United fan in Fiji" (Fiji 3, Newcastle United 0).<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">The ex-pat Geordie had waited years for his home team to fly across the globe to his new home on the Pacific island.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">But it was disappointment then, and now, almost 30 years later, the 74-year-old faces more heartache at the hands of his beloved team.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">He’s travelled almost 10,000 miles back to the North, but he won’t be going any further than St James Park’s gates . . . because he’s so disappointed with their recent form.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">“If they can’t be bothered, why should I?” he said.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">Malcolm’s journey to Fiji began in 1970 when he worked for the North Shields Co-op and was sent to the company’s college in Loughborough.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">There he met a number of Fijian students who he got on so well with they persuaded him to visit their country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">Being a bit adventurous he did. He applied to work there through the Voluntary Service Overseas scheme but at first hated it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">Then he met Olita, the woman who was soon to become his wife.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">The couple moved briefly back to the UK in 1972 but now, with Olita, he found he missed Fiji and returned in 1974. The couple have lived there ever since.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">They have three daughters, Leba, 38, Nicola, 36, and 34-year-old Olena. A successful career as a businessman followed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">During that time he continued his love of Newcastle United. He drives around his adopted home with his own special number plate, 2NRME.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And although he knows a handful of other ex-pat Geordies in the country - Ron Walsh, 95, and Nick Barnes, in his 40s from Northumberland - Malcolm is surely the Toon’s biggest fan on the other side of the globe.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;">Malcolm also turned out on the pitch himself in years gone by with an ex-pat football team called ‘The Hasbeens’.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“The game was played in the afternoon and the temperature was about 34C,” recalled Malcolm, who is originally from Whitley Bay in North Tyneside.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Newcastle had just flown in from New Zealand and, to put it bluntly, looked knackered.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The team included stars such as Peter Beardsley, Glen Roeder, Gary Megson, George Reilly, John Anderson, Kenny Wharton, Dave McCreery and a teenage Paul Gascoigne.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But he revealed some of the Toon players, a bit aggrieved by the result, did themselves no favours by snubbing the fans.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I have to say Willie McFaul was very good, as was Neil McDonald and Gary Megson,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However two days later a return match was played in the capital of Fiji, Suva.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“It kicked off at 7.30pm this time,” said Malcolm. “It was cooler and there had been a bit of rain.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A long distance John Anderson strike and a Paul Gascoigne solo goal secured a 2-0 win.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But the last league game he saw at Newcastle was on Boxing Day 1991 when the Toon managed by Ossie Ardiles lost 1-0.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I told Olita I had to go as I’d never been to Wembley and ended up paying £500 for a ticket.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Surely, this time, they would win all the games if they played there? “You’d like to think so,” said Malcolm, not too convincingly.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">This article was first published at the following link: </span><a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-united-fan-malcolm-harrison-7037576"><span style="color: yellow;">https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-united-fan-malcolm-harrison-7037576</span></a></b></span></div>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-80794423167221312952018-07-26T04:09:00.000-07:002018-10-12T06:21:32.341-07:00ARTICLE: "The Forgotten Story of ... the Socceroos' defeat to Fiji", Guardian Sport Online, 11 Nov. 2014.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>It’s been almost nine years since <a class="u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/australia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(220, 220, 220); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none !important; touch-action: manipulation; transition: border-color 0.15s ease-out;">Australia</a> joined the Asian Football Confederation, but history will record now as the most pivotal period in our transition. Half of Sydney is still partying on the inside after Western Sydney Wanderers’ great escape from Riyadh with the AFC Champions League trophy. Shortly after the New Year, the party will resume in public with the start of the 2015 Asian Cup, the biggest football tournament to ever hit these shores. While most fans might not yet be able to tell their J-League from their K-League Classic, the local game is becoming wise to the idiosyncrasies and opportunities of Asia. It’s starting to feel right. </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the meantime, spare a thought for Oceania. Here we are, all getting ready for the eyes of the world to turn our way at our big coming-of-age bash, while poor little Oceania, our old flame, didn’t even get an invite. Life in the world’s smallest and least relevant confederation isn’t quite the same with New Zealand as the only big fish in the small pond. As we become an integral part of Asian football, it’s worth remembering just how far back our ties run with the islands off our shore. And in the wake of the Socceroos’ embarrassing 1-0 loss to Qatar last month – which sent Ange Postecoglou’s team tumbling down to an all-time low of 94th in the Fifa rankings – there’s no better place to start than Nadi. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Socceroos were on fire in 1988. Frank Arok had just steered Australia to two of their most famous victories – first, the 4-1 win against world champions Argentina in the Bicentennial Gold Cup, then a 1-0 triumph over the might of Yugoslavia at the Seoul Olympics. With the likes of skipper Charlie Yankos, Graham Arnold, Frank Farina and Oscar Crino all at or nearing their prime, this was a side with the 1990 World Cup firmly in their sights. The qualification path began in late November with a seemingly innocuous two-legged tie against <a class="u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/fiji" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(220, 220, 220); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none !important; touch-action: manipulation; transition: border-color 0.15s ease-out;">Fiji</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first leg was in Nadi, Fiji’s third-largest town, one that isn’t quite sure whether it is a tourist destination, a cultural and religious hub, or a farming town. According to Lonely Planet, “Most travellers go to Nadi twice, whether they like it or not: once on the way in and once on the way out. Its indecently warm air slaps you in the face when you first step from the plane and its airport is the last place to buy sunburn remedies before heading home. For some, two times is twice too often.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That was the plan for the Socceroos. Get in, win, and get out. Despite having not played for five weeks leading up to the match, Arok’s men were full of confidence. “We weren’t necessarily at the peak of our fitness because the expectation would have been we’re playing Fiji, the minnows… [so] it doesn’t really matter,” Yankos told Guardian Australia. “Not disrespectfully, but we’d come back from the Olympics, you go abroad and you win. It didn’t work out that way.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For Fiji, this game was everything. The collection of players at coach Billy Singh’s disposal is still considered the best the island nation has ever produced. Singh had his men in camp training full-time for an entire month, winning the Melanesian Cup in the Solomon Islands and surprisingly beating New Zealand in a three–match series during that time. Fiji is better known as a rugby nation, and even though many of their footballers also dabbled in the 15–man code, they were certainly no mugs with the round ball. Three years prior, winger Ivor Evans had wowed crowds in Sydney for the World Youth Championships qualifiers, while midfielder ‘Cheetah’ Vosuga was a star for Brisbane Olympic and Stan Morrell was playing for New Zealand side Gisbourne City. “Our preparation has been the best it has ever been and the players are believing in themselves,” Singh told the <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i> before the match. “Normally they play for fun, but this time it is serious. They have tasted the glory of winning and they like it.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fijian players had the added incentive of a $500 bonus per player if they were able to beat Australia. For a cash-strapped association to offer such a prize to a group that was mostly unemployed illustrates how much this match meant. If they needed any further motivation, Singh showed the team footage of an ugly incident involving Socceroos player Garry McDowall, who had stamped on the head of an Israeli opponent in an Olympic qualifier earlier that year. “I have told them this is how dirty they can be, but I have emphasised they must keep their cool,” he said. “Normally, if you hit one of our guys they hit back without even thinking. They don’t care about red cards or anything, they just keep punching and punching until the cops come and drag them off the ground. I don’t want them to do that, and I have told them they must be disciplined at all times.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Socceroos were walking into an ambush. The early signs were there – their departure from Sydney was delayed and they arrived in Fiji almost three hours late, which meant they weren’t able to train that day as intended. When they eventually did, it was on a bumpy pitch next to the airport in Nadi, the humidity sapping their energy. At one point when the team drove past the Fiji team hotel, one of their opponents gave a black power salute. There was a feeling of impending doom that accompanied the visitors at every turn, and that uneasiness went up a few notches when they arrived at Prince Charles Park on match day. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“The first thing I can remember about that was there was at least 200 frogs on the pitch,” Socceroos winger Scott Ollerenshaw told Guardian Australia. “That’s no exaggeration. There were frogs everywhere. You’d be running and you’d hear a squelch, and that would mean you’ve killed a frog. The second thing was that there were thousands of people there, but it wasn’t actually a stadium. There were hundreds of people in these trees, hanging off the trees. It was a very unusual setting with the frogs, and people hanging out of trees.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As expected, the Australians had the better of the game. But turning that dominance into a lead was another matter, particularly against a Fiji side that had set up purely to frustrate. Despite chance after chance and overwhelming possession, the ball simply wasn’t going in, no matter what. “It was bouncing off [the posts], hitting people in the leg and going out,” Yankos said. “I remember we played with a ball that was very bouncy, very hard to control. I always likened it to one of those balls you buy at the petrol station. It was very muggy, I felt very sluggish. I just didn’t have that sharpness in that particular game. I think it might have been the same for most of us. By the time we hit our straps and realised we were in for a pretty tough afternoon, it was too late to do something about it.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That the Socceroos were in for a pretty tough afternoon was made clear in the opening minutes to Ollerenshaw, who was 20 years old at the time and had only recently broken into the national team. “I remember very early on in the game I went to make a forward run and this massive Fijian guy – he wouldn’t have looked out of place in the Fiji Sevens, he was absolutely huge,” he said. “He was the centre–back, and he elbowed me in the head. He just looked at me and said, ‘Don’t run. Don’t run.’ So it was intimidating.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Arok preached a message of calm at the interval, with scores still locked at 0-0, but disaster struck midway through the second half. The Fiji left-back, Lote Delai, surged down the left in the 67th minute, sending in a knee-high cross. His team-mates from the Ba province, Vimal Sami and substitute Ravuama Madigi were waiting. Sami dummied to make room for Madigi, who unleashed a left-foot volley that gave the Socceroos goalkeeper Jeff Olver no chance. Fiji were in front. Nobody could quite believe it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Try as they might, the Socceroos couldn’t equalise, with a late chance cleared off the line by Shafique Ali. Cue bedlam. Singh was chaired off the field, declaring in jubilation: “The Australians came here too sure of themselves. They thought we were stupid, unprofessional.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“It was the best moment of my life,” said Abraham Watkins, who was part of a five-man Fijian defence that day. Watkins was later named the Fijian Sportsman of the Year for his role in the victory, the first and only footballer to win the award. He now lives in Griffith, NSW with his two sons, Archie and Sitiveni, who are both Fijian age internationals. “We played with our heart. They knew that we were going to beat them so they couldn’t play good soccer. They just kicked and chased in the second half. It was a big achievement for us, and the country. The whole country was celebrating. The party was big. The government nearly gave us a one-week holiday., but they didn’t.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“At the end of the day, if you don’t score, there’s no excuses,” said Ollerenshaw, who probably wasted the most chances for Australia. “Fiji played well that day – probably as good as they could, and we probably played as bad as we could. It’s not a nice feeling to be associated with one of the most embarrassing losses the Socceroos have ever had. We wanted to escape as soon as possible. I just remember it was like a morgue to us. There was a massive post-mortem. Massive. [Arok said] in layman’s terms, ‘what the fuck is going on? How could we lose against so-called minnows?’”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Socceroos couldn’t wallow in their own misery though. With the return leg a week later at Macquarie Field in Newcastle, they had to dust themselves off and go again. “One of the best things about Frank was that he was great in adversity,” Ollerenshaw said. “If you had a bad loss, or if the team played badly or the individual played badly, Frank always believed that the first training session after a loss was the most important one. Our next training session was very positive and vibrant and it got everyone back up again.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Arok resisted the temptation to tinker with his side, beyond swapping Mike Petersen for Jason Polak. “There was this anxiousness about us,” Yankos said. “I remember when we played in Newcastle, the first 15 to 20 minutes, we were under a fair amount of our own pressure. We knew we had to score early, otherwise if it was still 0-0 at half-time, if someone got sent off or if they scored an early goal, it would have made it a lot harder.” Fortunately, that never happened, despite Fiji bringing the very same physical approach. Australia were switched on from the start, desperate to avoid repeat embarrassment. Yankos scored after just nine minutes, Warren Spink soon added the second, and then deep into the second half, Yankos converted from the penalty spot to make it 3-0.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After another two goals in three minutes from Arnold and Paul Trimboli, it became a 5-0 blowout. But Fiji weren’t going down without a fight –literally. Annoyed that their hopes of progress were destroyed so comprehensively, the Fijians started throwing wild punches. Oscar Crino and Alan Davidson both copped one, but the biggest hit was reserved for Yankos, who had his nose broken by substitute Jone Watsioni. “They weren’t there to play football against us,” Yankos said. “Alan Davidson was in a scuffle with some of the players and I was just being the typical, nice captain, going in to break it all up. I can’t remember how much longer there was to go – only a couple of minutes – but one of the players just came up and hit me from behind, a round-arm. He smashed me – a king hit, from behind, wrapped around the back of my head.” Ollerenshaw was benched by this stage, and was watching the carnage unfold from the sidelines. “It was a bit like a State of Origin game,” he said. “From memory, George Haniotis was outstanding in the brawl. That was one of George’s few appearances for the Socceroos and I remember he was involved. As I was watching it, I really wasn’t that upset about being on the bench.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Watkins laughs when he retells the story, remembering that Watsioni unleashed on Yankos out of pure frustration. “He thought it was a boxing ring,” he said. “We weren’t mentally prepared. When they play dirty, they spit on you in the tunnel and talk like that and everything... we can’t take it. They make us angry. Fiji players, we have short tempers. We used to be big, tall guys. So he just gave him a good shot, and he was down and got a red card.” Yankos somehow played on but was taken to hospital straight after the match. Watsioni saluted the crowd like a champion heavyweight when he was given his marching orders. The Fijians scored a consolation goal with a minute of regulation time remaining, and then went out with the Socceroos for post-game drinks. “It comes back to the chance they had, all that hope, it was lost,” Yankos said. “They got agitated. How many opportunities do you really get to beat someone – you beat them at home, and then all of a sudden it crumbles at the other end? It was a bit of a shame that it ended up that way because they did quite well in the first game. They didn’t do it with dignity at the end, just pure fighting.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The two sides have met four times since then, with the Socceroos taking the win on each occasion. The last was in 2004, and the next – with Australia now in Asia, who knows when the next will be? Watkins thinks it’s a shame. “When we play overseas teams it’s a big achievement for us – especially the Socceroos,” he Watkins said. “They were in their primetime at that time. Beating the Socceroos was a big achievement for Fiji soccer. It would be good to play them again, we always enjoy it. The whole country does.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While Australia is now estranged from Oceania, there are still a handful of remaining links. One is the Wellington Phoenix, the manifestation of the agreement FFA made with Fifa to continue to assist Australia’s neighbours in Oceania as a trade-off for smooth passage into Asia. Incidentally, the Phoenix have the only Fijian player in A-League history on their books, Roy Krishna. Another link is Farina, who is now the technical director of Fiji’s under-20s side – they are preparing for next year’s Fifa Under-20s World Cup, the first time a Fijian side will appear in a global tournament at any level. Papua New Guinea-rasied Farina missed the 1988 ties – he was unavailable after signing for Club Brugge – but coached the national team against Fiji and knows the ins and out of Oceania better than most. “I just came back from Fiji, and one of the media guys in Fiji Football asked me, ‘Frank, can you organise for all the games to be videoed?’” he told Guardian Australia. “I said, ‘Yeah, of course. But why’s that?’ He said, ‘Fiji Football don’t have any history of Fiji teams playing. Our greatest moment was when Fiji beat the Socceroos but we don’t have any actual footage of that. I just want to get an archive going.’”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Farina was only too willing to help, but believes there are other ways Australia can – and should – give back to the region. Six years ago, in the thick of the wheeling and dealing of Australia’s ill-fated bid to host the World Cup, Frank Lowy suggested a combined Pacific Islands team would be welcome to enter the A-League. “There are 11 million people in Oceania and if we can attract a team from the islands to play in the A-League we can attract another 10 or 11 million viewers,” he said. “I [have] invited the Oceania Confederation to create a team of all the islands and if they do that, we will be able to accommodate them in the A-League and they certainly seemed very interested in that.” Nothing came of those plans.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Farina doubts a Pacific Islands team will ever happen, but he is an advocate for more Pacific Islands representation in the A-League. “I genuinely believe that we owe something to try and assist and help in whatever way possible,” he said. “You see these players and they’re so talented, but they probably lack the professionalism in the set-up. But I tell you what – give these boys a professional set-up and they can do something. It may be a ridiculous concept but don’t regard them as visa players. Any Oceania player that an A-League club would like to sign because they see potential, why not relax the rules? If you did that – as was the case in the old national league – you look at the striker who played for Wollongong Wolves, Esala Masi, who won two championships. If I was an A-League coach – and I was last year – there may be players I would sign on youth league deals or whatever. I still believe there are grounds we can look at and work out and assist. They’re our neighbours, and we were there for so long.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Like everyone else, Yankos is looking forward to the AFC Asian Cup with excitement, but like Farina, he’s also looking back at the Oceania years with fondness. “There were a lot of things we did in Oceania that are lost now,” Yankos said. “I go back to the Trans-Tasman Cup between us and New Zealand – there used to be a fair amount of rivalry, we’d play that regularly and it was good, a bit like the Bledisloe Cup. Now we’re in Asia that’s not happening anymore, which is disappointing. It’s just one of those circumstances about progress in football. That’s part of our history.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">Original article link:</span><span style="color: yellow;"> </span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: yellow;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/nov/11/the-forgotten-story-of-the-socceroos-defeat-to-fiji"><span style="color: yellow;">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/nov/11/the-forgotten-story-of-the-socceroos-defeat-to-fiji</span></a></span></span></b></span><br />
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-68665467031938126512017-08-08T04:02:00.001-07:002018-09-08T05:30:00.191-07:00PICTURE GALLERY: Henry Dyer meets Meli Vuilabasa in Lautoka City, 30 July 2017.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-45036658292159072952017-02-16T08:59:00.001-08:002018-10-12T06:23:13.084-07:00NEW INTERVIEW: Our first interview with Julie Sami (Ba / Fiji legend), by Henry Dyer, 1 October 2015.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry
Dyer: Julie, when did you start to play?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie
Sami: 1975, I was 15-years-old, but I did not go to Labasa to play in the IDC.
That time it was a knock-out format.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Can you remember who was playing with you at that time?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I was playing with Waisea Mitieli, Bale Raniga, Josateki Kuruvitu, Vimlesh,
Semi, my brother Narend, Jone Nakosia, Kini Mocelutu, Farouk Janeman, and many
more players I can’t name.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Who was your coach back then?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Sashi Mahendra Singh.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Back then who was the champion team? </b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
It was that time Ba won six-in-a-row IDC 1975-80. We met Nadi many times in the
final with “Bacardi”, Manu Pokar, Mani Naicker, and others. I played against
Mani Naicker, he was a GK. My father forced me to play; I was drinking too
much; my father played 21 years for Ba.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Who was the team you admired the most back then?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Nadi. After the game we would sit down and go to the hotel together, everybody
was there. Bacardi [Emasi Koroi] was one of the funniest fellows. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Bacardi was one of the funniest fellows who made the game more enjoyable.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
He could run naked at the swimming pool but he was a good player. Where is he
now?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Suva. Bacardi was a specialty for on and off the field for the Nadi and Ba
teams. He was like the comedian or the clown.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yeah.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Apart from Nadi did you feel close to any other team?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Lautoka. Suliano Turaga was the GK. I remember scoring against Lautoka from a
corner-kick. I curled the ball in without anyone touching. I always will
remember that goal. Suliano Turaga was the Fiji GK at that time.</span></div>
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That was around the time that Save [Savenaca Waqa], Bale [Raniga], and Suliano
were in the Fiji team. After Suli dropped out from soccer there were only two
main GKs for Fiji.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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James: Where was the game played and was it BOG, IDC or national league?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
The corner-kick was at Churchill Park in the national league.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Who was the captain of the team then? </b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Bale and Vimlesh. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you remember when Joe Tubuna joined the Ba team?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
In 1979, the first IDC we won in Rewa. He was so very close to me. That fellow would
come to my house, eat, and go. He could never leave my house. But he was a good
player.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
What was your best year for Ba?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
1980. I scored a 40-yard goal against Lautoka; the GK was Semi Bai. I also
scored another 40-yarder against Suva. We beat Suva 4-0 and Lautoka 7-0 In the
IDC.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
7-0 in 60-minutes is very good.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yeah, and in the final we beat your team Nadi.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What do you think of Henry as a player?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
He was a good player, man. His forehead was very dangerous. When he got the
ball Bale was afraid. We used to mark him properly but this fellow ran away.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>Henry:
You say you used to mark me. Why were you afraid of me? </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
S.M. Singh taught us that if the player goes to the toilet you go with him;
wherever that fellow goes run with him.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
So that was the drill? For the team to mark every player?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Man-to-man. S.M. Singh did not want any throws against us in our own half or
corner-kicks against us. He knew they were dangerous situations. Vimlesh was our
master-mind; he could speed the game up, he could slow the game.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
When Joe came in and Waisea retired...</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I took that fellow’s position. I played in the district as left-wing. I took
Josateki’s position at left-wing when he retired. People did not know I was a
right-footer but it was very hard to get into the team in that position. At
Sangam Tournament in Ba S.M. Singh was watching the game. After this Mr Singh
played me last-man-down (full-back). I gave left-wing to my brother Vimal Sami
in 1984 and then I moved down to the sweeper’s position after that. Then I
moved to last-man-down (full-back, sweeper) and Jone Nakosia was moved to the
right-back.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you play for Fiji and how many games?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. In 1984 Lote Delai, Ravuama Madigi, and
the younger boys who had played for the Fiji youth team were selected.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
When did you finish playing with Ba? Was it around 1988?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
1988 was the IDC in Lautoka, we lost it. I played up until 1993.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you enjoy playing for Ba at that time?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes. If I was young now I would play again. We were not paid; now they get
money but they have no pride for the district.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
We played for the beer money.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What do you think of Ba Soccer now?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I don’t feel like going to watch the game.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Because it is controlled by the 4R Company?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes. There is no team pride and no district feeling. Before in the town people
would call us over and buy us beer. It’s not like that now; now they don’t even
know who Ba is playing that day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
This gang, Fiji Football, they should think about why the sport is not going up
but is going down.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
The interest in soccer in Fiji is below par; it is not like before in the
1980s.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Then you could feel the vibes at the village-level from the public.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you enjoy your time with Vinod Patel as Ba president?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, he is the best president. In 1993 I pulled out because Rajesh Patel came
in as president. He forced me to play one game against Tavua, I played it, and
then I went out. Rajesh wanted to control the selection of the team. Vinod was
a good fellow. He was a nice fellow who
would look after the players. S.M. Singh was a very disciplined coach. He would
tell us to have a beer after the game with the supporters. There would be 10 to
15 cartons of beer with the supporters at the stadium. S.M. Singh would say:
“after this don’t go and disturb the officials”. After this Vinod Patel would
quietly say: “I will give you some more cartons and you can drink it quietly
wherever you want to drink it”. He was a nice president.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you get free tickets for the games now?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Only for IDCs played at home.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Who was the best team in your era - Ba or Nadi?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Both teams. One would win and one would lose; we had to do or die there. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you remember the 1982 IDC Final?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
We drew with them. This man Henry smashed Tubuna’s head. It was after 6pm, no
floodlights. Save [Savenaca Waqa] said: “it’s after 6pm”. There was a return
match in Lautoka; we were drunk but we went there and we got the trophy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you know that the Nadi and Ba officials agreed not to play at Churchill
Park?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
No, I did not know.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
The officials forced you to turn up?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, but only seven of us turned up. We wore the uniforms but we were drunk as
we went out on to the field.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
We were told not to enter the field.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
But you were there at the ground?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Yes.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
We played a relegation game, 1984. We beat Tailevu-Naitasari 8-0 in Ba. The president
of Tailevu said not to play the second game as eight goals to nil was already
enough. This game was after Joe died, in 1984.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Wasn’t that the game when Inia [Bola] came back and played after the accident?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
No, he wanted to play.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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He wanted to play but he didn’t play?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes. Right from then up until now that fellow cannot smell.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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What do you think of Rudi Gutendorf as national coach?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Rudi was a good coach. Then there was Mike Everett before him. But the best
coach was S.M. Singh. He could teach you six or seven patterns. If you go to
his house you can’t see any Indian movies, just soccer. S.M. Singh’s son
Vimlesh was playing. S.M. Singh was a disciplinarian, he doesn’t care if it is
his son or not; if you are not training well he puts you out – no train, no
game. He judges you based on performance and discipline.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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So that’s how Ba was built?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Why was Rudi a good coach?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
He was also very disciplined. But he gave players time too, not like this new
Italian coach <span class="st">Carlos Buzzetti</span>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
What do you think of the standard of Ba Soccer now?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Very bad, brother, very bad.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
What are the reasons?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
No development.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
But there is an academy here in Ba...</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
But they never take it to the schools or to the village communities or to the
clubs. The academy here is like you go there to learn and then you go home. Now
they wait for the transport to pick them up and if no-one picks them up they
stay home. In our time we would run from here (the FSC line) to Govind Park to
train (from the Naidrodo line, Soweri, Talacake, Votua).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What is your comment about Meli Vuilabasa?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
He was a dangerous player too. In Rewa my brother passed to him and he scored
against Save [Savenaca Waqa]. Meli came into the Ba team in 1977. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
How about Bale Raniga as a GK – how do you rate him?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
What he does is he yells from the back to the players: “run here, run there”.
If he yells from there you can hear the sound in town. We respect him; he
guided us from the back, especially in defence. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Here is a question we asked the other Ba players: who was better as a GK – Save
or Bale?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Bale was better I tell you. At training both keepers, Bale and Save, were
trying to kick from one end to the other. Save kicked to the goal-mouth; Bale
kicked right out of the ground. This was at training for the Fiji team at
Govind Park.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Did you do any coaching at all?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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I coached Under-12s and Under-15s. I just started and then I lost hope because
there were no plans for development. This was U12s through to U15s for Ba. This
was around 1993, after I stopped playing. I said to myself: “no, leave it, look
for a job”. I felt that there was no progress in the development of soccer. I
thought it was better to look for a job to support my family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Farouk Janeman was the development officer for Fiji Football working for the
academy. Three or four times we met in Nadi and he asked me to be a development
officer in Nadi but nothing eventuated; I don’t know for what reason.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
How did you feel playing in the Ba team with all of the Fijian players? There
must have been just three or four Indian players in the first team.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
It was nothing new to me. I was born with those boys in the same community so
when playing alongside them we were able to gel together. Day and night I was
with the Fijians so my life was like living as a Fijian boy. Back then I was
the only Indian mixing with the Fijian boys.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Only the Sami brothers would mix around with the Fijians. Vimlesh and Farouk were
from the business-class families so they were different.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Vimlesh is looking after the family business, Ba Motor Parts, in Suva and
around Fiji.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Do you think it is harder for the Fijian boys to become coaches than for the
Indian boys?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
It is not hard because there is a coaching course now. Fijians have more
knowledge than Indians. Semi [Tabaiwalu] was coaching at that time. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Semi won many tournaments for Ba and then they pushed him out.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, they pushed him out, man.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What do you think would be the best solution to raise the level of soccer in
Fiji?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Soccer in Fiji can’t go up, brother.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Why can’t it go up?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Now every three months there is a window for players to run here and there. If
you give him $100 more he will run to another district. Before you could trust
a player; now you can’t trust a player because the player will chase any extra
money which is being offered.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
But why does the soccer standard not go up?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
It can’t go up.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
But why can’t it go up?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Because the players can’t stick to one district and so they don’t know each
other’s pattern of play.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
So the districts should raise and nurture their players and not let them go?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Yes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
But if they want to go Fiji Soccer can’t stop them.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Do you think overseas players should be allowed to play here?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, give them the chance to play for the district and the country.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Why do you think Fijian players are not coaching the districts today?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
The Fijian boys don’t get to go the coaching clinics because it is not
advertised on the TV or in the papers; they only tell their friends; only a
handful of people know about it. There is a racial feeling in the game now; it
is not good for the sport. I want to go coaching too but they never tell us; it
is not in the papers or on the radio.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>Henry:
That’s no good, man.</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Are you happy that you played soccer and that you made friends?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, I made friends, I made my name.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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wife (Sneh Sami, calling from inside the house): You met your wife!</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
What is your wife’s name?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: orange;">Sneh:
Sneh Sami. We were neighbours.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Because of soccer she was after me [all laugh]. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Tell us about the Ba supporters, the Indian fans?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
In our time the supporters used to come to watch the training, 300, 400 or even
1,000 people. There was huge support from the Indian community. If you won the
IDC all the taxis were free-of-charge for players. One taxi was free from here
to Suva.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
In the 1970s and 1980s life was very humble and cosy as the supporters were
very much together with the players. A
taxi-driver would drive all the way to Suva for a day or a night without you
paying a cent. Farmers would bring you fruit at the grounds and fishermen would
bring fish to the houses. </b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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At the shops the shopkeepers would let us pack our bags and fill them up with
clothes. They gave us cash and everything else. They gave clothes for the
children and the family. Now if a player comes they might close the shop. The
whole of Ba Town was open to the players. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
They went to choose their favourite shop.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
No, every shop was like that. Motibhai’s used to supply us with duty-free
liquor, beer, watches, and valuables.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Sami: The mothers [players’ wives] would go later and do the shopping for free
in addition to what the players had taken. When we walked by taxi-drivers would
give us cash. Ba Town was crazy for soccer at that time. </span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Now if you ask someone to go watch the game he will not want to go.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Do you remember when Joe Tubuna died the Ba officials invited me to come to
play for Ba?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I heard that Henry was coming and Abraham Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Do you know why I didn’t come? Because I had just moved from Lautoka to my
village in Nadi a few years before. I thought if I went there I would die in
Ba. Anand Singh, lawyer and parliamentarian in the Bavadra FLP Labour
Government, offered me $2,000 to go to play for Ba to bring the level of soccer
up, because Ba had gone down.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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And just avoided relegation.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
I said yes first but I was worried I had just moved from Lautoka to Nadi. I
thought I would get sucked into Ba life. I had already been there three years
in my village but I was still considered new. I had to establish myself in the
village for my family and my children.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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With the standard of soccer in Fiji no-one can slow the game down now.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>Henry:
They don’t know how to slow it down.<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
In that 2015 BOG semi-final [Ba versus Nadi at Govind Park] there were so many
Nadi officials on the field at the break, but what were they telling the
players?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
They just want to control the sport rather than improve it.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, they just want to control the sport.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Not for the development of soccer.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
My son was playing full-time 90-minute games for Tavua but when he came to play
for Ba he was given 5-20 minutes on the field.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Where is your son now?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I stopped him playing for Ba. That was two to three years back. They called him
but they did not give him a chance. Now he is working in Nadi Airport. Now Nadi
Soccer is going after him. His name is Dennis Rao. Now Nadi is after him; he
will wear the green jersey; watch out.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
That’s good, that’s good. The enjoyment in our time...</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
They can’t enjoy it like that now. Bacardi and everyone used to come here to
drink beer and Rusi too [Rusiate Waqa]. Now we don’t know who is playing for Ba
and who is not. Then in the town they knew who Julie Sami, Henry Dyer, Semi
[Tabaiwalu], and Bacardi were...<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
So only certain officials really looked after the players both then and today?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The best was Vinod Patel?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes. He has retired now from the business side of Vinod Patel, he stays at home
now. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I was surprised when you [Henry and Kieran] came to see me today. I was about
to go out. I saw the white hand sticking out of the car [laughs] and then I saw
Henry. It’s all black guys around here [laughs].<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
How many children do you have now?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Two daughters and two sons. The younger son is in Canada and the elder daughter
is married. One son and one daughter are staying with me. Both are working. My
daughter [Sherin Kristal Rao] is working as an accounts clerk at Rajendra
Prasad Supermarket and my son is working for Nadi Airport. As for me, I’m the
son of the late Mira Sami, Fiji and Ba soccer rep. My son [Dennis Rao] works
for ATS at Nadi Airport.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Who were some of the finest soccer players in that era?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Vula Wate, Bacardi, Aisea Mocelutu, Henry Dyer, Kini Momo, Kini Tubi, Savenaca
Waqa, Joe Tubuna, Ernest Doughty, Raphael Tuilawa, Gordon Leewai, and the Zoing
brothers from Labasa, and so many more.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Where were you when Joe died and how did you feel?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
I was at home. We drank together. Those people went to Tavua. I stayed home. I
dreamed that those people had an accident. Next morning at 6am, I asked the
mill supervisor Esala Masi: “Did something happen because I dreamed it?” The
supervisor said: “Yes, something happened; there was an accident; three of them
were there; we don’t know who died”. So then I went to Lautoka Hospital and the
doctor told me that Joe Tubuna had died. They said that the other two were in a
serious condition, Inia and Semi. I can’t forget that fellow Joe Tubuna.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
It was good to be around that fellow.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
He was like Bacardi. He could not go home without eating at my place first day
or night.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you play in all six winning IDCs?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes, 1975 to 1980.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Which was your most special?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
As I told you, 1980, because I scored the goal from 40-yards out. You have
written it!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Yes I know.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did your wife support your soccer career?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
How much did your wife support?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
You ask her, you ask her. That time she was after me [wife laughs].<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Suva offered me in the past. I was offered a car, house, and job by Moti
Musadial. He was still alive then. For me I wanted to stay in Ba. I said: “if
you put house and car into my name I will play”. You must give it in writing
but don’t just talk. That’s my future, yes?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Were you invited to the Fiji FA Veterans’ Dinner last year 2014?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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No.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Did you know they were inviting Inia Bola?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Julie:
Nobody told me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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They didn’t invite Semi, we asked him about it. They invited the
younger-generation players and Inia Bola, it’s a mystery. Maybe they wanted to
show the public that they invited Inia Bola because of the car accident.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Henry Dyer with Ba and Nadi fans @ 2015 IDC Final, Ba versus Nadi, Govind Park. The Ba fan is Jolame Ratu, age 12, Class 6, from Ba Sangam School and Verata Village, Tailevu. The Nadi fan is Mr Arun Kumar from Solovi back road, Nadi.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Julie Sami, Henry Dyer, and a young Ba supporter @ IDC Final, Ba versus Nadi 2015, Govind Park. </b><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Ba fan is Jolame Ratu, age 12, Class 6, from Ba Sangam School and Verata Village, Tailevu.</span></b></span></td></tr>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-71576223371063431962016-10-15T06:53:00.001-07:002019-02-15T05:09:35.835-08:00NEW INTERVIEW: Our new interview with Lote Delai (Ba / Fiji) & Pravin Sharma (F.G.W.U. president), 2015.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Interview with Lote
Delai (Ba and Fiji Legend) and Pravin Sharma (FSC General Workers’ Union
President)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thursday, 15 October
2015 @ Ba River Rugby Ground<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By: Henry Dyer (Nadi
Legends Club) and Kieran James (University of Fiji)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Introduction by Kieran
James: Ba hero <u>Lote Delai</u> was the Fijian player who kicked the ball in
front of Ravuama Madigi who then scored with a single left-footed touch against
Australia in the 1-0 victory at Prince Charles Park in 1988. He also kicked the
only goal in Fiji’s 5-1 loss to Australia in Australia in 1988 (World Cup
Qualifier). You can view the goal at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxJLtquyUTA
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nadi legend Henry Dyer
and I met these people down at the Ba River Rugby Ground (across the road from
the bus station) by chance on the late afternoon of Thursday 15 October 2015.
The FSC union president Pravin Sharma was enjoying a carton of longnecks with
Lote Delai and some of the other FSC boys and they were only too happy to talk
to us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry
Dyer (Nadi and Fiji legend): Watching the 2015 IDC Final at Govind Park what do
you think of Nadi’s downfall against Ba?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote
Delai (Ba and Fiji legend): The downfall of the Nadi team was in defence. They
did not know what to do with the ball; they hung on to the ball. That is how Ba
capitalized and scored that first goal. The Nadi defence forgot that Ba had a
combination of strikers that could penetrate the Nadi backline without any hard
struggle. Nadi’s downfall was also because when the team was in attack the
defence forgot to fall back into vacated space. This is where the Ba attack
took advantage. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Henry:
Lote, what do you think of the standard of soccer today in Fiji?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
It’s not at that [former] level.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Mr
Pravin Sharma (President, General Workers’ Union, Fiji Sugar Corporation, Ba
Town): I do agree with him.</b></span><span style="color: orange;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
Before we were taught about the structure of the game, possession, how to score
the goals, and what to do in attack and in defence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Henry:
Today they learn the same things at training, yes?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
That is very true but the difference is how to kick that ball into the
goalmouth and how to make a score. Knowing how to play the game in defence and attack
are the two main things.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What do you think should be done for Fiji Soccer to raise the level of the
sport up to a standard where we can move up the [world] rankings again?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
Henry, you should just look at the rugby community. Before we were pushed
around at the World Cups and Pacific Nations at the scrums and the line-outs.
When they threw the ball in the lineouts there was a big question mark about
how that guy got selected in the Fiji team. The difference today is that rugby
has done a great job at this 2015 World Cup [18 September – 31 October 2015] by
patching up all these weaknesses. Even though we lost [Fiji: won 1 lost 3,
points for: 84, points against: 101, points: 5, final position: fourth in Pool
A], the public is happy that we were up to the level of their opposition such
as England, Wales, and the Wallabies. Soccer should think about that and follow
those strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Who do you think are some of the people in soccer circles who can come in to
revive our soccer image with some soccer brains?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
Vimlesh Singh would be one of the best as he has a vision. He played the sport
and he can walk the talk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Pravin Sharma: In year 2015, when
we see the IDC, I think that soccer in Fiji is falling backwards. We can’t see
deadly strikers now like we used to see in the former era. This is due to lack
of mental and physical power. No-one thinks of what is done mentally to reach
the target. You must know which angle, which way, and with what power to hit
the ball. It is like you don’t wear a condom to make a baby [all laugh]. We
talk about strikers like Inia Bola [and] Ravuama Madigi; they were called
deadly strikers. And there was a man like Henry Dyer. During his time he was
one of the best midfielders in Fiji. Deadly striker Inia Bola was called Golden
Header. At the last moment Inia came in to head the ball from a corner-kick. Even
at one IDC Lote Delai made us win from a 40-yard out score. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>I’m quite happy to be a Ba fan too. What I am trying
to say is that, although Ba won the 2015 IDC, they don’t have the good strikers
like Madigi, Rusiate Waqa, and Inia Bola. They were called deadly strikers;
like a cobra when they strike the venom came out. We can’t trust any player at
Ba now to score a goal. I’m happy Ba won the IDC Final but I think they just
won by luck not by playing soccer. I hope that the star players would agree
with my comments. I’m happy that Ba won but I didn’t see the soccer that I used
to see. This is the downfall of Fiji Soccer. We don’t have a great player that
can produce that goal. We don’t trust the players anymore. Lote, do you agree
with my comment?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Henry Dyer and Julie Sami talking about old times.</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote: With Vimlesh as coach of the national team we
could improve…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
The standard of Fiji Soccer has fallen down. Inia was always called Golden
Header; when the ball goes to his head the goal is there. We always trusted him
to score the goal. No-one has been able to take his place, isn’t that right,
Lote? In Fiji soccer I have never seen as good a header as Inia Bola, Madigi’s
brother. When we have a corner-kick for Ba nowadays we know it will not go into
the goal especially [via] heading. In Inia’s time we knew the corner would go
into the goal especially from the header. The other great players were Jone
Nakosia, Lote Delai, and Julie Sami. Soccer is not only played physically but
mentally. You must make a pattern. It also depends on the corner-kicker and not
just on the players doing the heading. These days we don’t even have the backs
like Jone Nakosia or Kini Tubi.</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
The danger zone is the defence side. In any sport we learned from the
professionals that when you go on to the field you must be ready to go out on
to the field. But before that you must be prepared at home. You must sort out
home problems first so that at the ground your mind is free to play at your
best. An example is David Campese. When he went to play at the 1991 World Cup
he had the same problem we talked about here. He solved his problem at home and
then became the best player at the World Cup and the Wallabies won the
tournament. He had domestic family problems. It shows that every sporting
individual fits into the same category. You may not be able to perform if you
had an argument with your wife or children. Your mind would be somewhere else.
You would not be able to perform. … There is no development here [in Fiji
soccer]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Why is Ba not scoring from the headers? We have an academy here.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
Because no-one is there to teach them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kieran James with Mr and Mrs Julie Sami.</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Then why is the academy there?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
Corner-kicks are wasted now in Fiji. It’s a goal opportunity.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
It’s a must goal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
Have we got such a person here in Fiji now like Mr Inia Bola?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
No.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
Thank-you, sir; that is my comment; why don’t we create a striker who is expert
with the foot and with the head? There should be help given in a financial way
for people like Inia Bola to teach heading and left and right-kick. He can be
brought in to teach the Ba team. They must learn to score a goal with their
head and not just their feet. No-one was as perfect as Inia Bola in scoring
with the head from the corner. He is God-gifted with skill. That is the sort of
person who should be brought in to teach special skills. Now the corner-kicks
are wasted as the prof [Kieran James] says.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
So why don’t they bring Inia Bola in?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
He should be given financial status to sell his skills. Who is the highest-paid
soccer player in the world? Inia must look after his family so financially he
should be supported. Henry Dyer in the Nadi team should be sought for his help
even though a coach is there. They should at least respect his skills. Lote
Delai should be respected too. Ba Soccer [Association] should seek separate
skills from the separate players. They will be the best players to give
answers. Why don’t they seek Henry Dyer’s help?
They should financially assist him. You don’t throw away a person when
he is old. You respect him and buy his skills. [Indigenous] Fijians don’t need
much money [because of their lifestyle]. My friends here are Lote and Henry
Dyer. Fiji people don’t need many finances; they need a lot of respect. Even if you give a loaf of bread to Lote Delai
or Henry Dyer they would give their skills. The truth is Fiji is the very best
country in the world. We don’t need a lot of support from the pocket but we
need dignity and respect in the traditional way. If you give $1 of grog
[probably meaning kava but possibly means beer] they will not say no to give
their skills. But now respect is fading away. The coaches must seek blessings
and skills of the previous older players which they are not doing now in a good
manner.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
Why don’t you put the old players to be the coach?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
Yes, I do agree with that. The coach of Ba at the present time does not have
the knowledge or skills. What soccer knowledge does the current coach of Nadi
have?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
He has the certificate.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">Pravin:
They never played on the field. They have it theory wise and not practical
wise. Lote and Henry have it in theory and practical both.</span></b><span style="color: orange;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan;">Mr
Penaia Paio (age 40): I just want to conclude the interview.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lote:
Conversation!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[All
laugh.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
I want to conclude first.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Let our friend conclude.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[Friend
Mr Pravin Sharma answers phone before continuing.] </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
My question is to the [soccer] professionals here. Can you show me one
professional rugby team or professional soccer team with coach who has not
played on the field? All professional rugby and soccer coaches have played on
the field. That is my conclusion.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Dr
Kieran James (Accounting Professor, University of Fiji, Saweni campus,
2013-2015): So the Ba and Nadi coaches have not played the sport?<i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
No, they are just school-teachers. They have a certificate theory wise but they
do not have the practical experience. You need the theoretical and the practical
expertise. You [should] look at someone like Maradona.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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You have to show the players what you can do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">Pravin:
I agree with you. You must show them what a striker must do. The duty of a
striker is to score goals, simple. </span></b><span style="color: orange;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Please tell me your opinion about Henry Dyer as a player.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>Pravin:
Henry Dyer was a dangerous midfielder. During his time he was one of the best
midfielders in Fiji. He always fed the ball to Rusate Waqa, who was [as fast
as] a Melbourne Cup racehorse. That was the danger time for Ba team; they had
to be admitted to ICU [Intensive Care Unit]. [Note: This was just a way of
speaking; Ba team was not admitted to the ICU.] Rusiate Waqa was one of the
fastest strikers. When Waqa had the ball, fed by Henry Dyer, oh my God, the
defence just fell down.</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Note by Kieran James: By now dark was falling and Henry Dyer and I walked
across the rugby ground and then took the last mini-bus back to Lautoka.
Pravin and the boys waved goodbyes and, as we walked away, from our
perspective, their small group slowly disappeared into the gloomy darkness. I’m
sure they kept on drinking until their beers were finished.]</b></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Julie Sami, Henry Dyer, and young Ba supporter Jolame Ratu @ IDC Final, Ba versus Nadi 2015, Govind Park. </b><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The Ba fan is Jolame Ratu, age 12, Class 6, from Ba Sangam School and Verata Village, Tailevu. </b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: black;">Henry Dyer, Inia Bola, and granddaughter of Inia Bola.</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: black;">Henry Dyer, Prof Kieran James (University of Fiji), Inia Bola, and granddaughter of Inia Bola, 17/6/2015.</b></span></td></tr>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-60183808975663780562016-06-21T08:09:00.000-07:002019-02-16T07:05:40.494-08:00SOCIAL HISTORY: "The Sea God Visits Namoli Village / Chinese School", by Henry Dyer, 23 April 2015.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry Dyer (first on right) at family gathering @ Namoli Village with his childhood home at rear of picture (green painted house at left). </span></b></span></span><b><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Left to Right: </span></span></span></b><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Samu Yalayala </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(represented Fiji in 15s in the mid-1980s)</span></b></span></span>; </span></b></span></span>Henry's cousin Jone Baravilala (played for Lautoka 15s); </span></b></span></span></span><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paulo Nawalu (represented Fiji in 7s and 15s, Japan 7s coach); and Henry Dyer.</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By
Henry Dyer and Kieran James<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The players who made it to the Fiji team
from basketball came from Namoli Village and most of them succeeded because of
their early years at the Chinese School’s basketball court. They played with
the Chinese basketball team from Lautoka. Then they formed a team of their own.
Players such as Apolosi Tora made it into the Fiji team. Of the ladies there
was Kesaia and Mere Satala. They made the team because the Chinese community
was very small and the Chinese could not make up two teams for training. So the
village boys would make up the numbers for the second team. The village women got involved because of their interest but the Chinese women did not
participate. Therefore, the Chinese School basketball court made some impact
into the lives of the Namoli youth at one stage back then. Their interest was
very high. We used to stand on the side-lines near the seaside watching until
it was so dark we could not see the ball. It was just a wire-fence at that
time. They let us in because we were also contributing to guarding the school.
Now there is a brick wall there but then it was just wire. We played until dark
or until you could not see the ball. If it was a full moon I remember we played
for much longer. I played just for fun but there were much better players than
me who understood the game more and had the rhythm for the game. The first
basketball team started way before the 1970s. I started using the court as a
child in the early-1970s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Chinese School is
one of the oldest schools in Lautoka. Back then for a (non-Indian) local to
school in the Chinese School it was an unusual event. We knew the culture of
the Chinese education system there. Behind the Chinese School, where the
minibus stand is located today, there were bushes and a wild guava plantation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fiji has a long history
of the sea gods and as kids we knew about this because, being brought up by the
sea at Namoli Village, there was this young woman (just a little older than us)
who, at twilight of the evening, was possessed by the sea god who appeared on
land. He was the sea god of the low tide. We had to take this young woman to her
family. They asked the sea god to please leave her alone. They did the Fijian
ceremony and asked the sea god: “Why are you giving the young child trouble?”
He answered back through the young woman saying: “You are all making too much
noise at the place where I surfaced [i.e. the basketball court at the Chinese
School].” I experienced this myself. The sea god’s name was <i>Rateciyavi</i> (meaning “the twilight low
tide”). Twilight was the time when he came up to the surface. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Basketball at the Chinese School in recent times.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Straight after this
incident the Chinese School became empty at that time of the evening. The
belief was really high and sports training used to be affected. This continued
until such a time as some stronger boys came through who said not to believe in
it and to carry on training regardless. The girl was set free and the devil
disappeared. The sea god used to attract the women more. He used to choose the
pretty women in particular as his victims. I remember that Namoli Village was
full of belief because many strange things occurred there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sometimes when you are
a young teenager (aged 14 to 16 years) you want to explore what life is all about.
We used to walk around the streets of Lautoka and we were open to all kinds of mischief.
However, belief in the ancestral gods was always there in the back of our
minds. The Fijians believe that, before Christianity came, they had their own
ancestral gods. Those gods had power and gave them strength. The Christians
today (the orthodox ones) treat the Fijian ancestral gods as demons. However,
the real native <i>iTaukei</i> person (the
hardcore villagers) still believes that the ancestral gods exist even though he
goes to church. He can mix them with the Christian God in his understanding of
the world. However, the (indigenous) Fijians who are really into Christian
belief opt to stay away from mixing the two gods. They can mix the two but they
opt not to because it is a very dangerous thing. They know that it is a demon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While walking in the streets
of Lautoka we would be talking about all the collective stories from our
individual families. We would be talking about different episodes of the gods.
It used to be really scary while walking the streets of Lautoka. There were
very few lights on the streets then. When we reached the villages we used to
just split up and run to our individual houses. We were afraid that the demons
were waiting for us. Sometime we would crash into the front door. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Henry Dyer and Wally Mausio @ Lautoka Club, 2014.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Talking about the
ancestral gods, I had to spend one of my school holidays with my grandma’s
household at Tukuvuci. This is close to the Fiji Bitter beer factory. At this
same time, as soon as it was dark, my grand-mum (the mother of the Ratudradra
brothers) would tell her grandchildren to run up a small hill with a kerosene
lantern for 40 metres. She would tell us to run down with the lantern again.
She would say: “He’s there.” We would say: “Who’s there?” She would tell us:
“Look towards the hills” (Tavakubu Hills and beyond). Up above the pine trees
we would see a light floating over the ridges and the trees in the dark. She
would tell us: “There, you see he is playing with us.” As a child, I ran up and
down that small hill and played with the ancestral gods. I don’t know whether
the children today will see what I saw then with my own eyes. We children
living in that generation at that time were quite fortunate to see a lot of
things from the ancient past. We could see it with our eyes. I don’t know
whether people can see that today or possibly not because Christianity has
seeped into every house today. The upbringing in those days was very special.
You were taught to obey and to be respectful. You were taught to dress to the
occasion. You were taught to always say the right things and not to be rude or
offensive. We were taught to respect the older menfolk (the uncles) as they
were the next in line to take over in the house. The youngest uncle was
respected in the same way that the eldest uncle was. The (indigenous) Fijian
protocol was indeed something else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">[By
the former Fiji national team player Henry Dyer, as told to Dr Kieran James of
University of Fiji, 23 April 2015.]</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Left
to Right: Top Row: Aunt Sarah from Vunavaivai Family and Henry Dyer.
Bottom Row: The late Uncle Timoci Waivure (Rest In Peace) and Cousin
Nawaqaliva with daughter @ Namoli Village. Aunt Sarah and Uncle Timoci's
parents were brothers.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry
Dyer (left) and Uncle Siveniasi Rasaqiwa ("Bosoni") with nephew from
Nakavu Village Jone ("Geese") (left) and Uncle Sive's grandson. "Geese"
was originally from Nawaka Village (back road of Nadi). </span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry
Dyer with his two cousins. Second from left is Uncle Simione Tora's
daughter. Third from left is Vaseva (Uncle Diri Yalayala's daughter).</span></span></span></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry Dyer and Kieran James (at
top) with Henry's cousin Vilitadi's wife Luisa (bottom row, first on
left) and her daughter (bottom row, second from left) and other children
at the reunion. Vilitadi was a former police officer. He met Luisa in
Labasa when he was working with the police.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Left to Right: Aunty Luisa Dria (youngest in the family); Auntie Litia Marama (eldest of the sisters / Paolo Nawalu's mother); the late Uncle Timoci Waivure (who was then the eldest of the brothers alive); Aunty Emma ("Diggy") (third youngest in the family); and Henry's mother Vasiti Suvewa Yalayala (third of the girls in the family). She later married into the Pettit family.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Left to Right: Kieran James,
Henry's eldest son Anare Tuidraki ("Fella"), and Henry's cousin
Nawaqaliva. He resides in Naviago Village on the outskirts of Lautoka.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Left to Right: Kieran James and Henry's mother Vasiti Suvewa Yalayala (third of the girls in Henry's family). In the background
on the right in the green dress is Henry's Aunty Vaseva. She was
married to the eldest of the brothers Diri Yalayala.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">OLD FIJI REPS PHOTO. Left to Right: Top row: Henry's cousin (Aunt Sarah's son from Vunavaivai Family); Samu Yalayala </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(represented Fiji in 15s in the mid-1980s)</span></b></span></span>; and Henry's cousin Jone Baravilala </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(played for Lautoka 15s)</span></b></span></span>. Bottom row: Diri Yalayala (represented Fiji in 7s); Amena Tora; Watisoni Nasalo (represented Fiji in 15s in 1976); Paulo
Nawalu (represented Fiji in 7s and 15s, Japan 7s coach); Henry Dyer;
and Viliame Ratudradra (represented Fiji in 7s and 15s in the
late-1970s). He scored the first try when Fiji beat the British Lions at
the old Bucharst Park in 15s.</span></b></span><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> He was also part of one of the first Fiji teams to play Hong Kong 7s before the IRB 7s circuit was formed. </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All of them played at one time together for Batiri Rugby Club and Lautoka Maroons.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">OLD FIJI REPS PHOTO. Left to Right: Top row: Henry's cousin (Aunt Sarah's son from Vunavaivai Family); Samu Yalayala </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(represented Fiji in 15s in the mid-1980s)</span></b></span></span>; and Henry's cousin Jone Baravilala </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(played for Lautoka 15s)</span></b></span></span>. Bottom row: Diri Yalayala (represented Fiji in 7s); Amena Tora; Watisoni Nasalo (represented Fiji in 15s in 1976); Paulo
Nawalu (represented Fiji in 7s and 15s, Japan 7s coach); Henry Dyer;
and Viliame Ratudradra (represented Fiji in 7s and 15s in the
late-1970s). He scored the first try when Fiji beat the British Lions at
the old Bucharst Park in 15s.</span></b></span><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> He was also part of one of the first Fiji teams to play Hong Kong 7s before the IRB 7s circuit was formed. </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All of them played at one time together for Batiri Rugby Club and Lautoka Maroons.</span></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-74851485135464472812016-06-14T05:20:00.000-07:002019-02-16T06:54:10.186-08:00SOCIAL HISTORY: "The Restaurants and Nightclubs of Old Lautoka", by Henry Dyer, 16 April 2015.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Restaurants and
Nightclubs of Old Lautoka.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By Henry Dyer and Kieran James.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lautoka has changed. Today there are new
buildings as compared to the colonial buildings of the first business houses.
There were only a few Chinese people before at that time. I remember Eddie Hin
and Kum Poi. I was brought up with some of them then in the early-1960s through
to the 1970s. We went to church with most of the Chinese community at the
Evangelical Fellowship Church which was located just beside Jasper Williams
High School. The church still stands today. The pastor then was Pastor Cairns.
His son, Pastor Cairns Junior, took over. This is when I learned about the
Chinese community at an early age as I became friends with them. One of the
Chinese children (Graeme Leung) became the chairperson or president of the Law
Society. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Henry Dyer @ Renee's Pub, Naviti St, Lautoka, 6 March 2015.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most of the Chinese
restaurateurs have moved on to different businesses. One of the restaurants
then was Yang’s, located beside the Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre was
located on the corner of Naviti Street and Vakabale Street just opposite Jolly
Good Restaurant and the market. A Chinese provision and lolly shop is located
there today. Yang’s Restaurant was located around three stores away from Globe
Theatre, further down on Naviti Street (in the direction towards MH and Nan
Yang Seafood Restaurant). Business in Lautoka then was very slow compared to
today. Inside the Filipino tailor shop today (opposite the market on Vakabale
Street) you can still see the stairway which used to lead up to the Globe
Theatre. The restaurant called The Great Wall of China Restaurant on Naviti
Street (opposite Renee’s Pub) was not open then. Those Chinese came in later
although now I have heard that that family claims to be the leader of the
Chinese community in Lautoka.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was also the
Crown Theatre. It had wooden walls. It is where Infashion store is located
today on Vitogo Parade. It was really old when we started going to cinemas
then. I don’t know for how long it had been standing before I was born in the
early-1960s. The third cinema was the Mayfair Theatre which was located where
Village 4 is today. Crown Theatre closed down a long way back, years before the
Globe Theatre closed. This was probably due to its age. It might have been
difficult to resurrect it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were only two
curry house shops in Lautoka, Narsey’s and Bombay Lodge. Narsey’s was located
beside the Pacific Transport Headquarters which is now one of those big takeaway
restaurants in Lautoka. Narsey’s was located on Yasawa Street; it was about the
sixth shop from the corner and opposite from the bus station. At Narsey’s they
had a variety of curries and they were the best in town then. I remember,
because when I first worked as a dockworker at Lautoka Wharf (age 17) when I
got my pay (around $17-per-shift which was big money), I used to see the drift
of the dockworkers towards this curry house. This is how and when I got my
first taste of curry restaurant food in Lautoka. Today this restaurant is still
there but with a different owner and a different name. Back then to have a meal
away from home was like going to America and coming back. It seemed like that
to me then as a child. There were other curry houses such as Bombay Lodge on
Naviti Street (opposite Sugar City Mall) but Narsey’s was a famous place and
everyone was heading there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Henry Dyer and Wally Mausio @ Lautoka Club, 2014.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yang’s Restaurant was
the top-class restaurant in Lautoka then. They would fix the dish up with real
Chinese spices. It was a top-class restaurant and not just a café or takeaway
shop. There was another Chinese restaurant, Eddy Hin’s. They still have this
restaurant but I don’t know who the owners are now. Nan Yang Seafood Restaurant
is located in the same shop too. There were only two Chinese restaurants back
then. More people went to Yang’s probably due to its location near to the bus
station, the centre of town, and the taxis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At that time the Indian
community was very closely-knit. They did not mingle with the (indigenous)
Fijians much perhaps due to fear of discrimination. It was very hard to play
soccer on the field with the Indian children. They had a soccer ball and you
would sit on the side-lines waiting to play and they would say “no Fijians”
perhaps because we were perceived to be stronger and rougher. At night you
would seldom see an Indian on the street compared to nightlife today. They have
opened up to this side of life much more now. The dress style of the young
Indian girls today is different. Back then you would not see girls wearing
tight jeans or long pants. They used to just wear Indian clothes such as saris.
If you saw an Indian girl then in long pants everyone would look at her and you
would hear the passing of remarks. At that time I am sure that the Indian
population of Lautoka was significantly higher than it is today because of
emigration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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nightclubs in Lautoka. The oldest of them all was Raymond’s Night Club. Today
it is a warehouse building connected to the wharf. It was right at the edge of
the gate to the wharf. This nightclub had a balcony where you could look out
towards the Bekana Island, Namoli Village, and beyond. This nightclub was the
meeting-place for the local (indigenous) Fijian crowd. The owner was Raymond
Wong. His son is Patrick Wong. He is one of the tourism big boys today. As at
February 2007 he was the general manager of Matamanoa Island Resort and in 2009
he was Tourism Fiji chairperson. Patrick was a former boxing champion in
bantamweight. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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nightclub just to see what life was like after nightfall. It used to close
around 1:00 a.m. It shut down around the same time as Globe Theatre or just prior
to that. This would have been in the late-1970s or early-1980s. It was very
similar to the atmosphere you find today at Deep Sea Nightclub in Nadi or
Renee’s Pub in Lautoka. People who have money take the floor and those who go
to watch stand aside and wait for the chance to push their way in and take
advantage of the benefits. This was just a joke to us as youth. We would sit
back and watch how things worked in the nightclub. We just wanted to get a buzz
before we went home. I remember I was there one night because I wanted to see
what life was like in a nightclub. My uncle (Eneri Ratudradra) was a rugby
player for Lautoka then. When he saw me he said: “Hey nephew, come here.” I
thought he was happy to see me. This was in the nightclub. He asked me who I
had come with. I said: “With my friends.” Then he pulled out his belt and he
said: “I want to see you go down these stairs and then run home to the village.”
He was referring to Namoli Village where I then lived. This did not deter me as
we had quite a large group and we would always move together (either to play
sports or to go to functions or to see what nightlife was about). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was Whiskey Town. This nightclub was located at the top of the stairway next to
Bargain Box and near to the Australian betting shop on Vitogo Parade. This
nightclub had no escape route. The only way out was the stairwell which you had
come up! This nightclub was a very rowdy place perhaps because it was in the
town area. It was not open during the daytime. Whiskey Town was more often
frequented by the villagers from the Lautoka area than Raymond Wong’s nightclub
was. The villagers came from Vitogo, Naviago, Vuda, and Namoli. It was easier
then for the people from Vuda to come to Lautoka. We used to watch fights
breaking out as a result of arguments which spiralled out of control. We would
see fights but there was always something more to it than was obvious to people
at the time. Sometimes fights would spill out on to Vitogo Parade. This
nightclub was closed sometime after Club 21. It was easier for people to go to
Whiskey Town because going to Raymond’s meant a long walk back home to the
village. Raymond’s closed down first and then Club 21 and then Whiskey Town.
Whiskey Town was at the centre of the city and so it was the number one venue
for the city’s nightlife. This venue was the place where everyone went to for
sports and social. It offered easy access to everybody. (Lautoka Club had
already opened back then.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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before Whiskey Town. The location was opposite where Great Wall of China
Restaurant is now (on Naviti Street). I think it is upstairs from next to the
Chinese phone shop called Dickson’s. There was an indoor spiral staircase up to
it which is still there today. This was a nightclub for the young working
generation and the school-children. By contrast, Whiskey Town was for the
villagers and the local (indigenous) Fijian community. Club 21 had a very good
atmosphere because all communities around Lautoka met there. This is where the
young generation, which schooled in various places around Lautoka, came to meet
up with each other in the evenings. I used to go there when I was in Ba
Provincial Secondary School and later. Ba Provincial Secondary School was
located at first where the present Housing Authority Office is today (beside
Coronation Church). When I studied at this school it had already moved to its
present location. Club 21 was very lax in checking whether you were of drinking
age. You just had to look smart and act smart. There were fights there also.
Sometimes old rivalries would lead to fights (for example, Waiyavi boys versus
Topline boys). (Topline is a suburb on the outskirts of Lautoka.) This was a
meeting place too during the eight-week school holidays. It used to be
absolutely jam-packed. This nightclub was for all communities but it was mainly
patronized by the (indigenous) Fijians and the part-Europeans because the
Indians tended to stick to themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were no Indian
nightclubs then. The only place that the Indians went to occurred much later.
It was opened just a few years back. That is the nightclub opposite the Sugar
City Mall on Naviti Street. At that location there used to be the Galaxy
Nightclub although it came later than the other nightclubs already mentioned.
It only opened in the late-1970s. It was for the upper-class. It had a new type
of dance-floor, lights underneath the floor, and the flickering balls which lit
up the walls. Galaxy Nightclub was also mostly for the Fijians and the
part-Europeans. It was later one of the busiest places of them all. In that
central location the transport and the food were easily accessible and this
factor ensured its popularity. None of the restaurants open now in Lautoka were
open back then. Tigers and Jolly Good have only been there for a short period
of time (perhaps eight or nine years). I used to go to Lautoka Club but not all
that often. I would go there for a drink or for special functions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sports and Social was
another nightclub. At that time there were four nightclubs – Raymond’s, Whiskey
Town, Club 21, and Sports and Social. Galaxy was opened after Raymond’s had
closed down. Sports and Social Club was meant for the sports people of Lautoka.
It was designed as a place for sportspeople to gather after matches. Sports and
Social Club was located right beside Churchill Park. It was a building just to
the right of the ticket booth at the Churchill Park main entrance. The building
has since been demolished. It was where all the sportspeople and people from
all sectors of life would meet together after the game and they would stay
there until it was time to head home. We enjoyed meeting with the older
generation of that time as they enjoyed us serving their beers and we would
show respect to them. It gave them a touch of youth again. I remember old
George Farrell, Alosi Johns and her husband David Johns (my uncle), Mrs Millie
Ah Tong, and Dr Tuidraki. They were the regulars of the club during that time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Kieran James, Henry's eldest son "Fella", and unknown, 2014.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Sports and Social
Club was for the older working crowd. This was their pub. The younger
generation sometimes would spill over and mingle with the older guys in the
hope of receiving more beers because the older crowd, then as now, had more
money. Sports and Social was where the younger generation would look to. It was
a Nadi Club type of place but for the matured (indigenous) Fijians. It was
patronized by government workers and private-sector workers. There were fights
there sometimes when the older respected citizens were not around. The fights
used to be extremely brutal because there were two empty streets and a whole
playground to use for fights. You had to either fight or run for your life. We
used to enjoy it. We would stand on the sugar-cane tramlines and watch. We
would see people run or get knocked out. This club was open during the daytime
as well. At one stage food was available but then that was stopped. People were
very sad when this club closed. This was one of the saddest moments for Lautoka
as it was owned by the locals. Even today, when I walk past that place, the
memories keep coming back. It has been demolished for over ten years now and
nothing has been done. I hope something can be done to resurrect it again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Paolo Nawalu and Henry Dyer @ Namoli Village, 2014.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Club 21 changed its
name to Great Wall of China. Now I see a restaurant in Naviti Street called
Great Wall of China and I assume that they borrowed the name from the nightclub
and/or that there were some connections through maternal links. The real Great
Wall person was Raymond Wong (Patrick Wong’s father) who also owned Club 21.
Patrick Wong is in the tourism sector now. At one time he was managing one of
the island resorts. I am really not sure where he is now.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yang’s Restaurant was
owned by Alfred’s family and Eddie Hin’s restaurant was owned by, of course,
Eddie Hin. He also had a lemonade / soft-drink company. There was a Chinese
restaurant in Eddie Hin’s building on the ground floor. I don’t remember the
name of the restaurant. There was a small milk bar there at the entrance to the
restaurant. Many Fijian ladies were working there. This restaurant was open
from the mid-1970s to the early-1980s. It may even have existed as far back as
the 1960s. I used to go there sometimes when I was a young schoolboy at Drasa
Avenue School. (I left Drasa Avenue School in 1975.) I would have a milkshake
there for 20 cents. You could sit inside the shop and have a milkshake. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was another
milkshake restaurant owned by a Gujarati family called S.B. Maharaj. It was
located near the Crown Theatre, opposite the hockey grounds. I would meet with
other schoolchildren there to have a milkshake. If I had 20 cents spare I would
stop there after school to have a milkshake with other Drasa Avenue
schoolchildren. Today that milkshake would cost $3 or more. The milkshake glass
was very tall and very wide (perhaps nine inches by four inches). If I had 40
cents I would have two. It would take until dinner to finish the two
milkshakes. I used to enjoy sipping them very slowly. Things back then were
very cheap. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Other nightclubs opened
and closed but they did not have the longevity of the four clubs I have
mentioned plus Galaxy Nightclub. At one time there was a lack of nightlife in
Lautoka. This was during the mid-1980s. The Sport and Social Club closed around
13 years ago. Before these nightclubs closed people from as far away as Ba,
Tavua, and Vatukoula would come down to Lautoka because it was a city. They
would enjoy the nightlife and spend the night there. That same crowd from the
1980s then gravitated to Nadi because Lautoka’s nightlife had died. By this
time I also had moved to Nadi. The crowd would travel from Tavua to as far away
as Nadi just to enjoy the nightlife. By that time (late-1980s) the tourism
industry in Nadi had just started to boom. Lautoka now has a lot of nightlife
again. The community has changed its approach to life. People have become friendlier amongst
themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The present nightclub
at Lautoka Hotel (now called Hunter’s Inn) opened sometime during the
early-1980s. It is called the <i>Qara Vatu</i>
(in English: the Tomb). I remember going there. It was a different style to the
other nightclubs. It had a different atmosphere as it appeared that you were
really in a stone cave. There were lights, music, and a bar. We used to
frequent this place only when we had money. Now the place is for anybody; before
it was mostly for the young (indigenous Fijian) crowd from the nearby villages
and communities. They all respected each other until it started getting a bit
rowdy. My memory is strongest of the places I went to when I was very young which
includes neither the Galaxy nor the Tomb.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was also a nightclub which opened up in the Namoli Industrial Area (at the back
of Namoli Village and close to the sea). This nightclub was also an attraction
but unfortunately it did not last for long. This place was frequented mostly by
the villagers and the other (indigenous) Fijians. It only lasted for around
four or five years. It was great to have a night out there because you had a
view of Bekana Island and the lights of the Lautoka Wharf; and you had the
breeze. It was owned by a local. I do remember that beer was cheap there. I had
a lot of friends there as I grew up in Lautoka. I used to really enjoy the
nights there. This nightclub was opened much later, around the mid-1990s.
Sometimes I would visit because I would frequently go back and forth between
Nadi and Lautoka. Since I grew up in Namoli Village I always retain a strong
attachment to Lautoka. I have my mother’s family residing there too.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">[By the
former Lautoka, Nadi, and Fiji national soccer player Henry
Dyer, as told to Dr Kieran James of the University of Fiji, 16 April
2015.]</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-17712873550372794452016-06-03T08:19:00.000-07:002019-02-16T10:11:25.469-08:00FOOTBALL HISTORY: "Nadi 7, Ba 0 (national league match)", by Henry Dyer, 19 August 2015.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nadi and Fiji teammates Henry Dyer (left) and Inosi Tora @ Namotomoto Village, Nadi (2014).</span></span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this national-league match at Prince
Charles Park, Ba had most of their star players including Bale Raniga as
goalkeeper. It was on a hot sunny afternoon and before half-time we had already
put in four goals. The year was probably 1982. At this match Ba had nothing to
lose and nothing to win for. They were already out of the running for the national-league
title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the second half, we
scored the fifth goal. We then started to fool around because of the goal
margin. Nadi needed to win by five goals to get the league title over Lautoka.
We asked ourselves (because most of the players from Ba were our mates in the
Fiji team): “Should we leave the score-line as it is or ask them to assist us
to widen the margin?” They said they would give us another two.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we scored these last
two goals we were playing constructive soccer but the spectators did not know
that Ba was already giving in and we were also not playing wholeheartedly
because of our western region and national-team comradeship. Most of the Ba
players were from Nadroga so we were western region comrades as well as
national-team comrades. Our relations were very intact. The people did not
understand this. When the indigenous Fijians get together, that creates its own
new and different reality. Even the people who lived with us every day would
not know what was happening. When the day is over the damage is done. This is
to show that Fijians (indigenous Fijians) are always intact. If there is a big
game, such as Farebrother’s Rugby Challenge from two <i>vanuas</i> (from different provinces, say Nadi and Naitasiri) (a <i>vanua</i> means that there is only one
paramount chief in that area) the emotion gets intensified and they could kill
each other in the nightclub after the game. However, after this has happened,
because of the links of our ancestors (the first Fijians), we both declare that
we were wrong and that the violence should not have happened. We accept our
oneness and unity. This is what the Fiji military force is all about. All in
all, the Fijians are very particular and sensitive and aware. The Indian
players on both sides (Ba versus Nadi) were with us but I don’t think they
would have really understood what was happening between the indigenous Fijian
players. I think until today it is still the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The late Joe Tubuna was
playing in that Ba team on that day. I scored two goals, Rusiate Waqa scored
some, and the rest must have been from the midfielders and the strikers. I
cannot remember. Ba had their best players in the team. Before the game we told
them in advance that it was no use for them to play their hearts out because we
were going to play our hearts out and really go for the win. Psychologically we
had the upper hand before the game started. I think before the game Ba was
positioned around third or fourth. Bale Raniga had a very bad day. He lives now
in Sydney, Australia. He was a massive guy and standing in the goalmouth he
looked like a lion in the cage. He was always talking in his loud voice from
the back. By contrast, Savenaca Waqa, as he is now, was very quiet on the field
of play. He was a more classical goalkeeper. I would say that Save was the
greatest goalkeeper of that era in Fiji but I admired Bale because he was the
talker for the team always bringing the team together. Whenever he came in to
substitute for Save in the Fiji team he always made an immediate impact in the
goal area just because of his talking and the instructions he would give us
from the back. I used to enjoy playing with these senior players such as Stan
Morel in the <i>libro</i> position (meaning
“last man down” because he was getting the scolding from Bale from the back and
he had to relay these messages on to the team). When you were in a team that
was full of classical, unique, and fit players, you enjoyed playing the game
and you could imagine that without being amongst these players you would not be
able to perform. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would say that, like
any other winning sports team in the world, it is the blending of unique
talents that made the Nadi and Fiji teams excellent and untouchable. This
applies also to our Fiji 7s team which won three Hong Kong 7s tournaments in a
row from 1990 to 1992. It was the blend of players which gave them a unique
mixture which the other teams did not have (Ratu Kitione Vesikula (coach); Noa
Nadruku Tabulutu; Waisale Serevi and the rest of the Nabua boys, including
Mesake Rasari, the soldier). In that era it was the sheer guts and potential
that the Fiji soccer boys had which was decisive. Today, to match that, you
have to put money down on the line to get to that standard. You need coaching
clinics and dieticians and all those other things which characterize the modern
era. Now they are paid so highly in professional rugby that soccer (which is a
bigger sport worldwide, played and watched by millions) is not able to operate
on the same level as that here in Fiji. The question is: “Why is this?” Rugby
was down at a low point economically here in Fiji but it has now risen and
jetted off to another height. Fiji rugby has been at number nine in the world
which is a very high ranking. (The ranking was number 11 as at 30 May 2016.
Fiji’s best ever ranking has been number nine in both 2007 and 2015.) The rugby
competition has been aided by Fijian players playing for overseas clubs and
then coming back and making a huge difference.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Fiji rugby
officials have done a lot for the clubs in Fiji and they have succeeded in
lifting the standards because of coaching clinics and other initiatives. I know
that Fiji Football is doing some things to lift the standards of soccer but it
really does not seem that it is enough. They need to try out some new systems
and ideas. They should take ideas from overseas and bring them back here. They
should encourage more local boys to play overseas and they need to improve
contacts and networks with overseas clubs. A good example is Croatia which has
a population of only 3.5 million people but which can play in the World Cup
finals. They need to study the integrated systems operating in countries such
as Croatia. They should go to FIFA and ask for support and assistance. Fiji
should be playing a leading role in soccer in the Pacific. If we had beaten
Australia back then, in 1988, why can’t it be done again now to show the world
of soccer that Fiji soccer exists in the Pacific? It might even be good for
tourism. It seems that since 1988 Australia has gone forwards while Fiji has
gone backwards. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Australia won the Asian
Cup in 2015 whereas Fiji is not even the top-ranked team or second-ranked team
in Oceania. Fiji Football needs to look at these things. It tends to pay too
much attention to the district level and not enough attention to the national
level. It seems that the main objective of the officials is to keep control of
the game rather than exploring various ways of improving it. This is why the
same tournaments are run year after year and nothing changes. When the overseas
Fiji-Indians come back to attend local soccer tournaments they are very
interested in just reliving their past memories of the Fiji which they
remember. This could be another factor which encourages the officials here to
just keep on repeating the same tournaments year after year without
innovations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You never hear of any
Fiji soccer players making a name for themselves overseas except for Roy
Krishna. In rugby you hear every week of a new Fiji player, and some of them
are young and unknown, succeeding overseas. You even read of young
school-leavers becoming rugby stars beyond the shores of Fiji. On page 40 of <i>Fiji Sun</i> on Thursday, 9 April 2015 it
was announced that Keegan Linderboom (ex-Waitakere United) and James Hoyt
(ex-Auckland City youth representative) would play for Ba in the Oceania
Champions League (source: W. Nasokia, “Imports boost ‘Men in Black’”, <i>Fiji Sun</i>, Thursday, 9 April 2015, pp.
39, 40). This demonstrates the point that Fiji soccer only imports but it does
not export. Hoyt was in fact born in Varadoli, Ba and migrated to New Zealand
in 2002 so he is not even an import as such but purely the bringing back of a
local talent. Hoyt (age 24) did not go overseas to play soccer as an adult but
simply migrated overseas with his family as a 12-year-old.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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On Thursday, 9 April 2015 it was announced that the Punjas Group of Companies
would sponsor Lautoka FA for FJD35,000 a year which is a record at local club
level according to Rajnesh Naicker, LFA Vice-President and league chairman
(source: W. Nasokia, “Punjas $35,000 Boost for LFA”, <i>Fiji Sun</i>, Thursday, 9 April 2015, p. 38). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the former Fiji national team player Henry Dyer, as told to Dr Kieran James of
University of Fiji at Mainaka’s Café in Nadi, 9 April 2015.]</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-5320916597762519412016-03-05T06:30:00.000-08:002018-10-09T05:31:58.432-07:00TRIBUTE: A tribute to Mr. Jai Chandra, Nadi fan / University of Fiji Lecturer (Accounting), by Kieran James / Ruth Irwin, 5/3/2016.<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 6pt 0pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #373e4d; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b>By Professor Kieran James</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #373e4d; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">1 “<b>TRIBUTE
TO JAI:</b> <b>Mr. Jai Chandra</b> worked with me in Accounting Department at <b>University of Fiji</b> from
May 2013 to December 2015 so that makes me his last boss. I am very saddened
and shocked to hear of his death at a young age. In my last week at UOF last
year he presented his research proposal for his Master thesis, a thesis he will
now never complete. It would be nice if UOF gave consideration to awarding him
the degree posthumously. As all past and present students know he had expert
accounting and auditing knowledge and was a dedicated lecturer who gave 10
years of service to UOF. He was widely respected and even slightly feared by
the naughty or talkative or lazy students. He always had a grin on his face and
that made everyone's day better although sometimes you were not sure if he was
laughing with you or at you! He was a dedicated Nadi supporter and I was happy
I could introduce him to my friend Henry Dyer (Nadi soccer legend) and the
three of us had drinks a few times at Bounty and elsewhere. As mentioned, Jai
was a dedicated Nadi fan who would replay disputed goals or penalties on his
office youtube the day after big games. He was a just, kind, and fair person
with a strong set of internal ethics and values. I trusted him 100% and trusted
his judgement on many matters. I will miss him a lot. I'm sure if he had
finished PhD he could have been a professor in Fiji or overseas. My condolences
to his close friends (such as Mr. Riaz Mohammed Azam) and surviving family. It
seems American rockers Creedence Clearwarer Revival were right this time when
they wrote "Only the good die young". Go Nadi Go and I hope they
can win a trophy for Mr. Jai this season” (by Kieran James, Senior Lecturer,
University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow and former Accounting Professor at
University of Fiji, May 2013 – December 2015, </span><a href="mailto:Kieran.James@uws.ac.uk"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="color: yellow;">Kieran.James@uws.ac.uk</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: small;"><b>By Professor Ruth Irwin</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-BZ" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: small; mso-ansi-language: EN-BZ;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was very big – he was a very popular man and very well
respected in his community. As you probably know, he was the last person in his
immediate family. There were a great many cousins there, and they were deeply
affected at his death. One of the women was quite hysterical. It was really
sad. I think ... she felt bereft
of him, and worried about the future. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-BZ" style="color: #1f497d; mso-ansi-language: EN-BZ;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He had built a really good concrete house. It was well constructed, with
lovely tiles on the floor. Not quite finished but definitely <span style="color: white;">nearly</span> there. He
built the whole thing himself. The funeral was in the front porch which had a
big corrugated iron awning. Its quite a rural settlement up the Votualevu road.
The ceremony was really beautiful. He was in an open casket and there were
speeches and prayers. Lots of mention of unifiji, given that most of his adult
life he worked here. One of his friends from here gave a speech. Then his
cousins performed a ritual, where they were blessed, and then poured herbal
water into his mouth, passed incense around his body, put garlands over his
head, put the turmeric mark on his forehead and said their goodbyes. That was
when the women started wailing. After that, they took him in a van up to the
cemetery and the men kept him company while they put his body in a fire" (by Professor Ruth Irwin, Education Professor, School of Humanities and Arts, University of Fiji, Saweni campus, used with permission).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-16313986058852955162016-03-05T06:16:00.004-08:002018-09-12T01:00:36.324-07:00NEW INTERVIEW: Savenaca Waqa and Seremaia Tale talk with Henry Dyer, 27 August 2015.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Savenaca Waqa (left) and Henry Dyer @ Navakai Housing, Namotomoto Village, Nadi, 27/8/2015.</span></span></b></td></tr>
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Seremaia Tale (Nadi and Fiji Legends)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">27 August 2015 @ Seremaia’s house
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By Henry Dyer (Nadi Legends Club) and
Kieran James (University of Fiji) <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Note: Manasa Tamanivalu was also present
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry
Dyer: When did you start playing soccer?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Waqa: 1974, our club was the Tanoa Soccer Club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Who do you remember playing with in that year?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Rasool Dean, Joe Lutumailagi, Marika Vuniyawaz, Eliesa Varoi, Samuela Dawai
Lutumailagi, Boy Reddy, and Prem Chand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
When did you get into the Nadi team?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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1975.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
So most of your club mates were in the Nadi team at that time?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What tournaments did you play for at that time?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Mushanti Lal Trophy, Jim Pratap Trophy, North West Tournament, and IDC.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Did you win any tournaments then?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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We only played in finals against Ba in the IDC. We won the Top Top Tournament
but I cannot remember which year. We won the BOG [Battle of the Giants] three
years in a row. The first tournament we won was in 1977 in Ba for the Air
Pacific Trophy…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tale: Air Pacific Cup.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Air Pacific sponsored the cup and the prize was $15,000. I can’t remember the
year. The first BOG was held in Ba in 1978.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry:
Nadi beat Ba that year [KJ note: Nadi won 1-0].<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What was your best year playing soccer?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
In 1975, that was the first time the IDC was held in Labasa [KJ note: It was
actually the second time that the IDC was held in Labasa after the first time
in 1969.]. I was the youngest, 18-years-old, the others were veterans. We
played on Saturday and when there was no light we continued the semi-final on
the next day (Sunday). We played 0-0 on the first day and on the second day Ba
won. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
You only reached the semi-final in that tournament in that year?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes [KJ note: Ba beat Suva 1-0 in the 1975 IDC Final.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What year did you get into the Fiji team?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
That same year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Who was the other goalkeeper who was accepted into the Fiji team that year?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
John Gray and me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Nicholas Rounds?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
No, I remember at that time it was John Gray, Vula Wate, and me. They were both
older players than me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Kieran
James: You beat Australia 1-0 in 1977?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
That was at the old Barker’s Park in Suva, I was reserve goalkeeper. Jimmy
Okete scored the goal; Vula Wate was the goalkeeper.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you still remember the 1982 IDC Final?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
In Nadi? Yes, I remember the penalty-kicks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
You were supposed to kick the last kick?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes, my leg was swollen. I had taken a painkiller from Dr Raniga.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
[Dr] Raymond Fong was there too that year. … So your leg was too painful that
you could not kick the ball? What excuse did you give?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
The Ba officials complained about the light; I took that as an excuse. They did
not know about my leg.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What did you think when Ba turned up at the replay?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
The two sets of officials said they would share the trophy for six months each.
The boys were full drunk, half of them were full cut. The Nadi team was in town
celebrating after the first (original) final in Nadi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What was your reaction to the replay of the final in Lautoka?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
It was too late for us then. We went on a drinking spree. We thought we had a
win but then later the Ba team walked on to the pitch in Lautoka without us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you think Nadi should have played the replay?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
After Ba had won the IDC how did you feel then?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
I felt sorry for the public who had been waiting for the trophy…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
For the soccer public of Nadi.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Good comment.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Did you still get on well with the Ba players after that?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
We were still friends after the game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you see any of the Ba players recently?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Did you remember the 1985 game against Newcastle?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[No
answer, question perhaps not heard properly.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Did you enjoy playing that game? [Fiji 3 d Newcastle United 0 in Nadi, 1985]</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
In that game how did you rate them?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
They are from the top grade, the first division in England. I also played
against Tottenham Hotspur in Lautoka. I don’t remember the year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What was the score?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
We lost 4-0.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What was the reason you could beat Newcastle?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What was the secret of the team that day?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Plenty of the boys were under Rudi Gutendorf at that time including the coach
Billy Singh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Do you think Rudi’s favourite soccer patterns still continued on?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes, and the core of the team was still the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Were you surprised to be able to win?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
We beat them 2-0.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
3-0.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Hoy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you remember making many saves that day?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
How about the skills of the Newcastle team?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Now when I see them on the TV I remember that time when they came to Fiji. It
takes my memories back. I am amazed today that we could play at that level.
That is the history. Nowadays we are just kick and run. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Now, looking back, do you think this was the most important match you played
in?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Was that the peak of your career?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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I think for the Newcastle game we were under the influence of a professional
coach in Rudi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
When the soccer historian Bill Murray heard about this score from me earlier
this year he said that you can’t win 3-0 just by luck.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Did any overseas clubs approach you?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW: Yes, Newcastle, Johnny Warren’s club (Canberra City), and another team which I
forget.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Why did you not want to take up those offers?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
I can’t remember, I just did not want to go.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you remember the game against Australia in 1988?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
No, I retired in 1987. The goalkeeper was Akuila Ravono. [KJ note: The GK was
actually Nasoni Buli.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
So, Save, which other goalkeepers did you respect because they had the calibre
and class?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Bale Raniga.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa
Tamanivalu: Why did you prefer Bale Raniga?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Because he is my best friend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[All
laugh.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
So just because he was your best friend you respected him as the best
goalkeeper?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
So in your years of playing you prefer Bale as the best keeper. Were there any
others that fight for that position?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
No, at that time Bale was Number One. When Rudi Gutendorf came to Fiji Bale
became Number Two. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[Save
smiles.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Save does not talk; he is like a cat in the air.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
Like a tiger in bed [laughs].</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Going back to the 1982 IDC penalty shoot-out do you remember saving any?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Nadi missed four. [KJ note: Both teams scored six goals and missed four before
bad light stopped play.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Do you remember saving any kicks?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes, Julie Sami’s kick. [KJ note: Save made a mistake here, Julie Sami took the
fifth penalty-kick for Ba and he scored.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Why do you remember Julie Sami’s kick?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Save:
It was the last kick. After that was my kick. [KJ note: This is not correct.
The last Ba kick was taken by Rupeni Soro who missed.] I saved the day for
Nadi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tale: You were the cream, man.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What did you think of Meli Vuilabasa?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He is a good player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What do you mean by a “good player”? In what way? Rough player? Sensible
player?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Tale: Same as you!</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Whenever Meli gets the ball in the penalty-box there were more chances of his
team getting a goal because of his distribution of the ball and his ability to
score goals in the box. I am very sorry that Joe Tubuna had passed on. He was
one of the greatest players.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
How did you feel when you first heard about Joe’s accident?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
I remember the days we played and drank together after the games and sleeping
in the same room. We really enjoyed those times and after he passed away I
really missed him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What did you think of Inia Bola as a player?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He could head the ball. He was deadly with his head and his placekicks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Who was the best – Inia Bola or Rusiate Waqa?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Rusi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Why?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Because he was a fast player. Wherever the ball is he is there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Rudi was the disturber in the defence.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
That means he was the one making a lot of noise in that area.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What did you think of Semi Tabaiwalu as a player?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He was a good defender, one of the best.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Why do you say “one of the best”?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He is steady, he reads the game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tale: Steady at the back.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
So Semi was one of the most valuable players?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes, he played mostly in the right-back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Savenaca - winning coach of Nadi, 2002 IDC.</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
How about Mohammed Hussein?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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laugh.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry:
He can’t answer the question [laughs].<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
It’s a funny thing, man.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What do you think of Inosi Tora in defence?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He was a good player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What do you mean by “a good player”?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He was a good defender.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Strong? Hard? Tough?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[These
questions were not answered.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Were there any other good players?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
“Bacardi” [Emasi Koroi] was the master mover for Nadi at that time. Also [Sosi]
Kaitani and Henry Dyer. … And Kini Momo, as well as Manu Pokar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
He is the best [meaning Henry Dyer].</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Seremaia
Tale: Best in the west.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>KJ:
Why?</b></span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He makes moves when he has the ball. I think Henry was one of the best in our
days. You hardly find players in the Nadi and Fiji teams nowadays like Henry
Dyer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Henry:
What do you like most about Henry Dyer?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
He also encouraged the boys to keep playing until the last whistle even when we
were losing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you have any regrets in your career such as not going to England?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
No, I am happy living here in my own village and in my own country.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
What do you think of these two goalkeepers – Savenaca Waqa and Seremaia Tale?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
They had the same skills, they were flexible.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
They were the heroes of our time. But logically Save will always be the greatest
because he came first. He taught Seremaia the basic skills of being a good
goalkeeper.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
What Save learned in his years of playing he passed on to Seremaia quickly so
Seremaia became a better goalkeeper faster.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
Also because they had the same height and same build. What makes it stronger is
that they have the same blood ties. </span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
How?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
They are related from the same tribe and same landowning unit (Namotomoto
Village) so the blood ties are fairly strong with them.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
It is just a legacy that Savenaca passed on to Seremaia. You can look around
the room and see the gold medals around. This is what Savenaca passed on to
Seremaia, like father, like son. It is the same legacy passed on from father to
son. So Savenaca started off playing in the Fiji team and Seremaia was the last
of the clan to don the Fiji goalkeeper shirt. It is everyone’s dream to put on
that jumper so they were glad.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Which team was the best – Ba or Nadi? How can you compare Ba’s six-in-a-row IDC
wins with Nadi’s four national league titles?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
How can you compare?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
I prefer Ba.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Why?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Because they won six-in-a-row [1975-80].<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
And that record has never been beaten by any other district.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ: Do you think it is harder for Fijians to become coaches or officials than
Indians?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
The problem is that you have to attend the clinics Level 1, Level 2, and Level
3. We have to attend those clinics and then we can coach that team. This is the
only difference.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
Compared to that level then Fiji soccer is going nowhere. They played real
soccer then.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Constructive soccer.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
And people loved watching the game then and loved playing for their district.
Then money did not come first. Love for the district came first.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
All they wanted was a carton of beer.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
After one game they sold their souls for a carton of beer. I’m sorry to pitch
into this discussion.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
No, this is good.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
But that’s the truth.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Is it just because of the coaching certificates or is there something else?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
That is the rule from Fiji FA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
What I reckon is this: It is whom we know in Fiji Football. They are defending
who will be the next president of Fiji Football. One guy from Vodafone
contested but he could not win as the big guy from Ba had the money and he knew
how to control people’s minds. What I’m saying is true. I play rugby. Rugby is
different because they still play for pride in representing their province. I’m
glad I associate more with these people here – Mr Waqa, Mr Tale, and Mr Dyer.
They share the same sentiment.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Do you hope to coach any more teams?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
No, I don’t feel like getting involved in coaching any teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
What are the issues which need to be resolved?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
The CEO of Fiji Football now [Bob Kumar] was then the secretary. How is there
any new blood? The old people are still there. We really need new blood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
Soccer is dying out now; it is not growing. These are the words coming from a
rugby player [smiles].</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
But with a lot of interest in soccer.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Manasa:
Yes, I played soccer in primary schools.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
Save, did Fiji Football or Nadi Soccer at any time approach you and give you
free match tickets?</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
No, never.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tale: No, not at all.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
So you are the forgotten heroes.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>[KJ
note: Save coached Nadi in 2002 for Nadi’s last IDC win.]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
Why did you leave as coach?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Because I did not have the Level 1 cert.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
This is the same as Semi’s case [Semi Tabaiwalu] when he also won trophies. Up
until today Nadi has not won another IDC.</span><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">KJ:
So you were coach for only one year?</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SW:
Yes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="background-color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Henry:
That’s a [great] record – to achieve the IDC in only one year.</span></b><span style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry Dyer in Ba Town on a quiet working day recalling great matches and great friends from the past.</span></span></b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b></span></span><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b></span></span><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b></span></span><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b></span></span><br /></td></tr>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-13445817585923199192015-11-23T20:02:00.002-08:002018-10-11T10:01:23.911-07:00NEWS: Sam Lal inspires Lautoka Veterans to Develop Soccer in Sugar City, 23 November 2015.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>NEWS:</u> On Monday evening 23 November 2015, about 25 Lautoka Veterans and Supporters gathered at a bure at Lautoka Club to plan for the development of soccer in the district. The meeting was led by Sam Lal (ex-LEEDS UNITED SC / LAUTOKA) on a visit from Sydney. Present at the meeting were Pita Dau (Fiji soccer captain versus Australia 1988), Semi Bai (Lautoka GK), Wally Mausio (Lautoka defender), and Roblin Autar (ex-Lautoka coach 1988-2005). <i>Fiji Times</i> and <i>Fiji Sun</i> reporters were there too as was the man defeated by Rajesh Patel in the recent FFA presidential election (Mr. Shailendra Prasad). Maika Kasami was the man present from <i>Fiji Su</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>n</i>. </span>Henry Dyer and I were there at the venue by chance on the night and we joined the group.</span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Sam Lal</span> addressed the group and then asked for speeches from the floor. Sam suggested the assembled veterans work to assemble a development squad independently of Lautoka FA. He said nobody can stop them doing that including the district leadership. He said it was a terrible thing that </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the club competition had fallen apart </span></span></span></span>in this once proud and successful district. He called on the veterans to build up an 8-club competition or if that is too hard a zonal competition of zone versus zone (eg Rifle Range, Field 40, etc.) He said that the young players must be taught the great history of Lautoka which prior to 1970 was the most successful district in Fiji and he reminded people that the late Joe Tubuna was first a Lautoka player before he was claimed by Ba.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next to speak was <span style="color: orange;">Roblin</span> in his usual flamboyant style dripping with a hard dash of cynical realism. He said that when he was Lautoka coach (1988-2005) he had worked on building up a strong development squad with Jerry Ladawa but the best players had been lured away by other districts. He ended his talk by referring to his sacking as coach by the district association which he felt was how the association viewed all of his developmental efforts.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Wally Mausio</span> mentioned that the attitude of the young players was even more important than talent and he was clearly referring to attributes such as humility, perseverance, loyalty to the district, pride, and respect.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Henry Dyer</span> spoke of the Nadi Legends Club which is a social club made up of Nadi veterans which involves itself in community welfare such as assisting ex-players' families, attending funerals as a group, visiting sick former players, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span>as well as regular social meetings. He noted that he had said to the Nadi Legends Club that the club will just die when the veterans die unless the club fields a senior team in the Nadi club competition (starting in the lowest division and working up). He noted that the best plan was to own their own block of land and build a soccer ground and grandstand / social club. He pointed out that financial troubles led to the last village-based side Sweats SC folding in the 1990s / early-2000s. He suggested that Lautoka veterans take into account what Nadi Legends have been doing (which includes operating this website). He said that buying land was cheaper in Lautoka than in Nadi area.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then <span style="color: orange;">Dr Kieran James</span> from University of Fiji said that it was a bad thing that Lautoka FA put up no resistance to moving home games out of Lautoka this year due the unavailability of Churchill Park's main stadium. He said that fences could have been put around any rugby field in the city to host games just as was done for festivals. He said that not playing games in Lautoka for one year might lead young boys to support Ba or Nadi instead. He said this should never happen again.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After the talks the veterans and supporters enjoyed beers courtesy mainly of Mr Sam Lal. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next meeting is at LAUTOKA CLUB, Tuesday 1 December, starting at 5.30pm. All ex-players and supporters are welcome [by Kieran James].</span></b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry Dyer (right) with a former member of now defunct senior club team Sweats SC <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">who lives </span>in Namotomoto Village. Sweats SC was the last village-based club team to play in the Nadi club competition and it reached the Nadi premier division and the NCC. It was coached by ex-Nadi players Rusiate Waqa, Henry Dyer, and Sosi Kaitani<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. The picture was taken at Aanvi's Fast Food (now also closed).</span></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-46482078569963242482015-10-22T18:44:00.001-07:002018-10-12T06:08:57.094-07:00OPINION: "On the poor performance of Nadi at the 2015 IDC Final", by Henry Dyer, 15 October 2015.<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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the poor performance of Nadi at the 2015 IDC Final, by Henry Dyer, 15 October
2015</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">From the semi-final (versus Labasa) it
seems that Nadi’s pattern of play was just as usual. Their play was just like
they might play in any normal weekend or at any training session. They were not
playing to standard. There was nothing that took the breath of the spectators
away. There was nothing to cause the Ba fans to be worried about the Nadi team
in the final. The Ba supporters were very confident that Ba could take the
trophy after watching the Nadi versus Labasa semi-final. Nadi was lucky to
score against Labasa and to get into the final. Labasa was unfortunate that
they did not click on the day. The big question-mark says that something major
is missing in the Nadi team. Only the players and the officials know what is
missing. To me what are missing are the basics of possession play, especially
creating space for the ball-carrier to give him space to create quality passes
and to learn to take kicks from 35-yards outside the box when the opportunity
comes (either from the left, the right or the centre). They should have that
goal-scoring instinct. Sometimes that killer kick is what is needed to answer
the question. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">One of Nadi’s best
chances was a header in the second-half which missed the goal. (It needed a
45-degree angle to score from around five metres out but instead was headed
straight out with the ball travelling parallel to the side of the field.) They
do not seem to have the qualities of a district player. They are not taught at training
and / or the boys are not doing their own individual training in the back
garden. It is all about basic tactical play. Very often when a Nadi player had
the ball it was taken off him by a Ba player in a one-on-one contest. Nadi
players do not know what to do when they have the ball in that critical or
green zone. They do not know whether to just aim or to pull the trigger. It is
like going to war and holding a gun and not knowing whether to shoot or not. It
is like waiting for the enemy to shoot you. Very often in a one-on-one contest
the Ba player would win the ball and then the Nadi player would have to get it
back again. When you think about this scenario it is just a waste of energy.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Nadi players were
brought on to the field early prior to the final to do 20-minutes of training on
the pitch in front of the beer-parlour. I do not know what the purpose of this
was. It should have been done outside of the camp or wherever they were before
journeying to the stadium. This on-field training would have created extra
tension and pressure. It is as if the coach and the president wanted to show
the travelling Nadi fans that they were pushing the players to the limit. The
training before the game did not even involve footballs which was very strange
as the players’ weakness is ball-control skills. At the training the players
were practising heading in pairs (without using balls) so it was indeed ironic
when in the second half the Nadi player headed the ball out when a headed goal
was very easily achievable. The players should be practising scoring goals from
corner-kicks. In Fiji soccer in general, and with Nadi in particular,
corner-kicks are totally wasted (and uninteresting for the fans) because they
do not result in goals. Legendary Ba striker Inia Bola said to us (personal interview,
17 June 2015) that for every five corner-kicks there should be two or three
goals. We are certainly a very long way from seeing that happen.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Overall, the Nadi
players were not disturbing Ba at all by tactical play. Everything was just as
usual. They were not turning defence into attack and they were not slowing the
game down and they were not switching play from the left-side to the right-side
to control the defence. They were not taking long-shots (only five or seven for
the whole game, most of which went astray). The president of Nadi seems to
think you must play fast to beat Ba. However, this just makes the players look
frantic. To play fast you must have the skills and you must have the confidence
yourself in the 50-50 plays. Nadi did not have the skills to manipulate Ba when
playing fast. Ba was playing fast soccer too. They were not slowing the game
down. If we had slowed the game down then we would have been able to see what
Ba’s strengths and weaknesses were. However, we opted to go at full-speed. The
two goals which Ba scored just showed that Nadi could not match their standard
of play. The first goal caught the Nadi defence all napping. This was clearly
evident to everyone in the beer-parlour including the ex-Ba legend Julie Sami
(who was sitting next to us). We could see when the ball deflected off the Nadi
player it went up high, straight up in the goal-mouth, for three or four
seconds. There was not a Nadi player within range of the Ba player with the
ball or within the range of the goal-mouth. We could say that the stopper-back
was caught flat-footed and a few metres away from the Ba scorer. Just from this
goal we can say that the defence was in a panic mode when the Ba onslaught
arrived at the 22-metre box. The Nadi GK was not commanding verbally from the
goal-area to the back. I was shouting out to him to communicate to his backs to
keep a structure. After this Julie Sami mentioned how legendary Ba GK Bale
Raniga was always talking to his backs about tactics in a loud voice. Even the
quiet man Nadi GK Savenaca Waqa used to yell at us from the goal-mouth. When I
went up to Nadi president Navaneeda Gounder at Dr Kewal’s surgery to say “hello”
yesterday (Wednesday, 14 October 2015) I mentioned that the final goal was a
very easy goal for Ba. Navneeda said that he did not see it! <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Henry Dyer @ Govind Park.</span></span></td></tr>
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We are all trying our best to put Nadi Soccer
back on the right track but some people who are in control of the sporting body
do not want the help. The standard of soccer is not based only on the money
available to the team. It is about coming down to the grassroots to talk to the
people because that is where the talent is, the belief is, and the groundwork is.
With Nadi Soccer everything is done in a top-down (corporatist) manner rather
than a bottom-up (community-focused) manner. When the fans are happy then the
enjoyment trickles right down to the bottom again. Everything starts from the
bottom. When you see children at the gate begging for money to go to the game we
can conclude that the sport is healthy. However, we only see that at Govind
Park where the Ba team is the object of so much passion from all classes and
segments of supporters. Only time will tell when Nadi Soccer will rise again. [By
Henry Dyer and Kieran James, 15 October 2015, written on the top floor of the
Central Club, Ba Town, which is the Ba Soccer Crazy Town where all the drama
played itself out last week.]</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hardcore Ba travelling fans including "Skull" (third from left) and Ben (first on right). This picture was taken when the guys stopped off in Lautoka City for a late-night drink after Friday night Fiji FACT 2015 matches in Nadi.</span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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Jack Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775447938676928870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803326876600980317.post-60551038234372773622015-10-15T21:09:00.003-07:002018-10-10T03:02:36.634-07:00OPINION:"Was there match-fixing to harm Lautoka in the 2015 IDC?" By Henry Dyer, 15 October 2015.<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">S</span>ugar City Blues: Was
there match-fixing <span style="font-size: small;">to harm </span>Lautoka in the 2015 IDC? Article by Henry Dyer, 15
October 2015</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Henry Dyer and Lote Delai.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The comments we received from the fans
and the public suggested that no-one is happy about the alleged match-fixing as
Nadi is such a big district in Fiji. If it really happened this is unsportsmanlike
and<span style="font-size: small;"> the people who are responsible are </span>killing the game of soccer. They should not have bothered to go as
low especially as it was an IDC and Lautoka is a neighbour. Lautoka has always been
good to Nadi and I can’t understand how Nadi could accept such a negative situation.
In return the whole of Nadi and the nation went against the Nadi team just by listening
to the public opinion. If it is true then Fiji Football should put a stop to
it. The interest in the sport and the passion for the sport will continue to
decline if these events occur even though soccer is slowly starting to rise again
(as evidenced by the 10,000 crowd at the IDC Final). </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Maybe Nadi town area should have
a new district team created<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>(based at Namaka, for example). Then the competition
will be good for Nadi Soccer and Nadi Town will always have a second team there
in the tournament. I believe Namaka could make it to the top as Nadi Town has
the financial and the monetary support. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Nadi legends Henry Dyer and Inosi Tora.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">To have a fixed match at
the IDC tournament would be very unusual, surprising, and unsportsmanlike (if
it really did occur). These comments are based on my discussions with the fans
at the grog bowl, at the market, at the funeral, at the bar, and wherever. The
conclusion of all these discussions was the words: “It is unbelievable for this
to happen to Nadi”. This is what people have been saying. If there was a fixed match
perhaps this could have put a curse upon Nadi in the final (a game in which
Nadi did not function at all)? [By Henry Dyer and Kieran James, 15 October
2015, written on the top floor of the Central Club, Ba Town, which is the Soccer
Crazy Town where all the drama played itself out last week.]</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The barman at Ba Central Club accepts a Fiji Gold from Henry Dyer (third from left) while Ba and Fiji legend Semi Tabaiwalu (first on left) looks on. </span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was a good relationship between Nadi and Lautoka in the 1980s and it continues into the present day. Why would Nadi want to hurt Lautoka? The picture shows Nadi player Henry Dyer with Lautoka defender Wally Mausio @ Lautoka Club, late 2014. Dyer himself played the middle part of his career with Lautoka and he grew up in Namoli Village. He is welcomed by old friends whenever he visits the Sugar City. </span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry Dyer has a Fiji Gold late one night @ Renee's Pub, Naviti Street, Lautoka, while the barman (who sadly has since left the <span style="font-size: small;">Sugar City</span>) looks on. Relationships were always good between Nadi and Lautoka fans and supporters and we want that to continue. Henry Dyer himself played for both districts.</span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Henry Dyer (right) with one of the old-time Nadi hardcore fans from long ago (centre) in Nadi Town. It may not be like the 1980s anymore but the excitement still rises in town on the day before a big night game at Prince Charles Park. The fans need to be able to respect the team and the integrity of the leadership.</span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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