Football
Wairarapa United coachWairarapa United coach Phil Keinzley won't buy into the debate that sparks should fly in his team's Central League match with Napier City Rovers at Howard Booth Park, Carterton, on Sunday.
"Keep me out of that, we're treating it just like any other game," Keinzley said yesterday. "I know there are people who will think otherwise but all we are concerned about is getting a good result, that's the bottom line."
It was Napier City Rovers who started the controversy which culminated with Wairarapa United being disqualified from the national knockout competition, the Chatham Cup.
Wairarapa United beat them 2-1 in a third round match played at Napier but things turned to custard when Napier City Rovers protested the result on the basis that Vanuatu international Brian Kalteck, who came off the bench inside the last 10 minutes, was ineligible to play. Wairarapa United, for their part, were adamant Kalteck had been cleared by New Zealand Football but not only did the latter uphold the Napier City Rovers protest they also turned down a later appeal by Wairarapa United.