1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: Now, as you know, Tottenham Hotspurs are one of the 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Big six of English Football's Premier League, so it is 3 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: a reasonably big deal that they're coming to New Zealand. 4 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: They're going to play Auckland FC and a friendly at 5 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: Eden Park on July the twenty sixth. Leedley King is 6 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: one of the club's legends. High Ledley, Hello, I have 7 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: a well thank you mate. So they sent you as 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: the advanced party to drum up the enthusiasm. 9 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: Have they They did, and I'm the lucky one who 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: gets to announce that Tottenham will be coming out to 11 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: play Auckland FC in Auckland on the twenty sixth of July. 12 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: Really exciting news and especially for our fans in New 13 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 2: Zealand to get a chance to see their heroes in 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 2: their home country. So yeah, really looking forward to that. Now. 15 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: I don't know about it. I reckon this is going 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: to hands down sell out Eden Park. What do you reckon? 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 2: I mean, I hope. So I'm going to get a 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: chance to go to Eden Park today and kind of 19 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: check it out. So I'm polled the atmosphere in a 20 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: game today, So yeah, you know, judging by the reaction, 21 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: judging by the fan that I've met in my short 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 2: time here, and I've heard about Aucklander Sea fans. Yeah, 23 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: we're really hoping that we consider it out of us. 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: Have you seen Auckland lift C play. 25 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 2: I haven't seen them play. No, No, I've met a 26 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: couple of their players today and you know, I've heard 27 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: that they're doing really well at the moment, and I've 28 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: heard that they've got a really good fan base behind them. 29 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: So they will be my new Zealand team now from 30 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: now on. You know, when I go back home, I 31 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 2: will be checking on their results on. 32 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: I mean, this is going to be the week after 33 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: the World Cup ends, right, So Auckland liv C is 34 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: like a pretty strong team. Actually, are we going to 35 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: see Tottenham's best players? 36 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: We hope. So, I mean it depends on, as you mentioned, 37 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: the World Cup, and it depends on what players get 38 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: the latter stages of the World Cup. But we will 39 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: be being in as strong a squads as we possibly can, 40 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: you know, because prices and is important. It's important for 41 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: whatever manager we have in charge to have as many players. 42 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: It's a way as always possible to prepare for the 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: upcoming season. So of course we're going to aim to 44 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: bring our best team out here, but as I say, 45 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: that will depend on how far some of them get 46 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 2: in the World Cup, because it's kind of mandatreat that 47 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 2: they have a couple of weeks rest before kind of 48 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: playing again. So we just have to see. But as 49 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 2: I say, we're aiming for our best available sword. 50 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: Now, speaking of back home, I see the coach got 51 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: the sack earlier today. Is this Do you think this 52 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: is going to improve the club's performance. 53 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: Well, it has to now, it has to. You know. 54 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 2: It's probably a change that we didn't want to have 55 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 2: to make, but you know, judging Brad the recent results, 56 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: you know, we are running out of time now, so 57 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,839 Speaker 2: I think we had to act before it's too late 58 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: and you have to give someone else a chance to 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 2: turn our full tunes around. Now seven games to go, 60 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: seven cup finals for us now until the end of 61 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: the season. But something had had to change, you know, 62 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: at the moment the results and we're not going on 63 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: our way, and as I say, we will kind of 64 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: sleep walk into ourselves into trouble. And you know, now 65 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 2: hopefully someone will come in and and kind of give 66 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: the team some confidence and some belief that they can 67 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: turn things around. 68 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, listen, Lydley, thank you for your time. Hope you 69 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: enjoy your look around Eden Park and you have a 70 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: good day. 71 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: Appreciate it. 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