1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,787 --> 00:00:15,587 Speaker 2: All Ferns have their first games of twenty twenty five 4 00:00:15,627 --> 00:00:18,307 Speaker 2: in the next few days. They'll meet Costa Rica tomorrow 5 00:00:18,747 --> 00:00:21,747 Speaker 2: at midday New Zealand time, and again on Wednesday at 6 00:00:21,827 --> 00:00:25,267 Speaker 2: two o'clock New Zealand Time. Interim head coach Michael Maine 7 00:00:25,747 --> 00:00:29,307 Speaker 2: has appointed an all new coaching staff for this little tour, 8 00:00:29,747 --> 00:00:34,867 Speaker 2: including former Football Ferns goalkeeper Jenny Binden as his assistant coach. 9 00:00:35,307 --> 00:00:38,827 Speaker 2: Jenny Binden played seventy seven times for the Football Ferns. 10 00:00:38,827 --> 00:00:41,667 Speaker 2: She appeared at the two thousand and eight and twenty 11 00:00:41,707 --> 00:00:45,147 Speaker 2: twelve Olympics, as well as the fief for Women's World 12 00:00:45,187 --> 00:00:48,747 Speaker 2: Cups in two thousand and seven and again in twenty eleven. 13 00:00:48,787 --> 00:00:51,587 Speaker 2: Jenny Binden joins us out of the Football Ferns camp 14 00:00:51,747 --> 00:00:54,307 Speaker 2: in Costa Rica. Let's start with how you came to 15 00:00:54,347 --> 00:00:57,787 Speaker 2: be there, Jenny. How did this conversation with Michael Main 16 00:00:57,867 --> 00:00:58,387 Speaker 2: play out? 17 00:00:59,107 --> 00:00:59,347 Speaker 3: Yeah? 18 00:00:59,387 --> 00:01:01,667 Speaker 4: I think I've known Michael was quite some time and 19 00:01:01,787 --> 00:01:03,907 Speaker 4: I stay really close to what's happening with the Ferns, 20 00:01:03,947 --> 00:01:05,947 Speaker 4: and the opportunity came up for us to have a 21 00:01:05,987 --> 00:01:09,187 Speaker 4: discuss through mutual friends that you know, have always kind 22 00:01:09,187 --> 00:01:11,147 Speaker 4: of been like, I want to want to get back involved. 23 00:01:11,147 --> 00:01:13,067 Speaker 4: If you ask me, my dream job, it was always 24 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:15,827 Speaker 4: to be back involved with the Ferns in some capacity. 25 00:01:15,907 --> 00:01:19,987 Speaker 4: And yeah, great, good conversation, get on really well with them, 26 00:01:20,107 --> 00:01:22,107 Speaker 4: really believe in and what he's trying to do, and 27 00:01:22,227 --> 00:01:24,707 Speaker 4: take the team and progress and get us back up 28 00:01:25,147 --> 00:01:27,987 Speaker 4: in the top twenty and be ready for twenty twenty seven. 29 00:01:28,067 --> 00:01:29,467 Speaker 3: So I'm looking forward to it. 30 00:01:29,627 --> 00:01:32,307 Speaker 2: What sounds like it's a fairly easy yes for you 31 00:01:32,427 --> 00:01:35,787 Speaker 2: to jump aboard the football Ferns. What's the situation, Jenny? 32 00:01:35,827 --> 00:01:37,867 Speaker 2: Is it a is it a sort of camp to 33 00:01:37,947 --> 00:01:40,907 Speaker 2: camp window to window situation or will you be with 34 00:01:40,947 --> 00:01:42,787 Speaker 2: the Ferns for the next year, a couple of years. 35 00:01:42,787 --> 00:01:43,827 Speaker 2: What's the situation there? 36 00:01:44,747 --> 00:01:46,867 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's camp to camp and you know, if 37 00:01:46,907 --> 00:01:49,467 Speaker 4: things work out, I mean, yeah, who's to know. But 38 00:01:49,627 --> 00:01:52,947 Speaker 4: right now we're just really focusing on Costa Rica and 39 00:01:53,027 --> 00:01:55,947 Speaker 4: you know, really trying to get the performances that the 40 00:01:55,987 --> 00:01:58,547 Speaker 4: Ferns need on the pitch and I'm just take whatever 41 00:01:58,547 --> 00:02:00,747 Speaker 4: opportunity is come my way. And you know, if you 42 00:02:00,747 --> 00:02:02,427 Speaker 4: would have told me, would you be living in England. 43 00:02:03,147 --> 00:02:05,307 Speaker 4: You know, three years ago, I would have laughed at 44 00:02:05,307 --> 00:02:08,147 Speaker 4: you and I live in England, so I kind of 45 00:02:08,187 --> 00:02:09,227 Speaker 4: take things as they come. 46 00:02:09,587 --> 00:02:11,587 Speaker 3: That's kind of how our family operates. 47 00:02:11,627 --> 00:02:15,587 Speaker 4: And yeah, so here with the Ferns, fully committed, want 48 00:02:15,587 --> 00:02:18,307 Speaker 4: to you know, give back to a team that has 49 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:18,907 Speaker 4: given me. 50 00:02:18,827 --> 00:02:21,027 Speaker 2: So much wonderful stuff. All right, we'll tell us about 51 00:02:21,667 --> 00:02:23,867 Speaker 2: what the last few days have been like your first 52 00:02:23,907 --> 00:02:26,107 Speaker 2: football Ferns camp. How have you enjoyed it and what 53 00:02:26,307 --> 00:02:28,867 Speaker 2: has the team mainly focused on ahead of these two matches. 54 00:02:29,867 --> 00:02:34,067 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm really focusing on, you know, producing. 55 00:02:33,587 --> 00:02:36,387 Speaker 4: On the pitch and what we talk about in our 56 00:02:36,427 --> 00:02:40,107 Speaker 4: meetings and on whiteboards and on video and and and 57 00:02:40,187 --> 00:02:43,307 Speaker 4: really taking a style of football that is going to 58 00:02:43,307 --> 00:02:45,467 Speaker 4: be successful against this particular team. 59 00:02:45,547 --> 00:02:47,827 Speaker 3: And I think that that's that's where we're kind of pushing. 60 00:02:47,867 --> 00:02:48,067 Speaker 1: You know. 61 00:02:48,147 --> 00:02:50,347 Speaker 4: I think there's there's a lot of positive things that 62 00:02:50,387 --> 00:02:53,787 Speaker 4: the Ferns have done. There's things that you know, they 63 00:02:53,827 --> 00:02:56,187 Speaker 4: want to we want to keep pushing and move forward 64 00:02:56,267 --> 00:02:59,107 Speaker 4: and really focus on taking this team where it needs 65 00:02:59,187 --> 00:02:59,427 Speaker 4: to go. 66 00:03:00,467 --> 00:03:02,547 Speaker 3: And and that's really where we're trying to progress. 67 00:03:02,587 --> 00:03:05,267 Speaker 4: So that being back with these girls, I mean, you know, 68 00:03:05,547 --> 00:03:08,747 Speaker 4: getting to connect with Anilie Longo again. I mean I've 69 00:03:08,787 --> 00:03:12,187 Speaker 4: known Annaly since she was fourteen, you know, Grace Jala 70 00:03:12,347 --> 00:03:14,827 Speaker 4: since she was I don't know, sixteen years old. So 71 00:03:15,267 --> 00:03:17,067 Speaker 4: there's quite a few of these girls I've had previous 72 00:03:17,107 --> 00:03:20,427 Speaker 4: connected connections with. I think I trained Geo Candy when 73 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:23,987 Speaker 4: she was at a you know, national ID center. 74 00:03:24,107 --> 00:03:26,187 Speaker 3: So there's lots of connections. 75 00:03:26,227 --> 00:03:29,507 Speaker 4: Rekindling those relationships and just trying to be a really 76 00:03:29,507 --> 00:03:32,587 Speaker 4: positive sounding board for them and their football and them 77 00:03:32,627 --> 00:03:36,107 Speaker 4: as people and connecting with them, you know, their hearts 78 00:03:36,147 --> 00:03:38,587 Speaker 4: and why we play this game, you know, if you know, 79 00:03:38,707 --> 00:03:40,627 Speaker 4: one of the questions we're really focusing on is what 80 00:03:40,947 --> 00:03:43,827 Speaker 4: would you tell your previous self before you were a 81 00:03:43,907 --> 00:03:47,307 Speaker 4: professional footballer. I played internationally, but I was never a 82 00:03:47,387 --> 00:03:51,187 Speaker 4: professional footballer. And the opportunities that these women have and 83 00:03:51,547 --> 00:03:54,267 Speaker 4: what things that they have done are amazing, and I 84 00:03:54,307 --> 00:03:56,547 Speaker 4: just want to, you know, try to harness those and 85 00:03:56,907 --> 00:03:59,587 Speaker 4: help them to be the best versions of themselves. 86 00:03:59,827 --> 00:04:02,587 Speaker 2: As a former goalkeeper yourself, I know your brief is 87 00:04:02,627 --> 00:04:05,067 Speaker 2: wider than that, but do you take an added interest 88 00:04:05,547 --> 00:04:07,427 Speaker 2: in the side goal keepers or do you leave that 89 00:04:07,547 --> 00:04:11,227 Speaker 2: to the goalkeeping coach? Will Britt who's come on board 90 00:04:11,387 --> 00:04:14,307 Speaker 2: as well, or do you still take a fairly keen 91 00:04:14,307 --> 00:04:15,987 Speaker 2: interest in the sides goalkeepers. 92 00:04:17,307 --> 00:04:19,227 Speaker 4: I think that's interesting you make that coent because I 93 00:04:19,227 --> 00:04:23,867 Speaker 4: think as a coach that's you know, been a goalkeeper 94 00:04:23,907 --> 00:04:25,947 Speaker 4: and now working with the field players. I think there's 95 00:04:25,987 --> 00:04:30,987 Speaker 4: a real connection there. You know, we jokingly say you 96 00:04:31,027 --> 00:04:33,067 Speaker 4: can't play the game without the goalkeeper, So I think 97 00:04:33,067 --> 00:04:36,387 Speaker 4: it's really connecting those bits of pieces, both in possession 98 00:04:36,427 --> 00:04:40,627 Speaker 4: and out of possession. And Will's absolutely a mass talent 99 00:04:40,707 --> 00:04:42,947 Speaker 4: to have here with his knowledge and expertise and what 100 00:04:43,027 --> 00:04:45,187 Speaker 4: he's done in the game and how much he's worked 101 00:04:45,187 --> 00:04:47,867 Speaker 4: with the women's game. It's just another person that's out 102 00:04:47,867 --> 00:04:51,427 Speaker 4: there advocating for future Ferns to play, possibly in England 103 00:04:51,507 --> 00:04:52,107 Speaker 4: or a bride. 104 00:04:52,627 --> 00:04:55,627 Speaker 2: So you're ranked higher than Costa Rica currently and you 105 00:04:55,787 --> 00:04:57,867 Speaker 2: talked before about trying to get the Ferns back to 106 00:04:57,907 --> 00:05:00,307 Speaker 2: where you want to be both in terms of ranking 107 00:05:00,347 --> 00:05:04,467 Speaker 2: and also performance. Are you targeting wins in both of 108 00:05:04,467 --> 00:05:05,107 Speaker 2: these matches? 109 00:05:07,227 --> 00:05:09,067 Speaker 4: Wait, you know you don't play a game unless you 110 00:05:09,107 --> 00:05:10,747 Speaker 4: think you're going to win. I mean, what's the point 111 00:05:10,787 --> 00:05:11,307 Speaker 4: of playing in it? 112 00:05:11,427 --> 00:05:11,667 Speaker 3: Rates? 113 00:05:11,707 --> 00:05:13,627 Speaker 4: So I think that's where the girls are really focusing 114 00:05:13,667 --> 00:05:17,267 Speaker 4: on themselves as individuals and what they can bring to 115 00:05:17,747 --> 00:05:20,707 Speaker 4: us being successful and what we're learning and what we're 116 00:05:20,747 --> 00:05:25,467 Speaker 4: doing out of this camp or previously in other club environments. 117 00:05:25,467 --> 00:05:28,987 Speaker 4: Can we bring those positive attributes into us performing and 118 00:05:29,027 --> 00:05:30,787 Speaker 4: making it all land on the pitch. I think that's 119 00:05:30,827 --> 00:05:33,747 Speaker 4: really important, Jason. I think that's kind of what we 120 00:05:33,827 --> 00:05:35,627 Speaker 4: need to do as the Friends, is get back to 121 00:05:36,307 --> 00:05:39,387 Speaker 4: being a team that's hard to be, that's connected, creating 122 00:05:39,387 --> 00:05:41,227 Speaker 4: opportunities and winning games. 123 00:05:41,787 --> 00:05:44,387 Speaker 2: And you might not soon be the most famous Bindon 124 00:05:44,787 --> 00:05:48,547 Speaker 2: in the family because Somen Tyler of course, is very 125 00:05:48,627 --> 00:05:52,307 Speaker 2: quickly making a name for himself a move to the 126 00:05:52,347 --> 00:05:55,547 Speaker 2: Premier League. Well he's back on loan at Reading, of course, 127 00:05:55,587 --> 00:06:00,107 Speaker 2: but with Nottingham Forest this week named Sky Sport Emerging 128 00:06:00,227 --> 00:06:03,067 Speaker 2: Talent Winner at the Hellbergs. How proud are you of 129 00:06:03,107 --> 00:06:04,827 Speaker 2: what Tyler is doing right now? 130 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:07,827 Speaker 3: It's just unbelievable. 131 00:06:07,907 --> 00:06:09,587 Speaker 4: Grant and I and my husband and I are just 132 00:06:09,627 --> 00:06:12,787 Speaker 4: so uh it's you got to pinch yourself. 133 00:06:12,827 --> 00:06:14,387 Speaker 3: It's overwhelming. 134 00:06:14,427 --> 00:06:16,187 Speaker 4: But he's he's if you ever meet him, he's a 135 00:06:16,267 --> 00:06:19,147 Speaker 4: very humble gentleman who just gets on about his business. 136 00:06:19,227 --> 00:06:22,107 Speaker 4: And you know, I think he's grown up around New 137 00:06:22,227 --> 00:06:25,067 Speaker 4: Zealand football and and and it's a passion. You know, 138 00:06:25,107 --> 00:06:27,427 Speaker 4: he had the opportunity to he had to make a 139 00:06:27,427 --> 00:06:29,427 Speaker 4: decision of who he's playing for and it was never 140 00:06:29,467 --> 00:06:32,547 Speaker 4: really in doubt. I mean, we love love New Zealand, 141 00:06:32,587 --> 00:06:35,467 Speaker 4: love the Kiwis, and New Zealand Football's uh plays a 142 00:06:35,507 --> 00:06:37,827 Speaker 4: massive part in our hearts. I mean, some of these 143 00:06:37,827 --> 00:06:40,147 Speaker 4: girls that are here in this camp, like I've already 144 00:06:40,187 --> 00:06:46,147 Speaker 4: mentioned Annalie, they they probably taught him how to dribble and. 145 00:06:44,587 --> 00:06:45,907 Speaker 3: Juggle and do all those things. 146 00:06:45,987 --> 00:06:48,107 Speaker 4: So a lot of people it's been a village, you know, 147 00:06:48,227 --> 00:06:51,587 Speaker 4: family friends, So many people have been involved in Tyler's successes. 148 00:06:51,627 --> 00:06:55,347 Speaker 4: And you know Ryan and Duncan being involved with him, 149 00:06:55,467 --> 00:06:57,827 Speaker 4: and you know now Tony Redding's is assistant coach, he 150 00:06:57,907 --> 00:07:01,587 Speaker 4: coached me, Roland Jefferies. It's just it's just it's just 151 00:07:01,627 --> 00:07:03,667 Speaker 4: amazing to see and we're just so proud of them. 152 00:07:03,707 --> 00:07:06,347 Speaker 4: And yeah, I hope one day you get to interview 153 00:07:06,507 --> 00:07:09,947 Speaker 4: him and you'll see he's just classic, a humble guy 154 00:07:09,987 --> 00:07:11,187 Speaker 4: that just takes it all in stride. 155 00:07:11,547 --> 00:07:13,507 Speaker 2: Well, I look forward to that day. I mean, good Jans, 156 00:07:14,107 --> 00:07:17,067 Speaker 2: yourself and obviously your husband Grant, his dad, you know, 157 00:07:17,147 --> 00:07:21,147 Speaker 2: captain the New Zealand volleyball team. Did you encourage him 158 00:07:21,147 --> 00:07:23,987 Speaker 2: along a sporting path or was it one that he 159 00:07:24,067 --> 00:07:26,227 Speaker 2: just naturally traveled with you two as his parents. 160 00:07:28,267 --> 00:07:30,907 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think football was kind of something he was 161 00:07:30,947 --> 00:07:31,587 Speaker 3: around a lot. 162 00:07:31,627 --> 00:07:34,067 Speaker 4: But he would go from football training to volleyball and 163 00:07:34,107 --> 00:07:36,187 Speaker 4: I think one time we counted, you know, New Zealand. 164 00:07:36,347 --> 00:07:38,627 Speaker 4: New Zealand is amazing how they give kids so many 165 00:07:38,627 --> 00:07:41,667 Speaker 4: opportunities with sports days and that, and Tyler would have 166 00:07:41,667 --> 00:07:45,107 Speaker 4: played I think anywhere from fifteen to seventeen different sports, 167 00:07:45,107 --> 00:07:47,867 Speaker 4: and he just he just gravitated to football. And then 168 00:07:47,907 --> 00:07:50,467 Speaker 4: those opportunities came up when he went to Los Angeles 169 00:07:50,507 --> 00:07:55,307 Speaker 4: and he got to play with you know, LAFC, and 170 00:07:55,347 --> 00:07:58,667 Speaker 4: then yeah, it just kind of kind of just gravitated 171 00:07:58,747 --> 00:08:01,027 Speaker 4: pulled in towards him. I mean, I think he's a 172 00:08:01,027 --> 00:08:03,467 Speaker 4: bit of a sports billy. He can not much many 173 00:08:03,467 --> 00:08:07,667 Speaker 4: sports he can't play, so but football his true passion 174 00:08:07,747 --> 00:08:08,387 Speaker 4: is true love. 175 00:08:08,467 --> 00:08:10,507 Speaker 3: And yeah, he's doing all right at it. 176 00:08:10,627 --> 00:08:12,707 Speaker 2: He certainly is well. Look forward to seeing him. I 177 00:08:12,707 --> 00:08:14,747 Speaker 2: would imagine all things being equaled back here in New 178 00:08:14,787 --> 00:08:18,707 Speaker 2: Zealand for the upcoming Oceannia World Cup qualifiers and the meantime, Jenny, 179 00:08:18,747 --> 00:08:20,907 Speaker 2: for you and the Football Ferns these two matches against 180 00:08:20,907 --> 00:08:23,307 Speaker 2: Costa Rica. Look very much forward to seeing how you 181 00:08:23,347 --> 00:08:25,307 Speaker 2: go in those matches. Thanks so much for taking the 182 00:08:25,307 --> 00:08:27,387 Speaker 2: time for a chat today, Nories. 183 00:08:27,427 --> 00:08:29,427 Speaker 3: Thank you so much, Jason. I hope we can talk again. 184 00:08:29,547 --> 00:08:31,747 Speaker 2: I hope so too, Jenny. Thanks indeed. Jenny Binden, former 185 00:08:31,867 --> 00:08:35,267 Speaker 2: Football Ferns goalkeeper seventy seven caps, a couple of World Cups, 186 00:08:35,267 --> 00:08:39,067 Speaker 2: couple of Olympic Games. Now a coach ses She coaches 187 00:08:39,147 --> 00:08:42,067 Speaker 2: at Reading which is where Tyler is, but has been 188 00:08:42,107 --> 00:08:44,907 Speaker 2: called in by Michael Maine as an assistant coach for 189 00:08:44,947 --> 00:08:48,747 Speaker 2: these two matches Costa Rica tomorrow at midday and on 190 00:08:48,787 --> 00:08:51,267 Speaker 2: Wednesday at two o'clock. Those are New Zealand time kickoffs 191 00:08:51,267 --> 00:08:53,507 Speaker 2: now they differ from what you may have seen earlier, 192 00:08:53,507 --> 00:08:56,467 Speaker 2: So if you're keen on catching these games midday tomorrow 193 00:08:56,707 --> 00:08:58,627 Speaker 2: and two o'clock on Wednesday. 194 00:08:59,307 --> 00:09:02,507 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 195 00:09:02,627 --> 00:09:05,907 Speaker 1: to news Talk zed B weekends from midday or follow 196 00:09:05,907 --> 00:09:07,507 Speaker 1: the podcas I was done. I heard radio