Name:
Phil Sale

Nickname/s:
Philbert

Previous clubs:
Western Rangers, Hibernian St Johns, Flaxmere AFC all in Hawkes Bay, I started playing in Motueka as a kid, then went to Rugby for a while

How I ended up in this team:
I guess I organized it so I was a bit of a dead cert!

Best thing about being a member of this team:
We like spending time with each other and there are no egos, well, maybe a couple!!!

Favourite other team:
Manchester United

Favourite current player:
Back - John Terry, Midfield - Frank Lampard striker Christiano Rinaldo, I know, I should have picked all Man U players!

Favourite retired player:
Roy Keene

Best moment in football:
Playing for North Wellington while I was on holiday visiting my brother in Wellington and scoring a hat trick, one with my head, one with my left and one with my right - got player of the day mug!

Best goal scored (own goals do count):
Being the humble man that I am I don't like to boast but the game described above was a stand out for me!

Most embarrassing moment in football:
Others will remember my embarrassing moments, I have a few to choose from! Probably injuring team mates in practices! (also had my leg broken by a team mate at practice!)

Favourite TV programme/s:
NZ Idol, Shortland Street & Coronation Street, just kidding! They are programs I would like to see removed from TV! Friends & Top Gear

Favourite movie/s:
Gone in 60 Seconds

Favourite song/s:
Sweet Child of mine - Guns & Roses, I also like Blink 182, Smash Mouth, Linkin Park, Offspring, Greenday, Nickelback, Good Charlotte and many others.

Favourite food:
Roast - chicken, pork, lamb or beef, I don't mind but it has to have gravy! Unfortunately Jo doesn't cook roasts so we only have them if we have guests and I cook! I also love BBQ's, I cook them too, I am starting to see a pattern here!

Best city/country visited:
Hong Kong for the 7's with the boys was awesome! Oops, I should have said Fiji as my first choice for Jo's and my honeymoon, but that was a different kind of fun!

Best football advice ever given to you:
"It's OK for the opposition to get past one player, not OK to get past two and a crime to get past three - if someone gets past two players, take them out!"

Best football advice you've given out:
"Don't get in my way!"

Non football poser, Pet hates in society today:
Kids who text their mates rather than phoning them for free from the land line and actually having a conversation with them or even better, getting off their backsides and going to see them! The way the "children" behave in parliament, I would love to see the day one party comes up with an idea and the opposition says "what a fantastic idea". The sky is purple with green stripes for those who want to know what colour the sky is on my world!