Ok, I am well and truly f**king gutted right about now.
Have been waiting for my Dad to find out confirmation for the date of an operation before booking tickets because obviously if it clashes he can't come but we wanted to sit together. Now I know he can make it but tried to book the tickets and only single seats are available - disaster of epic proportions.
I'm hoping to god that they use these fabled extra seats to up the allocation for my own sakes but also because it'd be immense to sell it out twice.
I was wondering if anyone knows how likely it is that this will happen, and if so, when a decision might be made? I'm gonna be checking every site I know of frantically until I hear news of this because I'm desperate to see the game with my Dad and brother.
PLEASE PLEASE NZF or whoever makes the decision, use the extra allocation.
Have been waiting for my Dad to find out confirmation for the date of an operation before booking tickets because obviously if it clashes he can't come but we wanted to sit together. Now I know he can make it but tried to book the tickets and only single seats are available - disaster of epic proportions.
I'm hoping to god that they use these fabled extra seats to up the allocation for my own sakes but also because it'd be immense to sell it out twice.
I was wondering if anyone knows how likely it is that this will happen, and if so, when a decision might be made? I'm gonna be checking every site I know of frantically until I hear news of this because I'm desperate to see the game with my Dad and brother.
PLEASE PLEASE NZF or whoever makes the decision, use the extra allocation.
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Heard they won't do it because it costs $25 per seat. My friend got some this morning however and that was for a group...
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Slim chance, but we'll be lobbying hard for it on your behalves. We even had a meeting (read: lunch at a pub) today to discuss it.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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How did the meeting go? What sort of vibe was laid down? What was for lunch?
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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Fantastic, truly fantastic steak swimming in Garlic Butter and mushroomswashed down with a Macs Cider.
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Fantastic, truly fantastic steak swimming in Garlic Butter and mushroomswashed down with a Macs Cider.
Might take more than 90 minutes to run that one off ...
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That steak was almost good enough to compensate for the god awful company.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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Dammit only single seats left. Please add extra seating NZ Soccer!
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put a comment up here as well - http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/blogs/hand-of-god/2972593/Unleash-extra-seats-for-Bahrain-game - it will help the cause (they are slow to post though on weekends be warned)
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put a comment up here as well - http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/blogs/hand-of-god/2972593/Unleash-extra-seats-for-Bahrain-game - it will help the cause (they are slow to post though on weekends be warned)
great piece Sammy.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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Dammit only single seats left. Please add extra seating NZ Soccer!
NZ Football u little leprechaun u.
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put a comment up here as well - http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/blogs/hand-of-god/2972593/Unleash-extra-seats-for-Bahrain-game - it will help the cause (they are slow to post though on weekends be warned)
great piece Sammy.
jonesy we havent had a contribution from you for ages. how about something re UK based kiwi interest and reaction to the AWs? are people into it? are they fired up? thats your homework
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already mentioned - blogs are sooooooo last year.
I only know one other UK based kiwi, and he is so busy losing everything he owns he didn't even know the game was on.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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that wasnt normo was it?
how about you step up normo? need a uk based view of AWs
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Sam, yep fine, will knock something up over the weekend or this afternoon ok? Got to keep attention on the side
BTW - I love the phrase "unleash the seats"! great tagline
Normo's coming home
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I was hoping for more 'if you build them, they will come'.
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whey-hey, Teflon Jones strikes again.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how I manage to spend so long on here between the hours of 9:30 and 4:30 every day.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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Sam, yep fine, will knock something up over the weekend or this afternoon ok? Got to keep attention on the side
no massive rush. just when you get a chance. good to get a sense of whether the kiwi diaspora is getting into it. It would be brilliant to be a kiwi in london during a world cup we're at!BTW - I love the phrase "unleash the seats"! great tagline
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put a comment up here as well - http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/blogs/hand-of-god/2972593/Unleash-extra-seats-for-Bahrain-game - it will help the cause (they are slow to post though on weekends be warned)
Have commented there, waiting for it to be moderated.
Hopefully there's a big public push for the extra seats. Huge effort to sell it out so quickly though, I never thought the tickets would go so fast. It's great to see, I just wish I hadn't missed out.
Still, while there's a slim chance, I retain hope.
Do the right thing NZF...
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I dont sympathise too much to those that didnt get tickets- and that includes my parents (who rang in a panic this evening only to be told its not my problem). They should have got them earlier - and if they didn't then the (more) real fans have got in ahead of them (with exceptions)
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Spot on. Those that have them really wanted them and deserve to have them and will be less lkely to skelp then, sellng on for own profit
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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Fantastic, truly fantastic steak swimming in Garlic Butter and mushroomswashed down with a Macs Cider.
Dream result. Good to hear fellahs!
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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I must admit to a certain amount of smugness having got tickets early, but the speed at which the RoF has sold out is pretty astounding.
While earlier comments suggest that extra seating will be problematical (cost and security), if it is possible to have more it would be great to get as many in - it all helps the atmosphere and hopefully gets a few more converts.
While earlier comments suggest that extra seating will be problematical (cost and security), if it is possible to have more it would be great to get as many in - it all helps the atmosphere and hopefully gets a few more converts.
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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40,000 footy fans packed into the ring of fire would generate an electric atmosphere and "unleashing" those extra seats may just make all the difference.
NZF, please let common sense prevail.
Kilmarnock FC - Scottish Premier League Champions 1965!
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that wasnt normo was it?
how about you step up normo? need a uk based view of AWs
A number of us tried to do this in relation to the Wales game with the help of the Beige Brigade but this came to naught.
Supporter world's best and worst football teams: Waikato/WaiBop, Kingz, Knights, Phoenix, The Argyle, The Whites & the All Whites
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I can understand their reticence, they've been burnt in the past financially so this will be a decent pay day and probably won't want to jeapordise it
What they should do is announce it's sold out - let everyone stew on it for 2-3 days and create some demand and then announce more seats. They will sell like hot cakes
Normo's coming home
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I dont sympathise too much to those that didnt get tickets- and that includes my parents (who rang in a panic this evening only to be told its not my problem). They should have got them earlier - and if they didn't then the (more) real fans have got in ahead of them (with exceptions)
Negative comment/attitude Feverish mate.
How do you expect to convert egg chasers with an attitude like that, the more the better esp the partizan supporters, hopefully to tuning them in to Football/AWs/Phoenix fans?
Supporter world's best and worst football teams: Waikato/WaiBop, Kingz, Knights, Phoenix, The Argyle, The Whites & the All Whites
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I dont sympathise too much to those that didnt get tickets- and that includes my parents (who rang in a panic this evening only to be told its not my problem). They should have got them earlier - and if they didn't then the (more) real fans have got in ahead of them (with exceptions)
Negative comment/attitude Feverish mate.
How do you expect to convert egg chasers with an attitude like that, the more the better esp the partizan supporters, hopefully to tuning them in to Football/AWs/Phoenix fans?
Are you suggesting we move the game to San Siro or something? I am all for the extra seats, and believe they will do it, but if someone has to miss out it should be those that sat on theirs arses.
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I don't think people who go tin earlier are necessarily bigger fans, but ultimately those who left it to the last minute were a bit silly
The All Whites the hottest ticket in town - fancy that
Normo's coming home
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Well actually, I would say those of us who got in early are bigger fans than those who waited for the result of the first leg.
That's just my opinion though, call me crazy.
Edit: I should stress that I am not trying to vilify the thread author here, you are clearly the exception to the rule due to some horrible circumstances and I wish you all the best.joachim2009-10-17 08:49:02
That's just my opinion though, call me crazy.
Edit: I should stress that I am not trying to vilify the thread author here, you are clearly the exception to the rule due to some horrible circumstances and I wish you all the best.joachim2009-10-17 08:49:02
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I'm with disco mart on this. yes, people should have been in earlier if they wanted tickets, but if we are serious about raising the football profile in this country, we need to generate as much exposure as possible. an extra 4000 people at a football match (who wouldn't usually have anything to do with football) would be a great result. imagine an all whites game having sold as much tickets as an all blacks game, but more atmosphere. brilliant
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I'm in favour of the extra seats, just saying those who got in early in the most part are the bigger fans
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can u have extra seating with out barriers? isnt there a fifa rule. anyway im glad its almost sold out. GO ALL WHITES!!!
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can u have extra seating with out barriers? isnt there a fifa rule. anyway im glad its almost sold out. GO ALL WHITES!!!
According to HK Keeper there's no almost about it:
http://yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10567
joachim2009-10-17 09:42:00
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I can understand their reticence, they've been burnt in the past financially so this will be a decent pay day and probably won't want to jeapordise it
What they should do is announce it's sold out - let everyone stew on it for 2-3 days and create some demand and then announce more seats. They will sell like hot cakes
There's virtually no financial risk though. The extra 4,000 seats will cost about $100,000 to put in but only 2,500 need to sell to cover that cost. The other 1,500 are just cream.
I agree they should let people sweat though, make an announcement in a week or so.
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Unlucky for people who didn't get tickets. But it is pretty last minute. I do think that they will get the extra seats, even if its only a couple thousand.
Why not just sell them for more. make it 49-59 bucks a ticket, i mean you are closer to the action, and if people are desperate to go they will pay.
(I don't think there has ever been a a topic this awesome, on the site. People asking for more seats, to a 'soccer' game in New Zealand because it has sold out. Oh wonderful)
Why not just sell them for more. make it 49-59 bucks a ticket, i mean you are closer to the action, and if people are desperate to go they will pay.
(I don't think there has ever been a a topic this awesome, on the site. People asking for more seats, to a 'soccer' game in New Zealand because it has sold out. Oh wonderful)
All Aboard the Phoenix/ All Whites Bandwagon!!
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someone start a facebook group, that always works
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Everyones had ages to buy tickets and lets be fair if you really wanted to go, you would have bought the tickets before the 1st game. I don't really mind about the extra seats if they do it good on them if they don't I won't in anyway care.
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