YUSS!!!!
Just as an aside I wonder with this SuperCity thing if they might actually finish building NHS one day. Would be great if it could eventually seat 30,000 +.
All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams
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A waste of a 3000+ member facebook group to get All Whites to chch
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would of preferred Christchurch. congrats NHS
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Looking forward to catching up with all my old mates from Welly and ChCh at North Harbour. It will be like a big old school reunion. Also looking forward to the street riots when the Auckland FC fans and Phoenix fans face off in a huge bun fight!!!
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You coming here Tuesday ?
Featherweight championship bout... Heyward vs 2ndBest !
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ugh. do nzf have a collective pair of testicles?
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Anyone know cheapest accomodation for 5 people near stadium? Won't have a car.
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Find a cheap backpackers in town and use a bus.
Unless you can get something in the halls of residence at Massey there are just a couple of Motels nearby.
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Alright, that decides that then. Us Auckland Feverites look forward to hosting you all! Time for Auckland to prove it can get behind football. It will be interesting to see if they find a way of increasing the 19,000 embankment-less capacity.
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This is fantastic news, especially about the busses. Can't see any reason why this game won't be a success. Super excited.
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What a waste having only 19 to 22k in the stadium when we could have had a whole lot more fans watching it somewhere else. Aboo.
I let my guitar speak for me
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Right- gutted its not in chch, but money where my mouth is booking tickets tonight for auckland. Now when tickets go on sale, where will the standing/white noise area be at NHS?
Dont fancy sitting for 90 mins so i can bear the full brunt of someone blowing a vuvu in my ear a la SA.
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Do we know the timing of the match?
Hopefully late evening kickoff so those at Upper Hutt u19's can catch a plane in time. 
A dog with a bone :)
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Its a shame ROF cant exend to 40k. or there abouts with temp seating.
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Alright, that decides that then. Us Auckland Feverites look forward to hosting you all! Time for Auckland to prove it can get behind football. It will be interesting to see if they find a way of increasing the 19,000 embankment-less capacity.
Thames ? Auckland.
Three for me, and two for them.
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On balance, the only decision NZF could realistically make. Ignoring the Auckland market just too risky. If managed well including a real city hub interfacing with free buses, and a huge dose of White noise, this could really expose Auckland to the (new) joys of football. I think it will work and plan on trekking up to find out.
I know, I know, its serious!
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Worst possible choice. Waste of money, screws over the South Island, and gives Auckland their second match this year. The agreement with North Harbour Stadium must go, it is holding the game back.
That being said, what's done is unfortunately done. I have no doubt it'll be a success and I'll almost certainly be there. Great news about the buses. Looking forward to seeing some of you bastard Aucklanders at the Speights Ale House!
That being said, what's done is unfortunately done. I have no doubt it'll be a success and I'll almost certainly be there. Great news about the buses. Looking forward to seeing some of you bastard Aucklanders at the Speights Ale House!
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Alright, that decides that then. Us
Auckland Feverites look forward to hosting you all! Time for Auckland to
prove it can get behind football. It will be interesting to see if they
find a way of increasing the 19,000 embankment-less capacity.[/QUOTE]
Thames ? Auckland.
Thames ? Auckland.
Everyone here gives me crap for being an Aucklanders and now Aucklanders are saying I'm not an Aucklander! Argh! I'm moving back up though in three weeks, so I'll be an Aucklander again by the time the game comes around.
[QUOTE=Robb]Worst possible choice. Waste of money, screws over the South Island, and gives Auckland their second match this year. The agreement with North Harbour Stadium must go, it is holding the game back.
That being said, what's done is unfortunately done. I have no doubt it'll be a success and I'll almost certainly be there. Great news about the buses. Looking forward to seeing some of you bastard Aucklanders at the Speights Ale House!
You've got to stop calling that trial a football match! It was a rubbish excuse of a game.
I'm sure one of us bastard Aucklanders (or Thames-ites) will buy you a beer if you make the trip up!
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Yay that news made my day. Now we can hear all you others moaning about it being in Auckland.
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Yay that news made my day. Now we can hear all you others moaning about it being in Auckland.
This
Where's Ahmed
Three for me, and two for them.
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Yay that news made my day. Now we can hear all you others moaning about it being in Auckland.
This
Where's Ahmed
Exactly what I thought. AHMED???
I won't rub it in. As If it was in Christchurch I would be sad. But I would congratulate them
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Yay that news made my day. Now we can hear all you others moaning about it being in Auckland.
That's the second "suck it bitches" toned comment I've read in the last 10 minutes.
Can't speak for others but I certainly wouldn't gave rubbed it in had the game gone to AMI.
And congratsahmad2010-08-17 18:07:47
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Last chance surely. If this isn't a sell out I don't want the All Whites to play again in Auckland. Plenty of countries have a national stadium, that should be Wellington, then Christchurch or Dunedin.
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Typical Dorkland have a terrible record with the AW's but still get the games.... Would rather have 2 games in Wellington than one in Dorkland. Should of gone to AMI.
2 games in Wellington?
Should we change the name of the Nz All whites to the Wellington All Whites
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Yay that news made my day. Now we can hear all you others moaning about it being in Auckland.
That's the second "suck it bitches" toned comment I've read in the last 10 minutes.
Can't speak for others but I certainly wouldn't gave rubbed it in had the game gone to AMI.
And congrats
What? there was no Suck it Bitches tone in there.
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You've got to stop calling that trial a football match! It was a rubbish excuse of a game.
I'm sure one of us bastard Aucklanders (or Thames-ites) will buy you a beer if you make the trip up!
I'm sure one of us bastard Aucklanders (or Thames-ites) will buy you a beer if you make the trip up!
Haha perhaps, but it's still more than Christchurch has had. Hopefully NZF give them a match sooner rather that later, and hopefully the Nix match will suffice for them in the meantime. Until then, I'm looking forward to Auckland. And I'll definitely take you up on that beer
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Yay that news made my day. Now we can hear all you others moaning about it being in Auckland.
This
Where's Ahmed
I am right here and I'll cry and moan about it if you would prefer. Even if it's not my style.
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You've got to stop calling that trial a football match! It was a rubbish excuse of a game.
I'm sure one of us bastard Aucklanders (or Thames-ites) will buy you a beer if you make the trip up!
For the record I would have driven to Christchurch if that game had been there. Can understand this NZF decision but hardly surprised.
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Good to see you are here. You going to be making it up here?
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The All Whites facebook fan page has dropped a couple hundred today.... angry South Islanders?
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Are you serious? That's unreal.
And no I don't think I can afford to fly up. Would be pretty selfish of me to go alone and too much for others to come along.
I am considering the Wellington game seriously though.
And no I don't think I can afford to fly up. Would be pretty selfish of me to go alone and too much for others to come along.
I am considering the Wellington game seriously though.
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did wellington even think it was in the running for getting this game when slovakia had been given to us?
im all for christchurch getting a game aswell.
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I remember thinking the All Whites fan page was near 107,000 fans and now its near 106,500
anth1832010-08-17 18:26:02
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Are you serious? That's unreal.
And no I don't think I can afford to fly up. Would be pretty selfish of me to go alone and too much for others to come along.
I am considering the Wellington game seriously though.
And no I don't think I can afford to fly up. Would be pretty selfish of me to go alone and too much for others to come along.
I am considering the Wellington game seriously though.
Come on... I'll buy you a beer!
I better be careful not to promise too many free beers on here.
Footpaul2010-08-17 18:28:29
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I will be cheap to host. I don't drink :)
But nah sorry any trip depends upon cheaper flights and Wellington is easier to navigate so is my preferred travel destination.
But nah sorry any trip depends upon cheaper flights and Wellington is easier to navigate so is my preferred travel destination.
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Buy me a beer Paul ;)
Three for me, and two for them.
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Something has gone wrong with the stuff story:
"...New Zealand Football boss Michael Glading said the addition of the Honduras game was "payback" for fans who have been so loyal since the All Whites beat Bahrain to qualify for South Africa.
"...New Zealand Football boss Michael Glading said the addition of the Honduras game was "payback" for fans who have been so loyal since the All Whites beat Bahrain to qualify for South Africa.
"We now have two World Cup sides of obvious quality coming to New Zealand with stars from the best leagues in the World," Glading said.
"It's a football opportunity that's been rare in recent years but we see it as a very special way for the team to thank the New Zealand public for all their World Cup support."
"Football has reached a new mark on in New Zealand's sporting landscape and the time is right to celebrate that, and build even more momentum, with a two very big events."
Meanwhile, Otago have made two changes to the side which fell to its third straight defeat of the season against Wellington in Dunedin last weekend.
Liam Coltman comes in at hooker for Peter Mirrielees who drops to the bench, while Joe Hill gets the start on the right wing after Ryan Shortland was ruled out with a leg strain.
OTAGO: 15 Chris Small, 14 Joe Hill, 13 Ben Smith, 12 Josh Tatupu, 11 Fetu'u Vainikolo, 10 Glenn Dickson, 9 Sean Romans; 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Alando Soakai (capt), 6 Paul Grant, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Hoani Matenga, 3 Sam Hibbard, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Kees Meeuws. Reserves: 16 Peter Mirrielees, 17 Halani Aulika, 18 Seko Kalou, 19 Brad Cameron, 20 Johnny Legg, 21 Andrew Parata, 22 Paula Kinikinilau."
Huh?
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Buy me a beer Paul ;)
Come down to Thames and get it.
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I swear NZF are run by children. I almost wish the game fails so that Auckland stop getting such preferential treatment above other (non-Wellington) centres and that NZF get the sufficient boot in the backside they need. Almost... but I'll rise above it. Can't attend the game, though, due to work. What's done is done. 4-1 to the All Whites, let's hope.
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