Post World Cup Friendies Angst

That's still $100,000. Is that small change for NZ Football?

you are basing this on the embankments being closed - not sure if this has happened before or if things have changed, but i have watched the allblacks from the embankment twice and bought the tickets in advance.  both these games would have been in June.

They are talking about temp seating to bring capacity up to 22,000. That is what is being reported and I stand corrected if that information is incorrect.

i wonder what the cost of putting the temp seating in is?  and i wonder if they can base how much they put in on pre-sales?  1500 each end doesn't sound like many, though i don't doubt that you are right.  it seems crazy that the capcity of NHS is just a touch over QPR's home ground, which is fairly tiny by comparison.

Looked over FIFA general safety guidlines, the general rule is to have terrace areas vacant, but

"standing spectators may be admitted after seeking prior approval from the local authorities responsible for approving the respective stadium. "
linds2010-08-17 23:18:10

I have no knowledge about this whatsoever. Everything I know about the seating is only what has been reported in the media. If that's wrong then I'm also wrong

yeah, pretty sure when we played away in Fiji for WCQs there are grass embankments, and although it was back in 1997 and rules may have changed they were open for WCQ v Australia. Walksox2010-08-17 23:22:01

Thing is, if 19,000 was truly "break even" as some claimed, then temporary seating isn't going to add much profit after the cost of installing is included.

Or at least that's the feeling I got when we had a discussion about temporary seating for the Wellington Phoenix sold out semi.

I'm totally with you here. If the stadium seating situation had been reversed I would certainly not have been as strong in pushing for Christchurch.

Glading on the radio said that NHS will be installing temp seating at no cost to NZF.

Hope youse fellas are looking after the Fever Mobile and making sure she's ready for the road trip !!!

If this is the case, there is no reason why the North Shore City Council, or whoever, would not approve the embankments to be opened up. But is that only if people stand?

I dont care when it starts, if it was midday id just call into work sick. In fact im putting in a leave request right now so that I can have the entire day off to drink prior to kick off.

If youre in Wellington but not there, youre not a true fan imo

real disappointed game V Honduras not being played in Christchurch. Given Aucklands poor record and ChCh's excellent  support (10,000 in 1995 NZ  V Malaysia, 20,000 for Nix 2010) I would have thought that financially it would be less risky to have the game in Christchurch than Auckland.

It is a gut-wrenching decision. All the logic pointed in favour of Christchurch. But oh well, not much we can do about it now apart from hope for ridiculously low airfares. Hope you Christchurch guys can get some affordable flights to get yourselves up because Dunedin flights are at least double your fares. And that's just the base fare. Not a lot of hope for provincial South Island bringing families. They might as well swim the Srait.ahmad2010-08-18 09:41:47

From Nelson flying to Wellington is cheaper, or just as cheap as it is to Christchurch. The only thing that would put people off is getting work off the Wednesday. I just hope the close relationship between Ricki Herbert and Avram Grant is enough to make sure Winston Reid comes down, Ryan Nelsen didn't seem too convinced on radio sport today, even though it's a FIFA window.

I think he's gutted that the game didn't go to AMI

Valid point. you wouldn't be much of a football supporter if you don't show on a tuesday.

But its not the football supporters you have to worry about, they will be there with bells on. It is the general public you need to get excited. And lets say an AW tea missing, Nelsen, Fallon, Reid. Paraguay with the lack of a really big name (ala, Beckham, Ronaldo, Rooney) and nothing really riding on it in the general publics eyes. If its a Tuesday night at 6.00 i think it would be a tough sell.

Although i do like the ticket prices, that will most definitely help. and hopefully the media will get right in behind it.

Better not be 6pm, we have booked 5.30 pm flights from chch. I.E. after work. 

Does anyone know when this so called contract with North Harbour is up for renewal? Its been a joke for too long (ie sh*t crowds, chatham cup always going there, being a pig for supporters to get to ... etc)

http://www.3news.co.nz/Aucklands-last-chance/tabid/840/articleID/171182/Default.aspx

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=SOCCEROO10

2006

Here's a real gem from one of the big-wigs at NZ Football (Glading):

"Logically it makes sense for the Auckland region to host the match against Honduras as the population base gives us a great chance to sell out the ground and give the All Whites a rousing welcome home."

I can't stress how much I enjoyed his use of the word 'logically'.

Get over it.

I will whinge til my hearts content.  And I haven't done much at all and I don't think I'll be doing a lot more either.

Imagine a packed out North Harbour for football... yeah right
AJ132010-08-18 14:25:45

too bad we will never no.

No imagination needed.

Cmon Auckland sell it out

anything less than a sellout in Auckland will be a failure 

I'm fairly confident NHS will sell out or get within a few thousand of selling out.

Do we know when tix will be out then, and who's organising the Fever roadtrip up?

Went up for the U17 Womens final back in 08 and they managed to get 16,000 something along to that?

Two years on with football rising youd expect topping that
cam-bwfc2010-08-18 21:22:48