All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams

Who is going to MCG for AW game?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

It will be less than half full - i'm picking 20,000 max

It's going to be horrid with the stadium so empty. They should have played it at the new rectangular stadium but of course the money grabbing idiots are too short sighted

a.haak

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

20,000 seems light to me. I thought they got 80,000 for the send off four years ago? Albeit against Greece. The fact that they're selling tickets for the entire ground makes me think it has to be 40-50,000 at least. Generally they'll have one stand entirely closed if low numbers are expected imo.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

His point is that their expectations are wrong.

My point is he is wrong.

It will be a biggie.
hellobeaver2010-05-15 15:54:40

Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

valeo wrote:

It will be less than half full - i'm picking 20,000 max

It's going to be horrid with the stadium so empty. They should have played it at the new rectangular stadium but of course the money grabbing idiots are too short sighted

Haak, you're spot on with all of the above, but I wrote the exact same thing on here some months ago (and several other places as well) and got blasted for it. (check here for the thread I wrote pretty much what you wrote above: http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11930)

The FFA released Aus$15 tickets to this game a week ago, which indicates that ticket sales are slow for this game.

I'll save the rest of my spiel for post-match.

diego's son2010-05-15 17:53:51

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

gee visionary. what you posted was in response to an excited buffy who had just got tix. and you rained on his parade by being condescending and telling us it was a nothing game.

Allegedly

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

teret wrote:

Ive been quoted from how have ticket sales gone so far?? " close to 50'000 but dont quote me on that" this was on thursday out of the FFA ryos4phoenix2010-05-15 19:37:37

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Good to hear if that's the case

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

diego's son wrote:

valeo wrote:

It will be less than half full - i'm picking 20,000 max

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It's going to be horrid with the stadium so empty. They should have played it at the new rectangular stadium but of course the money grabbing idiots are too short sighted

Haak, you're spot on with all of the above, but I wrote the exact same thing on here some months ago (and several other places as well) and got blasted for it. (check here for the thread I wrote pretty much what you wrote above: http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11930)The FFA released Aus$15 tickets to this game a week ago, which indicates that ticket sales are slow for this game.I'll save the rest of my spiel for post-match.

I don't think many people argued with you that it would be a sell out (personally I would imagine around 40k), just your attitude that you should have had someone better, and we were way below your standard. Given that initially this game was basically rubbished by the FFA, my best guess would be we were the most attractive team you could get, and no decent team wanted to come down here and play you. Therefore not much point in bitching about it.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Also, the last the Socceroos need would be for the All Whites to actually shock the visionaries of Diego's like, come over there, get a result and have the Aussie media tearing strips out of them right as the build up starts.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

DO YOU THINK THE AUSSIES WOULD BE OFFENDED BY THIS?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ryos4phoenix wrote:

Ive been quoted from how have ticket sales gone so far?? " close to 50'000 but dont quote me on that" this was on thursday out of the FFA

Went to a lunch at Black Tom's in West Perth on Thursday to hear Pim Verbeek speak. In his answer to one question, he bemoaned the fact that (so far) only 46000 tickets had been sold to the MCG send-off match. He thought that indicated a lack of passionate support for the Socceroos. He said that in Europe any WC-farewell match would be sold out.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

TSMA wrote:

DO YOU THINK THE AUSSIES WOULD BE OFFENDED BY THIS?

No. It's comparable to having descendants on the Mayflower in the US.

"Sharing rewards the weak"- Steven Colbert

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

They are literally trying to give away tickets to this game any way they can

I just wish it was at the new stadium is all - would've been a much better atmosphere, but oh well. I guess we can't complain considering we didn't even think we'd get this game.

The problem with a lot of Socceroos fans is that they seem to care about who they are playing more than the Socceroos themselves.

They sold out for Greece because half the stadium were Greek.

valeo2010-05-17 11:57:33

a.haak

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Anyone know if there is anywhere that will be showing the Crusaders V Bulls Semi Final?

Also the Championship playoff?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Is anyone going to be in Melbourne tomorrow? PM me if you are!Footpaul2010-05-20 10:15:05

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Mr_Incredible wrote:

Anyone know if there is anywhere that will be showing the Crusaders V Bulls Semi Final?

Also the Championship playoff?

If in doubt, the fallback location is the Sports Bar at Crown has 3 huge screens showing Fox Sports/ESPN etc

24 hours a day.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Your inbox is full, Mr Incredible. I don't think there was any other way of me telling you that.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

My popularity is unsurprising.

Empty now.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

In Melbourne now. Awesome city! Is anyone in town who wants to go for a beer? (I know it is 10am, but I've been up since 3.)