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Hurricanes want their own Yellow Fever

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
sir les wrote:
its some guys trying to bring a bit of life to rugby games.

good on them for giving it a crack.

seems to be a few chips on shoulders here...
 
I've no problem with anyone doing anything like this - best of luck to them.
 
I just think that their name is f**king sh*t.  The Flying Squadron??  I mean, seriously, f**k off.  It is like one of the guys who started it had a comedy moustache that they had bought for a costume party a few years ago and wanted to get the money's worth out of it.    And I don't give a f**k that the team mascot is called Captain Hurricane - are you supporting the team or the mascot?  Just because the club made a f**king stupid decision to have a mascot that makes very little sense doesn't mean you need to go along with it.
 
Call your self the wind machine, or the hurri-krishnas or even the f**king blowing jobs - something that makes some sense.
 
"We are the Wellington Hurricanes supporters group and we are called the Unrestricted Doolies"
 
"Why the Unrestricted Doolies?"
 
"Because our team in from Wellington.......and there was a Duke of Wellington......who passed the Catholic Emancipation Act when he was Prime Minister in 1829........which removed many restrictions that were in place on Roman Catholics.  You owe me $30 for telling you that".

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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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Junior82 wrote:
sir les wrote:
seems to be a few chips on shoulders here...
 
$4.50 at the stadium for a few (literally).
 
 


can always count of J82 for comedy


is anyone on here a member, I've heard they've got over 250 and plenty on twitter and facebook. 
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
So did anyone go to the game? How did they do? Did the manage to get 'stand up for the hurricanes' sung to the right tune?
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
So did anyone go to the game? How did they do? Did the manage to get 'stand up for the hurricanes' sung to the right tune?



You know, that scans so much better than our one.

Junior822012-03-17 23:24:21

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I heard they just sat down all game and didn't make a sound.
 
Probably to be expected, it'll take them a while to warm into it. It's a pretty strong culture they're trying to go against.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Cane Tards

                                                                        COYN    

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Couldnt't hear a thing on TV
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
LOL at you FM having a crack at their name,and your rather lame reason for yellow fevers name. Good on them for having a crack,see nothing wrong with $30 charge some of you  make it sound like they get nothing for it.
Bloody hell some football supporters get paranoid at the thought another code might do something that has been used by us.As if all the stuff YF does is origional.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Retro Mark?

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ballane wrote:
LOL at you FM having a crack at their name,and your rather lame reason for yellow fevers name. Good on them for having a crack,see nothing wrong with $30 charge some of you  make it sound like they get nothing for it.
Bloody hell some football supporters get paranoid at the thought another code might do something that has been used by us.As if all the stuff YF does is origional.



YF would still win in a chant off


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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ballane wrote:
As if all�the stuff YF does is origional.


Of course not. The Tards did it all first.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ballane wrote:
LOL at you FM having a crack at their name,and your rather lame reason for yellow fevers name. Good on them for having a crack,see nothing wrong with $30 charge some of you  make it sound like they get nothing for it.
Bloody hell some football supporters get paranoid at the thought another code might do something that has been used by us.As if all the stuff YF does is origional.
 
i don't see anyone getting paranoid. FM wondered about the name, yes. Others quite rightly said $30 was a bit sh*t. Thats a fair enough opinion. Others wondered how they went.
 
I think you came into this thread thinking people would be having a go at it, and thats what you went with. I don't think thats the case at all.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Good on them.Its taken the YF to open people's eyes and ears here in Wellington and consider that it's okay to express your passion creatively and humorously when you support your favorite team.Not that we're any benchmark btw..always room for improvement

Actually I could see a "chant off" happening at a neutral event eg cricket where a YF section might sling a few pointed taunts..in good humour of course..at the Cane Squad supporters across the park. RedGed2012-03-18 12:20:42

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
what ever happened to Citizen Cane?

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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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Frankie Mac wrote:


what ever happened to Citizen Cane?


Muttered something about "Rosebud"

When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
To be honest I think the Fever should be flattered. Seems to be an attempt to copy us, which rather than take offence at I think we should appreciate. Don't know if they'll actually pull it off, but good luck to them.
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
ginger_eejit wrote:
Frankie Mac wrote:


what ever happened to Citizen Cane?


Muttered something about "Rosebud"




"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
So did anyone go to the game? How did they do? Did the manage to get 'stand up for the hurricanes' sung to the right tune?
 
I was in aisle  26 and could see this mob over in 33 waving few flags but can't say I could hear what they were chanting,, seemed bit ridiculous really.
 
Did see the mascot come out in some old plane called .... u guessed it ,,,, the HurriPlane ??
 
Thats my rugby fix for the year...
 
 
 
 
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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
BarryZuckerkorn wrote:
theprof wrote:
this is true but why? perhaps iot's cos we have an airport?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Feverish]there is a (old) plane called a Hurricane




Gave Jerry the what-for in the Battle of Britain!!!

Although, if that was what they were thinking with the name "Hurricanes" how come the club logo isn't a plane? And if they were thinking of the weather events then why not Cyclones, as that is what they are actually called in this part of the world?
 
Hurricane refers to our windy climate (as well as the Allied work-horse for B.O.B. and early WWII).
 
In terms of flying squadrons, I get that they are linking it to an NZ squadron (started off using hurricanes and switched to tempests later), but perhaps here is a better example to emulate:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ-2X609LRE&feature=related (but this is actually an inaccurate depiction of factual events)
 
 
 

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
There should be no mystery about their name. Captain Hurricane, a old fight pilot with all the palaver, has been the Hurricanes mascot since about day 1 (the mystery is more about why Capt Hurricane, but that is explained above, and I guess that's the best you can do in creating a mascot out of a wind).

It will be interesting to see how they do, but I found their video a tad excruciating.

I suspect they'll struggle in rugby-land as a centre of passion and chanting, and end up as part of a "look at how ridiculously I am dressed this week" cult a la Sevens. No harm in trying.

I know, I know, its serious!

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I just wanted an excuse to post the BoB vid and the info about the 303 Squadron.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I just wanted an excuse to use the phrase: "Gave Jerry the what-for"

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Anyone else waiting for Stevo to wade in here and divert this to Commando comic discussions...

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm refreshing the page every 3 seconds in anticipation.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
This so-called 'Flying Squadron' will start off , but in the end, will be during the  that is rugby and its atmos.
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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
If they keep winning,
They may win back the Hammit haters

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Actually, I'm with Mr Positivity with this one.  Good on them for trying to inject a bit of passion and atmosphere into their game/team.
 
Although I do think that their approach is a bit forced, but maybe that's how it has to be in a culture that doesn't embrace vocal expression.
 
Looking back at the start of this fred I'd have to agree with Hard News' observation that it will be a hard ask and maybe ultimately too hard.
 
I don't think we need to knock them (too much).  Infact it's quite a reflection on the YF & FZ that they want to emulate that.
 
 
Junior822012-04-02 09:37:35

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Worth noting that the Phoenix do have an alright relationship with the Hurricanes, so it starting a war between fan groups wouldn't be smart.
 
Personally though... it's the sort of thing that I think is a bit silly and it's in my nature to mock. Though no problem with you guys a nicer attitude towards it. And hey, they can do what they like. If anything, it will probably just serve to show how great the Yellow Fever is in comparison.
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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Note I qualified my statement with "too much"!

"Phoenix till they lose"

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Junior82 wrote:
Note I qualified my statement with "too much"!
 
Haha, yes, and certainly agree.
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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
300 members * $30
 
Thats a cool $9000 they've made!

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Extra tax money for the IRD.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Having seen them at the Cheetahs match - good numbers but very much an uphill battle. They really seemed separated from the crowd. One of the best things about the Fever is that the passion carries like a Domino affect - Aisles 21/22 sing, chant and clap... 23 join in... 24 join in... and so forth. For the Flying Squadron... Aisle 33 does their thing... nobody sitting in aisle 32.... aisle 31 does nothing... aisle 30 does nothing... and so forth. I found the atmosphere incredibly dull - perhaps it'd be better if I sat near aisle 33 instead of halfway, but for the one Nix match where I sat at halfway instead of standing in the zone, the atmosphere was still fantastic.

I'm pretty sure it's a cultural thing. I've been to rugby matches with great atmospheres - All Blacks-Canada in Hamilton a few years ago, the Bay's shield defences in Tauranga, any Crusaders/Canterbury home match in Wellington... but they weren't the kind of active support you get at football matches here. That's not a bad thing, just a different experience. Bopman is right on the money in his earlier post (although I can't speak on the Beige Brigade).

The only other thing I can really say is that the Flying Squadron seems astroturfed compared to Citizen Cane and the Fever. I'll still wish them all the best though, may even join them for a match sometime.

Eejit - I friended Citizen Cane on Bebo, but never got around to joining them at any of the matches. Same with Flying Squadron, except replace Bebo with Twitter/Facebook.

Stefan - GGF
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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Robb wrote:
One of the best things about the Fever is that the passion carries like a Domino affect - Aisles 21/22 sing, chant and clap... 23 join in... 24 join in... and so forth.
 
*cough* Except for Stand Up For the Phoenix. *cough*
 
 

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
My gf and I decided to go to the basketball tonight.  Flying Squadron were there and trying to get a few songs going, but didn't really work.  What I really noticed is that there were quite a few people wearing their flying squadron tshirts that weren't sitting with them.  Only spotted one dude wearing nix related attire.  Though there were still kids there wearing an epl team shirt.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Was also at the basketball, and also noticed the flying squadron, but did you realise that the Hurricanes were playing at the exact same time? What kind of half-ass fan goes to watch another sport at the same time that their team is playing?!
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