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almost 12 years ago · edited almost 12 years ago · History
Turfmoore wrote:
Junior82 wrote:
sthn.jeff wrote:

Odd how one of the better recent stories about the Nix has been written by a Political reporter


He's got a degree in Journalism so he's the real McCoy.

Attracted to this thread because of recent soccer v football post.  


However, noticed earlier discussion regarding NZH political reporter John Armstrong.  I was at University at same time as John.  He's an Ipswich Town tragic from way back (I think originally from Ipswich). 

Football (soccer?) man through and through.


Did a guest Phoenix column in the Herald when all the columnists switched around their jobs for an edition. Did a stokin job. Obviously follows the Phoenix, perhaps better than some of the commentators or other football writers! Have to wonder if he's got an alias on here...

edit:duh this thread is so old the original post refers back to that column!



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almost 12 years ago
terminator_x wrote:

The Herald are finally having a public poll on whether to use "soccer" or "football"

Make sure you vote and send "soccer" to the grave.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11270563


hmmm....very late to this the Herald. Not sure I care excessively, but as Terry Pratchett says you should always support a plain girls attempts to reinvent herself (I'm misremembering and paraphrasing)...(oh and the plain girl is football, I mean soccer, I mean...) 
Sure the most bitter grudge holding must call it soccer people are folk who actively despise the sport itself, but hey- it's in Nicky Hornby as soccer and in The Soccer Tribe...it's a term in use in the UK, though most would say football...


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almost 12 years ago

76% for football.

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almost 12 years ago

" Football " has dropped to 61% in the poll. Everyone needs to vote and drag the Herald into the 21 century...

"Self-defence is an art I cultivate"

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almost 12 years ago

Hoo bloody ray!

Grumpy old bastard alert

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almost 12 years ago

Think it was my vote late yesterday that swung it :-)

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almost 12 years ago

Here's your chance to vote again - the Herald is running a poll on those who want to watch the World Cup.

It looks as though no one is interested.   

Don't piss off old people - the older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent                    

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almost 12 years ago

He's either a good WUM or an absolute melter.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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almost 12 years ago

He's either a good WUM or an absolute melter

I'm going for the latter...

"Self-defence is an art I cultivate"

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almost 12 years ago

I'm sure John Armstrong will be able to take him round to the Herald bike sheds and educate him on football and journalism (maybe something about shoving his column inches where the deadline can't be moved).

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 11 years ago

Auckland City vs. San Lorenzo on NZ Herald website more popular than the All Blacks:

Pretty amazing: "it was one of the website's top five most popular sports story of the year."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c...

"QUALITY FOOTBALL IS POPULAR IN NZ:

Nzherald.co.nz's live blog of the game had over 100 thousand page views. In other words, it was one of the website's top five most popular sports story of the year, more viewed than our most read All Blacks story. The footballing audience is out there."

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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about 11 years ago

"Click when you're winning, you only click when you're winning..."

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about 11 years ago

Colvinator wrote:

"Click when you're winning, you only click when you're winning..."

Who cares!?

Bigger than the most popular All Blacks story. That is HUGE for NZ football. HUGE.

It shows that there is a market out there for football. it just needs to be captured and brought into crowds.


Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.


Phoenix fans. We have to win them over one fan at a time.

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about 11 years ago

A good effort for what is considered an Auckland Rag as well.


Auckland will rise once more

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about 11 years ago

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

A good effort for what is considered an Auckland Rag as well.

Well I guess it was Auckland City

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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about 11 years ago · edited about 11 years ago · History

Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

A good effort for what is considered an Auckland Rag as well.

Well I guess it was Auckland City

Again... WHO CARES! A New Zealand FOOTBALL event out trafficked the All Blacks most popular story of the year.

Stop and think about that.

That's bloody amazing.

We shouldn't be being tribal about this. Waitakere fans, Mt. Wellington fans, North Shore United fans, Waikato BOP fans, HB United fans, Phoenix fans, Waterside Karori fans, Mirimar Rangers fans, TW fans, Island Bay, Nighthawks, Olympic... Caversham... Tech... shark any football fan in New Zealand should be giddy about this.


Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.


Phoenix fans. We have to win them over one fan at a time.

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about 11 years ago

It's a cool stat but of course the reason there was more clicks is that it was on when people were at work, when All Blacks play people are watching the match on the weekend. Still awesome though. Would have been interesting if game was on the evening as to what viewer numbers they would have got, could've been pretty big.

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about 11 years ago

Waterside Karori

(just saying)

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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almost 11 years ago

Narbon describes the team as a team who "don't give up on any balls".

Interesting

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

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over 8 years ago

I enjoy reading articles from Burgess.

A fan is a fan.

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over 7 years ago

do these guys actually have a football reporter? Whole lot of games play over last 2 days with some upset etc. Stuff going on between pogda and mourinho etc.... and lead article at mo is about abmravich having residency block... who actually gives toss? Other stores on football page at mo...  7 year old sings... footballer sleeps around... 

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almost 7 years ago

Is there really any point in linking articles that require us to pay to be able to view?

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almost 7 years ago

Not all heroes wear capes Dale.

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almost 7 years ago

NZ Herald, 90% advertising, 10% articles.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 7 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

NZ Herald, 90% advertising, 10% articles.

0.1% decent football articles.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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almost 7 years ago

99.9% copy errors, appears that they havent had a copy editor for the last 5 years and simply dont care.

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almost 7 years ago

So pay to lessen reliance on advertising?



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almost 7 years ago

martinb wrote:

So pay to lessen reliance on advertising?

Had the opposite effect on Sky TV - Pay more every year, and still excessive advertising. 

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almost 7 years ago

would never pay their subscription but would be interested from those who do if there has been a decrease in advertising


Auckland will rise once more

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