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Posted February 28, 2026 11:26 · last edited February 28, 2026 11:28

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But quite a few things have gone right. 

If half the things that have gone wrong hadn’t- missed pen, Tuiloma slips, Hughes oggie(?), VAR and the refs confused about fouls and pens, injured playmakers, etc etc we’d be in the top 4 with Chief still coaching. It’s been a close league and only the Jets have consistently hammered us and we’ve been in those games. 

I don’t think we’ve been shockingly bad, but we’ve rather only been inconsistently good and fortunate! 


Auckland have consistently hammered the Phoenix.

Sorry out of context. 

But there was an opinion above that it was an indictment on the league that the Nix could make the finals. 

Edit : Ahh gotitit @Buffy the first derby this season was not a hammering bud. It was a limping escape which cost Auckland points in their next two fixtures.

We’ve beaten Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane twice, the Coasties, and should’ve beaten City. And we’ve had a couple of good draws. 

All of these were hard earned points from good games of football. And we’re in a salary capped league. 

Some of the criticism has been inane and excessively negative.

And f- off if we’re not allowed to notice the good things we’re doing and have done. That is particularly the point of being fans right? It’s not just about being irritated by Auckland.

Gtfo the forum and into some club management or some public facing role where your work can face criticism please. Cos you’re all mostly sub-standard posters and you would struggle to motivate a team or a workforce with your empathy and rhetoric. 

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Buffon II
martinb
But quite a few things have gone right. 

If half the things that have gone wrong hadn’t- missed pen, Tuiloma slips, Hughes oggie(?), VAR and the refs confused about fouls and pens, injured playmakers, etc etc we’d be in the top 4 with Chief still coaching. It’s been a close league and only the Jets have consistently hammered us and we’ve been in those games. 

I don’t think we’ve been shockingly bad, but we’ve rather only been inconsistently good and fortunate! 


Auckland have consistently hammered the Phoenix.

Sorry out of context. 

But there was an opinion that it was an indictment on the league that the Nix could make the finals. 

(Ahh-@Buffy the first derby this season was not a hammering bud. It was a limping escape which cost Auckland points in their next two fixtures.)

We’ve beaten Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane twice, the Coasties, and should’ve beaten City. And we’ve had a couple of good draws. 

All of these were hard earned points from good games of football. And we’re in a salary capped league. 

Some of the criticism has been inane and excessively negative.

And f- off if we’re not allowed to notice the good things we’re doing and have done. That is particularly the point of being fans right? It’s not just about being irritated by Auckland.

Gtfo the forum and into some club management or some public facing role where your work can face criticism please. Cos you’re all mostly sub-standard posters and you would struggle to motivate a team or a workforce with your empathy and rhetoric. 
Unknown editor edited February 28, 2026 11:28
Buffon II
martinb
But quite a few things have gone right. 

If half the things that have gone wrong hadn’t- missed pen, Tuiloma slips, Hughes oggie(?), VAR and the refs confused about fouls and pens, injured playmakers, etc etc we’d be in the top 4 with Chief still coaching. It’s been a close league and only the Jets have consistently hammered us and we’ve been in those games. 

I don’t think we’ve been shockingly bad, but we’ve rather only been inconsistently good and fortunate! 


Auckland have consistently hammered the Phoenix.

Sorry out of context. 

But there was an opinion that it was an indictment on the league that the Nix could make the finals. 

We’ve beaten Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane twice, the Coasties, and should’ve beaten City. And we’ve had a couple of good draws. 

All of these were hard earned points from good games of football. And we’re in a salary capped league. 

Some of the criticism has been inane and excessively negative.

And f- off if we’re not allowed to notice the good things we’re doing and have done. That is particularly the point of being fans right? It’s not just about being irritated by Auckland.

Gtfo the forum and into some club management or some public facing role where your work can face criticism please. Cos you’re all mostly sub-standard posters and you would struggle to motivate a team or a workforce with your empathy and rhetoric.