2013/14 Fixtures

Haha shambles!

Here is the same calendar in iCal format for those of you that want to merge it into an appropriate calendar - let me know if you have success or otherwise. 

https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/9kpb3eivmct0ajc9n55un7kdro%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics 

So it's probably going to cost me $500+ to attend 13 "home" games next season.

Cost of season ticket plus travel and accommodation for three 'home away from home' games.

I'll do it because I'm cool, but wtf Phoenix?

 Fucking awful draw. Yet to miss a home game in Wellington, but can see my streak being broken by the late Sunday games.

Having a game in Napier during u19s weekend = worst call ever

Don't lie. You've done SFA. Just when things were looking up for the club, you shaft the 4000 ish loyal WELLINGTON supporters.

How many games on a Saturday ?

So WTF are you talking about ?

Oh and you don't bother trying to get more kids/teens to wellington games but you do for Napier ?

epic fail is epic.

Gutted by this mess. Most of my positivity from Merrick signing on......... gooooone!

I need Ernie Merrick to assure me everything is going to be OK in his lilting Scottish accent.

Honestly, even the way he says "dour" makes me feel good.

glad we've got a reason to be angsty again at least

clutching at straws

Unless they build ten more hotels in Napier before now and then..

That isn't the one that may end up here.

That is close to a lock.  Newcastle looking keen to join us for the weekend as well.

eh? When was that important?

If I have the time zones right we play Perth at 10.45 pm NZT - great

Don't forget Eden park last year - "We would love the Phoenix to be a New Zealand brand" Head of A-League

The heavy away schedule could pay dividends if they play well. I don't think the crowds would be big early in the season. If they have strong away games then during their home games the crowds will return. Perhaps that was their plan.

Mate.

Thought of suggesting a replacement t-shirt design. Might leave that now.

 I'm an Aucklander, and I fucking hate that the Phoenix are increasingly playing more across all of New Zealand. Stop whoring them out. It's your football team.

Apparently not anymore. 

Gah the more I think about this the more it pisses me off. We are going to get crowds of 2000 or something on Sunday nights then the owners and FFA are gonna say "no one is supporting the team" and try to wind us up and/or play our home games all over the show in a desperate attempt to get crowds in provincial towns on the "novelty" basis. No one will come to 7pm Sunday games except the very core group of fans. Families won't come because it's too late the night before the new week, students and young professionals won't come because they'll be too jaded/hungover from Friday and Saturday nights, and everyone else will probably jsut not be bothered or will be put off by the lack of public transport options at that time.

Another thing about the start of season tiki-tour is that the players will be travelling far more than any other team - if I got it right 7 consecutive trips out of Wellington for games. I'm sure that'll help the team get some early season momentum and some decent results to get the crowds in in Wellington when they finally return here.

This'll end in tears. And just when I was feeling positive about the Merrick signing and the talk of a Welnix master plan...

Costs me that to attend 2 "Home" home games so stop ya whining!

It shouldn't cost that much for fans in Wellington to watch the Wellington Phoenix play 'home games'

I think I will wait until the venues are confirmed before jumping off the cliff. 2nd Best said one of the TBC - NZ could be at the stadium, so I'll grasp that straw for a little while longer.

 regardless of the 3x home away from wellington games, all those sunday games are a disaster for this club. Especially the 7pm ones - what a joke. Just shows how well the FFA listened to our request for more saturday games.

Agreed, 4 games at 5.00pm Sunday is garbage.

I'm loving those 3 7.00pm kickoffs :)))) on Sunday and the Saturday games, thanks for listening.

jeez with these times i might actually be able to get a season pass this year woop woop . that extra hour/ 2 hours really helps for me on the down side as an out of towner i might be getting home a little later than usual

Mental Note: No room in my bed for Smiff!

 I'd like to see two and half games at 7.53pm and another two and half at 3.13pm....   just saying...

Glad to see I'm not the only one on here thats happy with the later times.

Ive spoken to a few friends that are also happy with later times which fits in with their work/sport commitments.

Guess you cant please everyone.

Later times are good. Later times on a Sunday. Bad.