2015/16 Preseason - v Auckland City | 2pm Sat 26th September | Home & Garden Show @ Westpac Stadium

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Half time One all

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

Goal! Dimairo intercept puts Rogerson in and his low cross is cleared off an @apialeichhardt defender into own goal 1-1 #apiavwel

BREAKING NEWS!!

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Nix back out for 2nd half looks like no subs made

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Shaun @shaunwilson34

Tweeted to soon we have made a sub looks like Sarpong has come on

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Oh, but apparently Shaun could be an FFA Cup commentator...

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

Second half. Subs for Nix: Appiah on for Powell, Sail on for Italiano. #apiavwel

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Shaun @shaunwilson34

Great Save by Sail to keep it one all

Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

46' Sail with a good save tipping a shot round the post #apiavwel 1-1

Shaun @shaunwilson34

55 mins gone still one all. Appiahs injected a lot of pace and energy and wins a free kick just outside the area

2-1 Nix

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Goal to us from the results free kick I think it was Mcgarry

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

Goal! 57' James McGarry with great free kick from edge of box. 1-2 #apiavwel. Been doing it for @WgtnUnited and in @ASBPremiership all year!

Are both Sarpong and Kwibena on?

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Sub for the Nix Muscat on for Fenton

No, Sarpong is not on... Shaun mistook Sarpong for Appiah.

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Screamer from Ridenton makes it 3-1

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

64' Goal! Ridenton with a thunderbolt from 25 yards 1-3 #apiavwel

Young fullas doing well. Awesome

John stuart @jtanbaby

@A_Dura22 want to join us for shirts off in 8 minutes? Bring the boys #COYN

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Nice header from the Apia striker makes it 3-2

Shaun @shaunwilson34

4-2 the nix Appiah the scorer

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

Goal! Nix strike right back. Rogerson drives at defence and slips Appiah in who converts from an acute angle 2-4 #apiavwel

Apia v Appiah

This will do the kids a world of good confidence wise

Shaun @shaunwilson34

A very lucky pen to us. Saved by the Keeper

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

Pen to Phoenix from a Rogerson cross! #apiavwel

The curse of the pens continues

Wellington Phoenix ‏@WgtnPhoenixFC 11s11 seconds ago

Pen saved! @apialeichhardt keeper with a good save from a Appiah attempt 2-4 #apiavwel

Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

81' @apialeichhardt player in the book. Ridenton's free kick just wide. 2-4 #apiavwel

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Shaun @shaunwilson34

5-2

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Shaun @shaunwilson34

Logan with the cut back and Appiah with the finish

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Wellington Phoenix @WgtnPhoenixFC

Goal! 83' Rogerson with another good run, cuts back to Appiah in the box who tunrs and drives the ball inot top right corner. 2-5. #apiavwel

Sounds like an entertaining second half

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Apia with a goal makes it 5-3

Shaun @shaunwilson34

Full time Score 5-3 to the Nix

Time for a few David Pleat type cliches... The team leading on goals will win the game!

ok so 2 questions

1: Penalties. What are we doing? Am I opted only one going "Well this won't be converted" now when we are awarded one. If I was a smart opposition, it would be worth conceding a penalty at the expense of an easy tap in cause you would have better odds of it being saved

2: 3 spaces left. DiMairo has had big raps but who is this kid Singh that seems to have popped up. Is he the real deal? Is he a chance of getting signed? We are overloaded in the midfield already but do you lock this guy in for the future? What about the chance of DiMairo with Fentons injury propensity and our lack of depth at fullback/defence in general?

2: Singh, 16y, is one of the kids who get scholarship from Winston Reid. I guess he is here to stay for a while, no need to give him a contract, Winston pays the bills for us.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/71435479/winston-reid-opens-his-wallet-to-help-the-next-generation-of-kiwi-footballers

Fair. 

Could he do a job at A League level?

He impressed in the U-17 qualifiers and joined the WeeNix with Rogerson after that.  Ran the midfield with Joe Bell all Winter in Cap Prem.  Good vision, good touch, very promising.

Is this the guy who Hudson got on for the AWs? We like it when Greenacre plays him?

Maybe Hudson should get Greenacre as his assistant? That would have some 'Nix/AW continuity, but still have seperation of church and state?

Rogerson seemed to be dominant at this level going on the number of chances he was creating.

No that was Harshae Raniga.

Thanks Bwtcf.

I probably worded my question wrong and it was poor. I guess I am not asking if he would step in today. I guess more a "Is he better off on a pro contract developing or in the schoolboy level to develop" bearing in mind his education and all that. If he has the ability for this level, then would he not be better of as a pro?

I guess from reading, the kid has talent and is 16. I just see him potentially being snapped away. Kids will do strange things when dollars and stars are in their eyes.

The shows not over until Sarpreet Singh

Huge chant potential there. E.g. 

Watched the Hong Kong 7's - he looks classy, but the wind could pick him up and throw him to Antarctica at the moment. Give him a few more years; he is far too slight for the A-League currently, no matter how good his ability is. He's smaller than Patafta.

He looks even smaller than Marco was when he first came in; obviously only 16 so a lot of time to develop that though. 

Has Gulley dropped of the radar?