Posted January 14, 2016 06:50
· last edited January 14, 2016 06:52
The fury game with Fowler did get over 9k so it did help a little. However, I think the big name status will only get you a big crowd the first time the player comes. The novelty of having a big name player wears off very quickly.
Probably for the home team. FFA are probably thinking [if they are at all] about the effect of a name marquee would have whenever he appeared everywhere around Australia. I know for a fact that it attracts fans, I traveled from Napier especially to see both ADP and Fowler, would of done for Hesky too if he was available.
Heskey did play in Wellington at least once though. I distinctly remember him ending a game playing CB because one of the starting CBs got sent off and they were out of subs. Agree with the gist o it though - I had mates come down from Palmy for the first ADP game, but they've never come down for any other Phoenix games. One of them is a massive Juve fan though