2016/17 Phoenix Fixtures - Saturday Night Fever

HAMILTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!  YES! 

so stoked for the tron. that is going to be a big weekend. 

Might be able to sort accomm for people when we gets to planning missions up here

You going to Newy for the Boxing Day game Coops?

Put it this way. I will no longer be hitting the Boxing Day Sales at Charlestown Square...

le sigh

The Sunday games are late as fudge, long drive home for me, but at least there are only two of them.

I kind of hoped we would get more Friday night games as they are the easiest for me (the only ones I can drink at) and the easiest for me to get others a long to.

A well, it could have been worse I guess.

I hope to make both AK games and the Tron game. If Welnix are smart they'll make available a membership option which gives discounts on less than six but more than one games.

Yea, and this quote says they are playing every team in Wellington which would make a round 22 game vs Perth at QBE incorrect, but would work if the QBE game was vs Melbourne City

 “Given the complexity of the draw this year with a number of stadia throughout the A-League unavailable this season, we are pleased we’ve got pretty much a home-away pattern and will play every A-League side at least once in Wellington. http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/article/wellingt...

Oh, stop it! Stoked about Mt Smart as well. 

We're not playing Wanderers in Wellington either.

That's really bad. Either a 6.35am or 9.45am flight on the 3rd or 4th with almost 9 hours of flying and up to 4 hours in airports. Pretty tough doing recovery in that schedule let alone any other work.

Not sure how I feel about 2 extra games away from Wellington compared to last year. Good to get more people around the country interested I guess and Hamilton would allow me to fit in an extra visit to my parents (in Te Awamutu). Wonder if season ticket prices are likely to take into account the increased travel and accommodation costs to attend all the home games?

I've been a massive advocate of an 07 visit but it's been scheduled during my first overseas trip scheduled during the season since the Phoenix started.  Fudge you Kharma.

Nightmare  :-(

Worth pointing out that one of the Sunday games is Labour Weekend, so that's pretty good.

Sorry if i have read it wrong but we play at the ROF on the 19th of November and play there next on the 2nd of January.Thanks for nothing dont bother moaning if crowds dont turn up.Great way to thank the wellington fans for staying loyal for 10 years. 

One really P I S S E D OFF foundation member here.

At least New Plymouth is drivable to.

I did this table and also included dates away between home games and home games at Westpac

Yeah, not Nix or FFA fault. Westpac can't have any games on in December as it is being resurfaced. Why the two "home" games are Hamilton and Auckland then.

Bolded for emphasis.

The turf at the Stadium is being re-laid in December.

Hutt Rec not available?

Probably easier for them to do the travelling circus and get 2 games in Auckland than to do that again

Travel and accommodation 2 weekends in a row at already the most expensive time of the year for most people (the 2 weekends before Xmas) is not going to be doable for a lot of season ticket holders I'd imagine.

Great for all of you who can travel or live in those areas but there are more than a few who cant do this and in the year that should be a celebration of 10 years it just dosnt feel like it for me.

Given RoF unavailable, what alternatives are there?

The closest venue to Wellington would probably be the Ring of Dirt.

Hutt Wreck

Almost a game every fortnight for the majority of the season - with December and March not being great due to pitch resurfacing or away home games.

I think with the Hutt Wreck, we got support from the Hutt City Council and extra funding with the sponsor rights to do that. I think it is easy for the Nix to take it on the road than do that again.

Don't know, Hutt Rec again maybe or Palmerston North or somewhere else a bit closer to Wellington? Maybe somewhere driveable that wouldn't have to require flights and hotels for one of those games? Not saying it's anyone's fault that RoF is out, just that it's a bit rough on the regular match goers that it's 2 consecutive weekends, then Christmas the following weekend with all the expense that comes with (and more possible travel etc to see family elsewhere).

So what football fan arsewipe thought that a good way to support the club would be to resurface Wetspot? Isn't Spring the time to do that? September or October? 

#expectfudgeallcrowds 

I suspect Westpac stadium know a little more about when is best to returf than anyone here (well, with one possible exception)

True Dale. Was relating to our front lawn.

Have we been shafted by the stadium,you would have thought given that we are one of their regular users that the turf being done would not have been done in the middle of our season.Maybe there are reasons but does seem at a breif glance that its us thats been shafted. Think there will be plenty of Rent A Crowd in attendance to make it look okay.