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Posted February 18, 2014 23:53 · last edited February 19, 2014 00:11

JonoNewton wrote:
Tegal wrote:
AJ13 wrote:
George Costanza wrote:
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
Napier Phoenix wrote:
chefmivec wrote:
Smithy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:
Grandadi wrote:

I like Petone. Jackson St. is quite nice already, and the new stadium can only invite new and further investment. Win-Win for everybody. The Hutt already provides plenty of Nix fans, and this same location is bound to supply more.

Apparently if the Club don't pick you up in a stretch limo and Welnix members carry you in a sedan chair to your pre-reserved seat it's too much for some Welly types. However do they manage to stand up for a whole ninety minutes? Poor lambs.

Anyone who thinks Petone is hard to get to is basically a spoilt little shit who has no idea about inaccessible. Why, back in my day.... walk through snow and plagues of frogs....couldn't afford shoes so borrowed my Nan's..... (etc etc blah, blah)

Where did you grow up, Nuuk? I'm not going to disagree with you fully, but to label people spoilt little shits is retarded. It is physically harder to get to via public transport, so don't be a dick. Kids from Kapiti are going to find it harder and more expensive to get to. Some families only travel to games via a direct train line. I don't have a problem with tearing the Hayward's a new asshole once a fortnight, but there will be some people who genuinely cannot make the trip, albeit too far or too expensive. 

 


You have such a way with words AJ.


I sympathise with "kids from Kapiti" but can't honestly imagine they total more than about 15 people in a Phoenix crowd. Don't think we should make or break any decisions because of them.

just keep Imagining . The reality is there are more like hundreds of kids coming from kapiti. mine being one of them . at least 4 stops before Mana  . not to mention people who don't use the trains . also why don't you add all the people on the kapiti line right thru to wellington . cause this is who it affects .I will make the games regardless but still like to look out for the little guy who might not be able to come due to a venue change.  

Obviously you don't need to travel very far to have a view like that.

Maybe phoenix HQ could do a deal to get them to games . like setting up a game day travel pack with kiwi rail or bus companys . or set up a forum for people to find other people to travel together to games

So how much extra is it likely to cost per journey to change train at Wellington Central and then go to Petone? fuck all I'd suspect.
$2, get a Day Rover for $14 instead of the Stadium connection at $12.


what they should do is a transfer so it won't cost extra.  But we haven't caught up to how other countries do public transport yet.

Probably for you, yeah fuck all. I dont know who you are, where you live or how much you earn per year so i cant really say. But i do know a lot of people can struggle to make ends meet. Between a bit of extra money and potential time it takes to transfer between trains/buses, it will put people off.


The upside - more people from the Hutt who couldnt make every game at the stadium now have the abiility to make up the numbers.

It's an extra $2.....

Also for the people complaining that Newtown is better, Newtown would cost more than that $2 extra...

and probably take more than 15 minutes to get to/find a park....has anyone tired to find a park to get to the Zoo on a saturday - horrendous!

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theprof edited February 19, 2014 00:11
JonoNewton wrote:
Tegal wrote:
AJ13 wrote:
George Costanza wrote:
Ryan's Rovers wrote:
Napier Phoenix wrote:
chefmivec wrote:
Smithy wrote:
AJ13 wrote:
Grandadi wrote:

I like Petone. Jackson St. is quite nice already, and the new stadium can only invite new and further investment. Win-Win for everybody. The Hutt already provides plenty of Nix fans, and this same location is bound to supply more.

Apparently if the Club don't pick you up in a stretch limo and Welnix members carry you in a sedan chair to your pre-reserved seat it's too much for some Welly types. However do they manage to stand up for a whole ninety minutes? Poor lambs.

Anyone who thinks Petone is hard to get to is basically a spoilt little shit who has no idea about inaccessible. Why, back in my day.... walk through snow and plagues of frogs....couldn't afford shoes so borrowed my Nan's..... (etc etc blah, blah)

Where did you grow up, Nuuk? I'm not going to disagree with you fully, but to label people spoilt little shits is retarded. It is physically harder to get to via public transport, so don't be a dick. Kids from Kapiti are going to find it harder and more expensive to get to. Some families only travel to games via a direct train line. I don't have a problem with tearing the Hayward's a new asshole once a fortnight, but there will be some people who genuinely cannot make the trip, albeit too far or too expensive. 

 


You have such a way with words AJ.


I sympathise with "kids from Kapiti" but can't honestly imagine they total more than about 15 people in a Phoenix crowd. Don't think we should make or break any decisions because of them.

just keep Imagining . The reality is there are more like hundreds of kids coming from kapiti. mine being one of them . at least 4 stops before Mana  . not to mention people who don't use the trains . also why don't you add all the people on the kapiti line right thru to wellington . cause this is who it affects .I will make the games regardless but still like to look out for the little guy who might not be able to come due to a venue change.  

Obviously you don't need to travel very far to have a view like that.

Maybe phoenix HQ could do a deal to get them to games . like setting up a game day travel pack with kiwi rail or bus companys . or set up a forum for people to find other people to travel together to games

So how much extra is it likely to cost per journey to change train at Wellington Central and then go to Petone? fuck all I'd suspect.
$2, get a Day Rover for $14 instead of the Stadium connection at $12.


what they should do is a transfer so it won't cost extra.  But we haven't caught up to how other countries do public transport yet.

Probably for you, yeah fuck all. I dont know who you are, where you live or how much you earn per year so i cant really say. But i do know a lot of people can struggle to make ends meet. Between a bit of extra money and potential time it takes to transfer between trains/buses, it will put people off.


The upside - more people from the Hutt who couldnt make every game at the stadium now have the abiility to make up the numbers.

It's an extra $2.....

Also for the people complaining that Newtown is better, Newtown would cost more than that $2 extra...

and probably take more than 15 minutes to get to/find a park....has anyone tired to find a aprk to get to the Zoo on a saturday - horrendous!