Was thinking about this on the way out yesterday, given it was the last home game of the season, and there've been a lot of highlights along the way. I know there's still more to come in the season but the away games aren't the same given that the vast majority of us aren't there (kudos to those who do travel away).
In the spirit of the Guardian's excellent Joy of Six column, some highlights for me in no particular order and knowing there are plenty more. the idea is to relive/share, not rank really....
- bertos scoring against perth. got things underway.
- greenacre's goal against gold coast, got the biggest roar of the 6. he needed it badly at the time.
- giving smeltz heaps in same game, and getting a wave.
lowlights:
- obviously, palmie. i've never felt quite so dismal as i did sitting there in the wind, not able to even hear the YF as their efforts went whizzing away to the hills to be turned into electricity by the local windfarm. it never seemed even likely we'd snatch anything out of that horrible evening.
- late concession v NQF. it had been coming as we sat back a bit, but I still swore extremely loudly to the embarrasment of my six year daughter.
In the spirit of the Guardian's excellent Joy of Six column, some highlights for me in no particular order and knowing there are plenty more. the idea is to relive/share, not rank really....
- bertos scoring against perth. got things underway.
- greenacre's goal against gold coast, got the biggest roar of the 6. he needed it badly at the time.
- giving smeltz heaps in same game, and getting a wave.
lowlights:
- obviously, palmie. i've never felt quite so dismal as i did sitting there in the wind, not able to even hear the YF as their efforts went whizzing away to the hills to be turned into electricity by the local windfarm. it never seemed even likely we'd snatch anything out of that horrible evening.
- late concession v NQF. it had been coming as we sat back a bit, but I still swore extremely loudly to the embarrasment of my six year daughter.
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Highlight.
- Beating Gold Coast at the ROF
Lowlight.
- Palmy
- Beating Gold Coast at the ROF
Lowlight.
- Palmy
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Palmy !!
highlights
the zone,
meeting Paul Ifill,
every f**kin goal that hit the back of an opposition net
every time a player tracked back and won the ball
lowlights
taking games out of town
and the fact that there are no more home matches this season
therefore let's roar (no poxy qnslnd pun intended)the lads to the Premiership next season - GET IN!!
the zone,
meeting Paul Ifill,
every f**kin goal that hit the back of an opposition net
every time a player tracked back and won the ball
lowlights
taking games out of town
and the fact that there are no more home matches this season
therefore let's roar (no poxy qnslnd pun intended)the lads to the Premiership next season - GET IN!!
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Highlights for me:
Meeting Paul a couple of times over the season
Christchurch match
The Last game
Lowlight
Palmy for sure.
Meeting Paul a couple of times over the season
Christchurch match
The Last game
Lowlight
Palmy for sure.
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I've actually got pretty fond memories of Palmy. We stayed in the same hotel as both teams, Spent an hour in the Bar where Rickie and the players spoke to and made a fuss of our kids for sometime.
Took photos with both Ifill and Bertos & the kids in the lobby, and we waved off the team bus with flags as they left for the field. It was all pretty magic. We still have the Ifill photo on the fridge.
ooh, and there we saw some creepy euro sydney bloke (Keller>) trying pretty hard to pull the waitress at breakfast. (with moderate success, but it was actually tragicly creepy).
Oh yeah, the football sucked, but as far as a weekend, it was pretty memorable.
zonknz2010-03-08 20:25:37
Took photos with both Ifill and Bertos & the kids in the lobby, and we waved off the team bus with flags as they left for the field. It was all pretty magic. We still have the Ifill photo on the fridge.
ooh, and there we saw some creepy euro sydney bloke (Keller>) trying pretty hard to pull the waitress at breakfast. (with moderate success, but it was actually tragicly creepy).
Oh yeah, the football sucked, but as far as a weekend, it was pretty memorable.
zonknz2010-03-08 20:25:37
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Ok my personal highlights: every single goal the Nix scored; making the finals.
Lowlights: Palmy, LOL! I live there (well, just out of) and was amped for the game, man Palmy didn't turn on anything for that match
Lowlights: Palmy, LOL! I live there (well, just out of) and was amped for the game, man Palmy didn't turn on anything for that match
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Ok my personal highlights: every single goal the Nix scored; making the finals.
Lowlights: Palmy, LOL! I live there (well, just out of) and was amped for the game, man Palmy didn't turn on anything for that match
You poor thing.Lowlights: Palmy, LOL! I live there (well, just out of) and was amped for the game, man Palmy didn't turn on anything for that match
Allegedly
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Highlights - The loudest crowd being the smallest one, on the cold, wet and very late midweek game. It's all about the solidarity.
- The weather at the second NQF game. That was something bloody special (as was getting the shirt off on the balcony of a corp box when McKain got his header in).
Lowlights - Excessively negative people sitting behind us in the crowd.
- The first NQF game (which was the only one I missed due to a first aid course, so mabe that should be a highlight, by all accounts
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Pattern here I missed the Fury game due to the screaming abdabs.
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Highlights - many but top of the list; seeing a city taken over by football fever and a team come together with many players growing through the course of the season.
Lowlights - snatching draws from the jaws of victory.
P.S. Seeing my parents, both in their 70s, dancing like teenagers when Ifill scored the winner yesterday would be right up there as well.
Whitby boy2010-03-08 21:49:38He dribbles a lot and the opposition dont like it - you can see it all over their faces. (Ron Atkinson)
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Paul Ifill 
Chris Grossman 
You know we belong together...
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Highlights:
The two home Finals matches.
Being unbeaten in ALL the HOME games at the HOME of the Phoenix, the RoF.
Getting the players to autograph my 'nix T-shirt
Players acknowledging the Yellow Fever during the season
See the look on the players' faces when they saw the Tim Brown and Manny Moosecat t-shirts
Lowlights:
The AWAY 'home' games in Palmy and CHCH.
The Ring of Dirt in general as a sports venue.
The sh*t game in Palmy breaking our unbeaten "home" record
The sh*t newbie referees we always seemed to get.
The number of draws, mostly through very late equalisers.
The two home Finals matches.
Being unbeaten in ALL the HOME games at the HOME of the Phoenix, the RoF.
Getting the players to autograph my 'nix T-shirt
Players acknowledging the Yellow Fever during the season
See the look on the players' faces when they saw the Tim Brown and Manny Moosecat t-shirts
Lowlights:
The AWAY 'home' games in Palmy and CHCH.
The Ring of Dirt in general as a sports venue.
The sh*t game in Palmy breaking our unbeaten "home" record
The sh*t newbie referees we always seemed to get.
The number of draws, mostly through very late equalisers.
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Highlights - football in Feb/March being the biggest thing to hit the city since......football in November!!
Not going to Palmy
Lowlights - none. Even on the bad days, going to a Phoenix match beats doing anything else
Not going to Palmy
Lowlights - none. Even on the bad days, going to a Phoenix match beats doing anything else
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Highs -six of the best against that heavily supported new franchise and their wonder striker !
Lows - having a pointless hangover in Palmerston and leaving Palmerston pointless! all a bit pointless really ,if you get my point!
Kiwi Jambo2010-03-08 23:34:46
Lows - having a pointless hangover in Palmerston and leaving Palmerston pointless! all a bit pointless really ,if you get my point!
Kiwi Jambo2010-03-08 23:34:46
The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.
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Highlights: So many - basically all the games and the kids getting autographs, getting the stripeys, the whole season... the vibe.
Lowlight - not being able to get down to ChCh for the match.
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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Highlights,
1. the win against Perth in first playoff game
2. all the youtube clips (thanks people)
Lolights
1. inconsistent feeds from Iraq Goals
2. Getting up a xx O'clock in the morning to watch footy.. I thought those days were over
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ing Paul Ifill.
Browny's goals. Wellington's .
North Queensland's late equaliser.
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And seeing our team wear a stripey strip that best represents the values, , and principles of our club. Would Paul Ifill have caused the mayhem, destruction and general taking of the proverbial in the 2007-09 monstrosity? I don't think so.
, and principles of our club. Would Paul Ifill have caused the mayhem, destruction and general taking of the proverbial in the 2007-09 monstrosity? I don't think so.
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Highlights:
1.Newcastle in the wet and cold in November
2.The 0-0 with CCM in September (an awful game, enormous winds and whining Northern Hemisphere types behind me, but in spite of it all I enjoyed sitting with my daughters relaxing and watching footie)
3. The 3-0 over CCM in round 27 and the Ifill masterclass.
4. Not having to go to penalties again last Sunday.
Lowlights:
1. NQF, 94th minute equaliser
2. Melbourne Victory 1-1
3. Watching Perth again in the first playoff having avoided them since season 1.
Selhurst Park, 25 January 1995
What else could he have done?
What else could he have done?
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Highlights
Wellington Phoenix 6 Gold Coast 0.
Marvelling at Liam Reddy towards the end of the Perth game.
The sheer size of the crowd at the last game of the season.
Paul Ifill.
Lowlights
Stadium's burgers and fries making McDonalds seem gourmet food.
Missing three home games- first game of the season, Dadi's debut and Christchurch.
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Ok my personal highlights: every single goal the Nix scored; making the finals.
Lowlights: Palmy, LOL! I live there (well, just out of) and was amped for the game, man Palmy didn't turn on anything for that match
You poor thing.
Lowlights: Palmy, LOL! I live there (well, just out of) and was amped for the game, man Palmy didn't turn on anything for that match
LOL! It's not too bad, I live 9km from Palmy but work in town - too many rugby boofheads at work for my liking harping on about the horrorcanes and crap like that.
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Highlights
- Staying undefeated and having an absolute fortress at HOME
- having finals football in front of massive crowds
- the revelation that is Paul Ifill
- all the staff at the BB & 4K's
Lowlights
- watching home games on the telly because they're being played outside of Wellies
- conceeding late in a few to draw (NQ in particular)
- not enough shirts off in the FZ
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Highlights
- bringing a pommie traveller to the Goldcoast drubbing, after having said to him "In this case I will be happy with a draw"
- Paul Ifill putting Clarke on his backside who then turned his back on the action, such was his humiliation
- The monster portions in Palmy's Speights Ale House
Lowlights
- The monster hell hole of a dirt track at Palmy's showground
The inability to sing to the tune of Gooooo Wessssstttt - it really isn't that hard.
- bringing a pommie traveller to the Goldcoast drubbing, after having said to him "In this case I will be happy with a draw"
- Paul Ifill putting Clarke on his backside who then turned his back on the action, such was his humiliation
- The monster portions in Palmy's Speights Ale House
Lowlights
- The monster hell hole of a dirt track at Palmy's showground
The inability to sing to the tune of Gooooo Wessssstttt - it really isn't that hard.
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Highlights
- bringing a pommie traveller to the Goldcoast drubbing, after having said to him "In this case I will be happy with a draw"
- Paul Ifill putting Clarke on his backside who then turned his back on the action, such was his humiliation
- The monster portions in Palmy's Speights Ale House
Lowlights
- The monster hell hole of a dirt track at Palmy's showground
The inability to sing to the tune of Gooooo Wessssstttt - it really isn't that hard.
- bringing a pommie traveller to the Goldcoast drubbing, after having said to him "In this case I will be happy with a draw"
- Paul Ifill putting Clarke on his backside who then turned his back on the action, such was his humiliation
- The monster portions in Palmy's Speights Ale House
Lowlights
- The monster hell hole of a dirt track at Palmy's showground
The inability to sing to the tune of Gooooo Wessssstttt - it really isn't that hard.
^ THIS!
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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Highlights
The walk from the BB to the RoF before the match. Reminds me so much of walking to games in Europe.
First view of the pitch walking out Aisle 21 before the match. The stadium is just fantastic on all counts (no better illustrated than when compared to Palmy - see below)
6-0 vs Gold Coast
Eugene Dadi's overhead kick
Lows
Palmy. And I live 30 mins away from it and was sooo looking forward to that match. Result = crap weather, crap result, the seating/terrace for the Fever Zone was bloody awful if not downright dangerous and the views were even worse. I love the city but never, never, never play a Nix game there ever again.
Ban Palmy!!
PLAY ALL HOME GAMES AT THE ROF!!!!!!
ROF
The walk from the BB to the RoF before the match. Reminds me so much of walking to games in Europe.
First view of the pitch walking out Aisle 21 before the match. The stadium is just fantastic on all counts (no better illustrated than when compared to Palmy - see below)
6-0 vs Gold Coast
Eugene Dadi's overhead kick
Lows
Palmy. And I live 30 mins away from it and was sooo looking forward to that match. Result = crap weather, crap result, the seating/terrace for the Fever Zone was bloody awful if not downright dangerous and the views were even worse. I love the city but never, never, never play a Nix game there ever again.
Ban Palmy!!
PLAY ALL HOME GAMES AT THE ROF!!!!!!
ROF
We Still Love You Colin We Do!
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Another highlight: Stevo's passionate man-love threads. So much
Another lowlight: Forum Angst. So many 
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Highlights:
- 7-0 aggregate against Gold Coast United.
- Becoming "Australia's Team" - seeing all the well-wishes from other teams fans during the playoffs, both in my inbox and on FFT
- BAHRAIN (Okay it's not technically Nix, so sue me)
- Queenstown. sh*t crowd, sh*t atmosphere, but brilliant climate, gorgeous backdrop, my first away trip, and getting applauded by the Nix and Victory players at the post-match function.
Lowlights:
- Ring of Dirt
- Dickheads at the Jest semi. Almost had to get security onto them.
- Being unable to afford Christchurch. CURSE YOU STUDENT BUDGET.
- Having Jess Vanstratten in the same city. Bastard.
- 7-0 aggregate against Gold Coast United.
- Becoming "Australia's Team" - seeing all the well-wishes from other teams fans during the playoffs, both in my inbox and on FFT
- BAHRAIN (Okay it's not technically Nix, so sue me)
- Queenstown. sh*t crowd, sh*t atmosphere, but brilliant climate, gorgeous backdrop, my first away trip, and getting applauded by the Nix and Victory players at the post-match function.
Lowlights:
- Ring of Dirt
- Dickheads at the Jest semi. Almost had to get security onto them.
- Being unable to afford Christchurch. CURSE YOU STUDENT BUDGET.
- Having Jess Vanstratten in the same city. Bastard.
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