I was watching the Phoenix on the box on the weekend and the camera
several times showed a group in black and yellow shirts,which on
the front, I think it read "Who are ya" some of them turned around
and I thought on the back it said "Petone till I die" I may have
got it wrong as I was enjoying an ale during the game, can anyone
put me out of my misery, cos if it did read that, I want one of
those shirts, Cheers Big Ears
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It's a group of petone fans who got together and did a brilliant
job with their tee shirts and a big flag they have. They go to the
BB before the games and are quite a laugh. Good value to the Nix
support.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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It's a group of petone fans who got together and did a brilliant
job with their tee shirts and a big flag they have. They go to the
BB before the games and are quite a laugh. Good value to the Nix
support.
hmm sorry LG - but they used the Nix logo without permission,
got the T-shirt company in trouble for it, so I think they let
themselves down a bit on that front. Good supporters though.
Founder
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Who give the permission Feverish? The club or the FFA? It's a shame
everything is under the reebroke, errrr, rebok umbella.
Lonegunmen2008-01-09 00:24:28
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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I'd have thought that the 'Nix logo was the property of the Club.
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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I'd have thought that the 'Nix logo was the property of the
Club.
I don't think the Football Facists of Australia would agree
with you on that one
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Is it any different then with some of us using the Nix logo on
here?
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Is it any different then with some of us using the Nix logo on
here?
Yes, because we're not profiting from using it on here.
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I'm not 100% convinced that the logo is FFA's rather than the
Club's. However, as LF1 says, it's about using the logo without
approval and making money from it that's the problem.
For reasons which you don't want to know, I was designing
some Partick Thistle t-shirts a while back and had to get the
Club's permission to use the badge on them. The CEO at the time
told me that they were very protective of their brand. I posted a
while back on here that Clubs have to be protective, because if
they allow people to put their logo on anything and everything
it opens the door for anyone to put the badge on any old sh*t, no
matter how badly made or shoddy it is. Which then reflects badly on
the Club. (Not that I'm knocking the Petone t-shirts. I rather like
them). There is also the loss of income factor as well.
There was a thread covering all this sort of stuff a while
back.
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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I saw the Petone lads in the BB on Friday before the game and did
wonder about the use of the Nix logo. Cool shirts though
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I'd have thought that the 'Nix logo was the property of the
Club.
I don't think the Football Facists of Australia would agree
with you on that one
I stand corrected, Corkster. You are spot on. Just had a
look at the FFA Rules and Regulations and the logos, and the
names, of all A League clubs are their property.
Although, they do refer to the New Zealand Knights in
their regulations 
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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Anyway back to the point, yep they are a bunch a Nix supporters
from Petone, they were sitting just in front of me at the Sydney
game, they seem like a good bunch of people.
As Hard News said, have a chat to them at BB's before the game and I'm sure you'll find out if you can get a shirt or not.
As Hard News said, have a chat to them at BB's before the game and I'm sure you'll find out if you can get a shirt or not.
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Anyway back to the point, yep they are a bunch a Nix supporters
from Petone, they were sitting just in front of me at the Sydney
game, they seem like a good bunch of people.
As Hard News said, have a chat to them at BB's before the game and I'm sure you'll find out if you can get a shirt or not.
As Hard News said, have a chat to them at BB's before the game and I'm sure you'll find out if you can get a shirt or not.
Spoilsport 
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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Is it any different then with some of us using the Nix logo on
here?
Yes, because we're not profiting from using it on here.
So you're saying that it would be ok if they made the shirts with the Nix logo and then gave them away? That seems unlikely.
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I'd have thought that the 'Nix logo was the property of the
Club.
I don't think the Football Facists of Australia would agree
with you on that one
I stand corrected, Corkster. You are spot on. Just had a
look at the FFA Rules and Regulations and the logos, and the
names, of all A League clubs are their property.
Although, they do refer to the New Zealand Knights in
their regulations
Rumour also has it that it was the FFA that demanded the new
Wellington team go by the name of "The Phoenix". If true,
just goes to show sometimes a bit of facisim isn't always a
bad thing.
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The evidence at the time was that that was the case.
Even while the Dom Post were running polls on the name, the FFA had already registered the wellingtonphoenix.com domain name.
Even while the Dom Post were running polls on the name, the FFA had already registered the wellingtonphoenix.com domain name.
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Why would FFA require us to use the name "The Phoenix", do they requiry Perth to go by The Glory? or Melboune The Victory? Central Coast The Mariners?
what a crock, bloody Aussie bureaucrats!
We are The Wellington Phoenix, how silly does Wellington The
Phoenix look???
theprof2008-01-09 12:38:28
Queenslander 3x a year.
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I think they want names for the commentators to make lame puns
about.. media friendly etc.. Phoenix Rising .. Thunder Struck..
Jets flying... United uniting.
lame lame lame.
lame lame lame.
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Did anyone hear one of those petone fans with a real annoying,
blatant bogan kiwi accent, yelling "cummmooon phoeeeenix!" She had
a real throaty voice, it was a crack up.
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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I'd have a good look at your signature if I was you, hellobeaver
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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I'd have a good look at your signature if I was you, hellobeaver
"Sharing rewards the weak"- Steven Colbert
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Is it any different then with some of us using the Nix logo on
here?
Yes, because we're not profiting from using it on here.
So you're saying that it would be ok if they made the shirts with the Nix logo and then gave them away?
No, it still counts as a breach of copyright. Companies
tend not to go after non-profitable breaches as much, but they can
force you to remove the offending material.
Amazingly, it is a wideheld view that copyright breaches are
legal if there is no money being made. There is (or was) an
informed discussion on this at Scott Adam's blog site.
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I think they want names for the commentators to make lame puns
about.. media friendly etc.. Phoenix Rising .. Thunder Struck..
Jets flying... United uniting.
lame lame lame.
lame lame lame.
oh 
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