Crowds - The thread of Australian whining

If their name's Ched Evans?

"Had enough effing beach, take me to the football please mate."

That looks like Taupo

More like Kohi.

Looks like Dortmund to me.

Hull City?

Have never been to Hull but I guess it might look something like the Auckland waterfront.

I was in Edinburgh a few years back and it was just like that so Hull wouldn't be to dissimilar I think.

That's either very well played Leggy, or... dear me man!

St Hel

Of course I only lived in Auckland for 37 years.

Correct.

Think I heard on the radio that only 17K tickets have been sold to the sevens

Nothing to do with football.

mods take control

i wonder if it is because of the crackdown on pissed idiots or have they just done their dash so to speak?

Nines taking over.

I wonder if its got to do with Friday being on Waitangi day meaning a $8 bottle of sharke beer will cost $9.20 so a manky hotdog 15% more?

Aucklanders have decided the 9s is cheaper I guess. Plus league is a way more entertaining sport (compared to rugby but recognise 7s is different again)

genuine stars play in the nines too. People actually go to watch the sport. 

With the sevens people have realised that you can dress up, get pissed and act like an idiot on courtenay place without having to pay for a ticket to the event and pretend to watch sevens. While I know a few who do go for the sevens are sick of the drunk idiots, so no longer go either. 

Its not a matter of comparing whether or not Aucklanders have chosen to go to the 9s over the 7s. The lessening interest IS because of the crackdown - it has definitely been a party event. Rugby fans [7s] will continue to go for the football, its the party-crowd that will have reduced its numbers. The 9s will always be popular in Auckland as league and the NRL are so strong there, especially given they have the name players particpating.

The visit by IOC people in the Olympics admission process changed the promotion of the event, as apparently they were horrified at the carnival aspect of a supposed sporting event. The sport is attempting to move away from it's origins, which have always been about a day out, originally as a pre-season or end-of-season festival. “Rugby Sevens are synonymous with people having a party. There’s a saying that if you’re not enjoying yourself, you can just turn around and watch the rugby."  (Gavin Hastings (and others)):

I reckon football should set up a rival competition.  Rugby has the 7s, League has the 9s, how about the 11s?

5 aside?

3 a side cage match

so what is so vital about the 'sport' going for Olympics? Or is it just the Wellington event that is an out-of-step pissup?

That advert came out 13 years ago now. WTF

Sunday 29 March 2015.  5:00 pm

Fill up the Ring of Fire Wellington.

I am expecting 12k after this latest result.

Why is there still a "w" in the title of this thread?

w for wow

Hi. I'm not a Nix fan and don't really follow the A-League but by curiosity, i was wondering if Wellington have some away fans? Even against Brisbane? because it's a long journey.

There are generally some Phoenix fans at every A-League game, be they ex-pats or travellers. 

The dangerous Liaison forum here has plans for meet-ups and when groups travel.

The last two away games against Melbourne Victory the Away bay (capacity 350) has either been sold out of very close to it.

Good away supporters groups in Malebourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney (in particular) - check them out on Facebook.