Crowds - The thread of Australian whining

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Interestingly CCM are already starting to renew next seasons memberships on their website. We've still got the "share the love" banner on ours.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

That GCU figure isn't hugely suprising to me, to put it in perspective some of the bigger teams are a chance of getting a higher crowd figure in one game than GCU are in the entire season!

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

I'm glad Caroline had such a great time in Auckland. Your food and service down there must be really really crap if aucklands cold burgers and half an hour queues were excellant

I lashed out today and got the kids some chips.

$4.50 for a handful of chips. Daylight robbery! I took some tomato and tartare sauce and 4 paper napkins to try and claw some value back.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

For on/off situation the week leading up to the game and the weather, I think the crowd was reasonable.

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Phoenix has great attendance numbers, especially compared with the NZ Knights. Sometimes attendances above 30,000, that's amazing!

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

I'm glad Caroline had such a great time in Auckland. Your food and service down there must be really really crap if aucklands cold burgers and half an hour queues were excellant

I lashed out today and got the kids some chips.

$4.50 for a handful of chips. Daylight robbery! I took some tomato and tartare sauce and 4 paper napkins to try and claw some value back.

If you had asked the caterers opinion, you clawed back $1.50 worth of cost there J82, putting the cost of the actual food at a more reasonable $3.00 for the serving. (YAY!)
In the real world, at the cost they would have purchased in bulk from suppliers
....you probably got 20c worth....if you were lucky. (sigh.)

Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah I splashed out on the fish&chips for me and the boy...as I was leaving th counter I tried a chip it was stone cold...I turned back and told the server who look at me blankly but eventually swapped for a warmer one not hot though expect some poor bugger behind me got given the cold ones....obviously saving on power by not heating fully too...

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

I'm glad Caroline had such a great time in Auckland. Your food and service down there must be really really crap if aucklands cold burgers and half an hour queues were excellant

I lashed out today and got the kids some chips.

$4.50 for a handful of chips. Daylight robbery! I took some tomato and tartare sauce and 4 paper napkins to try and claw some value back.

...Thats what they were selling a cup of tea for....wanted 5 = $ 22.50 .....told them to stick up, ...

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

True story about a cup of Tea at the last game that was freezing.... I rocked up to the counter and having previously been poisened by coffee at the stadium, I thought a Cup of Tea... they cant make that terrible, so I asked for one white tea please, whereupon bimbo one turned to bimbo two and asked "do we make white tea?" bimbo two said I think you just put milk in it!

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Did you ask for a cappuchino last time?

(ref: Blackadder goes forth)

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

with Sugar!!!

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Anyone else concerned at the crowds with all this marketing that's been happening.? Under 10k when 20k was reported is bad.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

It wasn't bad for what was seen as a nothing game I thought.

Friday nights crowd will be interesting.

Allegedly

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ChopperHarris wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

I'm glad Caroline had such a great time in Auckland. Your food and service down there must be really really crap if aucklands cold burgers and half an hour queues were excellant

I lashed out today and got the kids some chips.

$4.50 for a handful of chips. Daylight robbery! I took some tomato and tartare sauce and 4 paper napkins to try and claw some value back.

...Thats what they were selling a cup of tea for....wanted 5 = $ 22.50 .....told them to stick up, ...

Go for F*****g Football and eat pre and after game and stop complaining year after year.

Blew.22012-03-25 20:57:41

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Anything less than 20k will be disappointing.

We need to get the buzz around Wellington back to what it was last time. This means extending Fever Friday to be 5 days long. This means telling every single person you know that there is a home playoff on Friday night. And most of all, we need to play well to get everyone coming back for more next season.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Not too concerned about the crowd. The casual punter would have likely realised that there is a more important game already locked in for next week so probably would save their cash for then.

IRRC from the 09/10 season our last home game was a 'win and we get a home playoff' so that wold have created a bit more of a buzz than a mostly nothing game tonight.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Blew.2 wrote:

ChopperHarris wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

AucklandPhoenix wrote:

I'm glad Caroline had such a great time in Auckland. Your food and service down there must be really really crap if aucklands cold burgers and half an hour queues were excellant

I lashed out today and got the kids some chips.

$4.50 for a handful of chips. Daylight robbery! I took some tomato and tartare sauce and 4 paper napkins to try and claw some value back.

...Thats what they were selling a cup of tea for....wanted 5 = $ 22.50 .....told them to stick up, ...

Go for F*****g Football and eat pre and after game and stop complaining year after year.

have an ifill burger

I LOVE LAMP

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The burgers are actually quality (for stadium standards) these days, I've got to say.

Allegedly

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Did anyone manage to hit Dane Rumble with an overpriced greasy food item today?

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Why didn't they plug Dane Rumble into the stadium sound system? His own gear was absolute crap unless you were directly in front. Good show, just piss poor sound quality.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

patrick478 wrote:

I hear what you're saying but it's easier to sell the idea to your friends to go along and support the Phoenix when they're doing well. 2 losses in a row it's going to be tough.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm picking about 15k for Friday. There just isn't the same novelty value as 09/10. Also not the same momentum of flying into the play-offs with 3 straight wins, as we did then.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

George Kostanza wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

I hear what you're saying but it's easier to sell the idea to your friends to go along and support the Phoenix when they're doing well.ï¿½ 2 losses in a row it's going to be tough.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try. If they don't know much about the Phoenix, I'm not gonna tell them we just lost twice. Problem solved.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Disappointing that the game is on a Friday. A Sunday game would give us two extra days of promotion and ticket sales. I think we should be able to get 20k to the stadium though. We would have probably got an extra 5k if we had just beaten the top team in the competition.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Loving those figured pulled out of thin air!

If a butterfly flaps its wings, do we get more or less fans to the game on friday?

Should I get out of bed on the left or right side tomorrow morning?

Allegedly

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Dang only 9.8k people. Too much focus put on Dan Rumble, not enough on the game?

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Question - Will the Nix pull more people on Friday night than the Canes on Saturday night?

Problem being the casual puter (more lkely a rugby fan) may have to decide which game to take the family too. As I doubt most will be able to afford both in this economy?

It would sux if the canes pull more on Saturday playing the Cheetahs...

Masters Grade aint no run in the park on a Saturday...

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Heard on the radio that Canes tickets were starting at $19 for adults on Saturday so I think we may have an uphill battle with the cheapest Phoenix ticket almost double that amount.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Plus they have cheerleaders.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Maybe Gareth can get them in some sort of 2 for 1 deal for Friday too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Friday night, cheerleaders, 2 for 1 deal. This could work...

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sunday Thoughts...

You gotta love live Football,

Awesome Dura chant,...

Whats with the if i start the chant its ok, but if others start I wont join in?

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

Friday night, cheerleaders, 2 for 1 deal. This could work...

2 for 1 cheerleaders? whats the price of one these days?

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Not sure it's intentional, just an angsty zone when we were 2 down.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

BarryZuckerkorn wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

Friday night, cheerleaders, 2 for 1 deal. This could work...

2 for 1 cheerleaders? whats the price of one these days?

Depends if you want them to go "all the way"

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ahmad wrote:

BarryZuckerkorn wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

Friday night, cheerleaders, 2 for 1 deal. This could work...

2 for 1 cheerleaders? whats the price of one these days?

Depends if you want them to go "all the way"

2 4 1 Lappy????????????????????????

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

From Fox Sport

Crowd numbers up for regular season despite 30 less games

2010/2011 1,393,933 2011/2012 1,416,157

Season Average 10,490

Season bolstered by increases in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle and Wellington

TV Audiances up 46% on the previous year

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Of all the above, the increase uin TV numbers will prove the most lucrative

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

BarryZuckerkorn wrote:

Junior82 wrote:

Friday night, cheerleaders, 2 for 1 deal. This could work...

2 for 1 cheerleaders? whats the price of one these days?

If you just want a dress up one, then I guess it is whatever the going rate is in Vivian Street. If you want a real one then it is probably about 3-5 years depending on how underage she is.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.

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almost 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

sthn.jeff wrote:

Of all the above, the increase uin TV numbers will prove the most lucrative

Spot on.

Generating interest in the A-League (not just Phoenix) and making it a desired/followed/cool thing is the real challenge. Not well served by NZ sports populists (they think of themselves as journalists and "presenters") at the moment as they are either largely ignorant and/or aware that deviating from the safe options (Rugby, NRL, trad olympic sports) is risky. Basketball faces similar issues.

So hugely encouraging (46%!), and as hard as it is to say, the likes of Harry Kewell help immensely in this particular battle.

I know, I know, its serious!

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