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about 12 years ago

Fever were excellent last night, loud throughout. However I watched the replay this morning, sounded very dull. The sound just doesn't carry through to the sound equipment at the stadium, which kind of sucks. Guess we can't really do much about that though. 

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about 12 years ago
mjp2 wrote:
Midfielder wrote:

6,813 at what point does this become a concern..

Wgtn Anniv weekend with half the population away and still early enough in Jan that a number will still be on extended Xmas hols, students still not back.  Not toooo bad.

Shame it is a while now between drinks at home, with the Auckland game.  

Don't forget big day out as well, I know lots of people who couldn't turn up because they were still in Auckland.
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about 12 years ago
AJ13 wrote:

Fever were excellent last night, loud throughout. However I watched the replay this morning, sounded very dull. The sound just doesn't carry through to the sound equipment at the stadium, which kind of sucks. Guess we can't really do much about that though. 


Sky could put their sound mics in better positions to cattch the noise.
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about 12 years ago
Lonegunmen wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Fever were excellent last night, loud throughout. However I watched the replay this morning, sounded very dull. The sound just doesn't carry through to the sound equipment at the stadium, which kind of sucks. Guess we can't really do much about that though. 


Sky could put their sound mics in better positions to cattch the noise.

They could, but will probably then lose sound from the pitch. And I wouldn't be surprised if FFA had rules around placement.
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about 12 years ago
There was quite a hot chick there in the fever zone last night, who took her shirt off in the last 10 minutes and displayed a lovely body. Perhaps Gareth should go to showgirls (or your equilievent,in Wellington) and hire half a dozen hot lasses to display their bodies. I am sure that any hot blooded male will be at the game next time.


In a black lacy bra? TV3 news showed loads of crowd shots with chicks in bra's during their match highlights in the sports news. Could be enough to get the odd male along to the next game.

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about 12 years ago

The fever should pay a few calendar girls to strategically place themselves in the zone... 

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about 12 years ago · edited about 12 years ago · History

Edit. Wrong thread 

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about 12 years ago

Auckland Phoenix. Keeping football classy since today.

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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about 12 years ago
mjp2 wrote:
Midfielder wrote:

6,813 at what point does this become a concern..

Wgtn Anniv weekend with half the population away and still early enough in Jan that a number will still be on extended Xmas hols, students still not back.  Not toooo bad.

Shame it is a while now between drinks at home, with the Auckland game.  


Trouble is, Wellington always seem to have an excuse. Poor weather (that's the normal one), Pre-Xmas, During Xmas, after Xmas, Anniversary weekend, Sat night, Sun night, Friday Night, clashes with rugby etc etc. Its seems the planets are never going to be aligned together, so the only factor that is going to make a significant difference is perception of the team and their results.

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about 12 years ago
There was quite a hot chick there in the fever zone last night, who took her shirt off in the last 10 minutes and displayed a lovely body. Perhaps Gareth should go to showgirls (or your equilievent,in Wellington) and hire half a dozen hot lasses to display their bodies. I am sure that any hot blooded male will be at the game next time.


In a black lacy bra? TV3 news showed loads of crowd shots with chicks in bra's during their match highlights in the sports news. Could be enough to get the odd male along to the next game.


That would be her. I think she extended the coverage on the news by at least 15 seconds. Camera went back to her three times

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about 12 years ago
AJ13 wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Fever were excellent last night, loud throughout. However I watched the replay this morning, sounded very dull. The sound just doesn't carry through to the sound equipment at the stadium, which kind of sucks. Guess we can't really do much about that though. 


Sky could put their sound mics in better positions to cattch the noise.

They could, but will probably then lose sound from the pitch. And I wouldn't be surprised if FFA had rules around placement.

FFA probably do. Like close to the crowd for wanderers games, and far away for every other game. 

Allegedly

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about 12 years ago
Tegal wrote:
AJ13 wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:
AJ13 wrote:

Fever were excellent last night, loud throughout. However I watched the replay this morning, sounded very dull. The sound just doesn't carry through to the sound equipment at the stadium, which kind of sucks. Guess we can't really do much about that though. 


Sky could put their sound mics in better positions to cattch the noise.

They could, but will probably then lose sound from the pitch. And I wouldn't be surprised if FFA had rules around placement.

FFA probably do. Like close to the crowd for wanderers games, and far away for every other game. 

Hell, even watching ADL vs WSW it sounds like the only mic in the stadium has been placed in front of the RBB. 

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about 12 years ago
There was quite a hot chick there in the fever zone last night, who took her shirt off in the last 10 minutes and displayed a lovely body. Perhaps Gareth should go to showgirls (or your equilievent,in Wellington) and hire half a dozen hot lasses to display their bodies. I am sure that any hot blooded male will be at the game next time.


In a black lacy bra? TV3 news showed loads of crowd shots with chicks in bra's during their match highlights in the sports news. Could be enough to get the odd male along to the next game.


She is stunning.

Three for me, and two for them.

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about 12 years ago

Yeah, I have been lamenting that while there has been a lot of talk on here about the performance, the goals, etc, there has not been enough about exactly how lush this fine lady was. Do we not have the technology and desire to post photos off her for my benefit?

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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about 12 years ago

great zone last night. everyone was on form. big improvement from the week prior.

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about 12 years ago
Frankie Mac wrote:

Yeah, I have been lamenting that while there has been a lot of talk on here about the performance, the goals, etc, there has not been enough about exactly how lush this fine lady was. Do we not have the technology and desire to post photos off her for my benefit?

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about 12 years ago

Grrrrrrrrrr

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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about 12 years ago


Jeez guys, settle down. If you actually want more women to come to games maybe not acting like a pack of horny schoolboys at the sight of a bra might help.

 

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about 12 years ago

BTW.  What happened to Ricki's Chickies?

I'm afraid that Nixie's Chickies don't really do it for me.  #notjimmysaville


"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 12 years ago

CT. I agree, but considering the alternative is this: NSFW

...I know what I'd prefer. 


("We're here to watch the football")

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 12 years ago


Jeez guys, settle down. If you actually want more women to come to games maybe not acting like a pack of horny schoolboys at the sight of a bra might help.

 

I'd like to think that I am acting like a horny old man

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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about 12 years ago


"Phoenix till they lose"

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

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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about 12 years ago
Fenix wrote:
mjp2 wrote:
Midfielder wrote:

6,813 at what point does this become a concern..

Wgtn Anniv weekend with half the population away and still early enough in Jan that a number will still be on extended Xmas hols, students still not back.  Not toooo bad.

Shame it is a while now between drinks at home, with the Auckland game.  


Trouble is, Wellington always seem to have an excuse. Poor weather (that's the normal one), Pre-Xmas, During Xmas, after Xmas, Anniversary weekend, Sat night, Sun night, Friday Night, clashes with rugby etc etc. Its seems the planets are never going to be aligned together, so the only factor that is going to make a significant difference is perception of the team and their results.

I have to say I agree. The performance of the team over the last half dozen games deserves more than 7,000. That you can't seem to move beyond that in attracting supporters should be a concern by now. I'm not having a dig at the Phoenix, because I think Merrick is doing a fine job. My dig is at Wellington's football supporters. Where are they? You should be getting 10,000+ to the ground because anything less looks bad on TV with all those empty seats.

The trouble is your next game in NZ is in Auckland and there will probably be a crowd in excess 15,000 which will not make the regular turnout at HOP look good. You really need to do something to boost Wellington's turnout. The players are doing it on the field.

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about 12 years ago

I do wonder if the downloadable posters that were tried several seasons ago are worth reviving? 

It certainly wouldn't hurt and would get more visibility around offices, workplaces etc.


Perhaps the reality is that we can only expect a 4-7k crowd for most games until we start doing a 2009/10 all over again (and back then our crowds only swelled at the end).

"Phoenix till they lose"

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about 12 years ago
Bluemagic wrote:
 I agree. The performance of the team over the last half dozen games deserves more than 7,000. That you can't seem to move beyond that in attracting supporters should be a concern by now. I'm not having a dig at the Phoenix, because I think Merrick is doing a fine job. My dig is at Wellington's football supporters. Where are they? You should be getting 10,000+ to the ground because anything less looks bad on TV with all those empty seats.

The trouble is your next game in NZ is in Auckland and there will probably be a crowd in excess 15,000 which will not make the regular turnout at HOP look good. You really need to do something to boost Wellington's turnout. The players are doing it on the field.


It's a wider sporting issue. Crowds are declining across all codes. Below is average crowds for regular season games each calender year.


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about 12 years ago

Where's TW on your graph?

Auckland City FC

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about 12 years ago

He...doesnt register...according to the ASBP site there was no one there on sunday ...

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about 12 years ago

Crowds by percentage of season completed.


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about 12 years ago
alireggae wrote:

Where's TW on your graph?

 
Take your  trolling to your own shitty forums.

Data is too patchy to plot.
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about 12 years ago
FU BLU wrote:

He...doesnt register...according to the ASBP site there was no one there on sunday ...


I also noticed this. I thought perhaps it was too embarrasing to mention.

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about 12 years ago
2ndBest wrote:

Take your  trolling to your own shitty forums.




When are you coming back? I miss you.

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about 12 years ago
2ndBest wrote:
alireggae wrote:

Where's TW on your graph?

 

Take your  trolling to your own shitty forums.


Data is too patchy to plot.

They have forums?

Correction: they have a forum??

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

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It is quite pathetic that you don't care about the nix, yet you still troll around reading Phoenix related threads just to find a post that you can have the same little dig with. 

Get a life? 

Translation: yawn. 


Allegedly

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Even Chris Rattue knows about the serious business.  His contention that the whole Ricki era (i.e. the whole history of the club up until last year?) was a disaster is obvious nonsense, though.


And yeah, guys, the whole "horny boys who can't get enough of ladies with their tops off" stuff is kind of gross. I get my top off in the zone when everyone else does and no-one says anything to me. Although I should possibly wear a lacier bra.

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about 12 years ago
Doloras wrote:

And yeah, guys, the whole "horny boys who can't get enough of ladies with their tops off" stuff is kind of gross. I get my top off in the zone when everyone else does and no-one says anything to me. Although I should possibly wear a lacier bra.

Well this is awkward... 
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about 12 years ago
Tegal wrote:

It is quite pathetic that you don't care about the nix, yet you still troll around reading Phoenix related threads just to find a post that you can have the same little dig with. 

Get a life? 

Translation: yawn. 


I asked a legitimate questions and got a legitimate answer but with a dumb trolling comment so just returning like for like.

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about 12 years ago

Hmm ,  rethinking certain ' life options " ....of course once past puberty they may become a little calmer ...doesnt the interweb provide boys with all that's required these days ?

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Or even real-life girlfriends? Although if "hot-blooded" men will come to a football match just in the hope of seeing a lady without a shirt, I don't know what would happen if they actually got to touch one. Fatal nosebleeds, perhaps.


More seriously, there were some promo girls showing off their racks at the ACFC v Nix game, but I don't think they were the deciding factor in attendance.

Ramming liberal dribble down your throat since 2009
This forum needs less angst and more Kate Bush threads



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about 12 years ago
Tegal wrote:

It is quite pathetic that you don't care about the nix, yet you still troll around reading Phoenix related threads just to find a post that you can have the same little dig with. 

Get a life? 

Translation: yawn. 



A little unfair to Termie ,arent you ?
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about 12 years ago
Doloras wrote:

Or even real-life girlfriends? Although if "hot-blooded" men will come to a football match just in the hope of seeing a lady without a shirt, I don't know what would happen if they actually got to touch one. Fatal nosebleeds, perhaps.


More seriously, there were some promo girls showing off their racks at the ACFC v Nix game, but I don't think they were the deciding factor in attendance.
I would love to see more attractive topless women at our games. The TAB promo girls are good too.
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