It is my understanding that criwds are down at just about every sports venue across the country, not just Phoenix matches.
Whilst the message of poor crowds may be getting tiresome to some of us (me included!), David Dome should be given at least some praise for not hiding from the situation like other sports CEO's seem to do.
People need to realise that not all professional sports teams in NZ are lucky enough to be subsidised heavily by the governing body through TV and sponsorship revenue like rugby and to a lesser extent cricket is in NZ.
I cant imagine the Breakers would survive long if their stadium was less than a quarter full every match.