A) It's looking to be a good turn out, hopefully the weather will play nice we hear it's nicer up here than in Wellington.
B) We're always looking to take the club around New Zealand for a game or two each year, Auckland is a really important market for us and our sponsors and with our new academy being set up, we're really looking to grow the Phoenix brand in Auckland.
Or something like that.
He has control over what comes out of his mouth.
If the papers want to spin it negatively then that's their prerogative