R9 v Western Sydney | Sat 7th Dec | 7:00pm | Eden Park/SS7

Hows our crowd looking like for Auckland? Any Pax?

Hey just sorting tickets for a few people. Anyone seen the ticketing map? It looks like the Yellow Fever Zone is near half way and the family zone is in the corner. That't not right, is it?

Yeah, no way that works; with only 1 DM and Sotirio + Piscopo bombing forward, the flanks would be completely exposed.

I'm gonna predict 15K, that's 7K down on the MUV game back in Feb, when everything aligned. 

I'm sure a few City of Cars detractors will hope for less, otherwise their constant refrain that an Auckland A League team would never work, could be on shaky ground. Plus likely biggest 'home' crowd Nix will get this season, unless get to host a final.

Dome seems excited. Early weather forecast looks okay.

https://www.bing.com/search?FORM=FCAU10&PC=MC01&q=auckland%20weather

Pax 3237 on 25/11 

Surely you swap family and yellow fever?

Yeah that' slightly concerning... Will need to double check Red Badge/Club/Fever Zone are all on same page before heading into the game. 

Yes... the game is listed in their videos section (for instance, I'm re-watching the Nix game now) but there are highlights packages which state the score up also. It's likely they won't have those up by the next day but you never know...

The zone was in 413 last time

Auckland races on that day.... I don't think that will help.

I just watched that little period again, and it was pretty fluid, but mainly Piscopo and Sotirio sitting with Davilla in behind Ball and Hooper, or crossing from wider. Ball dropped back alongside Davilla as the play went, but we had big numbers forward for that little spell, including one of Cacace and Payne. And two goals. Adelaide barely had the ball. Most play in and around their box with Rufer picking up the clearances. 

But Ufuk brought on Devlin, and Piscopo off, immediately we got the second goal, so quickly got back to two DMs. 

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/117843477/wellington-phoenix-return-to-eden-park-eyeing-a-big-leap-up-the-aleague-ladder

I watched the last two full games (Brisbane and Adelaide) on MyFootball a few hours after they were live without spoilers.

That's awesome, thanks guys.

I actually should be back on time to watch but I will need to collect my kids from UH before returning to Wellington, my wife will have done all the work and I'll need to chip in, plus I will be travelling overnight so I might conk out the moment the kids are in bed.

Hoping to watch it first thing Sunday morning...

2-0 Phoenix. Josh Sotirio to score a brace against his former club and make a few YF forum members eat humble pie... :)

Since when has humble pie ever been eaten or served on these forums.

Did someone say pie

Omnomnomnomnomnom

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/117847280/wellington-phoenix-young-gun-liberato-cacace-thriving-while-copping-stick

Pre game pub? Morningside Tavern again?

Ok, now I have seen the banner, yes Morningside Tavern.

If anyone has a extra ticket they won't be using, please can they let me know!

Unfortunately it is right. 

What’s the reason behind it?

Surely some of those in the sections either side aren’t gonna be happy and will have a blocked view. 

Well who would have guess that they have managed to stuff up the zone again for the Auckland game.

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Aisles either side shouldn't be affected. 

I'm not sure why this keeps happening. I assume someone from ticketing (either Ticketek or Phoenix) didn't consider it that much and by the time we picked it up, it was essentially too late.

We're working with the Phoenix to ensure security are well briefed and that there are some contingency plan in case there are issues with Joe Punter. Security were good last time so fingers crossed. 

good to hear. Hope it can still work out ok with the seccies. 

I don't think its necessarily a bad thing having the Fever near the middle. it might foster a bit more croud engagement from the isles either side. 

Auckland, we will be holding an open training session tomorrow morning from 11.30 am - 12.15 pm including a signing session so get yourselves down to the QBE Outer Oval and meet your favourite #Nix stars!

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— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) December 4, 2019

Love the new notice about the Zone on ticketek. Looks about 3/4 full too. 

Haha. I tweeted about the previous version yesterday and how it wasn't exactly informative of what goes on in the YF Zone 

PAX 7758 at 2.30pm today

Hopefully that doesn't include the members in the PAX count like Westpac does?

Referee: Daniel Elder
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Jones
Fourth Official: Tim Danaskos
VAR: Nick Waldron


Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Stefan MARINOVIC (gk), 2.Liam McGING, 3.Luke DEVERE, 4.Te Atawhai HUDSON-WIHONGI, 5.Matti STEINMANN, 6.Tim PAYNE, 7.Reno PISCOPO, 8.Cameron DEVLIN, 9.David BALL, 10.Ulises DAVILA, 11.Jaushua SOTIRIO, 13.Liberato CACACE, 14.Alex RUFER, 20.Oliver SAIL (gk), 21.Callum MCCOWATT, 23.Walter SCOTT, 27.Steven TAYLOR (c), 31.Ben WAINE, 32.Sam SUTTON, 88. Gary HOOPER


Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad: 1.Daniel LOPAR (gk), 4.Dylan MCGOWAN, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6.Matthew JURMAN, 7.Mitchell DUKE (c), 9.Nicolai MULLER, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS, 14.Alex MEIER, 16.Matheiu CORDIER, 17.Keanu BACCUS, 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Nicholas SULLIVAN, 27.Kwame YEBOAH, 29.Daniel WILMERING, 33.Tate RUSSELL, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 35.Mohamed ADAM, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (gk)

Records under Elder:

Phoenix P7 W1 D3 L3

WSW P5 W4 D1 L0

What is it?

Anyone else showing up to this?

This is a STANDING ONLY section for full 90 minutes. This a very vocal area and language may be offensive to younger / sensitive patrons

We had those notices last year but still some of the locals came in and sat down. twenty minutes into the game and three of them finally got up and stormed off.  Makes you wonder if they wanted "to be seen in the zone" or didn't read the notices.

My own thought is that the Western end behind the goal would ber good for a zone - Sun at our backs and not us looking at it like a few years back.

Seems like Piscopo has got a knock at training - ice on his ankle. Would be a blow as I thought he was very good last week.

Well at least that'll make room to fit Hooper into the team. Push Ball back to Piscopo position and Hooper up top.

Bus Strike From Saturday in Auckland.