FeverZone Last Night

FeverZone Last Night

Great to see the FeverZone gradually expanding. One concern is the amount of families and first time time supporters seeing the Zone as being "fashionable" and not actually contributing to the noise and passion we stand for. I'm not saying they are all like this, I encountered many people travelling with football clubs, supporter groups and schools from around the country enjoying the game and singing their hearts out. Hopefully it is just a matter of time before all supporters, local and abroad, learn the words to chants and familiarise with the culture of Yellow Fever to make us the envy of supporter groups around the A League (not that we aren't already ).

we were sh*t when we were 2-1 down.  A few people tried to start chants and no one joined in.  It is easy sing when you are winning..........

Completely agree Frankie. Like I said, hopefully given time, supporters will learn.

That silence after their second was unreal. Then that bit where we were "regrouping" I really hated that quiet. Mate Bill got up and started singing "sing when you're winning" (aisle 27) and a few people took the hint. 

It wasn't as bad as it was when Newcastle scored.

I had to laugh...

The Fever Zone really needs to sort its sh*t out when the Phoenix go behind. Against Newcastle and again last night it was like a funeral. That's when we really need to lift the roof off.

Sir Trev - great signature mate!

YIP AGREE,WHO ARE THE CHANT LEADERS? GIVE EM ONE OF THOSE ROLL UP MEGAPHONES  AND MAYBE WE NEED SOME NEW CHANTS LIKE

THE REFEREE NEEDS A GUIDE DOG
THE REFEREE NEEDS A GUIDE DOG

WELL THATS THE BEST I CAN THINK OF AT THE MO.

AND HOW BOUT THE FEVER ZONE WITH MORE PHOENIX FLAGS GO OUT AND SPEND SOME f**kING MONEY YOU FEVERITES!!!!

WE NEED SOME REALLY BIG FLAGS!!!!!! WITH  FELIPE FOR MAYOR WRITTEN ON THEM!!!

NOW THAT FELIPE IS OUR KING
HE MAKES US WANT TO SING
WERE SURE TO f**kIN WIN
WITH FELIPE AS OUR KING!!!! thats a bit better some one tweak this chant

the guys in the concorse need to calm down because they were cheering after a draw! i'm all for supporting our great team, but it was a draw guys! if we win, then by all means go crazy, but a draw?!...gimme a break.

If people want to cheer and shout after the f#@king game let them.  The more excitement and atmosphere created, regardless of the result, keeps the vibe going.  After all, we could have lost 2-1.  I vote for more cheering and shouting on the concorse, after and before each and every game! Lets celebrate, Wellington has got a professional football team, WOOHOO!

i dont have a voice today due to the amount of chanting i done when we were down 2-1 we need to pick it up lads, dont slip, keep it going for all 90 mins

agreed! - chanting for the full 90 mins is a must. And as other people have pointed out a bit more unity in the chants - It seemed as though we were trying to chant over each other all the time. Or the front half and that back half would be a couple of beats out of time.

your right, we need to get a group of ring leaders from each bit to get together and sort this out so we sound more of a force, we were great last night, but we can be better!!

I go chanting down the concourse ragardless of the result. You dont turn it into a funeral just cos the referee robbed us of a couple of points

I agree, it�s great to be part of a crowd with a culture of passion, but it would be nice if we could include comradeship and inclusion in the culture too. I believe that inspiring other fans with our own fervour is more productive than moaning about them (am I moaning too? er..). As in life, some people are more vocal than others. But of course we should celebrate a draw. We should celebrate being the Phoenix, win draw or the other one.

We were doing the 'Come on Phoenix' and 'Sing your hearts out for the boys' as soon as Adelaide scored their second. That sounded pretty loud to me, but then again the 3-4 rows in the heart of the YF zone where we were are generally the loudest anyway, so maybe these chants weren't taken up with as much fervour (if at all) in the other parts of the ground.
Will watch and listen to the replay to check it out.

The depressing thing is that those of us listening to the game on the radio could hear the chants in the background when they were going and could hear it go quiet. It was f*cking scary -- I was wondering how bad things were that everyone went so silent! Please don't let it happen again guys! If it's affecting the morale of fans listening to the game, imagine what it's doing to the players!

I think some people on this forum are a little hard on the fans.  I've seen a lot of football around the world and up and down the EPL.  I don't know many sets of fans that would be giving it out large when their team has just let two goals in.  Get real - it's all about emotions and it's usually something that happens ON the pitch that sparks them off again.  Not some slightly deranged lunatic with a megaphone at the front, or as in the case of what I had to put up with last night, a prat with a whistle and a fog horn who banged on all night but couldn't even get the rhythm right (those who sat in aisle 23 will know who I'm talking about!). 

Not enough people joined in the 'Ricki Herberts Yellow Army' chant. It's a good'n. It went for about 10 minutes in Sydney

This is exactly right. No need to get your coat. Like the team the fever also need time to grow. It is a great start for both. Well done to those at the games. Keep it up.

"ricki herberts yellow army" I felt sorry for the dude who was doing the RIcki Herbert bit though sounded like he was scratching his throat with barb wire

At last someone who talks some sense some of you seem to think that things will be perfect right from the start.Just like the team its a new thing for all us and i can see things only getting better.Also wasnt quiet after their 2nd goal where i was standing.

Would be interested to hear from some of the Bloc 5 guys on how long it took them to get into full swing.

Heh, I just remembered we were singing 'we're not auckland anymore' as Adelaide were taking the corner that took them to 1-1. Guess we were tempting fate there...

Frankie Mac2007-09-23 18:46:02

The Tonsilitis wasn't helping...

 i think what needs to happen is if the boys at the front start a chant a couple of you need to turn around so people up the back can see what your singing  then the middle  section will pass it on and then we'll all be one voice in time  it'll take sometime to get sorted
also loving that big phoenix shirt we passed up to that was awesome 

Enough with the apologies! Yellow Fever doesn't need time to grow - it's already proven how awesome it can be. Let's just hear more of it, more often and especially when the team's behind!

And stop worrying about the chants being perfect and in sync. It sounds great already and volume is the main thing. "Ricki Herbert's yellow army" sounds better when it is kind of sloppy and staggered anyway - it's like a wall of sound moving around the ground.

Perth won't know what's hit them...

i really dislike the families in the zone, also allocated seating in the zone annoys me.  

WARZYCHA2007-09-23 20:05:47

90% of what you post is absolute bollocks WARZ... we'll happily ignore this like everything else you post.

Allocated seating is here live with it, and if you can't be arsed showing others fans respect in the zone, f**k off somewhere else.

Me too.  "Chant leaders"?  It's a football match not a scout camp.  If you think we need more chanting, just start some yourself.  It's easy!

Hmm i had a thought to get a chant to spread straight away. Because what  happens often iis someone tries to start one on their own, so sings the first line...then by the time most people hear it enough to join in, the guys already halfway through it..so it is out of time, and not so loud either.

i think the following are the key issues we have:

Also, being in a cricket stadium doesn't help much. I'd much rather we were in a proper shaped ground with a proper roofed end in which to echo the accoustics.