Football United - July 2014 West Ham and Newcastle visit

MONEY SPINNING EPL GAMES FOR THE NIX
By Matheson Sports Media

An English Premier League team will play in New Zealand later this year, Matheson Sports Media can reveal.

The Wellington Phoenix has been locked in discussions with two EPL teams for nearly a year.

In the last week negotiations have taken a significant step forward with an insider saying the tour now “will happen”.

Depending on the next phase of negotiations the Nix will either entertain one or two EPL sides in Auckland and Wellington in July.

While dates have yet to be confirmed, the venues – Auckland’s Eden Park and Wellington’s Westpac Stadium - are close to being locked in.

The two July games will offer the Nix a chance to drive some much needed monies into their business.

Crowds at Westpac have been disappointing this season and a cash injection from potential sell-outs in Auckland and Wellington will help take the financial pressure off the front office.

New Zealand has hosted numerous top flight English clubs in the past - including the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – but in recent years have had to watch on as Australian football played host to powerhouses like United and Liverpool.

It’s a tribute to Nix CEO David Dome – currently in Australia at an A-League CEO’s meeting - that he has been able to secure the deals.

He has worked tirelessly – this time last year he was close to securing a deal with EPL giants Spurs, but in the end the maths just didn’t work.

This year the numbers add up and an announcement of the identity of the sides is pending.

EPL clubs traditionally release their off-season tour plans in the first week of April.

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God I hope this is true! Don't even care which EPL teams it is, I just would be amazing for football in New Zealand

Starting the speculation: Everton or Spurs. 

July games - could fit in with Spurs - usually does the Premier League Asia Trophy but this won't be happening in 2014 (World Cup year).

Rumour mill is saying WBA and Cardiff city. 

I thought maybe West Ham with the Winston Reid connection maybe.

Spurs have announced they're touring the US and have games set down for 19 & 26 July 14...

Very tenuous connection I know but Arsenal recently signed a deal with Huawei, maybe they will bring them out to Asia/Pacific on tour? http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-and-huawei-in-global-partnership

Eden park also suggests that itd be a team that would more or less fill the place. 

Last time the Phoenix played a big foreign club, I remember the Phoenix doing particularly well v Argentinian powerhouse Boca Juniors (the Manchester United of Argentina - Maradona's old club) - won 2-1

Wonderful extended Argentinian highlights of the game (ten minutes) "Gooooooaaaaaalllllll !!!!!!!":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ztDJJZboOY

(Paul "Eeffeel") The Nix scored all three goals (Nix: McAllister, Durante; Boca: Hearfield o.g.) Very entertaining game!!!

I went and saw both those teams. Newcastle at Mclean Park Napier and QPR at the Basin Reserve Wellington. With the correct marketing, hopefully we would get a good crowd IF an EPL team tours here.

Report from Wellington Phoenix http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/phoenix-keen-to-bring-epl-club-to-new-zealand/83827

There is no plans for a team at this stage and no dates set, but they would like to bring one.

Not quite what he said. Nothing confirmed yet. Which I would take to mean they are in discussions.

We could beat Man U

By July West Ham may very well be a championship side and Winston will have jumped the sinking ship....

Or Big Sam will have gone and someone else will have managed to keep them up?

At this rate Man U may not be a premier league club come July.....

And they'll be scouting ASB clubs for new talent.

Get back to your Woolwich forums and threads, the lot of you!

So if the EPL winners come over and you beat them then since we beat you that makes us:

Champions of England

Champions of Africa

Champions of Australia - beating CCM who went on to win A-League

Champions of Scotland - CCM beat Celtic, we beat CCM

Champions of Europe - Celtic beat Barcelona, CCM beat Celtic, we beat CCM

5th best team in the world...

...Now we just need to win the pesky ASB Premiership.

Flawless. Hopefully we'll beat the kids tonight.

Don't feed the troll guys.

Good to see ali taking the piss out of himself a bit to be honest.

hope it's man city

EPL Club?

I'm holding out for Dedebit FC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedebit_F.C.

Think the huawei connection could be a goer, and could be the difference between securing a game for next year and discussions falling through in previous years. May need a large third party sponsor to be viable, even with a large crowd? At the very least may just help to oil the wheels a bit to make something happen.

Dates important. If its a big EPL club their top players could still be in Brazil or resting up after Brazil.

As much as I would LOVE this to be true... am pretty sure the Gooners are off to Malaysia this year (and poss China from vague memory) before they head home for the Emirates Cup.

Are Emirates the official airline of New Zealand yet?... oh no, it's just "Team" New Zealand... bugger - that coulda helped too! lol

COYG!!!

I would hope that the Nix play the game down here to make it up to the fans whom have missed out on our other home games because they couldn't travel a4ound the country. Especially season ticket holders.

Sure it will. Just need a few frilly bra clad women to promote the games.