Football United - July 2014 West Ham and Newcastle visit

When Manure and LFC toured Aus it was in the contract that they had to play too players for a part of the match. 

Also,West Ham one of teams least affected by WC. 

Dome and crew trying to tie up commercial side before overdue announcement takes place. Massive financial risk so need to have all their bases covered. Obviously taking longer than expected

Veitch interviewing Piney and Chotey just said he's heard the Nix v Hammers in Aucks midweek followed by a weekend dbl header at the RoF, Roar v Hammers and Nix v Everton.

Fair suck of the old sellout! Wow!

Well done David.

All comes down to pricing but if it's anything up to $50 they'd have to go close.

Those games would be good.

I'll believe that when it's confirmed by each of the four clubs named.

We don't think the fact that the Nix currently suck donkeys through a straw will dampen the prospects of selling out the RoF?

Sounds like an excellent double header, shame Reid will be at Spurs by then. Still, I think the tickets will be about 80 to a hundy to see both games. I'll go, if the wife lets me.

potentially a train smash. Surely an all whites game (minus the Phoenix players) would have been more attractive then the bloody roar? 

I appreciate the usual suspects will not turn up, but a mixture of asb prem players and those overseas who give a toss and wouldn't mind being seen playing a premiership club would come.

Potentially the A-League Champions v West Ham? Yep, I'd be into that. Great game for the neutral.

Must say its a bit strange if the double header was to be at Westpac. There would be a number of Aussie based Hammers & Everton fans that would travel over to see their teams, so playing it at the bigger venue would make much more sense.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11229780

Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome hopes to make a definitive announcement at their last home game of the season on April 12 on whether the A-League franchise will host an English Premier League side this year.

aim to have it announced by Apr 12... 2+2=.... leicester city ;)

Does anyone else find it utterly frustrating that our CEO is spending all his time on this and not the club?

I just get the feeling that the form of the team and the timing of this is (a little) hand in hand. What was it the FFA said after their failed WC attempt, "we took our eye off the HAL"

Does the same ring true here?

I don't think the running of the club is an issue though - is it? surely Dome's focus is on exactly this kind of thing, the marketing is up to Thundersticks and she is doing what she can within budget restraints I'm sure. The on field stuff which is grossly affecting the fan numbers etc is up to the players and Ernie.

How do you reckon 2 games vs West Ham and then Leicester? wouldn't it be nice to see the Nix play against 2 of our most high profile internationals with their home clubs? Not sure of the benefits of Roar v WHU at Wellington? would they be expecting a traveling crowd from Brisbane coming in for this?

Newcastle? http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/9909645/Wellington-Phoenix-close-in-on-two-EPL-giants

Nix might be in with a chance!

Howay the lads/Toon/Nix.

No Remy either as he returns to QPR before going to either spuds or the arse.

Not sure about the financial logic of two EPL teams. Nix vs West Ham midweek in Auckland.....Great! followed by Nix vs West Ham in Wellington in the weekend.....excellent!  That would work. But why bring a second team?  Its bloody expensive to bring any EPL team out here....with the huge fees and big squads to fly and put up in hotels. A second team would not double the income...it might sure as hell double the cost!  

Risky business IMO. 

Horrendous end to the season won't exactly have people clamouring to the games either. Am sure people would like to see these EPL teams get given a decent game but we could be embarrassed if we carry on defending how we have been.

Selling yourself short there. 

Can pretty much confirm that the 2nd team isn't Newcastle, sadly.

Everton are playing in the USA late July - would they really want to play in NZ beforehand? A lot of travel.

Comments from Four Four Two Australia forum:

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/forums/default.aspx?g=posts&t=89221

Brisbane Ro wrote:

Article on Stuff saying Dome still working '10 hours a day' to get a deal done.

Meanwhile, our season has gone down the toilet.

So much for an announcement at today's game about this...