So as you may know, Siggy has written a book, with help from Jason Pine. The Fever will be doing a few things around it in May when it released, such as a book launch party.
But for now, jump on over to his Facebook page and give it a Like. It's the least you can do for someone who's put their heart and soul into the football club we all love over the past seven seasons.
Oh snap. I don't generally read autobiographies but Ill be getting Siggy's.
Will be great if he does actually stray outside the polite answers. Would love to hear a players perspective on the end of the TS era, end of the RH era with AWs, what he thought about qualifying the AWs for the WC then sitting on the bench behind Smith and Reid, Anthony Hudson, that brain snap in UAE, mystery injuries ruling people out of AWs friendlies ...
he's pretty upfront about stuff when you talk to him so I imagine he won't hold back in his book. Will be a must read.
I can imagine Ricki getting a serve for not playing him at the World Cup in 2010.
I can imagine Ricki getting a serve for not playing him at the World Cup in 2010.
To be fair, the three guys who played ahead of him were all better players, and the results were not too shabby.
For sure but then what was 10 mins in the last game or whatever?
If we had scored in the last 10 mins of the last game we would have gone through to the knockout round though. No time for sentimentality there
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
If we had scored in the last 10 mins of the last game we would have gone through to the knockout round though. No time for sentimentality there
I can imagine Ricki getting a serve for not playing him at the World Cup in 2010.
To be fair, the three guys who played ahead of him were all better players, and the results were not too shabby.
I would suspect that Ricki would get a serve for letting those guys pick and choose what AW's games they played (i.e. none) after the World Cup, rather than the selections at the world cup itself
also a lack of communication from Ricki and management.
He still worked his ass off to get our team to the WC. He deserved to play IMO.
Can't edit on the app so I meant to say he worked his ass off to help get us in the WC.
He still worked his ass off to get our team to the WC. He deserved to play IMO.
He still worked his ass off to get our team to the WC. He deserved to play IMO.
If they got us to the FIFA WC then let the under 11's play.
Just bumped into Ben at the beach with his nippers. Had a good chat. Cracking nice lad, and looking well.
Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........
Has to be one of the most down to earth sort of guys you could meet. I hope overall he enjoyed his professional career. Be interesting to see where he goes from here.
Just bumped into Ben at the beach with his nippers. Had a good chat. Cracking nice lad, and looking well.
He will have had time to have a BBQ as well before 9.30pm..
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
Just bumped into Ben at the beach with his nippers. Had a good chat. Cracking nice lad, and looking well.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
Just bumped into Ben at the beach with his nippers. Had a good chat. Cracking nice lad, and looking well.
Grumpy old bastard alert
I think you may have missed the joke JV...
The artist formerly known as Homer Simpson
I think you may have missed the joke JV...
50 shades of Humour?
Siggy is and has always been my favourite Nix player. Hope he gets on the park once more so we can give him a good sending off
So as you may know, Siggy has written a book, with help from Jason Pine. The Fever will be doing a few things around it in May when it released, such as a book launch party.
But for now, jump on over to his Facebook page and give it a Like. It's the least you can do for someone who's put their heart and soul into the football club we all love over the past seven seasons.
https://www.facebook.com/siggyfullycommitted/
Do you know if this is likely to be on a week night or weekend? Just thinking if I'll be able to come down for it.
Calling all fans in Japan, come down and support the mighty nix in Osaka
http://www.facebook.com/WellingtonPhoenixClubMembersSupportersGroupOsaka
The new Siggy tee shirt is awesome. Thanks Football Central. It arrived in the BOP one day after I ordered it.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
Well I watched both TV1 & TV 3 sports news and I saw nothing on about us, only Leicester and Spuds or did I miss it?
As a Cantabrian, it was great to see Ben succeed as a pro after years of early struggle.
He was one of only two players from the 1997 NZ u-17 team which beat the Aussies in the OFC final on an atrocious ANZAC weekend in his hometown, Christchurch, to go on to a pro career (Mike Wilson being the other but his MLS career was ended just as it was beginning due to injury).
After the '97 FIFA u-17 World Cup in Egypt, Wynton Rufer secured trials in Germany for Ben and fellow Cantab Blair Scadden at Hannover 96 etc. but nothing came of it.
Before returning home, Ben trialed at some English clubs but was even rejected by non-league Hendon.
Football people in Christchurch such as Ben's coach at Christchurch United, former All White Johan Verweij rated him very highly and were amazed even Hendon turned him down.
He then returned to club football in Christchurch and national league football for Christchurch sides.
It was a long hard road for Ben to become a player for NZ sides in the Aussie league - he was signed by Ken Dugdale at the Football Kingz for the 2003-4 season but only played one game because Dugdale didn't rate him.
He then had to wait until 2008 when Ricki signed him as his last defensive signing for the Phoenix on a "we'll see how he goes" basis.
Similarly he had seven years between his first All Whites Cap in 2000 against Oman and his second given by Herbert in 2007 against Wales at Wrexham.
I'll be interested to read about his early struggles when he failed to rate with club coaches outside of Christchurch - both in NZ and overseas. We were dumbfounded in Christchurch that Dugdale refused to utilize Ben at the Kingz when they were struggling so much and we knew he had the ability.
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
So as you may know, Siggy has written a book, with help from Jason Pine. The Fever will be doing a few things around it in May when it released, such as a book launch party.
But for now, jump on over to his Facebook page and give it a Like. It's the least you can do for someone who's put their heart and soul into the football club we all love over the past seven seasons.
https://www.facebook.com/siggyfullycommitted/
Do you know if this is likely to be on a week night or weekend? Just thinking if I'll be able to come down for it.
Just a reminder about his book launch.
You have the opportunity to hear direct from Ben about his amazing, inspirational life story. This is your once in an lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal, purchase his book, and join with him in celebrating his life within football.
Tickets are ONLY available online, so be in quick to avoid disappointment:
Click HERE to purchase tickets for this not to be missed event.
Out of interest, how much is the book?
Out of interest, how much is the book?
End of an era. Vinnie - It's over.
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