Galaxy post game banter.

Galaxy post game banter.

Great for football in NZ but probably the worst performance by our team this season.

Beckham the best player on the park.  Daylight second.  Class act.

i was just replying to someone in the other thread you bugger.

We looked like a team with only 24 hours between games and I'd be interested in knowing why Johnson and Aloisi didn't play last night...

The real keys to football in NZ from now are as follows

1: (and I think most importantly) how is the game in NZ (being the Phoenix or NZ Football) going to capitalise on this and keep that momentum and good will going. This did not happen after 82 and that was a chance missed.

2: Having seen all this, Kiwis have now got to look at playing A-League for the Phoenix as their first priority rather than going to Europe. We can foot it, we know we can, why not try and be a part of it?

3: This game has to get released on DVD to buy
Agent 472007-12-01 22:24:07

Didn't think we looked that bad tbh.

BRING COSTA INTO THE A-LEAGUE.

Off to after-party now!
Arsenal2007-12-01 22:32:59

Wasn't the worst Cameo in history from Costa.

Im confused (must be the beer) how did my reply to the Galaxy game thread end up as a thread all on its own, I really must pay attention to what buttons I press.

beckham was unbelievable - his passing was a dream

I wanted to see a free kick though... If I was the ref I'd of awarded that penalty outside the box.

on the other hand again we showed a lack of composure and decision-making in and around the box. we again had plenty of posssession and territory and lots of in the attacking third but usually managed to bungle things. hopefully we have blown all that out of our system pre Perth.

Great occasion and Im glad I was partof it...Beckham was great to watch..those long raking passes and the committment.  Phoenix were poor but what do u expect backing up in part and then bit players in part.....it was never about the result tho for moi.

To the moron in front of me with the Nine Inch Nails tee shirt and pierced brain who insisted on saying every few seconds thiings like "Pass it Galaxy" and "Go right Galaxy" and "Defend Galaxy", they can't hear your demented ramblings on the pitch, and you should really learn the names of the team you're supporting as you only seemed to know one of their players. I really hope you're from Auckland or somewhere because if you live in Wellington you are an even bigger t*sser than you appeared to everyone sitting around you. Nice touch when the kid in front of you turned around and stared at you in disbelief for thirty seconds, pity you didn't get the hint. 

Oh - and otherwise it was a great night. 

great night for partying and lots of bells and whistles (in the form of jert planes and ribbons). The phoenix looked blunt in front of goal as usual though.

Whoever came up with those blow up plastic things....  you will suffer in the next life.
Best chant of the night. "where were you last night?" Over in aisle 34.
Other bit. The look on the faces of the guys trying to start a mexican wave when Bill told them NOT to!!!
Best food. The chocolates that Pippa produced from nowhere....

Agree about Costa's cameo. He looked to have that one delightful thing that we have been missing... PACE! (seemed to cross way better than Elrich as well).

My night was almost ruined. Standing in the feverzone and the 1st 10 minutes were wrecked because some family behind me wanted me to sit down. The father almost threatened me. I refused to sit down but my friend felt guilty and sat down. This family wanted me to sit down and miss the game so there son who was crying at this stage could see the game. Luckily they left and sat somewhere else. But the excuse that they payed heaps of money was a pathetic one. It wasn't like I fronted up with the cash for the game. I would have sat down if it was anywhere else in the stadium but the feverzone there to stand in I refuse to sit for them. Of course they didn't know what the fever zone was and tried to complain to the lady in yellow which fell on deaf ears.

Enough with the Beckham rimjob! The chant "Give it to Beckham" for our freekicks was a little embarassing, where was the real yellow fever tonight, replaced by stiletto wearing 15 yr lds etc....Our team played as bad as yellow fever were organised tonight...Im glad i went and sang my heart out for the team.

Highlights:

First Things First I Stand And Applaud The Streaker!!!

Two other lowlights

HarryB says "NEVER! Did you not see the streaker??" 

know how you feel. i also know that this post provides nothing to the forum

  
STAND???   WHAT STANDS?

BackBencher was fun before and after the game.

I was the young guy with the Retro, scarf and flag.

Pretty sh*t game by the Phoenix, Beckham was pretty average apart from his passes... Fun night out.

i can do that too

i just not that media candy

Beckham played in third gear, hardly ever did any defending but played enough class balls to make the game look ridiculously easy.

through he was just the arrogant ass as usual. (fly in and abuse the ref after 50% - 50% ball when he could have earned a yellow at around 20th min.)

remember CL game just before 2002 World cup when Arg Ducher broke his leg. he was like prince england - The important thing is that there are now no problems between our two countries," Beckham reportedly told Duscher, after the Deportivo La Coruna player ....(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/04/14/nbeck14.xmlzole2007-12-01 23:55:15

Ticketek should be hung drawn and quartered for their efforts to ruin the sport. The people in the Fever Zone who wanted to sit should have been warned well in advance. The FZ is standing room - Ticketek know this, they have it on their seating plans, and yet they fail to mention this to families who might not want to stand. I really feel sorry for any family who had their view blocked, and also for anyone forced to sit down - even though the stewards could not legally tell you to, according to the one steward I met tonight who happens to be the only oneI've ever met who seems tio be a co-operative, decent person!

There was some hostility towards the back of Aisle 22, some bloke pushing and screaming at someone in a Phoenix top because he was standing up. While I don't condone his actions, I don't blame him for his frustration.

Other than that, tonight was an awesome night, I had heaps of fun. football_mum was tops, pointing out a seat closer to her and her family so I could feel less guilty about blocking the view of the very understanding and reasonable sitting-down family behind me, and turned out to have more fun with them anyway rather than standing alone and chanting surrounded by sitters! Atmosphere was great, as I ranted about in a thread I created just before. Hopefully this isn't the last one of its kind!

1] Beckham's cross field passes were true class, something our boys need to learn instead of the usual hoof ball Lonegunmen2007-12-02 00:02:24

Totally agree with what everything LG said.

And just to think, nobody watching at home even saw the streaker... if thats not an incentive to go to the live event, what is? 

She put up a hell of a fight though.

Nice bit of arse she has too !!

beckham was class.

i thought pavon and donovan were aswell and mathis? i think his name was played really well.

costa needs 2 b on the bench everyweek.

aloisi was so stoked 2 b out there, and good on him.

shudnt have taken smeltz off so early though.

I think I saw you LG... Were you in the BackBencher before the game?