Galaxy post game banter.
How can you mistake Paston for Moss? If Moss was on, it would not
have been 4-1.
yep at the time i was booing cobi jones when ever he got the ball
after that, - little yankee weasel!!
I thought it was Pavon ?
The one thing missing from the weekend ?
TW at home today, how nice would it be to get a couple of thousand lounging in the sun at Newtown winding down from the previous two nights as Team Welly run around....
Having said that, there will be a fair bit of travel today, I saw Canterbury and Waikato staff and Players at the match as well as all the usual TW suspects.
TW at home today, how nice would it be to get a couple of thousand lounging in the sun at Newtown winding down from the previous two nights as Team Welly run around....
Having said that, there will be a fair bit of travel today, I saw Canterbury and Waikato staff and Players at the match as well as all the usual TW suspects.
Jones retired last year and is assistant coach to Guillett.
yep at the time i was booing cobi jones when ever he got the ball
after that, - little yankee weasel!!
I thought it was Pavon ?
i saw somwhere on here that the media said Pavon, but it looked like cobi to me at the time, and hence my reaction, I'm still inclined to think it was cobi, but if anyones sen it from that end or on tv then I'll happily 'rewrite' that memory. but i wouldn't put it past some on tv 1 to get the name wrong!!
(though cobi's such a midget, they might get it right with a good camera angle and a minute to look at their notes!)
tigers2007-12-02 13:25:41
How can you mistake Paston for Moss? If Moss was on, it would not
have been 4-1.
Erm
well my excuse was a large part of the first half was spent fending
off stewards and a lot watching the crowd,(the family in the
row in front, watching them starting off horrified at the fever and
slowly getting into it, dad's face when the crowd started singing
"what the f*cking hell was that!")
,
drinking beer, singing etc....I must admit I was not at my best
yesterday. What are other peoples excuses?Jones retired last year and is assistant coach to Guillett.
aye but, in that case the lad who came on wearing a shirt with Cobi on the back and got announced as cobi jones must have a funny sense of humour or an identity crisis
Id just like to say, that it was clear there was a lot of rugby
converts at the galaxy game on satrurday. Which has to be a good
thing. Its also a funny thing...I was sitting in front of a couple,
who were sitting there talking to each other trying to analyse the
game, some of the sh*t they came out with was just
strange...clearly didnt know what they were talking
about. What really gave them away was when they kept
calling the 'linesman' a 'touch judge'
I liked the absurd numbers of hot women.
but the cheering for Beckham thing really ***ed me off especially when that 'penalty' was awarded, I swear I was the only one in Aisle 33 booing him when he took the kick.
And those ****ing annoying sticks.
I had a woman fresh from the world netball champs behind me who just banged them incessantly for the entire game.
Funniest thing I heard was someone saying "there's 2 minutes to go" at the 78 minute mark.
And really, I don't think Stupor 14 Rugby Jersey is the best thing to wear to a football game, maybe you can get away with a Hurricanes one, but wearing a Canterbury Crusader shirt to a Nix game, that's just wrong.
but the cheering for Beckham thing really ***ed me off especially when that 'penalty' was awarded, I swear I was the only one in Aisle 33 booing him when he took the kick.
And those ****ing annoying sticks.
I had a woman fresh from the world netball champs behind me who just banged them incessantly for the entire game.
Funniest thing I heard was someone saying "there's 2 minutes to go" at the 78 minute mark.
And really, I don't think Stupor 14 Rugby Jersey is the best thing to wear to a football game, maybe you can get away with a Hurricanes one, but wearing a Canterbury Crusader shirt to a Nix game, that's just wrong.
Id just like to say, that it was clear there was a lot of rugby
converts at the galaxy game on satrurday. Which has to be a good
thing. Its also a funny thing...I was sitting in front of a couple,
who were sitting there talking to each other trying to analyse the
game, some of the sh*t they came out with was just
strange...clearly didnt know what they were talking
about. What really gave them away was when they kept
calling the 'linesman' a 'touch judge'
Yes but ain't I handsome and the wife beautiful!
I'm kidding obviously,
(I'm not handsome at all)
It was cool seeing beckham score a goal though. But yeah, there
were cheers whenever LA Galaxy scored...that pissed me off quite a
bit. Didnt really get into the beckham chants so much, but then
thought about it, and it was only a friendly, and people were there
to see beckham really, and they did join in the "phoenix" chants
also, so it was fair enough.
But yeah...cheering when the Galaxy scored annoyed me a hell
of a lot...was so wrong.
TonyP, PLEASE for the love of god, do away with those sticks!
I hate them with a passion, i also had some woman next to me
banging them the entire time, she even managed to constantly hit me
with them...Ive found they drown out chants when they are first
started, its very had to start u a chant when there is a constant
banging drowning you out...but most of all theyre just so damn
annoying...this is football, not netball. rant over on that
The rugby heads were funny, there were many of them, and heaps
of people did treat the game like the sevens...which was
disapointing, since that then meant there were a lot of drunken
idiots not even there for the football. But it was a sort of
festival game after all, so im over that, and it did create a fun
atmosphere at times. Having people turn up who support other sports
is awesome, since im sure we would have converted many of them!
Tegal2007-12-02 13:50:42
Great for football in NZ but probably the worst performance by our
team this season.
Yes it was only an exhibition but LA Galaxy are hardly the
great team we made them look like. I enjoyed the night out but
never want to see us play like that again, we were poor and are so
much beter than the 1/2 pie effort we put in tonight.
And before people say 'but we played yesterday', fitness
should not really come into it, our guys are supposed to be
professionals which means they are fit, they only played 180
minutes over two days for goodness sake, hell Ive gone out and
biked for 8 hours then run an hour one day then backed it up
with another hour run the next day and felt fine.
Sorry to rant I want us to win every game we play and am
just very dissapointed at the result (not the occasion)
agreed about the result being disappointing and that the quality of our football was below our usual but Teza you really have displayed a lack of understanding in your post
I note that you didn't go for an 8 hour bike ride followed by another 8 hour bike ride -
and riding a bike is an activity that is frequently repeated on a next day basis
professional football teams are never expected to repeat a match activity within a 24 hour period- not least because the recovery times from (even minor) contact injuries are longer than those for DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), also minor tearing of muscle fibre is going to happen far more often in football than when you are on your bike
finally, i would suggest you are under less mental stress riding your bike than professional footballers are during a match - not all tiredness is physical
in a nutshell, riding your bike then go for a run the next day doesn't equate to what the Nix players were expected to do last night!! (it might make you feel good about your fitness, but it's got naff all to do with your central point -the allegation that fitness wasn't a factor last night)
Thanks for your expert exercise physiology and sports
psychology lesson but maybe you should learn to read, I said an 8
hour bike ride plus an hour run straight after (a
brick). I would postulate that this does take it out of you
as much (if not more) than 90 minutes of football. they are
different forms of exercise I know but a
professional footballer should have the endurance to
perform, if they haven't then they have problems. Minor muscle
tearing happens with most exercise (running especialy), its
party how your muscles adapt. As for mental stress, that long
on a bike plus running straight after are very stressful i.e.
traffic, concentration,nutrition it all adds up.
Its got nothing to do with making me feel good about my
fitness I mentioned I was disapointed how we played and that
professional athletes should be able to back up a
performance.
thank you terry and tony.supurb work.becks is a different
gravy.great night.
I think the 2 types of exercise are not comparable actually.
The biking/running is pretty much one paced. Start and then maintain a steady pace.
Wheras playing football is all about stop / start, accelerate, move backwards, sideways and control the ball at the same time. Plus there is the physical attack that can hit you from anywhere, at any time, and the emotional intensity with a win or a loss on the line.
From having a tough game on Friday night I thought they did pretty well
The biking/running is pretty much one paced. Start and then maintain a steady pace.
Wheras playing football is all about stop / start, accelerate, move backwards, sideways and control the ball at the same time. Plus there is the physical attack that can hit you from anywhere, at any time, and the emotional intensity with a win or a loss on the line.
From having a tough game on Friday night I thought they did pretty well
I am actually quite proud of the way the guys played against the
Galaxy the did play well especially since the the galaxy started
and finished with 12 player on the pitch. Yes this was a exhibition
match but NZ soccer showed just how poor referees are in this
country. !st the keepers handling outside the box by the Galaxy 2nd
the 2 not 1 but 2 hand balls by galaxy players in the box and 3rd
the BS penalty ( yes yes i know good to see Beckham score
whoop-d-do) That was a poor exhibition from the ref and hope he
didn't get payed for it.
Go the Phoenix glad to see you play a hell of alot better then the jafas ever played!
Go the Phoenix glad to see you play a hell of alot better then the jafas ever played!
I think the 2 types of exercise are not comparable actually.
The biking/running is pretty much one paced. Start and then maintain a steady pace.
Wheras playing football is all about stop / start, accelerate, move backwards, sideways and control the ball at the same time. Plus there is the physical attack that can hit you from anywhere, at any time, and the emotional intensity with a win or a loss on the line.
From having a tough game on Friday night I thought they did pretty well
True they are different sports but do use some of the same components of exercise i.e. endurance (muscular and aerobic), speed, power etc.
The biking/running is pretty much one paced. Start and then maintain a steady pace.
Wheras playing football is all about stop / start, accelerate, move backwards, sideways and control the ball at the same time. Plus there is the physical attack that can hit you from anywhere, at any time, and the emotional intensity with a win or a loss on the line.
From having a tough game on Friday night I thought they did pretty well
True they are different sports but do use some of the same components of exercise i.e. endurance (muscular and aerobic), speed, power etc.
Endurance is the basis for all three and in football you
get more rest time i.e. you are not sprinting non stop (and of
course it depends on the posisition you play, some positions run
more than others). I disagree that biking and running are one
paced, it depends on the situation i.e a sprint race, pursuit,
800,m 5k, 10 etc.
Emotional intensity plays a part in all sports so we can
probably discount that.
All in all I wanted them to win and I thought they could, it
just seemed to me that the will wasn't quite there. In the long run
not an important game but hopefully we will take lessons from it
and spank Perths arsenext week
"All in all I wanted them to win and I thought they could, it just
seemed to me that the will wasn't quite there. In the long run not
an important game but hopefully we will take lessons from it and
spank Perths arsenext week"
Same page there!
Same page there!
How can you mistake Paston for Moss? If Moss was on, it would not
have been 4-1.
Erm
well my excuse was a large part of the first half was spent fending
off stewards and a lot watching the crowd,(the family in the
row in front, watching them starting off horrified at the fever and
slowly getting into it, dad's face when the crowd started singing
"what the f*cking hell was that!"),
drinking beer, singing etc....I must admit I was not at my best
yesterday. What are other peoples excuses?Well for a start the lineup that was announced said Moss not Paston... it really was a shame we didn't have mossy in goal, especially after a lot of people were backing Moss to save a Becks free kick were that to have happened. Strange call but perhaps Ricky was scared that Galaxy might sign him if he had another blinder ;)
those bangers look good, but they certainly are annoying as
hell
The bloody stadium security made me feel like i was in flippin
prison, despite me probably feeling like that on purpose for being
in the fever zone instead of aisle 26, they were just frustratingly
annoying constantly asking for tickets etc, i finally got kicked
out of where i was when i was standing out of the seats bit. I must
say the fever zone was much better than any other zones where its
quiet as hell with the only chant being that Bangers mix "clap clap
clap PHOENIX"
Awsome weekend.
15,000 school kids on Friday morning, 18,300 Phoenix/Adelaide Friday night and then 31,800 Saturday night for Beckham.... all adds up to 65,000 people watching football over two days in Wellington...who would have thought it.
I stood and looked around at the huge crowd on Saturday night and wondered how far football has moved ahead in such a short time.....GO THE PHOENIX!!!!
Only negative the whole weekend was those spoil sports security guys who did'nt let that well endowed streaker run across the field and tackle Beckham.....That would have made the front page of every newspaper on the planet.
15,000 school kids on Friday morning, 18,300 Phoenix/Adelaide Friday night and then 31,800 Saturday night for Beckham.... all adds up to 65,000 people watching football over two days in Wellington...who would have thought it.
I stood and looked around at the huge crowd on Saturday night and wondered how far football has moved ahead in such a short time.....GO THE PHOENIX!!!!
Only negative the whole weekend was those spoil sports security guys who did'nt let that well endowed streaker run across the field and tackle Beckham.....That would have made the front page of every newspaper on the planet.
The stewards came to my seat in the 92nd minute asking me and my crew to sit down so the people behind us could see....who were a good 3-4 rows behind us.
Haha i laughed for about 45 seconds and then the referee blew
full time.
Well done stewards!
I've really enjoyed this forum, bantering with you all, and the
game. This is a great forum and you all are great supporters!
HATS OFF!
I know I'm new here, but I wanted to share this with you all. I am very surprised, pleasantly so, about the very enthusiastic and admiring response to this game the Yellow Fever fans have had, in fact all the Wellington fans. I've also seen a little bit of consternation about an elitist turn some have seen popping up.
[gordon gekko] Elitism is good.[/gordon gekko]
Seriously, for a supporters group, being elitist is fine!
Being an a-hole isn't OK (not saying anyone was, just sayin').
Anyway, I don't think it's your job to get people to become A-League/ Phoenix fans by being sweet and polite, but it is your responsibility as a supporters group to grow your own ranks, have a great time and support the Phoenix.
Demand your rights as a supporters group and flout those perks in front of the masses...be elite.
You have the right to stand in your section without little Johnny's mum & dad moaning about you doing so.
You have the right to yell "who are ya" at your opposition.
You have the right to yell worse things at the opposition.
You have the right to demand the Phoenix players acknowledge you when they score, when you win, and when you lose.
You have the right to entertain and annoy the casual fan with inane, lewd, insulting or just plain obscene chants.
You have the right to takeover your local pub on away game days.
You have the right to see Yellow Fever scarves around the neck of your team members.
I think you have some other elitist rights, but frankly I am too drunk to remember them now.
You tell me what they are!
By the way, where is old Zealand? I'm sure you've never heard that before.
HATS OFF!
I know I'm new here, but I wanted to share this with you all. I am very surprised, pleasantly so, about the very enthusiastic and admiring response to this game the Yellow Fever fans have had, in fact all the Wellington fans. I've also seen a little bit of consternation about an elitist turn some have seen popping up.
[gordon gekko] Elitism is good.[/gordon gekko]
Seriously, for a supporters group, being elitist is fine!
Being an a-hole isn't OK (not saying anyone was, just sayin').
Anyway, I don't think it's your job to get people to become A-League/ Phoenix fans by being sweet and polite, but it is your responsibility as a supporters group to grow your own ranks, have a great time and support the Phoenix.
Demand your rights as a supporters group and flout those perks in front of the masses...be elite.
You have the right to stand in your section without little Johnny's mum & dad moaning about you doing so.
You have the right to yell "who are ya" at your opposition.
You have the right to yell worse things at the opposition.
You have the right to demand the Phoenix players acknowledge you when they score, when you win, and when you lose.
You have the right to entertain and annoy the casual fan with inane, lewd, insulting or just plain obscene chants.
You have the right to takeover your local pub on away game days.
You have the right to see Yellow Fever scarves around the neck of your team members.
I think you have some other elitist rights, but frankly I am too drunk to remember them now.
You tell me what they are!
By the way, where is old Zealand? I'm sure you've never heard that before.
err this is the first time I have said anything about the YFZ in
this context. my only other critisms were when those few persons
were spraying beer and threw a few empty bottles. Perhaps you
should re-read all of my threads.
yeah sorry, just feeling a little precious 
any bangers in the zone will be popped
Have I been late to every game this season, innatentive, or
what?...beacuse last night was the first time I heard the
Skatellities get an airing. When did this start?
So much better than Johnny Cash, I have to say.
Have I been late to every game this season, innatentive, or
what?...beacuse last night was the first time I heard the
Skatellities get an airing. When did this start?
So much better than Johnny Cash, I have to say.
nah its been played before, I'm sure its at least 3 times.
Don't diss Johnny though.
err this is the first time I have said anything about the YFZ in
this context. my only other critisms were when those few persons
were spraying beer and threw a few empty bottles. Perhaps you
should re-read all of my threads.
yeah sorry, just feeling a little precious All good mate. When I realised that the regular YFZ attendees
had been all split up I was actually gutted. Here was the chance to
hear them at their best and get the crowd going. What I have said
on here upon reflection, doesn't quite come across as what I wanted
to say - IE it's ok for other parts of the ground to start up
singing etc and for the YFZ to join in.
Whatever the result the occassion was good. One thing that
really made me laugh was when Borat showed up at the front of the
YFZ and the fans there started up - Borat clap clap clap,
Borat clap clap clap. I stuck a photo up of him on my website and
one too of Becks & also the samba crew. If anyone wants a perve
visit the site and if you want to see some other pics, et me
know.
Lastly, As this was such a success, I wonder if Terry
Serepisos is already scheming up something for next year?? The man
is a legend. I'd throw my coat down on the puddle and assist him to
walk across it - Walter Raleigh style.
By the way, where is old Zealand? I'm sure you've never heard that
before.
Denmark. Some of us call the
country by it's Maori name, Aotearoa, instead.No guesses what my username is on the LARS forum btw
robbwatson2007-12-02 20:19:19
By the way, where is old Zealand? I'm sure you've never heard that
before.
Denmark. Some of us call the
country by it's Maori name, Aotearoa, instead.No guesses what my username is on the LARS forum btw
Ahem!! Zeeland is in Holland. Been there, it's a sh*thole!
It's all here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061024003744AArdqy9
Auckland Jag2007-12-02 20:27:57
Haha just checked - I always thought the same, but doubted myself
on account of an Australian education. So I wiki'd - Zealand is in
Denmark. HOWEVER, NZ is named after Zeeland, in the Netherlands.
Zea...Zee... same diff. The new one is better anyway 
Maybe the one in Denmark's prettier.
Nice!
I'm still drinking, now watching Star Trek, and getting ready to play some FIFA 06.
I'm still drinking, now watching Star Trek, and getting ready to play some FIFA 06.
Another here that had their first 'Nix game. Always planned to
manage a few, but work, finances and local football here in Palmy
conspired against me!! But the Beckham game was the best thing for
me to hit NZ for a long time.
Reading132007-12-02 20:41:49
Whether we like it or not Beckham is most kids first
introduction to football. For my son it was my DVD of Bend it like
Beckham that (somehow!) first hooked him. From then on he liked
Real as Beckham was there, wanted the same boots etc etc etc. Last
night was my chance to show him and my wife my version of
football.
Having gone rain, snow and sunshine to the Madejski
Stadium to watch my beloved Reading for the 3 years i was there -
my first game was what is now known as a League 1
game vs Oxford - they could now see what i was so passionate
about - and it didnt disappoint. But I think my son's mind blew
twice - Once he saw the man he considers to be an idol, and the
second when he realised that the Phoenix play regularly and this
was not necessarily a one-off event. The biggest shame is that the
season is so short (why is that??) and there are not enough home
games left where we are able to attend.
So thank you Terry for re-igniting my passion and addiction
for live football, NZFC is great, but not like this. Maybe next
year you could get the mighty Royals out here? Hint hint!
My final thoughts - those bangers need to go..what's wrong
with hands? Great to see the photographers pick up their gear and
leg it over then the streaker came on, and thanks to the QPR fan
who stopped me with my Reading top on and proudly told me who the
REAL hoops are!! But just like England - you may have started
it, but everyone else perfected it!
Whether we like it or not Beckham is most kids first
introduction to football...
His influence is the main reason I have respect for him. Glad to hear it helped get your son into the sport, sounds like a success story!
(Is it sad that when you said Reading and Royals, I instantly thought of the minor league ice hockey team in the USA named Reading Royals? I know too much about sport haha)
I loved that opening dream scene with the girl playing fir Man
United. Not a United fan but that was so well done - brilliant. I
wonder how many kids (& Adults) have the same dream?
A man who's stayed clear of booze and drugs and is living the
dream and making dreams for others.
Zealand - Netherlands. But heyyy my names Lars
And god blessed me to be half dutch. And gave me a danish name? Zealand where ever you may be... Stuff it NZL's good for me.
Mind you amsterdam...
And god blessed me to be half dutch. And gave me a danish name? Zealand where ever you may be... Stuff it NZL's good for me.
Mind you amsterdam...
I also saw a guy there with a QPR Binatone top on. Ther's
only on real hoops. Sadly, Reading's can't be called hoops, they
don't go right around the jersey. They're just blue & white
lines!
But good to have met you. I'm pleased to see your club
surviving in the Premier League. Coppell for England
Manager??
Death to all bangers. The chant they ruin the most is "stand up for
the phoenix" coz all the people stand and start wacking them and
drown out the chant so no one else starts standing.
Season ticket holders had the option to get Fever Zone tickets
before anyone else.
Or are most YF members not season ticket holders?
Better change that next year!
Or are most YF members not season ticket holders?
Better change that next year!