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Hutt Rec Games - Bellevue and buses etc

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about 11 years ago

Was thinking along the same lines. If the steak is as good as their Breakfast ($11).

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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about 11 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

Now that would be sad Steve. It's been an institution for over 30 years for me. That was a great breakfast there last Saturday, gonna have a go at the T Bone steak this week($16). Friendly as staff too. I hope that they make a lot of dosh off us all over the 3 game period.

Story going around is the hospice has brought it and it will be closed.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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about 11 years ago

if burns scores and we all get a free pizza does that include kapiti store as well ?

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about 11 years ago

^^ with regards to the 'free' buses from Waterloo to the Hutt Rec. Only reply I have got has asked for a scanned copy of the ticket, so they can refund it .. what ofc I didn't grab :/

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about 11 years ago

Enjoyed the atmosphere and intimacy of the stadium. Weirdly I had to show ID to be allowed to enter the bar (the one behind the Yellow Fever's stand). I'm 28 and haven't been asked for ID for years.

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about 11 years ago

Take it as a compliment. I got checked at the supermarket on Friday and I'm 31.

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about 11 years ago

Yeah was nice someone thought I looked that young I guess. My other half said she didn't have ID on her and the guy said "nah you're all good" so was able to wind her up a bit about that.

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about 11 years ago

Interesting how much a roof helps keeps the pockets of people in the fever in time. Just about every chant yesterday had an echo. I'm assuming because voices don't carry as far.

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about 11 years ago

I was gutted the Muppet Show theme didn't  come across on the TV. A lot of work went into getting the rest of you to join in. But it described the refereeing display perfectly.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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about 11 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Interesting how much a roof helps keeps the pockets of people in the fever in time. Just about every chant yesterday had an echo. I'm assuming because voices don't carry as far.

Definitely because voices didn't carry very far. 

I was 3 or 4 rows behind you Dale, and maybe 4 or 5 metres to the right. When you guys started a chant I could only JUST hear it until others joined in. 

Also when I tried to say somethign to Patrick and/or Smithy a couple of times, even shouting we could only just hear each other. We were not that far apart.

People another 4 or 5 metres to the right of me - near the railing up the steps in the middle of the Fever half of the Soul stand would be chanting and be considerably out of time with the people near where you are. 

It was very noticable up the back.


Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.


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about 11 years ago · edited about 11 years ago · History

yeah that meant it also took a bit longer to figure out what you were chanting, then by the time I figured it out to join in you'd kinda given up on it. 


Allegedly

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about 11 years ago

Tegal wrote:

yeah that meant it also took a bit longer to figure out what you were chanting, then by the time I figured it out to join in you'd kinda given up on it. 

A good day out . My kids enjoyed the entertainment down the far end, especially the 'foosball'.

Noticed how cramped the seats were this week, as I wasn't in the back row, standing.

And the caravan I chose was very slow at getting out chips and spirals at half time, they wouldn't have served many in that time. Not gonna worry about that though

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about 11 years ago

bwtcf wrote:

2ndBest wrote:

Interesting how much a roof helps keeps the pockets of people in the fever in time. Just about every chant yesterday had an echo. I'm assuming because voices don't carry as far.

Definitely because voices didn't carry very far. 

I was 3 or 4 rows behind you Dale, and maybe 4 or 5 metres to the right. When you guys started a chant I could only JUST hear it until others joined in. 

Also when I tried to say somethign to Patrick and/or Smithy a couple of times, even shouting we could only just hear each other. We were not that far apart.

People another 4 or 5 metres to the right of me - near the railing up the steps in the middle of the Fever half of the Soul stand would be chanting and be considerably out of time with the people near where you are. 

It was very noticable up the back.

Needs more bullhorn the RBB use them dont they trololol

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about 11 years ago
bwtcf wrote:

2ndBest wrote:

Interesting how much a roof helps keeps the pockets of people in the fever in time. Just about every chant yesterday had an echo. I'm assuming because voices don't carry as far.

Definitely because voices didn't carry very far. 

I was 3 or 4 rows behind you Dale, and maybe 4 or 5 metres to the right. When you guys started a chant I could only JUST hear it until others joined in. 

Also when I tried to say somethign to Patrick and/or Smithy a couple of times, even shouting we could only just hear each other. We were not that far apart.

People another 4 or 5 metres to the right of me - near the railing up the steps in the middle of the Fever half of the Soul stand would be chanting and be considerably out of time with the people near where you are. 

It was very noticable up the back.

We moved at halftime up to the other end in the family enclosure behind the goal. We could hear the Fever from there yet when we were in the Soul stand in the first half, we could hardly hear anything
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about 11 years ago

ballane wrote:

Make the most of the Bellevue as sadly its due for the chop or so the stories are saying.

They need to work on getting their chip punnets more than half full

Founder

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about 11 years ago

Yeah but really would greenie even remember if they were full or not.


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about 11 years ago

ballane wrote:

Yeah but really would greenie even remember if they were full or not.

 

Greenie probably stole someone's half punnet.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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about 11 years ago

Was pondering this morning if the whole Petone Rec thing would have be any different if it was proposed after these Hutt Rec games.

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about 11 years ago

Hard News wrote:

It would have been different if those behind it weren't borderline incompetent.

 

Or monumentally arrogant.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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about 11 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Was pondering this morning if the whole Petone Rec thing would have be any different if it was proposed after these Hutt Rec games.

I've always thought that these games might be a test run for the small stadium in the Hutt - seeing as they are going well we might hear about this again (possibly at Hutt Rec).  After all, Hutt council were well onboard before the NIMBYs steamrolled everything in that epic PR clusterfudge

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about 11 years ago

Hutt Rec would be a problem.  Athletics, Cricket and Rugby.  A stadium would stop two of the three whereas Petone Rec is easily large enough to accomodate all of the current users.

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about 11 years ago

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

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about 11 years ago

Hard News wrote:

Hutt Rec would be a problem.  Athletics, Cricket and Rugby.  A stadium would stop two of the three whereas Petone Rec is easily large enough to accomodate all of the current users.

The cricket club are already charging a decent fee to the council for a months worth of lost revenue from having to play games away from hutt rec. I'd imagine permanently losing the ground would cause a problem. 


Allegedly

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about 11 years ago

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

 

NZ Post building. Is becoming a massive Briscoes.

The Unilever site is way down the Eastern end of Jackson Street next to Shandon Golf Course. Would also be pretty sweet.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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about 11 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

 

NZ Post building. Is becoming a massive Briscoes.

The Unilever site is way down the Eastern end of Jackson Street next to Shandon Golf Course. Would also be pretty sweet.


Which has also been sold and you'd NEVER get anything let alone a stadium built on the ground.

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about 11 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

 

NZ Post building. Is becoming a massive Briscoes.

The Unilever site is way down the Eastern end of Jackson Street next to Shandon Golf Course. Would also be pretty sweet.

The shark thats been put in the ground down there over the years you wouldnt want to go anywhere near the place

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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about 11 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

 

NZ Post building. Is becoming a massive Briscoes.

The Unilever site is way down the Eastern end of Jackson Street next to Shandon Golf Course. Would also be pretty sweet.

such poor vision for petone, big fudge off kmart, pak n save, countdown and briscoes. An eyesore with huge parking lots and concrete slab buildings. Could make petone really nice.
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about 11 years ago

Bullion wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

 

NZ Post building. Is becoming a massive Briscoes.

The Unilever site is way down the Eastern end of Jackson Street next to Shandon Golf Course. Would also be pretty sweet.

such poor vision for petone, big fudge off kmart, pak n save, countdown and briscoes. An eyesore with huge parking lots and concrete slab buildings. Could make petone really nice.

Easy to demo.

A fan is a fan.

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about 11 years ago

Let's face it Petone missed the boat years ago. No vision at all they have the Esplanade and that beach and it's all just shark. Could have really d
One something instead you no attractions and a beach that's a bloody disgrace.


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about 11 years ago

Hard News wrote:

Hutt Rec would be a problem.  Athletics, Cricket and Rugby.  A stadium would stop two of the three whereas Petone Rec is easily large enough to accomodate all of the current users.

Move athletics, cricket and rugby to Petone Rec. wouldn't need any further infrastructure 
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about 11 years ago

How could people walk their dogs and let their children play with all the rugby, athletics and cricket going on?

#dontwreckthesh!thole 

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about 11 years ago

Bullion wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Ok, I wasn't aware of that. Hmmm, what ever happened to that big industrial lot by Petone station that was for sale? I think it used to be Unilever or something there

 

NZ Post building. Is becoming a massive Briscoes.

The Unilever site is way down the Eastern end of Jackson Street next to Shandon Golf Course. Would also be pretty sweet.

such poor vision for petone, big fudge off kmart, pak n save, countdown and briscoes. An eyesore with huge parking lots and concrete slab buildings. Could make petone really nice.

 

What were the preferable alternatives? 

Currently that end of town is big concrete slab buildings that are empty. So the only difference is putting tenants in them really.

But I'm curious about what they could/should have done instead that would have brought money and jobs into the area?

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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about 11 years ago

A 12k stadium at Petone rec. 


Allegedly

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about 11 years ago

Think what it needed Smithy was some vision years ago to try and do something to attract people. I bet if that safe beach and Esplanade area had been somewhere in Aussies it would be far different from what is there currently.


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about 11 years ago

ballane wrote:

Think what it needed Smithy was some vision years ago to try and do something to attract people. I bet if that safe beach and Esplanade area had been somewhere in Aussies it would be far different from what is there currently.

 

I don't think Petone beach is ever going to be New Zealand's Bondi big fella. Don't get me wrong, I live right by Petone beach and I love it, but she's windswept in both directions and the southerly washes up enough shark to make it mostly strewn with driftwood. 

Jackson Street is pretty cool these days though, and getting better all the time. Petone's a popular spot, as evidenced by house prices that I cannot afford.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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about 11 years ago

Found this amusing... Garden chairs chosen over what seem to be perfectly good dugouts.

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about 11 years ago

TomWasBlue wrote:

Found this amusing... Garden chairs chosen over what seem to be perfectly good dugouts.

Yeah i noticed that too. Can only assume they would obstruct the view of those sitting in the first couple of rows directly behind them

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