Was also on the outer for a bit. I remember when Anthony Hudson selected him for the All Whites despite him not even making the phoenix match day squad. Rufer was even told he was not required at one point and had to trial to remain at the club.
If you want insight into why @WgtnPhoenixFC have been so successful this season, look no further than their captain.
Alex Rufer chats about the season, his "rollercoaster" career, his surname + whether this is the best he's ever played. Audio here 👇https://t.co/92ND3IafQP
I completely forgot about the time Mitch Nicholls played for us.
Good interview from Piney.
Butters' 45 mins vs CCM in his last appearance might be the worst performance by anyone In a Nix shirt ever, including fans wearing replica Nix kits having a kick around at the park. It was so bad.
Rufs must be gutted in that his missed pen and/or being banned for 1 game cost the club its first ever silverware.
I know Aus and maybe NZ gets turned on by a end of season shootout (playoffs) but winning the League is the biggest thing for me as it is for 95+% of all other sports competitions.
Rufs must be gutted in that his missed pen and/or being banned for 1 game cost the club its first ever silverware.
I know Aus and maybe NZ gets turned on by a end of season shootout (playoffs) but winning the League is the biggest thing for me as it is for 95+% of all other sports competitions.
Missing the Pen meant nothing in the end - we would have been equal on points, but behind on number of wins.
CCM won the league a few weeks back when they beat us in Central Coast 2-1 last minute...
Rufs must be gutted in that his missed pen and/or being banned for 1 game cost the club its first ever silverware.
I know Aus and maybe NZ gets turned on by a end of season shootout (playoffs) but winning the League is the biggest thing for me as it is for 95+% of all other sports competitions.
95+% of football comps for sure you are correct. But the USA the biggest sports market in the universe, has all of it's Big 4 plus others like the MLS with playoffs/finals systems.
UK & French rugby comps have finals. The big money 20/20 cricket comps incl IPL.
I'm guessing other domestic basketball leagues (2nd biggest world sport after football?) outside the NBA have finals. UEFA Champions League with it's massive global audience obviously has finals.
Some other domestic football comps like Peru & Colombia have final series. Usually 2 legged.
The Championship has the biggest play off (is a final in reality) game to get in the Premier League.
True, but the league winners are exempt from it. Anyway, we had multiple moments that lost us the league. Brisbane being one of them. Felt at the time that that was critical, then the 2-1 loss to ccm was an absolute hammer blow.
