Nix saved....finally good news!!!!

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

uiron wrote:

If things dont work out for Terry, and the new buyer is an Aucklander,

there must be the possibility that the base could move North.

haven't they already had 2 goes? It better not leave Wellington, would be a massive mistake IMO.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I think the obvious choice is to move to Auckland

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Therk. Behave.

Incidentally, Auckland doesn't have a 12-15k ground either.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Am sure $100m should more than cover the cost of building one

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Doesn't this sound like the last serenade for Terry Serepisos? It will be real sad if Terry falters over the WGA saga and losses the Wellington Phoenix.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Was waiting for someone to put a negative spin on it. Took surprisingly longer than I thought.

Having a plan b does not mean plan a is DOOOOOMED

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

At least this should give prospective new players some certainty to help Ricki sign them.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Will be NQF in disguise then

...prefer plan a and wonder if there is a better plan c. Boro4eva2011-03-21 14:43:35

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can you imagine NZ Football owning and running our beloved Wellington Phoenix? It will be a kiss of death. Look at the sad state of international calendar for AWs!!!

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I love how a thread about a plan being set up to ensure the Nix keep going, has gradually spiralled into a wail fest. Gold.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

NZF ownership could only ever be a short term phase granting time for another backer to appear.

Fingers crossed.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Jag wrote:

I love how a thread about a plan being set up to ensure the Nix keep going, has gradually spiralled into a wail fest. Gold.

It was inevitable wasn't it?

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Jag wrote:

I love how a thread about a plan being set up to ensure the Nix keep going, has gradually spiralled into a wail fest. Gold.

It was inevitable wasn't it?

Yes. It was. Sadly.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I blame the mods for not taking control

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

I blame the mods for not taking control

Can't argue with that. Whole place is going to the dogs.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

zinidane wrote:

Oh happy days!!!!!

Sunday-Star times announce the future of the Phoenix confirmed. NZF and FFA have met and are committed to keeping the Nix up and running in the A-League whatever the outcome of Terrys financial situation.

So there we have it. We will have our beloved Nix playing next season. Either Terrys $100 million turns up or NZF will take charge.

I really hope that Terry and the IRD sort out there stuff ASAP. The club needs to move on. We have players and support staff to sign. This will send a big signal that it will be business as usual for the Nix next season.

Best news I have heard for months!!!!!

Ahem...................I did predict this ya know

Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

I blame the mods for not taking control

I blame the Rockers.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Why don't we just build a stadium like what the Vancouver Whitecaps did, temporary 15k stadium. Took 3 months to build was cheap in context. Shame we don't have a rich owner.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Location would be a killer though Clarke. A 15,000 seater by the airport (or an upgraded Newtown) is a different prospect to one near the main transport hub.

How do you resolve that?

How's my driving? - Whine here

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yes, lets build a stadium somewhere there is flat inexpensive land in wellington.

Can i suggest shannon as the best closest option?

Not much point building stands mind. Because no one will f**king go, because the westpac is in the right location, not shannon.

In any case, building a 15k stadium is f**king insanity. We have gates of 7-9k, not 12k+

zonknz2011-03-21 16:38:50

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

scribbler wrote:

Tegal wrote:

I blame the mods for not taking control

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I blame the Rockers. ï¿½

Barbie and the Rockers?!

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Build a smaller stadium next to the Ring of Fire! (Melbourne styles)

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Why does the future need securing before the 18th?

What money will NZF use to fund the $1 million plus losses.

Our football development money?

When in a bankruptcy does an asset not get liquidated.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The license isn't an asset that century city owns...

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

The license isn't an asset that century city owns...

Not quite as simple as that. The setup seems to be that on insolvency, the license reverts to the FFA. And the phoenix doesn't own it's interlectual property either- it is licensed to the club from the FFA, so again, if that folds, it reverts back to the FFA.

So what are the assets Century City Football actually owns/has? Nothing substantial as i see it.

Edit: and this is a bloody good thing for a slightly dysfunctional way the A-League is being run right now, as it is likely to preserve clubs while they wait for owners.
zonknz2011-03-21 20:10:27

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah exactly. The FFA and NZF have then said they'll run the team.

What is the issue there?

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Yeah exactly. The FFA and NZF have then said they'll run the team.

What is the issue there?

That a portion of the $240 I pay for my 2 kids to play football this year is going to pay players like Toto & Diego. :(

Actually, i can sort of live with that, but we're talking about a season's grace a la NQF, rather than a stable operating plan for the nix in the future.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

No it wouldn't. Toto and Diego are gone.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Of course, I am speaking figuratively, but the point stands -It will be an easy beat up story.

Interesting to see relative costs:

Local Rugby club - $45 a season, includes mouthguard, shirt, ball.
Local Football Club - $120 a season includes... um.
zonknz2011-03-21 20:20:29

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah, it's going to pay for James Downey and Mark Birighitta. Aren't you relieved?

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Plan b isn't ideal but NZF obviously think it's better than the alternative of there being no nix. I agree with them.

The 'assets' the nix bring are more intangible ones.

It clearly isn't a long term plan.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I assume that if Terry is bankrupted on April 18, then all these mysterious moneymen who've been saying for ages that they'd take over the Nix if the dodgy Greek were out of the way will surely come riding out of the woodwork on a white horse made up entirely of money and awesome. At least that's what I'm led to believe.

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Doloras wrote:

Hmm, that is the start of it, but i imagine they'll want to make like a female goalkeeper- prance around a bit, flutter their eyes, and then hold out for as much as they can get of the FFA/NZF.

Point is, don't expect anyone to walk in on day one.
zonknz2011-03-21 20:24:43

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

zonknz wrote:

i imagine they'll want to make like a female goalkeeper

HOLY JESUS I WILL BEAT YOUR ARSE SO HARD YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE MOON TO SH1T

... er, I mean, well played. (Quiet, Skippy.)

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sunday Star Times wrote:

meetings between New Zealand and Australian football bosses Frank van Hattum and Ben Buckley have yielded a contingency agreement to salvage the club, should troubled licence owner Terry Serepisos be liquidated by the High Court in Wellington in 29 days.