Nix vs Gold Coast 7:30pm Friday 13th

I did say this.

It changed the formation, and the mentality of the team, and Porter got behind him alot more than he did Manny. I never said he was at fault for both goals, but the effects of the substituion had is what cost us.On a positive note, I thought the Greenacre / Macallister partnership up front looked very promising.

It changed the formation, and the mentality of the team, and Porter got behind him alot more than he did Manny. I never said he was at fault for both goals, but the effects of the substituion had is what cost us.

On a positive note, I thought the Greenacre / Macallister partnership up front looked very promising.

Friday 13 a tricky day for superstitions >_<

just got back.who exactly in the YF zone thought it was a good idea to get a 'smeltzy what's the score' chant going at 83min?� with f***ing inevitable consequences.�

I got drenched walking back to the train.

Strangely gutted about the result, despite the conditions being sh*t arse and we at least matched all but the marinators and the love hearts on the points table. I guess it is because I am...well wet.

Tactical genius from GCU taking off Van De Brink and Rees they were good for us.

With the conditions it makes you wonder at what stage the ref calls the game off.
It is not good for the players
It is surely not good for the spectators.
It is not good for promoting the game.
To pay good money to watch what was really a lottery would have pissed me right off. As a spectacle it was a shocker.

With the conditions it makes you wonder at what stage the ref calls the game off.
It is not good for the players
It is surely not good for the spectators.
It is not good for promoting the game.
To pay good money to watch what was really a lottery would have pissed me right off. As a spectacle it was a shocker.

With the conditions it makes you wonder at what stage the ref calls the game off.
It is not good for the players
It is surely not good for the spectators.
It is not good for promoting the game.
To pay good money to watch what was really a lottery would have pissed me right off. As a spectacle it was a shocker.

Sorry guys but bringing hearfield on was f**king stupid.Why is he even on the bench or in the squad for that matter.He can't even pass the ball 10 metres he is so crap.Anyway enough of that, why change your backline when they are doing fine.Definately poor decision from Ricky.One more point, if your knocking long balls all day because of the conditions why take of the best player today as he held up everything aka Big D.
f**king disappointing, 2 points lost for sure!!!!

Should they call games off if it's too hot? or too cold?, too windy? too humid? it's the same for both teams, as for the spectators, everyone seemed to have a good night, & I have in the past, travelled for many hours to see a game that got called off after 62mins because of water on the pitch & people were a damn sight more p**sed of that the game was called off rather than played in bad conditions. I dont care what the weather is like, if the Phoenix are playing I'll be there, along with thousands of others

Biggest worry for me was that the phoenix still struggled to create chances through keeping possession. On the break we look great but when GCU got numbers behind the ball, we got the ball out wide, crossed it in and gave the centre-backs heading practice. Toto to create some spark in midfield? Not sure the 4-2-3-1 worked defensively. Lia and Brown were getting drawn out really wide quite often and this left us exposed in the middle. Then changing formation when Troy came on didn't seem to tighten up the midfield

One positive I can take from tonight is that Wgtn Junior football is cancelled so Jnrette can sleep in.

We did well playing games on the 13th last season. The date has nothing to do with the result tonight.

Don't really think that the conditions make it fair to judge that. Wasn't really a day for knocking the ball around on the deck.

Agree with you that Lia and Brown often left them wide open in the middle, especially early on in the match.

I think GCU showed that it could be done in the wet. I thought their passing and movement in the final third was a big step up from their last match. If not necessarily scoring, they were at least creating chances. But fair point not the best weather to judge. I'm just quietly praying it's not going to be a season where I can count on one hand the number of balls sent through at the top of the box to Greenie or Maca's feet. Please prove me wrong phoenix!!

I think both teams really showed that thi could be a really interesting season. Opprotunities were created and missed, but  I am still impresed with some of  the football. still picking both teams at least in the final 4.

A bit off topic, but it's nights like tonight that make me realise what a good idea a stadium like Dunedins new Forsyth Barr Stadium is. Means weather (the wind & the rain. all you're left with is the phoenix) isn't going to have an effect on the pitch. I know i'm just pissing into the wind, but i think a stadium like that would've worked in place of the RoF. It's supposed to hold 31,000. (probably could've upscaled in the case of wellington, and it's a sqare stadium, so the seating is right up next to the pitch. Indoor stadium makes for bigger noise, bigger atmosphere. Give the basin reserve a bit of a makeover to get it up to ODI standards and it'd all be go. I fear that dunedin-sized crowds just won't do it justice. Will be sweet for a phoenix game though!

On the topic of the game, well, it was bloody hilarious to watch. I'll give it that.

Congratulations to both teams for serving up a cracking game of footy. It is good to be back at the ring of fire!

Off topic: can someone please start a campaign to build a roof over the stadium concourse? There must be some spare funding available from the rugby world cup kitty?

on ya! not  a supporter of the dunedin stadi, but do want to be proved wrong. lack of toilets is a concern.though sure farry et al will have thenm in their stand. !

want  to see a phoenix game during the 2012 nz masters tournament. guaranteed core audience, and great intro to new stadium