Nix vs No Fans United, 9th Oct, 7pm

Dani Sanchez for the clubs first hattrick

our boys had a sh*t of a trip to get to the GC. Fire Up!!! It's game day.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/tough-trip-to-kick-off-season/41612

Sack Ricki (and Qantas - wouldn't have happened on Jetstar)

Go Dani, make them suck eggs

SMH "RESEARCHING Wellington's big threat didn't take long for a new-look Gold Coast United in the lead-in to their season opener against the Phoenix at Skilled Park today. At one stage Wellington's attacking midfielder Dani Sanchez was right under their noses.

''We were actually close to signing him,'' United captain Michael Thwaite said. ''So we know he's very dangerous. I think he adds something to their side that they have never had before.''

Sanchez - a product of Spanish club Malaga CF - was on trial for weeks with United in the off-season but Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg opted to sign Dutchman Peter Jungschlager. If Bleiberg was worried the decision would come back to bite him this weekend, he hid it ahead of their showdown.

''I don't have one ounce of regret about it at all but Dani Sanchez, when he was with us, was renowned for scoring some outstanding goals,'' Bleiberg said of the 26-year-old, who played under former Sydney FC coach Terry Butcher at Scotland's Inverness Caledonian Thistle last term. ''I just hope that he won't have one of those days on Sunday.''

United have enough to worry about with a drama surrounding Maceo Rigters's availability. The Dutch import is still sweating on a last-gasp clearance to play. ''Maceo's situation is a bit unknown because we are still waiting for [visa] paperwork,'' Bleiberg said.

''We will put out our strongest team and if Maceo is not available then the likes of James Brown and Ben Halloran are more than capable.''

hepatitis2011-10-09 08:51:13

Game Day! Finaly! Firing Up!

              FIRE IT UP KIDS

yuss! it begins...

anyone got highlight video of the 6-0? i want to see it again and cant find it anywhere...

cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtqvcmTOcFc

Thats the best I could find. The 6th and final goal, featuring the first known rendition of the eternal Fever chant, "We want seven!"

Smeltzy Smeltzy whats the score!!

Same person but earlier it seems.

Also proof that the FZ doesn't even know how to sing "Stand Up" - ergo it's fubar-ed before it's even started.

fire up!!!!! Big win tonight lads. 4-0

More of this tonight I predict.

TVNZ on stuff

Pre 14 Nov 2009.

14 hours to GC via Melbourne!...wtf.  What ever happened to a simple flight to Brisbane and coach trip down?

From Wellington qantas only fly to sydney or melbourne then to brisbane.

GAME DAY FIRE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm stunned by this, Qantas are an extremely reliable airline...

http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2011/10/07/2699080/gold-coast-united-skipper-michael-thwaite-calls-for-bigger

Uhmm yesterday the 3 flights were Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.. and i remember this cause straight away Dad thought they were flying on the Brisbane plane. So the only reason I got autographs was cause the planes were at the same time..

otherwise would have missed out.

I have taken the $4.50 odds at the TAB today :)


'mon the Nix!!

I'm picking a 3-1 win to us  Can't wait for the game to start!!!!

Playing this on repeat today to help me FIRE UP!

We're gonna win. Win, Win, WIN.

Tempted to put $20 on the boys.

Great odds, the TAB have no confidence in us at all. GCU are probably the easiest first round opponents possible.

same here. go the nix we can and will win

if we playing away we usualy about 10 to win lol

I'm assuming an internet stream. Can't be bovvered to fight RWC traffic in town.

Does anyone know of a replay for the game on sky sport 1 or 2 and if so what time....I'm on iPhone can't check sky website

Hyundai A-League Replay
Channel: SKY Sport 3
Genre: SKY Sport
Description: Join SKY Sport for the replay coverage of the Hyundai A-League as Gold Coast United face Wellington Phoenix held at Skilled Park, Gold Coast.Show Time: 

Mon 10 Oct13:00
Wed 12 Oct18:30

anth1832011-10-09 16:46:38

Fek all on skysport 3?

No, first two are SS1 and SS2 times respectively.patrick4782011-10-09 16:49:53

I just edited my post cos I found more replays of the game. Check my post again
anth1832011-10-09 16:50:32

Anybody know if bet365 still streams A-League games?

i would confidently say a 2-1 win to us (Sanchez and Ifill), think the boys are going to be fired up like anything out to prove a point to the non-footballing public and put all the ownership saga behind us, wouldn't be surprised also if Terry's name is thrown in if we win.

http://www.firstrowsports.tv/

Was working nicely last night for all three games.