Nix vs Perth Feb 2nd 5:00pm - The Fox pre and post game

just overheard a guy in a suit saying "yeah we've got 30 free tickets for the company to the phoenix game but noones going."

Egads man! You talked to your gardner???

The bounder will be taking liberties with you soon my good sir.  Liberties I say.  Best give him a damn good thrashing so that he knows his station in life (Tawa, perhaps).

Yep, don't understand those who claim to be bigger fans of football and NZF than us (it is a minority), being as they only watch ACFC (or whichever team) and we watch both...

But meh, what ever helps them get up in the morning.

new backfour this week.......about time....Lockhead has been so poor this season...posted 4 tickets to friends in Auckland.

It's not an inferiority complex. Welnix moan about crowds here, but do little marketing, so to see a game in Auckland get far more marketing than we've had all season is annoying, considering that fact. 

They also threaten to take games away, so a lower crowd,comparable marketing and cheaper ticket pricing in wellington, would stop the travelling circus.

It's not a particularly dominant thought, and I do want a big crowd, but it is there in the back of the mind.

Please see me after class young man.

#unsophisticatedevenforalawyer

I appreciate what you say Tegal but I am sure that Wellnix would up their marketing in wellington and spend if they thought they could hit 20k. If the roles were reversed I am sure you would for a one off game. The same principles apply to pricing. With Auckland they can potentially cut prices at the last minute but in Wellington you will piss of too many people (including season ticket holders) and have people holding off buying tickets. In Auckland you can piss people off a little if it is a once off game. Saying all that I paid $36 for my ticket last year.

We are all teachers AP, each in our own special way.

Jeff - I thought we'd agreed that you would never call me that on the forum.

Tonight say a little prayer to the football gods that this game will be a thrilling, exciting game with the Nix getting a late winner in a 5 goal thriller and everyone in Auckland who went will be telling their buddies that they missed a wonderful game.

Because the Nix and the A-League are on show here. I hope against hope that it does not come to pass that the two most, not very exciting teams in the A-League grind out a 0-0 or 1-1 borefest and everyone goes....Iv'e just wasted 3 hours of my life.

Thanks Doloras for the bus info....is it true you can catch diseases off buses in Auckland?(or is that off people who use buses)

Is there a curtain raiser?  Vaguely remember Auckland City vs Waitak was on the program?  

Been saying this for a few weeks now but this is the absolute last chance, Must Win Game.

Yeah fair call AP. it may be a little irrational on some level, but you can appreciate how it is a little irksome. 

A five goal thriller to me would be Nix 5 Perf 0

We want seven

Sigh

I heard that the Breakers are releasing more seats at their big game.  So vector can fit in just over 9k.  If the Phoenix do not draw more of a crowd, I'll be disappointed.  

All of Gareth's rantings have taken a bit of pressure off Ricki - but he's still got to be the focus.

We're still last, and we're last playing a style of football initiated by Ricki apparently - not the board or Gareth.  He's done a pretty awful job this year and a lot of people are beginning to see what others have been pointing out for a while - the players are badly coached.  Our attack is easy to defend against, because our attack is far too static and our players make bad runs.  greenie, ricki, unsure who is to blame but it's not working.

We haven't scored a "team" goal this year - those are the ones the coaching staff would really appreciate and that's telling.

Actually thought we reverted back to our old style on Sunday.

 Woohoo, open training at Eden Park Friday 12-1! I dreamed last night that Glen Moss was chatting me up, let's see if I can get him and Pasty to sign my training gloves.

Smeltz and Burns not making the trip to Auckland. Good news.

 There goes half our material.

O'Leary was (again) pretty good not reffing the Phoenix on Friday night.  Wish they would just pay his flights so he could do it every week instead of reffing us.  At least with Burns Perth will be down to three players swearing at him all game.

 Exactly.  A domestic cat isn't going to support your weight if you fall back on it.  That's just stupid Patrick.