After the thrill of an A-league team being in Wellington, will the
crowd wear off after the first 10 games or so?? Or will it come
down to our performance??
I mean take Auckland for example, last season their attendence
wasnt anything to be impressed by, and with poor attendence and
lack of support, will we just see the old 'knights' all over
again?
Yes(?). I think the novelty of having a team might wear off after a
few rounds. I will like to see how many people you have for the
first game against Melbourne Victory at the tin. I say 60-75% full.
Good luck but your going to lose, sorry.
Auckland had around 300 supporters at the start of the season
but mid-way trough the season the team went sh*te and as most
people do the novelty wore off and they were eft with around 30 odd
at the end of the season.
I hope your performances on and off the field are above par
and finish above 7th. Good luck.
They need to preform for sure if they want decent crowds.
If we perform well in the first few games that will keep the crowds
- we don't necessarily have to win them all but play attractive
football and be competitive and the crowds will look after
themselves.
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
If we perform well in the first few games that will keep the crowds
- we don't necessarily have to win them all but play attractive
football and be competitive and the crowds will look after
themselves.
Bingo - I mean, people sure as hell don't watch the Canes
because they're reliable winners. But you just never know what's
going to happen when you watch them play. That's Wellington for
you.
Stadium 60-75% full would be AWESOME - better hope for that
Yeah i agree that the way the team performes ultimatly effects
crowds, but it would be great to see us stick behind our team even
when they are doing crap. i mean take engliand for example (not
that were anywhere near soccer nutters) they support their teams
till the final wistle at the end of the season. I know it would
never happen but it would be great for us to keep that 70% stadium
attendence.
We turned sh*te in the first season but the crowds kept rolling up,
don't see why it can't be the same for you!!
Melbourne is a tough market with the 'aerial ping pong', the
'axis of evil' Herald sun, channel 9 and southern cross
radio
from
day one they've tried the same old malarky of trying to demonize us
as hooligans they
went as far as channel 9 interviewing an 'alledged' victory
supporter about non existant violence but we found out that he's a
journo with southern cross so we 'outed' the snivelling little
sh*t
from
day one they've tried the same old malarky of trying to demonize us
as hooligans they
went as far as channel 9 interviewing an 'alledged' victory
supporter about non existant violence but we found out that he's a
journo with southern cross so we 'outed' the snivelling little
sh*t If he had the balls to rock up again he could witness
a real 'OFF'
i said in another forum topic and i dont mean to be a sour grape
but we'll be lucky to get 5,000 people. Its footy and NZers just
dont get it, plus the A-league will treat us like sh*t.....look at
the warriors every game some one is banned for a bad tackle or
something like that. Also the games will be on TV so most of the
semi fans will just watch it at home on tv or go to a few
games.
now perhaps n welly there are more footy fans and i would love to see 10,000 plus pergame but i seriously doubt that the team can pull these numbers every week.
BUT on the other hand i want to start a serious fans club and get large amounts of fans in one area of the stadium pumping the atmosphere up and making people at home wish they were at the stadium with us.
now perhaps n welly there are more footy fans and i would love to see 10,000 plus pergame but i seriously doubt that the team can pull these numbers every week.
BUT on the other hand i want to start a serious fans club and get large amounts of fans in one area of the stadium pumping the atmosphere up and making people at home wish they were at the stadium with us.
I think we can rake it AT LEAST 5k everygame. I mean this is
totally new to Wellington and if the public were smart enough they
take advatange of this.
I mean ive watched football all my life, grown up on it and
love it, i know theyre isnt 10k of people who absolutly LOVE
football but those who enjoy it should defenatly get behind us, and
we can only wait and see.
Still think it'll be bigger than you think we're
heading into the 3rd season playing ALL our home games at the
'telephone box' and realistically looking at averaging 30k!!! We
were asking all these questions not long ago and how happy am
i???
we're
heading into the 3rd season playing ALL our home games at the
'telephone box' and realistically looking at averaging 30k!!! We
were asking all these questions not long ago and how happy am
i???
With it being a summer game you'll get all sorts of folk
coming, personally i think you'll do ok crowd wise, didn't 14k turn
out there for a game???
Have a look at melbournevictory.net forums and look at what we
were saying back then
'At the end of the day' i'd be 'over the moon' (horrible
football cliches intended)to see you
become a strong team with decent crowds it's down to you folk to
get organised(as you are) and let the whole of Wellington
know that you're around!!!
to see you
become a strong team with decent crowds it's down to you folk to
get organised(as you are) and let the whole of Wellington
know that you're around!!! When do we here about season tickets. A resonable price will fill
the stadium.
Well, if the Canes pull 20-25k a game on average (with the main
exceptions being the sellout semi-final last year, and the 15k
who turned out to see them play the Cheetahs after it seemed like
the season was all but over 2 weeks ago), and we average 15k-ish
for the cricket on a summer afternoon, then surely the Phoenix
could get 10k.
Be good if they can keep tickets down around the $20-$30 mark
even for the halfway seats - the S14 can get up to $50 for
"platinum seating". Having said that, the only potential weekend I
can turn up first season is Nov 24th, and they're in bloody Oz...
I heard the tickets are going for 20-30 a pop so it shouldnt be too
bad. Season tickets are coming out very soon too.
I think the Wellington sporting public will get behind this - a
crowd of 10k a match would be a GREAT start. This will pick up
depending on results of course - hope the Phoenix are competitive
in their first season :)
Well said Blue Dragon, there will always be some sherman tanker out
there ready to have a dig at us, Don't expect the biggest noise to
come from OZ either those snivelling JAFA'S will be the loudest.
Just because they could'nt organise a p@ss up in a brewery will be ammo enough to have
a pop at us first opportunity. GO THE PHOENIX ! 
As I recollect the one time that the Knights (or was it their
predecessors - can't remember exactly) played in Wellington a few
years back there was a crowd of about 15,000, so the fans are there
- and mostly looking for an entertaining game, not necessarily a
win every match (and I do remember it was a good game).
It was the Kingz and they played here more than once. The bus
trips down were f**king superb.
It was the Kingz and they played here more than once.
thanx - I knew there a 'k ' and an 'n' in the name; just got a touch of Blenheimers there
I think the Wellington sporting public will get behind this - a
crowd of 10k a match would be a GREAT start. This will pick up
depending on results of course - hope the Phoenix are competitive
in their first season :)
This is one of the more realistic posts on this thread.
We will be lucky to average 7,500 in the first season, which makes
having the games at the cake tin very stupid. With the bright
yellow seats, the empty ones really stand out, so having (on
average) about 25,000 of them will look terrible.
Hold the games at the Basin Reserve, and sell it out every
week.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
I see where your coming from Frankie Mac but with the basin reserve
i think you lose atmosphere, plus i dont think Terry wants to take
it to the basin when he could sell alot more tickets at the Tin.
I'm going to be well pished if they try to entertain us at the
stadium with anything other than football. I do not care for trashy
pop music and stadium advertising being blasted at me every ten
minutes, or some stupid sound effects every time there's a goal.
We come for the football. If I wanted Music vidoes I'd stay at
home and watch C4.
...and none of those stupid plastics horns... not one.
Took 12 months to stop them being sold at Knights games, let's not make the wrong start by selling them here !
Took 12 months to stop them being sold at Knights games, let's not make the wrong start by selling them here !
...and none of those stupid plastics horns... not one.
AMEN to that. 
The
fans should be the ones dictating what get played on the P.A, or
sold at the ground. After all, the fans are the only people who
have to endure the stuff. It's beyond me why these people go so far
out of their way to turn away their only customers.. . ..
The
fans should be the ones dictating what get played on the P.A, or
sold at the ground. After all, the fans are the only people who
have to endure the stuff. It's beyond me why these people go so far
out of their way to turn away their only customers.. . ..The horns got a huge number of complaints from Australian fans for
destroying the TV coverage. We need to make sure people at
the club are aware of this history so we don't make the same
mistakes.
The horns got a huge number of complaints from Australian fans for
destroying the TV coverage. We need to make sure people at
the club are aware of this history so we don't make the same
mistakes.
Parhaps that info should be forwarded onto the club ASAP. Is
there a contact address/ number/ email yet?
Look to the left of your post Phil...
...mind you, I'm pretty sure they are keeping an eye on what we discuss here anyway.
...mind you, I'm pretty sure they are keeping an eye on what we discuss here anyway.
If they are keeping an eye on this................
NAKED FEMALE CHEERLEADERS
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
There are a couple of thousand kids playing football every Saturday
morning in Wellington. If you want to pack the stadium for the
first few games send the Junior clubs free tickets for the kids and
cut price for accompanying adults. Get them early and they'll stay
for life.
Get them early and they'll stay for life.
Somebody's been attending some tobacconist marketing
seminars...
Get them early and they'll stay for life.
Somebody's been attending some tobacconist marketing
seminars...
LOL
As someone I worked with told his wife "There are two things
in life you can't change: your kids and your football team". He
wondered why she got upset.
We Ex-Pat POM'S will be there through thick & thin, we are used
to supporting the underdogs.
I think in order to get the crowds theyre has to be some sort of
promotion offered to all fans and audiences, i dunno maybe like a
free haircut with every...maybe not.
There are a couple of thousand kids playing football every Saturday
morning in Wellington. If you want to pack the stadium for the
first few games send the Junior clubs free tickets for the kids and
cut price for accompanying adults. Get them early and they'll stay
for life.
They did that once with the Kingz when they came to play in Wellington and they had a pretty good crowd. I think that this would be a great idea in the early stages.
I heard the tickets are going for 20-30 a pop so it shouldnt be too
bad. Season tickets are coming out very soon too.
$$$$20-30 f**king highway robbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im a poor student!!!!!
I'll pull a gate 7 and run into the cake tin ticket-less
my friends, f**k the tv coverage this annoys me, I hope we arent
all NZ about this PC bullsh*t at games. I'm taking drums and horns
etc...
"$$$$20-30 f**king highway robbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im a poor student!!!!!"
im a poor student!!!!!"
Well if its $20-30 for adults I'd say it would be around what
they have at Sydney, $15 for student concession, which is not too
bad, just like going to a movie.
But really, the only real way to get a packed stadium in the
early years of a club is to not only get results but
also play good football, and market the games well (unlike
Sydney) and try to get positive media coverage.
All these things need to be covered to get really brilliant
crowds like Melbourne last year.