as an aside, perhaps the owners need to remember what this club was built upon, in Piney's article on Lia's 100th game he says
"Wellington Phoenix FC wasn’t built on flair and flashiness. It sits on a firm foundation of commitment and hard work. All that’s asked of the players as they exit the tunnel onto the A-League’s playing arenas is a pledge to do everything in their power to make life difficult for their opponents and to produce a collective effort in the quest for competition points. When Vinnie Lia’s team-mates catch a glimpse of the number seventeen shirt in the heat of battle, they know its owner will be doing exactly that"