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Posted January 17, 2013 03:35 · last edited January 19, 2013 23:50

tonya wrote:

Glad the DomPost is asking hard questions. Some-one's got to. The others Gareth mentioned aren't allowed to say anything but positive stuff anyway because their companies are stakeholders - so they end up talking fan club drivel - and that gets us no where.


I think Gareth is irked that they didn't ask any questions, just ran with a story purely of conjecture and followed up with an opinion piece based on that original article.

And I think it is fair that Gareth looks at how the Phoenix are portrayed in the local media, it is one of the biggest drivers of opinion on the Phoenix.

And, IMHO, for the past 2 to 3 years I would say they have been mostly critical or negative in their coverage relating to on field performance and off field issues. I would say the only time they are outwardly positive is when the Phoenix have been getting negative press in Australia and their NZ inferiority complex reflex comes to the fore.

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tonya wrote:

Glad the DomPost is asking hard questions. Some-one's got to. The others Gareth mentioned aren't allowed to say anything but positive stuff anyway because their companies are stakeholders - so they end up talking fan club drivel - and that gets us no where.


I think Gareth is irked that they didn't ask any questions, just ran with a story purely of conjecture and followed up with an opinion piece based on that original article.

And I think it is fair that Gareth looks at how the Phoenix are portrayed in the local media, it is one of the biggest drivers of opinion on the Phoenix.

And, IMHO, for the past 2 to 3 years I would say they have been mostly critical or negative in their coverage relating to on field performance and off field issues. I would say the only time they are outwardly positive is when the Phoenix have been getting negative press in Australia and their NZ inferiority complex reflex comes to the fore.