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Phoenix Ownership - Rob says FTFFA

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almost 13 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

 With the amount of traffic that road gets, hopefully they can install some advertising on the side of the building.

Need to find a big building, so we can hang a big picture of Vinnie Lia topless on it. That will get the punters in.
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almost 13 years ago

For the rush hour traffic snarl up at the lights at Cambridge Terrace: "Don't you wish you could play long ball like the Nix?"


"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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almost 13 years ago

 "Even the phoenix pass quicker than you're current speed"

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almost 13 years ago

"Park that bus"

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almost 13 years ago

 This way to our new home ground, Newtown Park.

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almost 13 years ago

Nix - route 1 football.  Unlike your commute.


"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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almost 13 years ago

Looks really good actually...

And very close to KFC!

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almost 13 years ago

Was wondering how long that had been there. Figured I would have noticed. Looks awesome! 

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almost 13 years ago

The yellow Wellington Phoenix strip goes all along the other side as well. Really does look quite sharp.


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almost 13 years ago

I saw that Phoenix sign sticking out a month or so ago, but just though it was there because of Exodus being nearby. Very cool.


Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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almost 13 years ago

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are


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almost 13 years ago

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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almost 13 years ago

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?

Then there'd be so much space for activities!


Allegedly

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almost 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?

Then there'd be so much space for activities!


Yes some one has been in and measured it up - no room for footsult in the wet. Just 20 offices, need 1 office per player too.

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almost 13 years ago

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?


At least a building to themselves patrick


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almost 13 years ago

tripvincent wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?


At least a building to themselves patrick

If they needed a whole building they would be using a whole building.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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almost 13 years ago

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?


At least a building to themselves patrick

If they needed a whole building they would be using a whole building.
Rent a Cabin and put it down at Newtown park?
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almost 13 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

tiny space. reflects how cheap the owners are

Should we have bought a whole 10 story building so our 10 backroom staffers could have a floor each instead?


At least a building to themselves patrick

If they needed a whole building they would be using a whole building.
Rent a Cabin and put it down at Newtown park?


or this? bring new meaning to 'park the bus'


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almost 13 years ago

The new Wellington Phoenix Headquarters revealed.......

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 13 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

The new Wellington Phoenix Headquarters revealed.......

The new king-dome.

A fan is a fan.

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almost 13 years ago

The Dome-Home?


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almost 13 years ago

terminator_x wrote:

The Dome-Home?



Isn't he an Auckland cricketer? Colin?

Auckland City FC

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almost 13 years ago

alireggae wrote:

terminator_x wrote:

The Dome-Home?



Isn't he an Auckland cricketer? Colin?
Well played

Grumpy old bastard alert

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almost 13 years ago

The crowd go wild.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 12 years ago

I don't know which topic to mention this in but credit really has to go to the Nix for upping the ante on their communication with the fans. The Twitter feed giving live updates on the pre-season games +  plenty more posts on the Facebook and I've just read a run down on the game against Miramar on the website. I feel like whatever news is happening at the club they're happy to let us know. I don't know whether that is a push from the owners, or whether it's something Ernie Merrick has done (he did say it was important to speak to the fans) or whether it's just in comparison to last year's lack of communication or even something else. But a big thumbs up from me! 

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over 12 years ago
Luis Garcia wrote:

I don't know which topic to mention this in but credit really has to go to the Nix for upping the ante on their communication with the fans. The Twitter feed giving live updates on the pre-season games +  plenty more posts on the Facebook and I've just read a run down on the game against Miramar on the website. I feel like whatever news is happening at the club they're happy to let us know. I don't know whether that is a push from the owners, or whether it's something Ernie Merrick has done (he did say it was important to speak to the fans) or whether it's just in comparison to last year's lack of communication or even something else. But a big thumbs up from me! 

Thundersticks.
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over 12 years ago

Herbert's been busy I see........



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over 12 years ago
Luis Garcia wrote:

I don't know which topic to mention this in but credit really has to go to the Nix for upping the ante on their communication with the fans. The Twitter feed giving live updates on the pre-season games +  plenty more posts on the Facebook and I've just read a run down on the game against Miramar on the website. I feel like whatever news is happening at the club they're happy to let us know. I don't know whether that is a push from the owners, or whether it's something Ernie Merrick has done (he did say it was important to speak to the fans) or whether it's just in comparison to last year's lack of communication or even something else. But a big thumbs up from me! 


Agreed. Was hard to find any mention of pre-season games last year. It does make a difference; people forget about things unless they pop up in their facebook/twitter/whatever feed.

a.haak

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over 12 years ago

Owners need Punters. 

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over 11 years ago · edited over 11 years ago · History

can't find appropriate  Money is coming

Not enough and to late

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over 11 years ago

Interesting article on Stuff in the business section, interviewing Rob M about the club turning around financially. Losses down to 300k pa, and if the license extension can be sorted and the club breaks even they are considering selling equity to the fans.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/10604642/Phoenix-losses-turning-around

I'll admit I've been sceptical in past about Welnix and their abiltiy to run the club but I'll happily eat some humble pie now

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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over 11 years ago

ConanTroutman wrote:

Interesting article on Stuff in the business section, interviewing Rob M about the club turning around financially. Losses down to 300k pa, and if the license extension can be sorted and the club breaks even they are considering selling equity to the fans.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/10604642/Phoenix-losses-turning-around

I'll admit I've been sceptical in past about Welnix and their abiltiy to run the club but I'll happily eat some humble pie now

Welnix has had the advantage of the salary cap now being completely covered by the FFA pay out. So whilst it sounds like they have made massive improvements since the Terry era, I'm not totally sure they really have.
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over 11 years ago · edited over 11 years ago · History

also a lot of talk about "business" and fans being consumers that made me cringe a little. Plus talk of moving the team from Wellington if the city does not want it. 

They need to get a lot better at treating themselves as a football club that has a relationship with its ticket holders that goes beyond just a consumer - we should be considered members of the club with an emotional investment in it. Talk like that just makes you feel that emotional investment doesn't go both ways. 


Allegedly

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over 11 years ago

Tegal wrote:

also a lot of talk about "business" and fans being consumers that made me cringe a little. Plus talk of moving the team from Wellington if the city does not want it. 

They need to get a lot better at treating themselves as a football club that has a relationship with its ticket holders that goes beyond just a consumer - we should be considered members of the club with an emotional investment in it. Talk like that just makes you feel that emotional investment doesn't go both ways. 

Yeah, that's always been my problem with them - there is always this apparent attitude of being pissed off at the Wellington public for not coming to games, but they never really seem to appreciate the fans that do show up week in week out. But the idea of selling some of the club to the fans is what got me thinking more positively. If a fan's consortium co-owned even say 10% of the club then that's a fan's voice in the boardroom. Also, the fact they are talking about it shows that they understand that the fans want that connection to the club.

Maybe they just suffer from poor communication with the fans. The market/customers/business metaphor is what they know so it's how they talk...

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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over 11 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Interesting article on Stuff in the business section, interviewing Rob M about the club turning around financially. Losses down to 300k pa, and if the license extension can be sorted and the club breaks even they are considering selling equity to the fans.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/10604642/Phoenix-losses-turning-around

I'll admit I've been sceptical in past about Welnix and their abiltiy to run the club but I'll happily eat some humble pie now

Welnix has had the advantage of the salary cap now being completely covered by the FFA pay out. So whilst it sounds like they have made massive improvements since the Terry era, I'm not totally sure they really have.

True, but they've had some notable successes recently - the Football United Tour, setting up the reserves, good sponsorship deals. It might not be as big of an improvement as they make out but it definitely seems to be heading in the right direction

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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over 11 years ago

ConanTroutman wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Interesting article on Stuff in the business section, interviewing Rob M about the club turning around financially. Losses down to 300k pa, and if the license extension can be sorted and the club breaks even they are considering selling equity to the fans.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/10604642/Phoenix-losses-turning-around

I'll admit I've been sceptical in past about Welnix and their abiltiy to run the club but I'll happily eat some humble pie now

Welnix has had the advantage of the salary cap now being completely covered by the FFA pay out. So whilst it sounds like they have made massive improvements since the Terry era, I'm not totally sure they really have.

True, but they've had some notable successes recently - the Football United Tour, setting up the reserves, good sponsorship deals. It might not be as big of an improvement as they make out but it definitely seems to be heading in the right direction

I have no doubt we are heading in the right direction but just saying we lost 300k down from 1.5m-2m sounds rather impressive when it probably isn't. We are in a much better state than we were at any time under Terry, I wouldn't want to go back.
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over 11 years ago

Does anyone know when we can get the tickets for the Hutt Rec. games ? I'm a member btw.



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over 11 years ago

There is no doubt they have done a good job.However i do get concerned at times at the way they talk about moving it and the seemingly aggressive stance to attendance.The way they talk know is different from when they first took over.Then it was all about doing it for Wellington.

Realize they cant continue to loose money like they have been,but really tjey took over a sporting franchise expecting to make money.Would have thought they were a bit smarter than that.There arnt to many football teams around the world who make money.

Interesting to read the interview with the new WSW owner.

""I did not buy the club as a business. I sincerely came in to build the club the western Sydney community can be proud of.

"The last thing on our mind was to buy the club as a business for profit and loss.

"We bought it to build something ... a little bit more than a football club ... a sporting club for western Sydney."


GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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over 11 years ago

Two comments that always bother me:

1) Talking about fans as "Consumers" 

2) Threats of moving the club

Neither of these is beneficial to making the club successful in Wellington, why would a fan want to get invested in a club if it could be ripped from under them at anytime because the owners decide not enough fans are coming. Also where do they think they are going to take them? I guarantee they won't get 6000 every week anywhere else in the country, so I guess they will move to Wollongong.

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