Wellington Phoenix Men

Huawei Wellington United Phoenix Academy Football School of Excellence - WeeNix

2393 replies · 511,329 views
almost 10 years ago

TopLeft07 wrote:
Point taken Smithy, apologies.

Yep pretty happy with my back yard JV.

 

Is this a manscaping statement? 

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

almost 10 years ago

Smithy wrote:

TopLeft07 wrote:
Point taken Smithy, apologies.

Yep pretty happy with my back yard JV.

 

Is this a manscaping statement? 

If anyone on this forum has the skills for some world class manscaping it's Top Left...

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

almost 10 years ago
I'm fairly sure that's not what JV was alluding to but who really knows what that old geezer is on about these days.

Fuck this stupid game

almost 10 years ago
And yeah my 'scapin is tight

Fuck this stupid game

almost 10 years ago

Smithy wrote:

TopLeft07 wrote:
Point taken Smithy, apologies.

Yep pretty happy with my back yard JV.

 

Is this a manscaping statement? 

If anyone on this forum has the skills need for some world class manscaping it's Top Left Smithy.

fixed

Kotahitanga. We are one.

almost 10 years ago

MODS TAKE CONTROL

a.haak

almost 10 years ago

valeo wrote:

MODS TAKE CONTROL

of their manscaping?

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

over 9 years ago

At what age do they start scouting players?

The AIM's tournament is in September and is the biggest tournament in Australasia so all the best 12 - 13 year olds in the country will be playing... I ask in part because I have one kid whose in the NTC that is just streaks ahead of anyone else in the Waikato and I'd love to get him looked at.

over 9 years ago

Scotts/Nix academy  page starts with U14   

http://www.wpfa.org.nz/contact-us

  Supporter For Ever - Keep The Faith - Foundation Member - Never Lets FAX Get In The Way Of A Good Yarn

over 9 years ago

MetalLegNZ wrote:

At what age do they start scouting players?

The AIM's tournament is in September and is the biggest tournament in Australasia so all the best 12 - 13 year olds in the country will be playing... I ask in part because I have one kid whose in the NTC that is just streaks ahead of anyone else in the Waikato and I'd love to get him looked at.

about age 12. Where is this tournie?

Founder

over 9 years ago

  Supporter For Ever - Keep The Faith - Foundation Member - Never Lets FAX Get In The Way Of A Good Yarn

over 9 years ago

Blew.2 wrote:

Sweet junket to The Mount!

Get a team in Greenie.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

over 9 years ago

AIMS is bigger than the Commonwealth Games in terms of people participating!!

There will be over 60 football teams from around the country and a few from Australia occasionally competing. Its a great tournament, and there is usually 1 or 2 stand out players in each team.

over 9 years ago

MetalLegNZ wrote:

AIMS is bigger than the Commonwealth Games in terms of people participating!!

There will be over 60 football teams from around the country and a few from Australia occasionally competing. Its a great tournament, and there is usually 1 or 2 stand out players in each team.

You are living in a dream world if you believe that, sounds like the sort of crap the NZ Rugby union put out.

Glasgow games had 4947 participants. Divide that number by your 60 odd teams and each team would need to have 80+ players.

over 9 years ago · edited over 9 years ago · History

Traveller wrote:

MetalLegNZ wrote:

AIMS is bigger than the Commonwealth Games in terms of people participating!!

There will be over 60 football teams from around the country and a few from Australia occasionally competing. Its a great tournament, and there is usually 1 or 2 stand out players in each team.

You are living in a dream world if you believe that, sounds like the sort of crap the NZ Rugby union put out.

Glasgow games had 4947 participants. Divide that number by your 60 odd teams and each team would need to have 80+ players.

Don't know about numbers each year, but there are a lot more sports than football at AIMS.

Kotahitanga. We are one.

over 9 years ago

Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?

Kotahitanga. We are one.

over 9 years ago

Global Game wrote:

Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?

 

The "head elsewhere" element will be the most interesting to me. You don't expect a football club's academy to produce many professionals. Just the odd one. But how they look after the ones that don't make it determines success imho. It also determines whether, as the parent of a 12 year old, you want to send your kid there.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

over 9 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Global Game wrote:

Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?

 

The "head elsewhere" element will be the most interesting to me. You don't expect a football club's academy to produce many professionals. Just the odd one. But how they look after the ones that don't make it determines success imho. It also determines whether, as the parent of a 12 year old, you want to send your kid there.

You generalising about pro academies or just in NZ?

Founder

over 9 years ago

I meant when all the different sports are combined... 60 football teams, 70+ netball, 20 Hockey teams etc

Its a massive week where basically every sport conceivable is competed in.... and yes it does have more participants that the common wealth games.

over 9 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Global Game wrote:

Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?

 

The "head elsewhere" element will be the most interesting to me. You don't expect a football club's academy to produce many professionals. Just the odd one. But how they look after the ones that don't make it determines success imho. It also determines whether, as the parent of a 12 year old, you want to send your kid there.

Agreed. In business terms the Nix academy's sustainability depends on it producing "results" though - presumably X players per year(s) picking up a pro contract in Wellington or elsewhere; AND college scholarships. A big part of the opportunities available to a player is their passport capability. I know a few of the CHCH lads from apfa who went to Wellington hold Brit/EU (for now) passports. 

Kotahitanga. We are one.

over 9 years ago

valeo wrote:

MODS TAKE CONTROL

of their manscaping?

Does the Council mow your berm?

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

over 9 years ago

C-Diddy wrote:

valeo wrote:

MODS TAKE CONTROL

of their manscaping?

Does the Council mow your berm?

I don't have a berm. It's just a smooth surface from the gutter to the gate

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

over 9 years ago

C-Diddy wrote:

valeo wrote:

MODS TAKE CONTROL

of their manscaping?

Does the Council mow your berm?

I don't have a berm. It's just a smooth surface from the gutter to the gate

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

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

over 9 years ago

This shark's bad enough, but on the thead for the WeeNix... please, guys, young eyes are watching.

over 9 years ago

C-Diddy wrote:

valeo wrote:

MODS TAKE CONTROL

of their manscaping?

Does the Council mow your berm?

I don't have a berm. It's just a smooth surface from the gutter to the gate

 

a brazilian?

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

over 9 years ago

Jerzy Merino wrote:

C-Diddy wrote:

valeo wrote:

MODS TAKE CONTROL

of their manscaping?

Does the Council mow your berm?

I don't have a berm. It's just a smooth surface from the gutter to the gate

 

a brazilian?

not exactly, there's a little bush just past the gate

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

over 9 years ago

Now a thread a cut above the rest? Back to the Wheatbix...errr, WeeNix.

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

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

over 9 years ago

Does anyone know what happened to Max Mata? I heard he left the Weenix for personal reasons? Someone who scored ASB goals as a 15 year old is Rufer-like. Has he settled back into the Auckland football scene? Hope he sticks with his football. So many questions.

"Ufuk with the Club, Ufuk with the Country".

 If your girlfriend's got gloves, she's a keeper.

over 9 years ago

He is back at St Kents and playing for Onehunga Sports in premier division, scoring goals there too.

over 9 years ago

Sunseeker wrote:

He is back at St Kents and playing for Onehunga Sports in premier division, scoring goals there too.

Likely to be picked up by another ASBP side? Eastern S. might have use for him?

over 9 years ago

Cheers for the info. Hope he gets picked up by an ASB franchise and makes the U17s.

"Ufuk with the Club, Ufuk with the Country".

 If your girlfriend's got gloves, she's a keeper.

over 9 years ago

Think he got home sick. Think the phoenix were keen to get his brother down to try help, but guess it didn't work out.

over 9 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Think he got home sick. Think the phoenix were keen to get his brother down to try help, but guess it didn't work out.

if he is at onehunga he could still  be within the nix at the wpss with hiroshi.
over 9 years ago

ole U15s v Nix u15s this morning at ole. Ole held posession throughout, many chances, nix scored on the counter. Full Time 3-2 to Ole

over 9 years ago

zonknz wrote:

ole U15s v Nix u15s this morning at ole. Ole held posession throughout, many chances, nix scored on the counter. Full Time 3-2 to Ole

 

While the cows will come home before anyone agrees which is better, we are lucky to have two high quality, purposeful, youth programmes in Wellington these days. With some other good supporting acts around too.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

over 9 years ago

there is an upcoming ole v Nix v acfc v chch academy tournament for u15s in Wellington.

over 9 years ago

WeeNix paying $10 to beat ACFC this weekend. Listening to the podcast it sounds might we load up the squad with senior u20s, so that looks like its worth a punt #GambleResponsibly

over 9 years ago

That was a nice afternoon in the sun - nice work stealing the win by the WeeNix.

over 9 years ago

Smithy wrote:

While the cows will come home before anyone agrees which is better, we are lucky to have two high quality, purposeful, youth programmes in Wellington these days. With some other good supporting acts around too.

Amen to this, it was a decent game played in very difficult weather. No hoofing, no hacking, both teams doing what they could to get the ball on the ground and play football.

Not sure much could be read into the result to be fair. The Olé group were 50/50 G13/G14's and I counted at least six of the Phoenix who were also G13 this season playing for various different clubs.

The games in December will be a great advert for these two.