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Phoenix vs Adelaide in Christchurch

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yes I am coming down to CHCH. Total cost for return airfare, hotel room and a rental car $200. eat that Williment travel!
 
What's the lates on the weather down there oh and any decent steak houses??
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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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
akatarawa wrote:
we have arrived in chch and have been wearing the colours - getting a few funny looks but it is not too bad...
 
heading to the casino now, to the pub later. Are there any yellow fever meeting up tonight? if so, where?
 
if not, see you all at the macs b.b. tomorrow......


Getting funny looks aswell, but we are also getting abuse....
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
That will be the threatened rugby lads?

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
work tonight,then very brief sleep before flying down early tomorrow morning. cant wait! (also a bonus getting away from all the bogans invading wellington at the moment)

Allegedly

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CboZ wrote:
Getting funny looks aswell, but we are also getting abuse....


You got a polite nod from me.

Only abuse I have had is from people I've baited about Canterbury.  Repping the it's stripey today.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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Hard News wrote:
CboZ wrote:
Getting funny looks aswell, but we are also getting abuse....


You got a polite nod from me.

Only abuse I have had is from people I've baited about Canterbury.  Repping the it's stripey today.


Yeap, You missed Scottishbhoy (James) by about 20 seconds... Are you staying in Central Christchurch and yes your polite nod was the first of the day.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ah that sucks haha, Sweet as see you tomorrow at the game maybe..
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Low cloud/fog forecast again tomorrow morning, so likely some flights before mid-morning may be delayed as they were today.  Backlog was eventually cleared though, so no danger of not getting to Chch in time for kickoff if it happens again tomorrow.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:
You down for commentary Piney ?  Pre-match lubricant ?
Yes.  No.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah HN sorry mate saw you but had to get a ride home so couldn't stop and chat. Will most likely see you at the game!

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Wow im so excited, I feel like a kid on Christmas eve! My first ever live Phoenix game
My shirt arrived today & I wore it with pride at Friday night drinks.
Hopefully I can catch up with you guys at Macs tomorrow avo
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Good on yer.
You may, however, be slightly disappointed by how old, greying and pathetic some of us core fans are.
I know I am.

... ends on brilliant double meaning and fades into the sky between Wgtn & ChCh

I know, I know, its serious!

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
aw damn,hoping that fog stays away

Allegedly

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm fooking pumped for this one. Can't wait.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
that f****** fog has me a bit nervous

" If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" - maslow

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Perennial strugglers Liverpoolfan1 wrote:
Low cloud/fog forecast again tomorrow morning, so likely some flights before mid-morning may be delayed as they were today.  Backlog was eventually cleared though, so no danger of not getting to Chch in time for kickoff if it happens again tomorrow.
 
 
glad it's morning fog in summer
 
i'm off to dunedin the morning of the nix v ccm  - and i'll cope with not getting there - if that happens
 
but i sure as f**k wouldn't cope with not getting back on time!!
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
out of the mouths of heroes ..
 
 perhaps taken out of context - but not likely - Paul Iffil's view on the chch decision
 
i will be so f**ked off if we don't win
 
and if we don't the club management will owe us Wellington fans (and true fans everywhere) an apology - in my opinion
 
 
>>How do you feel about playing at home away from home?
 
A bit unfortunate really - it's great to take the game to other parts of New Zealand, but the timing is pretty poor. If this game was at Westpac [in Wellington] you could almost guarantee we would not get beaten, and after eight days away it would be nice to get back to our normal routines. <<
 
a commercial -short term benefit - will be f**k all use if we miss the playoffs  (or 4th place) because of this and our other Mickey-mouse home (= ring of dirt) match
 
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Love his (Ifill's)  honesty - no bullsh*t or inarticulate dribble, just good old fashioned straight talking.
 
Very complementary of some of his  colleagues;
 
".... if Costa Barbarouses and Marco Rojas had gone to England when they were 14 or 15 they would be on the books of a Premier League team. Both have got things you can't coach, especially speed. "
 
"Jon McKain and Andrew Durante could easily play in the English Championship division - they are two of the best centre halves I've played with and very comfortable on the ball."
 
I'm getting the feeling he is getting a bit frustrated with the performances of some of his other colleagues (he's holding the ball and trying to do more himself than he was earlier in the season and, during the game, he just looks f**ked off (including with himself) more than I remember earlier in the season.
 
I really hope we recruit a couple of Ifill standard (AM & striker) players in the off season - I think Ifill would go up another couple of gears with a couple of better players around him - I know salary cap.
 
He dribbles a lot and the opposition dont like it - you can see it all over their faces. (Ron Atkinson)
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
No doubt the locals will enjoy singing "oh wellington..is wonderful.."

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
How is the pitch in Chch?

a.haak

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It is good, I went and watched the grass grow cause I didn't know the Phoenix were delayed.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:
Angry tigers...
 
 yeh, i know it might make 'marketing' sense but i 'm worried about the effect on our performance particularly in the context of two away defeats .. I'm betting most players and coaches would go for a home match rather than a noisy but semi-neutral venue
 
and also  yep, if I'm honest i'm not keen to leave my family for the weekend to watch a 'home' game
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Whitby boy wrote:
Love his (Ifill's)  honesty - no bullsh*t or inarticulate dribble, just good old fashioned straight talking.
 
Very complementary of some of his  colleagues;
 
".... if Costa Barbarouses and Marco Rojas had gone to England when they were 14 or 15 they would be on the books of a Premier League team. Both have got things you can't coach, especially speed. "
 
"Jon McKain and Andrew Durante could easily play in the English Championship division - they are two of the best centre halves I've played with and very comfortable on the ball."
 
I'm getting the feeling he is getting a bit frustrated with the performances of some of his other colleagues (he's holding the ball and trying to do more himself than he was earlier in the season and, during the game, he just looks f**ked off (including with himself) more than I remember earlier in the season.
 
I really hope we recruit a couple of Ifill standard (AM & striker) players in the off season - I think Ifill would go up another couple of gears with a couple of better players around him - I know salary cap.
 
 
spot on, or as the 'pups' say ....^ this
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
They prob weren't...just avoiding stalkers.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
On the eve of a massive football match in Chch, can we please put aside the 'I wish they weren't playing there' comments and concentrate on the game.  ie: I hope Lochhead will complete a pass.
 
We have had 6 months to deal with the game's location, it's time to move on.  In saying that, I woulda thought some of the organisation behind the scenes would have been a bit more onto it considering we've known about it for ages!

I let my guitar speak for me

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Whats the weather like down there guys? Showers and cold predicted, does it look like that might happen??

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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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
tigers wrote:
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a commercial -short term benefit - will be f**k all use if we miss the playoffs  (or 4th place) because of this and our other Mickey-mouse home (= ring of dirt) match
 
Matey, awwwww, stop making excuses.
Even if the game was played in Timbuktu, its still 11 against 11 with a round ball on the same field.
Any team that is worth being champion needs to win away, Perth and Melbourne being two recent examples of that not happening. If they don't win against the Adelaide inbreds, where ever the games played,  we don't deserve even 6th. Stop ya whinging and get into the game ffs.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
PS, well said VimFuego. Enough of the whinging 'I wish they weren't playing there' cry baby stuff.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
If there were cheaper transport options around I might be down there, walking round in the square, avoiding the harris brothers and joining random japanese tour groups to get into various places (the nix gear might be a bit of a giveaway).
 
Well there aren't (cheap tickets went months ago) so I'm not, and I'll be watching on iraqgoals AGAIN.
 
So yes. "I wish they weren't playing down there."
 
 
Waaahhh! Waaaahhh!
 
 
 

"Phoenix till they lose"

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

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Lonegunmen wrote:

Whats the weather like down there guys? Showers and cold predicted, does it look like that might happen??

It's rather windy where I am. About 20 mins south of Christchurch though. Supposed to get some showers tomorrow arvo.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Lonegunmen wrote:

Whats the weather like down there guys? Showers and cold predicted, does it look like that might happen??



http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=christchurch+weather&meta=&btnG=Google+Search

Says 27 degrees (!) Sat
valeo2010-01-29 23:16:27

a.haak

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Very doubtful that Valeo

This is a reliable source

Saturday :Showers
Min: 12�C Max: 22�C
UV: Very High



hepatitis2010-01-29 23:28:21
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hopefully its Real hot, Adelaide will struggle in the heat.
But  i cant see Phoenix winning this game. Adelaide  playing their best ive seen in a while.
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