Wellington Phoenix Men

Pre-Season Cup Final

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
7-7

Its no longer a problem.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
this is amazing..
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
this is fantastic!!!!

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
im loving the commentators just simply enjoying this
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Great penalties.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
my nerves are shot to pieces

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Come on Mossy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

8-7

Its no longer a problem.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm wetting my pants  . . at work
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Frankie Mac wrote:
my nerves are shot to pieces
 
Just like your liver

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Doddsy

 
please........

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Dodds saved by Theotossa
DOH!!!

Its no longer a problem.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
stink way to end! nobody's Fault.. you can't blame Dodd
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
bollocks

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Man, both sides must have practised these well during the week.

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Farken pens.

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
damn.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Crapolla. Well done lads. Gutted.

What's sight without sound? Love without peace? Copulation without conception?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
oh well,  well done boys
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
totally gutted. sh*t. 
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
gutted :(
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
What can you do, one of those games which is good to win but if you don't oh well...
 
Should have taken our chances

Normo's coming home

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
My 3 yr old son is devastated that we didnt get to take our shirts off
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm over it.

And the pre-season crap is over. 
 
This is the year of the Phoenix.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
[QUOTE=phil_style]Frankie (and others i the UK) , The beeb are streaming the NZ Japan game: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7534972.stm[/QUOTE]
 
been watching it from about the 25 minute mark.  It was so confusing with this, the nix commentary, and the brazil vs germany game on Eurosport.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Dodd, what can you expect from him? Some things just dont change, Another season from him like last year??
 
I wouldn't mind it so much except he was laughing straight after it.
 
Still I'm happy with the way things went. That first half showed some good football and hopefully the excitement will spill over into a decent sized crowd come the BIG kick off. Just dont ever let Dodd take another penalty.
 
PS: Hearfield hit his penalty brilliantly.
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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Lonegunmen wrote:
Dodd, what can you expect from him? Some things just dont change, Another season from him like last year??
 
I wouldn't mind it so much except he was laughing straight after it.
 
Still I'm happy with the way things went. That first half showed some good football and hopefully the excitement will spill over into a decent sized crowd come the BIG kick off. Just dont ever let Dodd take another penalty.
 
PS: Hearfield hit his penalty brilliantly.


Pretty damn harsh. Penalties are just a lottery - they are not a measure of a players skill. Does Smeltz suck because he skyed it? Is Bertos a great goal scorer because he slotted it well?

I thought Dodd had a very good game. Won pretty much all of the 50/50 challenges.

I'm one of the ones who dont give a sh*t about pre season so while I am a bit gutted because we lost in that way it is not the end of the world. A few good things came out of the game - Muscat was terrific, as was McKain. McKain is so comfortable on the ball that it settles the rest of the backline down when things get a bit nervy.

We were missing the link between midfield and the striker/s for most of the game until Daniel came on. Was our biggest problem and one that we have all predicted. Gao doesn't take control enough and tries to push passes when they shouldn't be pushed. Should be used as an impact player.


a.haak

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Lonegunmen wrote:
Dodd, what can you expect from him? Some things just dont change, Another season from him like last year??
 
I wouldn't mind it so much except he was laughing straight after it.
 
Still I'm happy with the way things went. That first half showed some good football and hopefully the excitement will spill over into a decent sized crowd come the BIG kick off. Just dont ever let Dodd take another penalty.
 
PS: Hearfield hit his penalty brilliantly.
 
f**k off - it is a pre season game.  What did you want - John Terry tears for 30 minutes??????

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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Muscat, McKain, Hearfield had very good games. I thought the first half was quite well structured with some patient build ups. Kwasnik will do well for us two. He and Smeltz looked like they needed to communicate more though. This season is going to be a most interesting one alright and I think the club will do themselves proud.
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 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Sign Muscat, great game, We looked so safe at the back, that stood out the most to mehepatitis2008-08-06 22:17:32
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Good showing from the phoenix.  Showed signs of lack of concentration towards the end there when Dodd lost the ball pretty carelessly, get the bad stuff out of the way during the pre-season as they say though!

Good showing overall, Melb did look pretty good when they strung a few swift passes together. 

McKain is a hell of a defender. 

Gotta sign Muscat if that was his chance to prove himself!

Kwasnik has potential, did some good things, maybe not his position.

Hope Gao doesn't get too many silly yellow cards in the season that may get him suspended etc.

blah blah heaps to talk about.  very good signs though.

bring on the real season.

COME ON YOU NIX!!
COYN!  Beijing, China. 
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I absolutely despise penalties.  That's what a lifetime of following Chelsea, England and the Nix does to you!!
 
Melbourne looked distinctly underwhelmed to have won.  It means nothing.  Winning a cup on pens takes the shine off for me - whatever the history books show.  We're clearly in much better shape than last year though and that's all that matters. 
 
 
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Great game, Gutted at the result. On the edge of my seat most formost it. But  i get pissed at penalty shootouts for a final.
Can't blame Dodd either, as has been mentioned its like lottery.
Roll on the Season. 
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Come on guys..... to loose is always upsetting. But look at the positives;

The Phoenix will be a very difficult side to beat this season. Our defense is light years better than last year. We have recruited some top quality players.... I am really excited about this season.

I listened to this game in an internet cafe in France....it was so bloody exciting that I was shouting my self hoarse and the owners asked me to keep the noise down.....

It must have been great to have been there....the YF sounded supurb.....great work guys

Over 9000 at the ROF for midweek preseason.....awesome
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

arggggg! exciting! damn i was impressed by Muscat, keep him! and Siggy was good too...we played better than them, no doubt about it, their shot were pussy 30 yarders that had no chance...

Gao is awesome, Kemp is a f**kwit....
I like tautologies because I like them.
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