R1 vs Adelaide United | Sun 8 Oct | 5:00pm | RoF

Fire up.

Who's gonna be in goal for us?

Current book:

Smith - 40%

Italiano - 32%

Sail - 18%

Other - 10%

Odds on 'Other' currently the big shortener.

According to twitter, a Keegan Check is in with a chance.

They just need to make sure it isn't an issue then!

'If we don't know what we're doing, the opponent certainly won't!'

Hasn't worked that well for us yet

I hope we win

Its called the Balkan strategy.  

I got a bad feeling about this. We're gonna get dicked right up the arse I reckon. Not impressed at all with the off season. 

With percentages like that, has anyone called Winston Peters to see who he's picking?

He's gonna sit on both benches

Sleeper bus from Auckland on Friday night, weekend with the lads, first game of the season, could it get any better? Fire the fudge up. 

It's been too long. Fire up.

See you there Jaickin. Flying in from Invercargill!

Flying to Aussie - but have delayed my meeting to start after the game... priorities!

Good to see fans from across the county are coming in for this! I tip my hat to any fan coming from elsewhere!

How many are we expecting at this game? Ususally the first game is quite well supported and if 1000 of the tickets given away turn up it could be a good turn out 9-10k?

We got just over 10k last year, think we might end up with slightly less, maybe 9.5k?

Nix are really pushing for family day too I think, with 1000 tickets to refugees, all the Capital Football Junior tickets and family friendly time that if weather also plays its part I would hope we get over 10k for the game.

Looks somewhat promising 

Can you post Wellington's weather next, like to see what we are getting...

If fans are coming here to watch, then there is no need for the travelling circus. 

Slightly off-topic from the match thread, but even I, as an ex-wellington based, now living in Auckland,  understand the need for the Wellington Phoenix to stay in Wellington. 

On the other side of the coin us Wellington area based fans need to show form and show up.

New season. New chants.

https://www.yellowfever.co.nz/categories/wellingto...

Are we welcoming Vinnie back?

I hope so since we didn't get to say goodbye.

Maybe when he's 25 metres out everytime, we tell him to shoot! It can't happen again!

Pax 5738

Have u tried the new earthmoving attraction yet?

At Avalon Park with the kids. Just saw a guy in an early Nix TEE. Asked him if he was going on Sunday and he said no. To me, these are the guys we should be trying to get back at the stadium.

A concentrated effort required by fans and the club.

Are they any new rules this year? VAR is now every game, right?

PS: Hope Vinniesta does not score.

I have to say the start to the season, coinciding with us having players out for internationals, is just completely farcical

You are so right. The club and the fans are doing a lot to try and generate some interest in the first game of the season, new signings etc, yet having to play with a depleted squad in or around the first game every season which often results in pretty underwhelming games does nothing to convince new/potential supporters that we are a club worth getting in behind!