R1 vs Newcastle Jets | Sun 21st Oct | 5:00pm | Westpac Stadium

When Sunday Comes... more fizzed about the start of the season for a long time....

A return to ‘Fortress Westpac’ and play some decent football would make this a good season (for me anyway) 

Im picking a very structured, hardworking, disciplined, hard to beat team, which is going to really really suit roy on the counter...

Thinking about it. Where does everyone usually go?

From my experience in Auckland, which is a few years ago, it’s been Fox’s and they used to put up a big screen in the room away from the Viaduct. They’re worth supporting as it’s one of the few (if not only) places that will, or used to, put the football on when rugby is being broadcast at same time.

Right, I gave up on last season because it was depressing me too much and I needed a break. I genuinely thought the club was in a death spiral and we'd never get another licence extension but the FFA restructuring has changed that. I've stayed away from the forum for the off-season and not really thought about the nix but now it's game weekend and all of a sudden I find myself caring again...

Firing up may be a bit of an exaggeration just yet though. Gently simmering maybe? 

Nah, fire the fudge up. It'll be a 2-1 win, Williams and Krishna to score a goal each on the break. We don't have the midfield to boss possession yet, our boys up top are quick and the Jets centre halves are very slow. COYN

I've been hurt too many times by the premature fire-up

Gently simmer!

Completely fair. Let's hope we do well.

Clean sheet will do me

You sound a bit overawed by the Jets, but we've beaten them before.  Roy to score on the counter!

It's good to be back, it's good...

We used to own them. Hope we do on Sunday. Fingers crossed.

I'm assuming it's "Marko Rudan's Yellow Army" as that is his real name. Thank you Wikipedia. 

Pumped.

#OMS

Difficult to see this and not be pumped. I know they're all posing, but that looks like a united team

The Krishna Lightening Bolt?

practicing goal celebrations

Well, it could indicate a united team, or given there's only 9 in the photo, could indicate a ruptured squad.

Or maybe it's just a photo and carries little meaning either way.

And where's Rudan? Is he out behind the changing rooms playing on his phone again?

Loving Way and Mandi getting straight amongst it! Also good to see that Kurto isn't just sticking to his Polish mate

While some people seem to be saying we will only score from counter-attacking, I think tomorrow we'll hold possession and get people forward more than people are suggesting.

Our home record vs Newcastle is W 11, D 3, L 4. 

I like round numbers, let's make it 12-3-4

I bet they turn this into a cardboard cut out and you can stand next to Burns on his right hand side and have your photo taken so it looks like you're part of the team! 

#SuggestsfaninitiativetothePhoenixforafundraisingscheme

Game day!

Game day!!!!

ACFC playing in the arvo and will have the game on in evening

I thought they'd ditched Sky at Kiwitea St?

The wait is over. Everyone band together more than ever before. FIRE UP!!!

Nah piss off! 

MAINTAIN THE RAGE!

Pheonix 'til we fold!!!

What's the weather like in town? Cloudy out here in Upper Hutt. The fire brigade are oncall, a lot of Nix fans are all fired up!

... warm enough to take one's shirt off should the opportunity arise!