R11 v WSW | Sat 17 Dec | 7.35pm | Mt Smart / The Oaks Tavern

We are not close to the top 6, we are close to sixth. It's quite an important distinction! 

We're one win and goal difference off fifth.

Don't mention the game in hand..

4-0 win and we are 5th.

They might lose of course but always hand to have that extra goal.

Just to let you guys know- it was fantastic today. Got pissed and my girlfriend drove me home. Didn't have to puke on a bus or anything...

"Oh, its such a perfect day"

8)

Posting on phone so maybe not clear.  I think the constant measure of we are x points outside the 6 is a bit silly.  There are no prizes for coming 6th, what you are trying to be is first!  It also implies there is no difference between coming first or sixth - everyone doesn't just "make the six", it's a league and someone actually wins the league by finishing first! 

But they dont. Youcan finish sixth and still win the competition ahead of a team thathas won every game until  the playoffs. It's  Why I hate playoffs. They are not a true reflection of who was doing what in the league.

Pregame - It's a bit rough, but they claim not to have any Christmas parties on, and it's closest to the stadium. 

The Oaks Tavern Bar 

That's why premiers plate > toilet sea

Yet.......

I'll be bringing my family from Hungary who are over for Christmas into the Fever Zone on Saturday. A win could really put our season back on track already. 

If anyone is looking for a cheapish way to get to Auckland, relocations available both ways 

Wellington to Auckland : https://www.transfercar.co.nz/search?travellers=&p...     (includes fuel) 

Auckland to Wellington : https://www.transfercar.co.nz/search?travellers=&p...

Unable to make the trip otherwise I'd have taken a relocation deal 

only people in high-vis vests have their Christmas party at the oaks!

Onehunga RSA used to be a good stop before a Warriors game, but haven' been for a few years . 

Introduce them to Fenton..

Apparently $29 tickets are all sold out (for sections made available) on Ticketmaster - and yet they haven't made other sections for sale...

Only available section now is section 33, at $23.

Talking about matrix.

I gather the majority of the Yellow Fever will be  in aisle 34 right? will aisle 33 be standing too? 

They aren't. Ticketmaster doesn't let you choose you ticket type online. Best to ring them. Seems like it will be an utter shambles

Cheers, I gather the majority are aiming for AIsle 34, right in the corner? 

Called Ticketmaster to explain how it was flawed that they are selling tickets via grandstand instead of ticket type, got told to email it in so they can forward it on to the correct people. Will be absolutely frustrated if they tell us to sit down and shut up, will also be a lot less enjoyable if we're all spread out over 2 aisles. Not sure wither to get Aisle 33 or 34 tickets. Will get back to you if I get a reply. Probably too late to do anything about it but we will see :) 

I believe the white gumboot is also a popular fashion item there?

They allocated me 33. But don't think it matters. 

Oh I can't wait....

This is the email I wrote to Ticketmaster. 

Hello there,

I'm writing in to explain why the way tickets are being sold via the TicketMaster website for the Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers game on the 17th December at Mount Smart Stadium, may cause trouble and negatively affect fans' experience.

Right now, the only way to buy and search for a ticket is sorted by the grand stand, rather than by ticket type. If someone searches for the cheapest seats, or the Lower East Stand they will automatically be given tickets to the Yellow Fever Zone. This will result in a lot of casual local fans who are there to sit down and enjoy the game to get (the cheapest) tickets in the Yellow Fever Zone.

The Yellow Fever travel to near every game home and away, and are known for standing, chanting and drumming the whole game. The Yellow Fever will be expecting to be allowed to do this, as they are at every other stadium or game. This may cause tension for fans who have unknowingly purchased Yellow Fever Tickets, and want to sit and watch the game, and those diehard Wellington Phoenix Fans.

Also, the website chooses the aisle for you, I do not have the choice between Aisle 33 and 34. This means the core members of the Yellow Fever may be diluted between two aisles, thus negatively affecting their enjoyment for them. The Yellow Fever did not spend money on transport to Auckland and to the game and tickets on the game, in the expectation that they would be spread out, or forced to sit down due to complaints from the casual fans. This looks like the likely scenario unless there is an option to buy tickets via type (i.e Yellow Fever Tickets) instead of grand stand tickets.

It would be embarrassing for the stadium and organisers if this were to be an issue. As a Yellow Fever member myself, I am taking my family from overseas to the game for the first time and would like to give them the full Yellow Fever/Wellington Phoenix experience, however the way the tickets are being sold online may jeopardise this.

I suggest that an option should be added to purchase Yellow Fever tickets knowingly. Fans should only be offered Yellow Fever tickets if they click the 'Yellow Fever Section' option, rather than clicking the 'East Stand' option. To save the enjoyment of both the casual fans and the Yellow Fever.

I hope this email is forwarded promptly onto the correct people in order for a solution to be made.

I look forward to receiving a reply and an update.

Jay Aickin  

My ticket got assigned in Aisle 33.

Any PAX update?

Club are on to it and are sorting. 

My tickets are Row A in Bay 33. Is that gonna be at the back or front?