If the current squad are trying as best as they can then the level they show is not good enough. The players really need to look inside themselves and show some honesty as well as some effort and desire to be number one, not number 6. Anything less than wanting to be number 1 shows lack of ability and acceptance. Something a true professional would not or should not consider. This also applies to the club administration and the coaches.
The travelling circus might be a money maker but it is not building the Wellington fan base and if it comes down to numbers in the gate, then the club are settling for second best. The club mitht be spending a lot of money behind the scenes but it not always about money. The right people with the right attitude can be worth a lot more. Winning is our most important target. Because winning will bring people back to Westpac.
The novelty factor has done its dash along with the travelling circus. The Phoenix name is out there and establishes. Currently the team are known as bottom dwellers, losers whatever you like but it is not positive and upbeat. As fans we can turn up and we can get behind the team throub thick and thin but at the end of the day it is what they do on the pitch that will determine if more fans turn up and if our 4 year extention is indeed extended. 6th is not an acceptable target!!!