R20 vs Adelaide | Sat 7 Mar | NOW 5:00pm | Bellevue Gardens Hotel

40mins till kick off , yeow!! Can anyone in lower hutt confirm what the weathers like please?

Weather looks fine according to my twitter feed

Fenton makes a return to the starting lineup and slots into left back. #WELvADL#COYN#FIREUP

Fenton at left back? That is a bit of a no confidence vote for Doyle, isn't it?

Could go bad. Dura is starting though, so calf injury couldn't of been to bad.

ANy good links - atmosphere is looking pretty clear now!

Anyone got a stream? Livesport failing up a storm due to time change.

http://firstrowau.eu/watch/327357/1/watch-wellington-phoenix-vs-adelaide-united.html

Hahasports.com is worth a try, or vipbox.com might have something

Dewhurst...nice.

http://www.aleague.livesport.tv/liveevent/event/1001807 - I unhid the button with the inspector and it worked, haha.

Ah Jesus H, we've got Ben Williams.

might have to use plan B if surface doesn't suit passing game.

Hood noise yellowfever

Fenton more quarterback than fullback.

Fixed

What "plan B"? Nutpuncher?

yup..long balls to Griffiths.

No piney?? Im heart broken

Fixed

jesus Fenton, grow a pair

moving on...playing surface looks good albeit slippery it seems.  Rain radar shows  a lesser rain band on its way.  Not as bad as Dewhurst is making out.

Fudge Adelaide are cods, cheap shots and rolling on the turf

They have been sharper than us so far.

Fenton harden up

We need to shoot from distance, this wind is so strong. Guarantee you Adelaide will in the 2nd half

Fenton is not the answer

right idea weemac

what was the question.....he is just a one game stop gap.  In Ernie we trust..

If we can't get a couple before half time we're in trouble. Adelaide easily the better side into this strong northerly.

Ben Williams is a terrible referee. 

We can only speculate how he managed to get to be Asian ref of the year, but I can only think of one or two half decent performances of his.

Adelaide continue to dive and be cynical

Marrone down for the 700th time. 

It's days like this that make me kind of annoyed that I get dogpiled every time I suggest that perhaps Merrick doesn't have all the answers.

we will nail them in the last 15.  Playing with wind is not always an advantage.

Unlucky Louis

finally, a half decent shot

If you're playing a passing game rather than a long-ball game, into-the-wind is generally preferable in my experience.

2nd shot on goal has taken us 37mins..

same...Its not likethe  eggy ball game where we had the old 15 pointers at Athletic Park

dont' give them that ball back

Burns better marked this week..

Any decent streams?

You are obviously correct. He doesn't have all the answers. I think a lot of posters probably think it is a pointless thing to discuss because no one has all the answers.

The best thing about this game so far is the comedy factor of Reds players falling over.