R8 vs WSW, Sunday 1 Dec, 5 pm

1-1 last game (R2) away.  This time back at the RoF (finally) - the home of football in NZ.

Enough promise to date and we have used up our quota of bad mojo so are due a big dollop of the good stuff.

Smesh 'em!

What's a home game?

It's something that every other team in the A-League has apparently.

http://maps.google.co.nz/local_url?dq=Westpac+Stadium,+Waterloo+Quay,+Wellington&q=http://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/&oi=miw&sa=X&ct=miw_link&cd=1&cad=homepage,cid:15929671232053643765&ei=uYSQUvCFLeOhiQKbqYDQCA&s=ANYYN7kXieg0A4VlHAsN8wlYbRQ2Dl0e0w

Just in case people need reminding.

Ahh the Cake Tin! That place that has rugby matches and the 7's?

I think I may have been there once or twice before.

wore my Retro Ricki for first time this week to celebrate the start of the Wellington Phoenix season

that other shit was some fucked up "NZ Phoenix" pre-season

and look how well it worked in terms of crowds and results

oh well, now that the club is back I expect I'll start wearing Nix gear again each weekend and fever friday's like I used too

better than "premature", I guess

Might pay for someone to mention to the new lads, before the game, when the "who are ya" chant goes up it's meant for the WSW players and isn't a cue for them to introduce themselves to their Wellington supporters.

We should get some song sheets printed for this game.

I hear we have some Kosta Ricans and a Spaniard in the team this season.

Wonder who will be the obligatory scapegoat?

What's the minimum crowd we need to draw to get awarded another game next season do you think? 

Hard to say.  But Wellingtonians are notorious for being "walk up" crowds.  Any idea how many of the travelling YF crew will make it to Wgtn this weekend?

We haven't got our plane tickets in time but we'll probably drive.

I'm guessing a fair portion of the crowd will be travelling yellow fever. More of them seem to make this trip for some reason. 

They're just a bunch of Back Bencher pissheads who go to football when its on

I see Emmanuel Muscat is on 4 yellow cards.  If he picks one up in this game that will be 10 mins in the sin bin and will put us on the back foot.

He really needs to maintain discipline for the full 80 mins, or Ernie has to make good use of his interchange.

AND: GO THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX FC!!!

It's ok J82, if he does go to the bin we should probably use our power play at that time to restrict all but 2 of the WSW players to being inside the centre circle for 2 overs. 

F*ck I love soccer!!!

Oh.  Sorry - just been pointed out that ultras don't use the term "soccer".

Crikey I love Association Football!

I've been a seasoned ticket holder since 2007 and not missed many but I've never understood why we play in this league and not a big one like the Champions League? I'm fairly sure we would get a few more fans and yellow fever persons turn up if we did

Come on Gareth put your cats aside and start spending some money!

Remember when Beckham and the United came to town? We had massive numbers!

Here's a pic that'll jog a few happy memories, it's got Siggy doing the Haka against Cristianaldo Rinaldo. Sends tingles down the spine.

Westpac looked pretty full that day - It's not Rocket Science...

To celebrate the arrival of the A-League's Best Supporters EVER back to Wellington there should be Reverse Shirts Off Poznan after 80mins!

Early forecasts suggest a return of the Wind & Rain, so it will finally feel like the season has started.

And if they'd been given discount vouchers for the next Nix home game many might have been back again.

So, people sitting down, facing the pitch, with their shirts on?

I wonder where the team is staying and training while they are visiting Wellington.

Could you be a good opportunity to meet the local fans while they are here.

Im confused..but then Im not "hot and spicey"...

People might think that WSW have the most intimidating atmosphere at home games but I reckon we've got that sewn up. A misty post-industrial ghost town is much scarier than a large crowd enjoying a nice day out in the sun. We should get some creepy organ music playing over the stadium PA to really freak them out.

Imagine if the Victory or Sydney City had to take three games away from their home base. No way would their fans entertain that idea.

And I don't mean a few miles down the road but 2 to 3 hundred kms away.

Isn't it Gareth's idea? And can't he do whatever he likes?

The Nix have been around long enouh now to have established a following. Doing the circus trick is now showing a decline in numbers supporting it. Time for GM and others to work on increasing the local fan base.