Selfish Wellington?

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

If the bank on the south side of Newtown Park was terraced, it would be ideal for the pre-season games, in terms of size for the expected crowd.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

pao1908 wrote:

If the bank on the south side of Newtown Park was terraced, it would be ideal for the pre-season games, in terms of size for the expected crowd.

I'd have thought the pre-season game attendances would be even better in our second season.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm sure they will be, but there will be a thousand or more in the Scotsman's stand at the top too.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

couple of pre season and home games in canberra. im keen for that.

your having a f**king laugh. isle 24 ring of fire only place to be.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

We were talking about taking the pre-season games around the country Tawa, so Newtown seems to be as far away as people will tolerate...!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yea i know i was joking just throwing it around since canberras been the talk and its off season and its the time when people get bored and throw these silly ideas out there.

yea newtown park or for money basin reserve bring back the days of old and the history and give a bit of publicity and an afternoon game and be a nice central venue bring the family along and that be much better. newtown park never done anything for me since olympic been ringing that annoying sh*t bell.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

ha! basin a good option because of the better pitch quality. no atmosphere though, because everyone needs a hubble telescope to even see the players from the stands.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

pao1908 wrote:

ha! basin a good option because of the better pitch quality. no atmosphere though, because everyone needs a hubble telescope to even see the players from the stands.

nearly closer than newtown park or the stadium - newtown because the track and stadium just because of shear size. newtown park is rubbish - rubbish location

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah should be in Tawa aye tawa?

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Ha ha! Yeah, let's play at Redwood Park - what a joke that place is. Especiall considering how much money was spent on it.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Porirua Park

A dog with a bone :)

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Wellingtons premier football venue:

Karori Park.

End of.

Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Premier football AND short course swimming venue from what I've heard about last season.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Premier football AND short course swimming venue from what I've heard about last season.

Harsh, but unfortunately true.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

hellobeaver wrote:

Wellingtons premier football venue:

Karori Park.

End of.

as long as it hasn't rained the night before - good idea....however i reckon watching a game from the embankment at the basin would rock!!!

Queenslander 3x a year.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Home of football. Wakefield!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

No, it's got to be Crawford Green for sure.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hutt Rec Lol go the Hutt they dont even have goal posts

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

They do. They just keep moving them all the time....

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The hutt needs a really good soccer venue

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

or 'football' venue, right?

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yup

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Should be Miramar Park.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I love the way nobody is mentioning anywhere outside of the greater Wellington area.

Selfish and proud of it.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

cooks gardens wanganui ideal venue,if game gets boring you can try running a sub four minute mile round the running track also central for people travelling from new plymouth,palmerston north and only a few hours from wellington.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The home games have to stay at home in Welly, or else the Ozzies will put OUR CLUB in Darwin or some other part of the penal colony.

Perhaps Mr Terry will build a proper 80,000 seater Wellington Phoenix football stadium, in a couple of years, after we are back to back champions. After all he's sitting on a massive land bank.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Football is a party and where in NZ is there such a large party zone within a $1.00 or $2.00 bus ride from the Stadium, even some ozzie stadiums can not compete. Remember the game is nothing with out the Fans. Wellington is the home of NZ football now. Long may it live

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Good call Blew.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Unselfish (Stupid) Mariners

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23489931-5006068,00.html

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I live and work in Auckland and as a football reporter, it's very hard to cover the Phoenix from up here. It would make my job a lot easier if they played a few games up here, But there is absolutely NO way the Phoenix should consider, or feel obliged to play matches away from Welllington, ESPECIALLY not in Auckland.

Apart from the small group of diehard fans who turned up week after week, Auckland fans were pathetic in their support of the two previous franchises and frankly, don't deserve another chance.

Wellington fans have taken this opportunity with both hands and should be able to watch their team play every week. If, like other premiership sides that've been mentioned earlier in the forum, the Phoenix want to play pre-season games in other centres in a bid to build support in other areas, then that's a sensible business move. But any suggestion the Phoenix have a responsibility to be a 'New Zealand' team is rubbish.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

theres only one place the nix should play their home games.....ring of fire

nuf said

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Why are we still debating this?
I'm sure there something in the paper a few days ago (albeit at the foot of an article) that all Phoenix A league games were confirmed for Wellington...

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

stupid idea. sod everyone else.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The only reason the nix are only in Wellington is because we were the people who started the nix we were the people who supported the nix and we were the people who went out of our way do do so!!!

Be obscure clearly

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

SSASASFTW wrote:

The only reason the nix are only in Wellington is because we were the people who started the nix we were the people who supported the nix and we were the people who went out of our way do do so!!!

Do do so? Is he a new Korean signing I've not heard about?

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