Whyme14 wrote: Jeez I really hope Payne gets a manager or someone to help him capitalize and cash in on this...given he is self-managed as of negotiating his last contract by himself. Maybe some brand deals & an appearance tour in Argentina?!🤣
If he was smart, he'd try meet Messi for a photo.
Well I for one can't wait for the World Cup final now. 🤣
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Tim Payne is such an amazing human being. Met him last summer, and he took my youngest child out for a stroll in the park. Here's a photo of Payne taking my child out for a walk. Absolute legend.timpayne.jpg138.59 KB
Whyme14 wrote: Jeez I really hope Payne gets a manager or someone to help him capitalize and cash in on this...given he is self-managed as of negotiating his last contract by himself. Maybe some brand deals & an appearance tour in Argentina?!🤣
If he was smart, he'd try meet Messi for a photo.
If Messi was smart, he'd try to meet Tim Payne for a photo.
Bit concerning that none of the million new followers have popped into this thread to say hello, eh? I don’t doubt for a moment that this forum is the premier place for NZ football coverage…but where’s that flood for us?
martinb wrote: Bit concerning that none of the million new followers have popped into this thread to say hello, eh? I don’t doubt for a moment that this forum is the premier place for NZ football coverage…but where’s that flood for us?
Timmy needs to follow and highlight Yellow Fever on this thing called Insta. It’s that simple.
martinb wrote: Bit concerning that none of the million new followers have popped into this thread to say hello, eh? I don’t doubt for a moment that this forum is the premier place for NZ football coverage…but where’s that flood for us?
Timmy needs to follow and highlight Yellow Fever on this thing called Insta. It’s that simple.
No Payne, no gain.
I hope he mentions that we accept all major currencies.
This is extraordinary. Theres at least five Tim Payne songs on youtube. Most in Spanish with cool cumbia or reggae beats. No Payne, No gain is going to be the chant of the WC 2026 It would be a good one for the AW supporters to pick up
Honestly, in my strongest Starting XI I would have had Callan Elliot starting at RB, he's had a good season for a defensively robust side and Paynes been a little out of sorts back end of the season. I think he might have memed his way into the starting XI unless Baze wants to feel the wrath of the whole of South America!
Since2007 wrote: Honestly, in my strongest Starting XI I would have had Callan Elliot starting at RB, he's had a good season for a defensively robust side and Paynes been a little out of sorts back end of the season. I think he might have memed his way into the starting XI unless Baze wants to feel the wrath of the whole of South America!
Nah, too small a sample size for Elliot. Payne is the incumbent, and he's played incredibly well for the national team over the past year
Since2007 wrote: Honestly, in my strongest Starting XI I would have had Callan Elliot starting at RB, he's had a good season for a defensively robust side and Paynes been a little out of sorts back end of the season. I think he might have memed his way into the starting XI unless Baze wants to feel the wrath of the whole of South America!
Nah, too small a sample size for Elliot. Payne is the incumbent, and he's played incredibly well for the national team over the past year
Tim Payne assists v Wanderers in Christchurch. Then assist v Chile. I hope left back will make good decisions when going forward too.
Payne is such a top bloke. He's served his club and country so well, he deserves a knighthood. My mate took a photo of him leading the Defence Force to the War on Iran just yesterday.timpayne.jpg1.85 MB
I've popped up a couple of quick designs on to the Fever Redbubble. It may be a bit crass to cash in but also it might get some extra coin for Fever tifos etc.
Sticking with the stencil look that I've done over the years, and special thanks to Photomac for the use of his image library, here is "No Payne, No Gain".
austin111 wrote: Is Tim Paynes wife an Argentine? I saw her post singing along to No Payne No gain in Spanish on YT I think he said she is fluent in spanidh
Apparently she is Costa Rican and yes speaks Spanish
I was quite surprised to hear how bad Tim was en espanol given he has a fluent in Spanish partner. He even managed to mangle "muchas gracias" by saying "mucho gracias".
imanixsupporter wrote: I was quite surprised to hear how bad Tim was en espanol given he has a fluent in Spanish partner. He even managed to mangle "muchas gracias" by saying "mucho gracias".
Doesn’t strike me as the kinda guy who’s used to talking to millions of people. I was surprised about the calibre of his Spanish too but maybe he was nervous (fair enough too)?
imanixsupporter wrote: I was quite surprised to hear how bad Tim was en espanol given he has a fluent in Spanish partner. He even managed to mangle "muchas gracias" by saying "mucho gracias".
Ehh, my mum is fluent in her first language and my dad knows about 2 words in it, even though his father is also a native speaker of that same language. Some people just aren't great at it!
Nixieboys222 wrote: as someone whose Spanish is his mother tongue, i can confirm his Spanish was rusty was a very heavy thick english-speaking accent :)
Ola Nixiboys222. I hope you are up for a discussion on Argentina during this WC How many minutes will Messi play? Is the wide defense too old? If you are then there is a YF topic for Group J. Its under World Wide Football Discussion then FIFA Mens World Cup 2026 then Group J Hope to see you there. Argentina is my no2 team after NZ
imanixsupporter wrote: I was quite surprised to hear how bad Tim was en espanol given he has a fluent in Spanish partner. He even managed to mangle "muchas gracias" by saying "mucho gracias".
My partner is fluent in French, because her mother is French. Doesnt mean I can parlez-vous Français.
If you aren't immersed in a language you don't just automatically learn it by standing beside someone who knows it.
Nixieboys222 wrote: as someone whose Spanish is his mother tongue, i can confirm his Spanish was rusty was a very heavy thick english-speaking accent :)
It’s a very heavy Kiwi accented Espanol to my ear. Funny to hear
Peruvian partner, and I’ve tried to aprende Español on and off for 8 years. It’s not easy though at least apparently my accent is mildest
I remember learning the language in a Lima school with a Canadian Jewish guy who was definitely better than me with words, phrases and conjunction but man he just couldn’t shake that strong broad Toronto voice
“Casa de mi Padre” is a Wil Ferrell movie that takes the piss out of Latino novellas but also Americans speaking Espanol with a heavy accent
This is the barber who was working with a few of the AW's boys today tidying them up with a few cuts before getting into work with Haiti tomorrow.Screenshot_20260602_113745_Instagram.jpg372.85 KBYou can probably take a stab at which one of those photos was the most popular.
All Whites coach Darren Bazeley and his staff have been preparing for every eventuality as New Zealand makes its FIFA World Cup return after 16 years away.
But one thing they didn’t have on their bingo card was their right back suddenly being at the centre of a social media-driven online phenomenon shortly after arriving in Florida.
Tim Payne now has a little over 4 million followers on Instagram, up from just over 4000 a week ago.
And get behind them they did – to the point where the Wellington Phoenix defender now has more Instagram followers than the All Blacks (2.8m), Kane Williamson (3.3m) and many more besides.
He has also become a hot topic beyond the photo-sharing platform, with the story being picked up by media across the globe as the build-up to the World Cup intensifies.
Payne has taken the potentially mind-blowing change to his status in his stride.
He could be set to meet El Scarso – real name Valen Scarsini – this week. Scarsini revealed to his followers that he would be flying US to watch the All Whites play Haiti in their first World Cup warm-up friendly in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday (kickoff 12pm Wednesday NZ time), hoping to meet Payne in person, though it is understood nothing formal has been arranged by New Zealand Football.
Scarsini also toasted Payne reaching four million followers by holding up four glasses of wine, in a photo he shared on Instagram, to which the 32-year-old replied: “Trying to figure out how you would (potentially) do five”.
The Payne phenomenom is likely to lead to there being greater interest in the All Whites’ World Cup campaign than there would have been otherwise and Bazeley has already heard plenty of jokes about what it could mean for him if he goes with someone else at right back.
But he had a smart response when asked if that would lead to added pressure: “He’s got so many followers, but there’s five million people in New Zealand – that’s more than he’s got.
