Wellington Phoenix Men

Vs Melbin B Wed 5th (Kids Free)

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dunster wrote:

loyalgunner wrote:
A win here and we have a chance of making the top 6, a loss and it'll be 7th or 8th.� After this game things only get harder with CCM and the Roar away.� In all honesty, though, 6th isn't good enough.� It will be an away game vs the 3rd place team and we have no hope of winning it so 4th should be the aim even though it is thoroughly unrealistic.
But if it's unrealistic why go for it? Isn't that the same as "banging your head against a wall?"


Well why not go for it. Just don't be too dissapointed if you don't acheive the aim. Look, we might as well go into these games agressive and full of confidence rather pre-accepting that we will lose.
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we need a pax update!

Wednesday 5 Jan

MAX 25�C
MIN 16�C
Fine. Light winds.

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from practice I'd guess at
 
                    Vuko
Party      Sig   Dura    lochy
               Moose
     Brown      Lia
Marco    Greenie     Ward
Feverish2011-01-03 13:22:26

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Feverish wrote:
from practice I'd guess at
 
                    Vuko
Party      Sig   Dura    lochy
               Moose
     Brown      Lia
Marco    Greenie     Ward
 
Mixed views if that is the line-up - I don't rate Mac so not problem with him being dropped but, on the other hand, we have struggled with Greenie on his todd up front.
 
Hopefully Brown will be given the message to get forward at every opportunity to give Greeny options.
 
Pleased if it is Marco and Ward on the flanks - they are the two form wide players.
 
Bench will be interesting; I'd guess Leo, Daniel and Mac but would prefer Pav for the latter.
 
He dribbles a lot and the opposition dont like it - you can see it all over their faces. (Ron Atkinson)
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Why aren't we practicing 4-4-2!! This formation hasn't turned out very well in the past especially with Greenie alone up front. He'll end up isolated again and with 5 in the mid-field again.
Although Rojas and Ward and Lochy starting is cause for optimism so who knows, could work out. Will be a challenge, Good luck boys!!
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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Please no Greenie alone up front.....has not worked at all. Play 442. Drop Lia and play Mooscat and Brown together in mid plus Dmac/Pav plus Greenie up front.
Not really excited about our strikers but there very little choice.
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Looks like Bertos and Daniel are in doubt, daniel has a throat infection. Lochhead almost a certainty

very nervous about this one.



George Costanza2011-01-03 15:18:36
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Please Santa, i know you didnt get me much for xmas, and i'm cool with that, but please let my belated pressie be a 4-4-2 formation with someone, anyone please, anyone tall up front with Greenie.

Yellow Whever Whanganui

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ricki's a space cadet if he only plays one up front.
FFS we need goals to win a game and ffs we need to win this
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I am f**king pissed I am going to miss another home game because of no money. Am glad to see Lochhead returning now.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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4-3-3 normally works pretty well against Melbourne

with Manny/Lia/Brown in the middle Hernandez hasn't usually got much of a sniff against us

a.haak

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Starvin Marvin Angulo to open his account against you guys. Charles Dickens Tavern to lose its collective sh*t.
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goldienz wrote:
Please Santa, i know you didnt get me much for xmas, and i'm cool with that, but please let my belated pressie be a 4-4-2 formation with someone, anyone please, anyone tall up front with Greenie.


Just that would be a christmas present for us all..
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What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?
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simon_hampton wrote:
What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?


No

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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simon_hampton wrote:
What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?


It's good if you want to play shit football with a big man/little man combo up front, hoofing it to them whenever possible.

Three for me, and two for them.

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anybody knows how much the parking fee at westpac for this midweek game? is it still $30?
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I think it's $10 only for mid-week games, ring and check on the day Alvin.

edit: says on here it is $30, they need to update the photos, Mossy with his nix strip on! The $10 was only for November.
http://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/wellington-phoenix-fc-v-melbourne-victory-2


George Costanza2011-01-03 22:07:38
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simon_hampton wrote:
What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?
Nah, I'm picking 6 - 0 for the odd game as well.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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valeo wrote:
4-3-3 normally works pretty well against Melbourne

with Manny/Lia/Brown in the middle Hernandez hasn't usually got much of a sniff against us


fair point. then again, didn't we concede 2 goals in 5 minutes and play quite average?
Personally, I'd start with 4-4-2 and maybe switch to 4-3-3 later on.

VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life

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George Kostanza wrote:
they need to update the photos, Mossy with his nix strip on!
Will mention it, agree poor form.
Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
well theres always letting browny play upfront to make it a 442
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Buffon II wrote:
simon_hampton wrote:
What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?


It's good if you want to play shit football with a big man/little man combo up front, hoofing it to them whenever possible.


That sums up your football knowledge.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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Hard News wrote:
Why, because he has a different view of it to you?


By saying that if you want to play sh*t football and hoof it up the park, play 442.
A stupid comment.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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playwithFire wrote:
Also, Kids are FREE! So we MUST MUST MUST try and fill up the stadium as best we can.

This is not gonna be easy and a big crowd for the boys is he least our city can do to help our push towards the finals
 
i agree 100% this is why i started this event, check it out and send it on to everyone
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Buffon II wrote:
simon_hampton wrote:
What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?[/QUOTE]

It's good if you want to play shit football with a big man/little man combo up front, hoofing it to them whenever possible.


Which is about exactly what we do regardless. We can do it with one small guy and have it not work or we can do it with two and probably have it work out for us.
We might not win 5-nil every week, but we can win 4-4-2-nil evey week.


[QUOTE=valeo]4-3-3 normally works pretty well against Melbourne

with Manny/Lia/Brown in the middle Hernandez hasn't usually got much of a sniff against us


True but that was against a Melbourne back 3 and I'm not sure whether their playing that anymore. Are they?

At the end of the day If we win I'll be happy, but if not there will be half a dozen people howling 4-4-2.

"Yellow Fever are fantastic – I have to say that"

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They still play the same way - down the middle

a.haak

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
up the guts bro
I like tautologies because I like them.
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Leggy wrote:
Buffon II wrote:
simon_hampton wrote:
What is so special about 4-4-2?

Are we going to win every game 5-0 if we play it?


It's good if you want to play shit football with a big man/little man combo up front, hoofing it to them whenever possible.


That sums up your football knowledge.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Absolute must win, real 6 pointer here pull the victory touching distance and start breathing down the necks of the Heart.
Since Grandadi is holding out on us I'll shove a prediction into the fray.
Phoenix to win 3-1
Melbourne attack not good enough without archie and kruse, Herdandez taken out of the game.

The melbourne defense isn't actually all that up to scratch, they don't have many clean sheets they win by virtue of their powerful goal scoring ability but are somewhat lacking several of their best.
Allsop might be back but not in the form they need.
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3-2
Allsopp x2 (always scores against us)
Brown x2, Rojas 1

a.haak

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why has there been virtually no media attention to this game? holidays smolidays, this is a important game and for getting more people along we need some stories in the news.

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George Kostanza wrote:
why has there been virtually no media attention to this game? holidays smolidays, this is a important game and for getting more people along we need some stories in the news.



It's because all the sports reporters are on holiday too.
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Dont be worried Just get ur asses down to the game and cheer your sh*t off for the phoenix.Have some fukin faith .Finals here we come

I LOVE LAMP

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Kevin Muscat is being rested for this one.  Allsopp on the bench with Ricardinho starting in place of Kruse.
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Perennial strugglers Liverpoolfan1 wrote:
Kevin Muscat is being rested for this one.  Allsopp on the bench with Ricardinho starting in place of Kruse.
 
 
Anything to do with the fact he is on 3 Yellows and they play Adelaide and Sydney in the next two matches. If he picked up yellows in match against us and Adelaide he would miss Sydney match...
 
 

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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C-Diddy wrote:
Perennial strugglers Perennial strugglers Liverpoolfan1 wrote:
Kevin Muscat is being rested for this one.  Allsopp on the bench with Ricardinho starting in place of Kruse.
 
 
Anything to do with the fact he is on 3 Yellows and they play Adelaide and Sydney in the next two matches. If he picked up yellows in match against us and Adelaide he would miss Sydney match...
 
 
 
Don't think so.  After 21 games the yellow card count for a suspension goes up to eight.  He's just being rested because they have three games in a week and he's 37.
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Perennial strugglers Liverpoolfan1 wrote:
C-Diddy wrote:
Perennial strugglers Perennial strugglers Perennial strugglers Liverpoolfan1 wrote:
Kevin Muscat is being rested for this one.  Allsopp on the bench with Ricardinho starting in place of Kruse.
 
 
Anything to do with the fact he is on 3 Yellows and they play Adelaide and Sydney in the next two matches. If he picked up yellows in match against us and Adelaide he would miss Sydney match...
 
 
 
Don't think so.  After 21 games the yellow card count for a suspension goes up to eight.  He's just being rested because they have three games in a week and he's 37.
 
 
Bugger!!!
 
I was hoping to add a little bit more unfounded speculation to the rumour fire before being shot down by you Piney!

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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Perennial strugglers Liverpoolfan1 wrote:
Kevin Muscat is being rested for this one.� Allsopp on the bench with Ricardinho starting in place of Kruse.


What!? No Kevin Muscat to chant at!?
My life is over.
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