vs Melbourne

What a game.

Felipe best player for phoenix

So close, im jubilant with 2-2 =]

Yeah, NZ club record, soon to be shattered when the Phoenix have a home Grand Final.

Great result, and great to see we were the ones finishing the strongest and not for a lost cause too.

Possibly should have snatched it, but great result anyway.

Piney and the team did a great job on the radio, good news for us without Sky to hear a great commentary team, the second goal celebrations were mint!

Well done Ricky, Terry and the Boys

Agree with the comments guys that it could mean a good turnout in a fortnight.

Great result, its madness driving out of the staduim!

I think you guys can be proud, new team in a new city to get that sort of crowd.

Fair play to you 'Nix.

As a Victory supporter I'm disappointed at the drop in our intensity towards the end there. But there's no denying - you belong in this league, you make the Knights look like the hideous, stuttering joke they were.

Ignore the Sydney poster in this thread, classless git couldn't care less if you lived or died besides beating us. It says something about them when they think they can gloat about a Melbourne away draw when they lost at home...

Settle mate, don't get too far ahead of yourself. You played well and deserved the draw, but yeesh.

f**king awesome game - watched it on TV here in Aucks.

I'm sorry, got a bit excited, but I still think we can make the top four, and from there maybe the final!

Calm down ladies, both of your teams are average and will finish around about the bottom of the league.

now now lets all simmer down. Go the phoenix!

also, absolutely brilliant work yellow fever guys! u guys got some great tv coverage in pre - game and in game, the atmosphere was amazing even watching on tv from up here in aucks! absolutely fantastic

See? Welly are trying to celebrate a great result for them, an MVFC supporter comes on to congratulate them for the result, and these clowns want to make it a Sydney-Melbourne thread.

We all know what you idiots think of Melbourne, leave it out and let's welcome the Phoenix to the league the way they deserve.

EDIT: Everyone except loyalgunner, that is.


Matt_TY2007-08-26 18:24:34

We should have taken the points, but how good was that last fifteen minutes? This is how I remember football  Phoenix shirts coming to Melbourne this week, no doubt that there's a SMELTZ 9 going on the back of mine.

Merc, what a surprise!

Didn't expect to see you here! Weren't you the one who kept editing New Zealand teams out of your Football Manager games in favour of South Melbourne?

great comeback from the nix, showed alot of skill and courage. Excellent crowd as well, hopefully they all come back and tell their mates as well.

I'm sorry, i can't help myself but suck sh*t tards

FORZA NIX'S

Now that the missus is decrepit and old I've dumped her for a sexy new model. That's what new football is all about baby!

o btw is there an online shop for the phoenix shop down there so as to get some of that merch up to aucks? loving the retro rickis etc

Thanks guys

Thanks for the great atmosphere YF. Seeya next tme, gotta go Auckland on the f'in bus

Respect Nix... Awesome come back...  DonnieDarkoSFC2007-08-26 18:57:09

Bril

Tards, Sydney muppets.  There is now moderation here (albeit slightly lagered).  If you must have girlie fights pleas leave it to the Tard Board and SFCU or even better take it to The World Game.

Thanks.

what a game!! the fever zone was pumping, especially the last 20 mins.
Daniel impressed again hes my man of the match, he linked up with felipe real well when he came on.
cleberson is really solid, but defence still looked abit shakey.
we looked best when we played with width.
For the first round im stoked.
was the ref really as shoking as we made him out be?? haha i'd like to know what it looked like on the tv

Just got back from the game. Was awesome. Had few heart attacks watching Daniel hit the post and someone else hitting the post in the dying stages though. valeo2007-08-26 20:19:38

phoenix awsome last 25min played well, gr8 effort we could of won 3-2 but a drew against last years champs is good.my boy kosta barbarouses will be there nxt week.Go boywonder

Congrats boys, great crowd, great game. Glad to meet most of the fever crew (where were you Valeo?) hope you come over for the Melbourne game!

As for the SFC 'Ultras' lurking on here...WHO ARE YA!!!???

i was in aisle 31 or something with family lol. was awesome still.

Had rugby/league  heads all around me .... they talked of buying season tickets after the game.

The game was emotional!

What a buzz being there, the crowd was awesome! Yellow Fever, hats off to you guys! Only event that beats that @ the stadium is the sevens, have never heard that sort of noise or witnessed that atmosphere at any other rugby game! Wellingtonians know how to support a team, Auckland where you at?!

As for the teams performance, Felipe was my pick for MOM. He injected pace and lifted the whole teams tempo. Cleberson was a rock at the back as was Dodd, what a centre half combo they are!
Thought Old and Christie both had very average games, but Lochhead was solid @ LB.
Agree with who said it earlier, Daniel did not look at any stage like he was gonna nail that pen.

Roll on the next game!

when i saw cleberson come on it reminded me of seeing inzimam-ul-haq at eden park, the guys a tank, and defended like a rock to

Tch tch tch, I am disappointed. Here I am trying to be a good sport and congratulate you and this is how you repay me? If only you took the chances to show your class that your team did. No need to ban me, I'll see myself out :D

Posts are welcome... there are dozens of other forums for "Sydney vs Melbourne" arguments, that's all.

Hey Kiwi Pie, a real pleasure, you and the lads have been great value all weekend.  Have a safe return trip.