Vs Sydney 27th Nov Sun 4.30pm

You guys all need some good clean PAX to calm down.  North Wellington team outing to the Phoenix, 18 tickets, numbered 5933 to 5950. 

My pleasure.

I hope Ifill starts, we need the best team on the paddock. If he can do more than a half, start him.

Feel sorry for Paston, and he isnt liking it according to an article in the Herald today, he has to wait for Warner to have a shocker to get back in it seems. I think he is better than Warner, Ricki must rate them as equals or otherwise Pasty  would be back in.

Think they need to have someone on Carle all the time, who is our best man marker Vinny ?? He is in good form at present

Good form after one game back? I would prefer to have Manny marking him, but then who goes into RB? I think you are right, Lia will end up with the job.

I mean that Carle is in good form and is dangerous.  Manny would be great, we neeeeed another RB

Gee I thought Warner had a shocker last week the adelaiide goal was way too soft and it very nearly happened again in the 2nd half...he is way too slow off his line...I thought pasty looked really sharp in the warm up last week...bring him back ASAP
Villanix2011-11-25 21:26:41

Didn't we try Lia at rightback one pre season?

Tab here is Nix 2.75, draw 3.35 and Sydney 2.35.

The season he did his knee, and we signed Manny as injury cover.

Hmm think the CCM game was around the same. I know I go on about the facebook and twitter sites not being used but again they've done nothing to tell people when the next games are and nothing to hype them up. Seems they spent all their marketing budget on the game in Auckland.

I think we will win this one.

Would be nice to get a Grandadi opinion.

I love Vince (in case u didn't know)

So apparently Emerton had some trouble with Customs on the way in.

Expect him to be walking like a cowboy tomorrow.

Did you pay $200 for his playing shorts at a charity auction?

We don't need your Aussie apples
We don't need your dives Emmo
No undeclared produce into New Zealand
Hey Emmo! Leave our ecosystem alone!
You really should have left your apple at home
You really should have left your apple at home

Maybe

http://webpages.charter.net/terryev/songs.html

a website with some apple chants, most are to the tune of a nursery rhyme. shouldn't be hard to learn

We have tried everyone at RB....if someone sat down and worked out how many players had played RB for the Nix it would be more than 10, easily.

One of the biggest unknown questions for mankind....why can't the Phoenix sign proper cover for RB?
We have midfielders by the dozen and every season its "lets try and convert someone to RB"

Old, Christie, Cleberson, Lia, Muscat, Mulligan, SigmUnd, Tsatallios, Downey, Hearfield... that's 10, have I missed anyone? Can't distinctly remember Jezza playing there but he probably did at some point, and Lia only played there in preseason, same with Downey.


Oska2011-11-26 15:17:10

you could do a similar list for every position expect GK and LB.

OK


CB - Old, O'dor, Cleberson, Dodd, Rees, McKain, Durante, SigmUnd, North, Musa, Griffiths, Muscat/Brown? - 12 12/2 = 6

CM - Ferrante, Aloisi, Johnson, Felipe, Ward, Smith, Sanchez, Lia, Muscat, McKain, Hearfield, Elliott, Fred, Dodd, Toto, Diego, Brown, Christie = 18 = 8ish

Wide = Kosta?, Leo, Christie?, Caceres, Elrich, Daniel, Lia, Marco, Toto, Downey + Tsats briefly, G**, Hearfield, Kwasnik?, Pantelis, George? Ward = 14 14/2 = 7

Striker - Smeltz, George, Ifill, Brownlie, Coveny, Kwasnik, Bertos, Greenacre, Kosta, Pavlo, Jiang Chen, Macallister, Dadi, Draper = 14 = 11ish

Final numbers based on how many (roughly) Ricky uses at a time for CM and striker, I'll leave the match thread alone now.

Dodgy apple!

Emmo, wheres your apple? Emmo, Emmo, where's your apple?

I've got a song, it won't take long, Emmo had an apple.

Give me an A! Give me a P!... What does that spell? APPLE! Let's all eat an apple, let's all eat an apple!

SFC convoy has been enjoying the fruits of your labour up in the Martinborough region today sampling the local Pinot.
Cocktails at Alice & beers at Hishago Zake.

There's a game on?

Anyone going to the game tomorrow want a FREE brand new 'thanks terry' fever shirt?  Its size M but in my opinion its a L. Too big for me so someone else can have it

PM me if you want it, first in first served.
Il reply with my mobile number and will meet you at ROF tomorrow where il hand it over


edit - 3 Prime Ministers in 3 mins, we have a winner.
AJ132011-11-26 21:01:11

Take some nice NZ apples back over the ditch with you.

Junior822011-11-26 20:53:10

Moderate Noises!

Article in Brisbane times

Note near the end that Durante looked at leaving to go to Sydney

"WELLINGTON PHOENIX skipper Andrew Durante has seen enough of Sydney FC to know they'll be desperate to avenge last week's loss, warning his teammates to expect an early barrage at Westpac Stadium tomorrow.

Sydney coach Vitezslav Lavicka lay down the law at training during the week, pushing his players to snap the lethargy that has led to a bad habit of conceding the opening goal.

Durante took a brief spell from his duties in New Zealand to sign with the Sky Blues for their Asian Champions League campaign, giving him a unique insight into how Lavicka works. As such, he knows the Czech will have his side primed to come out breathing fire.

''They'll be full of confidence coming here but equally, they'll be hurting after what happened against Central Coast, a game they would have hated losing,'' he said. ''There was some talk early in the season that they were struggling but they've hit their straps now; just look at how they've made all those comebacks in recent weeks.

''They'll be desperate to get back on the winners' list, and we'll have to be on our guard. It's going to be a tough game because we'll be just as keen as they are.''

Sydney crashed out at the group stages in the ACL, but they've bounced back to be third after seven rounds in the A-League and appear on track to make the finals. In contrast, Durante's Phoenix have battled to just one win, leaving them one point above last-placed Gold Coast.

''We started off well enough with a win and a draw but we let ourselves down badly with a few home losses in a row and it's really hurt us,'' he said. ''We've been our own worst enemy at times, and when you throw in some injuries and suspensions, it's really hindered us. Thankfully we're slowly getting a few of them back, and as we get the numbers, I'm sure we'll grow in confidence and start to get a few more points than we have been.''

The Phoenix went into their last match in Wellington against the Mariners with just 15 fit men, and Durante admitted the absence of numbers had cruelled the team's hopes of a flying start.

''We lost Mirjan Pavlovic and Lucas Pantelis before a ball was even kicked, and then lost Vince Lia and Paul Ifill in the first game - that's four important players robbed from our squad,'' he said. ''We've been forced into doing things we wouldn't usually. Players carrying knocks and injuries have forced themselves to play, blokes have been playing out of position and it's been a real patch-up job. All things considered, it probably hasn't been too bad.''

All the bumps and bruises are nothing compared with the psychological damage inflicted by an off-season when the club's future was in doubt when owner Terry Serepisos was forced to pull out.

''The transition from Terry to the new owners was a difficult time because, for a time, we didn't know what was going on,'' he said.

''We were all constantly asking questions, and not getting any answers. We went to the PFA [Professional Footballers Australia], the FFA, the club, everyone, and none of us had any idea whether the club would be around.

''But that's all behind us now, we've got owners who are financially very stable and who have great visions on where the club is going to head in the next few years.''

Despite pulling a crowd of 20,000-plus in Auckland last week, they only drew a quarter of that in Wellington against the Mariners, although Durante is confident the fans will come out for the family-friendly Sunday timeslot.

''Playing on a Friday night in bad conditions was never going to suit our fans, who have always responded much better to Sunday afternoon games,'' he said. ''Hopefully with Sydney coming to town, they're a big team with big players and with us badly needing a win, the fans come out and support us.''

Durante said there was a small chance he could have made his Sydney stay permanent, but it didn't work out.

''There was some talk between myself and the coach but I was still under contract at Wellington, and it never really went further,'' he said. ''I didn't play as much as I'd wanted in the ACL, and when I did, it was at right-back, so I wasn't too unhappy about going back to the Phoenix.''

conservative

          Paston
    manny Sig Dura Loch

Iffil Lia Brown Smith Bertos
           GA

attacking

        Paston
manny   Sig Dura Loch

Bertos Lia   Brown Daniel

        Iffil GA

LOUD NOISES!

Apparently about 20 Sydney fans in town.
I was surrounded by 13 or 14 of them tonight in a booth at the Kings for the Roar game. Including Traitor.

We've got the wind, no rain and all we need is the Phoenix.....blow them off the park Nix.

This place is very quiet for game day.

Come On You Nix! I must have 3 points.

Fire up today boys, big effort needed.

Marvellous day, family friendly start time, lets go Wellington lets go...COYN!!

Ricki has been coaching heads up and to look for the pass and also found his nads and go on the home town attack

come on you phoenix! 4-1! Ifill 2, smith & lia!
boom

0-1 a perfect Emmo free kick screamer.


"You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
For ever you'll stay in my heart"

to the tune of disco