WellyDerby | Saturday 17th Jan | 5pm | Newtown Park

I'll be running the @TeamWelly one for minute-ish by minute-ish updates. 

2ndBest you going to pop a tenner on again :)

It was 50. and no.

Premiers: Italiano Dimario Boxall Evans Brindell-South Gulley Hicks Rufer Stevens Hailmariam Blake #WellyDerby #WPvTW

— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) January 17, 2015

Subs Sale Khouchabba Pratt Bell Cahill-Fleury #wellspring #wpvtw

— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) January 17, 2015

The $4 is looking much nicer now.

WeeNix take the lead in the 4th minute through a Joel Stevens chip across goal which found its way into the top left corner. 1-0. #WPvTW

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

Cole Peverly slots it past Italiano who dived the right way. 1-1. #WPvTW

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

Stevens plays in Brindall-South, who slots it past O'Keefe for a goal! WeeNix lead 2-1. #WPvTW

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

Phoenix worth their lead. 

Jay Harvie ‏@JayHarvie 24m24 minutes ago

The language from some of the Team Welly players is appalling. Really classy at a family event. #WPvTW

racist

Goal TeeDubs!! Gwyther scores from a very very acute angle, and brings the teams level. WeeNix can't believe it wasn't offside. #WPvTW

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

53' Peverley takes Hailmariam down as he makes a lighting run in behind the defence. Second Yellow to Peverley and he's off. #WPvTW

— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) January 17, 2015

Michael Gwyther is played in behind a high line, and Italiano isn't quick enough to get to the ball before its tapped past him into the net.

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

WeeNix equalise through Hailemariam!!! Shoots across goal through the defenders legs and past O'Keefe. 3-3 with about 10 minutes left #WPvTW

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

Free kick from Feneridis is put straight on goal and flies past Italiano into the net. TeeDubs the lead again, 4-3. #WPvTW

— Yellow Fever (@YellowFever_NZ) January 17, 2015

Sounds like a crazy game.

Was that the final score?

Nix 3:4 TW

Was a very entertaining game, enjoyed it very much.

Indeed, that game had it all. What great fun to watch

Sounds like a great game, likewise for other games in this round of the league.

crowd?

Was missing the streaker...

What a thoroughly awesom afternoon at Newtown Park. So enjoyable.

Some great play - Good natured fans keeping out of the sun in the stand. Well done both teams. 2 great games this season.

Probably 700-800

Damnit Dale, we need PAX!

Is Hailmariam worth a shout for the senior team? Sounds like he's in some good form.. 

No. Still missing a lot of key skills at this level before making the step up imo. His pace his giving him an edge currently.

Stevens above him for me.

What about Dimario as a RB option?

Longer term yes. But right now I think he's not ready. 

A run off the bench with 10 minutes to go in an away game might do him some good - get him in the senior team away game travelling clique, and get him in front of a crowd etc. He is playing MUCH better now than at the start of the ASB Premiership when I thought he looked a bit ordinary. But he's obviouly worked hard on positioning and shepparding opponents one way or the other, and catching them they cut back, which is great. His fitness levels look good as well.

However, I think he needs more physically before he's a real contender in the A League. Manny is not large for a defender, and Manny make Dimairo look slight.

Dimairo. Herculean at his task of whatever TeeDubs threw at him on the left.

Think gave away the penalty.

Def potential.

Fouled the guy who stole it from him. Not his greatest moment, will learn from it as they seem to record the games.

Is this a good number for a ASB game? I can't find much information on crowd numbers.

Comment in the press report suggested 1000 at the game

Phoenix must know the numbers, right? I not, they should buy this thing:

I counted 250 not in the stand about 20 or so minutes in.

Either way that's a good ASB Prem crowd.  Auckland sometimes spike above 1500 but in the main last season were between 600 and 900.  Team Wellington are usually 250-500 with spikes for games like City or the Welly derby.

Occassionally Canterbury and Hawkes Bay have pushed into 4 figures but seem to generally be around 500.  The others are generally around the TeeDubs numbers (300 or less)

Interestingly I spoke to Mr. Stantiall after the weekend's game iN Cambridge. He said the crowd was about 500 and said that that was "down a bit for us"...

I was going on last years Wikipedia numbers when i looked a couple of months ago so could be complete bollocks.

Canterbury united numbers are always fudged.

I was at one match where the attendance was announced at something like 500, played again next week and the crowd looked the same maybe slightly more and they announced something like 800-900. People I was standing around just started laughing.