The boys are back at Leichhardt Oval to take on City. This is the first of 3 games in a week, so vital to pick up points.
WPM R17 vs Melbourne City | Sat 2nd April | 6:35pm | SS7
Melbourne dropping points tonight against Perth makes this game even bigger if we can win this the gap between us will only be 8 points with 4 games in hand.
Is the game likely to go ahead despite all the flooding over there?
No Reno or Hooper so Old to start?
No Reno or Hooper so Old to start?
Either that or Ball to drop deeper and Waine/van Hattum to start as striker I’d say
No Reno or Hooper so Old to start?
Either that or Ball to drop deeper and Waine/van Hattum to start as striker I’d say
Talay said before the postponed WSW game that Old was likely then to fill Reno’s spot. Presumably that still stands. He likes the way Ball & Sotiro are going together up top
Weather forecast for Leichhardt Oval still seems to be nearly constant thunderstorms the next few days. Can't see this one going ahead. Although Google weather has led me wrong before.
All those games in hand and on equal points to Sydney City.
Big game.
3 points would be huge.
Fire Up.
COYN
3 points would be huge.
Fire Up.
COYN
Come on you Nixxx
Fire Up 🔥 !
Big win required here if we wanna stay close to the top 4 spots
🚨TEAM NEWS🚨
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) March 6, 2022
- Piscopo and Hooper are out of the squad via injury
- Old comes into the Starting XI
- Ott and Surman come onto the bench
The Phoenix men are proudly supported by @OPPONewZealand #COYN!
💛🖤
📋 TEAM NEWS 📋
— Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) March 6, 2022
This is how we'll line up against Wellington Phoenix this afternoon at Leichhardt Oval 👇#CmonCity | #WELvMCY pic.twitter.com/0J0AsAQoB2
Teams haven't come out to warm up yet, but it's started bucketing down at Leichhardt Oval
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) March 6, 2022
Teams haven't come out to warm up yet, but it's started bucketing down at Leichhardt Oval
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) March 6, 2022
Don't think the greater NSW region has seen a dry day in a while...
COYN! 🦅🦅 🟡⚫
Farken fire up 🔥🔥
Farken fire up 🔥🔥
delayed
I see this has been delayed due to weather. Do we have a possible start time?
Delayed kickoff taking place - New kickoff time will be 5:05pm (AEDT) 7:05pm (NZT). pic.twitter.com/Edq1KWxKZB
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) March 6, 2022
Delayed kickoff taking place - New kickoff time will be 5:05pm (AEDT) 7:05pm (NZT). pic.twitter.com/Edq1KWxKZB
— Wellington Phoenix (@WgtnPhoenixFC) March 6, 2022
Can't see the weather easing up. But on the bright side, we are gonna have a lot of games in hand which allows our destiny to be in our own hands come the crunch.
Suits me just fine! Kids bed time is 7pm 👌
Bring the boys home to NZ and play the games over here. Beautiful weather about the place currently.
Also, when/if it does clear up, heavy underfoot conditions should suit us just fine.
Also, when/if it does clear up, heavy underfoot conditions should suit us just fine.
FFS, jinxed it. Games been called off.
Weekend ruined.
So many games called off really works against us I feel. We don't have the depth of other teams to cram in games.
This is really frustrating, the squad was starting to get on a roll and now we haven't played for two weeks. Gonna end up playing midweek for the last month of the season at this rate.
Fudges sake. Play 5 games in 13 days, then no games for almost a month!
Game called off! for now. taking years just to watch another Nixs game.
well fudge me!
cant do much about the weather but that really sucks,
cant do much about the weather but that really sucks,
Wellington Phoenix's A-League Men season is scheduled to end on April 29. They have only played 12 of their 26 games.
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) March 6, 2022
unless the extend the league's last match, we could play what, 9 or 10 games in April?!
unless the extend the league's last match, we could play what, 9 or 10 games in April?!
Week beginning March 7: Wed 9, Sat 12
Mar 14: Fri 18 (missing likely 4/5 players on AWs duty)
Mar 21: Sat 26 (missing 1 player on AWs duty, but would be missing 5/6 if they played midweek)
Mar 28: Fri Apr 1 (missing 1 player on AWs duty)
Apr 4: Wed 6, Sat 9
Apr 11: Sat 16
Apr 18: Sun 24
Apr 25: Fri 29
They have four fixtures to be rescheduled and six weeks with the middle of the week free
Likely to be 11 games in 36/37 days to end the season, with the Fri 29 one pushed back to Sat 30/Sun May 1.
unless the extend the league's last match, we could play what, 9 or 10 games in April?!
They have been pretty adamant about not extending the season in the past, so we might end with that kinda schedule.
bonkers. if we make the finals, we could be well exhausted to complete.
Equal points with Sydney City and 5 games in hand on them. Never thought I'd ever see that happening.
Equal points with Sydney City and 5 games in hand on them. Never thought I'd ever see that happening.
h'mmm . . . . and who replaces Corica when he gets sacked? . . . answers on a postcard
Given a likely decision today to allow Aussies to come in from 12 April 2022 without any isolation requirements what about 3 or 4 games at home at the Cake Tin?
Given a likely decision today to allow Aussies to come in from 12 April 2022 without any isolation requirements what about 3 or 4 games at home at the Cake Tin?
They are hopeful that maybe a couple games could be played but it requires us dropping down from the Red Light setting.
Given a likely decision today to allow Aussies to come in from 12 April 2022 without any isolation requirements what about 3 or 4 games at home at the Cake Tin?