WPM R20 vs Auckland | Sat 22nd Feb | 5pm | FeverTua to Mt Smart

With the Italiano extension news I'm pretty demoralised. I support the nix and have my whole adult life, I live in Hamilton and so don't get the benefit of live games or the footballing culture from the matchday experience. There is an expectation that I should stay loyal and I want to. But the club coming out and supporting a manager who has never played a good brand of football, often using emotional blackmail to justify mediocrity and then also admitting that success isn't the clubs goal, just promoting youth to sell.

It's a tough slog, the Auckland result was a bitter pill to swallow. I now have a club just up the road who wants to win everything and has made good on their pledges. They took massive punts on a lot of nix rejects, players under performing in poor euro leagues and players from the national league and they got it right. The nix had access to all of these players and never used any of them. None of them were out of reach. It's not like Auckland showed up day one with Juan Mata. 

I don't know what to think any more. But I start to think why should I stay loyal to the nix when they are not loyal to the fans. I'm sure the melancholy will fade in the coming weeks.

I heard an interesting little story about the game last night. I'm in Dunedin, talking to a pub worker about last night. My friend asked if the pub was heaving last night after the rugby (Highlanders beating Auckland). The worker said yes it was but the crowd watching the football before it was so loud there were complaints and she had to try and quieten everyone down. She said "It was the Wellington Phoenix and that Auckland team. What's its name?"
I said, "Just Auckland."
"Oh, OK"

FU BLU

Obviously I'm not being clear ...try this ...and think ... Successful A-League Men clubs gain qualification into the Asian continental club competitions, the AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC Champions League Two.

Monto

FU BLU proving the point that we're a bunch of losers.

Blud can't even see the point in winning the league.

Pathetic attitude really.

 

You're forgetting one tiny thing, the Nix and AFC are not eligable to enter AFC Champions league!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe

I heard an interesting little story about the game last night. I'm in Dunedin, talking to a pub worker about last night. My friend asked if the pub was heaving last night after the rugby (Highlanders beating Auckland). The worker said yes it was but the crowd watching the football before it was so loud there were complaints and she had to try and quieten everyone down. She said "It was the Wellington Phoenix and that Auckland team. What's its name?"
I said, "Just Auckland."
"Oh, OK"

Shows how far the sport has come, if that’s happening in rugby centric Dunners. Bring in a 3rd NZ team from the Sth Island, they can call their own.

Also maybe you could share the name of the pub with the young guy on here who’s just moved to study at Otago Uni, and struggling to find fellow Nix fans for viewing games

Nixieboys222

Brother lighten up, the bus thing was bloody harmless and fair play. You want an atmosphere in football that in unique in NZ sports landscape? There you have it. It didn’t get violent, no one was harmed, lets not make it bigger then what it should be, and not sure what their socio economic status got to do with anything? Some of your posts lately have been rather odd my dude.

martinb

mykey

LT01

mykey

Back home now. How hard is it to have an away zone for away fans? 
The clubs really need to work together to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone.

AFC fans are bloody arrogant 17 games into their existence. Can’t wait for the tide to turn

Not to mention the location... should be AL regulation that the away bay must be pitchside. Know some people going over who are quite disappointed when I've shown them this.

 

 

Yeah agree. We couldn’t be any further away. Was shocking. 

They call it ‘sharkhousery’ or something they read about in ‘’Football Rivalries for Dummies’. Same with this crap with the bus today, for which I hope they get points docked. Never heard of BS like it in the A league from a hosting club. Stalking Doloras online. I say boycott them next time. They don’t need the money. And we need to remember their BS in the future. I hope some of the travelers have had a good time with their fans and their hospitality, cos the overall impression is Corica, McFlynn and pals. IE pack of wankers.

I watch the away fans here in Japan. They’re always at opposite ends. Always in the same place. Almost always sold out in our small stadium. I’ve never once seen problems with fans and the players can come right over and sign autographs and shake hands with the away fans. Though they’ll usually just line up and say thank you and someone will give a speech. And then all the fans will troop out and pick up the last available bottles of the local beer from the beer tent as a souvenir or to drink on the train home. 

I mean either they’re a club in a rough area and their fans are equally rough or they’re an upper middle class one with cash and well heeled fans to boot. But being a blinged up club with a bunch of incels playing at Football Factory is just BS. Rufer might be down playing it, but the club and the league shouldn’t. Especially with the way the league treated Melbourne and WSW.

Comparing to West Ham fans, for example. Dunno if you’ve heard about what happens when they get grumpy. And yeh I know New Zealanders are not allowed to talk about class, but football and its traditions in the UK are working class.  Sorry, socio-economically disadvantaged. And blockading buses is usually something that happens in the context of ultras and fan violence. What are you saying, this was a fun pantomime tribute to ultras and fan violence? Done by much better non-violent people, who were just mimicking violent fans for a laugh, but it was totally funny?

Nah, complete BS. The club is hosting. Hosting means looking after fans and players, not stopping them and lighting flares. A unique experience doesn’t mean playing at being West Ham super light. Same goes for their BS stunt with a pitch invader in an Auckland shirt last season. 

Italiano said they were delayed getting in by 10 or fifteen minutes. That’s simple BS. AFC should be fined at a minimum. Probably docked points and have that suspended. That’s canary stuff. It didn’t get violent, as far as we know, but it’s not at all cool. 

Get an away bay pitch side. Look after your guests. Don’t have weak security which lets your guests be delayed and hindered by your fans. 

It’s never something the Fever have done or considered doing. It’s nothing the Nix have experienced elsewhere in 18 years. My posts are odd? I’m not a fan who thought to show how much I like football by blockading the opposition bus. Banter. Lols.

martinb

Nixieboys222

Brother lighten up, the bus thing was bloody harmless and fair play. You want an atmosphere in football that in unique in NZ sports landscape? There you have it. It didn’t get violent, no one was harmed, lets not make it bigger then what it should be, and not sure what their socio economic status got to do with anything? Some of your posts lately have been rather odd my dude.

martinb

mykey

LT01

mykey

Back home now. How hard is it to have an away zone for away fans? 
The clubs really need to work together to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone.

AFC fans are bloody arrogant 17 games into their existence. Can’t wait for the tide to turn

Not to mention the location... should be AL regulation that the away bay must be pitchside. Know some people going over who are quite disappointed when I've shown them this.

 

 

Yeah agree. We couldn’t be any further away. Was shocking. 

They call it ‘sharkhousery’ or something they read about in ‘’Football Rivalries for Dummies’. Same with this crap with the bus today, for which I hope they get points docked. Never heard of BS like it in the A league from a hosting club. Stalking Doloras online. I say boycott them next time. They don’t need the money. And we need to remember their BS in the future. I hope some of the travelers have had a good time with their fans and their hospitality, cos the overall impression is Corica, McFlynn and pals. IE pack of wankers.

I watch the away fans here in Japan. They’re always at opposite ends. Always in the same place. Almost always sold out in our small stadium. I’ve never once seen problems with fans and the players can come right over and sign autographs and shake hands with the away fans. Though they’ll usually just line up and say thank you and someone will give a speech. And then all the fans will troop out and pick up the last available bottles of the local beer from the beer tent as a souvenir or to drink on the train home. 

I mean either they’re a club in a rough area and their fans are equally rough or they’re an upper middle class one with cash and well heeled fans to boot. But being a blinged up club with a bunch of incels playing at Football Factory is just BS. Rufer might be down playing it, but the club and the league shouldn’t. Especially with the way the league treated Melbourne and WSW.

Comparing to West Ham fans, for example. Dunno if you’ve heard about what happens when they get grumpy. And yeh I know New Zealanders are not allowed to talk about class, but football and its traditions in the UK are working class.  Sorry, socio-economically disadvantaged. And blockading buses is usually something that happens in the context of ultras and fan violence. What are you saying, this was a fun pantomime tribute to ultras and fan violence? Done by much better non-violent people, who were just mimicking violent fans for a laugh, but it was totally funny?

Nah, complete BS. The club is hosting. Hosting means looking after fans and players, not stopping them and lighting flares. A unique experience doesn’t mean playing at being West Ham super light. Same goes for their BS stunt with a pitch invader in an Auckland shirt last season. 

Italiano said they were delayed getting in by 10 or fifteen minutes. That’s simple BS. AFC should be fined at a minimum. Probably docked points and have that suspended. That’s canary stuff. It didn’t get violent, as far as we know, but it’s not at all cool. 

Get an away bay pitch side. Look after your guests. Don’t have weak security which lets your guests be delayed and hindered by your fans. 

It’s never something the Fever have done or considered doing. It’s nothing the Nix have experienced elsewhere in 18 years. My posts are odd? I’m not a fan who thought to show how much I like football by blockading the opposition bus. Banter. Lols.

Bus was only delayed a couple of minutes. He was looking for excuses. Auckland traffic would have delayed them more than this.

Where in relation to the port do you guys sit and what type of flags do you have to identify your group?

Sat for the first time in the port section in the weekend. Admittedly at the front but enjoyed it and was fairly tame. Must admit it was difficult to understand the chants (maybe with no roof it was tricky) so they still need a bit of work or maybe kiwis just mumble 😂

I don't think its really a case of 'sit quietly with friends elsewhere' - its more that being in the Port is currently the most fun, with well put together chants, good seats, and also - most season members have bought seats there.

I think as the Port head honchos continue to expose themselves to be fudgewits, there will be more of an appetite for a second fan group. 

van Alberto

martinb

Nixieboys222

Brother lighten up, the bus thing was bloody harmless and fair play. You want an atmosphere in football that in unique in NZ sports landscape? There you have it. It didn’t get violent, no one was harmed, lets not make it bigger then what it should be, and not sure what their socio economic status got to do with anything? Some of your posts lately have been rather odd my dude.

martinb

mykey

LT01

mykey

Back home now. How hard is it to have an away zone for away fans? 
The clubs really need to work together to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone.

AFC fans are bloody arrogant 17 games into their existence. Can’t wait for the tide to turn

Not to mention the location... should be AL regulation that the away bay must be pitchside. Know some people going over who are quite disappointed when I've shown them this.

 

 

Yeah agree. We couldn’t be any further away. Was shocking. 

They call it ‘sharkhousery’ or something they read about in ‘’Football Rivalries for Dummies’. Same with this crap with the bus today, for which I hope they get points docked. Never heard of BS like it in the A league from a hosting club. Stalking Doloras online. I say boycott them next time. They don’t need the money. And we need to remember their BS in the future. I hope some of the travelers have had a good time with their fans and their hospitality, cos the overall impression is Corica, McFlynn and pals. IE pack of wankers.

I watch the away fans here in Japan. They’re always at opposite ends. Always in the same place. Almost always sold out in our small stadium. I’ve never once seen problems with fans and the players can come right over and sign autographs and shake hands with the away fans. Though they’ll usually just line up and say thank you and someone will give a speech. And then all the fans will troop out and pick up the last available bottles of the local beer from the beer tent as a souvenir or to drink on the train home. 

I mean either they’re a club in a rough area and their fans are equally rough or they’re an upper middle class one with cash and well heeled fans to boot. But being a blinged up club with a bunch of incels playing at Football Factory is just BS. Rufer might be down playing it, but the club and the league shouldn’t. Especially with the way the league treated Melbourne and WSW.

Comparing to West Ham fans, for example. Dunno if you’ve heard about what happens when they get grumpy. And yeh I know New Zealanders are not allowed to talk about class, but football and its traditions in the UK are working class.  Sorry, socio-economically disadvantaged. And blockading buses is usually something that happens in the context of ultras and fan violence. What are you saying, this was a fun pantomime tribute to ultras and fan violence? Done by much better non-violent people, who were just mimicking violent fans for a laugh, but it was totally funny?

Nah, complete BS. The club is hosting. Hosting means looking after fans and players, not stopping them and lighting flares. A unique experience doesn’t mean playing at being West Ham super light. Same goes for their BS stunt with a pitch invader in an Auckland shirt last season. 

Italiano said they were delayed getting in by 10 or fifteen minutes. That’s simple BS. AFC should be fined at a minimum. Probably docked points and have that suspended. That’s canary stuff. It didn’t get violent, as far as we know, but it’s not at all cool. 

Get an away bay pitch side. Look after your guests. Don’t have weak security which lets your guests be delayed and hindered by your fans. 

It’s never something the Fever have done or considered doing. It’s nothing the Nix have experienced elsewhere in 18 years. My posts are odd? I’m not a fan who thought to show how much I like football by blockading the opposition bus. Banter. Lols.

Bus was only delayed a couple of minutes. He was looking for excuses. Auckland traffic would have delayed them more than this.

Still a dick move. Oh it was only a small dick move? That’s okay then, sure.

The game was disappointing to me as a Nix fan. However, all Kudos to A-FC for putting in an extra effort - I am sure they are extra motivated in a NZ derby and that is exactly how it should be.
Most ALM clubs are in a financially limited situation due to a cut in funding.  Some have sold promising players and focused on development. This is where A-FC are in a different space than all other clubs: they have recruited a whole bunch of adult players and have a lower reliance on youngsters.  
I may have forgotten the details, but IIRC there is some sort of dispensation from the salary cap constraints if you are a new club. Others may comment here. If correct, this allows A-FC to be a bit of an outlier.  They can still lose games (the 0:3 pasting at home to WU was uncharacteristic) but should deservedly win the premiers' plate this season.  There is a lot they do well, on-field and off-field; and a lot of those things remind me of Sydney FC about 10-15 years ago.

Mainland FC

The game was disappointing to me as a Nix fan. However, all Kudos to A-FC for putting in an extra effort - I am sure they are extra motivated in a NZ derby and that is exactly how it should be.
Most ALM clubs are in a financially limited situation due to a cut in funding.  Some have sold promising players and focused on development. This is where A-FC are in a different space than all other clubs: they have recruited a whole bunch of adult players and have a lower reliance on youngsters.  
I may have forgotten the details, but IIRC there is some sort of dispensation from the salary cap constraints if you are a new club. Others may comment here. If correct, this allows A-FC to be a bit of an outlier.  They can still lose games (the 0:3 pasting at home to WU was uncharacteristic) but should deservedly win the premiers' plate this season.  There is a lot they do well, on-field and off-field; and a lot of those things remind me of Sydney FC about 10-15 years ago.

Yeah I would be interested to know what exactly the salary cap exemptions are that they have, but whatever they are, I've been told they last for the first 3 seasons.

(Also the Western United result was 0-4 rather than 0-3)

I'll ask again because I may have missed an answer. We could see the stewards leading someone out of the YF zone halfway through the second half. Was that some dumb local trying to start biff?

You'd forgive the bus company for not being aware of the march, it has only occurred 8/9 times. The Nix have played more times in Auckland than AFC have.

David dome “I know it's hard for the fans, but we'll come back. We always come back. We've had losses before that we’ve come back from and I back the team and I back Chief to build on this.

“There's still enough points, there's still enough games in the regular season, to make the finals, and that's what as a club we’re going to focus on.”

Again, he misses the point at the fan frustration. I’m sure nix will win a few more wins this season, but people are frustrated about losing 3 times to a new rival, playing a style of game that is coma inducing and general malaise around the club.. I’m not sire scrapping a win against Brisbane roar or Perth glory will help with th fan frustration.. and he’s deluded if he thinks we’re making finals, if we do, it shows you that a 6 team finals series is a bit of a joke when a team who have scored 17 goals all season finish in the top half.. sorry Domey, we will bounce back means not much now.

This is about as tin eared as it gets.  Total humiliation as a Phoenix fan and we get this garbage about still making the 6.  This result needs to be a wake up call but clearly that's not happening...

Nixieboys222

David dome “I know it's hard for the fans, but we'll come back. We always come back. We've had losses before that we’ve come back from and I back the team and I back Chief to build on this.

“There's still enough points, there's still enough games in the regular season, to make the finals, and that's what as a club we’re going to focus on.”

Again, he misses the point at the fan frustration. I’m sure nix will win a few more wins this season, but people are frustrated about losing 3 times to a new rival, playing a style of game that is coma inducing and general malaise around the club.. I’m not sire scrapping a win against Brisbane roar or Perth glory will help with th fan frustration.. and he’s deluded if he thinks we’re making finals, if we do, it shows you that a 6 team finals series is a bit of a joke when a team who have scored 17 goals all season finish in the top half.. sorry Domey, we will bounce back means not much now.

Half a Pint

Mainland FC

The game was disappointing to me as a Nix fan. However, all Kudos to A-FC for putting in an extra effort - I am sure they are extra motivated in a NZ derby and that is exactly how it should be.
Most ALM clubs are in a financially limited situation due to a cut in funding.  Some have sold promising players and focused on development. This is where A-FC are in a different space than all other clubs: they have recruited a whole bunch of adult players and have a lower reliance on youngsters.  
I may have forgotten the details, but IIRC there is some sort of dispensation from the salary cap constraints if you are a new club. Others may comment here. If correct, this allows A-FC to be a bit of an outlier.  They can still lose games (the 0:3 pasting at home to WU was uncharacteristic) but should deservedly win the premiers' plate this season.  There is a lot they do well, on-field and off-field; and a lot of those things remind me of Sydney FC about 10-15 years ago.

Yeah I would be interested to know what exactly the salary cap exemptions are that they have, but whatever they are, I've been told they last for the first 3 seasons.

(Also the Western United result was 0-4 rather than 0-3)

Yes it was 0:4, an uncharacteristic slip up, which did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of their followers.  Do not recall AKL people yelling "Corica out".

Mainland FC

Half a Pint

Mainland FC

The game was disappointing to me as a Nix fan. However, all Kudos to A-FC for putting in an extra effort - I am sure they are extra motivated in a NZ derby and that is exactly how it should be.
Most ALM clubs are in a financially limited situation due to a cut in funding.  Some have sold promising players and focused on development. This is where A-FC are in a different space than all other clubs: they have recruited a whole bunch of adult players and have a lower reliance on youngsters.  
I may have forgotten the details, but IIRC there is some sort of dispensation from the salary cap constraints if you are a new club. Others may comment here. If correct, this allows A-FC to be a bit of an outlier.  They can still lose games (the 0:3 pasting at home to WU was uncharacteristic) but should deservedly win the premiers' plate this season.  There is a lot they do well, on-field and off-field; and a lot of those things remind me of Sydney FC about 10-15 years ago.

Yeah I would be interested to know what exactly the salary cap exemptions are that they have, but whatever they are, I've been told they last for the first 3 seasons.

(Also the Western United result was 0-4 rather than 0-3)

Yes it was 0:4, an uncharacteristic slip up, which did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of their followers.  Do not recall AKL people yelling "Corica out".

They weren't yelling Corica out because that game was the exception not the rule. That was the only time they've played like crap this whole season, we have played like crap in about 5 games in 2025 alone. 

martinb

Nixieboys222

Brother lighten up, the bus thing was bloody harmless and fair play. You want an atmosphere in football that in unique in NZ sports landscape? There you have it. It didn’t get violent, no one was harmed, lets not make it bigger then what it should be, and not sure what their socio economic status got to do with anything? Some of your posts lately have been rather odd my dude.

martinb

mykey

LT01

mykey

Back home now. How hard is it to have an away zone for away fans? 
The clubs really need to work together to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone.

AFC fans are bloody arrogant 17 games into their existence. Can’t wait for the tide to turn

Not to mention the location... should be AL regulation that the away bay must be pitchside. Know some people going over who are quite disappointed when I've shown them this.

 

 

Yeah agree. We couldn’t be any further away. Was shocking. 

They call it ‘sharkhousery’ or something they read about in ‘’Football Rivalries for Dummies’. Same with this crap with the bus today, for which I hope they get points docked. Never heard of BS like it in the A league from a hosting club. Stalking Doloras online. I say boycott them next time. They don’t need the money. And we need to remember their BS in the future. I hope some of the travelers have had a good time with their fans and their hospitality, cos the overall impression is Corica, McFlynn and pals. IE pack of wankers.

I watch the away fans here in Japan. They’re always at opposite ends. Always in the same place. Almost always sold out in our small stadium. I’ve never once seen problems with fans and the players can come right over and sign autographs and shake hands with the away fans. Though they’ll usually just line up and say thank you and someone will give a speech. And then all the fans will troop out and pick up the last available bottles of the local beer from the beer tent as a souvenir or to drink on the train home. 

I mean either they’re a club in a rough area and their fans are equally rough or they’re an upper middle class one with cash and well heeled fans to boot. But being a blinged up club with a bunch of incels playing at Football Factory is just BS. Rufer might be down playing it, but the club and the league shouldn’t. Especially with the way the league treated Melbourne and WSW.

Comparing to West Ham fans, for example. Dunno if you’ve heard about what happens when they get grumpy. And yeh I know New Zealanders are not allowed to talk about class, but football and its traditions in the UK are working class.  Sorry, socio-economically disadvantaged. And blockading buses is usually something that happens in the context of ultras and fan violence. What are you saying, this was a fun pantomime tribute to ultras and fan violence? Done by much better non-violent people, who were just mimicking violent fans for a laugh, but it was totally funny?

Nah, complete BS. The club is hosting. Hosting means looking after fans and players, not stopping them and lighting flares. A unique experience doesn’t mean playing at being West Ham super light. Same goes for their BS stunt with a pitch invader in an Auckland shirt last season. 

Italiano said they were delayed getting in by 10 or fifteen minutes. That’s simple BS. AFC should be fined at a minimum. Probably docked points and have that suspended. That’s canary stuff. It didn’t get violent, as far as we know, but it’s not at all cool. 

Get an away bay pitch side. Look after your guests. Don’t have weak security which lets your guests be delayed and hindered by your fans. 

It’s never something the Fever have done or considered doing. It’s nothing the Nix have experienced elsewhere in 18 years. My posts are odd? I’m not a fan who thought to show how much I like football by blockading the opposition bus. Banter. Lols.

Bus was only delayed a couple of minutes. He was looking for excuses. Auckland traffic would have delayed them more than this.

van Alberto

martinb

Nixieboys222

Brother lighten up, the bus thing was bloody harmless and fair play. You want an atmosphere in football that in unique in NZ sports landscape? There you have it. It didn’t get violent, no one was harmed, lets not make it bigger then what it should be, and not sure what their socio economic status got to do with anything? Some of your posts lately have been rather odd my dude.

martinb

mykey

LT01

mykey

Back home now. How hard is it to have an away zone for away fans? 
The clubs really need to work together to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone.

AFC fans are bloody arrogant 17 games into their existence. Can’t wait for the tide to turn

Not to mention the location... should be AL regulation that the away bay must be pitchside. Know some people going over who are quite disappointed when I've shown them this.

 

 

Yeah agree. We couldn’t be any further away. Was shocking. 

They call it ‘sharkhousery’ or something they read about in ‘’Football Rivalries for Dummies’. Same with this crap with the bus today, for which I hope they get points docked. Never heard of BS like it in the A league from a hosting club. Stalking Doloras online. I say boycott them next time. They don’t need the money. And we need to remember their BS in the future. I hope some of the travelers have had a good time with their fans and their hospitality, cos the overall impression is Corica, McFlynn and pals. IE pack of wankers.

I watch the away fans here in Japan. They’re always at opposite ends. Always in the same place. Almost always sold out in our small stadium. I’ve never once seen problems with fans and the players can come right over and sign autographs and shake hands with the away fans. Though they’ll usually just line up and say thank you and someone will give a speech. And then all the fans will troop out and pick up the last available bottles of the local beer from the beer tent as a souvenir or to drink on the train home. 

I mean either they’re a club in a rough area and their fans are equally rough or they’re an upper middle class one with cash and well heeled fans to boot. But being a blinged up club with a bunch of incels playing at Football Factory is just BS. Rufer might be down playing it, but the club and the league shouldn’t. Especially with the way the league treated Melbourne and WSW.

Comparing to West Ham fans, for example. Dunno if you’ve heard about what happens when they get grumpy. And yeh I know New Zealanders are not allowed to talk about class, but football and its traditions in the UK are working class.  Sorry, socio-economically disadvantaged. And blockading buses is usually something that happens in the context of ultras and fan violence. What are you saying, this was a fun pantomime tribute to ultras and fan violence? Done by much better non-violent people, who were just mimicking violent fans for a laugh, but it was totally funny?

Nah, complete BS. The club is hosting. Hosting means looking after fans and players, not stopping them and lighting flares. A unique experience doesn’t mean playing at being West Ham super light. Same goes for their BS stunt with a pitch invader in an Auckland shirt last season. 

Italiano said they were delayed getting in by 10 or fifteen minutes. That’s simple BS. AFC should be fined at a minimum. Probably docked points and have that suspended. That’s canary stuff. It didn’t get violent, as far as we know, but it’s not at all cool. 

Get an away bay pitch side. Look after your guests. Don’t have weak security which lets your guests be delayed and hindered by your fans. 

It’s never something the Fever have done or considered doing. It’s nothing the Nix have experienced elsewhere in 18 years. My posts are odd? I’m not a fan who thought to show how much I like football by blockading the opposition bus. Banter. Lols.

Bus was only delayed a couple of minutes. He was looking for excuses. Auckland traffic would have delayed them more than this.

instead of talking shark, listen to what he says. He was totally fine with the fans interrupting the bus, just that there should be security to not risk delay of the start of the game.

No way is Chief not offered an extension, he over performed last year and is under performing this year (maybe), the Mgmt and ownership are conservative as hell, so they won't be ditching him for someone else.

I went to the game (flew up from Ch-Ch for it), met at pub, took the train, walked to the game, etc. Was brilliantly done, Siggy sat on the train with us, joining in too.

I couldn't hear the Port at all from where we were in the YF Zone, even in the occasional lull's in chanting from the YF, there was no obvious noise I could hear.

On another note, the chant of 'Yellow Army' went non-stop from about when the 4th goal went in until the end. It did not stop all , kudo's to all the fans who kept supporting even when it was becoming a bit shameful.

Dougie Rydal

No way is Chief not offered an extension, he over performed last year and is under performing this year (maybe), the Mgmt and ownership are conservative as hell, so they won't be ditching him for someone else.

I went to the game (flew up from Ch-Ch for it), met at pub, took the train, walked to the game, etc. Was brilliantly done, Siggy sat on the train with us, joining in too.

I couldn't hear the Port at all from where we were in the YF Zone, even in the occasional lull's in chanting from the YF, there was no obvious noise I could hear.

On another note, the chant of 'Yellow Army' went non-stop from about when the 4th goal went in until the end. It did not stop all , kudo's to all the fans who kept supporting even when it was becoming a bit shameful.

Of course Chief will be given an extension for another year. He had a great season and then a mostly sharke season. The third one is the tiebreaker and will inform where to from there, rather than going off an emotional reaction because we're upset we're losing. Especially when there are several reasons to explain why we're not doing well that can and should be addressed for next season.

People need to stop trying to find someone to scapegoat and support the team through some dark shark. I'm certain they'll be way more disappointed than us.