For me, the 5,200 crowd was more disappointing than the result..
Whatever the reasons for the poor crowd, there can be no criticism now of the club taking some games to Auckland. Recent games at Eden Park have been 2-4x that crowd size.
The team would have to be bottom of the ladder playing shark & a bad weather day, to get less than even 10,000.
The Ed Sheeran concert means at least one game has to be away from the ROF anyways.
I can and I will criticize it because they are the Wellington Phoenix not the New Zealand Phoenix. Should Brisbane start playing games in Sydney just because their crowds suck?
Sydney? Obviously not. You're intentionally being daft.
Townsville? Gold Coast? Sunshine Coast? Yes, they should consider it if they need to generate extra revenue.