xtra article

xtra article

xtra have an article on the YF having more members since we lost the rugby lol

Link...

All agree, no one mention how dreadful last Friday's game was, we can't even blame the ref

noy yhat good with the IT stuff but sure someone will

we had loads of members when most of the country thought the All Chokes were the best things since sliced bread.  We may have got some new members recently, but that is because we are an excellent site, and nothing to do with the egg chasers.

I don't know.  Felipe didn't get the sh*t kicked out of him by Phoenix players.  Of course we'd have to ignore that fact that we were sh*t.

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/070727/9/11bh.html

cheers

Off the topic I know, but with Newcastle as hard up for players this Sunday as us, $4 for a Phoenix win I reckon is a decent bet

Could the Phoenix rack up a $31,000 bar tab? Mind you reading the prices - ouch, $45 for a friggen burger??

that's quite a lot of SPARC funding that could have gone to kids sports!!

ABs = arrogant (spoilt) brats!!

Player participation should be bloomin fundamental to Sparc funding!

well those two would be true sporting heroes then, and to be fair much as i get pissed of at all the priveleges rugby and rugby players get in this country and rugby player that comes to more than one Phoenix game is alright in my book

was talking to a rugby player after the Perth game he said he's been telling his mates how good the Phoenix are but they won't listen (must be those cauliflower ears)

if participation and performance are the key factors the gap between football and rugby should be smaller than it is and about to close at an even quicker rate

About time  SPARC lifted their game!

What a bunch of plodders!

I would say a large portion of your walk up crowd are Rugby affiliated kiwis who enjoy watching sport
and enjoy the stadium. I go to watch the Nix and will be there to watch the league on Sunday as will a lot of people I know who you refer to as egg chasers.

You lot are like someone who has just won a large sum of money (eg you normally have 50 people watching your top club games and now you have thousands,) dont blow it enjoy it!

Things could turn to custard (thank fully you wont notice it on your shirts) really quickly with some losses.

People talking about getting Nix tattoos.... Really!!

Go the NIX!!!

you're right! what were we thinking?! we totally should just be casual fans - passion is overrated, i much prefer plaid pajamas and a good Grisholm novel anyway

ps. why did you write "nix" in capitals? that's a bit shouty
Cosimo2007-10-13 00:13:29

Be passionate its great,

Go the NIX! isnt shouting

Go the Nix!!now thats shouting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_caps#Internet


Hard News2007-10-13 10:05:45

Zinger, I am happy that you come to watch the Phoenix play and I hope you enjoy the games,

as to offering us advice on how to react to the fact that New Zealand has such a great football team, and suggesting some kind of denial of the ecstasy that we as passionate football fans feel - forget it

I expect you are feeling a bit sad since last Sunday, and consequently I for one will assume that this troll-lite behaviour is part of your coping mechanism

In the meantime, I'm predicting great things for the Nix and great things for football in NZ
(in your delicate state I'll spare you my views regarding rugby)

I don't believe that Zinger can come onto a football board and tell people to calm down about the sport they love and not expect to have his views criticized

again i'm glad you enjoy the Phoenix's marvellous style of football, but i don't waste my time going onto a rugby board and telling them what to do

if people come on here and say "{You should...", then their choice of language suggests that they aren't YF at heart otherwise they'd say "we"

and we will support our football team anyway we like

I used to be in the 'don't critisize rugby fans' category - I even made a big post about it on here. However, after reading some of the comments that rugby fans make about 'poofball' in New Zealand it's hard not to get defensive.

I'm first and foremost a football supporter though I do support the All Blacks and Wellington/Hurricanes as well.

I had to laugh at the guy that said things could turn to custard if we lose a few. Uh - mate - we've already lost a couple and we're still going great.
valeo2007-10-13 15:49:07

exactly, what's the point of Zinger's post? if you aren't as excited as us then that's cool but people get excited over waaaaay stranger things than their football team so what's the problem? go find a budgie fanciers forum and tell them not to get excited about budgies (no offence to people who are into budgies)


Cosimo2007-10-13 16:20:57

Oh Sorrrry!  I didn't realise it was compulsory to be YF to watch the Nix play, You support them how you like, I dont really give a sh*t and I will continue to go to the games as long as I enjoy going.

I am not suited to pull off my shirt and wave it around because I dont have a big white gut or a rack of skinny ribs to show off.Ill leave that to you YF fanatics.

All I am saying is dont start knocking Rugby because your having your 15 minutes of fame I am sure you need the oval ball code more than they need the round ball support.

I am  and always will be a Wellington sports supporter

I'm within seconds of locking this for the sheer volume of stupid. 

Zinger, understand this is a Phoenix forum primarily popping in here to make comments denegrating the supporters of the Phoenix isn't going to make you popular.

Zinger, understand this is a Football forum primarily popping in here to make comments denegrating the supporters of football isn't going to make you popular.

The whole, you need us more than we need you thing is either foolish or deliberate trolling which we ban Australian team supporters for.

Everyone else, if you want to talk Rugby, go to off topic or a Rugby forum (may I suggest www.thesilverfern.com)

One more post on these lines and she's locked.

Hard News2007-10-13 18:21:05

oh go on, let zinger play a bit longer, he's quite amusing

I've resisted going on the Silver Fern and making a nuisance of myself, so I expect the same here.

I agree, young master zinger really does lack a few basic social skills,

still he's probably not had the best of weeks
poor wee lamb

The beauty of football is the passion shown by football fans. As it is the global game played in every country of the world, that means people show their passion in many ways. I don't think Phoenix fans have an "us v them" mentality regarding football and rugby etc, and as Zinger can see from the responses, it isn't welcomed by us. Yes, come to the Phoenix matches. Watch the beautiful game and the passionate support. Don't try and compare it to rugby. It's like when some people talk of football being a ponce sport. Sorry, but I've broken quite a number of bones playing football, and can only tell you that the nature of injuries is genberally different to those suffered in certain other sports.