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    @African-Monkey love it good comment

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    So Rudan left the club and took 3 of our better players with him. One player has let slip that he was recruited during last season. We got tapped up

    https://stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/113511106/former-wellington-phoenix-coach-mark-rudans-transfer-dealings-raise-questions

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    Who knows with this stuff, it's easy to look after the fact and figure that's what happened, but it may well have been people just contacting him after he left or when he made it known he was leaving.

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    @Godder said in Wellington Phoenix:

    Who knows with this stuff, it's easy to look after the fact and figure that's what happened, but it may well have been people just contacting him after he left or when he made it known he was leaving.

    It's understandable that players who have the opportunity to follow him would do so after enjoying playing for him in Wellington

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    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12243534

    This will be amazing and impressive if true

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/119651418/eden-park-to-host-four-wellington-phoenix-aleague-games-over-the-next-two-seasons

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    I laugh when they abuse Wellington for the crowds yet praise Auckland, 1 it’s like 3 times the population so of course there going to get a bigger turn out and 2. It’s supply and demand more people will come because there only in Auckland twice

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    @mikey07 said in Wellington Phoenix:

    I laugh when they abuse Wellington for the crowds yet praise Auckland, 1 it’s like 3 times the population so of course there going to get a bigger turn out and 2. It’s supply and demand more people will come because there only in Auckland twice

    They get pretty solid crowds in Wellington. The key to getting consistent big crowds in Auckland is to keep the number of games small to combat apathy. 2 a year seems about right

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    @canefan Yeah I know they do I just something on the radio Monday morning saying Wellington needs to stand up with crowd numbers which I found odd

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    @mikey07 said in Wellington Phoenix:

    @canefan Yeah I know they do I just something on the radio Monday morning saying Wellington needs to stand up with crowd numbers which I found odd

    Clearly someone who doesn't go to Phoenix games!

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/120109504/liberato-cacace-sets-wellington-phoenix-on-their-way-in-milestone-match

    Who could have imagined this after the way their season started

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    You have to give the backroom staff credit for the quality of their recruitment and talent identification. It bodes well for the future with New Zealand now producing quality footballers.

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    3 Kiwis playing in The Big Blue game last night (Barbarouses, Rojas and Roux).

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    I have to say - I am loving reading back on this thread now. The Wellington Phoenix have now successfully developed Sarpreet Singh who has been signed for Bayern Munich. Of course, he mainly plays for the reserves but it still shows that the team can be a pathway. Cacace is probably a better player and will be off overseas himself before too long.

    Meanwhile, the a-league has expanded and added an 11th team. Only problem is they average only 5k in their first season. Do we really think the Phoenix will be kicked out for poor crowds when the new teams are doing far worse? The Phoenix are actually 6/11 in the a-league this season for attendance. I think it goes to show that the Phoenix aren't taking up a spot in the league which could be filled by a successful Australian team.

    The Phoenix will continue to do well if they realise what their competitive advantage is. It is young New Zealand players. Most Aussies won't have Wellington as their #1 pick and the big Aussie clubs are always going to have more money.

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    @hydro11 said in Wellington Phoenix:

    I have to say - I am loving reading back on this thread now. The Wellington Phoenix have now successfully developed Sarpreet Singh who has been signed for Bayern Munich. Of course, he mainly plays for the reserves but it still shows that the team can be a pathway.

    You get the feeling from the coach's comments that Singh is the next cab off the rank - he seems to be a big fan.

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    I was happy the Phoenix stood their ground about it being non-negotiable to be able to train during the 14-day isolation period.

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    @Bovidae said in Wellington Phoenix:

    I was happy the Phoenix stood their ground about it being non-negotiable to be able to train during the 14-day isolation period.

    Absolutely.

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    Déjà vu?

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    The excuses given didn't make sense to me. The NZ-based squad could have left earlier and met up with the others already in Aust. Then deal with Hooper and Dávila separately to get them directly to Sydney.

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