Wellington Phoenix

booboo

I can never feel the same after he walked out on the Nix after a year on his two year contract. Waste of a wage as I doubt he came cheap as far as I’m concerned he’s not the same blockbusting players as he was 5 years ago be better off giving the likes of Van Hattum or Bidois a full time contract.

Has to be a descendant of Frank?

Bovidae

@booboo Oskar van Hattum is Frank's nephew. He is a forward.

Stargazer

Couldn't find a more recent football/ A League thread:

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/03/football-auckland-canberra-to-get-a-league-teams-in-2024-reports.html

canefan

Stuff

Ufuk gooone. Can't begrudge him, he did a great job

Canes4life

Phoenix just beat Macarthur to go 5 points clear at the top of the A-League with 18 games played. Pretty awesome considering they were predicted wooden spooners at the beginning of the campaign.

Bovidae

That was a gutsy win with 5 starters out.

JK

Yeah very gutsy. Excellent season so far.

canefan

The Phoenix fight to earn a draw in the first leg of the semis vs Melbourne, away at a place they rarely do well. The decider will be in Wellington in 6 days

Canes4life

@canefan expect a huge crowd at the Cake Tin for this, they deserve it and hope they win and get into the final.

Tim

All White reportedly among players arrested over alleged yellow-card fix

Bovidae

If guilty, Lewis can kiss goodbye his professional career and won't play for the All Whites again.

Machpants

Report I saw was they were given 10k$ for it, FFS, that's peanuts

canefan

Shocking non call by VAR, Phoenix should have a penalty

Canes4life

Jeez so many hollywoods

canefan

@Canes4life said in Wellington Phoenix:

Jeez so many hollywoods

Thats football

canefan

How can that Melbourne player not have a YC by now?

Bovidae

A cagey 1st half.

The Phoenix look dangerous on the break but need to be more clinical with their finishing.

canefan

VAR mulling over a Phoenix penalty shout that for me doesn't look like a pen.

canefan

Wow. Penalty given. Pretty unlucky for the Melbourne player, his arm was up but the ball hits his body first and ricocheted onto the arm

canefan

No more penalties for Rufer. Missed one to cost us the league trophy, now bottles one in the SF.

The Silver Fern

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