There’s been a lot of analysis across the ditch about the Nix “shock” win over the Gold Coast.
To be fair to the Nix, they haven’t lost at home since last season and actually had the best losing record in the league.
Huh?
Yep, the Phoenix went into the game on the bottom of the table but had [...]
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I’m sure yesterday’s post wasn’t read by one of the Phoenix.
However, it won’t stop me from making some stuff up about the team being inspired by my post about the number of draws and the number (or relative lack) of goals.
Anyway, if you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple 24 hours, you [...]
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Is the Wellington Phoenix season drawing to an end already?
That could well be the only conclusion we can draw after six consecutive draws.
Has Ricky reached a stalemate in terms of options?
Certainly it’s easy to draw comparisons with the other New Zealand A-league franchises and put the spin on the fact that the Nix are the [...]
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A lot to digest so here’s a few snippets.
Jarryd Hayne has two left feet. Muppet.
EELS star Jarryd Hayne sent teammate Junior Paulo rushing back to his house with a police escort after he turned up to yesterday’s Grand Final with two left boots.
Hayne, regarded as the game’s best player, was without boots until [...]
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Let’s get a few things straight.
The Adjudicator offers opinions on upcoming games at Fox Sports (www.foxsports.com.au).
The Adjudicator is an Aussie.
And what does the Yellow Fever have to say about Aussies??
Same old Aussies, always cheating.
Actually, in this case, it’s more like “same old Aussies, always bleating”.
Let me explain. Each week, The Adjudicator consults the ouija board [...]
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OK, Tim Brown and most of the Nix need google maps to find the goal – but not Ifill or Greenacre.
Friday’s game against Adelaide was a game the Nix SHOULD have won.
But why worry about the result when you’ve got all those cheating Aussies to complain about?
Now, I’m not saying the refs and his two [...]
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As Rhys Darby would say – typical.
Even tho the Nix have got off to a decent start – the best start by a NZ franchise yet before yesterday’s loss to Sydney – the future is still far from certain.
The SMH covered the issue in detail during the week (and also commented positively about the performance [...]
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How appropriate that while playing out of Wellywood – Home to Peter Jackson, Weta Workshops et al – Shane Smeltz took home all the gongs for the 2008-2009 A-League!
The GB (greedy bastard) won:
Player of the Year
Golden Boot (most goals)
Goal of the Year
For the benefit of my South American readers, here’s a quick translation of his [...]
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It’s the weekend, so just like the hack media, here’s a potted review to show I wasn’t asleep the whole time.
$onny Bill Williams’ future is apparently in jeopardy. So why would he be appearing in a game show?? OK, seriously folks (both of you), no shock, no horror, no probe.
Tana’s almost gone and if as [...]
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It’s a sad sign of the quality of a post when you let alliteration run wild but the Phoenix face what is in effect a do or die match later today.
The Roar and Victory have done their bits by denying the Mariners and Sydney any points.
So a win today will put the Nix on the [...]
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