Stage Punch
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Hey kids.

Patrick's awesome TIFO last Saturday got me thinking, so we're going to try a thing.

We want more TIFO. More banners, more flags, more signs, more fun.

These things cost money, and take time.

So, if you make a TIFO we will pay for it.


That's right. Put your own blood, sweat and tears into something like Paddy did and we'll fix you up your costs (within reason of course, and provided you keep receipts so we can tally up with the tax man).

The game is a Sunday, so you've got all day Saturday to whip something together.

If you have any questions, flick me an email ([email protected]).

Get creative!

and 6 others
Listen here Fudgeface
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I have another idea. I can make it happen on March 7th, it won't work at Westpac.

Tegal
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Head Sleuth
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Got a (silly) idea for when Sydney are in town.

Listen here Fudgeface
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Tegal wrote:

Got a (silly) idea for when Sydney are in town.

Does it involve lots of blue paint and white hats?

Marquee
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Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

Chant Savant
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Im going to buy a copy of the DoomPost, rip it into tiny pieces and throw it in the air in the Fever Zone.

Now Pay Up!!!

Stage Punch
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Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

First Team Squad
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Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

Was that an insult?

Stage Punch
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yellowsite wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

Was that an insult?

Don't think so?

Did it hurt your feelings?

Stage Punch
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Smithy wrote:

yellowsite wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

Was that an insult?

Don't think so?

Did it hurt your feelings?

 

Oh I see what you mean.

I should have said:

Unlikely risk I think. 


But if you're keen to volunteer to do the coordinating then by all means...

Wellington united SharkCods
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Anyone got the time to carve a giant wooden spoon?*

*Must fit in Bodys carry on.

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Smithy wrote:

Smithy wrote:

yellowsite wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

Was that an insult?

Don't think so?

Did it hurt your feelings?

 

Oh I see what you mean.

I should have said:

Unlikely risk I think. 


But if you're keen to volunteer to do the coordinating then by all means...

Just being cheeky.

Stage Punch
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yellowsite wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Smithy wrote:

yellowsite wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

Was that an insult?

Don't think so?

Did it hurt your feelings?

 

Oh I see what you mean.

I should have said:

Unlikely risk I think. 


But if you're keen to volunteer to do the coordinating then by all means...

Just being cheeky.

 

There's always one!

Marquee
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Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

If people are going to get hold of you regarding their plans and costs, from there someone could have some idea on the size of the tifo, if anyone else has something planned and if there could potentially be a clash.

Stage Punch
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Bullion wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

If people are going to get hold of you regarding their plans and costs, from there someone could have some idea on the size of the tifo, if anyone else has something planned and if there could potentially be a clash.

 

Yeah Bullion that is a pretty good summary of what coordinating might look like.

I don't want to coordinate.

I want people to make TIFOS. Provided they keep receipts I don't care what they do, go nuts (within common sense).

I don't want to sign off on things or supervise. I want people to get involved.

God you can't satisfy some people. One minute I'm getting called an Elite wanker who thinks he's bigger than the fanbase and the next someone is telling me I'm not doing enough coordinating!

WeeNix
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Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

If people are going to get hold of you regarding their plans and costs, from there someone could have some idea on the size of the tifo, if anyone else has something planned and if there could potentially be a clash.

 

Yeah Bullion that is a pretty good summary of what coordinating might look like.

I don't want to coordinate.

I want people to make TIFOS. Provided they keep receipts I don't care what they do, go nuts (within common sense).

I don't want to sign off on things or supervise. I want people to get involved.

God you can't satisfy some people. One minute I'm getting called an Elite wanker who thinks he's bigger than the fanbase and the next someone is telling me I'm not doing enough coordinating!


Don't forget racist ;-)
Genuinely thinking about having a crack at one of these when I get some spare time / am drunk enough to be creative. Where's a good place to buy yellow fabric?
Listen here Fudgeface
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KG19 wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Bullion wrote:

Should be a little coordination, you don't want two or more large/all-of-fever type tifo on the same match day.

 

Unlikely risk I think. Unless you're volunteering to do the coordinating?

If people are going to get hold of you regarding their plans and costs, from there someone could have some idea on the size of the tifo, if anyone else has something planned and if there could potentially be a clash.

 

Yeah Bullion that is a pretty good summary of what coordinating might look like.

I don't want to coordinate.

I want people to make TIFOS. Provided they keep receipts I don't care what they do, go nuts (within common sense).

I don't want to sign off on things or supervise. I want people to get involved.

God you can't satisfy some people. One minute I'm getting called an Elite wanker who thinks he's bigger than the fanbase and the next someone is telling me I'm not doing enough coordinating!


Don't forget racist ;-)
Genuinely thinking about having a crack at one of these when I get some spare time / am drunk enough to be creative. Where's a good place to buy yellow fabric?


Spotlight is the best. I go with Top Pop Poplin, 1.2m and canary yellow, it's $5.99 per metre.

It's a little bit thin, so if you are painting it make sure you put newspaper down. Perfectly strong though.

Early retirement
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If you don't have newspaper, spray paint it at Anderson park so the Cricketers and the touch Rugby players get a message about Billy Harris' mediocrity.

Marquee
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patrick478 wrote:

KG19 wrote:

Genuinely thinking about having a crack at one of these when I get some spare time / am drunk enough to be creative. Where's a good place to buy yellow fabric?


Spotlight is the best. I go with Top Pop Poplin, 1.2m and canary yellow, it's $5.99 per metre.

It's a little bit thin, so if you are painting it make sure you put newspaper down. Perfectly strong though.

I use the same material Patrick mentioned from Spotlight. Made the Crouded House banner with it.

Use acrylic paint. Spotlight have a good range.

Use a pencil to stencil / outline things before painting.

If you have one a metre ruler is REALLY useful.

If you are just doing lettering (like the Crouded House banner) you probably only need two brushes. I uses one about 2.5 cm wide for most of the lettering, and a smaller one about 0.75 cm wide for fine detailed edging.

Tips for young players - for a two pole banner with words and no pictures (larger Tifo is different):

  1. Remember to measure and leave enough material for the pole pockets at each end. Get your pole, position it and physically wrap the material around it, leaving about 0.5 cm to 1.0cm extra so you can fold it over when sewing the pocket. Do the left hand pocket before you start. Don't cut the right hand end of the material or measure out the right hand pocket until you have finished stencilling the letters. (See 9. below)
  2. Leave about 10cm margin at the top and bottom of the banner. Measure it and rule a pencilled line 10cm from the top of the material to mark where the top of the letters will be. (This keeps the tops of the letters aligned).
  3. Leave a similar 10 cm margin at the bottom.
  4. With a 1.2 metre fabric that leaves you 100cm between the top and bottom margin lines.
  5. Assume you are going to have two rows of words - leave a 10 cm gap between the rows. That leaves 90 cm for the two rows i.e. 45cm per row.
  6. Rule a horizontal line parallel to the top and bottom margins to mark where the bottom of the top row of letters and top of the bottom row of letters will be. i.e. 45cm below the top margin, and 45cm above the bottom margin.
  7. Work out how many letters you have to paint. Not all letters are the same width.
  8. Stencil the letters with your pencil - ruling a half way line 22.5 cm between each row's top and bottom line helps identify where the middle is - useful for letters like S G E F B R etc.
  9. Once you have stencilled the letters, measure the pocket for the right hand pole, and cut the material from the roll. This will make it easier to move around as you paint etc.
  10. Lay down newspaper under the banner - as Patrick said the paint will soak through it.
  11. Squeeze some of out the paint onto a piece of corrugated cardboard or wood. about the size of the yoke of a fried egg is usually a good amount.
  12. Begin painting the letters. Do the edges SLOWLY. It's hard to unpaint. Once the edges are done paint in the middle of the letters.
  13. Be careful about where you lean - hands and forearms etc. on wet paint can easily then stuff everything up.
  14. If you are painting outside, use some weights to hold down the edges of the fabric. Wellington is windy and if a gust picks up your banner when the paint is wet it's a big Fudge Up
  15. If you are using a colour other than black you might need more than one coat. For the white parts when I did the Union jack for example I needed three coats.

If you have a steady hand, you can do it free hand and don't need to use masking tape. I did the crouded house banner without any masking tape.

However, using masking tape is a REALLY GOOD idea. It takes longer to mask it up, but it gives MUCH better results. Mask it up, paint, wait for the paint to dry and then peel the masking tape off.

BUT BE AWARE...

...if you do use masking tape you need to pay a LOT of attention to how well the masking tape is stuck down. Run you thumb along EVERY cm of the edges of the masking tape which you will paint over. If you don't do this some parts of the edge of the masking tape will have little air bubbles under it and the paint will seep under it and the edges will have wonky bits - little bulges out under the tape.

Trust me, when you peel back the masking tape once the paint is dry you'll be gutted.

Listen here Fudgeface
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And to make it even more enticing for you to make a banner/flag/epic tifo - Spotlight have their "Top Pop" Poplin fabric on special for $3.99 until March 15th (down from usual price of $6). That stuff is perfect for banner making.

Marquee
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about 14 years

Shot of my black and yellow stripey flag masking taped up and midway through being painted here

Chequered one here.

Union Jack here, here and here and finished here

Marquee
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about 14 years

Some Great resources for flag and banner making here:

Stage Punch
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Marquee
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about 14 years

Smithy wrote:

Falg?

...AND check your spelling before you start painting.

Marquee
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about 14 years

If anyone wants to make a banner for the last Hutt Wreck game, I bought 10 metres of yellow Top Pop Poplin fabric today. Happy to share it around.

MB
Trialist
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Excited to see this. Can someone maybe add some banter or a sly dig on the tifo?? Though it is difficult to come up with something for Adelaide...

Legend
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over 15 years

Paul Ifill.

Club Legend

Wellington Icon.

Marquee
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about 14 years

I was going to do:

 IFILL #8

LEGEND

Bevan
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over 16 years

TIFO idea:

Picture of a knee-sliding man with a red line through it.

"No Knee Sliding"

(a reference to the antics of Adelaide coach Gombau when his team scores)

Chant Savant
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WE DONT NEED

LIGHTS TO

SHINE

Starting XI
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Listen here Fudgeface
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about 14 years

If anyone is looking for a tifo idea, I would love if someone made this picture into a flag or banner:

Stage Punch
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Looks like someone chucked a molotov cocktail at Nixie!

Chant Savant
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Smithy wrote:

Looks like someone chucked a molotov cocktail at Nixie!

Patrick has been acting all different since he went to Parramatta Stadium...

Listen here Fudgeface
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C-Diddy wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Looks like someone chucked a molotov cocktail at Nixie!

Patrick has been acting all different since he went to Parramatta Stadium...

I found it when I was scouring the  Internets looking for a badass Phoenix image for a tifo. Wait until you see what I found.
Tegal
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Head Sleuth
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almost 17 years
Stage Punch
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over 16 years

patrick478 wrote:

C-Diddy wrote:

Smithy wrote:

Looks like someone chucked a molotov cocktail at Nixie!

Patrick has been acting all different since he went to Parramatta Stadium...

I found it when I was scouring the  Internets looking for a badass Phoenix image for a tifo. Wait until you see what I found.

 

Some weird Phoenix-pron?

a.k.a AJ13
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That Mr. Burns in a stripey would make a good black on yellow banner. (saw it in another thread)

Marquee
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about 14 years

Vinnie-Esta would make a great banner too.

Marquee
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A MASSIVE well done and thankyou to everyone who helped today. God I hurt... but it looks great.

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