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Archie Thompson is a kiwi. Born in Otorohonga bro.
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what I meant was a current playing All White in a winning A-league team.

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Thought I'd bring this thread back. 
I think New Zealand football is on the way up
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I'm happy. I like football. The offseason is more than halfway over. The football ferns were awesome this morning.
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Tauranga City United AFC now serves cider in their clubrooms.


Best thing in football to happen in aaaages.
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An ode to football and the Phoenix:

By Junior 82, Sunday 21 October 2012

10:30 pm ish, after a 1-1 draw against Roar


I am so glad to have regular football at my doorstep every other week.

Sometimes the performances are lacklustre.

Sometimes scintillating.

Always.

Football.




Next week: Free form - "Their whole team is ineffectual"

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Football is a way better sport than diving!

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Wasn't Brockie's first goal tonight a beauty and didn't Totori play positively (nice lay back for Brockie's goal too)?



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Junior82 wrote:

An ode to football and the Phoenix:

By Junior 82, Sunday 21 October 2012

10:30 pm ish, after a 1-1 draw against Roar


I am so glad to have regular football at my doorstep every other week.

Sometimes the performances are lacklustre.

Sometimes scintillating.

Always.

Football.


I needed reminding of this, thanks Junior.  
Loved brockies goals, glad he has opened his account for us and this makes the nix golden boot race exciting. 

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Buffon II wrote:
Archie Thompson is a kiwi. Born in Otorohonga bro.


Old thread I know but just cause he is born in NZ does NOT make him a Kiwi.

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On the positive side - he did us quite a few favours last weekend by missing some sitters (except for setting up Rojas).


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I don't wanna wade into the angst fest, that I am sure the match thread has become but just wanted to give the zone a big pat on the back for today. You guys stood up tall after the last couple below par performances.

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lovely weather today

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yeah we made that extra bit of effort today.  

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I don't wanna wade into the angst fest, that I am sure the match thread has become but just wanted to give the zone a big pat on the back for today. You guys stood up tall after the last couple below par performances.



Agree.  Fever I salute you

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Thought one of the coolest things of the game yesterday was the passion on show by Durante in the last 30 mins. I was half expecting them to give up after the 2nd, but they at least kept pushing right till the end.

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My voice is rooted.

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yeah durante playing false 9 was gold. 

Also at the end, when ryall was down, technically none of our players could have been offside so he was right at the edge of the box - 

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hlmphil wrote:

Thought one of the coolest things of the game yesterday was the passion on show by Durante in the last 30 mins. I was half expecting them to give up after the 2nd, but they at least kept pushing right till the end.

Really do hope he stays a Phoenix player until he retires, he is our version of Steve Price. I would love Aisle 22 to eventually be named after him, as they did with Umaga for Aisle 13.
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*much needed bump*

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Well, we're a decent run away from being back inside the top half of the table.


Things aren't great at the moment but there's still a fair chunk of the season left to put a run together. We aren't a title winning side but at the same time i don't think we're a wooden spoon side. We'll do well to make the playoffs but it's very much possible.


And Fenton and Boyd are still excellent prospects, regardless of whether they have the odd shocker or miss the odd sitter here and there.

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Brockie has made the best start to a Nix career of any striker. 10 goals in 13 games, 5th highest goal scorer ever already.

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I was very much happy with Dani in the holding role.....I thought he controlled and distributed well

A tough call on where he should start now....in my opinion.

All is not lost....a solid run of home games has the potential to turn things around

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This time last year we went on a run of 4 wins in a row. Looking at our fixtures coming up, I think we should aim to start something similar on Sunday.

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Love Pineys Article on 442.......There is definately more than hope....we should bolt into the top six !!!

Believe ! Yellow Fever Believe !

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Not Nix related, but seeing Bradford beat Villa today was great. Cup football is great.

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Found this on The Fighting Cock:


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Junior82 wrote:

Found this on The Fighting Cock:


Geez, even I enjoyed that :) The TV presenter was quite lovely as well.

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I thought we absolutely controlled the first half yesterday !!!!

OK we had the advantage of the wind !!

If we had scored  and gone in with a lead I think we would have managed to grind it out. !!

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This.  We're close to the best team in the league for the first 40 minutes.

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Walking up to the concourse I saw a svelte blond thing in an orange EPL shirt (back - so not sure which club it was) with "Leggy 10" on the back.

I smirked greatly.

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Junior82 wrote:

Found this on The Fighting Cock:


Geez, even I enjoyed that :) The TV presenter was quite lovely as well.

What was the article about? I just replaying the first 33 seconds.

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At least we have had more shots than Sydney and ????????

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There were a lot of goals. So we should get 10k to the next home game. 

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UK Kiwi wrote:

At least we have had more shots than Sydney and ????????

Also more corners than Sydney.........Well on top !!!!!!

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Paul Ifill looking good - maybe a full 90 next week?

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41 crosses again! We are getting the ball forward and into the box every two minutes in the game, can't ask for much more than that!

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Junior82 wrote:

Paul Ifill looking good - maybe a full 90 next week?

Looks so much better when he hasn`t got defensive responsibilites !!!

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