I hope not, thought he was really poor last week and McCowatt had much more of an impact when he came on.
More of a positive impact??
What concerns me is that Piscopo has now come off injured two weeks in a row only to be fit for the next weeks game. I may be old fashioned here, but that seems a little soft to me... or his fitness is not where it needs to be.
I hope not, thought he was really poor last week and McCowatt had much more of an impact when he came on.
More of a positive impact??
What concerns me is that Piscopo has now come off injured two weeks in a row only to be fit for the next weeks game. I may be old fashioned here, but that seems a little soft to me... or his fitness is not where it needs to be.
or he's the target of a number of impact related injuries - nothing serious but hurt like buggery on the day and after a week's light work come right.
I hope not, thought he was really poor last week and McCowatt had much more of an impact when he came on.
More of a positive impact??
What concerns me is that Piscopo has now come off injured two weeks in a row only to be fit for the next weeks game. I may be old fashioned here, but that seems a little soft to me... or his fitness is not where it needs to be.
or he's the target of a number of impact related injuries - nothing serious but hurt like buggery on the day and after a week's light work come right.
exciting to have so many attacking options. I do beleive McCowatt and Sotirio each have a huge amount to offer as well as those starting up front the last couple weeks.
I think it's about time that those supporters on the East of the City were recognised.
Ahead of the weekend, someone should do up a banner for the Lower Hutt Football Fans.
Or LHFF for short.
I don't know if that acronym holds any other special significance to the team or a former manager or not...
I think it's about time that those supporters on the East of the City were recognised.
Ahead of the weekend, someone should do up a banner for the Lower Hutt Football Fans.
Or LHFF for short.
I don't know if that acronym holds any other special significance to the team or a former manager or not...
Listen here...
Are we wearing a purple kit?
Are we wearing a purple kit?
If it’s a purple kit, as long as it’s a full purple kit. We don’t win when we mix and match shorts and shirts.
I think it's about time that those supporters on the East of the City were recognised.
Ahead of the weekend, someone should do up a banner for the Lower Hutt Football Fans.
Or LHFF for short.
I don't know if that acronym holds any other special significance to the team or a former manager or not...
We are Phoenix Fans, does it matter where we are from? Back in 2007 Petone members wore shirts to games which read "Who Are Ya, We Are Petone Until We Die" Then when Willams was arrested they disappeared real quick.
Its an acronym for a Rudan social media incident... Don't take it personally, I doubt even Rudan himself would link the two.
Maybe a giant blow up USB doll (does that even exist?} would be more obvious to him.
Does YF take donations? Can we get some money together for some company in China to make us a giant yellow blow up USB stick shaped doll with LHFF printed on it?
.. Oh wait by time the time we next play them (excluding this weekend) they will be gone from the league, for non payment of players and metrics, so no point really. We could send it to Rudan as a retirement present maybe?
Why continue to make him relevant better to ignore him and focus on all the good things that have happened since he left. If he was still here we wouldn't have Talay and I for one would have him every day of the week over Rudan
I doubt he (Rudan) is anywhere near as cocky as he was just a few months ago, and WU is not the hottest ticket ticket in town either. My sense of rightious vengeance is now more "meh" than "eh ?!". I am more interested in getting the three points than in wiping his smile off (although it would not hurt either).
Brisbane fans the other week made a USB banner; it didn't go down well with lots of people saying how Mel McLaughlin is the victim in those circumstances, and that while mentions of the USB stick embarrass Rudan, they humiliate her.
Gotta admit that with all the Rudan-bashing that was going on, I did turn a blind eye to the fact that those events must have been among the worst in her life.
Snakes are one thing, USBs are another IMO
Brisbane fans the other week made a USB banner; it didn't go down well with lots of people saying how Mel McLaughlin is the victim in those circumstances, and that while mentions of the USB stick embarrass Rudan, they humiliate her.
I see your point about not wanting to hurt her, but personally I think it only humiliates him and doesn't reflect badly on her in any way at all.
Why continue to make him relevant better to ignore him and focus on all the good things that have happened since he left. If he was still here we wouldn't have Talay and I for one would have him every day of the week over Rudan
I admire your outlook on life and looking at the positives, and I agree Talay is much > Rudan. However you are far better at letting anger (dislike) go than I am!
Brisbane fans the other week made a USB banner; it didn't go down well with lots of people saying how Mel McLaughlin is the victim in those circumstances, and that while mentions of the USB stick embarrass Rudan, they humiliate her.
I see your point about not wanting to hurt her, but personally I think it only humiliates him and doesn't reflect badly on her in any way at all.
Yeah but it keeps dragging up a very unpleasant incident in her life, that she would rather well see dead and buried.
I want us to win 3-0 - That would give us a brief placing in 2nd spot on goal difference. That is more important than anything about Western United. Let's aim for 2nd instead of 6th. We are almost there!.
Game day. Come on you Nixxxxxx
Why continue to make him relevant better to ignore him and focus on all the good things that have happened since he left. If he was still here we wouldn't have Talay and I for one would have him every day of the week over Rudan
I admire your outlook on life and looking at the positives, and I agree Talay is much > Rudan. However you are far better at letting anger (dislike) go than I am!
Happy Whacking Day everyone!!!
Happy Whacking Day everyone!!!
Some of you need to forgive, forget and move on. As I've said before, we're very fortunate to be where we are. We nearly ended up with the Slapper in JPDM. Instead with got Rudan. I believe his line in the sand moment (i.e where he basically said that Wellington always gets shafted) was a major turning point for our club. He reset the image of Wellington both in terms of how we played on the field and also how we were treated off the field. For all his bluff and bluster, he's brilliant at the spin and to a point we benefited from that. His early departure also meant that we've also managed to get Ufuk on board. I think time will tell that Uffie is a much better coach and man manager than Rudan. So things have turned out pretty nicely for us really. Let's move on people. Looking forward to a 2-0 or 3-0 win tonight and consolidating our spot in the top four.
CHCH Fans
Get on down to Robbie's Riccarton to watch the game tonight
GAME DAAAYYYYY WOOOOO
Some of you need to forgive, forget and move on. As I've said before, we're very fortunate to be where we are. We nearly ended up with the Slapper in JPDM. Instead with got Rudan. I believe his line in the sand moment (i.e where he basically said that Wellington always gets shafted) was a major turning point for our club. He reset the image of Wellington both in terms of how we played on the field and also how we were treated off the field. For all his bluff and bluster, he's brilliant at the spin and to a point we benefited from that. His early departure also meant that we've also managed to get Ufuk on board. I think time will tell that Uffie is a much better coach and man manager than Rudan. So things have turned out pretty nicely for us really. Let's move on people. Looking forward to a 2-0 or 3-0 win tonight and consolidating our spot in the top four.
Basically agree with a lot of that. Though don’t see any harm in booing Rudan. He ain’t such a nice human. The whole Mel M thing even if half true, betrays a mild psycho at best. USB dolls, signs etc however is going too far and ain’t fair on her.
For a time before it all unfolded off the pitch Rudan was actually good for the Nix, post some pretty shark seasons.
Not sure I buy the spin about how we should forgive and forget about Rudan. That isn't generally how football supporters operate, in my opinion. In the majority of cases, if someone craps on your club, you tend to remember it. Yeah, he did good things while he was with us, no doubt about that. However, he also feathered his own nest and lined up a new job and (it would appear) was involved in discussing (at least) player movements from our team to another, while he was contracted to, and being paid by, us.He talked a lot and said all the right things but, at the end of the day, for me he appears to be lacking in the integrity dept. It all worked out well for us in the end but would we have been so forgiving if it had all gone tits up with the appointment of a new coach?
I'm not losing a lot of sleep over him or what he did. As far as I'm concerned, we now have a real rivalry with another club in the league, rather than one which has been manufactured by the FFA for us. So, I don't hate him but I don't regard him as a saint either. Forgiving and forgetting are 2 quite different things.
Happy Whacking Day everyone!!!
I hear some guys pay as much as $400 per hour to receive that Steve rather than fly solo.
Not sure I buy the spin about how we should forgive and forget about Rudan. That isn't generally how football supporters operate, in my opinion. In the majority of cases, if someone craps on your club, you tend to remember it. Yeah, he did good things while he was with us, no doubt about that. However, he also feathered his own nest and lined up a new job and (it would appear) was involved in discussing (at least) player movements from our team to another, while he was contracted to, and being paid by, us.He talked a lot and said all the right things but, at the end of the day, for me he appears to be lacking in the integrity dept. It all worked out well for us in the end but would we have been so forgiving if it had all gone tits up with the appointment of a new coach?
I'm not losing a lot of sleep over him or what he did. As far as I'm concerned, we now have a real rivalry with another club in the league, rather than one which has been manufactured by the FFA for us. So, I don't hate him but I don't regard him as a saint either. Forgiving and forgetting are 2 quite different things.
I agree. And sure Rudan did some good thing for the club in the first half of his coaching stint here. But he was being paid good coin to be here as the coach. Setting up a team culture and talking to the media are all part of a coaches job are they not. But in the second half of his time here while still being paid good coin ??. I don't know what to think, but the teams performances towards the end of the season speak volumes. My only conclusion is that Rudan only took the job here as a springboard to further his career, and he left at the first opportunity. This is not uncommon in football, so I don't hold a grudge.
But I have enjoyed watching WU falter, and I really hope we can rub it in tonight and get a good win over them.
Fire up!
Bigger game for us, we could be "second" for a few hours!!
Brisbane fans the other week made a USB banner; it didn't go down well with lots of people saying how Mel McLaughlin is the victim in those circumstances, and that while mentions of the USB stick embarrass Rudan, they humiliate her.
I see your point about not wanting to hurt her, but personally I think it only humiliates him and doesn't reflect badly on her in any way at all.
USB sticks may humiliate Mel but "Listen Here Fudge Face" was focused at Patrick so more Phoenix anyway. Regardless, too late to do anything (other than yell it at him when he comes on field or something)
Happy Whacking Day everyone!!!
I hear some guys pay as much as $400 per hour to receive that Steve rather than fly solo.
Reminds me of the character of Barf in Spaceballs - "I am a Mawg: half man half dog! I am my own best friend!"
Brisbane fans the other week made a USB banner; it didn't go down well with lots of people saying how Mel McLaughlin is the victim in those circumstances, and that while mentions of the USB stick embarrass Rudan, they humiliate her.
I see your point about not wanting to hurt her, but personally I think it only humiliates him and doesn't reflect badly on her in any way at all.
USB sticks may humiliate Mel but "Listen Here Fudge Face" was focused at Patrick so more Phoenix anyway. Regardless, too late to do anything (other than yell it at him when he comes on field or something)
Oh, not Kurto...
NEVER!
Hear yourself go "Hisssssss"
Forget about your last Club
Get yourself another...
Well the weather is going to put an end to any quality football or attendance tonight. It's horrific.
Ah is it? That is a shame esp for crowd numbers
Bugger. Wellington strikes again.
