Podcasts
Phoenix City. The newest podcast covering New Zealand football. Phoenix City was founded in July 2015, after the In The Zone podcast ended and a Phoenix sized hole was left in the podcast market.
If you're listening to Phoenix City, you're listening to:
Patrick, the podcast's producer, head honcho and a rubbish referee. He is on Twitter: @patrick478
Cam, also known as Photomac, Yellow Fever's resident photographer. You've probably seen him wearing a bib at Phoenix games. Cam tweets at @NZPhotomac.
Dave, he’s big, he’s bold, and he has Opinions about Football. Twitter: @NZ_Dave
Andy, the podcasts head football analyst. Sadly, he's only half decent at that. He is also on Twitter: @FrostieDaSnowman
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Phoenix City - See No Goal, Hear The Goal
The Phoenix go down fighting against Sydney FC, featuring a goal that the world had to wait 20 minutes to see. They stay in NSW to take on Macarthur and their tinny cowbells. The ISPS Handa Prem gets underway again post-Christmas, with TeeDubs in Hamilton and the Weenix at home
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["Episode 222: Phoenix City - Away and Away", "Phoenix City - Away and Away"]
The A-League is here! The Phoenix kick off their Wollongong season against Sydney FC, will a relatively inexperienced defensive line turn out to be the weak link in the side? The Men's ISPS Handa Premiership is on a Christmas hiatus.
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Phoenix City - Signing On
In a slightly late-release of an episode, the pod crew discuss all the news in Phoenix-world, with player signings and contract extensions galore. Meanwhile, the ISPS Handa Premierships begin, and the pod preview a round of football that has now already been played.
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Phoenix City - Scheduled Post
Both the A-League and the ISPS Premierships have announced the schedule for their season restarts, and the NZ leagues have taken it one step further by releasing the full season draw. Plus, big disagreements on whether that new All Whites away kit is good or bad.
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Phoenix City - Crystal Ball
The pod team return after a short hiatus for the first episode of the off-season, and navigate their way through all the issues plaguing the A-League and the Phoenix ahead of a potential season restart. Meanwhile, similar issues around creating an ISPS Men's Handa Prem draw are plaguing NZF.
Over the off-season, episodes will be released slightly earlier on our Patreon than on the podcast feed, head to http://patreon.com/PhoenixCity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month.
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Phoenix City - Crash and Burn
The Phoenix are bundled out of the playoffs by Perth, we discuss whether this was a disappointing result or whether it was inevitable.
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Phoenix City - Elimination Strategy
The Phoenix limp into the playoffs after a 3-0 loss to Newcastle, we try to work out what's going wrong and if it can be solved before the upcoming elimination final.
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Phoenix City - Ams-strung
The Phoenix stutter against WSW with some interesting refereeing decisions, but a quick turnaround before the next match against Brisbane gives the team a chance to bounce back. Tony Rradings steps aside, leaving the Men's U20 coaching role vacant - will we see a familiar face return?
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Phoenix City - Mixed Pens
The Phoenix pick up a win and a draw in matches against Perth and Adelaide, but could Ufuk have earned all three points if he didn't rotate the squad against Adelaide? The schedule settles down a little bit for the Phoenix now, as we look ahead to the next match against WSW.
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Phoenix City - Restart
The season is back underway, and thanks to the VAR being axed for the rest of the season, the Nix went down 3-1 to Sydney. Will they fare any better against Perth or Adelaide, and will the All Whites actually face Belgium?
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Phoenix City - Mullet Man
The Phoenix are back in action against Sydney FC this weekend - could this one match end up deciding the entire season? An exodus of players from most other clubs is occurring, and NSW looks increasingly unlikely to be the place to host the rest of the season.
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Phoenix City - Fury Road
The A-League looks to resume next week, but has the current COVID situation in Victoria and a failed mad dash to the border thrown a spanner in the works? The pod look at the remainder of the season as a whole, and discuss the Nix's chances of moving even further up the table.
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Phoenix City - Winning Bid
The pod react to the news that the 2023 World Cup is heading to our shores, talk through the bid process and the changing landscape over the last week, and what the tournament will look like when it arrives in just three years time.
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Phoenix City - HeartthRob
Rob Morrison, chairman of Wellington Phoenix FC, joins the pod this week as the crew headed down to The Churchill for the Phoenix members night. We talk about the resumption of the A-League, the current and future broadcast situation of the league, and the challenges of running a football club during Level 4 lockdown.
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Phoenix City - Mossy
We teamed up with the Jetstream podcast this week, and Furns and Patrick chatted to Glen Moss about his career as it starts to come to a close. We talk through his early days as a professional footballer in the NSL and at the NZ Knights, his time playing in Europe, his time at both the Phoenix and the Jets, and reminisce about the glory days of the 2010 World Cup.
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Phoenix City - Domesticated
David Dome joins the pod to discuss whats going on with the Phoenix and the A-League in general during the COVID-19 hiatus - what will the league look like when it resumes and what does this mean for the future of the club? Elsewhere, Danny Hay has removed Des Buckingham as NZ mens U23 coach and replaced him with Danny Hay.
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Phoenix City - Questions and Answers
With nothing much to talk about in the world of football, the podcast answer question posted to us by our wonderful Patrons.
To support the podcast and recieve bonus content, support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/phoenixcity.
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Phoenix City - Stood Down
The clubs have begun to stand down their players, so the pod respond by placing Frostie on temporary leave too and Patrick hosts a pod with no football to talk about. Tim Payne and Oli Sail go for a joy ride, and Radio Sport is abruptly pulled off the air and shut down - will more sports media follow?
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Phoenix City - Isolated System
The pod go remote! Recording from the comfort of each of their own homes, the pod team look at the postponment of the A-League, and what it will mean for both the future of the Nix and the A-League. Meanwhile, the W-League final was played, and NZF have appointed coaches to the men's teams.
Support us on Patreon to recieve access to exclusive bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/phoenixcity.
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Phoenix City - Victorious
The Phoenix dispatched the Victory with relative ease, and both teams now head into isolation during a strange time in the league. The pod look at the decision made to continue playing, what it looks like for the Nix, and what might happen as the rest of the season attempts to be played.
Note: this podcast was recorded on the evening of Wednesday 18th March, and not all information around COVID-19 has remained accurate.
Support us on Patreon to recieve access to exclusive bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/phoenixcity.
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Phoenix City - Sausages and Bacon
The Phoenix travelled to Gosford and chalked up another mark in the Wins column. The Football Ferns have played their entire Algarve Cup with mixed results, and the pod team manage to get themselves kicked out of a pub.
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Phoenix City - Volleys
The Phoenix didn't play thanks to the rescheduled Sydney Derby, but it seems like every other team was scoring amazing goals. The W-League finishes the regular season, and the Handy Prem semi-finalists start to take shape.
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Phoenix City - Torrential
The rain was torrential, and so were the Nix, running rampant against the Snakes everywhere other than the scoreboard. Team Wellington made up some ground on Auckland thanks to a shock Tasman United win.
Support us on Patreon to recieve access to exclusive bonus content (this week's chat includes LFE & Perth Glory, and visa player changes) at https://www.patreon.com/phoenixcity.
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Phoenix City - Eden Hazards
Another win in Auckland, should the Nix play there more often? The Snakes come to town again this week, and a win would send the Nix to dizzying heights on the table.
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Phoenix City - Reverse Petering
The pod team celebrate Phoenix City's 200th episode by pretty much forgetting it is the 200th episode. The Phoenix went down in Perth, but are going up to Auckland.
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Phoenix City - Cutting-Room Floor
With no Phoenix match to talk about, the pod team take a week off from recording and give you a special episode full of chat that didn't make it onto the actual podcast. Enjoy.
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Phoenix City - Schadenfreude
The Nix pull off a smash and grab to claim three points ahead of the bye week - and Western United shit the bed. Much lols. Meanwhile, TeeDubs and Auckland put on a stinker of a match.
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Phoenix City - Two Halves
With two games to wrap in the one episode, the pod crew look at what went right against the Wanderers and wrong against the Roar.
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Phoenix City - Win Ugly
The streak extends with a win over the Mariners, but doesn't come without casualties. The Handy Prem starts up again this weekend, and the W-League has been affected by the bushfires.
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Phoenix City - Appendages
The Phoenix travelled to Ballarat for a successful whacking day, but what was Steven Taylor doing with his arms? Patrick is sick of VAR and talking about VAR but we discuss the VAR.
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Phoenix City - Six
Celebrate Christmas with Phoenix City, thanks to an excellent performance from the Nix against Sydney FC. Over in the Handy Prem, a very strange set of draws take us into the Christmas break.
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Phoenix City - Christmas
Celebrate Christmas with Phoenix City, thanks to an excellent performance from the Nix against Sydney FC. Over in the Handy Prem, a very strange set of draws take us into the Christmas break.
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Phoenix City - Kick in the Teeth
The Phoenix travelled to Melbourne and didn't lose(!), should they have gone one better? NZF have announced a joint bid for the Women's World Cup alongside FFA, and it's time for the 12 Pubs of Lochhead!
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Phoenix City - Floppy Salmon
Three on trot for the Nix thanks to a smash and grab in Auckland. Tracey Hodge joins to the pod to chat Auckland, the TeeDubs win over Eastern Suburbs, and to give us a rundown on the upcoming 10th Annual 12 Pubs of Lochhead.
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Phoenix City - Euphamistic
Two wins on the trot! The Phoenix launch themselves into a winning streak ahead of the trip to Auckland this weekend, and controversy in the Handy Prem with a good admin battle between Southern and Tasman.
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Phoenix City - See No Goal, Hear The Goal
Table
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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Sydney FC | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 53 |
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Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
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Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
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Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 39 |
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Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
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Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 36 |
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Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 34 |
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Western Sydney | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 33 |
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Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
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Central Coast | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -29 | 18 |