The Welly Nix Are Carefully Securing The Future Amidst Their Present Prosperity

The Wellington Phoenix are good now. No matter how hard that might have been to imagine a few months ago, they really are and if they can keep on trucking the way they have been recently, considering the state of the A-League around them, then a top four finish should be less an aspiration and more an expectation.

Flying Kiwis – January 14

Joe Bell is only 20 years old but he might already be a first choice All White. He made his debut in the match against Ireland and looked right at home, just as he has at every age group level, and with Danny Hay taking this national team into a fresher direction Bell is one of the fellas who shapes to be a big part of that.

The Premmy Files – Week 9

A sunny afternoon at the Cake Tin right before a Wellington Phoenix A-League game with the telly cameras in full attendance. Forget about the fact that it was also terrifically windy, Wellington being Wellington and all, it’s always a fine sight to get a bit of Premiership footy in a big stadium.

The Premmy Files – Midseason Review

Other than Auckland City and Team Wellington, both of whom have had their own contextual struggles, it’s almost impossible to predict which teams will get crack the semis. Can Hawke’s Bay keep it up over the full campaign? Do Eastern Suburbs have another gear they can reach? Will the Kale Herbert resurgence in the Tron continue?

Flying Kiwis – January 7

Burnley have played four times since the last Flying Kiwis, festive football being what it is in England. Also he was about the only one playing last week so there was no Flying Kiwis hence we get to catch it all up now.

Flying Kiwis – December 23

What a strike. What an incredible... okay maybe not a flashy glamorous goal but a pretty crucial one from Rebekah Stott, being in the right place at the right time to tap in from extremely close range for the only goal as Melbourne City beat Perth Glory 1-0.

More of the Same Good Welly Nix Vibes (Even If They Should Have Won)

There’s a lot about the Wellington Phoenix’s 2-2 draw with Sydney FC that was also applicable to their 0-0 draw away to Melbourne Victory a week ago. Both were games in which the Nix did enough to win but were relatively satisfied with a draw, this one featured plenty of goals but it also featured the Nix being unable to hold a half-time lead.

Flying Kiwis – December 17

What a moment. 82nd minute of the game, Bayern with a healthy 6-1 lead against Werder Bremen, and on comes Sarpreet Singh in place of hat-trick hero Coutinho. His competitive debut for the German giants and yet another steady step in the right direction, just as he’s done ever since he signed for this club.

The Premmy Files – Week 7

They call it the Gridlock Derby. Presumably because of the whole disaster that is Auckland traffic, in the same vein as El Traffico in Los Angeles, though the real gridlock as Auckland City hosted Eastern Suburbs in this week’s televised game happened on the pitch at Kiwitea Street.

Guess What? Canterbury Pride Are NWL Champs Yet Again

Clearly they were the best two teams across the entire season. Northern have really come on strong the last couple seasons with an exciting young team full of age-grade internationals while the Pride have been chilling at this elite level for ages now.

Flying Kiwis - December 10

This wasn’t even Wilkie’s first hatty of the season either, she scored a treble in a 6-1 win over Ovarense a couple months back and that’s now 10 goals in 10 games for Wilkie, including 6 in her last 4. You love to see it.

The Premmy Files – Week 6

Eastern Suburbs versus Team Wellington. Rematch of last season’s grand final. A lot has changed since then for both teams but this was still massive, especially with both teams having dropped a few too many points in recent times and find themselves deep in a very crowded top four hunt.