Phoenix City
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin Frostie, Cam and Dave as they discuss Wellington Phoenix FC's plight in the A-Leagues, as well as everything in New Zealand football.
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Episodes
Phoenix City - de Jong
September 20, 2018 21:15 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBElla Reilly from In the Back of the Net joins us this week to talk about the start of the NWL and their new podcast, The Return Fixture. Meanwhile, the Nix have missed out on Obafeni Martins, the FFA have missed the mark with their music plans, and NZF have a new (interim) technical director. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Late
September 17, 2018 02:39 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBThe pod discuss the latest preseason fixtures for the Nix, discuss the Essien rumours and who would make a good Nix marquee, and dissect the new ISPS Handa Prem draw for the upcoming season. Technical issues (ie. Patrick messed up) mean this episode is a little late to be released. Sorry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Verkeerd Uitspraak
August 23, 2018 22:31 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBThe Phoenix resumed their preseason against themselves, and are heading up to Palmy to take on Napier this weekend as the curtain raiser to the Central League playoff. Wellington United Diamonds import Marije van Dam and Suzanne Geisen join the pod to discuss this weekends Kate Shepard Cup semifinal against Dunedin Tech, as well as making the trip from the Netherlands to play football here in Wellington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Taylor Made
August 16, 2018 22:49 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBSteven Taylor joins the podcast to talk about his time in Wellington so far, how the preseason under Mark Rudan is tracking, and why he chose the Wellington Phoenix. Meanwhile, season passes are on sale, pre-season continues, and the two NZ U20 sides have been in action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Bentleigh Blues
August 09, 2018 05:03 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBThe pod reflect on the 1-0 FFA Cup loss to 10 man Bentleigh Greens, is it panic stations yet or is there still time for Mark Rudan to steady the ship? Elsewhere, FIFA's CRWG have returned their report and we look at what it might mean for the Phoenix, and Andreas Heraf has followed Andy Martin out the door at NZF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Pineapple
July 24, 2018 00:03 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBThe pod return after a short hiatus to discuss the Phoenix's latest import signings and preseason results, the resignation of Andy Martin (yay!) and the final stages of the World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Conflict of Interest
June 23, 2018 10:44 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBAfter a quick Phoenix roundup, the pod discuss the recent revelations about Andreas Heraf's time in charge of the Football Ferns, and what they might mean for his future at NZF. Meanwhile, the World Cup group stage is in full swing and we try not to get bogged down talking about VAR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Steaming Pile
June 14, 2018 01:13 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBPatrick's away, so Frostie hosts this week and Liam Hyslop joins in his place to discuss the beginnings of Mark Rudan's coaching staff and the Football Ferns' loss to Japan, including the fallout from Andreas Heraf's postmatch comments which adds to a long list of major issues during the Andy Martin era. Meanwhile, Cam is super excited about the World Cup and leads us through some predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Send Rudes
May 31, 2018 01:54 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBMark Rudan's been unveiled as the new managed of the Phoenix, the pod discuss what we think he'll bring to the club and if he's the guy we need. Meanwhile, Ross Allen and Scott Hilliar from Team Wellington join the pod to discuss their Champions League success, and what's next for Team Wellington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Lunch Date
May 19, 2018 23:41 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBFrostie hosts the pod this week, as we chat about the lunch with Rob Morrison that the other three of us attended earlier in the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Varcical
May 11, 2018 23:44 - 57 minutes - 26 MBThe star of the grand final was the VAR - for all the wrong reasons. The pod chat about what went wrong. Meanwhile, NZF have announced parity for the Football Ferns, and the TeeDubs host Lautoka in the OCL final this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Cascarino
May 03, 2018 03:08 - 54 minutes - 25 MBDavid Dome joins the pod to dispel all the recent rumours about the Phoenix selling the club to Australia, what went wrong last season and what they are doing differently this off-season. Meanwhile, Team Wellington have toppled Auckland City in the OCL for the first time to make it through to the final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Not For Sale?
April 24, 2018 23:06 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBAfter a weekend full of speculation that he'd be selling the club, Rob finally fronted the media, the podcast talk about the rumours and whether the response to them went far enough. The pod run their eye over every player in the Phoenix squad and review their performance this season and we'd want them to stick around for next season, and Team Wellington were held to a 0-0 draw by Auckland City in the first leg of the OCL semifinals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Phoenix City - Jandal Slap
April 21, 2018 23:18 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe podcast is joined by Des Buckingham, NZF U20's head coach and All Whites assistant coach this week to chat about what he's been up to since leaving the Phoenix, his new roles at NZF and what they entail. Meanwhile, the Phoenix avoided the spoon thanks to some Sarpreet magic at QBE and an Ernie special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Lack of Motivation
April 14, 2018 00:02 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBThe boys have a tough time discussing yet another Phoenix loss - so they decide to look ahead to next season for a bit instead in the hope that it will be more positive. Elsewhere, TeeDubs had an 11-0 win in the OCL, and have set up a semifinal against Auckland City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Partners in Crime
April 05, 2018 11:27 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBPaul Temple and Steve Coleman from the Wellington Phoenix join the pod this week to talk about the match against Adelaide, their roles within the restructured Phoenix coaching setup, what it's like to be promoted within the Nix coaching structure almost instantly, and their respective Central League coaching jobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - José's Many Hats
March 30, 2018 23:48 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBThe Phoenix managed to put in an excellent display against the Roar with a bunch of first-teamers missing. José Figueira joins the pod yet again to talk about Team Wellington's 1-0 semifinal win over Canterbury and the prospect of yet another grand final against Auckland City, as well as his other job as All Whites assistant coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Caretaker Greenie
March 22, 2018 07:46 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBChris Greenacre joins the podcast to chat about everything Phoenix - from the 1-0 loss against Newcastle in Auckland right through to the crop of players who could make the step up from the WeeNix. The All Whites are taking on Canada, and we are into the Handy Prem semifinals with TeeDubs taking on Canterbury at home after getting out of jail very late against Hamilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phoenix City - Ragnarok
March 16, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBAnother game, another loss. The pod does their civic duty by mentioning the 4-1 loss to WSW, before previewing a potentially depressing trip to Auckland. Elsewhere, Fritz has announced his first All Whites squad to take on Canada, the Ferns went down 2-0 to Scotland twice, and the Handy Prem regular season wraps up this weekend.
Phoenix City - Probably
March 02, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBDarije won't be around next season, so the pod speculate who coul possibly take over the reigns at the Nix and what that person needs to bring to the role. The 1-0 loss the Mariners was shit, but both TeeDubs and Auckland City are tracking nicely in the OFC Champions League.
Phoenix City - Fritz's Weiner
February 22, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBThe Phoenix finally chalked up another A-League victory, thanks to a shitty penalty and a late winner. Dave's been over in Sydney talking to FIFA about FFA, we get the goss on what was said and what the outcome might be. Back home, Fritz Schmid is about to be announced as the new All Whites coach, and Canterbury have confirmed a place in the Handy Prem semis.
Phoenix City - Four Again
February 13, 2018 08:37 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBThe Phoenix conceded 4 goals against a Sydney team for the second week running, so we invite Hard News onto the pod to give his thoughts on the current playing squad. Back home, Canterbury rallied late to get a win over the WeeNix, and Auckland City, Tee Dubs and Eastern Suburbs all earned themselves three points.
Phoenix City - Late
February 08, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 30 MBThe Phoenix let Sydney FC roll on past them, we discuss whether there's any hope against the Wanderers this weekend. Arnie's been ruled out of coaching the All Whites and NZF have appointed new age group coaches, and the WeeNix got spanked at the hands of Eastern Suburbs.
Phoenix City - Flappy
February 02, 2018 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBThe Nix have signed Tando Velaphi after another horror show from the goalkeeping stock against Adelaide - is he any better than Italiano? Patrick rages at the MRP over lenient punishments, and Team Wellington take on Auckland City this weekend in what is essentially a league decider.
Phoenix City - Minimalist Celebrations
January 25, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBThe Nix did it the hard way in Newcastle, but managed to claim all three points. Can they do they same against Adelaide this weekend? Elsewhere, the TeeDubs and WeeNix made it a trifecta for the Wellington teams over the weekend, however Auckland City are back on top of the Handy Prem.
Phoenix City - Nice Man
January 18, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBMatija Ljujić got his Phoenix account underway with a stunning goal to salvage a point against the Wanderers, can the Nix pull off a similar result against Ernie's Jets? Back home, Eastern Suburbs have surged to the top of the Handy Prem, as TeeDubs and Auckland both dropped points.
Phoenix City - Tequila Snacks
January 11, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBThe Phoenix played a couple of games with mixed results, including just the second win of the season so far. Graham Arnold could be the next All Whites coach, and the Wel Clasico served up a goalfest of a first half. Oh, and we drink tequila.
Phoenix City - "Fireworks"
January 05, 2018 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBThe Phoenix wrapped up 2017 with a terrible game of football, we review the 0-0 draw and preview the match against Dario's Melbourne City. Meanwhile, the Handy Prem is back with a blast this weekend thanks to the Welclassico.
Phoenix City - Bad Santa
December 29, 2017 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBThe 12 Pubs of Lochhead was a roaring success, we review how the day went before moving onto the actual football. The Nix fell over more than the Fever after those 12 Pubs on the weekend, we chat about the loss to Sydney and how we can try to get at least a point out of the Mariners on New Year's Eve.
Phoenix City - A Very Vidosic Christmas
December 22, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBRado and Dario have walked out on the Phoenix - and we've invited Liam Hyslop onto the podcast again to discuss whether this is panic stations for the Phoenix, and what the current state of the club really is. Quite a bit later on, we review the loss to Perth and preview the shellacking to Sydney, as well as a weekend of football riddled with VAR incidents.
Phoenix City - Back to Basics
December 14, 2017 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBThe Phoenix got things back on track with a steady 0-0 draw against the Roar, and this weekend they are travelling over for the latest instalment of the Distance Derby. We look at whether the Nix will sign a replacement for the departed Gui Finkler, and the TeeDubs are back in action in the Handy Prem after a week off.
Phoenix City - Leaky
December 07, 2017 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBAfter a week off, the pod is back to talk about the Nix's recurring problem of conceding a lot of goals following the 3-2 loss to the Victory. We preview the trip to the Gold Coast against the Roar, look at Auckland City falling over at the first step in the Club World Cup, and cast an eye over how the Handy Prem has been going.
Phoenix City - Bye Bye Bye
November 24, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBThe All Whites went down in Lima - Hard News is back to talk about what went wrong and sum up the Hudson era with us. The Phoenix had a weekend off thanks to a shit pitch in Sydney, and TeeDubs dispatched Hamilton in the Handy Prem.
Phoenix City - Llamas vs Kiwis
November 15, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBA surprising 0-0 draw has the All Whites heading to Lima with everything to play for - Hard News joins the podcast to chat about what the All Whites have to do to pull off an unlikely result. Meanwhile, the Nix blew Perth off the park with a 5-2 win, and the TeeDubs have a late penalty to thank for getting them past Tasman United.
Phoenix City - Crash-landing
November 13, 2017 00:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBThis is last weeks Phoenix pod - so we chat about the 3-0 loss to the Jets and look head to the Perth game, and wrap the latest action from the Handy Prem.
Phoenix City - Fallon on hard times
November 09, 2017 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.5 MBThe playoff is here. We spend an entire pod talking about Hudson's squad selections, what the All Whites need to do to win the tie, and what the match will mean to football in this country. Note: technical issues mean the quality is not as high as usual this week.
Phoenix City - Blowing It
November 02, 2017 00:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBThe Nix blew a 3-0 lead against the Roar and were lucky to not lose the match in the end, we look at what went right and what went wrong. More details about the NZ squad for the Peru match have leaked out - we mention them and look at the action from the Handy Prem, including an entertaining Wellington derby.
Phoenix City - Positively Disappointing
October 27, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBThe Nix have come off a 1-0 loss where they should really have claimed a share of the points, we look ahead to the Roar game and wonder if everything will click this time around. Meanwhile, Hudson continues to baffle, with rumours that Brockie and Fallon are going to be called into the Peru squad, and we wrap up the latest rounds of the Handy Prem and the NWL.
Phoenix City - Selling Out
October 19, 2017 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBThe pod is hosted out at David Farrington Park by Team Wellington this week - and head coach José Figuera joins us to discuss the 3-1 win over Auckland City and everything else to do with the Handa Premiership. Meanwhile, the Nix had a promising loss against Sydney FC and head to Melbourne this weekend, and tickets for the Peru game are flying out the door.
Phoenix City - Underway
October 12, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBPeru are all that stand between the All Whites and the World Cup - we have a quick chat about how they got there before moving on to the first Nix game of the season. Meanwhile - the All Whites went down to a late goal against Japan, and the TeeDubs kick off their season against Auckland this weekend. Oh, and Patrick picked a fight with Hamish Watson.
Phoenix City - Dome Stop 'Til You Get Enough
October 05, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBPhoenix GM David Dome joins the pod ahead of the A-League kicking off this weekend, we look at the Nix's chances of beating Adelaide and make some terrible predictions about how we think the season will go. Meanwhile, the All Whites are in action against Japan in a friendly, and it's the long awaited return of Cam's Kiwis Overseas segment.
Phoenix City - Super Dario
September 28, 2017 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBDario Vidosic drops by the pod this week, talking about his return from injury over the weekend in the 8-1 win over Team Wellington. There's also a double header this weekend with the Nix playing both TeeDubs and Auckland City on the same day, and are we headed to Canberra for a home game?
Phoenix City - TL;DW
September 23, 2017 00:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBPretend you haven't seen the latest Nix preseason game in this podcast, where the pod discuss the final game of the preseason tour to Australia and preview the Home & Garden Show match, look at the Football Ferns' two losses against the US, and cast their eye over the TeeDubs and WeeNix squads for the Handy Prem.
Phoenix City - Preseason Pains
September 14, 2017 00:00 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBThe pod talk about a bunch of games they haven't seen, including Phoenix preseason games again Blacktown City and the Mariners, and the Chatham Cup and Women's Knockout Cup finals. Elsewhere, Chris Wood is keeping up his goalscoring form in the EPL, and Vince Lia speaks out about his departure from the Nix.
Phoenix City - Solomon Success
September 11, 2017 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBIt's late, but after a two week break the pod are back and ready to discuss the All Whites win over the Solomons, how South American qualifying is going, the Phoenix's latest preseason matches and whether too many Aussies are a bad thing.
Phoenix City - New Guy
August 17, 2017 00:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBThe Nix signed Andrija Kaluđerović, the All Whites called up James Musa, and Team Wellington have signed a Kiwi and a Serb. Not much else happened this week.
Phoenix City - A Nu Start
August 14, 2017 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBThe Phoenix have launched a new logo and signed a new player - we were at the launch and discuss everything about the new club insignia. Elsewhere, we sound like a broken record and Anthony Hudson makes some baffling decisions in his All Whites squad.
Phoenix City - Go West
August 03, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBThe pod are joined by Fairfax football reporter Liam Hyslop to discuss a fairly busy week in the "offseason". The Phoenix switched off late to lose their FFA Cup match, Western Suburbs took out the Central League in style, the Chatham Cup quarterfinals are this weekend and we chat with Liam about his series on youth development in the Wellington region.
Phoenix City - Western Standoff
July 29, 2017 00:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBThe Nix have got their preseason underway, the pod dissect what they saw in Darije's first hitout against Western Suburbs. The pod share their 5-letter teams, and the usual Kiwi's Overseas and local football segments are back.
Phoenix City - Goran with the Wind
July 20, 2017 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBThe pod are back after a week off, and raring to go! The club have signed Goran Paracki, and are holding an event to unveil something early next month. The pod accept Jason Pine's challenge of picking their best Phoenix XI with a twist, the Chatham Cup quarterfinalists have been found, and we chat about the club vs school debate in junior player development.