17 years ago
KEEPUP Staff
17 years ago
Phoenix upbeat about tough mission
WELLINGTON Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert is under no illusions about the enormity of the challenge facing his side in Adelaide tomorrow night. Beating Adelaide United at their Hindmarsh Stadium stronghold is perhaps the toughest task in the Hyundai A-League, the...
17 years ago
Spirits dampened in Wellington wash-out
UNLIKE the crowd at a sodden Westpac Stadium, there was no ducking for cover for the Wellington Phoenix tonight, beaten in a six-goal thriller by the Melbourne Victory in a Hyundai A-League round two match in the capital. The Phoenix-s...
17 years ago
‘Pupils’ learn their lesson
SHOWED potential but must do better – if Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert were a school teacher that might have been his assessment of his “pupils” following the Phoenix’s season-opening draw with the Queensland Roar last weekend.
17 years ago
Nervous opener for Phoenix
THE early nerves were obvious but the Wellington Phoenix got their Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season off to a promising start with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Queensland Roar tonight. Tension was palpable from both sides in front of 10,516 fans...
17 years ago
Time to get down to business
A LONG and successful pre-season campaign behind them, the Wellington Phoenix are champing at the bit ahead of Sunday’s Hyundai A-League 2008/09 opener against the Queensland Roar.
17 years ago
Phoenix Open Day at Westpac Stadium
Over 3000 Phoenix supporters visited Westpac Stadium to meet players and look over facilities before next weeks A-League kickoff.
17 years ago
Handy Manny signs with Phoenix
AFTER impressing in two 2008 Pre-Season Cup games for the Wellington Phoenix – including Wednesday night’s thrilling final – defender Manny Muscat has been signed by the New Zealand-based club as a short-term injury replacement.
17 years ago
Phoenix beaten but not bowed
THEY dominated 90 minutes of regular time but Wellington Phoenix’s hopes of grabbing an historic title were scuttled by Melbourne Victory in a dramatic penalty shootout in the 2008 Pre-Season Cup final in Wellington.
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