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16 years ago
Durante’s delightful dilemma
WHEN the final whistle blew at Westpac Stadium last Sunday, Andrew Durante was elated. Suffering from the flu, the regular Wellington Phoenix skipper was confined to home, forced to watch the Phoenix-Sydney FC clash on television. With a raft of...
16 years ago
Smeltz’s sights fixed on season
STRIKER Shane Smeltz wants to focus on the remainder of Wellington Phoenix’s Hyundai A-League 2008/09 campaign and will not be hurried into any decision about his playing future.
16 years ago
Phoenix fire for first win
A 76th-MINUTE strike from midfielder Tim Brown ensured the Wellington Phoenix snared their first win in the Hyundai A-League this season, a gutsy 2-1 result over glamour club Sydney FC in Wellington on Sunday afternoon. It was not quite a...
16 years ago
Phoenix on a voyage of rediscovery
IT MAY not happen overnight, but it will happen. Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has vowed to help his men rediscover the confidence, passion and desire that has so far been in short supply in their Hyundai A-League 2008/09 campaign....
16 years ago
Durante: Down but never out
WELLINGTON Phoenix skipper Andrew Durante is making no excuses for his team’s disappointing performances to date in the Hyundai A-League and is adamant things can be turned around.
16 years ago
Sydney a tantalising challenge
MOST teams would be trembling at the prospects of facing a red-hot Sydney FC outfit but Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert reckons the big challenge his side faces at home this weekend could be just what they need to get...
16 years ago
Time for ‘X-men’ to fire
WELLINGTON Phoenix head coach Ricki Herbert is looking to his “X-factor” players to deliver against Perth Glory on Sunday. Still seeking their first win of the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season, the Phoenix have made the marathon journey to the Western...
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