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17 years ago

Bertos goes undercover

LEO BERTOS won’t play a part on the field for the Wellington Phoenix this weekend but the injured flyer still hopes to have some input off it when the Phoenix take on his former teammates in Perth.
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17 years ago

Confidence on the rise

WELLINGTON Phoenix head coach Ricki Herbert believes his side has turned an important corner in its Hyundai A-League 2008/09 campaign and the onus now is to push on with continued improvement, starting with Sunday’s match against Perth Glory in the Western Australian capital.
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17 years ago

Phoenix hang tough for point

A GRITTY, no-frills effort from the Wellington Phoenix earned them a valuable competition point in the Hyundai A-League with a 0-0 draw against the Central Coast Mariners at Westpac Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Before a 6926-strong Wellington crowd, the home...
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17 years ago

Competition for spots hots up

PHOENIX head coach Ricki Herbert is keeping his squad to face the Central Coast Mariners under wraps to ensure his players’ competitive juices are flowing right up till kickoff on Sunday.
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17 years ago

Cancer kids to meet Phoenix football heroes

ENTHUSIASTIC kids, supported by the Child Cancer Foundation, are gearing up to meet the Wellington Phoenix face-to-face on Friday morning, ahead of the team’s clash against the Central Coast Mariners on Sunday afternoon. All of the special children are currently...
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17 years ago

Get your own football E-Diary

The 2008/09 Football e-diary™ is the easiest way to stay ahead of the game! Personalise your desktop diary now with the Fixtures and Events of your favourite Hyundai A-League Team, plus the World Cup Qualifying Fixture of the Socceroos. You...
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17 years ago

Break could prove the tonic

THE international fixture window could not have come at a better time for the Wellington Phoenix as they look to get their season back on track after a disappointing start to the Hyundai A-League season. An unimpressive draw and a...
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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...
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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...