Phoenix City

The pod react to the news that the 2023 World Cup is heading to our shores, talk through the bid process and the changing landscape over the last week, and what the tournament will look like when it arrives in just three years time.

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Rob Morrison, chairman of Wellington Phoenix FC, joins the pod this week as the crew headed down to The Churchill for the Phoenix members night. We talk about the resumption of the A-League, the current and future broadcast situation of the league, and the challenges of running a football club during Level 4 lockdown.

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We teamed up with the Jetstream podcast this week, and Furns and Patrick chatted to Glen Moss about his career as it starts to come to a close. We talk through his early days as a professional footballer in the NSL and at the NZ Knights, his time playing in Europe, his time at both the Phoenix and the Jets, and reminisce about the glory days of the 2010 World Cup.

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David Dome joins the pod to discuss whats going on with the Phoenix and the A-League in general during the COVID-19 hiatus - what will the league look like when it resumes and what does this mean for the future of the club? Elsewhere, Danny Hay has removed Des Buckingham as NZ mens U23 coach and replaced him with Danny Hay.

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With nothing much to talk about in the world of football, the podcast answer question posted to us by our wonderful Patrons.

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The clubs have begun to stand down their players, so the pod respond by placing Frostie on temporary leave too and Patrick hosts a pod with no football to talk about. Tim Payne and Oli Sail go for a joy ride, and Radio Sport is abruptly pulled off the air and shut down - will more sports media follow?

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The pod go remote! Recording from the comfort of each of their own homes, the pod team look at the postponment of the A-League, and what it will mean for both the future of the Nix and the A-League. Meanwhile, the W-League final was played, and NZF have appointed coaches to the men's teams.

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The Phoenix dispatched the Victory with relative ease, and both teams now head into isolation during a strange time in the league. The pod look at the decision made to continue playing, what it looks like for the Nix, and what might happen as the rest of the season attempts to be played.

Note: this podcast was recorded on the evening of Wednesday 18th March, and not all information around COVID-19 has remained accurate.

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The Phoenix travelled to Gosford and chalked up another mark in the Wins column. The Football Ferns have played their entire Algarve Cup with mixed results, and the pod team manage to get themselves kicked out of a pub.

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The Phoenix didn't play thanks to the rescheduled Sydney Derby, but it seems like every other team was scoring amazing goals. The W-League finishes the regular season, and the Handy Prem semi-finalists start to take shape.

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