Phoenix City: The Official Podcast Of Yellow Fever

The 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.

Steven 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.

The 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.

The 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.

After 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.

Patrick'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.

Mark 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.

Frostie 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.

The 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.

David 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.

After 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 information.

The 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.

The 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.

Paul 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.

The 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.

Chris 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.