FFA’s acknowledgement of Referee inadequacy FFA’s acknowledgement of Referee inadequacy, insufficient and inexcusable. was last modified: December 15th, 2015 by Gareth Morgan
MEDIA RELEASE Today the Hutt City Council announced plans for a new boutique football specific sports stadium based at the current Petone Recreation site. While the Wellington Phoenix has at this stage only made a conditional commitment to moving to … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix could be playing at a new boutique stadium in Petone in less than three years, if unveiled plans go ahead. The 12,000-seat Petone Arena is a joint project by Phoenix owners Welnix and Hutt City Council’s Community Facilities Trust. … Read More
Owning an A-League football club is historically not for the faint-hearted. Quite the opposite really. It’s for people with plenty of dollars and, some may argue, no sense. Since the A-League’s inception in 2005, two teams – Gold Coast United … Read More
Wellington Phoenix fans may have to hit the road for ‘home’ games after a bumper crowd at Eden Park put fans in the capital to shame. Club co-owner Gareth Morgan said yesterday that games in Auckland and other centres were … Read More
If Gareth Morgan had the option to move the Wellington Phoenix out of Westpac Stadium, he would do it instantly. Speaking to Radio Sport yesterday, Morgan highlighted the need to lift the experience fans have at games and give them more of an “intimate” … Read More
Wellington Phoenix co-owner Gareth Morgan wants a level of involvement in New Zealand Football, offering a blueprint to develop New Zealand into a world top 50 nation. For the first time in years NZF is set for fundamental governance change … Read More
In two extended radio interviews Gareth Morgan expanded on his vision for football in New Zealand and got more specific about how the governance and management of the sport has to change if it is ever going to lift itself … Read More
Last weekend I was I interviewed by Tony Veitch about the Phoenix, my first interview about the Phoenix since Ricki Herbert moved to the technical adviser role. The interview covers Riki’s advisory role in the club and our determination to … Read More
Today I have been in Stuff and the NZ Herald regarding an interview that was pre recorded a week ago with Tony Veitch. Here are some points that need to be mentioned: I remind everyone that this Club loses … Read More