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impact for everybody, not just this club? I know there were fractured relationsh­ips when I came here, I was inundated with informatio­n and I’m a pretty curious person but I think the most important thing for this club is the game and we’ve got an opportunit­y to change things at this club and more importantl­y change the game here.

‘‘For a long time living in the other country we used to look over to New Zealand and sort of look down. But one thing I said his way there for a conversati­on.

Mason then dramatical­ly reversed his decision and penalised Hadergjona­j for fouling Joe Bennett rather than the other way round.

Huddersfie­ld are three points behind Fulham, who fell to a 2-1 loss at Burnley, with the hosts not registerin­g a shot on target in the to my players is as Kiwis be proud of who you are, get rid of that inferior complex that has been around, that stigma that’s been there for a long time. There’s been great moments for this country against Australia but can we get more of them?’’

With 22 points to their name, the Phoenix have already surpassed their total from last season in only 13 games. They are fifth on the ladder.

‘‘We’ve still got a long way to go but if we can get people Wellington Phoenix 3 (Roy Krishna 48’ pen,

58’ pen, David Williams 64’) Central Coast Mariners 2 (Matt Simon 8’ pen, Andrew Hoole

21’). HT: 0-2. believing in this football club and a good wave, the ripple effect goes into the rest of them.

‘‘One thing we need to do is be together. It’s a small country and Wellington is a small city as well. If we can get good people, good football people involved in the game then hopefully not just our football club but the game in [general] can start to lift.’’

The Phoenix’s next match is away to Melbourne Victory, the first of four consecutiv­e games against the top-four teams.

 ?? GETTY IMAGES ?? Passionate Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan acknowledg­es the backing of the club’s Yellow Fever supporters after their comeback win over the Central Coast Mariners. Inset, Phoenix fans are having plenty of reasons to get their shirts off this season.
GETTY IMAGES Passionate Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan acknowledg­es the backing of the club’s Yellow Fever supporters after their comeback win over the Central Coast Mariners. Inset, Phoenix fans are having plenty of reasons to get their shirts off this season.

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