Wellington Phoenix Football Club

Date: 2008

By: Wellington Phoenix Football Club; Adams, David, 1959-

Reference: Eph-D-SOCCER-2008-01

Description: A pair of inflatable plastic thundersticks given out at the Hyundai A-league pre season final, Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory, 2008. Audience members would clap two inflated sticks together to applaud and encourage their team. This pair shows the Wellington Phoenix soccer team logo, and the word Sony in large letters. Accompanied by plastic straw 110 mm, to use to inflate and deflate the sticks. Instructions given on the packaging. The packaging states that the items were made in China. These items were sometimes called slappers, thunder sticks, cheering sticks, air bang sticks, boom sticks. Quantity: 2 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Digital prints on yellow and black inflatable plastic tubes, 107 x 590 mm (flat), originally folded in clear plastic bag 110 x 110 mm. Provenance: Donated by David Adams, Wellington, in 2008.

Date: 2011 - 2012

Reference: Eph-A-SOCCER-2012-Cards

Description: Each card shows a portrait of the player, nationality, vital statistics, statistics of matches played. Cards held for: Ricki Herbert (coach) No 1. Mark Paston No 2. Manny Muscat No. 3. Tony Lochhead No. 5. Michael Boxall No. 7. Leo Bertos No. 8. Paul Ifill No. 9. Benjamin Totori No. 11. Jeremy Brockie No. 14. Mirjan Pavlovic No. 15. Cameron Lindsay No. 17. Vince Lia No. 18. Ben Sigmund No. 19. Jimmy Downey No. 20. Glen Moss No. 21. Dani Sanchez No. 22. Andrew Durante No. 24. Alexander Smith Quantity: 1 set of cards. Physical Description: Offset prints on cards, 90 x 65 mm. Provenance: Donated by Claire Viskovic, Wellington, in 2012.

Date: 2015 - 2016

Reference: Eph-B-SOCCER-2015-01

Description: Booklet giving information about this Wellington football team, with photographs of all team members, and the teams they were to play in the season draw. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 30 pages, 300 x 210 mm. Provenance: Donated by Nancy Fithian, Wellington, in 2017.

Date: 2007

Reference: Eph-E-SOCCER-2007-01

Description: Pale yellow t-shirt issued in 2007 to be worn by supporters of the Wellington Phoenix Football Club, shows a photograph of the head of Ricki Herbert with long hair and a moustache, as he was when he played football (soccer) in the World Cup in 1982. The front shows the words: "Retro Ricki's Yellow Fever. Got it". The back shows the words "Phoenix 07" Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - [On label at neck back]: AAA; Alstyle Apparel & Activewear. Made in Mexico of USA fabric. Size S; taille P; talla C Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print on yellow t-shirt, 680 x 750 mm.

Date: 2012-2013

From: Ephemera donated to and collected by the Alexander Turnbull Library from 2020

Reference: EPH-D-NOVEMBER-2020/3

Description: Fold-out poster of Wellington Phoenix Football team. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 1 item of ephemera..

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016309

Description: The Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker, grins as he walks hand in hand with Victoria Beckham, wife of soccer superstar David Beckham, who scatters dollar notes in her wake. The title reads 'Beckham to make Christchurch appearance?' and the mayor says 'The ultimate plan to revitalize the Central city "Shop it like Beckham!" (play on title of film 'Bend it like Beckham')' Refers to the news that The Wellington Phoenix might try to lure English football superstar David Beckham to Christchurch for an exhibition match after another successful A-League outing at AMI Stadium on the 5th of December. Such an event would bring large crowds and a welcome economic boost to Christchurch. (Christchurch Press 6 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0013896

Description: Two men chat as they walk to work. One of them wonders if the Phoenix will go next time and just at that moment New Zealand First leader Winston Peters marches along beating on a huge drum and announcing himself as 'Your saviour'. They second man thinks his friend was referring to Winston Peters and comments that he can't see him rising from the ashes again. The first man was actually referring to Wellington's Phoenix Football Club which won its game against the Newcastle Jets in extra time in their A-League semi-final on Sunday March 7th - Phoenix 3, Newcastle Jets 1. Winston Peters has had a recent flurry defending his Gold Card for seniors legislation. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0013917

Description: A referee sits on a stool at the optometrist's and struggles to read any letter past the top row on the eye test chart. Refers to the roller-coaster ride of Phoenix's A grade season that was over when Sydney striker, Chris Payne, scored a goal using his arm, lunging forward with his head to meet a Karol Kisel free kick but blatantly putting the ball into the back of the net with his arm. Referee Peter Green allowed the goal despite the furious protestation of Skipper, Durante, who rushed to the assistant referee to plead his case in utter disbelief at what had happened. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0003950

Description: A man working for Phoenix Promotions sits at his desk telling someone on the phone that David Beckham will be flying to New Zealand with the rest of his team and not walking on water to get here. Refers to soccer star, David Beckham's celebrity status and the fact that his team, the LA Galaxy, is coming to Wellington to play against the Phoenix team at the Westpac Stadium 2nd December 2007. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0014231

Description: Caricature of Terry Serepisos, the owner of the A-league Wellington Phoenix football club. He is a property tycoon who recently has been strapped for cash and has large outstanding city rates bills. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0013876

Description: A man struggles to get out of bed in the morning saying that his excitement at the Black Caps and Phoenix is preventing him from sleeping. His wife wonders if he can remember what he did when rugby was that interesting. Refers to the success of Wellington Phoenix at the A-league playoff clash against Sydney on March 13 and refers also to the Black Caps 51-run win in the fifth and final one-day international at Westpac Stadium on Saturday 13 March as Australia retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 3-2. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017597

Description: Wellington entrepreneur Terry Serepisos plays backstop in a game of football; he tries to stop three balls that are actually hand-grenades and that represent 'Debt'. Context - Terry Serepisos is a Wellington property developer and the owner of the Wellington football club 'Phoenix'. He has left the country to finalise a US$100 million loan after saving three of his companies from the brink of liquidation. Also on the table at Mr Serepisos's meeting today with Ahsan Ali Syed will be WGA sponsorship of the Phoenix, which is losing about $1m a year. (Stuff Business Day 20 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]

Reference: DCDL-0015437

Description: Tony and Jaimee are having a debate about whether Wellington Phoenix should be supported by the ratepayers. Tony is bewildered and says that he is being forced to choose between his head and his heart but Jaimee's opinion is that his choice is 'between his wallet and a kind of gullible parochialism with subtle homoerotic undertones'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0003780

Description: Shows a doctor kneeling over the prostrate form of Wellington Phoenix millionaire owner Terry Serepisos (only his cowboy boots show in the cartoon). The doctor says to two Phoenix rugby players standing nearby that their tendency to rise to the challenge late in the second half is causing Mr Serepisos severe heart problems. Refers to the shaky performance of the Phoenix players on whom Mr Serepisos is depending to bring about a revival of soccer in New Zealand. The close encounter followed an announcement [August 2007] from Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, that bombers should resume the tactics of the Cold War, when incursions by long-range Soviet bombers testing UK air defences were a familiar routine. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0015687

Description: Shows Wellington businessman Terry Serepisos as a cat dressed in the Wellington Phoenix Football Club uniform. Text reads 'Terry Serepisos uses up another life paying ACC levies at the last minute and saving the Wellington Phoenix...' Refers to the news that Terry Serepisos has found the money to stave off ACC's threat to liquidate the Wellington Phoenix - but it can now be revealed he owes $1.4 million in unpaid rates and ground leases to Wellington City Council. In May, he issued a statement saying ASB Bank had paid $900,000 and his company Century City "has paid the majority of rates due to the ... council ... and all remaining rates owing would be paid in due course". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026773

Description: The financier Gareth Morgan, astride his motorcycle and holding a large bag of money, and automatic rifle, says 'Right!! Here's 5 million! Sort out NZ soccer! Sack the Board and put Ernie Merrick in charge!' In the foreground cats flee in terror, one calling out 'Run for it!' On 25 November 2013 Dr Gareth Morgan,who along with his many other activities was part of the Welnix consortium that owns the Wellington Phoenix football club, said that he would put up $5 million of his own money to fix the sport's troubles, but only if the Government contributed a further $10m, and the present board of NZ Football was kicked out. He suggested that the Phoenix coach coach Ernie Merrick offered the right experience to lead any change. Previously Dr Morgan's comments on the damage to the environment caused by domestic cats had aroused controversy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024120

Description: Gareth Morgan, the economist and commentator, takes Ricki Herbert, coach of the Phoenix football team, in a catbox to the veterinarian to be euthanised. Gareth Morgan, to protect native birdlife, had called for cats to be eliminated from New Zealand. As a part owner of the Wellington Phoenix Football Club, he was critical of the team, the supporters and the coach, in view of the team's recent performance. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023912

Description: Shows Gareth Morgan strangling a Phoenix in front of a soccer goal. Context: Morgan, co-owner of the Wellington Phoenix, has recently criticised Phoenix fans, calling them 'pathetic' for wanting to see improved results from his professional football team. The club implemented a mid-season change in football philosophy, to a more attractive, possession-based passing style, but the team has struggled with this shift, and are currently ranked last in the league. (Stuff.co.nz, 24 Jan 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023909

Description: Shows Gareth Morgan playing as a member of the Wellington Phoenix soccer team. Context: Morgan, the team owner, recently attended a training practice for the Phoenix, and has made disparaging comments about Phoenix fans. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0013849

Description: The cartoon shows a large golden phoenix using its wings to put the ball into Wellington's goal. Text reads Wellington Phoenix 3, Newcastle Jets 1. Refers to the football match that took place in Wellington's stadium on 6th March 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).