6:47 pm - Saturday May 19, 2012

Phoenix ready to make playoff run

The Wellington Phoenix have finally blown their cover. Surprise back-to-back wins in Australia have lifted Ricki Herbert’s unfashionable mob to the dizzying heights of third and observers across the Tasman are finally taking notice.

It is unfamiliar territory for the Phoenix, who have thrived on a “nobody believes in us” mentality throughout their brief existence as New Zealand’s sole professional football team.

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