Football player making a wish on a shooting star – Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland FC
Every time a Wellington Phoenix player spots a shooting star, their hearts leap with the familiar, desperate hope of every football fan in the A-League. With eyes wide and hands clasped, they whisper their wish into the chilly Wellington night, “My wish is to beat Auckland FC”
Now, here’s where the universe has a bit of a laugh. Everyone knows that some wishes are just too audacious for the cosmos to handle, so the moment those words leave a Phoenix player’s lips, the shooting star suddenly does a quick u-turn, like when you see the cops up ahead doing random alcohol tests, and zooms back into the vastness of space. It’s much better to leave a Wellington Phoenix player with a look of utter bewilderment than to try and do the impossible.
I’m pretty sure even a genie wouldn’t come out of the magic lamp when he saw the guy wearing a yellow and black Phoenix shirt.
