Team Wellington's Cole Peverley, WaiBOP United's Mark Jones, Canterbury United defender Dan Terris, Waitakere United midfielder Jake Butler, Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Oliver Sail and All Whites and Auckland City defender Ivan Vicelich also played their part in a splash of myriad colours of balls soaked in paint.
The promotion comes on the heels of a historic announcement that the first of 32 live televised games on Sky Sport will be a derby rivalry signalling the start of the campaign on Sunday November 8, when Waitakere United and Auckland City FC will meet at QBE Stadium in Albany.
The season will include a televised Thursday night clash with another game covered live on Sunday afternoons.
It will be a repeat of last summer's final, when Auckland City host Bay United in a televised match on Thursday November 12, in a 7.35pm match at QEB Stadium.
No matches will be televised from Bluewater Stadium, Park Island, during the campaign and Bay United's other two televised matches will be staged before Christmas.
The closest the TV cameras will geographically zoom to the Bay will be at 7.35pm on Thursday November 26, at Owen Delany Park in Taupo in a round-three clash against WaiBOP United.
In round six on Thursday December 17 Bay fans will have the last chance to catch their team in a 7.35pm kick-off against Waitakere United at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.
The semifinals on March 3 and 6 and the Thursday-night grand final on March 10 will also be shown live.
Milne acknowledged, amid laughter, that it was his "three seconds of fame" but he wasn't sure if that would even make it once the razor gang put their editing skills to use.
He's "not much of a poser" but some still shots were taken as well but he wasn't sure in what capacity they would be used.
"I was pretty relaxed but the directors and organisers made it very easy for us," he said.
Milne could see the benefits of doing such exercises in future, especially as it would boost the profile of the beautiful game in the country as well as a great opportunity for family, friends and football lovers anywhere catching a glimpse of their prowess.
"We'll still play the game like every other game but there'll be a bit of excitement knowing other people will be watching it, too."
Milne, goalkeeper Joshua Hill and Sean Liddicutt are the only returning Bay United players from last summer, after Angell coached them to a losing grand final on debut.
Milne now lives in Napier with two other teammates, Hill and midfielder Khair Jones, also from Palmerston North.
"We've had some good players come in so at training we're beginning to look good and we're starting to play how Brett wants us to."
Milne said he had no hesitation about returning to the fold after making his debut for TSB Bank Napier City Rovers in a Lotto Central League-winning campaign that also took them to a losing Chatham Cup final.
"I really enjoyed my time here last season and learned a lot from Brett.
"It would have been crazy not to come back and have another go, really."
Despite scoring 65 goals among them in winter, the Rovers' "Fabulous Four" aren't going to be disturbing the net in the goalmouth this summer.
The scoring machine of Angus Kilkolly, Ryan Tinsley, Stephen Hoyle and Saul Halpin have switched provincial allegiances bar Halpin, who has returned home to England. Bay-born Kilkolly (Christchurch United) and Englishmen Tinsley and Hoyle (WaiBop United) said they wanted to return but found the franchise's recruiting policy hostile.
