The Wellington Phoenix's A League season is all but over.

The Sydney FC boss told players to get yellow cards so they serve bans before the finals.

The Wellington Phoenix have dominated the Melbourne Victory, with a 3-0 win.

The Wellington Phoenix made light of all their absentees by thumping the Newcastle Jets.

The Wanderers disposed of a hapless Phoenix side last night.

Michael McGlinchey will miss the Wellington Phoenix's must-win trip to Sydney.

Wellington Phoenix striker Shane Smeltz has called on the FFA to reschedule his side's clash with Newcastle.

The Wellington Phoenix revival was short lived.

Clinical goals from Shane Smeltz and Roy Krishna have kept alive the Phoenix's A-League finals hopes.

The Phoenix have seven games to save their season - and their co-coaches have seven games to save their jobs.

Remorseful Melbourne City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis has been told he should count himself fortunate he'll only miss five A-League games

The Wellington Phoenix's playoff hopes have taken a hit, and things are about to get even tougher.

Irate Phoenix skipper Andrew Durante has challenged A-League bosses to undergo the torturous heat test his players were subjected to in Adelaide.

The Wellington Phoenix have negotiated energy-sapping heat and a desperate defending champion to earn a hard-fought 2-2 A-League draw with Adelaide United.

Brisbane Roar scored the solitary goal in the 87th minute to disappoint the home fans at Westpac Stadium.

"Can you do it on a windy Tuesday night in Wellington?". For the Melbourne Victory, the answer is an emphatic no.

The return of Michael McGlinchey was tonight enough for the Phoenix to earn a much-needed victory over the Mariners.

The next eight days are being taken very seriously by the Wellington Phoenix players and coaching staff.

Goalkeeper-turned-pundit Mark Bosnich's Boxing Day attack on the Wellington Phoenix is without substance or merit, general manager David Dome says.

Des Buckingham and Chris Greenacre have been confirmed as the coaches of the Wellington Phoenix for the remainder of the 2016-17 A-League

Their year should improve tomorrow but 2017 hardly began in the best possible fashion for Chris Greenacre and Des Buckingham.

Source: Fox Sports Australia. All White Marco Rojas contributed two goals to Melbourne Victory's 4-1 destruction of Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday.

All White Marco Rojas has led the Melbourne Victory to a crucial win while also charging near the front of the A-League goal-scoring stakes.

Former Manchester United keeper Mark Bosnich has called the Wellington Phoenix worthless to the A-League.

The Wellington Phoenix have remained unbeaten under their interim coaching duo but have twice given up the lead to draw 2-2 with the Jets.

A win against Newcastle would see the Phoenix end 2016 in the A-League playoff spots, something which seemed highly unlikely a month ago.

Interviews are well under way and will be completed early next week, with a decision on the preferred candidate to be made before Christmas.

The Phoenix mini revival couldn't last, but this felt like a moral victory.

Foundation Phoenix player Vince Lia backs interim coaches Chris Greenacre and Des Buckingham, as the Wellington team chase crucial Auckland success

He arrived almost unnoticed, but the forgotten man may just now be one of the Phoenix's most crucial cogs.