Post World Cup Friendies Angst

 

I couldn't agree more. There was a lot of talk immediately after the World Cup about New Zealand Football not repeating the mistakes of 1982, and a good deal of that came from the players themselves. They now need to front up for this fixture with a minimum of fuss and bother. No bullsh*t about injuries or "the manager doesn't want me to go".

 

 

I've been to Hamilton on a Tuesday night before and it's awesome.

 

If you can do it often playing away is much more fun as an event.  Obviously a tuesdya isn't ideal but still a lot more fun night out often

 

Mt Smart...1981? U17 Word Cup 1999?

 

This isn't a club game its our National team and you don't have the monopoly on them . Yes you have only had one big game recently, but its more than the rest of the country has had. The previous AW's home game was cancelled thanks to Winston Peters - can hardly blame us 'Aukkers' for that. And I'd also like to point out that I was at the Bahrain game with about 1/2 dozen other mates from Auckland and a couple of mates that ferried up from Chch. I lost count how many people I met in Welly that weekend that were from outside the capital.  

 

Some people on here just need to pull their head in.

 

Rant over.

 

And to say that you've only had one meaningful game recently when no-one else has had any, and to say Auckland always hosts the All Whites is utter tosh.  

 

The All Whites have played 3 meaningful games in Wellington in the last 15 years, Auckland have had every age group tournament, all but two World Cup/Oceania qualifiers, and all but two friendlies... and bugger all people have gone to any of them.

 

I know I was at just about all of them.

 

They also magically appeared for the Kingz highest crowds, and the two biggest All White crowds in the last 15 years as well.

 

I have nothing against games at NHS, and I don't care where this game is played but can people please use facts.

 

Good point.  Wellington it is then.

One of the advantages of Wellington is the cities (and the stadiums) accessibility from everywhere.

although, i am very favourable to this particular game being played outside welly

 

 

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I left Wellington at 9:00 in the morning and was generally over the bridge by 17:30.  Prior to that I left Hamilton at 15:30 and never missed a kick-off at either Ericsson or NHS - with the exception of the opening game of the 99 U17 WC when my car short circuited it's battery on the bonnet and died in the middle of State Highway One in a cloud of smoke.  I lost an hour swapping cars.

 

Excuses.  In my experience the majority of Aucklanders find excuses not to attend a football match rather than finding a reason to attend.  There are exceptions but Kingz and AW crowds in the last 10 years say there aren't many.