AkCity FC At The FIFA World Club Cup

Aww... he took his toys and ran away.

I know WSW get some extra concessions from the FFA, but that would be twice the salary cap.

Slightly off subject but why do you dislike WSW?

At a guess.

• Manufactured club
• Preferential treatment
• Moronic elements in the supporter base
• Media fapping
• Entitlement

4 out of those 5 also work for ACFC :p

Tegal...  do you really want to start them off again?  I know it's just a gag, but...

Fair enough!

#1 arent all A-League clubs Manufactured (except maybe Perth)

#2 Have you seen there fixture list???

#3 Cant comment as only ever been to 1 WSW Game and didnt see any trouble

#4??

#5??

#1 Applies to every franchise club

#3 applies to any club anywhere in the world as you have just proven

Ugh Fair call. Thought ":p" would mean they take it like the joke that it was, rather than seriously. 

Also that I have stated several times that I am supporting them in the CWC. 

My bad. Couldn't resist. 

P is not a joke , my brother died of P...

But I had to look up txt slang as I have been sent the :*

Thanks ..Yes he was P'ing on the railway tracks when one of these new quiet electric trains hit him , very sad ...

For that to happen, WSW would have to beat Cruz Azul (Mexico - CONCACAF champs) and then Real Madrid, while Auckland would have to beat the Moroccan host side and the African champs.

You could make a million dollars if you bet on that and it happened!

Western Sydney's players are also currently on strike demanding more of a slice of the $US one million prize the club received for making the tournament:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c...

Very much looking forward to seeing the games on Sky TV this week in NZ. It was outstanding that Auckland City drew last week in a friendly with the Uzbekistan national team -  ranked fourth best in Asia after Iran, Japan & South Korea - and ahead of Australia.

Uzbekistan started with several second choice players but put on many first choice players from the 52nd minute onwards in an attempt to win the game. Sounds from the detailed match thread as though Auckland indeed played very well:

http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/news/article.asp?ID=...

Footage of Uzbekistan match & interviews:

All Auckland City recent videos from Morocco:

https://www.youtube.com/user/PhototekNZ/videos

Or ACFC beat the Moroccan team, lose to the African team and WSW lose to Cruz Azul. Then they would playoff for 5th/6th. And ACFC would finally get a shot at that 5th place crown again.

ha that would be a massive game. I would be quite conflicted, I want NZ side to do well (and WSW to lose), but I also wouldnt be able to stand the ACFC fans if they won. 

Contradition - Tegal: "Also that I have stated several times that I am supporting them in the CWC.

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Did I not say in the above statement that I would be supporting them/wanting them to do well? I would be happy you won, but then dreading your going on about it for the next 10 years. 

As a Cantabrian, I'm a neutral when it comes to Auckland vs. Wellington arguments such as on this forum thread.

We have a tendency in most sports down here to especially not be big chums of Aucklanders (Wellington have never won many national comps in football, rugby or cricket compared to Canterbury so we historically don't mind them as much perhaps) .

But I'm a fan of both the Phoenix in the A-League and Auckland City in the Club World Cup.

I was born in Auckland but have lived in the South Island since aged five. My parents always had lots of friends in Auckland and we used to visit regularly as kids. So I don't buy into any anti-Auckland stuff really when my local Cantabs become boorish in pubs... 

One thing that I find interesting that is not widely known is that apparently Auckland City actually lose money on competing in the Club World Cup because they don't have enough left after paying the ASB Premiership clubs, their players etc. to meet Club World cup expenses:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c...

November 13 2013 

Meanwhile Vuksich says when Auckland City and Waitakere appear in the Club World Cup, it is other franchises that benefit through a profit-share agreement in the league licence, but they cop hefty costs.

"We lose money every time we go there and the rest of the clubs benefit," he says.

"They come back with a positive, we come back with a negative. The cost of us going up there is at least $150,000, and the other clubs get around $30-40,000 and we get 120,000

"Sponsorship, fundraising and working our arses off makes up the deficit as well as a decent overdraft understanding with the bank.

"Under the rules of NZ Football I don't know how that can change, but it's definitely not an advantage going there. The club that goes is at a serious disadvantage.

"We got $1.5 million the year when we won two games. But three of the four times we have come back with big minuses."

although doing the math there it seems they're up $1.2million overall thanks to that 5th place finish. 

But yeah that does seem a bit wrong, they shouldn't come out at a loss while everyone else gains. 

Can think of no good reason to doubt Ivan's numbers.

Not if it's a profit sharing % rather than fixed amount. Personally, I think Akl should not come away out of pocket but other than that I'm happy it is shared amongst the clubs. Benefits the whole league. Not sure if NZF are filtering off any elsewhere.

The simple answer then is that if this is such the loss making exercise and such a hardship for you that you need to moan how it makes everyone else richer but your lot poorer, don't compete and go for it! Honestly you see where the ACFC fans get it from.

I would also add that if they did not pay their players........

BOOOOOM!!!! Hi Vadar

Not only is your spelling shark, you have no legs to your argument. Besides, shouldn't you be out organising community car washes and cake stalls for those poor players of yours and the hardships they have to go through?

ACFC: We're too proud to beg. 

You can also add martyr to 5th best team in the world *snigger*

Nuthing rong wit my speeling Geoff

...... they'd all bugger off and play for someone who did.

Must be the first time a foreign coach has said this about a NZ side:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/football-soccer/news/art...

"This team from New Zealand play a Latin type of game. They're tactically sound and they know how to pass the ball.

"They're good to watch and they're sure to pose us a few problems," El Amri says.

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The stadium for tomorrow morning's game, the 52,000 capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat:

Spectators are about as far as it is possible to get from the field but at least it's virtually impossible to throw objects onto the pitch.

With no Chinese team participating this year, there shouldn't be the problem with lasers being directed at players that was a sad part of last year's tournament from Guangzhou Evergrande supporters (and as witnessed in the All Whites match vs.China recently).

They dive a lot??

They go backwards and sideways a lot.

Anyone else watching?  How did Tade miss!?  Hope they don't come to regret that.

What a horrible miss . Pathetic attempt by Tade

Any streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeems?

watching on fox sports 4 in aussie so that prob doesn't help. Its seriously not being played on Sky?

I'm at work so no Sky.

Payne constantly gives the ball aqay

Possibly the worst first half of football I have ever seen anywhere

ive been watching for 20 minutes and yet to see a completed pass! Jesus