Bruce/pete
I was involved at the inception of Waitakere City and while the original base was Western Springs and players were drawn from all over, it was most definitely a team designed to represent the West. Players like Jorgensen, R Gray, Woodhams, Laus, Wright, Hamlin and Legg were very much "westies", as was pretty much everyone behind the scenes. The Springs location was mainly because it was the only decent venue available, and the hard core of supporters (admittedly small) were very much from further down SH16
I cant comment on the lack of passion recently but that's not just a Waitak issue. Anyhoo, not a drama - and perception is reality after all :)