The Suba-roos (Australian Men's Team)

Yeah - my impression also is that most Aussies are backing us and enjoying our run. The rivalry is really only when we're up against each other as far as I'm concerned. Sure a couple of evil t**sers at MCG, but the rest of the team are OK. Good luck to them.

I don't forgive that easily.

A wise man once said "our bitterness sustains us".

I personally want to shut up the creeps on 442 who sneer and belittle the Nix and everything else that comes out of NZ football as inherently inferior. So, All Whites to second round and 'Roos crashing = perfect.

I would like to shut up Diego's Son.

Speaking of whom, he's been conspicuosly absent the last few days.

I would expect him to appear soon to tell us how lucky we were and how it was entirely undeserved.

This. They need a wake up call. They are not the experienced world cup gods of world football they think they are.

He has not, because on SBS and Sky they have had said good things about the AW. You are always going to get a very small group that think differently.I have not heard or read anything bad.

that and pies

I can vouch that pies, along with bitterness, sustain the original poster of that statement.

Oh, and Cider.

I agree, alot of the people on 442 seem to be nutbars, just pointing out there was some basis for his comments.

From Tribal Football - opening paragraph of the article.

A poll in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday asked the question
Should the NZ goal have been allowed.
83% said YES

this thread reminds me of the attitude my australian partner provokes whenever we go back to auckland, priceless.

Cool story bro.

What percentage of Australians can't understand the offside law?
83%.

coincidently the same percentage of kiwis who had never heard of the all whites before novembermelbhoy2010-06-23 17:18:49

Or the socceroos in 2004...

really, because i can remember numerous MCG matches involving Australia in the late 90s, selling out too.

I can remember one - and that didn't end too well for you...

dick measuring aside, the attitude towards the All Whites over here and the attitude towards Australia on this forum leads me to believe the contrived 'rivalry' is growing more one way every year.

Key word being percantage...

Do you blame us? The sh*t we got before the world cup,not just from Aussie fans,but from the FFA about not wanting to play a minnow.

funny how the resentment shown towards Australia isn't shown to the rest of the world as well. if everyone else is jumping on the bandwagon i expect the same underlying resentment for the rest of the world, too. oh but thinking the whole world is against you is just something those Aussies do isn't it? i also cringed at that headline, i hope you're not holding ordinary Australians accountable for what the print media does.

everyone over here loves seeing a team like the all whites get up, the sooner you stop ignoring the flogs on fourfoutwo etc. is the sooner you'll realize how stupid the resentment towards Australia looks from outside.
melbhoy2010-06-23 17:39:00

If someone can give me a good reason as to why i should lend my support to Australia (without the neighbours or ANZAC bollocks) then i might consider it.

Otherwise get stuffed. Hope Serbia dick ya.

it's not about supporting, it's about the pathetic jibing that goes on. i just don't know where it comes from (oh and it pre-dates the infamous MCG encounter)
it reminds me of the Canadian's attitude towards Americans, yet far less understandable.

i hate aussie in all sports we play them, why should football be any differant.

I'll go further back then.  Here are another couple off the top of my head:

Tiatto breaking Killen's arm here in 2001.

Australia throwing a game against the Solomons to avoid having to play New Zealand in 2004.

Another couple:

Diego's Son.
The vocal minority that spout 'kick the Phoenix out, it's the A-League, not the ANZ-League'.

somebody call the wahmbulance, it's like when passionate sydney haters and melbourne haters of that 'rivalry' in the a-league try to beef up the history to make it seem more legitimate.
lots of history behind the australia new zealand one too, blood stained etc.

That f**king sickened me

my brother lives in perth and said hes sick of hearing us refered to as australasia again and again in the media

C'mon Serbia! Australia to Score-No @ 2.35 is somewhat appealing

f**k Sydney.

Haha i see what you did there. Diegos_son parody.

i have nothing to declare but my heartfelt support for australia against the serbs and the allwhites against paraguay. i love you all, *blows kisses*