White rich and corporate is the image so far! Nothing wrong with that, but amongst anti-Maori backlash leading up to the last election there’s been little indication that they’re tapping into the Tamaki or Waitemata heritage.
This might possibly change with the announcement of players, but do taniwha fit with a Christian knight narrative?
Not so far.
What do you mean FFS. You are just nasty muck spreading. Did you even spend the 40 secs required to watch this video, before making sweeping accusations it's just a rich white corporate image they are going with? They have been in operation a matter of months. Employing staff. Signing players. Lot going on. I'm sure with time they will be doing plenty of stuff in the Maori language space etc.
We as yet have no real idea which players they have signed, and Tuiloma is still contracted to Charlotte until 2025. So getting him to Auckland ain't that simple.
Like an old-fashioned number nine, we’re popping up all over the place.
— Auckland FC (@fc_auckland) May 2, 2024
This week we hit the motorway with Steve and Terry and headed out to Clendon UTD in Manurewa for some quality chat and to see some on-pitch action. pic.twitter.com/dU9xfqVOcQ
I've read some stuff on the Las Vegas Knights NHL team, and they made a real effort to embed themselves in the Vegas community.
No reason to think Foley's Auckland franchise won't do that. I reckon the Americans that Foley brings into the Auckland FC setup, will be all over the requirement to win over as much of the 09 as possible. They are after all coming from a country that has a super competitive sports market, and where every fan is almost cherished. The fan experience Stateside is taken very seriously.
Doloras will be there with her left wing ultra group singing Spanish Civil War songs, but I'm sure as long as they have paying tickets they will be warmly embraced. Bill just wants you to turn up.
Maybe it's a good thing that Corica, McFlynn & Foley are all foreigners to NZ. No interest in any Kiwi racial or political hang ups, just getting on with the busy work of building a club from scratch, and getting out there as much as time perrmits, into the community.
By no means taking potshots at what the Nix do in the cultural space, but have a look at photo of a packed Yellow Fever Zone at a game. Seems about 95% white pakeha to me. It is what it is.
Their image is very cringe at the mo. Nothing they do social media wise is very cool or clever. Starting with the local ethnic groups would have been a good start, humbling even, but hey, that’s just me. Everything is bling at the mo. Hopefully they’ll change and up their game, it’s embarrassing at the moment imo.