I remember the lead up to when the Warriors first joined the NRL (or whatever it was back then - Winfield Cup maybe?). They were being set up by the master marketer and drip fed information regularly to the public. The hype was massive at the time and appealed to many more people than those that went to Carlaw Park every week to smoke dope and watch Otahuhu play Glenora or whoever.. The crowds from then on comprised of much more than league players and club supporters and that is what AK need to do too. They need more than just Auckland club players and supporters in the stands and behind them. Although league itself has a very narrow participation base, the game at the highest level (NRL) is well supported across the board by fans.
I was a little surprised ( and pleased) at the number of Nix shirts I saw at the game v Victory last week, you see the same at the Breakers games. AK with its huge population v Wellington has much more opportunity to be a crowd success than what the Nix achieved. At the back of my mind I can’t help thinking that they will splash out big bucks to attract a decent name to the club. That will be to attract the younger kids and get them hooked on the team. How many forum members first got into the Nix as a kid?
I was a little surprised ( and pleased) at the number of Nix shirts I saw at the game v Victory last week, you see the same at the Breakers games. AK with its huge population v Wellington has much more opportunity to be a crowd success than what the Nix achieved. At the back of my mind I can’t help thinking that they will splash out big bucks to attract a decent name to the club. That will be to attract the younger kids and get them hooked on the team. How many forum members first got into the Nix as a kid?