All the football culture is imported. All the chants come from British ones. A lot of the model of the league is based on the MLS. Let’s go further than that- Kate Sheppard’s movement came to us from San Francisco. Nothing we do in NZ is particularly original. Even our Polynesian culture exists throughout the Pacific.
Cringe is in the eye of the beholder as is for those of us who can remember Buffy and Leggy’s slanging matches, taking things too seriously.
If there wasn’t that big a reaction to the group announcement, I’m sure nobody would care. And in the paraphrased words of Mitchell and Webb.
‘How do the payments for these politically aware season tickets show up in the accounts?
The same. They show up just the same as all the others.’
As long as we’re not being as daft as Melbourne or WSW and stopping games with flares or any of that numpty rubbish that prevents others from enjoying the game, then as long as you’re a football fan fine as far as I’m concerned.
I think it’s a similar discussion to how Tyler Boyd and Tomer Hemed acknowledged their faith post-goals. People are within their rights to acknowledge who they are imo, but also want to keep that within the context of a team game.
Cringe is in the eye of the beholder as is for those of us who can remember Buffy and Leggy’s slanging matches, taking things too seriously.
If there wasn’t that big a reaction to the group announcement, I’m sure nobody would care. And in the paraphrased words of Mitchell and Webb.
‘How do the payments for these politically aware season tickets show up in the accounts?
The same. They show up just the same as all the others.’
As long as we’re not being as daft as Melbourne or WSW and stopping games with flares or any of that numpty rubbish that prevents others from enjoying the game, then as long as you’re a football fan fine as far as I’m concerned.
I think it’s a similar discussion to how Tyler Boyd and Tomer Hemed acknowledged their faith post-goals. People are within their rights to acknowledge who they are imo, but also want to keep that within the context of a team game.