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Posted August 11, 2024 05:08 · last edited August 11, 2024 05:09

carlind
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There was a guy on reddit who was getting very pissed off because Phoenix fans were not giving Auckland FC or their fans the respect he thought they deserved. I think our best response to them talking shark about us is for us to not care.

Yeah there is a lot of bait out there at the moment, but it's all mostly irrelevant coming from a fanbase and a city that hasn't been football relevant for about 25 years now.

Talking of respect - it's earned, not given.
This whole thread since the announcement sort of shows that it's not 'irrelevant'. I can't remember reading greater collective anger/hate. If it were irrelevant no one would care. There were normally level-headed posters one step back from gleeful poverty mocking on Friday. To live by one's own tenets - that's hardly respectful. Everyone ends in a lovely cycle of racing to the bottom. 'They did it first though!' while everyone points at each other.  As for respect having to be earned and not given - living by that just gives one carte blanche to attack anyone - respect should always be default.

I don't really have a bone because I honestly just like NZ Football, why I watch far more Northern League than anyone should, but to claim it is one way isn't really accurate in my eyes. This thread case and point. Wellington's social media calls themselves 'everyone's favourite A League New Zealand football club' and were posting about changing the size of Wellington region to include Auckland. Seems just as rent-free to me but was funny to most people here.

If Auckland wasn't football relevant, why were Wellington coming here every year (twice even)? Seems counterintuitive. Why have 15 of the last 19 National League titles gone to Auckland sides? Statistical probability of that being a fluke seems low. I get it, people hate Aucklanders for being from Auckland,.

I don’t think the hate is about Auckland per se, but about dodgy dealings. Sydney or City would have spurred similar emotions. I’m still kinda raw about our former women’s striker leaving.

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carlind
YoungHeartHM
Ryan
There was a guy on reddit who was getting very pissed off because Phoenix fans were not giving Auckland FC or their fans the respect he thought they deserved. I think our best response to them talking shark about us is for us to not care.

Yeah there is a lot of bait out there at the moment, but it's all mostly irrelevant coming from a fanbase and a city that hasn't been football relevant for about 25 years now.

Talking of respect - it's earned, not given.
This whole thread since the announcement sort of shows that it's not 'irrelevant'. I can't remember reading greater collective anger/hate. If it were irrelevant no one would care. There were normally level-headed posters one step back from gleeful poverty mocking on Friday. To live by one's own tenets - that's hardly respectful. Everyone ends in a lovely cycle of racing to the bottom. 'They did it first though!' while everyone points at each other.  As for respect having to be earned and not given - living by that just gives one carte blanche to attack anyone - respect should always be default.

I don't really have a bone because I honestly just like NZ Football, why I watch far more Northern League than anyone should, but to claim it is one way isn't really accurate in my eyes. This thread case and point. Wellington's social media calls themselves 'everyone's favourite A League New Zealand football club' and were posting about changing the size of Wellington region to include Auckland. Seems just as rent-free to me but was funny to most people here.

If Auckland wasn't football relevant, why were Wellington coming here every year (twice even)? Seems counterintuitive. Why have 15 of the last 19 National League titles gone to Auckland sides? Statistical probability of that being a fluke seems low. I get it, people hate Aucklanders for being from Auckland,.

I don’t think the hate is about Auckland per se, but about dodgy dealings. Sydney or City would have spurred similar emotions.