Went to the Auckland game at Suncorp. Man it was hot & sticky. Hard to comment on the game much, as spent alot of time chatting to the guys around me. Nice to be amongst Kiwis talking football. A gut buster from Sakai for his goal.
But alot of chatter AFC were conserving their energy and backing their bench for the 2nd half. Impossible really to play their normal high energy hard pressing game in that heat & humidity. Drinks breaks in each half.
Two Port guys pretty pissed leading the chants. Usual friction with a couple behind them, not familar with people standing at the football.
Sat beside a very keen AFC supporter now living on the Gold Coast. He knows alot of The Port guys, and said virtually every club in Auckland is represented. He was ex Metro & HNK Auckland Croatia. Others there with links to Western Springs, and Bay Olympic. But sounds like is basically half a dozen people from each 09 club, formed their own little fan group, travelling from the various clubrooms to Mt Smart together on game days.
So yeah seems it's not all NZ's Bling FC, and Auckland have done a very good job bedding in with the Northern Region clubs. Better than the Phoenix with Central League clubs, is probably a fair comment. CEO Nick Becker dropped to chat to a few at HT.
But alot of chatter AFC were conserving their energy and backing their bench for the 2nd half. Impossible really to play their normal high energy hard pressing game in that heat & humidity. Drinks breaks in each half.
Two Port guys pretty pissed leading the chants. Usual friction with a couple behind them, not familar with people standing at the football.
Sat beside a very keen AFC supporter now living on the Gold Coast. He knows alot of The Port guys, and said virtually every club in Auckland is represented. He was ex Metro & HNK Auckland Croatia. Others there with links to Western Springs, and Bay Olympic. But sounds like is basically half a dozen people from each 09 club, formed their own little fan group, travelling from the various clubrooms to Mt Smart together on game days.
So yeah seems it's not all NZ's Bling FC, and Auckland have done a very good job bedding in with the Northern Region clubs. Better than the Phoenix with Central League clubs, is probably a fair comment. CEO Nick Becker dropped to chat to a few at HT.