On The Port's Podcast, Nic Becker talks about the WSW game crowd incidents
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The Port did a social media story condemning the violence.
Nix fans should not be throwing too many stones. It was only last year Nix fans jumped into the away section to fight Victory fans. My take is there should be no violence, at any game. I was surprised to hear a Nix fan was punched at the derby. That should have been reported earlier.
So no one in the Port is a spokesperson or has a journalists number? There’s been no direct contact with the press or with the RBB?
I think the Fever has to have some credit for their fan culture established over the years. At least they should be getting listened to, not dismissed. We’ve had 7k consistent fans as a ‘core ceiling’ from a 400k base compared to whatever City Football group has and is achieving in Melbourne, to around 4K in tough times.
That is the club’s CEO though saying things I can’t hear but are being summarized here. That’d be why that’s important.
Anyway, understand you want to defend the club here, but your CEO is doing a relegation level effort currently. Families going don’t want to hear that it wasn’t our fault, they want to hear that it won’t happen again and it absolutely isn’t tolerated.
Everything I heard from the club and Nick has been about it shouldn't happen again and it isn't tolerated.
First reaction from the match report:
It did happen at a match where the opposition fans came on mass, and also have a reputation for causing some trouble.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/557450/assault-at-football-match-unsettling-says-auckland-fc
Anyway, it’s your club. He’s your guy.
As for the Port condemning the behaviour, if they want to reach everyone, yeh, contact with the media is the way to go. That’s where everything is collated and archived and intergenerational. Quick check of 5-6 articles, one has The Port’s perspective. If you’re representing the fan base, you’re the face of AFC fans, to such an extent you’re getting a discount others aren’t, it might be an area to lead on.
Anyway, again, it’s you guys so 🤷♂️. I’m not getting the big bucks (like Dale and Chopah football OBE’s in waiting no jokes above 👍) or anything, just my version of a call to Sports Roundup.