Posted August 31, 2025 07:25
· last edited August 31, 2025 07:29
ballane
nixin
To be fair there were A LOT on here who said a new Auckland franchise was not going to work because it had been tried before and failed. Bullion
Only a few minutes in but the theme so far is "rubbing peoples nose into it". Seems all rather precious. "We'll show them!" says the multi billionaire and multi millionaire owners with access to a multi club infrastructure.
To be fair given the history was there anything wrong with questioning its viability. Has been great what they have done but lets be honest the test will be when they face a bit of adversity. As im sure your aware the Auckland public probably more than anywhere else in NZ can be very fickle and every thing is great if your the flavor. BUT
It annoys me that the Nix consistently had pro football in Auckland and often with excellent crowds for 15 years and that ‘pie warmer’ legacy is ignored.
The Nix led the way in the A league and in Auckland. It wasn’t a void they were coming into like the Kings. They weren’t inventing the product or the market, they were expanding something there was a proven appetite for. There were a fair few crowds near and over 20 thousand. That’s very good going.
It’s an attitude switch. After the Knights the media and general public was saying NZ didn’t want soccer. But after the Nix, they can see the team fighting away week by week and two teams or even 3 with Christchurch, doesn’t seem strange. Football folk are happy and rugby haters can see actually live and let live is fine and football can be a good laugh sometimes.
I think what’s taken most of us by surprise is how good Go Media has been for the football. Our best crowds were at Eden Park and usually lower away from the centre.
It’s also been an important market for the Nix for sponsorship, so we’ve had to relinquish that.
It’s annoying to have 15 years of history just wiped out.
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Unknown editoredited August 31, 2025 07:29
ballane
nixin
To be fair there were A LOT on here who said a new Auckland franchise was not going to work because it had been tried before and failed. Bullion
Only a few minutes in but the theme so far is "rubbing peoples nose into it". Seems all rather precious. "We'll show them!" says the multi billionaire and multi millionaire owners with access to a multi club infrastructure.
To be fair given the history was there anything wrong with questioning its viability. Has been great what they have done but lets be honest the test will be when they face a bit of adversity. As im sure your aware the Auckland public probably more than anywhere else in NZ can be very fickle and every thing is great if your the flavor. BUT
It annoys me that the Nix consistently had pro football in Auckland and often with excellent crowds for 15 years and that ‘pie warmer’ legacy is ignored.
The Nix led the way in the A league and in Auckland. It wasn’t a void they were coming into like the Kings. They weren’t inventing the product or the market, they were expanding something there was a proven appetite for. There were a fair few crowds near and over 20 thousand. That’s very good going.
I think what’s taken most of us by surprise is how good Go Media has been for the football. Our best crowds were at Eden Park and usually lower away from the centre.
It’s also been an important market for the Nix for sponsorship, so we’ve had to relinquish that.
It’s annoying to have 15 years of history just wiped out.
Unknown editoredited August 31, 2025 07:26
ballane
nixin
To be fair there were A LOT on here who said a new Auckland franchise was not going to work because it had been tried before and failed. Bullion
Only a few minutes in but the theme so far is "rubbing peoples nose into it". Seems all rather precious. "We'll show them!" says the multi billionaire and multi millionaire owners with access to a multi club infrastructure.
To be fair given the history was there anything wrong with questioning its viability. Has been great what they have done but lets be honest the test will be when they face a bit of adversity. As im sure your aware the Auckland public probably more than anywhere else in NZ can be very fickle and every thing is great if your the flavor. BUT
It annoys me that the Nix consistently had pro football in Auckland and often with excellent crowds for 15 years and that ‘pie warmer’ legacy is ignored.
The Nix led the way in the A league and in Auckland. It wasn’t a void they were coming into like the Kings. They weren’t inventing the product or the market, they were expanding something there was a proven appetite for.
I think what’s taken most of us by surprise is how good Go Media has been for the football. Our best crowds were at Eden Park and usually lower away from the centre.
It’s also been an important market for the Nix for sponsorship, so we’ve had to relinquish that.
It’s annoying to have 15 years of history just wiped out.