Auckland Pride - Make Auckland Great Again

martinb

Doloras

Stop making Foley sound cool, coochiee

I mean he is kinda cool though? Has some decent pubs, doesn’t put his own name on places, managed to get 24k Aucklanders out to support an Auckland team…

Some of those are near miracles!

Any "coolness" he's got is countered tenfold by being a Trump donor. I dunno how cool it is to be morally bankrupt

Only individuals of the ideological left are allowed to be cool. Pol Pot was the coolest dude ever.

To be fair, extremely wicked people can be cool, that's why there are so many films about the Mafia or the Yakuza

Jazzy Jeff

martinb

Doloras

Stop making Foley sound cool, coochiee

I mean he is kinda cool though? Has some decent pubs, doesn’t put his own name on places, managed to get 24k Aucklanders out to support an Auckland team…

Some of those are near miracles!

Any "coolness" he's got is countered tenfold by being a Trump donor. I dunno how cool it is to be morally bankrupt

This latest endorsement has come late in the piece. Given what we know of Trump it may be difficult to do any business in a Trump presidency if you hadn’t endorsed him? 

But yeh perhaps I’m taking a Beetleguese approach towards you know who until the important poll is done. 

coochiee

Christo

If kids nicked my flag I would absolutely not tell the country about it.

Bonnie Jansen quotes the Port's FB page. Maybe she went looking for the story?
I mean at least one NZ football reporter pops in here now and again for a look.

Did she say it was Jitka's fault? Bet she did

Far the weekend was cool, my first football game. 
Did anyone here go to the game or are yous all living in Welly? 
Im a big time leaguey, went to Mt Smart on Saturday sat in the south stand, The Port I think they call it.
Awesome atmosphere 

Jessie Merino

coochiee

That is the same Nick and the same flag. 

Dunno, maybe after 8 too many pinot noirs late at night online, he choose the AlliExpress 'finest Egyptian Silk' or 'no sweatshop labour' options. Or just maybe to him $35 plus shipping is expensive.

Still feel these young crims have made a grave mistake. As The Port is just NZ's mouthpiece for Foley Inc, there is likely a couple of shady Vegas characters enroute to Aotearoa, and in a few months four 10-11 year olds wll be found in a shallow unmarked grave near the Desert Road. Best they return that flag pronto. The Herald will be there to break the story.

Brilliant! Beats 'Top NZ cricket umpire found bound & drowned below Huka Falls'. They were the days! Edit: the Port Soldier will be on to it. Unless of course he's just a keyboard warrior.

This has all the markings of a great Owen Marshall short story.

Hey guys, new here. Why is this called Auckland Pride?

The PM in his half-time interview on Saturday called The Port “Auckland Pride”.  I think.

Banzai!...AIEEE!!!

I think the PM in his interview on Saturday called the Port “Auckland Pride”.  I think.

Haha my goodness I bet the port were fuming at that one. The port guys were epic but I find that funny 🤣 

AFC Beast

Hey guys, new here. Why is this called Auckland Pride?

See Chris Luxon H/T interview on Sky Sports below ⬇️

Even New Zealand's Prime Minister is loving the atmosphere as @fc_auckland enter the A-Leagues in style! 🇳🇿🏟️

Christopher Luxon is all on board with the Black Knights on a special day for football in NZ.

Watch #AKLvBRI live and exclusive NOW on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/fQFIjALEpX

— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) October 19, 2024

YoungHeartHM

AFC Beast

Hey guys, new here. Why is this called Auckland Pride?

See Chris Luxon H/T interview on Sky Sports below ⬇️

Even New Zealand's Prime Minister is loving the atmosphere as @fc_auckland enter the A-Leagues in style! 🇳🇿🏟️

Christopher Luxon is all on board with the Black Knights on a special day for football in NZ.

Watch #AKLvBRI live and exclusive NOW on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/fQFIjALEpX

— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) October 19, 2024

I still find it super weird they interviewed him at the game.

claytonn

YoungHeartHM

AFC Beast

Hey guys, new here. Why is this called Auckland Pride?

See Chris Luxon H/T interview on Sky Sports below ⬇️

Even New Zealand's Prime Minister is loving the atmosphere as @fc_auckland enter the A-Leagues in style! 🇳🇿🏟️

Christopher Luxon is all on board with the Black Knights on a special day for football in NZ.

Watch #AKLvBRI live and exclusive NOW on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/fQFIjALEpX

— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) October 19, 2024

I still find it super weird they interviewed him at the game.

 Same! Apparently he referred to the football ferns as ‘the white ferns’. What an absolute pleb. Our PM ladies and gentlemen 😂

Be fair guys, he was in Canada when women started playing sport rather than just making cucumber sandwiches and lamIngtons. You can’t sell off national sports teams so differentiating them is a bit unnecessary….

Auckland Pride would almost make sense when they move to Western Springs and near the lions! But that’s Brisbane and while many knights are referred to as lions on an individual basis, it’s unusual to refer to a group of knights as lions using the word pride. 

Was Sakai referred to as a lion? I have a memory itch that he might have been. There was a supporter from Japan who came on here following Michael Fitzgerald and referred to him as ‘her lion.’ 

On the other hand, if they are getting involved in the parade I hear the politics of that are much more brutal than in a pack of lions! 

martinb

Be fair guys, he was in Canada when women started playing sport rather than just making cucumber sandwiches and lamIngtons. You can’t sell off national sports teams so differentiating them is a bit unnecessary….

Auckland Pride would almost make sense when they move to Western Springs and near the lions! But that’s Brisbane and while many knights are referred to as lions on an individual basis, it’s unusual to refer to a group of knights as lions using the word pride. 

Was Sakai referred to as a lion? I have a memory itch that he might have been. There was a supporter from Japan who came on here following Michael Fitzgerald and referred to him as ‘her lion.’ 

On the other hand, if they are getting involved in the parade I hear the politics of that are much more brutal than in a pack of lions! 

I highly doubt the port people will be getting involved in any political agenda from what I’ve heard. 
Mikey Fitzgerald, what an unsung hero. Deserved way more caps for the AWs than he did.

AFC Beast

martinb

Be fair guys, he was in Canada when women started playing sport rather than just making cucumber sandwiches and lamIngtons. You can’t sell off national sports teams so differentiating them is a bit unnecessary….

Auckland Pride would almost make sense when they move to Western Springs and near the lions! But that’s Brisbane and while many knights are referred to as lions on an individual basis, it’s unusual to refer to a group of knights as lions using the word pride. 

Was Sakai referred to as a lion? I have a memory itch that he might have been. There was a supporter from Japan who came on here following Michael Fitzgerald and referred to him as ‘her lion.’ 

On the other hand, if they are getting involved in the parade I hear the politics of that are much more brutal than in a pack of lions! 

I highly doubt the port people will be getting involved in any political agenda from what I’ve heard. 
Mikey Fitzgerald, what an unsung hero. Deserved way more caps for the AWs than he did.

Just a joke around the word pride dude! 

And if you think you’ve got no political agenda, it usually means you’re the mainstream of politics. Heh. I guess that includes the Fever too. 

Yeh kinda of stunning in the J league how Fitzgerald’s team and also Machida with Mitch Duke have been going in J1. Guess we know why Aussie went with Deng and Duke last WC outa J2 now.

Edit: though they lost last night and a bit closer to the drop zone now.

You know I heard Allan Curnow or maybe it was Karl Stead used to have long conversations with their alter egos in the letters sections of the local papers…something to keep entertained and away from productive work. Much like when I post on here I guess.

Does this feel like a video game all of a sudden? First a wave of gombas yelling insults, next the concern trolls who are a bit more subtle…
Hope the team has this much variety in defense on the pitch all season. 

In case you were missing something, the gombas were literally pretending to be me.

And my wife.

This shark is getting out of hand.

Sounds like new fans from Auckland fans are going down the A-league rabbit hole and are slowly making their way here since this is the main NZ football forum. I suspect we'll see a lot more Aucklanders arriving over the coming weeks. (especially after the derby depending on how it ends)

Are you... The Port Solider in disguise?

If so, I'd cut the shark bantz before you get banned again.

Looks like the mods get to do another round of Jafa whacking

That was swift and powerful. All fear the forum mods.

Do they hate the YF more than *checks notes* another, much smaller group of AFC supporters? Interesting question

See this is a big reason why I don't want to lose the first derby. Aside from competitiveness, these guys are just gonna flood the forum and all Nix social media. If they're already this bad a week and a half out then they're gonna be unbearable if they actually win. Big if though

We may be their biggest foe, but I would feel more deflated after a loss to the Victory, Sydney, Perth, Mariners, Adelaide, Wanderers, Brisbane, MacArthur, Snakes, Heart, Jets than to Auckland.

Noah4thenix

See this is a big reason why I don't want to lose the first derby. Aside from competitiveness, these guys are just gonna flood the forum and all Nix social media. If they're already this bad a week and a half out then they're gonna be unbearable if they actually win. Big if though

But seriously folks: here's a factor.

The tiny mob behind the misspelled T-AFC flag on Saturday were, with one exception, entirely new to active support. They didn't know about chanting, they didn't know about standing up at the football, etc.

And you know what? Every single one of those people, despite the tiny numbers compared to the huge and impressive Port turnout, had a great time and are coming back, maybe even bringing friends. People who didn't know what a chant was are now trying to write one about Liam Gillion. And they bought tickets and came because someone (not me) had the idea of "active support for lefties".

That is something that the trolls are trying to crush, for... reasons. Think about what kind of fandom that is.

I am looking forward to the game this weekend vs sydney , it was good to see some polynesian kids playing for Auckland.
 I might take my grandson to the south stand, cheap tickets. 
 he likes football at school  and league,  but hes shy, i reckon it will be cool for him to see people who look like him.
a little bit different from glenora bears but all goods! 
are you fellas going to come here for the wellington v auckland game? 
this is all new to me, i see you guys do some cool support too 
thank you,
paddy 

kelston-dark-knight

I am looking forward to the game this weekend vs sydney , it was good to see some polynesian kids playing for Auckland.
 I might take my grandson to the south stand, cheap tickets. 
 he likes football at school  and league,  but hes shy, i reckon it will be cool for him to see people who look like him.
a little bit different from glenora bears but all goods! 
are you fellas going to come here for the wellington v auckland game? 
this is all new to me, i see you guys do some cool support too 
thank you,
paddy 

It's great that your grandson can see representation of others like him doing well and thriving, especially in football.

There will be a lot of Nix supporters coming to Auckland for the first derby at Mt Smart. I believe our away bay has sold quite well for it.

Yakcall

kelston-dark-knight

I am looking forward to the game this weekend vs sydney , it was good to see some polynesian kids playing for Auckland.
 I might take my grandson to the south stand, cheap tickets. 
 he likes football at school  and league,  but hes shy, i reckon it will be cool for him to see people who look like him.
a little bit different from glenora bears but all goods! 
are you fellas going to come here for the wellington v auckland game? 
this is all new to me, i see you guys do some cool support too 
thank you,
paddy 

It's great that your grandson can see representation of others like him doing well and thriving, especially in football.

There will be a lot of Nix supporters coming to Auckland for the first derby at Mt Smart. I believe our away bay has sold quite well for it.

Yeh I know aye, he will be buzzin. 
I feel stink i didnt take him first time but i didnt know what it was gonna be like, one of those singing guys even shouted me a beer. 

oh man that will be cool, i go to warriors and you get some people from the other team which makes thing fun. what do you mean away bay? 

kelston-dark-knight

Yakcall

kelston-dark-knight

I am looking forward to the game this weekend vs sydney , it was good to see some polynesian kids playing for Auckland.
 I might take my grandson to the south stand, cheap tickets. 
 he likes football at school  and league,  but hes shy, i reckon it will be cool for him to see people who look like him.
a little bit different from glenora bears but all goods! 
are you fellas going to come here for the wellington v auckland game? 
this is all new to me, i see you guys do some cool support too 
thank you,
paddy 

It's great that your grandson can see representation of others like him doing well and thriving, especially in football.

There will be a lot of Nix supporters coming to Auckland for the first derby at Mt Smart. I believe our away bay has sold quite well for it.

Yeh I know aye, he will be buzzin. 
I feel stink i didnt take him first time but i didnt know what it was gonna be like, one of those singing guys even shouted me a beer. 

oh man that will be cool, i go to warriors and you get some people from the other team which makes thing fun. what do you mean away bay? 

There’s an area of the stadium specifically for away fans. It’ll be bays 8 and 9 for the Wellington game. I’m sure there will be some Nix fans in the rest of the stadium too, but that’s the area designated specifically for Wellington fans 😊

Friar Tuck

kelston-dark-knight

Yakcall

kelston-dark-knight

I am looking forward to the game this weekend vs sydney , it was good to see some polynesian kids playing for Auckland.
 I might take my grandson to the south stand, cheap tickets. 
 he likes football at school  and league,  but hes shy, i reckon it will be cool for him to see people who look like him.
a little bit different from glenora bears but all goods! 
are you fellas going to come here for the wellington v auckland game? 
this is all new to me, i see you guys do some cool support too 
thank you,
paddy 

It's great that your grandson can see representation of others like him doing well and thriving, especially in football.

There will be a lot of Nix supporters coming to Auckland for the first derby at Mt Smart. I believe our away bay has sold quite well for it.

Yeh I know aye, he will be buzzin. 
I feel stink i didnt take him first time but i didnt know what it was gonna be like, one of those singing guys even shouted me a beer. 

oh man that will be cool, i go to warriors and you get some people from the other team which makes thing fun. what do you mean away bay? 

There’s an area of the stadium specifically for away fans. It’ll be bays 8 and 9 for the Wellington game. I’m sure there will be some Nix fans in the rest of the stadium too, but that’s the area designated specifically for Wellington fans 😊

Oh no way, thats pretty out of it, but cool you all get to sit together. 

Thanks for letting me know guys, im sorry im knew to this football stuff.

cheers, 
paddy

kelston-dark-knight

Friar Tuck

kelston-dark-knight

Yakcall

kelston-dark-knight

I am looking forward to the game this weekend vs sydney , it was good to see some polynesian kids playing for Auckland.
 I might take my grandson to the south stand, cheap tickets. 
 he likes football at school  and league,  but hes shy, i reckon it will be cool for him to see people who look like him.
a little bit different from glenora bears but all goods! 
are you fellas going to come here for the wellington v auckland game? 
this is all new to me, i see you guys do some cool support too 
thank you,
paddy 

It's great that your grandson can see representation of others like him doing well and thriving, especially in football.

There will be a lot of Nix supporters coming to Auckland for the first derby at Mt Smart. I believe our away bay has sold quite well for it.

Yeh I know aye, he will be buzzin. 
I feel stink i didnt take him first time but i didnt know what it was gonna be like, one of those singing guys even shouted me a beer. 

oh man that will be cool, i go to warriors and you get some people from the other team which makes thing fun. what do you mean away bay? 

There’s an area of the stadium specifically for away fans. It’ll be bays 8 and 9 for the Wellington game. I’m sure there will be some Nix fans in the rest of the stadium too, but that’s the area designated specifically for Wellington fans 😊

Oh no way, thats pretty out of it, but cool you all get to sit together. 

Thanks for letting me know guys, im sorry im knew to this football stuff.

cheers, 
paddy

You're all good, it's one of the nice things about another team in the league if it brings other NZers to football (and gives representation too). Any other questions, just ask away and anyone will be happy to advise.

Doloras

In case you were missing something, the gombas were literally pretending to be me.

And my wife.

This shark is getting out of hand.

Oh- not that subtle then. Thought they were concern trolls. But probably just trolls. It’s all a bit high school bs. 

I've have made contact with someone. Apparently its sorted.  

Welcome Kelston Dark Knight. If you and your league mates can add a little touch of the warrior’s atmosphere to the AFC, then it will be a special place and others will go just for the atmosphere!!

I work in tech, which means sports is rarely the subject of water cooler (or should I say energy drink) conversation. Post the first game though, a huge amount of people with absolutely no interest in anything remotely athletic have come up to me wanting to further discuss AFC.

Seems the marketing team has certainly done something right.

I'm not optimistic for the crowd this weekend unfortunately. Everyone who does anything leaves the city on a long weekend. An eggball final would struggle to keep people in town.

The young support is good for their long term crowds, but maybe not for consistent numbers! 

the crowd gonna be big this weekend, one of the brazilian guys in the warehouse at work  said some superstar brazilian guy costas plays for sydney, think brazil community gonna go down. they do a mean bbq 

Kelston still winning all the rugby? How’re your soccer-football teams? Gotta leave some stuff for other schools…