Auckland Pride - Make Auckland Great Again

RR

This feels very much like their own Petone Arena moment. A good idea but done kinda half arsed. I wonder how much compromise was involved in order to satisfy all the financial backers involved?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360830419/auckland-fc-backers-promised-850000-visitors-year-western-springs-stadium

The numbers dont make sense, given their crowds why would they only build a 12500 seat ground.
190000 for Professional Football equals 15.2 games at 12500 seats. Not that many rounds and doubt the A League would allow that size stadium for finals.
Ali and Anna got their helipad so stadium was surplus to requirements. 😁 

Nix probably pay peanuts and therefore likely get monkeys for their advertising/marketing/social media. Domey then goes to the media and whines that nobody is coming to the games. Rinse, repeat

ballane

RR

This feels very much like their own Petone Arena moment. A good idea but done kinda half arsed. I wonder how much compromise was involved in order to satisfy all the financial backers involved?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360830419/auckland-fc-backers-promised-850000-visitors-year-western-springs-stadium

The numbers dont make sense, given their crowds why would they only build a 12500 seat ground.
190000 for Professional Football equals 15.2 games at 12500 seats. Not that many rounds and doubt the A League would allow that size stadium for finals.
Ali and Anna got their helipad so stadium was surplus to requirements. 😁 

Maybe a women’s team too? 

RR

This feels very much like their own Petone Arena moment. A good idea but done kinda half arsed. I wonder how much compromise was involved in order to satisfy all the financial backers involved?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360830419/auckland-fc-backers-promised-850000-visitors-year-western-springs-stadium

The numbers dont make sense, given their crowds why would they only build a 12500 seat ground.
190000 for Professional Football equals 15.2 games at 12500 seats. Not that many rounds and doubt the A League would allow that size stadium for finals.
Ali and Anna got their helipad so stadium was surplus to requirements. 😁 

Part of me wonders how serious AFC really were about Western Springs, given the proposed nonsensical 12k capacity number and the really crappy 3d visualisation graphics of it which made it look awful. Maybe there never was any intention of following through with it. But I can't think of what else they may have wanted to achieve with such a bluff

ballane

RR

This feels very much like their own Petone Arena moment. A good idea but done kinda half arsed. I wonder how much compromise was involved in order to satisfy all the financial backers involved?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360830419/auckland-fc-backers-promised-850000-visitors-year-western-springs-stadium

The numbers dont make sense, given their crowds why would they only build a 12500 seat ground.
190000 for Professional Football equals 15.2 games at 12500 seats. Not that many rounds and doubt the A League would allow that size stadium for finals.
Ali and Anna got their helipad so stadium was surplus to requirements. 😁 

12.5k was from memory the seats only and not the bank which could add a heap more if needed for big games.

austin111

You make some good points. The Nix need to engage the next wave of supporters. Once again AFC are showing us up.

Yeah, it's gotta be a tough one to manage though, do you do all the socials in a way that attracts the younger "new gen" fan and annoy the current fanbase who dont want the silly 15 sec soundbite, or do you stick with what has worked for ages and keep the current fanbase happy. AFC dont have that issue because all their fans are new.

imanixsupporter

Part of me wonders how serious AFC really were about Western Springs, given the proposed nonsensical 12k capacity number and the really crappy 3d visualisation graphics of it which made it look awful. Maybe there never was any intention of following through with it. But I can't think of what else they may have wanted to achieve with such a bluff

As I understand it the 12k was for the 3 closed stands. The 4th side was to remain as the big open bank which full would easily accommodate another 6k plus.

A ton of young players blooded in AFC's 2-0 win over Birkenhead. Randall and Brook with the goals, either side of the half.

Sakai, Gallegos, May, Hall, and Gillion all rested - Sakai was just chilling on the grass bank with Takuya Iwata and his kids, getting no shortage of young autograph-seekers noticing him - and all the U20 reps were absent, of course.

Lachie Brook looks like the shark - probably AFC's best player technically and was a nightmare for the Birkenhead midfield all match, often cutting inside from the right and beating two or three men before feeding through to the strikers or to de Vries/Rogerson in an advanced left-wing position. 

Cosgrove had some nice touches and turns but really looked lost out there, losing more than a few duels to the Birko defenders and skewing some good chances. Really not sure if it's a good fit yet; aside from Randall I worry about the production, especially with May looking extremely poor in the Australia Cup

Elliot was quite poor, nothing came from the right - de Vries conversely was brilliant as always

The Estonians got a warm up game this weekend?

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New faces for the AFC Development squad as their U17s took on the Nix last night.

Assuming this will be a similar arrangement to the NYL in the Handy days - players will return to their ‘parent’ clubs at the end of the U17 season?

From what I can tell, new guys include:

… among others

mrsmiis

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New faces for the AFC Development squad as their U17s took on the Nix last night.

Assuming this will be a similar arrangement to the NYL in the Handy days - players will return to their ‘parent’ clubs at the end of the U17 season?

From what I can tell, new guys include:

• Loeki van Baarzel (Suburbs)
• Charlie Taylor (Birkenhead)
• Damion Kim (ECB)
• Matias Nunez (AU)
• Harley Hill (Hamilton Wanderers)
• Ricco Howarth (Birko)
• Will Britton (Springs)
• L? Cunnington (Springs)
• James Wenceslao (AU)

… among others

Finished 0-0 I heard, they play each other again tomorrow

Who is Ryan McKay for AFC?

Melbourne Victory v Auckland FC

Juan Mata headlines the newcomers included in Melbourne Victory’s Round 1 squad as Arthur Diles’ side return to action against Premiers Auckland FC. 

Socceroos fullback Jason Davidson is back at Victory this season and has been included in Diles’ extended squad – as have fellow new signings Sebastian Esposito and Louis D’Arrigo.

Auckland head to AAMI Park without the injured Nando Pijnaker and Felipe Gallegos but English striker Sam Cosgrove and former Adelaide and Western Sydney forward Lachlan Brook could debut for Steve Corica’s side.

Melbourne Victory squad: 2. Jason DAVIDSON, 3. Adama TRAORE, 4. Lachlan JACKSON, 8. Jordi VALADON, 9. Nikolaos VERGOS, 10. Denis GENREAU, 11. Clerismario SANTOS RODRIGUES, 14. Matthew GRIMALDI, 15. Sebastian ESPOSITO, 16. Joshua INSERRA, 19. Jing REEC, 21. Roderick MIRANDA, 23. Keegan JELACIC, 25. Jack DUNCAN, 27. Louis D’ARRIGO, 28. Kayne RAZMOVSKI, 29. Oliver DRAGICEVIC, 35. Malik OLUKHALE, 40. Jack WARSHAWSKY, 64. Juan MATA

(Two to be omitted)
Ins: Nil
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5. Brendan HAMILL (long-term injury), 22. Joshua RAWLINS (suspended)

Auckland FC squad: 1. Michael WOUD, 2. Hiroki SAKAI, 3. Jake GIRDWOOD-REICH, 6. Louis VERSTRAETE, 7. Cameron HOWIESON, 9. Sam COSGROVE, 10. Guillermo MAY, 11. Marlee FRANÇOIS, 14. Liam GILLION, 15. Francis DE VRIES, 16. Adama COULIBALY, 17. Callan ELLIOT, 18. Finn MCKENLAY, 20. Oli SAIL, 21. Jesse RANDALL, 22. Jake BRIMMER, 23. Dan HALL. 27. Logan ROGERSON, 43. Ryan MACKAY, 77. LACHLAN Brook

(Two to be omitted)
Ins: Nil

Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Nando PIJNAKER (injured), 8. Felipe GALLEGOS (injured)

Randall will not want to watch the replay. 3 good scoring opportunities missed

Cosgrove looked pretty average to be fair, bit of a flat track bully. Certaiinly gonna see a few cards this season.