ballane wrote:coochiee wrote:Agree this isnt the UK, im a 70 year old who was brought up in Wellington and lived in Auckland for 7 years. Growing up there was a very strong provincal rivalry which at times had much passion. Maybe not as strong as some of the club rivalry in the UK but just dont get why some say it isnt here in NZ.hepatitis wrote:I don't like Corica but I hope AFC win.
Meh. (Imanix) You don’t define fandom for me.
I don’t mind Corica, he’s a winner and I hope he/AFC win tonight.
I've lived in Welly, but am not from the capital. I've lived in many different places around Aotearoa.
I supported the Nix as they were the only NZ team in the ALM. That would be the same for thousands of other Nix fans, including many from Auckland.
So for sure you can be a Nix fan, and still wish AFC well against Australian clubs, especially Sydney.
If you are yes a born & bred Wellingtonian, who has never lived anywhere else in NZ you will likely feel different. And that's fine. It's just an innate feeling you have one way or the other, that no one but you can decide upon.
NZ ain't the UK (or most football mad countries) where club rivalries go back often 100+ years. Comparisons to how a Liverpool fan would never support Everton etc are pointless.
Its for that reason i wont cheer Auckland on to win anything tiddlywinks football or what ever. Makes laugh when i hear people say if your a Nix fan tou should be support AFC when we arnt playing them. To me thats akin to telling a Liverpool supporter to support United when they get back to Europe.
There most definatly are rivalrys in NZ its just many of them are based on provincal or school fixtures but they are there and yes some of them do go back more than 100 years.
People have to also see the bigger picture, if AFC win tonight its better for NZ Football than a loss.
We were not in the finals series at all, so in a way we can't really be too gutted as we weren't competing with AFc.
A lot of the hate is also due to the salary cap exemption, which comes with any new team. If Canberra get's a mens team next season and have the same assistance with the cap, I guarantee A-League fans will not cry as much.
We were not in the finals series at all, so in a way we can't really be too gutted as we weren't competing with AFc.
A lot of the hate is also due to the salary cap exemption, which comes with any new team. If Canberra get's a mens team next season and have the same assistance with the cap, I guarantee A-League fans will not cry as much.
