No, not a foreign concept at all. I get it.
We (Nola and I) talked about how how people feel disloacted when they lose a club they are passionate about.
I know I felt aggreived when the Knights sent letters to the Kingz season ticket holders worded just assuming that as Kingz fans they would want to be Knights fans. I was hurting having lost the Kingz, and was relatively put off by that assumption.
We also talked about discussions I have had recently with Phoenix fans in Wellington who were not part of the Kingz/Knights, and how they have said this thread has made them think about how they would feel if the Phoenix relocated to Auckland. The consensus is they would be bitter, and would possibly focus on Team Wellington instead as a natural response.
We also talked about how feelings at Kiwitea Street (in particular - I used to be a regular when I lived in Kingsland) were not universal... there was a spectrum. And we agreed that that too is natural.
It was good to catch up with an old mate.