But the obvious reasons why the crowd figure dropped so steeply are that it isn't (as) novel this year and because every man and his dog knew the Nix were going to lose and the wider NZ public hates losers. A win against the Mariners would have made a small difference but the vast majority of the damage was done last season and it will take years to repair the reputational damage now.
Spot on. The Nix have bought Eze, James, Mileusnic, Najjarine and recognised the way Piper (and yes, he’s much improved and I was way wrong on my take after last season) is a competitive excitement machine.
We are scoring and attacking and if we start winning consistently we’ll fill the ground. I don’t think it takes years. Salary capped leagues bounce around. Welly football public knows this. That was an exciting goal from Eze.
Great goals fill the ground. Winning fills the ground more. That’s what we’re trying to do.