far away Phoenix fans

far away Phoenix fans

Three, I believe,  in Glen Falls,  New York State. They call themselves the Upstate NY Phoenix Fan Club. Mostly driven by Brian. He's managed through the interweb to watch watch several games live. (Get this: Brian had to go a few hours by car to a bar, for a 5am start, to watch NZ play Bahrain.)
Why? He has me as a point of contact and he said I had worn him down with my blather about Phoenix. Secondly, and oddly, Tony Lochead now has better hair than he did at NE Revolution... 


One in Bendigo. His name is Brian and I met him in Auckland at the weekend. Started talking A-League and he used the word "we" when talking about Phoenix. It seems he's been a Phoenix fan since match one of the FIRST season.
I asked why and he simply said "why not?". 

My brother who lives in Vancouver is a fan. I sent him a shirt early in the season and babbled on about it so much he started following. Having lived in wgtn during his uni years he still can't believe football wd get 10,000 spectators let alone 34000

I convince a fair few while I was studying in germany over the summer. one guy got so into it(after dadis bicylce) I gave him a reward (my retro ricki) for waking up at 4 in the morning.

Didn't you convert some Algerian chap to the Phoenix or at least force him to hold the flag, dairyflat?

I must say, Phoenix are an easy club to fall for.

When i was in Edinburgh last year i got a few people interested in the Phoenix. Also had a friend who lived in Bahrain for a while so some good 'banter' with the qualifying games.

Mate of mine in Toronto follows the Nix, we did a shirt swap last year (even though I support Vancouver haha)

Last year a German under-graduate from Dresden University came over here for his internship with our company during the winter.  I took him to 2 Nix games, including the 6-0 thrashing of Gold Coast.  He also went to the AW vs Bahrain game.  He thought it was funny how the RoF was 1/2 empty even thought the fans made so much noise.  Also her was amazed at the number of females attending the games, where as back in Germany the crowd is male-dominated.  We bought him a YF t-shirt to take back.  Btw, the Dresden strip are the same colours as the Nix.

My mate in Denmark sort of Follows the nix, when he was over here for an exchange he went to a couple of games, though he went in season 1 so was probably like these guys su*k.

Family of four Phoenix fans not so far flung - just outside Sydney

German mates at my school come to Phoenix games to laugh at all the f**k ups

Nothing like Euro football snobs to make you feel stabby.

Damn I hate Euro snobs.

Have two mates who support Ipswich (they live just out of Ipswich themselves) and they used to love to talk down about the A-League even though they're Kiwi's but I always talk about the Phoenix when we speak and as results have got better they're finally sitting up and listening.  Most recent conversation involved the concession that: "NZ have come so much farther since we left 6 years ago" - that's the best I'm going to get for a while so I'm taking a rest.

It's also amusing because Ipswich aren't much to sing and dance about themselves.

So they've followed Ipswich since after the 2nd Premier League spell ?

They are in no position to talk, and I'd know.

Since moving there.  I guess that's after the 2nd Prem League spell.

Having lived in Levin before that they probably hadn't heard of them.

Not Levin...

Levin may in fact be the only place that has actually gone backwards.

Always hated that urine-soaked hellhole.

Oi. Leave Levin alone. At least it's not Shannon.

Or Otaki...

Christchurch is permanently going backwards. Fact.

Footpaul2010-03-26 13:43:10

A few years ago Levin was rated the most boring town in NZ... by the locals.  It made it to one of the 7pm shows on TV.

im from otaki... shannon is clearly worse lol
but now supporting all the way from japan

You obviously haven't been back lately. Shannon has remade itself and now a little boutique town like Hav North or Greytown with some cute little designer shops & oddles of cafes. people are going there as its own destination for weekend breaks. and no i don't or ever live there but bought funky things like i wd in cuba st there recently

Lucky I don't live in Auckland . . but having said that, I might end up in Auckland in the near future. . . .

Shannon is better than Auckland. At least were not Auckland anymore! (or palmy please)

well neither Levin or shannon fall under the heading far away... tho maybe they need something like Phoenix to support to give meaning to their existance

My suggestion for Levins town slogan was

Well I drove Wgtn to Hawkes Bay this morning and stopped in Shannon where some serious damage was done to my credit card shopping but on reflection its prob a chick's shopping paradise as was more clothes, jewellery, arts, interior type shops plus good cafes

So where should I be stopping for Maccas on my next Nix road trip?

Bulls.

Shannon boasts New Zealands first Galactic Space Port.Azevo2010-04-10 21:05:12

bulls has a nice maccas and bakery. the turangi burger king isnt bad. 

Bulls has the drive thru Subway

Bulls really is a love-a-Bull town!