I don't really understand the fascination and attraction of seeing EPL teams in festival/gala/promotion games, beyond revenue generation. This is probably a result of growing up in England, being cursed or blessed, depending on your point of view, to be born into a Toon family. Of course, I appreciate that it's a chance for people to see an EPL team in Aus/NZ, but it's still a friendly game, an event for the fans, rather than a meaningful match. The Liverpool game in Melbourne had an amazing crowd and an surprising amount of people travelling from NZ. I don't think any other club, playing in Aus/NZ would get that level of support or atmosphere. The Man Utd game in Sydney was subdued in comparison. The best 'big' games in NZ, for me, have been the meaningful matches, The Adelaide game before the Galaxy game, the All Whites World Cup qualifiers and the Phoenix in the playoffs.
Let's hope we can get a home play-off this season and a run to the Final
I don't really understand the fascination and attraction of seeing EPL teams in festival/gala/promotion games, beyond revenue generation. This is probably a result of growing up in England, being cursed or blessed, depending on your point of view, to be born into a Toon family. Of course, I appreciate that it's a chance for people to see an EPL team in Aus/NZ, but it's still a friendly game, an event for the fans, rather than a meaningful match. The Liverpool game in Melbourne had an amazing crowd and an surprising amount of people travelling from NZ. I don't think any other club, playing in Aus/NZ would get that level of support or atmosphere. The Man Utd game in Sydney was subdued in comparison. The best games in NZ, for me, have been the meaningful matches, The Adelaide game before the Galaxy game, the All Whites World Cup qualifiers and the Phoenix in the playoffs.
Let's hope we can get a home play-off this season and a run to the Final