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Posted May 05, 2021 01:13 · last edited May 05, 2021 01:18

harrymc55
coochiee
djtim3000
Doloras
ITT a lot of people trying to pour cold water on our club's first real rivalry.

In a sense it doesn't matter whether Creepy Rudie has a soft spot for us or what. We boo him and we boo the Snakes. Grrrrrivals.
Exactly. The fact we have a real reason to have a rivalry when we don't have a cross-town team to boo, is the best thing about WU. When they formed they stole our coach, our captain and our keeper, and the shenanigins around the ultimately true rumours of Rudan leaving to WU basically derailed our best ever season. Regardless of what happens with Rudan or the other WU players, they should always and forever be grrrrrrrivals.

Once the pantomime villain moves on from WU, they will just be some A League team from suburban Melbourne. Enjoy the rivalry while it lasts.

Not until Auckland has a team, with a large number of travelling fans will there be a true long lasting enemy.
"Enemy"? Somewhat hyperbolic. I don't have enemies in football, I have rivals.
Words matter; they're powerful and should be used judiciously. 

Football supporters, whether they call themselves "tifosi", "kibice" or "hinchada", have "hyperbolic" as their middle name, by default.  
 I agree there is a huge gap between booing and hating, and nobody in their right mind should get worked up to a hate level, regardless of what Rudan thinks or represents. I've had bosses that caused me more grief than Rudan ever did, and that's just life.

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harrymc55
coochiee
djtim3000
Doloras
ITT a lot of people trying to pour cold water on our club's first real rivalry.

In a sense it doesn't matter whether Creepy Rudie has a soft spot for us or what. We boo him and we boo the Snakes. Grrrrrivals.
Exactly. The fact we have a real reason to have a rivalry when we don't have a cross-town team to boo, is the best thing about WU. When they formed they stole our coach, our captain and our keeper, and the shenanigins around the ultimately true rumours of Rudan leaving to WU basically derailed our best ever season. Regardless of what happens with Rudan or the other WU players, they should always and forever be grrrrrrrivals.

Once the pantomime villain moves on from WU, they will just be some A League team from suburban Melbourne. Enjoy the rivalry while it lasts.

Not until Auckland has a team, with a large number of travelling fans will there be a true long lasting enemy.
"Enemy"? Somewhat hyperbolic. I don't have enemies in football, I have rivals.
Words matter; they're powerful and should be used judiciously. 

Football supporters, whether they call themselves "tifosi", "kibice" or "hinchada", have "hyperbolic" as their middle name, by default.