when are we gonna know where we stand, can we collaborate with an aussie city and keep the nix but half the home games played here .. dont talk sharke .... why cant we just have a frakin footy team. ifeel sorry for the english, german etc fans who move over here , i wouldnt move to this non football lovin sharkehole..
I see where you're coming from, but have to disagree. I moved to NZ for non-footballing reasons twenty-odd years ago and I choose to support the Nix, the local club I have, rather than a club somewhere in Europe. Sure I enjoy seeing the odd game or two at the top level on telly, say the Champions League etc, but I watch it dispassionately. In contrast, nothing beats the sheer emotional rollercoaster of being a committed Phoenix supporter.
As a migrant you accept to take the bad with the good. So if you move here from Europe then you know that football is not the #1 sport here. Yes you can support a continental club instead, and just look down your nose at Phoenix, or Auckland City FC, or Ferrymead Bays for that matter, but all that means is that in your heart you're just a tourist.