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Posted January 31, 2014 01:16 · last edited January 31, 2014 01:17

WELLINGTON Phoenix. 

The more the nix move away from that (by taking games away) toward becoming nz Phoenix, the less connected I feel to the team. 

We are a Wellington team. I love the team because its awesome having a professional football team in my city. 

What about fans from all over nz you ask? I liken it to people supporting say a club in England. You choose a team in another city that you feel some connection to. For example (pre-Phoenix) I chose to support Leeds united because they had a few Australians and a kiwi at the time. Its a very loose connection. People outside of Wellington, but in nz presumably support wellington as they feel a connection of it being the only nz professional side (and thus also obviously has a lot of nz players). These are completely legitimate fans, there is no snobbery from me. This connection is also obviously a hell of a lot stronger than my loose connection to Leeds united in England. 

In summary: Wellington team, with a lot of fans from elsewhere in nz. 

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Tegal edited January 31, 2014 01:17

WELLINGTON Phoenix. 

The more the nix move away from that (by taking games away) toward becoming nz Phoenix, the less connected I feel to the team. 

We are a Wellington team. I love the team because its awesome having a professional football team in my city. 

What about fans from all over nz you ask? I liken it to people supporting say a club in England. You choose a team in another city that you feel some connection to. For example I chose to support Leeds united because they had a few Australians and a kiwi at the time. Its a very loose connection. People outside of Wellington, but in nz presumably support wellington as they feel a connection of it being the only nz professional side (and thus also obviously has a lot of nz players). These are completely legitimate fans, there is no snobbery from me. This connection is also obviously a hell of a lot stronger than my loose connection to Leeds united in England. 

In summary: Wellington team, with a lot of fans from elsewhere in nz.