I'm sure that if the team plays well and is challenging then numbers will swell and honestly thats the way it should be, blind fanatical support is okay for some, but the majority will look at it alot more coldly.
Thats the problem with sport in this country. People only want to support a team if its winning. You cant have winners unless you have losers.
Supporting your team through thick and thin by going to watch them play is what being a supporter is all about. You dont have to agree with every signing they make or always like the way they are playing or be happy with sh*ty results, thats why this forum exists, to express your displeasure.
FFS ask yourself this question, do we want to have a professional team based in this city (country) or not? If you do support the team or we wont have it anymore.
Both points are true, to be fair.
If the team are not playing well, the fans are not going to come out.
However, the point that people here in NZ (and I really have noticed it moreso than back home) are completely apathetic to teams who are not constantly winning for the most part is also true. The sad fact is that the Phoenix are only 2 years in so the 'core' support is not there like for teams in the UK who have been around for over 100 years. In these cases you tend to support who your dad supports or whatever and stick to it. Unfortunately we're a long way off that kind of situation due to how young the club is.
I would say though, if you are a football fan, and you live in Wellington, you really have little excuse for not getting along and supporting the team. 'Not winning' doesn't count because you can never tell what will happen at any given game as we saw last season vs the likes of Sydney and Melbourne who were expected to beat us in the eyes of most.
To sum up, don't be a glory hunter, especially at this early stage in the history of the club!
Steve-O2009-05-28 19:04:37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
