Posted October 31, 2024 03:05
· last edited October 31, 2024 03:08
Born in the 09
Throwing away your Nix stuff just means you're an absolute wanker honestly. I've been backing the Nix for a long time as a marriage of convenience but Wellington simply is not my city, it's Auckland. Doesn't mean that I hate the Phoenix it's just that I'm and always shall be Auckland.Renrub
coochiee
queenofthequail
ClubOranje
@queenofthequail It happens. This is a more unique situation; it’s not like someone who supported ManU under the Ferguson era switching to ManCity because they’re the ones buying the league and ManU are …manure.
It’s more like, you used travel across town because there was only one Bunnings around, now a new one has opened up round the corner, so you’re going to use that one now.
Doesn’t mean you need to go hating on WPX though.
Oh for sure. I think my post might have been a little misinterpreted. I'm not criticizing people who choose to support both teams. I'm more talking about those that go all "LOL sMaLL tEaM eNeRgY lOoK aT yEr CrOwD nUmBeRs We OwN tHe NiX LMAO" while still picking out yellow lint from their belly buttons.
I certainly don't have the time or money to head down to Welly every couple of weeks as much as I'd like to and so I did initially consider getting an AFC membership because of the proximity. Ultimately decided that I wouldn't commit to attending every home game for a team that is not "my" team so it wasn't worth it for me. I totally get that other people's attitudes and circumstances might be different and I'm cool with that.
I'm just not cool with the unnecessary Nix bashing. That's like your favourite band being from overseas - you can't attend their gigs but still love them. Then a local band pops up and you start seeing them every weekend cause they're there and all of a sudden the original band is shark and you're throwing out all their records?
Don't know. Maybe I'm being too tribalistic about a bunch of dudes kicking a ball around or maybe I'm in a foul mood cause I'm back in the office after a long weekend.
But has anyone 'jumped ship' and started bashing the Nix? I don't see any evidence of that.
From reading the AFC supporter FB groups, I think any 'hate' has come from folks who clearly have never liked the Phoenix. Like I doubt the now banned Port Soldier was ever a fan of NZ's first pro club.
Seen a few (presumably Auckland based) saying they have been Nix fans for awhile and now will support both NZ clubs, against Aussie teams. But they ain't the sort putting the boot into the Phoenix.
I seen a bunch of people filming themselves throwing their Phoenix shirt away.
And one of the biggest loud mouths is a former Fever scholarship winner!
Have to ask- what makes you feel parochial about being an Aucklander?
I was born an Auck but I couldn’t find any ra-ra Auckland feelings. I can vaguely remember the 80s rugby. Just a smug sense of being better than everyone else isn’t much of thing to chant about. I’ve got a sense of civic pride about the beauty of the city and all the festivals and cultures, but again that’s chill Sunday stuff.
Maybe if you’re generationally a member of the yacht squadron or something. Maybe it’s that I identify more Westie than blue bloods. Not sure.
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Born in the 09
Throwing away your Nix stuff just means you're an absolute wanker honestly. I've been backing the Nix for a long time as a marriage of convenience but Wellington simply is not my city, it's Auckland. Doesn't mean that I hate the Phoenix it's just that I'm and always shall be Auckland.Renrub
coochiee
queenofthequail
ClubOranje
@queenofthequail It happens. This is a more unique situation; it’s not like someone who supported ManU under the Ferguson era switching to ManCity because they’re the ones buying the league and ManU are …manure.
It’s more like, you used travel across town because there was only one Bunnings around, now a new one has opened up round the corner, so you’re going to use that one now.
Doesn’t mean you need to go hating on WPX though.
Oh for sure. I think my post might have been a little misinterpreted. I'm not criticizing people who choose to support both teams. I'm more talking about those that go all "LOL sMaLL tEaM eNeRgY lOoK aT yEr CrOwD nUmBeRs We OwN tHe NiX LMAO" while still picking out yellow lint from their belly buttons.
I certainly don't have the time or money to head down to Welly every couple of weeks as much as I'd like to and so I did initially consider getting an AFC membership because of the proximity. Ultimately decided that I wouldn't commit to attending every home game for a team that is not "my" team so it wasn't worth it for me. I totally get that other people's attitudes and circumstances might be different and I'm cool with that.
I'm just not cool with the unnecessary Nix bashing. That's like your favourite band being from overseas - you can't attend their gigs but still love them. Then a local band pops up and you start seeing them every weekend cause they're there and all of a sudden the original band is shark and you're throwing out all their records?
Don't know. Maybe I'm being too tribalistic about a bunch of dudes kicking a ball around or maybe I'm in a foul mood cause I'm back in the office after a long weekend.
But has anyone 'jumped ship' and started bashing the Nix? I don't see any evidence of that.
From reading the AFC supporter FB groups, I think any 'hate' has come from folks who clearly have never liked the Phoenix. Like I doubt the now banned Port Soldier was ever a fan of NZ's first pro club.
Seen a few (presumably Auckland based) saying they have been Nix fans for awhile and now will support both NZ clubs, against Aussie teams. But they ain't the sort putting the boot into the Phoenix.
I seen a bunch of people filming themselves throwing their Phoenix shirt away.
And one of the biggest loud mouths is a former Fever scholarship winner!
Have to ask- what makes you feel parochial about being an Aucklander?
I was born an Auck but I couldn’t find any ra-ra Auckland feelings. I can vaguely remember the 80s rugby. Just a smug sense of being better than everyone else isn’t much of thing to chant about. I’ve got a sense of civic pride about the beauty of the city and all the festivals and cultures, but again that’s chill Sunday stuff.
