Terry S - why does he do it?

THE OWNER
TERRY SEREPISOS
(WELLINGTON PHOENIX)

��PEOPLE are always asking me why do I do it, why do I own a business that doesn�t make money. But you don�t do this for the money. You do it to be part of something special. For me, I wanted to make a difference to New Zealand football. When a kid comes up to you and says he wants to be the next Shane Smeltz, how do you put a price on that? The mums and dads, the kids, the people in the street who come up and say you�ve made a little difference to their lives, that�s what you do it for. Of course it�s still a business, and obviously it�s been a tough year in the financial world. There�s a few billionaires in the A-League, and to them it probably doesn�t matter that much. But to the multimillionaires, things aren�t as comfortable. At one stage, I did ask myself whether I wanted to keep going, but you know what? I went into this two years ago with my eyes open, and I�m here for the long haul. But it�s less about the New Zealand thing now and more about making sure we�re every bit as good as the Aussie clubs. Each year the A-League gets bigger and better. I had a chat to Paul Ifill this morning, and he reckons we�re more professional than a lot of the clubs he�s been with in England. I�m pretty proud to hear that. But at the end of a day, it�s a business, and even though things are tight, we�re hoping to lose a little less this season. We�ve sold more corporate boxes, and our memberships are the best they�ve ever been, so if the team has a good year we could do all right. To own a club doesn�t just take a lot of money, it takes a lot of energy. But the buzz is still there, and that�s the main thing.��

From a competition on here a loong time ago...

Next seasons YF Tee Shirt? Retro Terry's??

A bit of a newbie to all of this but my 2 cents worth:

As I've said before.  The Nix have done more to raise the game's profile in this country (and city) than anyone since the '82 All Whites.

Yes yes yes

Terry's Arse