Alright, it's up to me to defend Sydney, I'll pick apart their
argument bit by bit.
But seriously guys, you took my post so seriously when its
obviously just a good natured jibe (hence the !!!) I admitted I was
biased towards NSW at the start, so why insult me?
Well here it goes.
"best fans in NSW maybe, not the a-league, ever been to the
dome?? infact i seam to remmember a game last year where you were
outsung at home. and your crowd sizes dont lend support to the idea
that you are the best or most loyal fans, or the biggest
club."
Yes, I have actually, for the grand final. The atmosphere is
better at Sydney, no matter how many people. It was a great game
though I have to say. Have you ever been to a Sydney game at
Aussie Stadium?
Now about the fans, Melbourne fans are just bandwagon jumpers.
Watch their numbers plummet back to about 20k in a couple of years
when Melbourne is back to 7th place where it belongs. I don't
recall seeing 30k average fans last season when that happened.
Also- quality, not quantity. Our chants are easily the best in the
League (though I do love the Mariners one, "We hate you cause
you're Victorian!") About all I heard at the grand final was
"Melbourne, clap clap clap, Melbourne, clap, clap, clap!" Yeah,
great, very original.
With regards to crowds, I think 15 000 was quite an
achievement as an average crowd considering all the on and off
field problems we had all year. And then there was Terry Butcher.
He sure Butchered most of the entertainment value out of a very
good group of player (look at the Champions League.) now that we
have Branko crowds will increase greatly. He better get the job
permanently.
I didn't claim Sydney was the biggest club,
though I may as well defend that position which I haven't made as
well.
Take a look at Sydney's away crowds. Yes,
that's right, easily ahead of any other club. Which shows why
Sydney is the biggest and most important club in the League. Almost
every team has a rivalry with them.
Sydney vs:
Melbourne- 2 biggest cities
Queensland- origin but not as you know
it
Adelaide- we just hate each other, many close
games
Newcastle+Central Coast- sort of 'local'
derbys, within driving distance.
Even Perth and the Knights had bigger crowds
against us.
We are the most well known team abroad with the
successes in the Club World Cup and Champons Leagues, the signing
and releasing of Yorke, and the whinging of Butcher in the UK
papers about us (he then went to join a third rate team as a sort
of assistant, assistant coach, which shows how much of a mistake he
was in the first place.)
We are owned by the Lowys.
We are the biggest city in the
country.
So Sydney is definitely the most important club
in the country.
"Melbourne by far, the
atmosphere in the Dome is unbelievable. Melbourne fans have set the
mark. Sydney fans don't even turn up to watch Sydney so that should
tell you something (don't go there)."
OK, this person has pretty much just plagerised
the previous persons post so I can just ignore them. See
above.
"t**ser"
I can assure you the Cove won't abuse you when
you come watch Sydney play, as it seems will happen if you decide
to go to watch games at wherever Kenny is from. It appears he is
too embarrassed to admit that he is from
Adelaide, or perhaps Perth, though I would say
Queensland. The Queensland accent is a bit strange, you Kiwis
might find it a bit hard to understand- typical sentence: short
gruff mumbling followed by the word "ay/eh?" Just don't go
there.
It looks like I win! As will Sydney this year!
(Though I actaully want the Roar to win for the good of the league
as a whole, and Perth to make the finals. I really just go for the
A-League in general, so don't take any of my insulting comments too
seriously, I just like arguing.) I've given you more than enough
arguments to clearly prove my case. If you disagree, you're
wrong.
Oh yeah, and welcome again to
the Wellington Phoenix!!! (I had to make it somehow related to
the main point of the forum!
(No offense intended by any part of this
post to any Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Queensland etc
resident!!!)