what really gets me is that because of insufficiant funding (apart from the 80% buying of the kingz buy sky tv) the kingz are gonna get chucked out of the league!
what are fifa trying to do? KILL SOCCER IN NEW ZEALAND? i would guess so, because that is what is going to happen.
but I admit, I am an avid kinz supporter & the fact of the matter is that when myslef & yugoslazio went to a kingz game the crowed was allmost non existant & that was very sad, especailly when coming from a country where the atmosphere is bigger than the game of football itself.
about the Kingz not being in the league is just krap, that is just australias way of saying "we are affraid of the Kiwis, so lets get rid of them quickly". What I think annoys most australians about the Auckland kingz is the fact that 4 aussie teams are getting relegated into the 2nd devision because of everything being over crowded. when this sort of thing happens, everyone gets up in arms at the fact that Kingz have just joind the league and they are taking the valuable place of an aussie team, all I can say to that is: learn to live with relegation, it happens to every team & it is not from where you come from but it is about how well you play. would you rather see bad teams getting nailed by good teams? or would you rather see a consistant league where the scores are kept low & the football is interesting?
I think the kingz style is very 'odd' to say the least & very inconsistant, one week they will win to a great side, the next it is a loss to a pathetic side (hmm reminds me of the warriors for the past 3 seasons).
the do seem to appear alot weaker than their opponents & I dont have any reasons as to why that is.
As for me, I will be at north harbour stadium for the next home game protesting if our lads get kicked out of the competition, it is just not fair on the beautiful games reputation in an entierly Rugby orrientated nation.
when the kingz go, soccer New Zealand will spiral slowley downwards.