Greatest performance by a New Zealand football team on the world stage? I should coco.

Thanks to Sa'id Milton for this "Howick New Wave" portrayal of ACFC's performance at the FIFA Club World Cup 2009.

Best fans outside of Kiwitea Street. Fact.

FCUM v (Bundesliga bound) Sankt Pauli 15.05.10

A tale of two Manchesters

Last Saturday (24 April 2010) Manchester United played Tottenham Hotspur in a crucial EPL title race match at Old Trafford. The sight of Ferguson on the sideline imploring the crowd to get vocal was rather satisfying. The atmosphere was largely non-existant prior to Nani's goal which put Manchester United ahead 2-1. Even after the goal the crowd could only manage "We shall not be moved" and a half-hearted "Red Army" (in response to Spurs' "Yid Army").

Meanwhile, up the road in Bury, FC United played Matlock Town in what was the final game of the season for the two Unibond Premier teams. It was pretty much a "dead rubber" - neither team was vying for promotion or battling relegation. Yet here's an example of the atmosphere that 2500-odd managed to generate inside Gigg Lane. Heart and soul football:

Stand up if you still believe