Eff Cee Bee

PS Ricki Sherbert

Yesterday I counted at least 21 Kiwis on the pitch at Kiwitea Street for round 6 of the ASB Premiership.

Might I suggest that if you're going to deride and degrade our national league then you should get your facts right.

Yours sincerely
Richie

The Pride of Sandringham: Let's Go Oriental - Part Nine

The Pride of Sandringham: Let's Go Oriental - Parts Six, Seven & Eight

Whenever they're playing in your town...

...get yourself to that football ground

Auckland City FC (aka The Pride of Sandringham) v Kashiwa Reysol
Thursday, 8 December
Kick-off 11:45pm (NZT)
Live Sky Sport 1

Kiwitea Street open from 8pm for screening of THE BIG MATCH.  All football fans welcome.

Auckland City: The Underdogs

"Auckland achieved their greatest success at the 2009 Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Against all odds the plucky team of truck drivers, interior decorators, school teachers and shop assistants beat the champions of a multi million dollar Arab league (the host nations’ team Al Ahly) and the champions of one of FIFA’s largest confederations (TP Mazembe of Africa – who came runners-up at the 2010 Club World Cup).
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No matter what happens in Japan, Auckland City FC and Kiwitea Street will remain a bastion of “heart and soul” football in an increasingly commercialised football world. It is how football used to be and, in my opinion, how football should be."

Read more here:- Slide Rule Pass: A blog about football

Edit:- new link www.scribd.com - Auckland City: The Underdogs

The Pride of Sandringham: Let's Go Oriental - Part Five

Slide Rule Pass

"Tomorrow, Auckland City fan Richard McIlroy will introduce his team."

Read more here:- Slide Rule Pass: A blog about football

Commitment (Part II)

“But we’re leaving nothing to chance. Although we’re amateurs, we are 100 per cent committed to winning. We’re training every day, so the differences are minimal.  Most of our players work 40 hours per week, then train with us, and in some ways that’s tougher than being in a professional environment.” - Auckland City FC Coach Ramon Tribulietx

“For a small amateur team like ours, it’s going to take something absolutely out of the ordinary to get any kind of result.   I don’t think the public back home understand how big an achievement it was winning two games in Abu Dhabi." - Auckland City FC Captain Ivan Vicelich

Read more here:- FIFA.com: Auckland duo eye new sensation

The Pride of Sandringham: Let's Go Oriental - Part Four

The Pride of Sandringham: Let's Go Oriental - Part Three

The Pride of Sandringham: Let's Go Oriental - Part Two