Nick Becker

He's a very successful one.

But he really does love the boys and he kind of, you know, is somebody who he makes them want to play hard from and run through walls from.

So, yeah, he's done a fantastic job in such a short amount of time.

Yeah, we've all been blown away by it.

It's been so incredibly special.

You can't underestimate how important it is for the players when the place is full, or as it will be on Saturday night, at full capacity.

It really lifts them and it sort of just shows that Auckland kind of has embraced the club.

And for me to see...

Just the mix of really passionate, hardcore fans in the port through to whole families or families and neighbours and friends and just generations of people being at our games.

It's incredibly special.

It shows that when you actually go out there and meet people, go to football clubs, go to schools, sort of actually put your boots on the ground and be part of a city, that people repay you and they come to your games and they celebrate it.

I hope so because there's not any prize money available.

I know.

Don't get me started.

No, but you're absolutely right.

We'll see, you know, as we did in year one and what we did because, you know,

Prior to last season, we were trying to sell in terms of sponsorship and things like that.

It was more of an idea or a dream rather than anything that was real.

And then we had, you know, obviously the breakout first season and conversations became easier and easier.

And I think this is just, you know, that completely helps it.