1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,387 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from newstalk zed B. 3 00:00:12,747 --> 00:00:15,187 Speaker 2: The show comes to you live from go Medium Mount 4 00:00:15,227 --> 00:00:18,107 Speaker 2: Smart Stadium in the Auckland suburb of Penrose. It's the 5 00:00:18,147 --> 00:00:20,907 Speaker 2: home of the Warriors during the NRL season, but will 6 00:00:20,907 --> 00:00:24,187 Speaker 2: be the home of Auckland FC during the A League 7 00:00:24,187 --> 00:00:27,507 Speaker 2: football season. Their first ever professional game kicks off at 8 00:00:27,507 --> 00:00:32,187 Speaker 2: five o'clock this afternoon against Brisbane Raw. Auckland FC director 9 00:00:32,227 --> 00:00:35,547 Speaker 2: of football is Terry mcflynn, himself the veteran of one 10 00:00:35,587 --> 00:00:39,427 Speaker 2: hundred and seventy eight matches across the first nine seasons 11 00:00:39,507 --> 00:00:42,467 Speaker 2: of the A League and the winner of two championships 12 00:00:42,507 --> 00:00:46,467 Speaker 2: with Sydney FC. He's popped into our mobile studio for 13 00:00:46,507 --> 00:00:48,147 Speaker 2: a check. Good to see you, Terry. How you feeling. 14 00:00:48,907 --> 00:00:49,747 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm good, Jesson. 15 00:00:50,227 --> 00:00:52,747 Speaker 4: You know, it's been eleven months in the making, a 16 00:00:52,827 --> 00:00:53,947 Speaker 4: lot of hard work behind the scenes. 17 00:00:53,947 --> 00:00:56,147 Speaker 3: We've got a fantastic staff for falling off the pet 18 00:00:56,267 --> 00:00:58,707 Speaker 3: So yeah, we've been building up for this day for 19 00:00:58,707 --> 00:00:59,147 Speaker 3: a long time. 20 00:00:59,187 --> 00:01:01,627 Speaker 2: So already let's talk about the roster y of assembled. 21 00:01:01,707 --> 00:01:02,987 Speaker 2: How do you assess it? 22 00:01:03,667 --> 00:01:05,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're really happy where we've got to. 23 00:01:05,467 --> 00:01:08,027 Speaker 4: I mean we had a real clear strategy from from 24 00:01:08,147 --> 00:01:10,187 Speaker 4: day one to build a team for the community. 25 00:01:10,187 --> 00:01:10,907 Speaker 3: From the community. 26 00:01:11,387 --> 00:01:13,387 Speaker 4: We had a real key focus on getting as many 27 00:01:13,467 --> 00:01:16,867 Speaker 4: Kiwi players back into professional football as we possibly could, 28 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:18,947 Speaker 4: and I think we've learned it in a very very 29 00:01:19,147 --> 00:01:19,987 Speaker 4: positive space. 30 00:01:20,587 --> 00:01:22,987 Speaker 3: You know, eating Kiwi Boys. 31 00:01:22,907 --> 00:01:26,187 Speaker 4: Three Aussies and five foreigners, so the blend of youth 32 00:01:26,667 --> 00:01:29,107 Speaker 4: which is great for the club sustainability and long term 33 00:01:29,587 --> 00:01:33,787 Speaker 4: future proof and succession plannings there. But we've got enough 34 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:36,227 Speaker 4: quality to be a challenger for the team for the 35 00:01:36,267 --> 00:01:36,987 Speaker 4: title this season. 36 00:01:37,307 --> 00:01:39,147 Speaker 2: I want to talk about the importance of the moment, 37 00:01:39,187 --> 00:01:41,427 Speaker 2: but the Kiwi Boys, how did you go about identifying 38 00:01:41,467 --> 00:01:43,947 Speaker 2: the ones that would fit what you were after? 39 00:01:44,627 --> 00:01:45,547 Speaker 3: Look, there's a real. 40 00:01:47,147 --> 00:01:49,867 Speaker 4: Blend really of how we fitted well, how we find 41 00:01:49,907 --> 00:01:51,987 Speaker 4: the ones that we wanted. Obviously we went to the 42 00:01:52,067 --> 00:01:54,907 Speaker 4: very top. We tried to get as many all Waits 43 00:01:54,947 --> 00:01:57,747 Speaker 4: back as possible. You know, it's well publicized now that 44 00:01:58,187 --> 00:02:00,907 Speaker 4: Steve and myself went to Egypt in the March fifth 45 00:02:00,907 --> 00:02:04,627 Speaker 4: a window and met with all the players and discussions 46 00:02:04,627 --> 00:02:06,987 Speaker 4: whether it was right for them now this season, whether 47 00:02:06,987 --> 00:02:09,507 Speaker 4: it's next season, whether it's a season after, just to 48 00:02:09,747 --> 00:02:11,067 Speaker 4: let them know that what we want to do as 49 00:02:11,067 --> 00:02:13,307 Speaker 4: a football club and build a football club for New Zealand. 50 00:02:14,427 --> 00:02:16,987 Speaker 4: So yeah, look we got the boys back from the 51 00:02:17,067 --> 00:02:19,547 Speaker 4: very top and then the younger ones. We were watching 52 00:02:19,587 --> 00:02:22,267 Speaker 4: three four games football every week here in the local 53 00:02:22,307 --> 00:02:25,867 Speaker 4: league school football. There's a lot of talent in the 54 00:02:25,907 --> 00:02:28,467 Speaker 4: Northern Region Football League. There's a lot of talent in 55 00:02:28,467 --> 00:02:31,667 Speaker 4: the school football here and these kids just need an opportunity. 56 00:02:31,987 --> 00:02:35,747 Speaker 2: You could have if you wanted to stack that with Australians, 57 00:02:35,787 --> 00:02:38,907 Speaker 2: you could have done that. You've got three good ones. Galloway, 58 00:02:38,947 --> 00:02:41,707 Speaker 2: hall Burner in particular, I think will be a real 59 00:02:42,147 --> 00:02:45,667 Speaker 2: big player for you. Was there was it? Did you 60 00:02:45,747 --> 00:02:48,147 Speaker 2: ever at any time think I could use a couple 61 00:02:48,147 --> 00:02:50,307 Speaker 2: more Rossies or were always quite keen on that key 62 00:02:50,307 --> 00:02:50,947 Speaker 2: Wee strategy. 63 00:02:51,507 --> 00:02:53,907 Speaker 3: Now look, we're always very very keen. 64 00:02:54,787 --> 00:02:56,507 Speaker 4: I say keen King's not the right way. We're always 65 00:02:56,507 --> 00:02:59,347 Speaker 4: focused on having a KeyWe strategy. You know. 66 00:02:59,387 --> 00:03:01,987 Speaker 3: For us, it's it's about building a football. 67 00:03:01,667 --> 00:03:03,827 Speaker 4: Club that this city wants to get behind, that this 68 00:03:03,947 --> 00:03:07,907 Speaker 4: region wants to get behind. And I think having players 69 00:03:07,907 --> 00:03:10,747 Speaker 4: from the community, for the community, one of your own, 70 00:03:11,227 --> 00:03:13,107 Speaker 4: it's easy to back, it's easy to get behind. 71 00:03:13,147 --> 00:03:14,667 Speaker 3: And so for us. 72 00:03:14,667 --> 00:03:16,827 Speaker 4: It was very, very clear, and what made it even 73 00:03:17,267 --> 00:03:19,547 Speaker 4: easier Jason, to be honest, was when we saw the 74 00:03:19,587 --> 00:03:23,027 Speaker 4: talented here and not having a professional club in this city, 75 00:03:23,067 --> 00:03:26,667 Speaker 4: in this region for seventeen eighteen years. This city's crying 76 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:29,107 Speaker 4: out for a football team, a professional team, and these 77 00:03:29,187 --> 00:03:33,827 Speaker 4: kids that want to be professional footballers need somewhere to play. 78 00:03:34,467 --> 00:03:37,227 Speaker 4: When you identify a player, I think that guy looks 79 00:03:37,267 --> 00:03:41,067 Speaker 4: good on the grass, then what, terry, how much due 80 00:03:41,147 --> 00:03:43,227 Speaker 4: diligence if that's the right word do you do on 81 00:03:43,707 --> 00:03:44,307 Speaker 4: the person? 82 00:03:45,147 --> 00:03:45,987 Speaker 3: Yeah, we do loads. 83 00:03:46,307 --> 00:03:50,467 Speaker 4: You know, we've got a clear recruitment strategy built on 84 00:03:50,547 --> 00:03:53,107 Speaker 4: character and competence. So the competence side of it, we've 85 00:03:53,147 --> 00:03:55,987 Speaker 4: got our the way we want to play. What Auckland 86 00:03:56,067 --> 00:04:01,387 Speaker 4: FC footballer looks like from a player profile point of view, technical, tactical, physical, mental. 87 00:04:02,267 --> 00:04:04,827 Speaker 4: We do a lot of due diligence in terms of 88 00:04:04,947 --> 00:04:07,827 Speaker 4: the character of the person. We were building a really 89 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:11,427 Speaker 4: strong culture here of togetherness, a really strong culture of family. 90 00:04:12,427 --> 00:04:13,947 Speaker 3: We all do this together. We're all here. 91 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:16,267 Speaker 4: We work hard for each other every single day, and 92 00:04:16,387 --> 00:04:18,707 Speaker 4: every single person that we've brought into the football club, 93 00:04:18,787 --> 00:04:20,987 Speaker 4: be its staff member or player, is here for the 94 00:04:21,027 --> 00:04:21,587 Speaker 4: right reasons. 95 00:04:21,907 --> 00:04:24,347 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the imports, because there are I'm sure 96 00:04:24,387 --> 00:04:28,387 Speaker 2: literally thousands who get pitched to you, you get sent 97 00:04:28,467 --> 00:04:31,307 Speaker 2: their show real or whatever they're called these days. What 98 00:04:31,427 --> 00:04:34,827 Speaker 2: is your process around recruiting your five imports? 99 00:04:35,147 --> 00:04:38,427 Speaker 3: Look, the imports is very very important first and foremost. 100 00:04:38,427 --> 00:04:40,667 Speaker 4: Again, if we go back to what we want to 101 00:04:40,707 --> 00:04:43,387 Speaker 4: do long term and the sustainability and succession planning of 102 00:04:43,387 --> 00:04:46,387 Speaker 4: the club, we wanted players that have played at good levels. 103 00:04:46,507 --> 00:04:48,427 Speaker 4: We want a players that have been professionals for a 104 00:04:48,427 --> 00:04:53,147 Speaker 4: long period of time, had that durability at the top level, 105 00:04:53,467 --> 00:04:55,787 Speaker 4: which can educate the younger players in our group what 106 00:04:55,827 --> 00:04:57,667 Speaker 4: it means to be a professional both on and off 107 00:04:57,667 --> 00:05:01,987 Speaker 4: the park. So the five that we've landed on again 108 00:05:02,027 --> 00:05:05,667 Speaker 4: at good ages. You know Louis Fastrats twenty six to 109 00:05:05,707 --> 00:05:10,547 Speaker 4: twenty seven, you share more Mays twenty seven. Felipe Gallegos 110 00:05:10,547 --> 00:05:13,627 Speaker 4: brings a little bit more experience. Obviously, Hiroki's very experienced 111 00:05:13,627 --> 00:05:16,867 Speaker 4: at thirty four three World Cups. So for us it 112 00:05:16,947 --> 00:05:19,987 Speaker 4: was about, yes, can they perform on the park week 113 00:05:20,027 --> 00:05:23,027 Speaker 4: in week out, which we know they can bring success 114 00:05:23,027 --> 00:05:25,147 Speaker 4: to the city, brings success to the football club, But 115 00:05:25,267 --> 00:05:27,667 Speaker 4: longer term, can they actually educate the younger players and 116 00:05:27,667 --> 00:05:28,787 Speaker 4: what it means to be a professional. 117 00:05:29,507 --> 00:05:31,867 Speaker 2: Hiroki Saka is a great kid as what a what 118 00:05:31,987 --> 00:05:33,947 Speaker 2: a player, what a career? How did that happen? 119 00:05:36,187 --> 00:05:38,587 Speaker 4: In football and in life? Sometimes you just get a 120 00:05:38,627 --> 00:05:43,787 Speaker 4: bit of luck. We were very fortunate with Hiroki. You know, 121 00:05:43,987 --> 00:05:47,867 Speaker 4: he's a wonderful man, first and foremost, such a humble 122 00:05:47,947 --> 00:05:50,467 Speaker 4: human being to have done what he's done in the 123 00:05:50,507 --> 00:05:53,627 Speaker 4: game and in life, and to come in every day 124 00:05:53,667 --> 00:05:55,907 Speaker 4: and see the big smile on his face and how 125 00:05:55,947 --> 00:05:58,947 Speaker 4: he welcomes the younger players in. And it was a 126 00:05:58,987 --> 00:06:05,067 Speaker 4: conversation with an agent, Lustika based in Australia who brought Shin. 127 00:06:04,907 --> 00:06:06,347 Speaker 3: Giono to the A League many years ago. 128 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:10,507 Speaker 4: Lore's obviously got a lot of contacts and business partners 129 00:06:10,547 --> 00:06:13,627 Speaker 4: in Japan, and we had a conversation one night and 130 00:06:13,667 --> 00:06:14,987 Speaker 4: it just sort of developed from there. 131 00:06:14,987 --> 00:06:17,107 Speaker 3: We spoke to Hiroki. He was very open to the project. 132 00:06:17,507 --> 00:06:19,667 Speaker 4: He wanted to be part of something new, something he 133 00:06:19,707 --> 00:06:22,907 Speaker 4: wanted to help build something, So that for us was. 134 00:06:24,507 --> 00:06:27,027 Speaker 3: Music to our ears to be honest that we had someone. 135 00:06:26,827 --> 00:06:29,947 Speaker 4: Of that ilk in world football that wanted to come 136 00:06:29,947 --> 00:06:33,187 Speaker 4: and help us build a football club here and even 137 00:06:33,267 --> 00:06:35,547 Speaker 4: just the conversations beyond that with other players that we 138 00:06:35,627 --> 00:06:38,307 Speaker 4: had Hirokia as part of the roster was a big, 139 00:06:38,347 --> 00:06:40,147 Speaker 4: big help in the recruitment for other players. 140 00:06:40,787 --> 00:06:44,467 Speaker 2: I be Steve Carker head coach, a guy you know, well, 141 00:06:45,467 --> 00:06:48,667 Speaker 2: what are the nature of your most common conversations with 142 00:06:48,707 --> 00:06:49,867 Speaker 2: Steve CORKA. 143 00:06:51,107 --> 00:06:51,987 Speaker 3: Look at the very. 144 00:06:51,867 --> 00:06:56,667 Speaker 4: Start, obviously we went Nick Becker, the CEO, myself started 145 00:06:56,667 --> 00:06:58,427 Speaker 4: the club, and obviously the next appointment was going. 146 00:06:58,347 --> 00:06:59,467 Speaker 3: To be the head coach. 147 00:07:01,267 --> 00:07:05,187 Speaker 4: We had a really clear remit from the owner, mister 148 00:07:05,227 --> 00:07:08,467 Speaker 4: Bill Foley, that he wanted someone who knew the A League, 149 00:07:08,867 --> 00:07:10,947 Speaker 4: someone who knew the salary cap, who knew the players, 150 00:07:10,987 --> 00:07:15,667 Speaker 4: who understood what it was here in a cap system, 151 00:07:15,747 --> 00:07:18,787 Speaker 4: in a roster system, cap roster as well, but someone 152 00:07:18,827 --> 00:07:20,707 Speaker 4: who had also win won the A League. So there 153 00:07:20,747 --> 00:07:24,067 Speaker 4: was only two coaches available at that time and who 154 00:07:24,067 --> 00:07:26,667 Speaker 4: had won the A League and understanding of what the 155 00:07:26,667 --> 00:07:30,627 Speaker 4: A League was. And we interviewed eleven coaches in the process, 156 00:07:32,107 --> 00:07:35,347 Speaker 4: and Steve obviously, she said, Jason, we've worked together for many, 157 00:07:35,347 --> 00:07:38,507 Speaker 4: many years and we know each other inside out, so 158 00:07:39,107 --> 00:07:41,427 Speaker 4: the working relationship was already there. We've got the same 159 00:07:42,667 --> 00:07:44,867 Speaker 4: thinking and methodology in terms of football and how we 160 00:07:44,867 --> 00:07:46,427 Speaker 4: want to play and how we want to do things, 161 00:07:47,107 --> 00:07:50,507 Speaker 4: but also culturally the way we want the team to function, 162 00:07:50,587 --> 00:07:54,187 Speaker 4: the club to function, the culture to evolve. So yeah, look, 163 00:07:54,187 --> 00:07:57,267 Speaker 4: the conversations the early days was I think he sort 164 00:07:57,267 --> 00:07:59,827 Speaker 4: of felt a little bit he's a coach, so he 165 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:01,547 Speaker 4: wants to be on the grass and he wants to 166 00:08:01,547 --> 00:08:03,907 Speaker 4: be coaching. And when we didn't have any players, he 167 00:08:03,947 --> 00:08:06,787 Speaker 4: didn't know players to coach, and we didn't have any balls, 168 00:08:06,787 --> 00:08:09,267 Speaker 4: we didn't have any cones, we didn't have any hurdles. 169 00:08:08,827 --> 00:08:09,707 Speaker 3: We had nothing. 170 00:08:09,867 --> 00:08:12,747 Speaker 4: So you know, we were going around watching games and 171 00:08:12,987 --> 00:08:17,347 Speaker 4: many many conversations, watching videos, watching highlight reels, cutting up clips, 172 00:08:17,387 --> 00:08:21,947 Speaker 4: doing data, and then slowly we started building player by 173 00:08:21,987 --> 00:08:24,707 Speaker 4: player by player, and I think July one we started 174 00:08:24,707 --> 00:08:28,107 Speaker 4: with nine players at North Harbor Stadium and then we 175 00:08:28,227 --> 00:08:30,707 Speaker 4: just built from there. And but now, look, Steve's he's 176 00:08:30,747 --> 00:08:34,387 Speaker 4: a winner and he's come here to win, as I have, 177 00:08:34,507 --> 00:08:36,227 Speaker 4: as Nick has, as. 178 00:08:35,787 --> 00:08:38,547 Speaker 3: Everyone who's here, and we've got a really really. 179 00:08:38,307 --> 00:08:40,747 Speaker 4: Clear vision as a football club to be the first 180 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:42,507 Speaker 4: news Inner team to win the league. 181 00:08:43,027 --> 00:08:44,907 Speaker 2: So how are you spend your day? You've come down 182 00:08:44,947 --> 00:08:47,027 Speaker 2: to chat to me in the mist a very busy 183 00:08:47,107 --> 00:08:49,947 Speaker 2: schedule for you. I'm sure what were the afternoon look 184 00:08:49,987 --> 00:08:51,627 Speaker 2: like for you up to kick off and during the game. 185 00:08:52,347 --> 00:08:55,467 Speaker 4: Oh look, you know a lot of work that gets 186 00:08:55,467 --> 00:09:00,067 Speaker 4: done by the staff is unseen. So I just come 187 00:09:00,107 --> 00:09:02,587 Speaker 4: down to check on how everything was at the citium 188 00:09:02,587 --> 00:09:05,827 Speaker 4: today and catch up with Nick this morning and make 189 00:09:05,867 --> 00:09:11,427 Speaker 4: sure there's a lot of hype around today. You know, 190 00:09:11,427 --> 00:09:14,147 Speaker 4: there's been a hasn't been a professional club in this 191 00:09:14,267 --> 00:09:16,507 Speaker 4: city for seventeen or eighteen years, and you know we've 192 00:09:16,507 --> 00:09:20,107 Speaker 4: got a fantastic staff, beautiful beautiful people. So yeah, just 193 00:09:20,187 --> 00:09:22,267 Speaker 4: checking in with them, making sure that everything everything's going 194 00:09:22,347 --> 00:09:24,427 Speaker 4: to run smooth for them today and they. 195 00:09:24,387 --> 00:09:25,027 Speaker 3: Enjoy the moment. 196 00:09:25,107 --> 00:09:27,747 Speaker 4: I think it's important that they sit back at some 197 00:09:27,827 --> 00:09:30,587 Speaker 4: point today and reflect on everything they've done to get 198 00:09:30,587 --> 00:09:33,067 Speaker 4: it to this point. You know, as a football club, 199 00:09:33,067 --> 00:09:35,627 Speaker 4: we started as a phone call or an email or 200 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:37,987 Speaker 4: what's up message back in November twenty twenty three, and 201 00:09:38,507 --> 00:09:41,307 Speaker 4: to be sitting here today with a sell out crowd, 202 00:09:41,707 --> 00:09:43,547 Speaker 4: a team on the park is going to be competitive 203 00:09:44,227 --> 00:09:47,187 Speaker 4: and a real buzz around the city. It's something that 204 00:09:47,267 --> 00:09:49,147 Speaker 4: every every member of staff at up on their see 205 00:09:49,147 --> 00:09:49,947 Speaker 4: should be really proud of. 206 00:09:50,107 --> 00:09:51,667 Speaker 2: Will you get the chance to do that, will you 207 00:09:51,787 --> 00:09:52,387 Speaker 2: take a moment? 208 00:09:52,627 --> 00:09:54,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, there there'll be a moment today. 209 00:09:54,427 --> 00:09:58,787 Speaker 4: Obviously, we've got to focus on winning, which is while 210 00:09:58,827 --> 00:10:01,667 Speaker 4: we're here and what we're doing. But the boys are ready, 211 00:10:01,707 --> 00:10:05,227 Speaker 4: you know, they've a trend. I think yesterday was session 212 00:10:05,267 --> 00:10:08,827 Speaker 4: sixty one as we started, so we've we're ready to go. 213 00:10:09,787 --> 00:10:12,707 Speaker 4: But I think it's important that the staff, the players, 214 00:10:12,707 --> 00:10:16,307 Speaker 4: their families actually recognized, well, this is real now you 215 00:10:16,347 --> 00:10:19,027 Speaker 4: know we're here, and it's it's for the long term. 216 00:10:19,547 --> 00:10:21,507 Speaker 4: It's not a flash in the pan. It's not something 217 00:10:21,547 --> 00:10:23,787 Speaker 4: that's going to come and go. It's it's it's something 218 00:10:23,827 --> 00:10:24,587 Speaker 4: that the city has been. 219 00:10:24,467 --> 00:10:25,027 Speaker 3: Crying out for. 220 00:10:25,107 --> 00:10:27,547 Speaker 4: And yeah, look during the game, you know, I'll be 221 00:10:28,267 --> 00:10:30,867 Speaker 4: what an only do game today is? I mean they 222 00:10:30,987 --> 00:10:33,347 Speaker 4: changeing with the boys beforehand, just making sure they're relaxed, 223 00:10:33,347 --> 00:10:35,547 Speaker 4: making sure the coaches are relaxed, everything's in place. 224 00:10:37,467 --> 00:10:38,827 Speaker 3: Obviously, get through the first. 225 00:10:38,627 --> 00:10:44,507 Speaker 4: Half, halftime again, just reassess, keep the emotional levels level, 226 00:10:45,187 --> 00:10:48,307 Speaker 4: keep everything sort of in check, and then yeah, what's 227 00:10:48,307 --> 00:10:48,907 Speaker 4: the second half? 228 00:10:48,947 --> 00:10:49,747 Speaker 3: And then we go again. 229 00:10:49,787 --> 00:10:52,507 Speaker 4: And but I think that the most important thing really 230 00:10:52,507 --> 00:10:54,547 Speaker 4: for us is it's it's a journey, you know, it's 231 00:10:54,587 --> 00:10:57,107 Speaker 4: a are we're going to get everything right day one. No, 232 00:10:57,707 --> 00:10:59,827 Speaker 4: we're definitely know we're gonna make mistakes and we're gonna 233 00:11:00,347 --> 00:11:02,467 Speaker 4: learn from them. We're gonna grow as a football club and. 234 00:11:02,427 --> 00:11:03,427 Speaker 3: As a as a staff. 235 00:11:03,467 --> 00:11:06,587 Speaker 4: And but yeah, it's all about working together. As I 236 00:11:06,627 --> 00:11:08,507 Speaker 4: said before that the people we've brought in, there's a 237 00:11:08,507 --> 00:11:10,947 Speaker 4: real togetherness, there's a real unity behind what we want 238 00:11:10,987 --> 00:11:12,907 Speaker 4: to achieve and they said that vision is clear to 239 00:11:12,907 --> 00:11:14,107 Speaker 4: be the first new Gill intend to win the. 240 00:11:14,147 --> 00:11:18,307 Speaker 2: Early Congrats on getting Auckland FC to the start line, Terry. 241 00:11:18,307 --> 00:11:20,147 Speaker 2: It's an exciting day for you, for your fan base, 242 00:11:20,187 --> 00:11:22,747 Speaker 2: for the owners, everybody are connected to the club. Great 243 00:11:22,747 --> 00:11:25,187 Speaker 2: to see you mate, Thanks for stopping a fro. Thank you, no, 244 00:11:25,267 --> 00:11:28,107 Speaker 2: thank you, Terry. Terry mcflynn there, director of football here 245 00:11:28,267 --> 00:11:31,467 Speaker 2: at Auckland f C. 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