1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Jason Pine SportsTalk hoast with me Had Poney. Hello, Heather 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Auckland FC. I mean, come on, they're going to do it, 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: aren't they? 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 2: I think they are. Do you know it was exactly 5 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 2: seven months ago today they played their first game. If 6 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: you can go back seven months, did anybody really expect 7 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 2: that they would be one game away from the Grand 8 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 2: Final seven months later? I mean, here we are over 9 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 2: in Melbourne on Saturday night, rarely professional performance, another clean sheet, 10 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: a goal when it was needed. They did what had 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: to be done. So now all they have to do 12 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: is avoid defeat back home this coming Saturday in front 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: of what will be a magnificent crowd, and then the 14 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 2: following week King's Birthday, we can they host the Grand Final. 15 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 2: It's I don't think fairy teals the right word. It's 16 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: just an extremely good sporting story and you've got to 17 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: give credit to everybody involved. 18 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: I reckon, jeez, I mean what happens after this? Like 19 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: if you imagine if they actually win the thing in 20 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: their first outing, then from here on in what do 21 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: the fans expect? I mean the fans are going to 22 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: have extremely high bars, yea very high bar. 23 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, they probably think you know, fans to walk on 24 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 2: the FC probably think of this is what sports fandom is, 25 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: you know. Yeah, yeah, you're jump on board a team 26 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: and it's all in the sunshine and rainbows. Yeah, but look, 27 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: all sporting teams go through peaks and troughs, don't. 28 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: They only downhill from here pineys. 29 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: So that's the cliche. It's all downhill from here. Look, 30 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: I think it's Look, let's enjoy the next couple of weeks, 31 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 2: shall we, and then and then worry about next season 32 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 2: when next season rolls around. 33 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: You're right here, we are like glass half all. Would 34 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: they can't win the first year? Hey Pioneer seriously though, 35 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: So let's say that they actually win it. Then presumably 36 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: the tickets. Then then we can confirm the location for 37 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: the Grand Final. Would it be at Mount Smart? 38 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 2: It will definitely be at Mount Smart. 39 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: And then the tickets must go go and seale pretty 40 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: much immediately, I. 41 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 2: Would say, be Monday. Yeah, they probably do a members 42 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: members only kind of thing Sunday to Monday lunchtime, I 43 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: would say, and then general the mission after that. So yeah, 44 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: it's only a short windows day. It will it will, 45 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: And they've had an extra seats of course, thirty thousand 46 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: I think, or knocking on thirty thousand for the semi, 47 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: a few more for the final. But yeah, hotcakes, I 48 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: mean it'll be hottest, hottest ticket in town. 49 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and Mwana pacificate, how impressed. 50 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: I'm very impressed with them. You hear a bit about 51 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 2: how the Blues kind of you know, we weren't that 52 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: much a fan, so much of having another team in 53 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 2: the in their city and made it know and apparently 54 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: so looked interesting narratives. But Artie Savier one of the 55 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 2: all time great individual performances. Man, if one guy can 56 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: transform a team, it's that man. Incredible stuff from him. Well, 57 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 2: they make the six. They might still pretty tough from 58 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: here with a couple of big games to come, but 59 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: they play like they did the other night, every chance. 60 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: Brilliant stuff. He Piney has always loved talking to you. 61 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: Thank you, mate, Jason pine Sports talk hosting. 62 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drave, listen live to 63 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: news Talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 64 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.