Dale Owens documents his journey from not having a professional football club in his city to season ticket holder at the local A-League club. Talking all things Auckland Football Club, Dale is joined by Matt and others each episode to delve into all the goings on at the club. There'll be match day coverage, special guests and plenty of laughs along the way. Can you afford to miss this?
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Celebrating Auckland FC's incredible first season!
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1:35:55Some days in Football it just doesn't go your way. Auckland FC after leading from the front all season were beaten at home by Melbourne Victory in the all important A-league Semi Final second leg. It's all over for the year but at Nice Drop of Port we want to celebrate a truly wonderful debut season and reflect on it's successes. We'll of course di…
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With qualification for a history making Grand Final just 90 minutes away Dale and Matt are at Go Media stadium. As 29,000 plus fans pack into the stadium Nice Drop of Port interviews fans, the Chief Executive and Director of Football of Auckland FC to try get a gage on how things will go. In the carpark Dale bumps into Logan Rogerson and Guillermo …
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Sandwiched between the two semifinals we reflect on the away victory against Melbourne and look ahead to this weekend sequel, can Auckland FC get another great result and seal a grand final spot? We dissect and analyse the game against Victory and cast our eyes across team selection for Saturday. We dip into what’s hot on the socials …Oh and make s…
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The Semi-Final build up show live from Tyler Street Sport
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1:34:31The big day is finally here! Auckland FC play the away leg against Melbourne Victory. It's the club's first finals game, first semi-final.... first everything! Dale and Matt are joined by fans as they soak up the action at the Watch Party back in Auckland. The lads catch up with Auckland FC fans in Tyler Street Sport and over in Melbourne as they p…
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427 days. 26 games. 49 goals. Three A-League league records. Nearly 250,000 fans through the gates. And now — just 48 hours until Auckland FC’s first-ever A-League Semi Final. Welcome to Episode 29 of Nice Drop of Port — the Thursday night countdown to the big one. Tonight, we break down both elimination finals, ask if Western United are still a th…
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No Academy..no problem. Doug Kors reveals the Auckland FC Plan.
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1:23:46Ever wondered who it was that decided on the Black Knights philosophy that fed into which players Auckland FC signed? Tonight on Nice Drop of Port, we chat with Doug Kors, Head of Player Recruitment at Auckland FC, about building a squad from scratch and the club’s remarkable debut season. Doug shares insights into the recruitment strategy that pri…
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Dan Hall talks us through the Premiership celebrations!
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1:18:02Well the party was well and truly started at Go Media stadium on Sunday evening as Auckland FC lifted the Premier Plate after 1st pace was confirmed late on Saturday night in Melbourne. Joining Nice Drop of Port this evening is Auckland FC's domineering centre back Dan Hall. He fills us in on the celebrations that followed on Sunday and tells us ju…
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Steve Corica is on Nice Drop of Port!
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1:25:48Auckland FC manager Steve Corica joins Nice Drop of Port as the club edge closer to that Premier Plate and a top of the league finish. As the Premiership sits within easy reach this weekend the boss discusses how far the club has come in such a short time. Steve also lets us in on the game plan for the playoffs and gives us the road map to A-league…
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With that draw in Sydney, Auckland FC can clinch the Premier Plate with a win against Melbourne Victory this weekend💪 If results go our way elsewhere, a victory seals the deal! And remember, just a point would also guarantee us a semi-final spot—if Western don’t win. Complicated? Well just relax, we got you covered with all the permutations as the …
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Chief Executive Nick Becker and the fallout from Western Sydney Wanderers.
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1:07:20After a season with very few bad headlines off the field, the spotlight was turned on Auckland FC this week after an away fan was assaulted and rival fans clashed inside Go Media stadium. Auckland FC Chief Executive joins Nice Drop of Port tonight to discuss the incidents and outlines plans to make match days safer. Also we reflect on the 1-1 draw …
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