Counties Manukau Doomed

Today's Sunday Star Times had a story about the Air New Zealand Cup and that an announcement would be made this week to cut two teams from the competition. While its to be confirmed the gist of the article is that Counties Manukau is doomed and that Northland may be following them into oblivion as well.

I don't like Counties Manukau, those of us who were at the semi-finals in 1996 might remember the game when the announcers stated when we could pick up tickets for the following weeks game at half time, and then in the second half we were defeated. I actually saw Mac McCallion the Counties Mankua Coach of the time in town later that evening, about 1am and forlornly offered him my scarf. He didn't accept.

So goodbye Steely Dan, farewell to the Taniwha and possibly good riddance to the terrible shark that is the mascot for the Tasman Makos. Well that was before the Rugby Union released a statement saying that the SST had all the journalist integrity of Tony Veitch.

There's no planned cull or restructuring until 2011, or 2010 if all parties can agree on it. As Counties Manukau are bankrupt from last season one would think they'd put up there hands at the end of this season and end everyone collective misery.

Personally I'd like to see Auckland go. Nobody cares at Eden Park. Its a soulless lifeless place filled with apathy and mistrust. People just don't care, the ground, supposedly the premiere Rugby Stadium in the country is lousy, out of date and lacking in character. Crowds are minimal food and merchandise are terrible and the people are awful, then that's just my opinion.