Post by WatfordFan on Nov 18, 2002 22:27:37 GMT -5
As some of you may already know, the supporters' clubs of nine A-League teams have each formed a "sister club" partnership with a team in the English Nationwide Conference.
It all comes down to goofy fun, a way of keeping A-League rivalries alive during the off-season (lest boards such as this one turn to stone until May).
Anyway, it's working quite well, and I'd like to encourage Eagles' supporters to get involved. Three of the other clubs in your division (Atlanta, Charleston, and Richmond) have already forged such a partnership.
There's two competitions: the league itself, and a "cup" featuring all games played between the adopted sides (similar to the Voyageurs' Cup).
The pairings thus far are:
Atlanta Silverbacks - Barnet
Calgary Storm - Hereford United
Charleston Battery - Leigh RMI
Montreal Impact - Morecambe
Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Woking
Portland Timbers - Halifax Town
Richmond Kickers - Burton Albion
Toronto Lynx - Scarborough
Vancouver Whitecaps - Southport
If you guys would like to get involved, chat it over with each other, and let us know when you've chosen a Conference club to adopt.
We'd like to turn this into a long-term tradition, so hopefully you'll consider joining.
Here's a great website about the Conference to wet your appetite (note the clubs list on the upper-right, all with heaps of info):
www.confguide.com/
Cheers!
It all comes down to goofy fun, a way of keeping A-League rivalries alive during the off-season (lest boards such as this one turn to stone until May).
Anyway, it's working quite well, and I'd like to encourage Eagles' supporters to get involved. Three of the other clubs in your division (Atlanta, Charleston, and Richmond) have already forged such a partnership.
There's two competitions: the league itself, and a "cup" featuring all games played between the adopted sides (similar to the Voyageurs' Cup).
The pairings thus far are:
Atlanta Silverbacks - Barnet
Calgary Storm - Hereford United
Charleston Battery - Leigh RMI
Montreal Impact - Morecambe
Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Woking
Portland Timbers - Halifax Town
Richmond Kickers - Burton Albion
Toronto Lynx - Scarborough
Vancouver Whitecaps - Southport
If you guys would like to get involved, chat it over with each other, and let us know when you've chosen a Conference club to adopt.
We'd like to turn this into a long-term tradition, so hopefully you'll consider joining.
Here's a great website about the Conference to wet your appetite (note the clubs list on the upper-right, all with heaps of info):
www.confguide.com/
Cheers!
