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| Thread ID: 100626 | 2009-06-14 21:50:00 | Ditch the All Blacks Name | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 782281 | 2009-06-14 21:50:00 | I think that if we want our New Zealand Rugby team to improve long term, 2 things need to happen. We need to drop the name All Blacks And they need to sing the National Anthem (properly) We must be the only country in the world obsessed with giving our national teams names. (black caps, silver ferns, white socks etc etc) When new players join our rugby team they say they have wanted to be an All Black since they were 5 years old. They don't say I have wanted to play for New Zealand. This means they have no real allegiance to New Zealand. What is the Italian soccer team called - Italy ! What is the top English soccer team called - Manchester United. So I think the current New Zealand ruby tea, has very little pride in New Zealand and more pride in a name or a Jersey (or their pay cheque) |
Digby (677) | ||
| 782282 | 2009-06-14 21:58:00 | Hell no. The rest of the sporting teams need to stop jump on the bandwagon but the All Blacks name deserves the respect it gets. Dropping the Haka would also be good. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 782283 | 2009-06-14 22:01:00 | Dropping the Haka would also be good. I think we should keep the haka for teams that come here, but ditch it when playing overseas. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 782284 | 2009-06-14 22:14:00 | Actually, aren't Manchester United better known as Man U, or the Red Devils? There was talk a while ago of the All Whites changing their name, since it stirred up some negative racial connotations. |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 782285 | 2009-06-14 22:21:00 | I think that if we want our New Zealand Rugby team to improve long term, 2 things need to happen. We need to drop the name All Blacks And they need to sing the National Anthem (properly) We must be the only country in the world obsessed with giving our national teams names. (black caps, silver ferns, white socks etc etc) When new players join our rugby team they say they have wanted to be an All Black since they were 5 years old. They don't say I have wanted to play for New Zealand. This means they have no real allegiance to New Zealand. What is the Italian soccer team called - Italy ! What is the top English soccer team called - Manchester United. So I think the current New Zealand ruby tea, has very little pride in New Zealand and more pride in a name or a Jersey (or their pay cheque) +1 Hell no. Dropping the Haka would also be good. +1 |
bk T (215) | ||
| 782286 | 2009-06-14 22:21:00 | There was talk a while ago of the All Whites changing their name, since it stirred up some negative racial connotations. funny how the "all blacks" doesnt get the same uproar eh? damn, no faceplam emoticon - oh wait theres this one it will do :groan: |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 782287 | 2009-06-14 22:50:00 | The haka obviously isn't working if some lame country like France can beat us at our national game. Its been all blacks for 100 years why change it for changes sake. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 782288 | 2009-06-14 23:00:00 | It was disappointing that the NZ badminton team wasn't called the Black Cocks as suggested. :horrified | Richard (739) | ||
| 782289 | 2009-06-14 23:01:00 | All blacks name should stay. The haka and stuff should be up to the players. They want to do it go for it. Being called NZ wouldnt work, we would have to call the team New Cook Samoa Aoteroand. |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 782290 | 2009-06-14 23:08:00 | What they need to do, is train some decent repalcement players for Ritchie, Dan, Ali and Rodney. They are all sorely missed. Thats the problem with the ABs, they are a great team when they are all healthy, but whe injuries strike, the backup players just aren't quite up to the job. Not that they're bad, but the ABs coaches rely far too much on the big names, when they get injured, the ABs are beached as. |
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