Random follow #267 - @WaiBOPUnited

Football is a game that brings people together.  People in all four corners of the world, and everywhere in between, grab a ball, make a couple of goals and then get to playing.  There are no requirements for how many players you need, no limits as to the size of a pitch or field and you can play absolutely anywhere you like at anytime.

In New Zealand one of the major competitions is the ASB Premiership.  Our top domestic players get to go head to head week in and week out for a season of football.  Today's tweeter is the latest team to join the premiership.  They represent the beautiful towns and districts that make up the central North Island.

@WaiBOPUnited represent all that is good in Football for the area spanning north of Hamilton, across to Tauranga and back to the central plateau area including Taupo and Rotorua.  Today was the first day of play in Rotorua and I can happily and proudly say I was there.  The ladies team looked great but unfortunately lost to a very classy Mainland Pride team.  The mens team however went on to beat Canterbury which was a fantastic result.

And like the teams entry to the ASB Premiership the twitter account is nice and new as well.  You wouldn't think so too much though 'cos there are already a few hundred tweets under the belt and most of those tweets are pretty darn good to be honest.  

So what do you get from a twitter account dedicated to a foot ball team?  You get - news stories, updates during the game, interviews with players and coaches as well as the odd bit of hilarity along the way too.  Especially when you see tweets like these - 

"Coach @Peters95535988 was pleased with today's victory. Here's what he had to say after our opening win in the @ASBPremiership #wbpvcan", followed closely by

"Actually... here's what @Peters95535988 had to say: http://www.waibopunited.co.nz/waibop-utd-2-1-canterbury-utd-asb-premiership/ …"

So while they take their soccer seriously its still okay to have fun and laugh at yourself if you don't quite get it right.  What I love most about @WaiBOPUnited is that the purpose of the account is to grow a community of soccer lovers and to share good and positive stories.  Such as - 

"Soccer: Scots winners with Otonga kids - Sport - Rotorua Daily Post News http://nzh.tw/11154130 via @nzherald @asbpremiership"

If you would like to follow them on twitter that would be great.  There are also a number of other teams on twitter and I am sure they would all like your support.  As far as the WaiBop United team go you can learn more about them by visiting their website - http://www.waibopunited.co.nz/.

If you're looking for me you'll find me in Cambridge once a fortnight to support the guys and gals as they demonstrate that our team can foot it with any other in the land.