The 12th Knight – Auckland FC Fan Representative Group

Season 24/25
4th December 2024 – CLICK HERE
29th January 2024 – CLICK HERE
3rd April 2025 – CLICK HERE
11th June 2025 – CLICK HERE

Season 25/26
12th August – CLICK HERE
19th November 2025 – CLICK HERE
25th March 2025 – CLICK HERE

Tim Adams

Tim has been involved with his local club since 1991 and has been on the board since 2005 – a season ticket holder for the Football Kings, NZ Knights and now Auckland FC, he has experienced highs and lows of Auckland’s history with professional football.

“I have been super impressed with the way Auckland FC has been setup; they have a real commitment to their fans and to the community they serve, so I’m excited to have the chance to support them to continue to improve their match day experience.

Rochelle Lee-Warren

Rochelle is the Secretary and Board Member of Birkenhead United Football Club on the sunny North Shore.  Her engagement with AKL FC started last grass roots; she helped spread the word at grassroots level about an exciting new A-League team.  She is also a Community Engagement advisor for the local Member of Parliament.   Football is a big part of the family life, including playing, coaching, committees, and of course the AKL FC games, but they wouldn’t have it any other way!

Gavin Panter

Since arriving in NZ in Feb 2024, Gavin has been a passionate Auckland FC supporter, joining as a founding member. Working in railway transport has meant global jobs and along with the wife and two boys (12 & 15), is pleased to now call the North Shore of Auckland home. Initial football in New Zealand has been watching Birkenhead FC and will no doubt continue. 

Having been involved with semi-professional football in the UK at both a playing and volunteering level for many years, the importance of making any club resonate within its community is key and being able to put back into the game at fan level is a great alternative to playing. 

Although Desborough Town may be his home town club, it’s true that all clubs need to accommodate their fans and with finances stretched, ensure great value for money as well as an experience that caters for families, along with those that are more vociferous, bringing a memorable matchday experience for all. 

Jonno Ross

Jonno is a passionate football fan who has been involved in football since he was a young lad. He played at the top age group levels for club and country until a car accident left him wheelchair bound in 2011. Since then, Jonno has continued to be highly involved in the football community. He was the Mt Albert Ponsonby first team manager from 2018 – 2024, writes as a volunteer for Friends of Football, and is a founding member of Auckland FC’s active supporters group, The Port. He attends every game with his father and brother-in-law.

What he loves most about football is that it’s more than ‘just a game’. It brings people together and creates bonds with people who you would have never met if it weren’t for the beautiful game. 

Mohammed Imran

Carrying the Fijian passion for football since migrating here in 1987. I have been fortunate to be able to work across quite a variety of football roles since – President of the NZ Fiji Football Association for over 14 years to develop and promote football in our community that led to the formation of Mangere United FC in 2000, winning promotion from Div 3 to Premier. During this time, I served for ten years on the Board of Soccer 2 that later became AFF and is now NRF, and served on the Northern League Competitions Board.

I watch the Auckland FC games with my family and friends. My reason for getting involved is that we are given one chance to make football attractive in our region. We must do everything to make it a success, especially with the stigma of the Kingz days still around. I would also like to see Auckland FC be that diverse, inclusive club for all our minority communities, especially from the Pacific. I believe these communities have a lot to offer the club.