Welcome to the Sitter! fanzine archive
This website is dedicated to Sitter, New Zealand’s first national football (soccer) fanzine, which was published from humble beginnings in May 1995 until its final issue (No 62) in January 2005. (For grammatical ease the traditional exclamation mark accompanying the title has been left off here.)
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As the Sitter blurb used to say, it was “for serious fans, not puddings and toss pots” and it pitched itself clearly at fans – as opposed to administrators, players or sponsors, who may have desired something far less opinionated and contrary.
Sitter agitated, informed and entertained with biting humour, incisive analysis, and forthright (and occasionally defamatory) opinion, having been born in an era when the internet was in its infancy in New Zealand. There has never been anything quite like Sitter before or since in New Zealand.
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On this site there are shots of every single Sitter edition cover, a precis of some of the main articles, and in some cases, particularly the later editions, links to the articles themselves. Unfortunately digital versions of many of the articles and photos have been lost somewhere in the mists of time, but efforts are being made to make this resource far more comprehensive, so it is probably worth checking back here in future.
The good news is, hard copies of many of these editions still exist, and can be purchased for $5 each (or $7 for those marked RARE or $10 for those considered ULTRA RARE) plus postage. See Buy Now page for postage and contact details.
Alternately, if you just enjoy seeing free football literature archives up on the web, you can make a donation via Paypal (or credit card) by pressing the following button.....
CLICK COVER FOR ENLARGEMENT
As the Sitter blurb used to say, it was “for serious fans, not puddings and toss pots” and it pitched itself clearly at fans – as opposed to administrators, players or sponsors, who may have desired something far less opinionated and contrary.
Sitter agitated, informed and entertained with biting humour, incisive analysis, and forthright (and occasionally defamatory) opinion, having been born in an era when the internet was in its infancy in New Zealand. There has never been anything quite like Sitter before or since in New Zealand.
SEE HISTORY PAGE FOR THE FULL SITTER STORY
On this site there are shots of every single Sitter edition cover, a precis of some of the main articles, and in some cases, particularly the later editions, links to the articles themselves. Unfortunately digital versions of many of the articles and photos have been lost somewhere in the mists of time, but efforts are being made to make this resource far more comprehensive, so it is probably worth checking back here in future.
The good news is, hard copies of many of these editions still exist, and can be purchased for $5 each (or $7 for those marked RARE or $10 for those considered ULTRA RARE) plus postage. See Buy Now page for postage and contact details.
Alternately, if you just enjoy seeing free football literature archives up on the web, you can make a donation via Paypal (or credit card) by pressing the following button.....
Introducing a new book about New Zealand's national league...
“The National League Debates: A potted chronology of the twists, turns and conflicting ideas in New Zealand football since 1990”
Buy a 276-page PDF copy for $12
Click the cover graphic to navigate to the website to order a copy.
Buy a 276-page PDF copy for $12
Click the cover graphic to navigate to the website to order a copy.