See that NZ is to launch a new MIQ booking system on Monday.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/126392958/covid19-how-the-new-miq-booking-system-works
Wonder if they almost total lack of MIQ spaces available pre Xmas, has been a major factor in NZF being unable to lock in any AWs games Oct/Nov windows?
No rooms to be booked in the MIQ inn, and no NZF coaching/support staff prepared to stay in Europe for 3-4 months until that planned Jan OFC tourney in the Middle East - now that would be a major problem, if you can't get Hay and any other NZ based staff a spot in MIQ, especially for the Oct window. If the Jan tourney gets locked in, I guess some of the staffers maybe prepared to stay up in the Northern Hemisphere from Nov window onwards, ie maybe only 2.5 months odd away from NZ whanau etc.
But hopefully NZF can get online on Monday and book some pre Xmas MIQ spots.
From memory in the AWs coaching setup, Rory Falloon and Jason Batty (also GK coach at Nashville FC) are based outside NZ. Could you have a camp in the Oct window at Swansea overseen by Rory, with Swans trainers, physios, team doctors etc etc to provide the other support staff? Hay to Zoom in from Albany now & again. Throw in a local game against Wales 'B' or someone.
Be useful for planning to also finally get some clarity on that mooted OFC qualifying tourney. Is it going to happen? Where & when? This obviously affects NZF's and Hay's planning around should they try for Oct/Nov friendlies in Europe/Middle East, or not.
Have some sympathy for NZF trying to work through all this stuff.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/126392958/covid19-how-the-new-miq-booking-system-works
Wonder if they almost total lack of MIQ spaces available pre Xmas, has been a major factor in NZF being unable to lock in any AWs games Oct/Nov windows?
No rooms to be booked in the MIQ inn, and no NZF coaching/support staff prepared to stay in Europe for 3-4 months until that planned Jan OFC tourney in the Middle East - now that would be a major problem, if you can't get Hay and any other NZ based staff a spot in MIQ, especially for the Oct window. If the Jan tourney gets locked in, I guess some of the staffers maybe prepared to stay up in the Northern Hemisphere from Nov window onwards, ie maybe only 2.5 months odd away from NZ whanau etc.
But hopefully NZF can get online on Monday and book some pre Xmas MIQ spots.
From memory in the AWs coaching setup, Rory Falloon and Jason Batty (also GK coach at Nashville FC) are based outside NZ. Could you have a camp in the Oct window at Swansea overseen by Rory, with Swans trainers, physios, team doctors etc etc to provide the other support staff? Hay to Zoom in from Albany now & again. Throw in a local game against Wales 'B' or someone.
Be useful for planning to also finally get some clarity on that mooted OFC qualifying tourney. Is it going to happen? Where & when? This obviously affects NZF's and Hay's planning around should they try for Oct/Nov friendlies in Europe/Middle East, or not.
Have some sympathy for NZF trying to work through all this stuff.