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2022 All Whites International Fixtures

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Posted July 07, 2022 18:27 · last edited July 08, 2022 02:33

But those games 25-30 years ago would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who the football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to be anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much. Bit of a shame, and not getting that $16.5M FIFA payday will have an effect on the AWs programme through 2023-2024.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds (10K plus), because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. Maybe you won't get many big names turn up (their Euro clubs may just say no, even if they are on a break during WC), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Japan) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.

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Unknown editor edited July 08, 2022 02:33

But those games 25-30 years ago would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who the football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to be anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much. Bit of a shame, and not getting that $16.5M FIFA payday will have an effect on the AWs programme through 2023-2024.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds (10K plus), because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. Maybe you won't get many big names turn up (their Euro clubs may just say no, even if they are on a break during WC), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.

Unknown editor edited July 07, 2022 18:38

But those games 25-30 years ago would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who the football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to be anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much. Bit of a shame, and not getting that $16.5M FIFA payday will have an effect on the AWs programme through 2023-2024.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds, because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. Maybe you won't get many big names turn up (their Euro clubs may just say no), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.

Unknown editor edited July 07, 2022 18:33

But those games 25-30 years ago would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who the football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds, because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. Maybe you won't get many big names turn up (their Euro clubs may just say no), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.

Unknown editor edited July 07, 2022 18:30

But those games 25-30 years ago would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who the football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds, because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. You probably won't get many big names turn up (their clubs may just say no), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.

Unknown editor edited July 07, 2022 18:28

But those games25-30 years ago would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who the football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds, because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. You probably won't get many big names turn up (their clubs may just say no), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.

Unknown editor edited July 07, 2022 18:28

But those games in the past would just have been a bunch of guys based in NZ or Aus (old NSL) playing each other. I'm talking about an AWs selection of guys based overseas, who football public in NZ so rarely see live.

Anyway seems there is unlikely to anymore AWs games post Australia this year. Pragnell has said as much.

However I reckon a Nix verus 'AWs selection' series in Nov would draw reasonable crowds, because people will just be interested in live football with ALM on a 3-4 week pause. Then if by chance the big names like Wood, Cacace, Reid, a mended Singh etc turned up - you would get real big crowds. You probably won't get many big names turn up (their clubs may just say no), but there would be at least 10 guys (those based in USA, Ireland, Sweden, Finland) who should be available being in their off seasons, plus others like in Denmark on maybe a long mid winter break.

There would be genuine interest because the football public at least, will know virtually all of the players in both teams.

With the OFC teams or someone like Malaysia, we don't know their players and honestly we don't care to know. That's the brutal truth. They are just the cannon fodder passing through, soon to be forgotten. So you are just going to
watch the one team, and that can get a little boring.