Posted April 24, 2023 23:17
· last edited April 24, 2023 23:30
Trophy has a great history. But Socceroos being in AFC have a very congested calendar. Then when they do have space for friendlies, FA want them playing top tier teams like Ecuador, Uruguay or England (who they play at Wembley in October).
There is absolutely no chance the Socceroos play All Whites annually. Not even close. There were Aussie football pundits last year saying they shouldn't have played the AWs as it was poor prep for the World Cup. Earlier Sky Stadium offered itself for free, for a charity (Aussie Fire appeal) Aus verus NZ match and nothing happened.
You want to make it annual or biennial put it up for Womens internationals, or U20s/U23s. Or an ALM Australia selection verus ALM NZ selection, a week after the ALM grand final, or 2-3 weeks before ALM kicks off.
Trophy has a great history. But Socceroos being in AFC have a very congested calendar. Then when they do have space for friendlies, FA want them playing top tier teams like Ecuador, Uruguay or England (who they play at Wembley in October).
There is absolutely no chance the Socceroos play All Whites annually. Not even close. There were Aussie football pundits last year saying they shouldn't have played the AWs as it was poor prep for the World Cup. Earlier Sky Stadium offered itself for free, for a charity (Aussie Fire appeal) Aus verus NZ match and nothing happened.
You want to make it annual or biennial put it up for Womens internationals, or U20s/U23s. Or an ALM Australia selection verus ALM NZ selection, a week after the ALM grand final.
Trophy has a great history. But Socceroos being in AFC have a very congested calendar. Then when they do have space for friendlies, FA want them playing top tier teams like Ecuador, Uruguay or England (who they play at Wembley in October).
There is absolutely no chance the Socceroos play All Whites annually. Not even close. There were Aussie football pundits last year saying they shouldn't have played the AWs as it was poor prep for the World Cup. Earlier Sky Stadium offered itself for free, for a charity (Aussie Fire appeal) Aus verus NZ match and nothing happened.
You want to make it annual or biennial put it up for Womens internationals, or U20s/U23s.
Trophy has a great history. But Socceroos being in AFC have a very congested calendar. Then when they do have space for friendlies, FA want them playing top tier teams like Ecuador, Uruguay or England (who they play at Wembley in September).
There is absolutely no chance the Socceroos play All Whites annually. Not even close. There were Aussie football pundits last year saying they shouldn't have played the AWs as it was poor prep for the World Cup.
You want to make it annual or biennial put it up for Womens internationals, or U20s/U23s.