Thanks for the response NP.
I guess my thought is that if Martin's attitude towards the Nix can be swayed by banners the fans hold up then that's even more reason to want him gone.
I also think that within a NZ media environment there is very little that can be done by fans of the game to publicly express displeasure at the way it is run. The last few years have seen a string of things happen which had negatively affected the game: the eligibility saga made us a laughing stock and cost one of our most talented generations of footballers the chance to play at the Olympics, along with all the related exposure that would have brought. The AWs continue to not get meaningful games and may even be turning down offers from the hosts of the next WC. The only professional club in the country couldn't sign a new striker because NZF fudged up the paperwork somehow. And after all this the CEO himself says these were minor errors.
Fans deserved better. Our U23s and national team deserved better. The Phoenix deserve better. We shouldn't be afraid of making a point about this because he might hold a grudge against the Nix in the future. He will probably oversee some fudgeup for the club anyway, if past experience is a guide. I hope the paperwork for the Nix A League exemption isn't too complicated