NZFA need to get off their high horse and book games against Oceania opposition, at least they would be games, and tough ones at that.
It's like they have never heard of the Pacific or Asia, when teams like the Solomons are playing regularly against south east asian countries.
To add to that, we actually just need to seriously look at leaving the OFC altogether and start knocking on the AFC door to let us in.
No good continuing this boom and bust cycle based around WCQ and playoffs to get us some games if we're just sitting idle for several International windows in between times. For the moment we need to forget the World Cup and the future guarantees for an OFC spot at them, that's another 7 years away! If we continue at this rate we'll have a smattering of WCQ games against OFC teams and potentially a couple of playoff games to sustain us. We're potentially just wasting time on a golden generation of players who are coming through at the moment - players who are hungry to play and look to have solid futures in the game.
A move to the AFC will give us regular games against quality opposition in the form of WCQ and the Asian Cup (Potential for an Asian Nations League in future too, maybe...) and will give us a greater exposure as a footballing nation. Sure, we might not qualify for the World Cup, but we're not exactly doing much at the moment are we?
Would rather look forward to us having meaningful fixtures on a regular basis, regardless of whether we win/lose/draw, than having us sitting idle for extended periods and essentially getting geared up every 3-4 years for a pot shot at glory...
We haven't played for over a year now. Here's some context; Matches played by OFC Nations since June 7th 2018 - the date of our last match
Fiji have played 7 matches;
Solomon Islands have played 5 matches;
Vanuatu have played 5 matches; Playing away tonight v Indonesia
New Caledonia have played 4 matches;
Tahiti have played 2 matches;
Remind me again who's the big fish in a small pond?