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Posted July 21, 2015 07:18 · last edited July 21, 2015 07:24

Bullion wrote:

ohnoes wrote:

Bullion wrote:

ohnoes wrote:

robmm1976 wrote:

and you must be 23 to play for another country because...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33595804

And that is why the rules are in place - read the above and weep.

that is covered by another set of rules, not around eligibility, but player transfers. Certain restrictions/rules with movement of players under 18. Wynne moved for non-football reasons so this is not the issue.

I beg to differ - it's a mindset, an attitude.  And NZF have it.  This has already been well covered in this thread.

was just pointing out that Wynne is an issue of eligibility not of player transfers

I'm not disagreeing with you on that.  I was pointing out (again, as so many others have already) that this debacle is symptomatic of NZF's attitude.  Taken to it's extremity the hunger to win at all costs, and accordingly pull in players from anywhere in the world that might help you achieve that, may result in exploitation.  And there are victims in this particular war.  Ask any NZ u-23 player that was eligible for the tournament how they feel right now.  Are they victims of NZF's approach?  I'd hanker to guess some feel that they are.

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ohnoes edited July 21, 2015 07:24
Bullion wrote:
ohnoes wrote:
Bullion wrote:
ohnoes wrote:
robmm1976 wrote:

and you must be 23 to play for another country because...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33595804

And that is why the rules are in place - read the above and weep.

that is covered by another set of rules, not around eligibility, but player transfers. Certain restrictions/rules with movement of players under 18. Wynne moved for non-football reasons so this is not the issue.

I beg to differ - it's a mindset, an attitude.  And NZF have it.  This has already been well covered in this thread.

was just pointing out that Wynne is an issue of eligibility not of player transfers

I'm not disagreeing with you on that.  I was pointing out (again, as so many others have already) that this debacle is symptomatic of NZF's attitude.  Taken to it's extremity the hunger to win at all costs, and accordingly pull in players from anywhere in the world that might help you achieve that, may result in exploitation.  And there are victims in this particular war.  Ask any NZ u-23 player that was eligible for the tournament how they feel right now.  Are they victims of NZF's approach?  I'd hanker to guess some feel that they were.