Yeah checked out SST and HOS football articles at local café. They're not all online yet.
All make good points, but to most of the so called football media (not Danny Hay - as he was onto it) - where were ya when NZ Football and Herbert completely stuffed up the Oceania Nations Cup, and allowed it to be swept under the table. No other country, or their football media would let that happen. And that folks, is where this whole shamozzle started. It was not just alarm bells. It was a big bloody massive red flag. Van Hattum and the NZF operate like Dad's Army, and it won't be long before New Zealand's professional players overseas started asking themselves, if they really deep down want to be involved in a setup like this.
And that is exactly what will happen - their heart won't be in it when they get called into camps. And that will be significant, as odds are, several more of an exciting crop of young players coming through, will be picked up in next year or so by overseas clubs.
Right now - there's no way a top overseas coach with half a brain would come near NZF - more anonymous player mutterings re that this morning. Pity, as with so much good new wave talent already available, and believe me, much more to come, it would be a great gig.