B teams? How do you know that?
And of course, if we had games lined up against Uruguay, Chile and Australia there's no chance they'd put out B teams either?
Jeez Wayne, they are getting a week in camp and three games. What more do you want?
By the way, NZF are not responsible for managing the anxiety levels of those forum members of a nervous disposition.
If your were the manager of those clubs would you risk your best players in a meaningless friendly or give fringe/youth/returning from injury players a run? Hence two B teams.
Not seen as "meaningless friendlies" by any means by the clubs and players involved - the tournament is in aid of hurricane relief in Mexico. Mexico was hit by two devastating hurricanes on 16th and 19th September with winds and floods cutting through several states:
I didn't know that, and I don't doubt that hurricane relief is a good cause, but that's hardly the point here in relation to someone calling this game meaningless. In all honestly I think it's great that NZF is going to be involved in some sort of charity match, but this is NOT the time for it. Obviously.
If anything all that's going to do is reduce the quality of the games, surely?!
Also, it has just occurred to me that if what you're saying is true Big Pete, then our warm-up games would not be happening had it not been for a series of hurricanes hitting Mexico. Jesus wept this goes from bad to worse.