This may provoke some on here but I genuinely do feel a bit sad for NZF...
While I wouldn't say the past 2-4 years have been great and there have been numerous blunders/issues (National League under 20 rule, international fixture issues, not renewing Hay, lack of ambition for Football Ferns) to me at least they built up a reputation of being somewhat misguided slightly bureaucratic professionals, and the good things largely equalled out the blunders (financially aiding Nix for ALW team, winning womens world cup bid, reforming the NZ National League, improvement on international fixtures). A big improvement on the awful old days of Andy Martin.
But I think unfortunately their reputation has come crashing back down to the bad old days with this one big flaming coaching fiasco. That may not reflect some of the good work they have done, but they have fudgeed a big thing up big time, and completely embarrassed themselves in the process.
I just hope from here on out that:
1. They are honest to the football public and admit that they fudgeed up
2. We get somebody of decent calibre in as the coach leaving us able to put this big shamble to their backs of our minds.
While I wouldn't say the past 2-4 years have been great and there have been numerous blunders/issues (National League under 20 rule, international fixture issues, not renewing Hay, lack of ambition for Football Ferns) to me at least they built up a reputation of being somewhat misguided slightly bureaucratic professionals, and the good things largely equalled out the blunders (financially aiding Nix for ALW team, winning womens world cup bid, reforming the NZ National League, improvement on international fixtures). A big improvement on the awful old days of Andy Martin.
But I think unfortunately their reputation has come crashing back down to the bad old days with this one big flaming coaching fiasco. That may not reflect some of the good work they have done, but they have fudgeed a big thing up big time, and completely embarrassed themselves in the process.
I just hope from here on out that:
1. They are honest to the football public and admit that they fudgeed up
2. We get somebody of decent calibre in as the coach leaving us able to put this big shamble to their backs of our minds.