https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/12...
"Pragnell said the existing clubs were split down the middle,”four-four” when it came to supporting the plans for change."
Pretty safe to say 3 of them are ES, AC and TW. 4th is either WU or HW.. Which really highlights the issue at hand. You've got 3/4 clubs that have decent financial banking. But the rest are being propped up by federation which are bleeding money.
it really seems to be a tradeoff between sustainability and quality. Not an easy answer.