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I grew up in the Wairarapa. That was 25 years ago, and no doubt it's changed a bit esp with advent of the Paul Ifill Academy. But it's a small province, with a strong rugby culture, and not much of an increasing population. Wairarapa United just sounds like the work of one guy with deep pockets in Keinzley. What happens when Keinzley is eventually gone for good?

If you want your clubs aiming for National League status to have big junior playing numbers, with recognised pathways up through the grades, lots of quality coaches etc - then you need to be in bigger population bases than the Rapa. Tauranga/Mt Manganui is obviously one area, that if setup well could form a quality club that ticks all the boxes at Northern Regional level and above. Population there is growing fast. Lots of 'white flight' from Auckland. Plenty of families with a bit of cash left over from selling their home in 09, to throw a little at their kid's football subs in the sunny BOP!

Same with Auckland's outer burbs, North, West and South re strong areas of pop growth. Which seems to be partly responsible for some of the existing Auckland's clubs amalgamating. Think Slava Meyn's ChCh United are based out Halswell/Rolleston way, in Canterbury - another area of fast increasing popn growth. Lots of families, creating large sustainable junior playing numbers. Sort of Eastern Suburbs model.

If NZF are serious about curbing player payments, then they will need to bar their teeth. All clubs in the Northern, Central and South Island top leagues to submit say 6 monthly financials to NZF for forensic accountant analysis. Any dodgy account entries to be questioned. Stiff penalties like automatic relegation to various regional 2nd divisions, or 5 year ban from qualification to end of season NL playoffs or similar. Veiled threats that NZF are keen to make an early example of a club caught out. Doesn't matter if you are Central United or whoever, any club caught breaking the rules will be slammed.

Sure it will be hard to monitor any cash payments from wealthy club benefactors/sponsors - but only takes one club to be caught out and a very stiff penalty imposed, to make all the other clubs really think long and hard whether it's worth it.

But yeah any rules about curbing player payments, without any real proper monitoring or strict penalties will just make it a joke.

I grew up in the Wairarapa. That was 25 years ago, and no doubt it's changed a bit esp with advent of the Paul Ifill Academy. But it's a small province, with a strong rugby culture, and not much of an increasing population. Wairarapa United just sounds like the work of one guy with deep pockets in Keinzley. What happens when Keinzley is eventually gone for good?

If you want your clubs aiming for National League status to have big junior playing numbers, with recognised pathways up through the grades, lots of quality coaches etc - then you need to be in bigger population bases than the Rapa. Tauranga/Mt Manganui is obviously one area, that if setup well could form a quality club that ticks all the boxes at Northern Regional level and above. Population there is growing fast. Same with Auckland's outer burbs, North, West and South. Think Slava Meyn's ChCh United are based out Halswell/Rolleston way - and area of increasing popn growth in Canterbury.

If NZF are serious about curbing player payments, then they will need to bar their teeth. All clubs in the Northern, Central and South Island top leagues to submit say 6 monthly financials to NZF for forensic accountant analysis. Any dodgy account entries to be questioned. Stiff penalties like automatic relegation to various regional 2nd divisions, or 5 year ban from qualification to end of season NL playoffs or similar. Veiled threats that NZF are keen to make an early example of a club caught out. Doesn't matter if you are Central United or whoever, any club caught breaking the rules will be slammed.

Sure it will be hard to monitor any cash payments from wealthy club benefactors/sponsors - but only takes one club to be caught out and a very stiff penalty imposed, to make all the other clubs really think long and hard whether it's worth it.

But yeah any rules about curbing player payments, without any real proper monitoring or strict penalties will just make it a joke.

I grew up in the Wairarapa. That was 25 years ago, and no doubt it's changed a bit esp with advent of the Paul Ifill Academy. But it's a small province, with a strong rugby culture, and not much of an increasing population. Wairarapa United just sounds like the work of one guy with deep pockets in Keinzley. What happens when Keinzley is eventually gone for good?

If you want your clubs aiming for National League status to have big junior playing numbers, with recognised pathways up through the grades, lots of quality coaches etc - then you need to be in bigger population bases than the Rapa. Tauranga/Mt Manganui is obviously one area, that if setup well could form a quality club that ticks all the boxes at Northern Regional level and above. Population there is growing fast. Same with Auckland's outer burbs, North, West and South. Think Slava Meyn's ChCh United are based out Halswell way - and area of increasing popn growth in Canterbury.

If NZF are serious about curbing player payments, then they will need to bar their teeth. All clubs in the Northern, Central and South Island top leagues to submit say 6 monthly financials to NZF for forensic accountant analysis. Any dodgy account entries to be questioned. Stiff penalties like automatic relegation to various regional 2nd divisions, or 5 year ban from qualification to end of season NL playoffs or similar. Veiled threats that NZF are keen to make an early example of a club caught out. Doesn't matter if you are Central United or whoever, any club caught breaking the rules will be slammed.

Sure it will be hard to monitor any cash payments from wealthy club benefactors/sponsors - but only takes one club to be caught out and a very stiff penalty imposed, to make all the other clubs really think long and hard whether it's worth it.

But yeah any rules about curbing player payments, without any real proper monitoring or strict penalties will just make it a joke.

I grew up in the Wairarapa. That was 25 years ago, and no doubt it's changed a bit esp with advent of the Paul Ifill Academy. But it's a small province, with a strong rugby culture, and not much of an increasing population. Wairarapa United just sounds like the work of one guy with deep pockets in Keinzley. What happens when Keinzley is eventually gone for good?

If you want your clubs aiming for National League status to have big junior playing numbers, with recognised pathways up through the grades, lots of quality coaches etc - then you need to be in bigger population bases than the Rapa. Tauranga/Mt Manganui is obviously one area, that if setup well could form a quality club that ticks all the boxes at Northern Regional level and above. Population there is growing fast. Same with Auckland's outer burbs, North, West and South.

If NZF are serious about curbing player payments, then they will need to bar their teeth. All clubs in the Northern, Central and South Island top leagues to submit say 6 monthly financials to NZF for forensic accountant analysis. Any dodgy account entries to be questioned. Stiff penalties like automatic relegation to various regional 2nd divisions, or 5 year ban from qualification to end of season NL playoffs or similar. Veiled threats that NZF are keen to make an early example of a club caught out. Doesn't matter if you are Central United or whoever, any club caught breaking the rules will be slammed.

Sure it will be hard to monitor any cash payments from wealthy club benefactors/sponsors - but only takes one club to be caught out and a very stiff penalty imposed, to make all the other clubs really think long and hard whether it's worth it.

But yeah any rules about curbing player payments, without any real proper monitoring or strict penalties will just make it a joke.