Take someone like Simon Arms. Would you prefer to be at ACFC and in the Fifa Club World Cup or in an Under20 side in the ASBP which can't be in the O League? I think it's unfair on our young players. There are more than a few who could be in this position.
Putting the Under20 side in the ASBP means NZF doesn't have a plan to enhance it's struggling (as far as the bottom four teams go) national league. Instead they're just being expedient. I've been arguing this from the beginning so I don't know where your reference to "now getting down to it" comes from. Nice to see you reasoning your opinion so perhaps it is for you.
Are there any other leagues where a national age-group side are slotted in with club sides? I suppose you could argue Dragon in Tahiti is close but its still a club side.