for me the ASB Premiership probably needs to move to a semi-pro or pro league at some point if we are going to improve as a country at football - but this needs to happen without effecting grassroots football which will feed into this league.
The irony is that maybe with ACFC and Waitak to one side there is more money in Regional leagues than there is in the ASBP - certainly in Auckland there is more money in NRFL Premier League than in the ASBP (sans the big aforementioned 2).
so how do we get those guys with the money to invest in making a pro league?
I know there will be some issues with funding money and what not but instead of blaming each other there must be a solution somewhere for this to exist.
Allow promo/relegation and let market forces apply, same as everywhere else.
Can you tell me who got relegated from the MLS last season?
MLS and A-League the only two premier national leagues on the planet without promotion-relegation far as I know.