As a Waikato fan I think granting our licence to the Wanderers would be a big mistake. They have never been a big supporter of Hamilton AFC, Waikato United, Melville United, Waikato AFC or the current WaiBop United. They have always worried more about their own patch.
I'm aware of many WaiBop fans who support Ngaruawahia, Melville, Cambridge and Claudelands who will never attend a Wanderers match at any level as a Wanderers fan (myself included).
I really hope our Federation thinks very carefully about this.