Will be interesting to see what NZ Football would proposing for a domestic national league(s) if FIFA stoped the World Club Championship and along with it the money it guarantee's.
In the south do not that many clubs would be interested if the changes are club based, that is why the franchise model seems to be supported on the Mainland.
Women's league needs to move to two rounds. The Pride have been getting good (paying) crowds down here, unsure if the same would happen if was a club based competition.
If the leagues do move to solely club based then I think the pressure will go on NZ Football to allow the clubs to run and market the league themselves(should be the case now) and leave the national body to concentrate on the game at international level.
At times you get the feeling that costs to enter the league(s) is used as a bit of a cash cow for the national body.
What ever happen's hopefully the new formats last more that a couple of season's as sadly NZ Football's track record with change has not been that great for lasting long term.