Having never been to either ground, and therefore know nothing about the facilities at either Kiwitea or Fred Taylor, I do question why Waitakere should be expected to voluntarily move away from the venue they have been playing their home games at all season, and effectively give up the home ground advantage they earned by finishing on top of the league.
I do agree that Douglas Field would be a better option than Fred Taylor but being the home team, they don't have to give up their final on their ground.
Fred Taylor Park has been a long running issue for many years because of its lack of any spectator facilities. The fact that Waitakere has been allowed to flout ASBP requirements by not providing a covered stand has been raised numerous times over the years. Every time the final has been played there and not at Trusts stadium it has been a big issue. Believe me I've been on the receiving end of Rex Dawkins foul mouth for raising the issue to his face in the past.
It has only raised its ugly head again recently because, errrr, the decision to hold the final at Fred Taylor was only made recently. Who would have thought they would be such penny-pinching miserable sods to treat the showcase game of the season that way. I assumed the spectators were going to figure in the decision, and it would be held at a proper stadium but apparently not.
Sure WU won the right to stage the final, but they also are obliged to provide proper facilites and Fred Taylor is way below that. So either invest in a stand so spectators can see the game or hold it at Trusts Stadium which has a very good covered stand, and has held the final in the past when Waitakere was hosting and actually used to be Waitakere's home ground until they downgraded to their winter club ground so they could spend all their money on players. It's even close by so it still constitutes home advantage.
If TW won the right to host the final you'd expect them to have it at Newtown Park. Canterbury have excellent facilites at English Park and Hawke's Bay at Park Island. Even Otago uses an impressive covered stadium, not an open winter league club field. Even Porritt Stadium has a stand and so Waikato could at least provide the basics for spectators, not to mention a large bank on the other side. Fred Taylor Park, I know you hate to admit it JV, is just an open field with a slight bank under the clubhouse. There is absolutely no protection from the elements, so come the rain predicted for Sunday, I bet they'll be lucky to get 1000 there and most of them will be ACFC fans. The only plus is with a small crowd most of them will get some sort of view of the action on field.