Benefits the majority of football fans???? You really are deluded.
What percent of the football fans in NZ attend ASBP games?
?????? You don't get that??? Seriously? It's not about how many fans attend the game, it's about the availability of a good level of football to the majority ie areas like Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Christchurch etc etc. If fans are not attending games because they'd rather sit on their arses and watch football halfway around the world or wait for the travelling circus to come to town (that same travelling circus that hasn't won a game this season) then that's fine but don't come on here complaining about fucking imports and pokies and everything else.
Wake up NZ! you have a national league - use it and support it and it will improve - sit on your arse and watch EPL and A-League and it will die a death. IF you choose the latter don't come bitching and moaning on here about a lack of football in NZ and no pathways and blah blah blah...
Why should we support it? it's the best quality league available live in NZ (outside Nix home games) but honestly I would rather watch some footy on TV most of the time because the quality is too low for me to watch as a casual fan without a tie in point - what would be my tie in point? A young player from my club getting a chance would be a reason for me to go to every game (i did when East Auckland were in the league because we had one player in the team)
Do you understand where I am coming from here?
Also thinking about it now I supported Waitakere for a little while as well as we had a guy playing there.