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Posted September 24, 2015 21:59 · last edited September 24, 2015 22:01

How parochialism works (in the mainland). 1. we hate Auckland and what you represent; 2. we have a long history of real and imagined wrongs due to our geographical fate; 3. how you win is more important than winning (these values are a key difference between any big smoke town and any regional town, anywhere in the world) - we may have a winning team with out of towners but whats the point in that if this competition is all about developing home grown players that little kids playing for a local club can look up to. 

Also, there is a whiff that NZF is managing a national player base into top tier national league teams, which takes away an opportunity for a local. Young de Jong, per se, is not the issue.

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Global Game edited September 24, 2015 22:01

How parochialism works (in the mainland). 1. we hate Auckland and what you represent; 2. we have a long history of real and imagined wrongs due to our geographical fate; 3. how you win is more important than winning (these values are a key difference between any big smoke town and any regional town, anywhere in the world) - we may have a winning team with out of towners but whats the point in that if this competition is all about developing home grown players that little kids playing for a local club can look up to. 

Also, there is a whiff that NZF is managing a national player base into top tier national league teams, which takes away an opportunity for a local. Young de Jong, per se, is not the issue.

Global Game edited September 24, 2015 22:00

How parochialism works (in the mainland). 1. we hate Auckland and what you represent; 2. we have a long history of real and imagined wrongs due to our geographical fate; 3. how you win is more important than winning (these values are a key difference between any big smoke town and any regional town, anywhere in the world) - we may have a winning team with out of towners but whats the point in that if this competition is all about developing home grown players that little kids playing for a local club can look up to. 

Also, there is a whiff that NZF is managing a national player base into top tier national league teams takes away an opportunity for a local. Young de Jong, per se, is not the issue.

Global Game edited September 24, 2015 22:00

How parochialism works (in the mainland). 1. we hate Auckland and what you represent; 2. we have a long history of real and imagined wrongs due to our geographical fate; 3. how you win is more important than winning (these values are a key difference between any big smoke town and any regional town, anywhere in the world) - we may have a winning team with out of towners but whats the point in that if this competition is all about developing home grown players that little kids playing for a local club can look up to. 

Also, there is a whiff that NZF is managing a national player base into top tier national league teams (similar accusation could be directed at nix i suppose), which that takes away an opportunity for a local. Young de Jong, per se, is not the issue.