Posted May 12, 2025 05:59
· last edited May 12, 2025 06:05
I think Christchurch United should be fairly stable from what I've read about them, and Slava Meyn.
Meyn is maybe the wealthiest proper football nut in NZ? No shade on Rob Morrison, or Anna Mowbray, but not sure either is a hardcore football fan like Meyn appears to be.
More importantly ChCh United have some high class existing training facilities and the foremost Academy in the South Island. They should also attract reasonable crowds to their home games, as there is no other pro football going on in the Mainland. Are many going to turn up to watch the Weenix play, Hekari United?
A bit moot, given in it's first season the League will be played in hubs. But I imgine this is part of OFC's concern about having ALM reserve teams in the new league. Threadbare crowds in either Auckland or Welly, not a good look. To be fair there seems a small group of hardcore Port fans going to watch Auckland II in the Northern League - even letting off flares!! Some of that hardcore will likely migrate to watching the ALW team play, if they do in fact launch a team next season
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Unknown editoredited May 12, 2025 06:05
I think Christchurch United should be fairly stable from what I've read about them, and Slava Meyn.
Meyn is maybe the wealthiest proper football nut in NZ? No shade on Rob Morrison, or Anna Mowbray, but not sure either is a hardcore football fan like Meyn appears to be.
More importantly ChCh United have some high class existing training facilities and the foremost Academy in the South Island. They should also attract reasonable crowds to their home games, as there is no other pro football going on in the Mainland. Are many going to turn up to watch the Weenix play, Hekari United?
A bit moot, given in it's first season the League will be played in hubs. But I imgine this is part of OFC's concern about having ALM reserve teams in the new league. Threadbare crowds in either Auckland or Welly, not a good look. To be fair there seems a small group of hardcore Port fans going to watch Auckland II in the Northern League - even letting off flares!!
Unknown editoredited May 12, 2025 06:00
I think Christchurch United should be fairly stable from what I've read about them, and Slava Meyn.
Meyn is maybe the wealthiest real football nut in NZ? No shade on Rob Morrison, or Anna Mowbray, but not sure either is a hardcore football fan like Meyn appears to be.
More importantly ChCh United have some high class existing training facilities and the foremost Academy in the South Island. They should also attract reasonable crowds to their home games, as there is no other pro football going on in the Mainland. Are many going to turn up to watch the Weenix play, Hekari United?
A bit moot, given in it's first season the League will be played in hubs. But I imgine this is part of OFC's concern about having ALM reserve teams in the new league. Threadbare crowds in either Auckland or Welly, not a good look. To be fair there seems a small group of hardcore Port fans going to watch Auckland II in the Northern League - even letting off flares!!
