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Posted August 26, 2025 19:26 · last edited August 26, 2025 19:29

observerfromuh
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Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option
If AFC or the Nix were smart they would have had a Chch team in the OFC league as their feeder team. 

Also with the A-League, I'd be suprised if Christchurch has a team in the league in the next five years, especially if AFC dominate.

And with the NRL, I heard a theory (which actually sounds legit) and it's the NZ Warriors that is actually preventing another NZ team from joining the NRL.

That NRL theory that the Warriors are blocking another NZ team is just the aussie pundits spit balling and I think Moffat from the SI Kea bid  throwing shade at the Warrors for sitting on a license and not winging anything. He's been very vocal at various points asking why the warriors would want another NZ team in the league when they currently have access to all the NZ players. Which is a total crock as the aussie teams literally have scouts here checking out al the league and rugby comps for young talent to move to ausse.

Webster (Warrors coach) has been totally against the idea.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350458526/nrl-nz-warriors-coach-andrew-webster-says-no-to-second-nz-based-nrl-team#:~:text=NZ%20Warriors%20coach%20Andrew%20Webster%20has%20urged%20caution%20over%20the,to%20opening%20in%20April%202026.

but nothing really from the management/owners

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observerfromuh
LT01
Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option
If AFC or the Nix were smart they would have had a Chch team in the OFC league as their feeder team. 

Also with the A-League, I'd be suprised if Christchurch has a team in the league in the next five years, especially if AFC dominate.

And with the NRL, I heard a theory (which actually sounds legit) and it's the NZ Warriors that is actually preventing another NZ team from joining the NRL.

That NRL theory that the Warriors are blocking another NZ team is jus the aussie pundits spit balling and I think Moffat from the SI Kea bid  throwing shade at the Warrors for sitting on a license and not winging anything. He's been very vocal at various points asking why the warriors would want another NZ team in the league when they currently have access to all the NZ players. Which is a total crock as the aussie teams literally have scouts here checking out al the league and rugby comps for young talent to move to ausse.