Why would a dominant AFC slow down the entry of a 3rd NZ team into the A League? Curious of your logic on that one.
I live in Aus, and though I don't follow the NRL closely, there seems little appetite for a 2nd team in NZ. Lots of talk about different locations like SE QLD (Logan/Ipswich or Sunshine Coast), Central Coast, Adelaide, Central Queensland (Rockhampton) and even Fiji. A Fijian team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro NSW Cup, like a PNG team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro QLD Cup.
The Warriors may not want a 2nd NZ team, but it could just be that there are better Aussie locales than ChCh for the 20th team. Despite Graham Lowe's bullish talk.
Sort of agree that having a Nix reserve play in the OFC League under the banner of ChCh United, wouldn't be bad thing. If it helped with sharing the costs of playing in that league. Add in Joel Stevens and a few other CU old heads to strengthen the squad. Would probably need Nix coaching staff involvement so was alignment with how ALM squad played etc etc. So tricky in that regard.
I live in Aus, and though I don't follow the NRL closely, there seems little appetite for a 2nd team in NZ. Lots of talk about different locations like SE QLD (Logan/Ipswich or Sunshine Coast), Central Coast, Adelaide, Central Queensland (Rockhampton) and even Fiji. A Fijian team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro NSW Cup, like a PNG team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro QLD Cup.
The Warriors may not want a 2nd NZ team, but it could just be that there are better Aussie locales than ChCh for the 20th team. Despite Graham Lowe's bullish talk.
Sort of agree that having a Nix reserve play in the OFC League under the banner of ChCh United, wouldn't be bad thing. If it helped with sharing the costs of playing in that league. Add in Joel Stevens and a few other CU old heads to strengthen the squad. Would probably need Nix coaching staff involvement so was alignment with how ALM squad played etc etc. So tricky in that regard.