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Posted September 02, 2025 23:58 · last edited September 03, 2025 00:06

Strictly speaking it's true as all the NZ talent going through the club, are yes OFC players. Bit of artistic licence. Certainly I don't think their community engagement is 'unrivalled'.

I mean CU appear to have done more n the last 12 months to foster links to the rest of the OFC, than the Nix have done in 17 years. For sure CU's motivation to do that clearly driven by the ambition to enter the OFC League. Still they have gone out and done the networking.

That article contains lots of info on why the Nix think they should be in the league. Fair enough they are hurting and disappointed, but it's sort of inward looking only.

Maybe having CU & AFC in the comp is just the best outcome for the OFC League itself, ie simply what's best for the new league, which is rightly what the selection committee would have been focussing on. The Sth Island being a region without pro football, new commercial opportunities blah blah. Auckland such a hub for the Pacific, OFC headquarters, blah blah.

Granted the OFC not sharing the club selection metrics, makes it hard for the Nix to see how they measured up against the successful bids.

A statement from the OFC that expansion after Season One will be considered, wouldn't be a bad thing. Though think I read somewhere the league will be capped at only 8 teams, for first couple of years??

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Unknown editor edited September 03, 2025 00:04

Strictly speaking it's true as all the NZ talent going through the club, are yes OFC players. Bit of artistic licence. Certainly I don't think their community engagement is 'unrivalled'.

I mean CU appear to have done more n the last 12 months to foster links to the rest of the OFC, than the Nix have done in 17 years. For sure CU's motivation to do that clearly driven by the ambition to enter the OFC League. Still they have gone out and done the networking.

That article contains lots of info on why the Nix think they should be in the league. Fair enough they are hurting and disappointed, but it's sort of inward looking only.

Maybe having CU & AFC in the comp is just the best outcome for the OFC League itself, ie simply what's best for the new league, which is rightly what the selection committee would have been focussing on. The Sth Island being a region without pro football. Auckland such a hub for the Pacific.

Granted the OFC not sharing the club selection metrics, makes it hard for the Nix to see how they measured up against the successful bids.

Unknown editor edited September 03, 2025 00:03

Strictly speaking it's true as all the NZ talent going through the club, are yes OFC players. Bit of artistic licence. Certainly I don't think their community engagement is 'unrivalled'.

I mean CU appear to have done more n the last 12 months to foster links to the rest of the OFC, than the Nix have done in 17 years. For sure CU's motivation for that clearly driven by the ambition to enter the OFC League. Still they have gone out and done the networking.

That article contains lots of info on why the Nix think they should be in the league. Fair enough they are hurting and disappointed, but it's sort of inward looking only.

Maybe having CU & AFC in the comp is just the best outcome for the OFC League itself, ie simply what's best for the new league, which is rightly what the selection committee would have been focussing on. The Sth Island being a region without pro football. Auckland such a hub for the Pacific.

Granted the OFC not sharing the club selection metrics, makes it hard for the Nix to see how they measured up against the successful bids.

Unknown editor edited September 03, 2025 00:02

Strictly speaking it's true as all the NZ talent going through the club, are yes OFC players. Bit of artistic licence.

I mean CU appear to have done more n the last 12 months to foster links to the rest of the OFC, than the Nix have done in 17 years. For sure CU's motivation for that clearly driven by the ambition to enter the OFC League. Still they have gone out and done the networking.

That article contains lots of info on why the Nix think they should be in the league. Fair enough they are hurting and disappointed, but it's sort of inward looking only.

Maybe having CU & AFC in the comp is just the best outcome for the OFC League itself, ie simply what's best for the new league, which is rightly what the selection committee would have been focussing on. The Sth Island being a region without pro football. Auckland such a hub for the Pacific.

Granted the OFC not sharing the club selection metrics, makes it hard for the Nix to see how they measured up against the successful bids.

Unknown editor edited September 02, 2025 23:59

Strictly speaking it's true as all the NZ talent going through the club, are yes OFC players. Bit of artistic licence.

I mean CU appear to have done more n the last 12 months to foster links to the rest of the OFC, than the Nix have done in 17 years. For sure CU's motivation for that clearly driven by the ambition to enter the OFC League. Still they have gone out and done the networking.

That article contains lots of info on why the Nix think they should be in the league. Fair enough they are hurting and disappointed, but it's sort of inward looking only.

Maybe have CU & AFC in the comp is just the best outcome for the OFC League itself, ie simply what's best for the comp itself, which is rightly what the selection committee would have been focussing on. The Sth Island being a region without pro football. Auckland such a hub for the Pacific.

Granted the OFC not sharing the club selection metrics, makes it hard for the Nix to see how they measured up against the successful bids.