I mean as you and others have said, it’s a courtesy to get to know about the country of the president and the other entrants, and to invite them to see your bid.
It’s not a silly thing to do.
But if the bid is that close that that action decides if your team is in or out, you need to expand the league, surely.
Conversely, we need to ask what France, the US and any other soccer powers with an interest in the region , perhaps say Australia, are doing to help prepare these less fortunate nations for professional football and to provide pathways.
It probably matters little to people outside NZ and the success or failure of the league if it’s CU or the Phoenix, but it’s a definite attack on the Nix and will/may make things more difficult for them. It might make the owners reconsider their generosity for starters, if all they get in return is a two fingered salute from the confederation.
It’s not a silly thing to do.
But if the bid is that close that that action decides if your team is in or out, you need to expand the league, surely.
Conversely, we need to ask what France, the US and any other soccer powers with an interest in the region , perhaps say Australia, are doing to help prepare these less fortunate nations for professional football and to provide pathways.
It probably matters little to people outside NZ and the success or failure of the league if it’s CU or the Phoenix, but it’s a definite attack on the Nix and will/may make things more difficult for them. It might make the owners reconsider their generosity for starters, if all they get in return is a two fingered salute from the confederation.