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Posted September 05, 2025 08:47 · last edited September 05, 2025 09:13

Some Stuff football comments in reaction to that article that actually for once, that are that rare thing in actually being quite sensible

KBJ20

It seems from the information in this article that Christchurch United focused on how they could help advance football in the South Island and the Pacific region, and the Phoenix focused on how they could use this as a way to get to the Club championship. It would seem that the OFC felt that the United approach was closer to what they envisaged.

sportsfannz

I agree with your comments. I believe that OFC have targeted the OPL as a means of improving quality across Oceania to try to get two qualifiers at future world cups not as a tournament for A-League clubs chasing financial rewards.

In a similar vein I seem to remember from the Capital Football awards last year that Andrew Pragnell was distinctly lukewarm (and that is being generous) about NZ clubs participating in the proposed OPL. Of course all that changed at NZF when the CWC pathway opened up. Maybe the writer could ask NZF about this.

writer could ask NZF about this.

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Some Stuff comments in reaction to that article that actually for once are pretty sensible

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KJB20

2 hours ago

It seems from the information in this article that Christchurch United focused on how they could help advance football in the South Island and the Pacific region, and the Phoenix focused on how they could use this as a way to get to the Club championship. It would seem that the OFC felt that the United approach was closer to what they envisaged.

31 minutes ago

In reply to KJB20

I agree with your comments. I believe that OFC have targeted the OPL as a means of improving quality across Oceania to try to get two qualifiers at future world cups not as a tournament for A-League clubs chasing financial rewards.

In a similar vein I seem to remember from the Capital Football awards last year that Andrew Pragnell was distinctly lukewarm (and that is being generous) about NZ clubs participating in the proposed OPL. Of course all that changed at NZF when the CWC pathway opened up. Maybe the writer could ask NZF about them

KJB20

2 hours ago

It seems from the information in this article that Christchurch United focused on how they could help advance football in the South Island and the Pacific region, and the Phoenix focused on how they could use this as a way to get to the Club championship. It would seem that the OFC felt that the United approach was closer to what they envisaged.

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sportsfannz

31 minutes ago

In reply to KJB20

I agree with your comments. I believe that OFC have targeted the OPL as a means of improving quality across Oceania to try to get two qualifiers at future world cups not as a tournament for A-League clubs chasing financial rewards.

In a similar vein I seem to remember from the Capital Football awards last year that Andrew Pragnell was distinctly lukewarm (and that is being generous) about NZ clubs participating in the proposed OPL. Of course all that changed at NZF when the CWC pathway opened up. Maybe the writer could ask NZF about this.