Next version of the NZFC?

Next version of the NZFC?

Will it go ahead?

Pretty sure I caught an article the other day saying it is likely to remain in it's current form for at least one more season.

I personally think that Oceania should offer NZ one more spot in the O-League. simplu coz we represent 80% of oceania in terms of money, players etc.

Plus 1 extra team possibly

Would that be a Phoenix youth side? Would the league not add 2 extra teams rather than have one club having a "bye" every week?

Won't happen for a year.  The NZFC sides have (from memory) agreements guaranteeing them spots for another season.

I'd vaguely suspect that if the Phoenix yoof comes off then look for another side to make it ten.  Hopefully NZF don't screw everyone up like they did last season by making decisions so late that only the O-League sides had a chance to prepare.

this sort of thing really should be sorted by now

Hard to sort when the franchises concerned are still trying to get the money together to compete next season. Also HN, its not right to blame NZF when the franchises wait till the last possible moment to advise them they could be pulling out due to lack of $. Suggest maybe the franchises should have to prove they have finances in place by a certain date or they get kicked out and replacements might be found.

get a wellington phoenix youth/reserve side in there

May 29, 2009

AUCKLAND � A lawyer, a historian, two former All Whites, a double rugby and netball international and an Olympic gold medal winning Rhodes Scholar have begun the process of reviewing the structure of football competitions in New Zealand.

The seven person panel � headed by Auckland barrister Simon Jefferson � is entrusted with gathering information and opinion from all levels of the sport and making recommendations back to New Zealand Football�s board by the end of 2009.

New Zealand Football CEO Michael Glading and football historian Barry Smith will be joined on the panel by former New Zealand internationals Barry Pickering and Sean Douglas, while former MP, Black Fern and Silver Fern Louisa Wall and Rhodes Scholar Selwyn Maister � a member of the 1976 gold medal winning New Zealand hockey team � will add cross-code input and expertise.

The shape, purpose, integration and sustainability of national and regional competitions form the 2010 season onwards would all be under review.

Submissions will be called for, both electronically and in person, and New Zealand Football was hopeful of enlisting the support of Sport and Recreation New Zealand in the process.

Glading was confident New Zealand Football had found the right mix of people to survey the game.
�We�ve got some talented people involved from a wide range of backgrounds,� Glading said.

�That will stand us in good stead as we talk to the game over the next few months, analyse all the information and come up with a sustainable plan for domestic football.�

Feverish2009-06-01 19:02:49

It's hard not to be cynical about the makeup of that panel.  It seems to be completely random and very light on the people who matter - the players.  I hope their mandate is to improve what is already happening, attempting to re-work the existing framework and start over again would be a huge mistake. 

yeah sounds good. Panel seems a bit wierd to me. Why not just ask someone who actually goes to games? A player, a coach, an adminstrator, a supporter would be better

exactly, perhaps that should be our first point

they are prob trying to get credibility from SPARC who seem to like these varied skill/cross code panels. Then ask SPARC for some $ for the comp

from Krishna article on front page

Yeah, not like they gave them the hardest opposition for the group stage at least.