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Southern Football (incl Southern United) (Part 2)

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Posted August 24, 2017 02:07 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:43

Nelfoos wrote:
Gunners wrote:

So 7/8/9 players out of the starting 11 this summer will likely have been born out of NZ? That should strengthen Otago football

I mean, if the alternative is no national league football then Otago football is better off putting whoever they can on the pitch.


Exactly. Plus, if he has lived here for 10 of his 22 years and went to high school here, surely he should be seen as a South Islander. He can easily get citizenship, not sure how long that process takes though. With no commitments to winter teams, it's possible to think he might stay on and play in Dunedin next year too.

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Nelfoos wrote:
Gunners wrote:

So 7/8/9 players out of the starting 11 this summer will likely have been born out of NZ? That should strengthen Otago football

I mean, if the alternative is no national league football then Otago football is better off putting whoever they can on the pitch.


Exactly. Plus, if he has lived here for 10 of his 22 years and went to high school here, surely he should be seen as a South Islander. He can easily get citizenship, not sure how long that process takes though. With no commitments to winter teams, it's possible to think he might stay on and play in Dunedin next year too.