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Posted March 15, 2013 01:28 · last edited March 15, 2013 01:31

To all you Southern football supporters I'd like to apologize for your worthy Otago Youth team having to put up with a ridiculous travel schedule and substandard facilities when they get to Auckland for the ASBP finals.

As Waitakere has won the minor premiership they have opted to ignore the fans and hold the ASBP final against Auckland City FC at Fred Taylor Paddock, effectively an open field used by the winter club side. This has been a long running sore in Auckland because ACFC went to a lot of trouble and expense to build a covered stand at their compact Kiwitea Street ground but WU have been allowed to flout NZF regulations and not have any covered seating at their ground. Just down the road is their old home ground, the impressive Trusts Stadium with a big covered stand and a great view of the pitch. But to avoid spending money WU has opted to play the final at Fred Taylor and not Trusts Stadium, as in the past. So any spectators will be standing around the perimeter of an open field exposed to the elements. BTW - the forecast for Sunday is rain.

To compound the whole shambles NZF has seen fit to apparently route the Otago Youth team via Queenstown by an early bus to catch a plane to Auckland. Then when  you get to Fred Taylor Paddock, in the middle of nowhere, your players will reportedly be kept out of the basic clubhouse and instead made to stand outside with a small lunchbox provided - while NZF officials enjoy the status of the VIP only clubhouse.

To add to the insult the game is taking place at 10am, while the main final between WU and ACFC takes place at 2pm meaning the Youth final is not serving as a curtain raiser for the main event, unless you're prepared to spend six hours in an open field.

Had Waitakere not won the minor premiership then the final would be hosted at ACFC's excellent facilites at Kiwitea Street, you could have enjoyed the game from the covered stand with a great view of the compact pitch, enjoyed the best steak sandwiches in Auckland and been royally entertained at ACFC's impressive clubhouse.

As an embarrassed Auckland football (ACFC) supporter I'm sorry for this penny pinching meanness by NZF and WU on your big day. I have enjoyed the hospitality of Otago on away games with ACFC.

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Trueblue-10636-1 edited March 15, 2013 01:31

To all you Southern football supporters I'd like to apologize for your worthy Otago Youth team having to put up with a ridiculous travel schedule and substandard facilities when they get to Auckland for the ASBP finals.

As Waitakere has won the minor premiership they have opted to ignore the fans and hold the ASBP final against Auckland City FC at Fred Taylor Paddock, effectively an open field used by the winter club side. This has been a long running sore in Auckland because ACFC went to a lot of trouble and expense to build a covered stand at their compact Kiwitea Street ground but WU have been allowed to flout NZF regulations and not have any covered seating at their ground. Just down the road is their old home ground, the impressive Trusts Stadium with a big covered stand and a great view of the pitch. But to avoid spending money WU has opted to play the final at FT
and not Trusts Stadium, as in the past. So any spectators will be standing around the perimeter of an open field exposed to the elements. BTW - the forecast for Sunday is rain.

To compound the whole shambles NZF has seen fit to apparently route the Otago Youth team via Queenstown by an early bus to catch a plane to Auckland. Then when  you get to Fred Taylor Paddock, in the middle of nowhere, your players will reportedly be kept out of the basic clubhouse and instead made to stand outside with a small lunchbox provided - while NZF officials enjoy the status of the VIP only clubhouse.

To add to the insult the game is taking place at 10am, while the main final between WU and ACFC takes place at 2pm meaning the Youth final is not serving as a curtain raiser for the main event, unless you're prepared to spend six hours in an open field.

Had Waitakere not won the minor premiership then the final would be hosted at ACFC's excellent facilites at Kiwitea Street, you could have enjoyed the game from the covered stand with a great view of the compact pitch, enjoyed the best steak sandwiches in Auckland and been royally entertained at ACFC's impressive clubhouse.

As an embarrassed Auckland football (ACFC) supporter I'm sorry for this penny pinching meanness by NZF and WU on your big day. I have enjoyed the hospitality of Otago on away games with ACFC.

Trueblue-10636-1 edited March 15, 2013 01:29

To all you Southern football supporters I'd like to apologize for your worthy Otago Youth team having to put up with a ridiculous travel schedule and substandard facilities when they get to Auckland for the ASBP finals.

As Waitakere has won the minor premiership they have opted to ignore the fans and hold the ASBP final against Auckland City FC at Fred Taylor Paddock, effectively an open field used by the winter club side. This has been a long running sore in Auckland because ACFC went to a lot of trouble and expense to build a covered stand at their compact Kiwitea Street ground but WU have been allowed to flout NZF regulations and not have any covered seating at their ground. Just down the road is their old home ground, the impressive Trusts Stadium with a big covered stand and a great view of the pitch. But to avoid spending money WU has opted to play the final at FT
and not Trusts Stadium, as in the past. So any spectators will be standing around the perimeter of an open field exposed to the elements. BTW - the forecast for Sunday is rain.

To compound the whole shambles NZF has seen fit to apparently route the Otago Youth team via Queenstown by an early bus to catch a plane to Auckland. Then when  you get to Fred Taylor Paddock, in the middle of nowhere, your players will reportedly be kept out of the basic clubhouse and instead made to stand outside with a small lunchbox provided - while NZF officials enjoy the status of the VIP only clubhouse.

To add to the insult the game is taking place at 10am, while the main final between WU and ACFC takes place at 2pm meaning the Youth final is not serving as a curtain raiser for the main event, unless you're prepared to spend six hours in an open field.

Had Waitakere not won the minor premiership then the final would be hosted at ACFC's excellent facilites at Kiwitea Street, you could have enjoyed the game from the covered stand with a great view of the compact pitch, enjoyed the best steak sandwiches in Auckland and been royally entertained at ACFC's impressive clubhouse.

As an embarrassed Auckland football (ACFC) supporter I'm sorry for this penny pinching meanness by NZF and WU on your big day. I have enjoyed the hospitality of Otago on away games with ACFC.