The problem is they keep thinking they can bring in players, win the league and get into the O=League. Never going to happen, it is about time they appointed a local coach with a 5 year plan. Get all the good young players and a sprinkling of senior players to play with them. Can see how the end result would be any worse than the last few years! Then we would see some development. Not going to achieve much or get much support from Waikato clubs if they can't identify with the coach or players.
Jeff this is a bit funny. Please tell me about Declan, Pamment, Edmondson, Roger, Bunce. All local coaches. You can't say give the local guys a crack because they have already been given a crack. With respect to Pamment and Edmondson, they were the only ones other than Willy that got them off the bottom of the table.
The reality is, the football player base in Hamilton is not strong enough to support a National League side out of Hamilton that will perform to a high standard (sans the ones that bugger off elsewhere like Aaron Scott). Its similar to other centres.
Dunedin, a bigger town, achieved nothing and that includes with CHR boys and imports they have bought in cause they don't have a player base.
Manawatu, same size town, have had some success but with imports/out of towners (Totori and the island boys, Raf and the Welly boys)
Hawkes Bay, a traditional strong hold of football under the NCR guise have yet to qualify. Wellington struggled for ages until they wised up and ditched Mick.
Canterbury have run hot and cold too.
The reality is the better players are in Auckland where the success is. It sucks to say that, and its a sad state, but its a reality.
