Right... Considering there are 2 teams in Auckland, you want 2 for the Waikato when your current one has historically always sat at the foot of the table? Where do Tauranga sit in Northern League again?
Its the same pie in the sky that Wairarapa are floating. They'll only bastardise players from Manawatu/Wellington/Hawkes Bay. Why thin the talent pool?
There is merit for playing games away from Hamilton however...
Um Jeff as you may or may not be aware, a fair chunk of Waikato/BOP's best players don't play for Waikato as they have either turned pro (Rojas/Wood/Boyd (more then the Auckland region of late)) been pinched by ACFC/Waitakere or as shown by Declan's lot, have more loyalty to him/Melville/Wanderers/Ngaruawahia/Tauranga etc.
Also as a reminder Waikato finished third and beat ACFC at home in the first season when many of Waikato's current ACFC/Waitakere players were still in the Waikato. Please do not compare the Waikato to Wairarapa or even Hawkes Bay/Manawatu. We produce better players then those area and have more depth. Auckland just pinches it.
Hopefully with the confederation behind us we will get back in to the top four where we belong.