http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11158965
Wanderers 'Special Club'
Perhaps the most scathing line though was...
Meanwhile the Wanderers SC name has been accepted in good grace at Porritt Stadium, the home base of Wanderers Sports Club (Hamilton), a football entity which has been incorporated under that handle since 1985.
"We were a bit worried at first that people would think this team new team was us," said Wanderers president Brendon Coker. "But we understand why they have done it and it is no biggie for us.
"We were more interested in how they raised the $65,000 for the their team entry fee."
Nothing scathing at all about that, very good question, all franchises except Wanderers put up $65k to enter the league then NZF put a nil cost entry in at the expense of one of the important areas in a federation (Youngheart - there were also very good cases for Wairarapa and Nelson). Lame. And the ASB Premiership is
not there to develop players! Franchises can develop players sure, by playing them in the league if they're good enough, you can even artificially create a positive environment for young players through the rules which has been done. If it was all about developing players Declan Edge would have been coach of the year, not run out of town. It's our showpiece national competition ffs.
They are completely out of order here with the Wanderers team (and the meaning of SC makes it completely laughable, I can think of another couple of words that would be more appropriate). Ad hoc decision that clearly demonstrates a lack of administrative capability at the highest level. Farcical. A poor decision that can not be justified by either results or crowd size. Smacks of DeJong and VanHattum kicking a ball around down at the local park, Van Hattum gets pissed off about all the goals DeJong keeps scoring so demands the goal be made smaller while DeJong complains its too hard to score so wants the goal made bigger - its exactly that - I'll move the goal posts to get what I want, bugger anyone else.