I personally don’t like schools entering. The school v club battle is hard enough without adding this to the mix
I love the idea of National League teams entering at a later round and there being 32 “qualifiers”. I wouldn’t like to dictate that those qualifiers play at home though, it would still need to be an open draw within the region.
You’re spot on with the Tasman region, they are absolutely the example and the essence of the cup. Having teams like Wakefield win their first match and now travel to Blenheim to play, with the winner then getting a match against Nelson Suburbs (probably) in their third game is a perfect solution. It’s so disappointing that the central teams seem to be struggling due to their extensive travel for CL2 (men’s) and CL (women’s), but isolating local derbies could be the solution. I also notice that there are very few Southern Federation teams entered (outside of the top two divisions).
I’m not sure what the silver bullet is, but I think the goal needs to be higher participation and breaking down barriers to allow for that.
You’re spot on with the Tasman region, they are absolutely the example and the essence of the cup. Having teams like Wakefield win their first match and now travel to Blenheim to play, with the winner then getting a match against Nelson Suburbs (probably) in their third game is a perfect solution. It’s so disappointing that the central teams seem to be struggling due to their extensive travel for CL2 (men’s) and CL (women’s), but isolating local derbies could be the solution. I also notice that there are very few Southern Federation teams entered (outside of the top two divisions).
I’m not sure what the silver bullet is, but I think the goal needs to be higher participation and breaking down barriers to allow for that.