Word out of Dunedin from the clubs down south is they would like to have a SI League. Mainland Football must fall into line with the dates that allow a split of top 4 from each federation playing H & A with the bottom 6 playing off in a home federation competition. This could be the second round of the season if available weeks are a problem.
So means a ten team MPL.
How hard does that seem to be or is it just BS from Mainland that the block is all Soccer Souths fault.
Not S, South by the comments from last wekends ASB aftermatch chat with club administartors down there.
So means a ten team MPL.
How hard does that seem to be or is it just BS from Mainland that the block is all Soccer Souths fault.
Not S, South by the comments from last wekends ASB aftermatch chat with club administartors down there.
Poolmaster I do not think the problem has ever been with the clubs playing down south but it has been with the trying to get Football South Federation doing what the clubs want.
I think the main issue is most club down south feel an eight team league would be in the greater interest of their league and then a South island League but the Fed do not want to make the hard call to reduce to eight teams - how to get to an eight team league is the issue. The standard at the botton with ten team is not that flash down south as history has shown when there were ten and twelve teams up here the bottom teams have been very poor.
There is more football politics down south than up here, if some had their down in Dunedin there would still be and Otago Football Assn and therefore the Fed down there is not united.
An eight team x 2 rounds then the South Island make more sense when you take in the requirements of the Chatham Cup and then also allow for local cup as well.
AllWhites822011-12-14 22:40:04