Pretty blunt email, definitely Mainland's way or don't bother! Seems like kids would be ruled out of playing for national age group teams? Would this not lead to weakening of those teams if some decided to go the Burnley route? I know the locations for Burnley were picked geographically, so the 3 in Chch make sense. It's hard for parents in the Selwyn area to get kids to English Park a number of days each week. The running around, cost of petrol etc adds up. I imagine it would be just as hard if you live in Waimak region too. Whether it means that those 2 Burnley areas thrive more than the Nomads one not sure. Seems to me to be patch protection at the detriment of kids/families etc. I know I put up some pretty hopeful thoughts of all working together in NZ football, still not quite there.
Just one thought, what happens with the kids at Wynton's academy where that is. Are they eligible for FTC?NTC? Seems a similar situation?